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1910
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From this reading 1910.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Whenever I start on a journey, I find that my choice lies between well-printed books which I have no wish to read, and well-written books which I could not read without permanent injury to my eyesight.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The keeper of the bookstall, seeing me gaze vaguely along his shelves, suggests that I should take ‘Fen Country Fanny’ or else ‘The Track of Blood’ and have done with it.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It would seem that I am one of those travellers for whom the railway bookstall does not cater.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whenever I start on a journey, I find that my choice lies between well-printed books which I have no wish to read, and well-written books which I could not read without permanent injury to my eyesight.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Whenever I start on a journey, I find that my choice lies between well-printed books which I have no wish to read, and well-written books which I could not read without permanent injury to my eyesight.
BloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The keeper of the bookstall, seeing me gaze vaguely along his shelves, suggests that I should take ‘Fen Country Fanny’ or else ‘The Track of Blood’ and have done with it.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Whenever I start on a journey, I find that my choice lies between well-printed books which I have no wish to read, and well-written books which I could not read without permanent injury to my eyesight.
bookstall
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From this reading It would seem that I am one of those travellers for whom the railway bookstall does not cater.
cater
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From this reading It would seem that I am one of those travellers for whom the railway bookstall does not cater.
choice
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From this reading Whenever I start on a journey, I find that my choice lies between well-printed books which I have no wish to read, and well-written books which I could not read without permanent injury to my eyesight.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Whenever I start on a journey, I find that my choice lies between well-printed books which I have no wish to read, and well-written books which I could not read without permanent injury to my eyesight.
Country
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From this reading The keeper of the bookstall, seeing me gaze vaguely along his shelves, suggests that I should take ‘Fen Country Fanny’ or else ‘The Track of Blood’ and have done with it.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It would seem that I am one of those travellers for whom the railway bookstall does not cater.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The keeper of the bookstall, seeing me gaze vaguely along his shelves, suggests that I should take ‘Fen Country Fanny’ or else ‘The Track of Blood’ and have done with it.
else
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From this reading The keeper of the bookstall, seeing me gaze vaguely along his shelves, suggests that I should take ‘Fen Country Fanny’ or else ‘The Track of Blood’ and have done with it.
eyesight
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From this reading Whenever I start on a journey, I find that my choice lies between well-printed books which I have no wish to read, and well-written books which I could not read without permanent injury to my eyesight.
Fanny
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From this reading The keeper of the bookstall, seeing me gaze vaguely along his shelves, suggests that I should take ‘Fen Country Fanny’ or else ‘The Track of Blood’ and have done with it.
Fen
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From this reading The keeper of the bookstall, seeing me gaze vaguely along his shelves, suggests that I should take ‘Fen Country Fanny’ or else ‘The Track of Blood’ and have done with it.
find
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From this reading Whenever I start on a journey, I find that my choice lies between well-printed books which I have no wish to read, and well-written books which I could not read without permanent injury to my eyesight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It would seem that I am one of those travellers for whom the railway bookstall does not cater.
gaze
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From this reading The keeper of the bookstall, seeing me gaze vaguely along his shelves, suggests that I should take ‘Fen Country Fanny’ or else ‘The Track of Blood’ and have done with it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Whenever I start on a journey, I find that my choice lies between well-printed books which I have no wish to read, and well-written books which I could not read without permanent injury to my eyesight.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The keeper of the bookstall, seeing me gaze vaguely along his shelves, suggests that I should take ‘Fen Country Fanny’ or else ‘The Track of Blood’ and have done with it.
HOW
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From this reading ‘HOW SHALL I WORD IT?’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘HOW SHALL I WORD IT?’
injury
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From this reading Whenever I start on a journey, I find that my choice lies between well-printed books which I have no wish to read, and well-written books which I could not read without permanent injury to my eyesight.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘HOW SHALL I WORD IT?’
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Whenever I start on a journey, I find that my choice lies between well-printed books which I have no wish to read, and well-written books which I could not read without permanent injury to my eyesight.
keeper
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From this reading The keeper of the bookstall, seeing me gaze vaguely along his shelves, suggests that I should take ‘Fen Country Fanny’ or else ‘The Track of Blood’ and have done with it.
lies
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From this reading Whenever I start on a journey, I find that my choice lies between well-printed books which I have no wish to read, and well-written books which I could not read without permanent injury to my eyesight.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The keeper of the bookstall, seeing me gaze vaguely along his shelves, suggests that I should take ‘Fen Country Fanny’ or else ‘The Track of Blood’ and have done with it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Whenever I start on a journey, I find that my choice lies between well-printed books which I have no wish to read, and well-written books which I could not read without permanent injury to my eyesight.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Whenever I start on a journey, I find that my choice lies between well-printed books which I have no wish to read, and well-written books which I could not read without permanent injury to my eyesight.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It would seem that I am one of those travellers for whom the railway bookstall does not cater.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would seem that I am one of those travellers for whom the railway bookstall does not cater.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Whenever I start on a journey, I find that my choice lies between well-printed books which I have no wish to read, and well-written books which I could not read without permanent injury to my eyesight.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It would seem that I am one of those travellers for whom the railway bookstall does not cater.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The keeper of the bookstall, seeing me gaze vaguely along his shelves, suggests that I should take ‘Fen Country Fanny’ or else ‘The Track of Blood’ and have done with it.
permanent
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From this reading Whenever I start on a journey, I find that my choice lies between well-printed books which I have no wish to read, and well-written books which I could not read without permanent injury to my eyesight.
railway
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From this reading It would seem that I am one of those travellers for whom the railway bookstall does not cater.
read
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From this reading Whenever I start on a journey, I find that my choice lies between well-printed books which I have no wish to read, and well-written books which I could not read without permanent injury to my eyesight.
seeing
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From this reading The keeper of the bookstall, seeing me gaze vaguely along his shelves, suggests that I should take ‘Fen Country Fanny’ or else ‘The Track of Blood’ and have done with it.
seem
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From this reading It would seem that I am one of those travellers for whom the railway bookstall does not cater.
SHALLmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ‘HOW SHALL I WORD IT?’
shelvesnounUS /ʃelvz/
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading The keeper of the bookstall, seeing me gaze vaguely along his shelves, suggests that I should take ‘Fen Country Fanny’ or else ‘The Track of Blood’ and have done with it.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The keeper of the bookstall, seeing me gaze vaguely along his shelves, suggests that I should take ‘Fen Country Fanny’ or else ‘The Track of Blood’ and have done with it.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whenever I start on a journey, I find that my choice lies between well-printed books which I have no wish to read, and well-written books which I could not read without permanent injury to my eyesight.
suggests
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From this reading The keeper of the bookstall, seeing me gaze vaguely along his shelves, suggests that I should take ‘Fen Country Fanny’ or else ‘The Track of Blood’ and have done with it.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The keeper of the bookstall, seeing me gaze vaguely along his shelves, suggests that I should take ‘Fen Country Fanny’ or else ‘The Track of Blood’ and have done with it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It would seem that I am one of those travellers for whom the railway bookstall does not cater.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would seem that I am one of those travellers for whom the railway bookstall does not cater.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It would seem that I am one of those travellers for whom the railway bookstall does not cater.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whenever I start on a journey, I find that my choice lies between well-printed books which I have no wish to read, and well-written books which I could not read without permanent injury to my eyesight.
TracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading The keeper of the bookstall, seeing me gaze vaguely along his shelves, suggests that I should take ‘Fen Country Fanny’ or else ‘The Track of Blood’ and have done with it.
travellers
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From this reading It would seem that I am one of those travellers for whom the railway bookstall does not cater.
vaguely
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From this reading The keeper of the bookstall, seeing me gaze vaguely along his shelves, suggests that I should take ‘Fen Country Fanny’ or else ‘The Track of Blood’ and have done with it.
well-printed
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From this reading Whenever I start on a journey, I find that my choice lies between well-printed books which I have no wish to read, and well-written books which I could not read without permanent injury to my eyesight.
well-written
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From this reading Whenever I start on a journey, I find that my choice lies between well-printed books which I have no wish to read, and well-written books which I could not read without permanent injury to my eyesight.
WheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever I start on a journey, I find that my choice lies between well-printed books which I have no wish to read, and well-written books which I could not read without permanent injury to my eyesight.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Whenever I start on a journey, I find that my choice lies between well-printed books which I have no wish to read, and well-written books which I could not read without permanent injury to my eyesight.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would seem that I am one of those travellers for whom the railway bookstall does not cater.
wish
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From this reading Whenever I start on a journey, I find that my choice lies between well-printed books which I have no wish to read, and well-written books which I could not read without permanent injury to my eyesight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The keeper of the bookstall, seeing me gaze vaguely along his shelves, suggests that I should take ‘Fen Country Fanny’ or else ‘The Track of Blood’ and have done with it.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Whenever I start on a journey, I find that my choice lies between well-printed books which I have no wish to read, and well-written books which I could not read without permanent injury to my eyesight.
WORD
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From this reading ‘HOW SHALL I WORD IT?’
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would seem that I am one of those travellers for whom the railway bookstall does not cater.
