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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 got through a great deal of personal business and saw a great many men who were doing interesting things in his own profession.
air
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From this reading The thick air had cleared overnight in a strong wind which brought in a golden dawn and then fell off to a fresh breeze.
Alexander
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From this reading During the fortnight that Alexander was in London he drove himself hard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He got through a great deal of personal business and saw a great many men who were doing interesting things in his own profession.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He disliked to think of his visits to London as holidays, and when he was there he worked even harder than he did at home.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He disliked to think of his visits to London as holidays, and when he was there he worked even harder than he did at home.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The day before his departure for Liverpool was a singularly fine one.
breeze
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From this reading The thick air had cleared overnight in a strong wind which brought in a golden dawn and then fell off to a fresh breeze.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The thick air had cleared overnight in a strong wind which brought in a golden dawn and then fell off to a fresh breeze.
business
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From this reading He got through a great deal of personal business and saw a great many men who were doing interesting things in his own profession.
cleared
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From this reading The thick air had cleared overnight in a strong wind which brought in a golden dawn and then fell off to a fresh breeze.
dawn
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From this reading The thick air had cleared overnight in a strong wind which brought in a golden dawn and then fell off to a fresh breeze.
day
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From this reading The day before his departure for Liverpool was a singularly fine one.
deal
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From this reading He got through a great deal of personal business and saw a great many men who were doing interesting things in his own profession.
departure
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From this reading The day before his departure for Liverpool was a singularly fine one.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He disliked to think of his visits to London as holidays, and when he was there he worked even harder than he did at home.
disliked
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From this reading He disliked to think of his visits to London as holidays, and when he was there he worked even harder than he did at home.
doing
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From this reading He got through a great deal of personal business and saw a great many men who were doing interesting things in his own profession.
drove
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From this reading During the fortnight that Alexander was in London he drove himself hard.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the fortnight that Alexander was in London he drove himself hard.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He disliked to think of his visits to London as holidays, and when he was there he worked even harder than he did at home.
fell
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From this reading The thick air had cleared overnight in a strong wind which brought in a golden dawn and then fell off to a fresh breeze.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day before his departure for Liverpool was a singularly fine one.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The day before his departure for Liverpool was a singularly fine one.
fortnight
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From this reading During the fortnight that Alexander was in London he drove himself hard.
fresh
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From this reading The thick air had cleared overnight in a strong wind which brought in a golden dawn and then fell off to a fresh breeze.
golden
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From this reading The thick air had cleared overnight in a strong wind which brought in a golden dawn and then fell off to a fresh breeze.
got
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From this reading He got through a great deal of personal business and saw a great many men who were doing interesting things in his own profession.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He got through a great deal of personal business and saw a great many men who were doing interesting things in his own profession.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The thick air had cleared overnight in a strong wind which brought in a golden dawn and then fell off to a fresh breeze.
hard
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From this reading During the fortnight that Alexander was in London he drove himself hard.
harder
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From this reading He disliked to think of his visits to London as holidays, and when he was there he worked even harder than he did at home.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During the fortnight that Alexander was in London he drove himself hard.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading During the fortnight that Alexander was in London he drove himself hard.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He got through a great deal of personal business and saw a great many men who were doing interesting things in his own profession.
holidays
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From this reading He disliked to think of his visits to London as holidays, and when he was there he worked even harder than he did at home.
home
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From this reading He disliked to think of his visits to London as holidays, and when he was there he worked even harder than he did at home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During the fortnight that Alexander was in London he drove himself hard.
interesting
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From this reading He got through a great deal of personal business and saw a great many men who were doing interesting things in his own profession.
Liverpool
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From this reading The day before his departure for Liverpool was a singularly fine one.
London
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From this reading During the fortnight that Alexander was in London he drove himself hard.
many
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From this reading He got through a great deal of personal business and saw a great many men who were doing interesting things in his own profession.
men
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From this reading He got through a great deal of personal business and saw a great many men who were doing interesting things in his own profession.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He got through a great deal of personal business and saw a great many men who were doing interesting things in his own profession.
off
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From this reading The thick air had cleared overnight in a strong wind which brought in a golden dawn and then fell off to a fresh breeze.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The day before his departure for Liverpool was a singularly fine one.
overnight
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From this reading The thick air had cleared overnight in a strong wind which brought in a golden dawn and then fell off to a fresh breeze.
own
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From this reading He got through a great deal of personal business and saw a great many men who were doing interesting things in his own profession.
personal
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From this reading He got through a great deal of personal business and saw a great many men who were doing interesting things in his own profession.
profession
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From this reading He got through a great deal of personal business and saw a great many men who were doing interesting things in his own profession.
saw
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From this reading He got through a great deal of personal business and saw a great many men who were doing interesting things in his own profession.
singularly
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From this reading The day before his departure for Liverpool was a singularly fine one.
strong
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From this reading The thick air had cleared overnight in a strong wind which brought in a golden dawn and then fell off to a fresh breeze.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He disliked to think of his visits to London as holidays, and when he was there he worked even harder than he did at home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During the fortnight that Alexander was in London he drove himself hard.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the fortnight that Alexander was in London he drove himself hard.
then
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From this reading The thick air had cleared overnight in a strong wind which brought in a golden dawn and then fell off to a fresh breeze.
there
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From this reading He disliked to think of his visits to London as holidays, and when he was there he worked even harder than he did at home.
thick
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From this reading The thick air had cleared overnight in a strong wind which brought in a golden dawn and then fell off to a fresh breeze.
things
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From this reading He got through a great deal of personal business and saw a great many men who were doing interesting things in his own profession.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He disliked to think of his visits to London as holidays, and when he was there he worked even harder than he did at home.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He got through a great deal of personal business and saw a great many men who were doing interesting things in his own profession.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He disliked to think of his visits to London as holidays, and when he was there he worked even harder than he did at home.
visits
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From this reading He disliked to think of his visits to London as holidays, and when he was there he worked even harder than he did at home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During the fortnight that Alexander was in London he drove himself hard.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He got through a great deal of personal business and saw a great many men who were doing interesting things in his own profession.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He disliked to think of his visits to London as holidays, and when he was there he worked even harder than he did at home.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The thick air had cleared overnight in a strong wind which brought in a golden dawn and then fell off to a fresh breeze.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He got through a great deal of personal business and saw a great many men who were doing interesting things in his own profession.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thick air had cleared overnight in a strong wind which brought in a golden dawn and then fell off to a fresh breeze.
worked
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From this reading He disliked to think of his visits to London as holidays, and when he was there he worked even harder than he did at home.
