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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 My father was in the habit of taking me with him whenever he went for a long walk.
adding
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From this reading The sun was setting, the heat of the day was calming; and the Sea of Marmora, roused by the breeze, was rhythmically lapping the shore, and adding freshness to the hour.
AGAIN
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From this reading I AM REMINDED OF MY SONS AGAIN The little girl who made the fourth of our group was Nashan, whom I met under peculiar circumstances.
AMauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I AM REMINDED OF MY SONS AGAIN The little girl who made the fourth of our group was Nashan, whom I met under peculiar circumstances.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Generally other men went with us, and their conversation consisted of politics, a subject which delighted me especially, though I could but half understand it.
breeze
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From this reading The sun was setting, the heat of the day was calming; and the Sea of Marmora, roused by the breeze, was rhythmically lapping the shore, and adding freshness to the hour.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Generally other men went with us, and their conversation consisted of politics, a subject which delighted me especially, though I could but half understand it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sun was setting, the heat of the day was calming; and the Sea of Marmora, roused by the breeze, was rhythmically lapping the shore, and adding freshness to the hour.
calming
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From this reading The sun was setting, the heat of the day was calming; and the Sea of Marmora, roused by the breeze, was rhythmically lapping the shore, and adding freshness to the hour.
circumstances
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From this reading I AM REMINDED OF MY SONS AGAIN The little girl who made the fourth of our group was Nashan, whom I met under peculiar circumstances.
consisted
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From this reading Generally other men went with us, and their conversation consisted of politics, a subject which delighted me especially, though I could but half understand it.
conversation
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From this reading Generally other men went with us, and their conversation consisted of politics, a subject which delighted me especially, though I could but half understand it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Generally other men went with us, and their conversation consisted of politics, a subject which delighted me especially, though I could but half understand it.
cypress
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From this reading On one such day, we were walking on the St Nicholas Road, which was long and wide, with the hills on one side, scattered cypress trees and the sea on the other.
day
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From this reading On one such day, we were walking on the St Nicholas Road, which was long and wide, with the hills on one side, scattered cypress trees and the sea on the other.
delighted
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From this reading Generally other men went with us, and their conversation consisted of politics, a subject which delighted me especially, though I could but half understand it.
especially
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From this reading Generally other men went with us, and their conversation consisted of politics, a subject which delighted me especially, though I could but half understand it.
father
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From this reading My father was in the habit of taking me with him whenever he went for a long walk.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My father was in the habit of taking me with him whenever he went for a long walk.
fourth
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From this reading I AM REMINDED OF MY SONS AGAIN The little girl who made the fourth of our group was Nashan, whom I met under peculiar circumstances.
freshness
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From this reading The sun was setting, the heat of the day was calming; and the Sea of Marmora, roused by the breeze, was rhythmically lapping the shore, and adding freshness to the hour.
Generally
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From this reading Generally other men went with us, and their conversation consisted of politics, a subject which delighted me especially, though I could but half understand it.
girl
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From this reading I AM REMINDED OF MY SONS AGAIN The little girl who made the fourth of our group was Nashan, whom I met under peculiar circumstances.
group
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From this reading I AM REMINDED OF MY SONS AGAIN The little girl who made the fourth of our group was Nashan, whom I met under peculiar circumstances.
habit
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From this reading My father was in the habit of taking me with him whenever he went for a long walk.
half
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From this reading Generally other men went with us, and their conversation consisted of politics, a subject which delighted me especially, though I could but half understand it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My father was in the habit of taking me with him whenever he went for a long walk.
heat
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From this reading The sun was setting, the heat of the day was calming; and the Sea of Marmora, roused by the breeze, was rhythmically lapping the shore, and adding freshness to the hour.
hills
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From this reading On one such day, we were walking on the St Nicholas Road, which was long and wide, with the hills on one side, scattered cypress trees and the sea on the other.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My father was in the habit of taking me with him whenever he went for a long walk.
hour
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From this reading The sun was setting, the heat of the day was calming; and the Sea of Marmora, roused by the breeze, was rhythmically lapping the shore, and adding freshness to the hour.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I AM REMINDED OF MY SONS AGAIN The little girl who made the fourth of our group was Nashan, whom I met under peculiar circumstances.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My father was in the habit of taking me with him whenever he went for a long walk.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Generally other men went with us, and their conversation consisted of politics, a subject which delighted me especially, though I could but half understand it.
lapping
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From this reading The sun was setting, the heat of the day was calming; and the Sea of Marmora, roused by the breeze, was rhythmically lapping the shore, and adding freshness to the hour.
little
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From this reading I AM REMINDED OF MY SONS AGAIN The little girl who made the fourth of our group was Nashan, whom I met under peculiar circumstances.
long
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From this reading My father was in the habit of taking me with him whenever he went for a long walk.
made
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From this reading I AM REMINDED OF MY SONS AGAIN The little girl who made the fourth of our group was Nashan, whom I met under peculiar circumstances.
Marmora
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From this reading The sun was setting, the heat of the day was calming; and the Sea of Marmora, roused by the breeze, was rhythmically lapping the shore, and adding freshness to the hour.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My father was in the habit of taking me with him whenever he went for a long walk.
men
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From this reading Generally other men went with us, and their conversation consisted of politics, a subject which delighted me especially, though I could but half understand it.
met
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From this reading I AM REMINDED OF MY SONS AGAIN The little girl who made the fourth of our group was Nashan, whom I met under peculiar circumstances.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I AM REMINDED OF MY SONS AGAIN The little girl who made the fourth of our group was Nashan, whom I met under peculiar circumstances.
Nashan
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From this reading I AM REMINDED OF MY SONS AGAIN The little girl who made the fourth of our group was Nashan, whom I met under peculiar circumstances.
Nicholas
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From this reading On one such day, we were walking on the St Nicholas Road, which was long and wide, with the hills on one side, scattered cypress trees and the sea on the other.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I AM REMINDED OF MY SONS AGAIN The little girl who made the fourth of our group was Nashan, whom I met under peculiar circumstances.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On one such day, we were walking on the St Nicholas Road, which was long and wide, with the hills on one side, scattered cypress trees and the sea on the other.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On one such day, we were walking on the St Nicholas Road, which was long and wide, with the hills on one side, scattered cypress trees and the sea on the other.
other
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From this reading Generally other men went with us, and their conversation consisted of politics, a subject which delighted me especially, though I could but half understand it.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I AM REMINDED OF MY SONS AGAIN The little girl who made the fourth of our group was Nashan, whom I met under peculiar circumstances.
peculiar
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From this reading I AM REMINDED OF MY SONS AGAIN The little girl who made the fourth of our group was Nashan, whom I met under peculiar circumstances.
politics
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From this reading Generally other men went with us, and their conversation consisted of politics, a subject which delighted me especially, though I could but half understand it.
REMINDED
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From this reading I AM REMINDED OF MY SONS AGAIN The little girl who made the fourth of our group was Nashan, whom I met under peculiar circumstances.
rhythmically
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From this reading The sun was setting, the heat of the day was calming; and the Sea of Marmora, roused by the breeze, was rhythmically lapping the shore, and adding freshness to the hour.
Road
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From this reading On one such day, we were walking on the St Nicholas Road, which was long and wide, with the hills on one side, scattered cypress trees and the sea on the other.
roused
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From this reading The sun was setting, the heat of the day was calming; and the Sea of Marmora, roused by the breeze, was rhythmically lapping the shore, and adding freshness to the hour.
scattered
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From this reading On one such day, we were walking on the St Nicholas Road, which was long and wide, with the hills on one side, scattered cypress trees and the sea on the other.
sea
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From this reading On one such day, we were walking on the St Nicholas Road, which was long and wide, with the hills on one side, scattered cypress trees and the sea on the other.
setting
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From this reading The sun was setting, the heat of the day was calming; and the Sea of Marmora, roused by the breeze, was rhythmically lapping the shore, and adding freshness to the hour.
shore
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From this reading The sun was setting, the heat of the day was calming; and the Sea of Marmora, roused by the breeze, was rhythmically lapping the shore, and adding freshness to the hour.
side
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From this reading On one such day, we were walking on the St Nicholas Road, which was long and wide, with the hills on one side, scattered cypress trees and the sea on the other.
SONS
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From this reading I AM REMINDED OF MY SONS AGAIN The little girl who made the fourth of our group was Nashan, whom I met under peculiar circumstances.
St
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From this reading On one such day, we were walking on the St Nicholas Road, which was long and wide, with the hills on one side, scattered cypress trees and the sea on the other.
subject
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From this reading Generally other men went with us, and their conversation consisted of politics, a subject which delighted me especially, though I could but half understand it.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading On one such day, we were walking on the St Nicholas Road, which was long and wide, with the hills on one side, scattered cypress trees and the sea on the other.
sun
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From this reading The sun was setting, the heat of the day was calming; and the Sea of Marmora, roused by the breeze, was rhythmically lapping the shore, and adding freshness to the hour.
taking
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From this reading My father was in the habit of taking me with him whenever he went for a long walk.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I AM REMINDED OF MY SONS AGAIN The little girl who made the fourth of our group was Nashan, whom I met under peculiar circumstances.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Generally other men went with us, and their conversation consisted of politics, a subject which delighted me especially, though I could but half understand it.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Generally other men went with us, and their conversation consisted of politics, a subject which delighted me especially, though I could but half understand it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun was setting, the heat of the day was calming; and the Sea of Marmora, roused by the breeze, was rhythmically lapping the shore, and adding freshness to the hour.
trees
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From this reading On one such day, we were walking on the St Nicholas Road, which was long and wide, with the hills on one side, scattered cypress trees and the sea on the other.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I AM REMINDED OF MY SONS AGAIN The little girl who made the fourth of our group was Nashan, whom I met under peculiar circumstances.
understand
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From this reading Generally other men went with us, and their conversation consisted of politics, a subject which delighted me especially, though I could but half understand it.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Generally other men went with us, and their conversation consisted of politics, a subject which delighted me especially, though I could but half understand it.
walk
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From this reading My father was in the habit of taking me with him whenever he went for a long walk.
walking
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From this reading On one such day, we were walking on the St Nicholas Road, which was long and wide, with the hills on one side, scattered cypress trees and the sea on the other.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I AM REMINDED OF MY SONS AGAIN The little girl who made the fourth of our group was Nashan, whom I met under peculiar circumstances.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On one such day, we were walking on the St Nicholas Road, which was long and wide, with the hills on one side, scattered cypress trees and the sea on the other.
went
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From this reading My father was in the habit of taking me with him whenever he went for a long walk.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On one such day, we were walking on the St Nicholas Road, which was long and wide, with the hills on one side, scattered cypress trees and the sea on the other.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading My father was in the habit of taking me with him whenever he went for a long walk.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Generally other men went with us, and their conversation consisted of politics, a subject which delighted me especially, though I could but half understand it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I AM REMINDED OF MY SONS AGAIN The little girl who made the fourth of our group was Nashan, whom I met under peculiar circumstances.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I AM REMINDED OF MY SONS AGAIN The little girl who made the fourth of our group was Nashan, whom I met under peculiar circumstances.
wide
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From this reading On one such day, we were walking on the St Nicholas Road, which was long and wide, with the hills on one side, scattered cypress trees and the sea on the other.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My father was in the habit of taking me with him whenever he went for a long walk.
