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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 Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
adventure
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From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
afterwards
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From this reading The front part of the little procession had already gone by, and an elephant was passing at the moment with a caravan--of feline creatures, as Clare afterwards learned, behind him.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The front part of the little procession had already gone by, and an elephant was passing at the moment with a caravan--of feline creatures, as Clare afterwards learned, behind him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The front part of the little procession had already gone by, and an elephant was passing at the moment with a caravan--of feline creatures, as Clare afterwards learned, behind him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was one of some size, and Clare saw at a glance that its horses were in fair condition.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The front part of the little procession had already gone by, and an elephant was passing at the moment with a caravan--of feline creatures, as Clare afterwards learned, behind him.
blowing
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From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The front part of the little procession had already gone by, and an elephant was passing at the moment with a caravan--of feline creatures, as Clare afterwards learned, behind him.
came
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From this reading Passing one day from a cross-country road into the highway, he came straight on the flank of a travelling menagerie.
caravan
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From this reading The front part of the little procession had already gone by, and an elephant was passing at the moment with a caravan--of feline creatures, as Clare afterwards learned, behind him.
CARAVANS
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From this reading THE CARAVANS.
Clare
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From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
condition
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From this reading It was one of some size, and Clare saw at a glance that its horses were in fair condition.
creatures
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From this reading The front part of the little procession had already gone by, and an elephant was passing at the moment with a caravan--of feline creatures, as Clare afterwards learned, behind him.
cross-country
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From this reading Passing one day from a cross-country road into the highway, he came straight on the flank of a travelling menagerie.
dandelion-seed
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From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
day
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From this reading Passing one day from a cross-country road into the highway, he came straight on the flank of a travelling menagerie.
dismissed
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From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
elephant
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From this reading The front part of the little procession had already gone by, and an elephant was passing at the moment with a caravan--of feline creatures, as Clare afterwards learned, behind him.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was one of some size, and Clare saw at a glance that its horses were in fair condition.
feline
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From this reading The front part of the little procession had already gone by, and an elephant was passing at the moment with a caravan--of feline creatures, as Clare afterwards learned, behind him.
flank
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From this reading Passing one day from a cross-country road into the highway, he came straight on the flank of a travelling menagerie.
food
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From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
fortnight
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From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Passing one day from a cross-country road into the highway, he came straight on the flank of a travelling menagerie.
front
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From this reading The front part of the little procession had already gone by, and an elephant was passing at the moment with a caravan--of feline creatures, as Clare afterwards learned, behind him.
gave
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From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
glance
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From this reading It was one of some size, and Clare saw at a glance that its horses were in fair condition.
gone
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From this reading The front part of the little procession had already gone by, and an elephant was passing at the moment with a caravan--of feline creatures, as Clare afterwards learned, behind him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Passing one day from a cross-country road into the highway, he came straight on the flank of a travelling menagerie.
highway
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From this reading Passing one day from a cross-country road into the highway, he came straight on the flank of a travelling menagerie.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
horses
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From this reading It was one of some size, and Clare saw at a glance that its horses were in fair condition.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
interest
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From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Passing one day from a cross-country road into the highway, he came straight on the flank of a travelling menagerie.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one of some size, and Clare saw at a glance that its horses were in fair condition.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was one of some size, and Clare saw at a glance that its horses were in fair condition.
learned
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From this reading The front part of the little procession had already gone by, and an elephant was passing at the moment with a caravan--of feline creatures, as Clare afterwards learned, behind him.
led
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From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
like
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From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The front part of the little procession had already gone by, and an elephant was passing at the moment with a caravan--of feline creatures, as Clare afterwards learned, behind him.
loose
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From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
menagerie
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From this reading Passing one day from a cross-country road into the highway, he came straight on the flank of a travelling menagerie.
moment
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From this reading The front part of the little procession had already gone by, and an elephant was passing at the moment with a caravan--of feline creatures, as Clare afterwards learned, behind him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Passing one day from a cross-country road into the highway, he came straight on the flank of a travelling menagerie.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Passing one day from a cross-country road into the highway, he came straight on the flank of a travelling menagerie.
only
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From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The front part of the little procession had already gone by, and an elephant was passing at the moment with a caravan--of feline creatures, as Clare afterwards learned, behind him.
Passing
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From this reading Passing one day from a cross-country road into the highway, he came straight on the flank of a travelling menagerie.
pleasure
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From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
police
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From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
procession
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From this reading The front part of the little procession had already gone by, and an elephant was passing at the moment with a caravan--of feline creatures, as Clare afterwards learned, behind him.
road
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From this reading Passing one day from a cross-country road into the highway, he came straight on the flank of a travelling menagerie.
saw
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From this reading It was one of some size, and Clare saw at a glance that its horses were in fair condition.
size
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From this reading It was one of some size, and Clare saw at a glance that its horses were in fair condition.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
some
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From this reading It was one of some size, and Clare saw at a glance that its horses were in fair condition.
straight
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From this reading Passing one day from a cross-country road into the highway, he came straight on the flank of a travelling menagerie.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was one of some size, and Clare saw at a glance that its horses were in fair condition.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CARAVANS.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
travelling
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From this reading Passing one day from a cross-country road into the highway, he came straight on the flank of a travelling menagerie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was one of some size, and Clare saw at a glance that its horses were in fair condition.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was one of some size, and Clare saw at a glance that its horses were in fair condition.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The front part of the little procession had already gone by, and an elephant was passing at the moment with a caravan--of feline creatures, as Clare afterwards learned, behind him.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
work
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From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
world
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From this reading Within a fortnight or so after the police had dismissed him, blowing him loose on the world like a dandelion-seed in the wind, Clare had an adventure which not only gave him pleasure, but led to work and food and interest in life.
