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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 It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mr. Thorold told me about himself, or rather, about his home in Vermont and his old life there.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The afternoon was very sultry; however Mr. Thorold came, and we went for our walk.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
also
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From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The afternoon was very sultry; however Mr. Thorold came, and we went for our walk.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
beauties
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From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
brothers
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From this reading He had no mother, and no brothers nor sisters; only his father.
came
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From this reading The afternoon was very sultry; however Mr. Thorold came, and we went for our walk.
carefully
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From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
down
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From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
father
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From this reading He had no mother, and no brothers nor sisters; only his father.
few
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From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The afternoon was very sultry; however Mr. Thorold came, and we went for our walk.
got
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From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had no mother, and no brothers nor sisters; only his father.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Thorold told me about himself, or rather, about his home in Vermont and his old life there.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Thorold told me about himself, or rather, about his home in Vermont and his old life there.
home
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From this reading Mr. Thorold told me about himself, or rather, about his home in Vermont and his old life there.
HOPS
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From this reading HOPS.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The afternoon was very sultry; however Mr. Thorold came, and we went for our walk.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Thorold told me about himself, or rather, about his home in Vermont and his old life there.
indeed
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From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
instead
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From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
leisurely
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From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Thorold told me about himself, or rather, about his home in Vermont and his old life there.
looking
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From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Thorold told me about himself, or rather, about his home in Vermont and his old life there.
met
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From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
mother
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From this reading He had no mother, and no brothers nor sisters; only his father.
Mr
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From this reading The afternoon was very sultry; however Mr. Thorold came, and we went for our walk.
nature
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From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had no mother, and no brothers nor sisters; only his father.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He had no mother, and no brothers nor sisters; only his father.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
old
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From this reading Mr. Thorold told me about himself, or rather, about his home in Vermont and his old life there.
only
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From this reading He had no mother, and no brothers nor sisters; only his father.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mr. Thorold told me about himself, or rather, about his home in Vermont and his old life there.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The afternoon was very sultry; however Mr. Thorold came, and we went for our walk.
people
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From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
rather
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From this reading Mr. Thorold told me about himself, or rather, about his home in Vermont and his old life there.
sat
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From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
see
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From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
sisters
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From this reading He had no mother, and no brothers nor sisters; only his father.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
sometimes
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From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
strolled
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From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
sultry
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From this reading The afternoon was very sultry; however Mr. Thorold came, and we went for our walk.
talk
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From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The afternoon was very sultry; however Mr. Thorold came, and we went for our walk.
there
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From this reading Mr. Thorold told me about himself, or rather, about his home in Vermont and his old life there.
Thorold
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From this reading The afternoon was very sultry; however Mr. Thorold came, and we went for our walk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was so sultry we went very leisurely, and also met few people; and instead of looking very carefully at the beauties of nature and art we had come to see, we got into a great talk as we strolled along; indeed, sometimes we stopped and sat down to talk.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Thorold told me about himself, or rather, about his home in Vermont and his old life there.
Vermont
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From this reading Mr. Thorold told me about himself, or rather, about his home in Vermont and his old life there.
very
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From this reading The afternoon was very sultry; however Mr. Thorold came, and we went for our walk.
walk
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From this reading The afternoon was very sultry; however Mr. Thorold came, and we went for our walk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The afternoon was very sultry; however Mr. Thorold came, and we went for our walk.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The afternoon was very sultry; however Mr. Thorold came, and we went for our walk.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The afternoon was very sultry; however Mr. Thorold came, and we went for our walk.
