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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 My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
AgainstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
all
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From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
arrangements
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From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
back
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From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
bind
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From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
brother
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From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
Clarence's
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From this reading THE first time I saw Clarence’s _ménage_ was in that same summer of poor Martyn’s repulse.
cleaving
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From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
Clifton
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From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
county
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From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
dear
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From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
Emily
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From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
father
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From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE first time I saw Clarence’s _ménage_ was in that same summer of poor Martyn’s repulse.
foamy
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From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
forth
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From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
friends
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From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
guests
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From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
hearts
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From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE first time I saw Clarence’s _ménage_ was in that same summer of poor Martyn’s repulse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE first time I saw Clarence’s _ménage_ was in that same summer of poor Martyn’s repulse.
isle
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From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
leaving
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From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
led
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From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
links
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From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
loath
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From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
love
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From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
Martyn's
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From this reading THE first time I saw Clarence’s _ménage_ was in that same summer of poor Martyn’s repulse.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
MOORE
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From this reading T. MOORE.
mother
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From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
ménage
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From this reading THE first time I saw Clarence’s _ménage_ was in that same summer of poor Martyn’s repulse.
necessary
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From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE first time I saw Clarence’s _ménage_ was in that same summer of poor Martyn’s repulse.
old
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From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
original
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From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
pay
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From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
pennant
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From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE first time I saw Clarence’s _ménage_ was in that same summer of poor Martyn’s repulse.
property
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From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
repulse
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From this reading THE first time I saw Clarence’s _ménage_ was in that same summer of poor Martyn’s repulse.
rove
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From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE first time I saw Clarence’s _ménage_ was in that same summer of poor Martyn’s repulse.
saw
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From this reading THE first time I saw Clarence’s _ménage_ was in that same summer of poor Martyn’s repulse.
setting
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From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
Shropshire
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From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
slow
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From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
small
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From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
summer
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From this reading THE first time I saw Clarence’s _ménage_ was in that same summer of poor Martyn’s repulse.
T
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From this reading T. MOORE.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
then
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From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE first time I saw Clarence’s _ménage_ was in that same summer of poor Martyn’s repulse.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
trembling
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From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
turn
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From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
twas
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From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
visits
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From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
we've
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From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My father had come in for a small property in his original county of Shropshire, and this led to his setting forth with my mother to make necessary arrangements, and then to pay visits to old friends; leaving Emily and me to be guests to our brother at Clifton.
