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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 BETWEEN RIVER AND SEA "We had a grand talk last night--Sir Charles was in splendid form.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BETWEEN RIVER AND SEA "We had a grand talk last night--Sir Charles was in splendid form.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tom Verity lay, at full length on the upward sloping, sun-warmed bank of sand and shingle.
bank
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From this reading Tom Verity lay, at full length on the upward sloping, sun-warmed bank of sand and shingle.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
BETWEENprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading BETWEEN RIVER AND SEA "We had a grand talk last night--Sir Charles was in splendid form.
Charles
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From this reading BETWEEN RIVER AND SEA "We had a grand talk last night--Sir Charles was in splendid form.
continent
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From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
cradle
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From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
down
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From this reading I enjoyed it down to the ground."
earth
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From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
enjoyed
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From this reading I enjoyed it down to the ground."
enjoyment
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From this reading Only to youth is given enjoyment of perfect laziness joined with perfect physical vigour.
entire
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From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
equal
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From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
feats
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From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
felt
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From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
form
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From this reading BETWEEN RIVER AND SEA "We had a grand talk last night--Sir Charles was in splendid form.
full
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From this reading Tom Verity lay, at full length on the upward sloping, sun-warmed bank of sand and shingle.
given
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From this reading Only to youth is given enjoyment of perfect laziness joined with perfect physical vigour.
glorious
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From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
grand
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From this reading BETWEEN RIVER AND SEA "We had a grand talk last night--Sir Charles was in splendid form.
ground
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From this reading I enjoyed it down to the ground."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BETWEEN RIVER AND SEA "We had a grand talk last night--Sir Charles was in splendid form.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I enjoyed it down to the ground."
idleness
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From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BETWEEN RIVER AND SEA "We had a grand talk last night--Sir Charles was in splendid form.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only to youth is given enjoyment of perfect laziness joined with perfect physical vigour.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I enjoyed it down to the ground."
joined
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From this reading Only to youth is given enjoyment of perfect laziness joined with perfect physical vigour.
Just
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From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BETWEEN RIVER AND SEA "We had a grand talk last night--Sir Charles was in splendid form.
lay
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From this reading Tom Verity lay, at full length on the upward sloping, sun-warmed bank of sand and shingle.
laziness
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From this reading Only to youth is given enjoyment of perfect laziness joined with perfect physical vigour.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Tom Verity lay, at full length on the upward sloping, sun-warmed bank of sand and shingle.
letting
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From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
lie
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From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
long-jumping
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From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
moon
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From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
night
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From this reading BETWEEN RIVER AND SEA "We had a grand talk last night--Sir Charles was in splendid form.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tom Verity lay, at full length on the upward sloping, sun-warmed bank of sand and shingle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tom Verity lay, at full length on the upward sloping, sun-warmed bank of sand and shingle.
Only
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From this reading Only to youth is given enjoyment of perfect laziness joined with perfect physical vigour.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
perfect
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From this reading Only to youth is given enjoyment of perfect laziness joined with perfect physical vigour.
physical
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From this reading Only to youth is given enjoyment of perfect laziness joined with perfect physical vigour.
prodigious
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From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
RIVER
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From this reading BETWEEN RIVER AND SEA "We had a grand talk last night--Sir Charles was in splendid form.
sand
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From this reading Tom Verity lay, at full length on the upward sloping, sun-warmed bank of sand and shingle.
SEA
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From this reading BETWEEN RIVER AND SEA "We had a grand talk last night--Sir Charles was in splendid form.
shingle
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From this reading Tom Verity lay, at full length on the upward sloping, sun-warmed bank of sand and shingle.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
Sir
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From this reading BETWEEN RIVER AND SEA "We had a grand talk last night--Sir Charles was in splendid form.
sloping
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From this reading Tom Verity lay, at full length on the upward sloping, sun-warmed bank of sand and shingle.
soak
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From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
splendid
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From this reading BETWEEN RIVER AND SEA "We had a grand talk last night--Sir Charles was in splendid form.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
sun
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From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
sun-warmed
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From this reading Tom Verity lay, at full length on the upward sloping, sun-warmed bank of sand and shingle.
talk
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From this reading BETWEEN RIVER AND SEA "We had a grand talk last night--Sir Charles was in splendid form.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I enjoyed it down to the ground."
thus
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From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I enjoyed it down to the ground."
Tom
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From this reading Tom Verity lay, at full length on the upward sloping, sun-warmed bank of sand and shingle.
upward
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From this reading Tom Verity lay, at full length on the upward sloping, sun-warmed bank of sand and shingle.
vaulting
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From this reading Just because he felt equal to vaulting the moon or long-jumping an entire continent, should such prodigious feats be required of him, could he lie thus in glorious idleness letting the earth cradle and the sun soak into him.
Verity
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From this reading Tom Verity lay, at full length on the upward sloping, sun-warmed bank of sand and shingle.
vigour
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From this reading Only to youth is given enjoyment of perfect laziness joined with perfect physical vigour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BETWEEN RIVER AND SEA "We had a grand talk last night--Sir Charles was in splendid form.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading BETWEEN RIVER AND SEA "We had a grand talk last night--Sir Charles was in splendid form.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Only to youth is given enjoyment of perfect laziness joined with perfect physical vigour.
youth
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From this reading Only to youth is given enjoyment of perfect laziness joined with perfect physical vigour.
