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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 He came tired and worn out by a fatiguing journey.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Lovers ought, perhaps, to be more thoughtful about “effect” than they are in real life.
almost
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From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He came tired and worn out by a fatiguing journey.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lovers ought, perhaps, to be more thoughtful about “effect” than they are in real life.
arrived
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From this reading IN course of time Loyd arrived at the villa.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN course of time Loyd arrived at the villa.
bad
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From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lovers ought, perhaps, to be more thoughtful about “effect” than they are in real life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
bridges
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From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He came tired and worn out by a fatiguing journey.
came
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From this reading He came tired and worn out by a fatiguing journey.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN course of time Loyd arrived at the villa.
day
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From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
difficulties
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From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
effect
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From this reading Lovers ought, perhaps, to be more thoughtful about “effect” than they are in real life.
end
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From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
fatiguing
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From this reading He came tired and worn out by a fatiguing journey.
few
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From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
floods
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From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
Gothard
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From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came tired and worn out by a fatiguing journey.
heavy
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From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
impassable
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From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN course of time Loyd arrived at the villa.
irritated
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From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He came tired and worn out by a fatiguing journey.
journey's
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From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lovers ought, perhaps, to be more thoughtful about “effect” than they are in real life.
lost
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From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
Lovers
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Loyd
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From this reading IN course of time Loyd arrived at the villa.
more
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN course of time Loyd arrived at the villa.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Lovers ought, perhaps, to be more thoughtful about “effect” than they are in real life.
out
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From this reading He came tired and worn out by a fatiguing journey.
perhaps
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real
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From this reading Lovers ought, perhaps, to be more thoughtful about “effect” than they are in real life.
road
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From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
roads
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From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
Savoy
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From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
snow-storm
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From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
somewhat
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From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
St
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From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Lovers ought, perhaps, to be more thoughtful about “effect” than they are in real life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN course of time Loyd arrived at the villa.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
There
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From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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thoughtful
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From this reading Lovers ought, perhaps, to be more thoughtful about “effect” than they are in real life.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN course of time Loyd arrived at the villa.
tired
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From this reading He came tired and worn out by a fatiguing journey.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
very
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From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
villa
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From this reading IN course of time Loyd arrived at the villa.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There had been floods, broken bridges, and bad roads in Savoy, and the St. Gothard was almost impassable from a heavy snow-storm.
wearied
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From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The difficulties of the road had lost him a day, one of the very few he was to have with them, and he came, wearied and somewhat irritated, to his journey’s end.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading He came tired and worn out by a fatiguing journey.
