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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 The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
AcrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
almost
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading RED GABLES AN hour later, shopping commissions having been executed, they clanked majestically homeward.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Presently the long red wall, with its polite notice to motorists, came into view on their left, and the car slowed down.
anxious
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
appeal
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
becoming
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading RED GABLES AN hour later, shopping commissions having been executed, they clanked majestically homeward.
Boanerges
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
bows
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
calf
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
came
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From this reading Presently the long red wall, with its polite notice to motorists, came into view on their left, and the car slowed down.
car
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From this reading Presently the long red wall, with its polite notice to motorists, came into view on their left, and the car slowed down.
clanked
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From this reading RED GABLES AN hour later, shopping commissions having been executed, they clanked majestically homeward.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
commissions
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From this reading RED GABLES AN hour later, shopping commissions having been executed, they clanked majestically homeward.
completed
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
described
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
destination
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From this reading Philip realised with pleasure that this was his destination.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you put up that notice, sir?" he enquired.
down
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From this reading Presently the long red wall, with its polite notice to motorists, came into view on their left, and the car slowed down.
encountered
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
enquired
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From this reading "Did you put up that notice, sir?" he enquired.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
executed
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From this reading RED GABLES AN hour later, shopping commissions having been executed, they clanked majestically homeward.
frisky
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
further
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
GABLES
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From this reading RED GABLES AN hour later, shopping commissions having been executed, they clanked majestically homeward.
gambolling
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
game
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading RED GABLES AN hour later, shopping commissions having been executed, they clanked majestically homeward.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Did you put up that notice, sir?" he enquired.
highway
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Philip realised with pleasure that this was his destination.
homeward
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From this reading RED GABLES AN hour later, shopping commissions having been executed, they clanked majestically homeward.
hour
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From this reading RED GABLES AN hour later, shopping commissions having been executed, they clanked majestically homeward.
how
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
ill-judged
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
indulgence
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Presently the long red wall, with its polite notice to motorists, came into view on their left, and the car slowed down.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
LastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
later
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From this reading RED GABLES AN hour later, shopping commissions having been executed, they clanked majestically homeward.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently the long red wall, with its polite notice to motorists, came into view on their left, and the car slowed down.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently the long red wall, with its polite notice to motorists, came into view on their left, and the car slowed down.
Mablethorpe
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
majestically
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From this reading RED GABLES AN hour later, shopping commissions having been executed, they clanked majestically homeward.
mishap
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
Mother
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
motorists
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From this reading Presently the long red wall, with its polite notice to motorists, came into view on their left, and the car slowed down.
Mr
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
notice
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From this reading Presently the long red wall, with its polite notice to motorists, came into view on their left, and the car slowed down.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
opposite
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
own
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
parent
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
Philip
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From this reading Philip realised with pleasure that this was his destination.
pleasure
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From this reading Philip realised with pleasure that this was his destination.
polite
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From this reading Presently the long red wall, with its polite notice to motorists, came into view on their left, and the car slowed down.
Presently
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From this reading Presently the long red wall, with its polite notice to motorists, came into view on their left, and the car slowed down.
prospects
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
put
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From this reading "Did you put up that notice, sir?" he enquired.
realised
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From this reading Philip realised with pleasure that this was his destination.
RED
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From this reading RED GABLES AN hour later, shopping commissions having been executed, they clanked majestically homeward.
response
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
Road
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
shopping
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From this reading RED GABLES AN hour later, shopping commissions having been executed, they clanked majestically homeward.
side
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
sir
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From this reading "Did you put up that notice, sir?" he enquired.
slowed
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From this reading Presently the long red wall, with its polite notice to motorists, came into view on their left, and the car slowed down.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Presently the long red wall, with its polite notice to motorists, came into view on their left, and the car slowed down.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading RED GABLES AN hour later, shopping commissions having been executed, they clanked majestically homeward.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Philip realised with pleasure that this was his destination.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
unexpectedly
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
untimely
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
up
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From this reading "Did you put up that notice, sir?" he enquired.
veal
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
very
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
view
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From this reading Presently the long red wall, with its polite notice to motorists, came into view on their left, and the car slowed down.
wall
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From this reading Presently the long red wall, with its polite notice to motorists, came into view on their left, and the car slowed down.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
way
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From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Presently the long red wall, with its polite notice to motorists, came into view on their left, and the car slowed down.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
wreckedadjectiveUS /rɛkt/
destroyed or damaged by shipwreck
From this reading The journey was completed without further mishap, though a frisky calf, encountered by the way, almost wrecked its own prospects of ever becoming veal by an untimely indulgence in the game of "Come to Mother, or Last Across the Road,"--that was how Mr. Mablethorpe described it,--gambolling unexpectedly under the very bows of Boanerges in response to the ill-judged appeal of an anxious parent on the opposite side of the highway.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you put up that notice, sir?" he enquired.
