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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 rector, he knows, breakfasts alone at half-past nine, the ladies of the family having a different breakfast-hour; Arthur will have an early ride over the hill and breakfast with him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rector, he knows, breakfasts alone at half-past nine, the ladies of the family having a different breakfast-hour; Arthur will have an early ride over the hill and breakfast with him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
Arthur
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From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The rector, he knows, breakfasts alone at half-past nine, the ladies of the family having a different breakfast-hour; Arthur will have an early ride over the hill and breakfast with him.
awake
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From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
best
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From this reading One can say everything best over a meal.
breakfast
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From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
breakfast-hour
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From this reading The rector, he knows, breakfasts alone at half-past nine, the ladies of the family having a different breakfast-hour; Arthur will have an early ride over the hill and breakfast with him.
breakfasts
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From this reading The rector, he knows, breakfasts alone at half-past nine, the ladies of the family having a different breakfast-hour; Arthur will have an early ride over the hill and breakfast with him.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading One can say everything best over a meal.
ceremonies
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From this reading The progress of civilization has made a breakfast or a dinner an easy and cheerful substitute for more troublesome and disagreeable ceremonies.
cheerful
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From this reading The progress of civilization has made a breakfast or a dinner an easy and cheerful substitute for more troublesome and disagreeable ceremonies.
civilization
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From this reading The progress of civilization has made a breakfast or a dinner an easy and cheerful substitute for more troublesome and disagreeable ceremonies.
coffee
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From this reading We take a less gloomy view of our errors now our father confessor listens to us over his egg and coffee.
confessor
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From this reading We take a less gloomy view of our errors now our father confessor listens to us over his egg and coffee.
determines
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From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rector, he knows, breakfasts alone at half-past nine, the ladies of the family having a different breakfast-hour; Arthur will have an early ride over the hill and breakfast with him.
dinner
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From this reading The progress of civilization has made a breakfast or a dinner an easy and cheerful substitute for more troublesome and disagreeable ceremonies.
disagreeable
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From this reading The progress of civilization has made a breakfast or a dinner an easy and cheerful substitute for more troublesome and disagreeable ceremonies.
Donnithorne
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From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
dressing
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From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
early
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From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
easy
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From this reading The progress of civilization has made a breakfast or a dinner an easy and cheerful substitute for more troublesome and disagreeable ceremonies.
egg
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From this reading We take a less gloomy view of our errors now our father confessor listens to us over his egg and coffee.
engagement
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From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
errors
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From this reading We take a less gloomy view of our errors now our father confessor listens to us over his egg and coffee.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading One can say everything best over a meal.
family
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From this reading The rector, he knows, breakfasts alone at half-past nine, the ladies of the family having a different breakfast-hour; Arthur will have an early ride over the hill and breakfast with him.
father
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From this reading We take a less gloomy view of our errors now our father confessor listens to us over his egg and coffee.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The progress of civilization has made a breakfast or a dinner an easy and cheerful substitute for more troublesome and disagreeable ceremonies.
Friday
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From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
gloomy
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From this reading We take a less gloomy view of our errors now our father confessor listens to us over his egg and coffee.
go
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From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
half-past
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From this reading The rector, he knows, breakfasts alone at half-past nine, the ladies of the family having a different breakfast-hour; Arthur will have an early ride over the hill and breakfast with him.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The progress of civilization has made a breakfast or a dinner an easy and cheerful substitute for more troublesome and disagreeable ceremonies.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The rector, he knows, breakfasts alone at half-past nine, the ladies of the family having a different breakfast-hour; Arthur will have an early ride over the hill and breakfast with him.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The rector, he knows, breakfasts alone at half-past nine, the ladies of the family having a different breakfast-hour; Arthur will have an early ride over the hill and breakfast with him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
hill
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From this reading The rector, he knows, breakfasts alone at half-past nine, the ladies of the family having a different breakfast-hour; Arthur will have an early ride over the hill and breakfast with him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The rector, he knows, breakfasts alone at half-past nine, the ladies of the family having a different breakfast-hour; Arthur will have an early ride over the hill and breakfast with him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We take a less gloomy view of our errors now our father confessor listens to us over his egg and coffee.
instead
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From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
Irwine
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From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
knows
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From this reading The rector, he knows, breakfasts alone at half-past nine, the ladies of the family having a different breakfast-hour; Arthur will have an early ride over the hill and breakfast with him.
ladies
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From this reading The rector, he knows, breakfasts alone at half-past nine, the ladies of the family having a different breakfast-hour; Arthur will have an early ride over the hill and breakfast with him.
less
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From this reading We take a less gloomy view of our errors now our father confessor listens to us over his egg and coffee.
listens
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From this reading We take a less gloomy view of our errors now our father confessor listens to us over his egg and coffee.
made
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From this reading The progress of civilization has made a breakfast or a dinner an easy and cheerful substitute for more troublesome and disagreeable ceremonies.
meal
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From this reading One can say everything best over a meal.
more
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From this reading The progress of civilization has made a breakfast or a dinner an easy and cheerful substitute for more troublesome and disagreeable ceremonies.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
Mr
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From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
nine
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From this reading The rector, he knows, breakfasts alone at half-past nine, the ladies of the family having a different breakfast-hour; Arthur will have an early ride over the hill and breakfast with him.
now
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From this reading We take a less gloomy view of our errors now our father confessor listens to us over his egg and coffee.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One can say everything best over a meal.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The progress of civilization has made a breakfast or a dinner an easy and cheerful substitute for more troublesome and disagreeable ceremonies.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We take a less gloomy view of our errors now our father confessor listens to us over his egg and coffee.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The rector, he knows, breakfasts alone at half-past nine, the ladies of the family having a different breakfast-hour; Arthur will have an early ride over the hill and breakfast with him.
progress
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From this reading The progress of civilization has made a breakfast or a dinner an easy and cheerful substitute for more troublesome and disagreeable ceremonies.
rector
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From this reading The rector, he knows, breakfasts alone at half-past nine, the ladies of the family having a different breakfast-hour; Arthur will have an early ride over the hill and breakfast with him.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
ride
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From this reading The rector, he knows, breakfasts alone at half-past nine, the ladies of the family having a different breakfast-hour; Arthur will have an early ride over the hill and breakfast with him.
say
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From this reading One can say everything best over a meal.
see
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From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
substitute
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From this reading The progress of civilization has made a breakfast or a dinner an easy and cheerful substitute for more troublesome and disagreeable ceremonies.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We take a less gloomy view of our errors now our father confessor listens to us over his egg and coffee.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rector, he knows, breakfasts alone at half-past nine, the ladies of the family having a different breakfast-hour; Arthur will have an early ride over the hill and breakfast with him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
troublesome
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From this reading The progress of civilization has made a breakfast or a dinner an easy and cheerful substitute for more troublesome and disagreeable ceremonies.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We take a less gloomy view of our errors now our father confessor listens to us over his egg and coffee.
view
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From this reading We take a less gloomy view of our errors now our father confessor listens to us over his egg and coffee.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We take a less gloomy view of our errors now our father confessor listens to us over his egg and coffee.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The rector, he knows, breakfasts alone at half-past nine, the ladies of the family having a different breakfast-hour; Arthur will have an early ride over the hill and breakfast with him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Arthur Donnithorne, you remember, is under an engagement with himself to go and see Mr. Irwine this Friday morning, and he is awake and dressing so early that he determines to go before breakfast, instead of after.
