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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 AN ARISTOCRATIC RECRUIT An early spring came with a rush of warm west wind, sunshine, and the perfume of blossoming flowers.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading London put out its window boxes, and remembered that it had, after all, for two short months a place amongst the beautiful cities of the world.
all
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From this reading London put out its window boxes, and remembered that it had, after all, for two short months a place amongst the beautiful cities of the world.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chestnuts where out at the Park fully a week before their time, and already through the great waxy buds the colour of the coming rhododendrons was to be seen in sheltered corners of the Park.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading London put out its window boxes, and remembered that it had, after all, for two short months a place amongst the beautiful cities of the world.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ARISTOCRATIC RECRUIT An early spring came with a rush of warm west wind, sunshine, and the perfume of blossoming flowers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN ARISTOCRATIC RECRUIT An early spring came with a rush of warm west wind, sunshine, and the perfume of blossoming flowers.
ARISTOCRATIC
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From this reading AN ARISTOCRATIC RECRUIT An early spring came with a rush of warm west wind, sunshine, and the perfume of blossoming flowers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The chestnuts where out at the Park fully a week before their time, and already through the great waxy buds the colour of the coming rhododendrons was to be seen in sheltered corners of the Park.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The chestnuts where out at the Park fully a week before their time, and already through the great waxy buds the colour of the coming rhododendrons was to be seen in sheltered corners of the Park.
beautiful
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From this reading London put out its window boxes, and remembered that it had, after all, for two short months a place amongst the beautiful cities of the world.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The chestnuts where out at the Park fully a week before their time, and already through the great waxy buds the colour of the coming rhododendrons was to be seen in sheltered corners of the Park.
begun
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From this reading 'Bus conductors begun to whistle, and hansom cab drivers to wear a bunch of primroses in their coats.
blossoming
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From this reading AN ARISTOCRATIC RECRUIT An early spring came with a rush of warm west wind, sunshine, and the perfume of blossoming flowers.
boxes
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Brooks
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From this reading Kingston Brooks, who had just left his doctor, turned into the Park and mingled idly with the throng of people.
buds
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From this reading The chestnuts where out at the Park fully a week before their time, and already through the great waxy buds the colour of the coming rhododendrons was to be seen in sheltered corners of the Park.
bunch
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From this reading 'Bus conductors begun to whistle, and hansom cab drivers to wear a bunch of primroses in their coats.
Bus
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From this reading 'Bus conductors begun to whistle, and hansom cab drivers to wear a bunch of primroses in their coats.
cab
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From this reading 'Bus conductors begun to whistle, and hansom cab drivers to wear a bunch of primroses in their coats.
came
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From this reading AN ARISTOCRATIC RECRUIT An early spring came with a rush of warm west wind, sunshine, and the perfume of blossoming flowers.
chestnuts
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From this reading The chestnuts where out at the Park fully a week before their time, and already through the great waxy buds the colour of the coming rhododendrons was to be seen in sheltered corners of the Park.
cities
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coats
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From this reading 'Bus conductors begun to whistle, and hansom cab drivers to wear a bunch of primroses in their coats.
colour
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From this reading The chestnuts where out at the Park fully a week before their time, and already through the great waxy buds the colour of the coming rhododendrons was to be seen in sheltered corners of the Park.
coming
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From this reading The chestnuts where out at the Park fully a week before their time, and already through the great waxy buds the colour of the coming rhododendrons was to be seen in sheltered corners of the Park.
conductors
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From this reading 'Bus conductors begun to whistle, and hansom cab drivers to wear a bunch of primroses in their coats.
corners
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From this reading The chestnuts where out at the Park fully a week before their time, and already through the great waxy buds the colour of the coming rhododendrons was to be seen in sheltered corners of the Park.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kingston Brooks, who had just left his doctor, turned into the Park and mingled idly with the throng of people.
drivers
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From this reading 'Bus conductors begun to whistle, and hansom cab drivers to wear a bunch of primroses in their coats.
early
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From this reading AN ARISTOCRATIC RECRUIT An early spring came with a rush of warm west wind, sunshine, and the perfume of blossoming flowers.
flowers
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From this reading AN ARISTOCRATIC RECRUIT An early spring came with a rush of warm west wind, sunshine, and the perfume of blossoming flowers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading London put out its window boxes, and remembered that it had, after all, for two short months a place amongst the beautiful cities of the world.
fully
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From this reading The chestnuts where out at the Park fully a week before their time, and already through the great waxy buds the colour of the coming rhododendrons was to be seen in sheltered corners of the Park.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chestnuts where out at the Park fully a week before their time, and already through the great waxy buds the colour of the coming rhododendrons was to be seen in sheltered corners of the Park.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading London put out its window boxes, and remembered that it had, after all, for two short months a place amongst the beautiful cities of the world.
hansom
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From this reading 'Bus conductors begun to whistle, and hansom cab drivers to wear a bunch of primroses in their coats.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kingston Brooks, who had just left his doctor, turned into the Park and mingled idly with the throng of people.
idly
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From this reading Kingston Brooks, who had just left his doctor, turned into the Park and mingled idly with the throng of people.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The chestnuts where out at the Park fully a week before their time, and already through the great waxy buds the colour of the coming rhododendrons was to be seen in sheltered corners of the Park.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Kingston Brooks, who had just left his doctor, turned into the Park and mingled idly with the throng of people.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading London put out its window boxes, and remembered that it had, after all, for two short months a place amongst the beautiful cities of the world.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading London put out its window boxes, and remembered that it had, after all, for two short months a place amongst the beautiful cities of the world.
just
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From this reading Kingston Brooks, who had just left his doctor, turned into the Park and mingled idly with the throng of people.
Kingston
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From this reading Kingston Brooks, who had just left his doctor, turned into the Park and mingled idly with the throng of people.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kingston Brooks, who had just left his doctor, turned into the Park and mingled idly with the throng of people.
London
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mingled
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From this reading Kingston Brooks, who had just left his doctor, turned into the Park and mingled idly with the throng of people.
months
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From this reading London put out its window boxes, and remembered that it had, after all, for two short months a place amongst the beautiful cities of the world.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN ARISTOCRATIC RECRUIT An early spring came with a rush of warm west wind, sunshine, and the perfume of blossoming flowers.
out
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From this reading The chestnuts where out at the Park fully a week before their time, and already through the great waxy buds the colour of the coming rhododendrons was to be seen in sheltered corners of the Park.
Park
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From this reading The chestnuts where out at the Park fully a week before their time, and already through the great waxy buds the colour of the coming rhododendrons was to be seen in sheltered corners of the Park.
people
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From this reading Kingston Brooks, who had just left his doctor, turned into the Park and mingled idly with the throng of people.
perfume
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From this reading AN ARISTOCRATIC RECRUIT An early spring came with a rush of warm west wind, sunshine, and the perfume of blossoming flowers.
place
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From this reading London put out its window boxes, and remembered that it had, after all, for two short months a place amongst the beautiful cities of the world.
primroses
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From this reading 'Bus conductors begun to whistle, and hansom cab drivers to wear a bunch of primroses in their coats.
put
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From this reading London put out its window boxes, and remembered that it had, after all, for two short months a place amongst the beautiful cities of the world.
RECRUIT
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From this reading AN ARISTOCRATIC RECRUIT An early spring came with a rush of warm west wind, sunshine, and the perfume of blossoming flowers.
remembered
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From this reading London put out its window boxes, and remembered that it had, after all, for two short months a place amongst the beautiful cities of the world.
rhododendrons
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From this reading The chestnuts where out at the Park fully a week before their time, and already through the great waxy buds the colour of the coming rhododendrons was to be seen in sheltered corners of the Park.
rush
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From this reading AN ARISTOCRATIC RECRUIT An early spring came with a rush of warm west wind, sunshine, and the perfume of blossoming flowers.
seen
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From this reading The chestnuts where out at the Park fully a week before their time, and already through the great waxy buds the colour of the coming rhododendrons was to be seen in sheltered corners of the Park.
sheltered
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From this reading The chestnuts where out at the Park fully a week before their time, and already through the great waxy buds the colour of the coming rhododendrons was to be seen in sheltered corners of the Park.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading London put out its window boxes, and remembered that it had, after all, for two short months a place amongst the beautiful cities of the world.
spring
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From this reading AN ARISTOCRATIC RECRUIT An early spring came with a rush of warm west wind, sunshine, and the perfume of blossoming flowers.
sunshine
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From this reading AN ARISTOCRATIC RECRUIT An early spring came with a rush of warm west wind, sunshine, and the perfume of blossoming flowers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading London put out its window boxes, and remembered that it had, after all, for two short months a place amongst the beautiful cities of the world.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ARISTOCRATIC RECRUIT An early spring came with a rush of warm west wind, sunshine, and the perfume of blossoming flowers.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The chestnuts where out at the Park fully a week before their time, and already through the great waxy buds the colour of the coming rhododendrons was to be seen in sheltered corners of the Park.
throng
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From this reading Kingston Brooks, who had just left his doctor, turned into the Park and mingled idly with the throng of people.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The chestnuts where out at the Park fully a week before their time, and already through the great waxy buds the colour of the coming rhododendrons was to be seen in sheltered corners of the Park.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chestnuts where out at the Park fully a week before their time, and already through the great waxy buds the colour of the coming rhododendrons was to be seen in sheltered corners of the Park.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The chestnuts where out at the Park fully a week before their time, and already through the great waxy buds the colour of the coming rhododendrons was to be seen in sheltered corners of the Park.
turned
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From this reading Kingston Brooks, who had just left his doctor, turned into the Park and mingled idly with the throng of people.
two
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From this reading London put out its window boxes, and remembered that it had, after all, for two short months a place amongst the beautiful cities of the world.
warm
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From this reading AN ARISTOCRATIC RECRUIT An early spring came with a rush of warm west wind, sunshine, and the perfume of blossoming flowers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The chestnuts where out at the Park fully a week before their time, and already through the great waxy buds the colour of the coming rhododendrons was to be seen in sheltered corners of the Park.
waxy
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From this reading The chestnuts where out at the Park fully a week before their time, and already through the great waxy buds the colour of the coming rhododendrons was to be seen in sheltered corners of the Park.
wear
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From this reading 'Bus conductors begun to whistle, and hansom cab drivers to wear a bunch of primroses in their coats.
week
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From this reading The chestnuts where out at the Park fully a week before their time, and already through the great waxy buds the colour of the coming rhododendrons was to be seen in sheltered corners of the Park.
west
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From this reading AN ARISTOCRATIC RECRUIT An early spring came with a rush of warm west wind, sunshine, and the perfume of blossoming flowers.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The chestnuts where out at the Park fully a week before their time, and already through the great waxy buds the colour of the coming rhododendrons was to be seen in sheltered corners of the Park.
whistlenounUS /ˈwhistle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'Bus conductors begun to whistle, and hansom cab drivers to wear a bunch of primroses in their coats.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Kingston Brooks, who had just left his doctor, turned into the Park and mingled idly with the throng of people.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN ARISTOCRATIC RECRUIT An early spring came with a rush of warm west wind, sunshine, and the perfume of blossoming flowers.
window
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From this reading London put out its window boxes, and remembered that it had, after all, for two short months a place amongst the beautiful cities of the world.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AN ARISTOCRATIC RECRUIT An early spring came with a rush of warm west wind, sunshine, and the perfume of blossoming flowers.
world
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From this reading London put out its window boxes, and remembered that it had, after all, for two short months a place amongst the beautiful cities of the world.
