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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 TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
add
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From this reading Merton put on serious and sportsman-like airs as he questioned me, and it was evident that he expected to add largely to our income from the game he should kill.
adventures
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From this reading TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
airs
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From this reading Merton put on serious and sportsman-like airs as he questioned me, and it was evident that he expected to add largely to our income from the game he should kill.
almost
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From this reading Mousie looked almost feverish in her excitement, and Winnie and Bobsey exploded with merriment over the name of the mountain that would be one of our nearest neighbors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mousie looked almost feverish in her excitement, and Winnie and Bobsey exploded with merriment over the name of the mountain that would be one of our nearest neighbors.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
back
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From this reading I did not take much pains to dispel his illusions, knowing that one day's tramp would do this, and that he would bring back increased health and strength if nothing else.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mousie looked almost feverish in her excitement, and Winnie and Bobsey exploded with merriment over the name of the mountain that would be one of our nearest neighbors.
Bobsey
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breathless
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From this reading TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
bring
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From this reading I did not take much pains to dispel his illusions, knowing that one day's tramp would do this, and that he would bring back increased health and strength if nothing else.
clime
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From this reading TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
day's
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From this reading I did not take much pains to dispel his illusions, knowing that one day's tramp would do this, and that he would bring back increased health and strength if nothing else.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not take much pains to dispel his illusions, knowing that one day's tramp would do this, and that he would bring back increased health and strength if nothing else.
dispel
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From this reading I did not take much pains to dispel his illusions, knowing that one day's tramp would do this, and that he would bring back increased health and strength if nothing else.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I did not take much pains to dispel his illusions, knowing that one day's tramp would do this, and that he would bring back increased health and strength if nothing else.
dubbed
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From this reading They dubbed the place "Schunemunks" at once.
EDEN
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From this reading TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
else
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From this reading I did not take much pains to dispel his illusions, knowing that one day's tramp would do this, and that he would bring back increased health and strength if nothing else.
evident
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From this reading Merton put on serious and sportsman-like airs as he questioned me, and it was evident that he expected to add largely to our income from the game he should kill.
excitement
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From this reading Mousie looked almost feverish in her excitement, and Winnie and Bobsey exploded with merriment over the name of the mountain that would be one of our nearest neighbors.
expected
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From this reading Merton put on serious and sportsman-like airs as he questioned me, and it was evident that he expected to add largely to our income from the game he should kill.
exploded
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From this reading Mousie looked almost feverish in her excitement, and Winnie and Bobsey exploded with merriment over the name of the mountain that would be one of our nearest neighbors.
feverish
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From this reading Mousie looked almost feverish in her excitement, and Winnie and Bobsey exploded with merriment over the name of the mountain that would be one of our nearest neighbors.
foreign
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From this reading TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
game
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From this reading Merton put on serious and sportsman-like airs as he questioned me, and it was evident that he expected to add largely to our income from the game he should kill.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Merton put on serious and sportsman-like airs as he questioned me, and it was evident that he expected to add largely to our income from the game he should kill.
health
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From this reading I did not take much pains to dispel his illusions, knowing that one day's tramp would do this, and that he would bring back increased health and strength if nothing else.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mousie looked almost feverish in her excitement, and Winnie and Bobsey exploded with merriment over the name of the mountain that would be one of our nearest neighbors.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I did not take much pains to dispel his illusions, knowing that one day's tramp would do this, and that he would bring back increased health and strength if nothing else.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I did not take much pains to dispel his illusions, knowing that one day's tramp would do this, and that he would bring back increased health and strength if nothing else.
illusions
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From this reading I did not take much pains to dispel his illusions, knowing that one day's tramp would do this, and that he would bring back increased health and strength if nothing else.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mousie looked almost feverish in her excitement, and Winnie and Bobsey exploded with merriment over the name of the mountain that would be one of our nearest neighbors.
income
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From this reading Merton put on serious and sportsman-like airs as he questioned me, and it was evident that he expected to add largely to our income from the game he should kill.
increased
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From this reading I did not take much pains to dispel his illusions, knowing that one day's tramp would do this, and that he would bring back increased health and strength if nothing else.
interest
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From this reading TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Merton put on serious and sportsman-like airs as he questioned me, and it was evident that he expected to add largely to our income from the game he should kill.
kill
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knowing
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largely
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From this reading Merton put on serious and sportsman-like airs as he questioned me, and it was evident that he expected to add largely to our income from the game he should kill.
late
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From this reading TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
listened
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From this reading TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mousie looked almost feverish in her excitement, and Winnie and Bobsey exploded with merriment over the name of the mountain that would be one of our nearest neighbors.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Merton put on serious and sportsman-like airs as he questioned me, and it was evident that he expected to add largely to our income from the game he should kill.
merriment
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From this reading Mousie looked almost feverish in her excitement, and Winnie and Bobsey exploded with merriment over the name of the mountain that would be one of our nearest neighbors.
Merton
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From this reading Merton put on serious and sportsman-like airs as he questioned me, and it was evident that he expected to add largely to our income from the game he should kill.
more
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From this reading TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
mountain
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From this reading Mousie looked almost feverish in her excitement, and Winnie and Bobsey exploded with merriment over the name of the mountain that would be one of our nearest neighbors.
Mousie
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much
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From this reading I did not take much pains to dispel his illusions, knowing that one day's tramp would do this, and that he would bring back increased health and strength if nothing else.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mousie looked almost feverish in her excitement, and Winnie and Bobsey exploded with merriment over the name of the mountain that would be one of our nearest neighbors.
nearest
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From this reading Mousie looked almost feverish in her excitement, and Winnie and Bobsey exploded with merriment over the name of the mountain that would be one of our nearest neighbors.
neighbors
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From this reading Mousie looked almost feverish in her excitement, and Winnie and Bobsey exploded with merriment over the name of the mountain that would be one of our nearest neighbors.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not take much pains to dispel his illusions, knowing that one day's tramp would do this, and that he would bring back increased health and strength if nothing else.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I did not take much pains to dispel his illusions, knowing that one day's tramp would do this, and that he would bring back increased health and strength if nothing else.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mousie looked almost feverish in her excitement, and Winnie and Bobsey exploded with merriment over the name of the mountain that would be one of our nearest neighbors.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Merton put on serious and sportsman-like airs as he questioned me, and it was evident that he expected to add largely to our income from the game he should kill.
once
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From this reading They dubbed the place "Schunemunks" at once.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mousie looked almost feverish in her excitement, and Winnie and Bobsey exploded with merriment over the name of the mountain that would be one of our nearest neighbors.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mousie looked almost feverish in her excitement, and Winnie and Bobsey exploded with merriment over the name of the mountain that would be one of our nearest neighbors.
pains
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place
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From this reading They dubbed the place "Schunemunks" at once.
put
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From this reading Merton put on serious and sportsman-like airs as he questioned me, and it was evident that he expected to add largely to our income from the game he should kill.
questioned
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From this reading Merton put on serious and sportsman-like airs as he questioned me, and it was evident that he expected to add largely to our income from the game he should kill.
related
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From this reading TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
remote
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From this reading TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
return
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From this reading TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
Schunemunks
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From this reading They dubbed the place "Schunemunks" at once.
serious
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From this reading Merton put on serious and sportsman-like airs as he questioned me, and it was evident that he expected to add largely to our income from the game he should kill.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Merton put on serious and sportsman-like airs as he questioned me, and it was evident that he expected to add largely to our income from the game he should kill.
sportsman-like
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From this reading Merton put on serious and sportsman-like airs as he questioned me, and it was evident that he expected to add largely to our income from the game he should kill.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I did not take much pains to dispel his illusions, knowing that one day's tramp would do this, and that he would bring back increased health and strength if nothing else.
supper
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From this reading TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not take much pains to dispel his illusions, knowing that one day's tramp would do this, and that he would bring back increased health and strength if nothing else.
TELLING
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From this reading TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mousie looked almost feverish in her excitement, and Winnie and Bobsey exploded with merriment over the name of the mountain that would be one of our nearest neighbors.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mousie looked almost feverish in her excitement, and Winnie and Bobsey exploded with merriment over the name of the mountain that would be one of our nearest neighbors.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They dubbed the place "Schunemunks" at once.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I did not take much pains to dispel his illusions, knowing that one day's tramp would do this, and that he would bring back increased health and strength if nothing else.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
tramp
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From this reading I did not take much pains to dispel his illusions, knowing that one day's tramp would do this, and that he would bring back increased health and strength if nothing else.
traveller
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From this reading TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
Winnie
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From this reading Mousie looked almost feverish in her excitement, and Winnie and Bobsey exploded with merriment over the name of the mountain that would be one of our nearest neighbors.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading TELLING ABOUT EDEN Never was a traveller from a remote foreign clime listened to with more breathless interest than I as I related my adventures at our late supper after my return.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mousie looked almost feverish in her excitement, and Winnie and Bobsey exploded with merriment over the name of the mountain that would be one of our nearest neighbors.
