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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 "Were I but journeying through this vile stretch of country I could pick a better course," grumbled Richard Wood as he went forward.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading To the great joy of Richard Wood, the way seemed to lead across the wide, flat, marshy country straight in the direction of Yarmouth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If the young lord and his serving-man be as weary of the marsh as I and my companions be," he said, "they have gone directly out of it to Yarmouth, and there shall we catch them."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "If the young lord and his serving-man be as weary of the marsh as I and my companions be," he said, "they have gone directly out of it to Yarmouth, and there shall we catch them."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If the young lord and his serving-man be as weary of the marsh as I and my companions be," he said, "they have gone directly out of it to Yarmouth, and there shall we catch them."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But though the way seemed not to deviate in direction, that of the day before was easy in comparison with it.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "But being on chase of these two, I must even be content to follow.
better
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From this reading "Were I but journeying through this vile stretch of country I could pick a better course," grumbled Richard Wood as he went forward.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But though the way seemed not to deviate in direction, that of the day before was easy in comparison with it.
catch
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From this reading "If the young lord and his serving-man be as weary of the marsh as I and my companions be," he said, "they have gone directly out of it to Yarmouth, and there shall we catch them."
chase
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From this reading "But being on chase of these two, I must even be content to follow.
companions
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From this reading "If the young lord and his serving-man be as weary of the marsh as I and my companions be," he said, "they have gone directly out of it to Yarmouth, and there shall we catch them."
comparison
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From this reading But though the way seemed not to deviate in direction, that of the day before was easy in comparison with it.
content
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From this reading "But being on chase of these two, I must even be content to follow.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Were I but journeying through this vile stretch of country I could pick a better course," grumbled Richard Wood as he went forward.
country
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From this reading To the great joy of Richard Wood, the way seemed to lead across the wide, flat, marshy country straight in the direction of Yarmouth.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Were I but journeying through this vile stretch of country I could pick a better course," grumbled Richard Wood as he went forward.
day
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From this reading But though the way seemed not to deviate in direction, that of the day before was easy in comparison with it.
deviate
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From this reading But though the way seemed not to deviate in direction, that of the day before was easy in comparison with it.
direction
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From this reading To the great joy of Richard Wood, the way seemed to lead across the wide, flat, marshy country straight in the direction of Yarmouth.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "If the young lord and his serving-man be as weary of the marsh as I and my companions be," he said, "they have gone directly out of it to Yarmouth, and there shall we catch them."
easy
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From this reading But though the way seemed not to deviate in direction, that of the day before was easy in comparison with it.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But being on chase of these two, I must even be content to follow.
flat
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From this reading To the great joy of Richard Wood, the way seemed to lead across the wide, flat, marshy country straight in the direction of Yarmouth.
follow
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From this reading "But being on chase of these two, I must even be content to follow.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Were I but journeying through this vile stretch of country I could pick a better course," grumbled Richard Wood as he went forward.
gone
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From this reading "If the young lord and his serving-man be as weary of the marsh as I and my companions be," he said, "they have gone directly out of it to Yarmouth, and there shall we catch them."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the great joy of Richard Wood, the way seemed to lead across the wide, flat, marshy country straight in the direction of Yarmouth.
grumbled
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From this reading "Were I but journeying through this vile stretch of country I could pick a better course," grumbled Richard Wood as he went forward.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If the young lord and his serving-man be as weary of the marsh as I and my companions be," he said, "they have gone directly out of it to Yarmouth, and there shall we catch them."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If the young lord and his serving-man be as weary of the marsh as I and my companions be," he said, "they have gone directly out of it to Yarmouth, and there shall we catch them."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "If the young lord and his serving-man be as weary of the marsh as I and my companions be," he said, "they have gone directly out of it to Yarmouth, and there shall we catch them."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If the young lord and his serving-man be as weary of the marsh as I and my companions be," he said, "they have gone directly out of it to Yarmouth, and there shall we catch them."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If the young lord and his serving-man be as weary of the marsh as I and my companions be," he said, "they have gone directly out of it to Yarmouth, and there shall we catch them."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To the great joy of Richard Wood, the way seemed to lead across the wide, flat, marshy country straight in the direction of Yarmouth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If the young lord and his serving-man be as weary of the marsh as I and my companions be," he said, "they have gone directly out of it to Yarmouth, and there shall we catch them."
journeying
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From this reading "Were I but journeying through this vile stretch of country I could pick a better course," grumbled Richard Wood as he went forward.
joy
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From this reading To the great joy of Richard Wood, the way seemed to lead across the wide, flat, marshy country straight in the direction of Yarmouth.
lead
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From this reading To the great joy of Richard Wood, the way seemed to lead across the wide, flat, marshy country straight in the direction of Yarmouth.
lord
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From this reading "If the young lord and his serving-man be as weary of the marsh as I and my companions be," he said, "they have gone directly out of it to Yarmouth, and there shall we catch them."
marsh
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From this reading "If the young lord and his serving-man be as weary of the marsh as I and my companions be," he said, "they have gone directly out of it to Yarmouth, and there shall we catch them."
marshy
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From this reading To the great joy of Richard Wood, the way seemed to lead across the wide, flat, marshy country straight in the direction of Yarmouth.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "But being on chase of these two, I must even be content to follow.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If the young lord and his serving-man be as weary of the marsh as I and my companions be," he said, "they have gone directly out of it to Yarmouth, and there shall we catch them."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But though the way seemed not to deviate in direction, that of the day before was easy in comparison with it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To the great joy of Richard Wood, the way seemed to lead across the wide, flat, marshy country straight in the direction of Yarmouth.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "But being on chase of these two, I must even be content to follow.
out
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From this reading "If the young lord and his serving-man be as weary of the marsh as I and my companions be," he said, "they have gone directly out of it to Yarmouth, and there shall we catch them."
pick
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From this reading "Were I but journeying through this vile stretch of country I could pick a better course," grumbled Richard Wood as he went forward.
Richard
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From this reading To the great joy of Richard Wood, the way seemed to lead across the wide, flat, marshy country straight in the direction of Yarmouth.
said
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From this reading "If the young lord and his serving-man be as weary of the marsh as I and my companions be," he said, "they have gone directly out of it to Yarmouth, and there shall we catch them."
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the great joy of Richard Wood, the way seemed to lead across the wide, flat, marshy country straight in the direction of Yarmouth.
serving-man
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From this reading "If the young lord and his serving-man be as weary of the marsh as I and my companions be," he said, "they have gone directly out of it to Yarmouth, and there shall we catch them."
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "If the young lord and his serving-man be as weary of the marsh as I and my companions be," he said, "they have gone directly out of it to Yarmouth, and there shall we catch them."
straight
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From this reading To the great joy of Richard Wood, the way seemed to lead across the wide, flat, marshy country straight in the direction of Yarmouth.
stretch
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From this reading "Were I but journeying through this vile stretch of country I could pick a better course," grumbled Richard Wood as he went forward.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But though the way seemed not to deviate in direction, that of the day before was easy in comparison with it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To the great joy of Richard Wood, the way seemed to lead across the wide, flat, marshy country straight in the direction of Yarmouth.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "If the young lord and his serving-man be as weary of the marsh as I and my companions be," he said, "they have gone directly out of it to Yarmouth, and there shall we catch them."
there
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From this reading "If the young lord and his serving-man be as weary of the marsh as I and my companions be," he said, "they have gone directly out of it to Yarmouth, and there shall we catch them."
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "But being on chase of these two, I must even be content to follow.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If the young lord and his serving-man be as weary of the marsh as I and my companions be," he said, "they have gone directly out of it to Yarmouth, and there shall we catch them."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Were I but journeying through this vile stretch of country I could pick a better course," grumbled Richard Wood as he went forward.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But though the way seemed not to deviate in direction, that of the day before was easy in comparison with it.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Were I but journeying through this vile stretch of country I could pick a better course," grumbled Richard Wood as he went forward.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the great joy of Richard Wood, the way seemed to lead across the wide, flat, marshy country straight in the direction of Yarmouth.
two
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From this reading "But being on chase of these two, I must even be content to follow.
vile
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From this reading "Were I but journeying through this vile stretch of country I could pick a better course," grumbled Richard Wood as he went forward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But though the way seemed not to deviate in direction, that of the day before was easy in comparison with it.
way
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From this reading To the great joy of Richard Wood, the way seemed to lead across the wide, flat, marshy country straight in the direction of Yarmouth.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "If the young lord and his serving-man be as weary of the marsh as I and my companions be," he said, "they have gone directly out of it to Yarmouth, and there shall we catch them."
weary
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From this reading "If the young lord and his serving-man be as weary of the marsh as I and my companions be," he said, "they have gone directly out of it to Yarmouth, and there shall we catch them."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Were I but journeying through this vile stretch of country I could pick a better course," grumbled Richard Wood as he went forward.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Were I but journeying through this vile stretch of country I could pick a better course," grumbled Richard Wood as he went forward.
wide
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From this reading To the great joy of Richard Wood, the way seemed to lead across the wide, flat, marshy country straight in the direction of Yarmouth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But though the way seemed not to deviate in direction, that of the day before was easy in comparison with it.
Wood
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From this reading To the great joy of Richard Wood, the way seemed to lead across the wide, flat, marshy country straight in the direction of Yarmouth.
Yarmouth
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From this reading To the great joy of Richard Wood, the way seemed to lead across the wide, flat, marshy country straight in the direction of Yarmouth.
young
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From this reading "If the young lord and his serving-man be as weary of the marsh as I and my companions be," he said, "they have gone directly out of it to Yarmouth, and there shall we catch them."
