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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
ahead
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From this reading There were not many people on the road, but at some distance ahead of me I saw a woman on a wheel.
allow
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From this reading But I had no desire to be extravagant with my energies, and so contented myself with rolling steadily on at a speed moderate enough to allow me to observe the country I was passing through.
almost
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From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But I had no desire to be extravagant with my energies, and so contented myself with rolling steadily on at a speed moderate enough to allow me to observe the country I was passing through.
away
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From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But I had no desire to be extravagant with my energies, and so contented myself with rolling steadily on at a speed moderate enough to allow me to observe the country I was passing through.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had I been a scorcher, here would have been a chance to do a little record-breaking, for I was a powerful and practised wheelman.
bordered
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From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
bowling
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From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I had no desire to be extravagant with my energies, and so contented myself with rolling steadily on at a speed moderate enough to allow me to observe the country I was passing through.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
chance
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From this reading Had I been a scorcher, here would have been a chance to do a little record-breaking, for I was a powerful and practised wheelman.
contented
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From this reading But I had no desire to be extravagant with my energies, and so contented myself with rolling steadily on at a speed moderate enough to allow me to observe the country I was passing through.
country
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From this reading But I had no desire to be extravagant with my energies, and so contented myself with rolling steadily on at a speed moderate enough to allow me to observe the country I was passing through.
desire
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From this reading But I had no desire to be extravagant with my energies, and so contented myself with rolling steadily on at a speed moderate enough to allow me to observe the country I was passing through.
distance
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From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Had I been a scorcher, here would have been a chance to do a little record-breaking, for I was a powerful and practised wheelman.
energies
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From this reading But I had no desire to be extravagant with my energies, and so contented myself with rolling steadily on at a speed moderate enough to allow me to observe the country I was passing through.
enough
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From this reading But I had no desire to be extravagant with my energies, and so contented myself with rolling steadily on at a speed moderate enough to allow me to observe the country I was passing through.
extravagant
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From this reading But I had no desire to be extravagant with my energies, and so contented myself with rolling steadily on at a speed moderate enough to allow me to observe the country I was passing through.
far
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From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Had I been a scorcher, here would have been a chance to do a little record-breaking, for I was a powerful and practised wheelman.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
gaining
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From this reading She was not going rapidly, and I was gaining on her.
going
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From this reading She was not going rapidly, and I was gaining on her.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had I been a scorcher, here would have been a chance to do a little record-breaking, for I was a powerful and practised wheelman.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had I been a scorcher, here would have been a chance to do a little record-breaking, for I was a powerful and practised wheelman.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was not going rapidly, and I was gaining on her.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had I been a scorcher, here would have been a chance to do a little record-breaking, for I was a powerful and practised wheelman.
highway
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From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
level
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From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had I been a scorcher, here would have been a chance to do a little record-breaking, for I was a powerful and practised wheelman.
many
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From this reading There were not many people on the road, but at some distance ahead of me I saw a woman on a wheel.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But I had no desire to be extravagant with my energies, and so contented myself with rolling steadily on at a speed moderate enough to allow me to observe the country I was passing through.
middle
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From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
moderate
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From this reading But I had no desire to be extravagant with my energies, and so contented myself with rolling steadily on at a speed moderate enough to allow me to observe the country I was passing through.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I had no desire to be extravagant with my energies, and so contented myself with rolling steadily on at a speed moderate enough to allow me to observe the country I was passing through.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But I had no desire to be extravagant with my energies, and so contented myself with rolling steadily on at a speed moderate enough to allow me to observe the country I was passing through.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There were not many people on the road, but at some distance ahead of me I saw a woman on a wheel.
observe
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From this reading But I had no desire to be extravagant with my energies, and so contented myself with rolling steadily on at a speed moderate enough to allow me to observe the country I was passing through.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But I had no desire to be extravagant with my energies, and so contented myself with rolling steadily on at a speed moderate enough to allow me to observe the country I was passing through.
passing
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From this reading But I had no desire to be extravagant with my energies, and so contented myself with rolling steadily on at a speed moderate enough to allow me to observe the country I was passing through.
people
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From this reading There were not many people on the road, but at some distance ahead of me I saw a woman on a wheel.
powerful
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From this reading Had I been a scorcher, here would have been a chance to do a little record-breaking, for I was a powerful and practised wheelman.
practised
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From this reading Had I been a scorcher, here would have been a chance to do a little record-breaking, for I was a powerful and practised wheelman.
rapidly
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From this reading She was not going rapidly, and I was gaining on her.
record-breaking
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From this reading Had I been a scorcher, here would have been a chance to do a little record-breaking, for I was a powerful and practised wheelman.
road
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From this reading There were not many people on the road, but at some distance ahead of me I saw a woman on a wheel.
rolling
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From this reading But I had no desire to be extravagant with my energies, and so contented myself with rolling steadily on at a speed moderate enough to allow me to observe the country I was passing through.
saw
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From this reading There were not many people on the road, but at some distance ahead of me I saw a woman on a wheel.
scorcher
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From this reading Had I been a scorcher, here would have been a chance to do a little record-breaking, for I was a powerful and practised wheelman.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not going rapidly, and I was gaining on her.
smooth
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From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But I had no desire to be extravagant with my energies, and so contented myself with rolling steadily on at a speed moderate enough to allow me to observe the country I was passing through.
some
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From this reading There were not many people on the road, but at some distance ahead of me I saw a woman on a wheel.
speed
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From this reading But I had no desire to be extravagant with my energies, and so contented myself with rolling steadily on at a speed moderate enough to allow me to observe the country I was passing through.
steadily
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From this reading But I had no desire to be extravagant with my energies, and so contented myself with rolling steadily on at a speed moderate enough to allow me to observe the country I was passing through.
stretching
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From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
There
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From this reading There were not many people on the road, but at some distance ahead of me I saw a woman on a wheel.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But I had no desire to be extravagant with my energies, and so contented myself with rolling steadily on at a speed moderate enough to allow me to observe the country I was passing through.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Had I been a scorcher, here would have been a chance to do a little record-breaking, for I was a powerful and practised wheelman.
trees
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From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon that I found myself bowling along a smooth highway, bordered by trees and stretching itself almost upon a level far away into the distance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were not many people on the road, but at some distance ahead of me I saw a woman on a wheel.
wheel
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From this reading There were not many people on the road, but at some distance ahead of me I saw a woman on a wheel.
wheelman
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From this reading Had I been a scorcher, here would have been a chance to do a little record-breaking, for I was a powerful and practised wheelman.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But I had no desire to be extravagant with my energies, and so contented myself with rolling steadily on at a speed moderate enough to allow me to observe the country I was passing through.
woman
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From this reading There were not many people on the road, but at some distance ahead of me I saw a woman on a wheel.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had I been a scorcher, here would have been a chance to do a little record-breaking, for I was a powerful and practised wheelman.
