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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 Presently the hide-and-seek frolicking began, and Tom and Becky engaged in it with zeal until the exertion began to grow a trifle wearisome; then they wandered down a sinuous avenue holding their candles aloft and reading the tangled webwork of names, dates, postoffice addresses, and mottoes with which the rocky walls had been frescoed (in candle-smoke).
addresses
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aisles
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Aladdin's
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aloft
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From this reading Presently the hide-and-seek frolicking began, and Tom and Becky engaged in it with zeal until the exertion began to grow a trifle wearisome; then they wandered down a sinuous avenue holding their candles aloft and reading the tangled webwork of names, dates, postoffice addresses, and mottoes with which the rocky walls had been frescoed (in candle-smoke).
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They tripped along the murky aisles with the rest of the company, visiting the familiar wonders of the cave—wonders dubbed with rather over-descriptive names, such as “The Drawing-Room,” “The Cathedral,” “Aladdin’s Palace,” and so on.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They smoked their own names under an overhanging shelf and moved on.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now to return to Tom and Becky’s share in the picnic.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They tripped along the murky aisles with the rest of the company, visiting the familiar wonders of the cave—wonders dubbed with rather over-descriptive names, such as “The Drawing-Room,” “The Cathedral,” “Aladdin’s Palace,” and so on.
avenue
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From this reading Presently the hide-and-seek frolicking began, and Tom and Becky engaged in it with zeal until the exertion began to grow a trifle wearisome; then they wandered down a sinuous avenue holding their candles aloft and reading the tangled webwork of names, dates, postoffice addresses, and mottoes with which the rocky walls had been frescoed (in candle-smoke).
Becky
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From this reading Presently the hide-and-seek frolicking began, and Tom and Becky engaged in it with zeal until the exertion began to grow a trifle wearisome; then they wandered down a sinuous avenue holding their candles aloft and reading the tangled webwork of names, dates, postoffice addresses, and mottoes with which the rocky walls had been frescoed (in candle-smoke).
Becky's
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From this reading Now to return to Tom and Becky’s share in the picnic.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Presently the hide-and-seek frolicking began, and Tom and Becky engaged in it with zeal until the exertion began to grow a trifle wearisome; then they wandered down a sinuous avenue holding their candles aloft and reading the tangled webwork of names, dates, postoffice addresses, and mottoes with which the rocky walls had been frescoed (in candle-smoke).
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently the hide-and-seek frolicking began, and Tom and Becky engaged in it with zeal until the exertion began to grow a trifle wearisome; then they wandered down a sinuous avenue holding their candles aloft and reading the tangled webwork of names, dates, postoffice addresses, and mottoes with which the rocky walls had been frescoed (in candle-smoke).
candle-smoke
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candles
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Cathedral
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From this reading They tripped along the murky aisles with the rest of the company, visiting the familiar wonders of the cave—wonders dubbed with rather over-descriptive names, such as “The Drawing-Room,” “The Cathedral,” “Aladdin’s Palace,” and so on.
cave
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company
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dates
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down
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Drawing-Room
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From this reading They tripped along the murky aisles with the rest of the company, visiting the familiar wonders of the cave—wonders dubbed with rather over-descriptive names, such as “The Drawing-Room,” “The Cathedral,” “Aladdin’s Palace,” and so on.
drifting
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From this reading Still drifting along and talking, they scarcely noticed that they were now in a part of the cave whose walls were not frescoed.
dubbed
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engaged
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exertion
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familiar
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From this reading They tripped along the murky aisles with the rest of the company, visiting the familiar wonders of the cave—wonders dubbed with rather over-descriptive names, such as “The Drawing-Room,” “The Cathedral,” “Aladdin’s Palace,” and so on.
frescoed
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frolicking
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grow
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Presently the hide-and-seek frolicking began, and Tom and Becky engaged in it with zeal until the exertion began to grow a trifle wearisome; then they wandered down a sinuous avenue holding their candles aloft and reading the tangled webwork of names, dates, postoffice addresses, and mottoes with which the rocky walls had been frescoed (in candle-smoke).
hide-and-seek
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holding
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From this reading Presently the hide-and-seek frolicking began, and Tom and Becky engaged in it with zeal until the exertion began to grow a trifle wearisome; then they wandered down a sinuous avenue holding their candles aloft and reading the tangled webwork of names, dates, postoffice addresses, and mottoes with which the rocky walls had been frescoed (in candle-smoke).
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now to return to Tom and Becky’s share in the picnic.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Presently the hide-and-seek frolicking began, and Tom and Becky engaged in it with zeal until the exertion began to grow a trifle wearisome; then they wandered down a sinuous avenue holding their candles aloft and reading the tangled webwork of names, dates, postoffice addresses, and mottoes with which the rocky walls had been frescoed (in candle-smoke).
mottoes
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moved
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From this reading They smoked their own names under an overhanging shelf and moved on.
murky
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From this reading They tripped along the murky aisles with the rest of the company, visiting the familiar wonders of the cave—wonders dubbed with rather over-descriptive names, such as “The Drawing-Room,” “The Cathedral,” “Aladdin’s Palace,” and so on.
names
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From this reading They tripped along the murky aisles with the rest of the company, visiting the familiar wonders of the cave—wonders dubbed with rather over-descriptive names, such as “The Drawing-Room,” “The Cathedral,” “Aladdin’s Palace,” and so on.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Still drifting along and talking, they scarcely noticed that they were now in a part of the cave whose walls were not frescoed.
noticed
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From this reading Still drifting along and talking, they scarcely noticed that they were now in a part of the cave whose walls were not frescoed.
Now
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From this reading Now to return to Tom and Becky’s share in the picnic.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They tripped along the murky aisles with the rest of the company, visiting the familiar wonders of the cave—wonders dubbed with rather over-descriptive names, such as “The Drawing-Room,” “The Cathedral,” “Aladdin’s Palace,” and so on.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They tripped along the murky aisles with the rest of the company, visiting the familiar wonders of the cave—wonders dubbed with rather over-descriptive names, such as “The Drawing-Room,” “The Cathedral,” “Aladdin’s Palace,” and so on.
over-descriptive
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From this reading They tripped along the murky aisles with the rest of the company, visiting the familiar wonders of the cave—wonders dubbed with rather over-descriptive names, such as “The Drawing-Room,” “The Cathedral,” “Aladdin’s Palace,” and so on.
overhanging
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From this reading They smoked their own names under an overhanging shelf and moved on.
own
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Palace
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From this reading They tripped along the murky aisles with the rest of the company, visiting the familiar wonders of the cave—wonders dubbed with rather over-descriptive names, such as “The Drawing-Room,” “The Cathedral,” “Aladdin’s Palace,” and so on.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still drifting along and talking, they scarcely noticed that they were now in a part of the cave whose walls were not frescoed.
picnic
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From this reading Now to return to Tom and Becky’s share in the picnic.
postoffice
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Presently
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rather
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reading
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restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They tripped along the murky aisles with the rest of the company, visiting the familiar wonders of the cave—wonders dubbed with rather over-descriptive names, such as “The Drawing-Room,” “The Cathedral,” “Aladdin’s Palace,” and so on.
return
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From this reading Now to return to Tom and Becky’s share in the picnic.
rocky
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scarcely
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From this reading Still drifting along and talking, they scarcely noticed that they were now in a part of the cave whose walls were not frescoed.
shareverbUS /ʃer/
have in common
From this reading Now to return to Tom and Becky’s share in the picnic.
shelfnounUS /ʃelf/
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading They smoked their own names under an overhanging shelf and moved on.
sinuous
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smoked
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From this reading They smoked their own names under an overhanging shelf and moved on.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They tripped along the murky aisles with the rest of the company, visiting the familiar wonders of the cave—wonders dubbed with rather over-descriptive names, such as “The Drawing-Room,” “The Cathedral,” “Aladdin’s Palace,” and so on.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still drifting along and talking, they scarcely noticed that they were now in a part of the cave whose walls were not frescoed.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They tripped along the murky aisles with the rest of the company, visiting the familiar wonders of the cave—wonders dubbed with rather over-descriptive names, such as “The Drawing-Room,” “The Cathedral,” “Aladdin’s Palace,” and so on.
talking
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From this reading Still drifting along and talking, they scarcely noticed that they were now in a part of the cave whose walls were not frescoed.
tangled
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From this reading Presently the hide-and-seek frolicking began, and Tom and Becky engaged in it with zeal until the exertion began to grow a trifle wearisome; then they wandered down a sinuous avenue holding their candles aloft and reading the tangled webwork of names, dates, postoffice addresses, and mottoes with which the rocky walls had been frescoed (in candle-smoke).
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Still drifting along and talking, they scarcely noticed that they were now in a part of the cave whose walls were not frescoed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now to return to Tom and Becky’s share in the picnic.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Presently the hide-and-seek frolicking began, and Tom and Becky engaged in it with zeal until the exertion began to grow a trifle wearisome; then they wandered down a sinuous avenue holding their candles aloft and reading the tangled webwork of names, dates, postoffice addresses, and mottoes with which the rocky walls had been frescoed (in candle-smoke).
then
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From this reading Presently the hide-and-seek frolicking began, and Tom and Becky engaged in it with zeal until the exertion began to grow a trifle wearisome; then they wandered down a sinuous avenue holding their candles aloft and reading the tangled webwork of names, dates, postoffice addresses, and mottoes with which the rocky walls had been frescoed (in candle-smoke).
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They tripped along the murky aisles with the rest of the company, visiting the familiar wonders of the cave—wonders dubbed with rather over-descriptive names, such as “The Drawing-Room,” “The Cathedral,” “Aladdin’s Palace,” and so on.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now to return to Tom and Becky’s share in the picnic.
Tom
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From this reading Now to return to Tom and Becky’s share in the picnic.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading Presently the hide-and-seek frolicking began, and Tom and Becky engaged in it with zeal until the exertion began to grow a trifle wearisome; then they wandered down a sinuous avenue holding their candles aloft and reading the tangled webwork of names, dates, postoffice addresses, and mottoes with which the rocky walls had been frescoed (in candle-smoke).
tripped
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From this reading They tripped along the murky aisles with the rest of the company, visiting the familiar wonders of the cave—wonders dubbed with rather over-descriptive names, such as “The Drawing-Room,” “The Cathedral,” “Aladdin’s Palace,” and so on.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They smoked their own names under an overhanging shelf and moved on.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Presently the hide-and-seek frolicking began, and Tom and Becky engaged in it with zeal until the exertion began to grow a trifle wearisome; then they wandered down a sinuous avenue holding their candles aloft and reading the tangled webwork of names, dates, postoffice addresses, and mottoes with which the rocky walls had been frescoed (in candle-smoke).
visiting
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walls
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wandered
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wearisome
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webwork
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From this reading Presently the hide-and-seek frolicking began, and Tom and Becky engaged in it with zeal until the exertion began to grow a trifle wearisome; then they wandered down a sinuous avenue holding their candles aloft and reading the tangled webwork of names, dates, postoffice addresses, and mottoes with which the rocky walls had been frescoed (in candle-smoke).
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Still drifting along and talking, they scarcely noticed that they were now in a part of the cave whose walls were not frescoed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Presently the hide-and-seek frolicking began, and Tom and Becky engaged in it with zeal until the exertion began to grow a trifle wearisome; then they wandered down a sinuous avenue holding their candles aloft and reading the tangled webwork of names, dates, postoffice addresses, and mottoes with which the rocky walls had been frescoed (in candle-smoke).
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Still drifting along and talking, they scarcely noticed that they were now in a part of the cave whose walls were not frescoed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They tripped along the murky aisles with the rest of the company, visiting the familiar wonders of the cave—wonders dubbed with rather over-descriptive names, such as “The Drawing-Room,” “The Cathedral,” “Aladdin’s Palace,” and so on.
wonders
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From this reading They tripped along the murky aisles with the rest of the company, visiting the familiar wonders of the cave—wonders dubbed with rather over-descriptive names, such as “The Drawing-Room,” “The Cathedral,” “Aladdin’s Palace,” and so on.
zeal
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From this reading Presently the hide-and-seek frolicking began, and Tom and Becky engaged in it with zeal until the exertion began to grow a trifle wearisome; then they wandered down a sinuous avenue holding their candles aloft and reading the tangled webwork of names, dates, postoffice addresses, and mottoes with which the rocky walls had been frescoed (in candle-smoke).
