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AGO
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From this reading ‘GOD WOTE THAT WORLDLY JOY IS SONE AGO.’
altogether
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From this reading He had been very kind to her, he had been altogether devoted and unselfish, and the gipsy breakfasts in the old boat-house had been capital fun.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been very kind to her, he had been altogether devoted and unselfish, and the gipsy breakfasts in the old boat-house had been capital fun.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She felt no grief at the loss of Mr. Turchill’s company.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been very kind to her, he had been altogether devoted and unselfish, and the gipsy breakfasts in the old boat-house had been capital fun.
boat
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From this reading Perfect mistress of her boat, Daphne revelled in the lonely delight of the river.
boat-house
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From this reading He had been very kind to her, he had been altogether devoted and unselfish, and the gipsy breakfasts in the old boat-house had been capital fun.
breakfasts
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From this reading He had been very kind to her, he had been altogether devoted and unselfish, and the gipsy breakfasts in the old boat-house had been capital fun.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But these delights would have palled in time; while the languid pleasure of drifting quietly down the stream, thinking her own thoughts, dreaming her own dreams, could never know satiety.
capital
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From this reading He had been very kind to her, he had been altogether devoted and unselfish, and the gipsy breakfasts in the old boat-house had been capital fun.
company
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From this reading She felt no grief at the loss of Mr. Turchill’s company.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But these delights would have palled in time; while the languid pleasure of drifting quietly down the stream, thinking her own thoughts, dreaming her own dreams, could never know satiety.
Daphne
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From this reading Perfect mistress of her boat, Daphne revelled in the lonely delight of the river.
delight
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From this reading Perfect mistress of her boat, Daphne revelled in the lonely delight of the river.
delights
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From this reading But these delights would have palled in time; while the languid pleasure of drifting quietly down the stream, thinking her own thoughts, dreaming her own dreams, could never know satiety.
devoted
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From this reading He had been very kind to her, he had been altogether devoted and unselfish, and the gipsy breakfasts in the old boat-house had been capital fun.
down
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From this reading But these delights would have palled in time; while the languid pleasure of drifting quietly down the stream, thinking her own thoughts, dreaming her own dreams, could never know satiety.
dreaming
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From this reading But these delights would have palled in time; while the languid pleasure of drifting quietly down the stream, thinking her own thoughts, dreaming her own dreams, could never know satiety.
dreams
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From this reading But these delights would have palled in time; while the languid pleasure of drifting quietly down the stream, thinking her own thoughts, dreaming her own dreams, could never know satiety.
drifting
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From this reading But these delights would have palled in time; while the languid pleasure of drifting quietly down the stream, thinking her own thoughts, dreaming her own dreams, could never know satiety.
felt
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From this reading She felt no grief at the loss of Mr. Turchill’s company.
fun
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From this reading He had been very kind to her, he had been altogether devoted and unselfish, and the gipsy breakfasts in the old boat-house had been capital fun.
gipsy
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From this reading He had been very kind to her, he had been altogether devoted and unselfish, and the gipsy breakfasts in the old boat-house had been capital fun.
GOD
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From this reading ‘GOD WOTE THAT WORLDLY JOY IS SONE AGO.’
grief
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From this reading She felt no grief at the loss of Mr. Turchill’s company.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been very kind to her, he had been altogether devoted and unselfish, and the gipsy breakfasts in the old boat-house had been capital fun.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But these delights would have palled in time; while the languid pleasure of drifting quietly down the stream, thinking her own thoughts, dreaming her own dreams, could never know satiety.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been very kind to her, he had been altogether devoted and unselfish, and the gipsy breakfasts in the old boat-house had been capital fun.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Perfect mistress of her boat, Daphne revelled in the lonely delight of the river.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perfect mistress of her boat, Daphne revelled in the lonely delight of the river.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘GOD WOTE THAT WORLDLY JOY IS SONE AGO.’
JOY
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From this reading ‘GOD WOTE THAT WORLDLY JOY IS SONE AGO.’
kind
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From this reading He had been very kind to her, he had been altogether devoted and unselfish, and the gipsy breakfasts in the old boat-house had been capital fun.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But these delights would have palled in time; while the languid pleasure of drifting quietly down the stream, thinking her own thoughts, dreaming her own dreams, could never know satiety.
languid
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From this reading But these delights would have palled in time; while the languid pleasure of drifting quietly down the stream, thinking her own thoughts, dreaming her own dreams, could never know satiety.
lonely
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From this reading Perfect mistress of her boat, Daphne revelled in the lonely delight of the river.
loss
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From this reading She felt no grief at the loss of Mr. Turchill’s company.
mistress
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From this reading Perfect mistress of her boat, Daphne revelled in the lonely delight of the river.
Mr
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From this reading She felt no grief at the loss of Mr. Turchill’s company.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But these delights would have palled in time; while the languid pleasure of drifting quietly down the stream, thinking her own thoughts, dreaming her own dreams, could never know satiety.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She felt no grief at the loss of Mr. Turchill’s company.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perfect mistress of her boat, Daphne revelled in the lonely delight of the river.
old
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From this reading He had been very kind to her, he had been altogether devoted and unselfish, and the gipsy breakfasts in the old boat-house had been capital fun.
own
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From this reading But these delights would have palled in time; while the languid pleasure of drifting quietly down the stream, thinking her own thoughts, dreaming her own dreams, could never know satiety.
palled
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From this reading But these delights would have palled in time; while the languid pleasure of drifting quietly down the stream, thinking her own thoughts, dreaming her own dreams, could never know satiety.
Perfect
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From this reading Perfect mistress of her boat, Daphne revelled in the lonely delight of the river.
pleasure
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From this reading But these delights would have palled in time; while the languid pleasure of drifting quietly down the stream, thinking her own thoughts, dreaming her own dreams, could never know satiety.
quietly
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From this reading But these delights would have palled in time; while the languid pleasure of drifting quietly down the stream, thinking her own thoughts, dreaming her own dreams, could never know satiety.
revelled
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From this reading Perfect mistress of her boat, Daphne revelled in the lonely delight of the river.
river
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From this reading Perfect mistress of her boat, Daphne revelled in the lonely delight of the river.
satiety
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From this reading But these delights would have palled in time; while the languid pleasure of drifting quietly down the stream, thinking her own thoughts, dreaming her own dreams, could never know satiety.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt no grief at the loss of Mr. Turchill’s company.
SONE
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From this reading ‘GOD WOTE THAT WORLDLY JOY IS SONE AGO.’
stream
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From this reading But these delights would have palled in time; while the languid pleasure of drifting quietly down the stream, thinking her own thoughts, dreaming her own dreams, could never know satiety.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘GOD WOTE THAT WORLDLY JOY IS SONE AGO.’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perfect mistress of her boat, Daphne revelled in the lonely delight of the river.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But these delights would have palled in time; while the languid pleasure of drifting quietly down the stream, thinking her own thoughts, dreaming her own dreams, could never know satiety.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But these delights would have palled in time; while the languid pleasure of drifting quietly down the stream, thinking her own thoughts, dreaming her own dreams, could never know satiety.
thoughts
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From this reading But these delights would have palled in time; while the languid pleasure of drifting quietly down the stream, thinking her own thoughts, dreaming her own dreams, could never know satiety.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But these delights would have palled in time; while the languid pleasure of drifting quietly down the stream, thinking her own thoughts, dreaming her own dreams, could never know satiety.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been very kind to her, he had been altogether devoted and unselfish, and the gipsy breakfasts in the old boat-house had been capital fun.
Turchill's
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From this reading She felt no grief at the loss of Mr. Turchill’s company.
unselfish
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From this reading He had been very kind to her, he had been altogether devoted and unselfish, and the gipsy breakfasts in the old boat-house had been capital fun.
very
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From this reading He had been very kind to her, he had been altogether devoted and unselfish, and the gipsy breakfasts in the old boat-house had been capital fun.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But these delights would have palled in time; while the languid pleasure of drifting quietly down the stream, thinking her own thoughts, dreaming her own dreams, could never know satiety.
WORLDLY
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From this reading ‘GOD WOTE THAT WORLDLY JOY IS SONE AGO.’
WOTE
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From this reading ‘GOD WOTE THAT WORLDLY JOY IS SONE AGO.’
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But these delights would have palled in time; while the languid pleasure of drifting quietly down the stream, thinking her own thoughts, dreaming her own dreams, could never know satiety.
