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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 "Guardy Lud" was the first visitor, just for a night and a day.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When they gathered about the piano for a sing, he joined in with a good old tenor, surprising them all by knowing a lot of the songs they sang.
afterwards
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From this reading He sat on the terrace in the moonlight with them afterwards, joking, telling them stories, and eating chocolates with the rest.
all
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From this reading When they gathered about the piano for a sing, he joined in with a good old tenor, surprising them all by knowing a lot of the songs they sang.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Guardy Lud" was the first visitor, just for a night and a day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had come East for a flying business trip, and could not pass by his beloved wards without at least a glimpse.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He dropped down into their midst quite unexpectedly the night before college closed, and found them with a bevy of young people at the supper-table, who opened their ranks right heartily, and took him in.
beloved
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From this reading He had come East for a flying business trip, and could not pass by his beloved wards without at least a glimpse.
bevy
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From this reading He dropped down into their midst quite unexpectedly the night before college closed, and found them with a bevy of young people at the supper-table, who opened their ranks right heartily, and took him in.
business
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From this reading He had come East for a flying business trip, and could not pass by his beloved wards without at least a glimpse.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had come East for a flying business trip, and could not pass by his beloved wards without at least a glimpse.
chocolates
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From this reading He sat on the terrace in the moonlight with them afterwards, joking, telling them stories, and eating chocolates with the rest.
closed
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From this reading He dropped down into their midst quite unexpectedly the night before college closed, and found them with a bevy of young people at the supper-table, who opened their ranks right heartily, and took him in.
college
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From this reading He dropped down into their midst quite unexpectedly the night before college closed, and found them with a bevy of young people at the supper-table, who opened their ranks right heartily, and took him in.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come East for a flying business trip, and could not pass by his beloved wards without at least a glimpse.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had come East for a flying business trip, and could not pass by his beloved wards without at least a glimpse.
day
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From this reading "Guardy Lud" was the first visitor, just for a night and a day.
down
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From this reading He dropped down into their midst quite unexpectedly the night before college closed, and found them with a bevy of young people at the supper-table, who opened their ranks right heartily, and took him in.
dropped
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From this reading He dropped down into their midst quite unexpectedly the night before college closed, and found them with a bevy of young people at the supper-table, who opened their ranks right heartily, and took him in.
East
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From this reading He had come East for a flying business trip, and could not pass by his beloved wards without at least a glimpse.
eating
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From this reading He sat on the terrace in the moonlight with them afterwards, joking, telling them stories, and eating chocolates with the rest.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Guardy Lud" was the first visitor, just for a night and a day.
flying
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From this reading He had come East for a flying business trip, and could not pass by his beloved wards without at least a glimpse.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Guardy Lud" was the first visitor, just for a night and a day.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He dropped down into their midst quite unexpectedly the night before college closed, and found them with a bevy of young people at the supper-table, who opened their ranks right heartily, and took him in.
gathered
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From this reading When they gathered about the piano for a sing, he joined in with a good old tenor, surprising them all by knowing a lot of the songs they sang.
glimpse
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From this reading He had come East for a flying business trip, and could not pass by his beloved wards without at least a glimpse.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they gathered about the piano for a sing, he joined in with a good old tenor, surprising them all by knowing a lot of the songs they sang.
Guardy
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From this reading "Guardy Lud" was the first visitor, just for a night and a day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had come East for a flying business trip, and could not pass by his beloved wards without at least a glimpse.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had come East for a flying business trip, and could not pass by his beloved wards without at least a glimpse.
heartily
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From this reading He dropped down into their midst quite unexpectedly the night before college closed, and found them with a bevy of young people at the supper-table, who opened their ranks right heartily, and took him in.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He dropped down into their midst quite unexpectedly the night before college closed, and found them with a bevy of young people at the supper-table, who opened their ranks right heartily, and took him in.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had come East for a flying business trip, and could not pass by his beloved wards without at least a glimpse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He dropped down into their midst quite unexpectedly the night before college closed, and found them with a bevy of young people at the supper-table, who opened their ranks right heartily, and took him in.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He dropped down into their midst quite unexpectedly the night before college closed, and found them with a bevy of young people at the supper-table, who opened their ranks right heartily, and took him in.
joined
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From this reading When they gathered about the piano for a sing, he joined in with a good old tenor, surprising them all by knowing a lot of the songs they sang.
joking
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From this reading He sat on the terrace in the moonlight with them afterwards, joking, telling them stories, and eating chocolates with the rest.
just
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From this reading "Guardy Lud" was the first visitor, just for a night and a day.
knowing
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From this reading When they gathered about the piano for a sing, he joined in with a good old tenor, surprising them all by knowing a lot of the songs they sang.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come East for a flying business trip, and could not pass by his beloved wards without at least a glimpse.
lot
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From this reading When they gathered about the piano for a sing, he joined in with a good old tenor, surprising them all by knowing a lot of the songs they sang.
Lud
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From this reading "Guardy Lud" was the first visitor, just for a night and a day.
midst
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From this reading He dropped down into their midst quite unexpectedly the night before college closed, and found them with a bevy of young people at the supper-table, who opened their ranks right heartily, and took him in.
moonlight
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From this reading He sat on the terrace in the moonlight with them afterwards, joking, telling them stories, and eating chocolates with the rest.
night
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From this reading "Guardy Lud" was the first visitor, just for a night and a day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had come East for a flying business trip, and could not pass by his beloved wards without at least a glimpse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He dropped down into their midst quite unexpectedly the night before college closed, and found them with a bevy of young people at the supper-table, who opened their ranks right heartily, and took him in.
old
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From this reading When they gathered about the piano for a sing, he joined in with a good old tenor, surprising them all by knowing a lot of the songs they sang.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sat on the terrace in the moonlight with them afterwards, joking, telling them stories, and eating chocolates with the rest.
opened
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From this reading He dropped down into their midst quite unexpectedly the night before college closed, and found them with a bevy of young people at the supper-table, who opened their ranks right heartily, and took him in.
pass
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From this reading He had come East for a flying business trip, and could not pass by his beloved wards without at least a glimpse.
people
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From this reading He dropped down into their midst quite unexpectedly the night before college closed, and found them with a bevy of young people at the supper-table, who opened their ranks right heartily, and took him in.
piano
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From this reading When they gathered about the piano for a sing, he joined in with a good old tenor, surprising them all by knowing a lot of the songs they sang.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He dropped down into their midst quite unexpectedly the night before college closed, and found them with a bevy of young people at the supper-table, who opened their ranks right heartily, and took him in.
ranks
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From this reading He dropped down into their midst quite unexpectedly the night before college closed, and found them with a bevy of young people at the supper-table, who opened their ranks right heartily, and took him in.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sat on the terrace in the moonlight with them afterwards, joking, telling them stories, and eating chocolates with the rest.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He dropped down into their midst quite unexpectedly the night before college closed, and found them with a bevy of young people at the supper-table, who opened their ranks right heartily, and took him in.
sang
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From this reading When they gathered about the piano for a sing, he joined in with a good old tenor, surprising them all by knowing a lot of the songs they sang.
sat
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From this reading He sat on the terrace in the moonlight with them afterwards, joking, telling them stories, and eating chocolates with the rest.
sing
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From this reading When they gathered about the piano for a sing, he joined in with a good old tenor, surprising them all by knowing a lot of the songs they sang.
songs
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From this reading When they gathered about the piano for a sing, he joined in with a good old tenor, surprising them all by knowing a lot of the songs they sang.
stories
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From this reading He sat on the terrace in the moonlight with them afterwards, joking, telling them stories, and eating chocolates with the rest.
supper-table
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From this reading He dropped down into their midst quite unexpectedly the night before college closed, and found them with a bevy of young people at the supper-table, who opened their ranks right heartily, and took him in.
surprising
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From this reading When they gathered about the piano for a sing, he joined in with a good old tenor, surprising them all by knowing a lot of the songs they sang.
telling
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From this reading He sat on the terrace in the moonlight with them afterwards, joking, telling them stories, and eating chocolates with the rest.
tenor
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From this reading When they gathered about the piano for a sing, he joined in with a good old tenor, surprising them all by knowing a lot of the songs they sang.
terrace
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From this reading He sat on the terrace in the moonlight with them afterwards, joking, telling them stories, and eating chocolates with the rest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Guardy Lud" was the first visitor, just for a night and a day.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He dropped down into their midst quite unexpectedly the night before college closed, and found them with a bevy of young people at the supper-table, who opened their ranks right heartily, and took him in.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He dropped down into their midst quite unexpectedly the night before college closed, and found them with a bevy of young people at the supper-table, who opened their ranks right heartily, and took him in.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they gathered about the piano for a sing, he joined in with a good old tenor, surprising them all by knowing a lot of the songs they sang.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He dropped down into their midst quite unexpectedly the night before college closed, and found them with a bevy of young people at the supper-table, who opened their ranks right heartily, and took him in.
trip
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From this reading He had come East for a flying business trip, and could not pass by his beloved wards without at least a glimpse.
unexpectedly
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From this reading He dropped down into their midst quite unexpectedly the night before college closed, and found them with a bevy of young people at the supper-table, who opened their ranks right heartily, and took him in.
visitor
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From this reading "Guardy Lud" was the first visitor, just for a night and a day.
wards
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From this reading He had come East for a flying business trip, and could not pass by his beloved wards without at least a glimpse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Guardy Lud" was the first visitor, just for a night and a day.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they gathered about the piano for a sing, he joined in with a good old tenor, surprising them all by knowing a lot of the songs they sang.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He dropped down into their midst quite unexpectedly the night before college closed, and found them with a bevy of young people at the supper-table, who opened their ranks right heartily, and took him in.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He dropped down into their midst quite unexpectedly the night before college closed, and found them with a bevy of young people at the supper-table, who opened their ranks right heartily, and took him in.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had come East for a flying business trip, and could not pass by his beloved wards without at least a glimpse.
young
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From this reading He dropped down into their midst quite unexpectedly the night before college closed, and found them with a bevy of young people at the supper-table, who opened their ranks right heartily, and took him in.
