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188
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From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
actually
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From this reading I cannot give the name of the place, because even now it has not been fully explored, and he bound me by a solemn promise that I would not divulge it to a single soul, actually going to the length of insisting on my adding a formal oath to my affirmation.
adding
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From this reading I cannot give the name of the place, because even now it has not been fully explored, and he bound me by a solemn promise that I would not divulge it to a single soul, actually going to the length of insisting on my adding a formal oath to my affirmation.
affirmation
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From this reading I cannot give the name of the place, because even now it has not been fully explored, and he bound me by a solemn promise that I would not divulge it to a single soul, actually going to the length of insisting on my adding a formal oath to my affirmation.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had been to Norway two years before, and he let me into the secret of an unexplored region between the Nord Fiord and the Romsdal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
any
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From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I cannot give the name of the place, because even now it has not been fully explored, and he bound me by a solemn promise that I would not divulge it to a single soul, actually going to the length of insisting on my adding a formal oath to my affirmation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been to Norway two years before, and he let me into the secret of an unexplored region between the Nord Fiord and the Romsdal.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had been to Norway two years before, and he let me into the secret of an unexplored region between the Nord Fiord and the Romsdal.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He had been to Norway two years before, and he let me into the secret of an unexplored region between the Nord Fiord and the Romsdal.
bound
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From this reading I cannot give the name of the place, because even now it has not been fully explored, and he bound me by a solemn promise that I would not divulge it to a single soul, actually going to the length of insisting on my adding a formal oath to my affirmation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
cannot
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From this reading I cannot give the name of the place, because even now it has not been fully explored, and he bound me by a solemn promise that I would not divulge it to a single soul, actually going to the length of insisting on my adding a formal oath to my affirmation.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
divulge
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From this reading I cannot give the name of the place, because even now it has not been fully explored, and he bound me by a solemn promise that I would not divulge it to a single soul, actually going to the length of insisting on my adding a formal oath to my affirmation.
Dr
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From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cannot give the name of the place, because even now it has not been fully explored, and he bound me by a solemn promise that I would not divulge it to a single soul, actually going to the length of insisting on my adding a formal oath to my affirmation.
experience
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From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
explored
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From this reading I cannot give the name of the place, because even now it has not been fully explored, and he bound me by a solemn promise that I would not divulge it to a single soul, actually going to the length of insisting on my adding a formal oath to my affirmation.
face
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From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
favor
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From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
Fiord
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From this reading He had been to Norway two years before, and he let me into the secret of an unexplored region between the Nord Fiord and the Romsdal.
fisherman
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From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
formal
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From this reading I cannot give the name of the place, because even now it has not been fully explored, and he bound me by a solemn promise that I would not divulge it to a single soul, actually going to the length of insisting on my adding a formal oath to my affirmation.
friend
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From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
fully
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From this reading I cannot give the name of the place, because even now it has not been fully explored, and he bound me by a solemn promise that I would not divulge it to a single soul, actually going to the length of insisting on my adding a formal oath to my affirmation.
give
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From this reading I cannot give the name of the place, because even now it has not been fully explored, and he bound me by a solemn promise that I would not divulge it to a single soul, actually going to the length of insisting on my adding a formal oath to my affirmation.
going
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From this reading I cannot give the name of the place, because even now it has not been fully explored, and he bound me by a solemn promise that I would not divulge it to a single soul, actually going to the length of insisting on my adding a formal oath to my affirmation.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been to Norway two years before, and he let me into the secret of an unexplored region between the Nord Fiord and the Romsdal.
hangs
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From this reading “The knife hangs loose in the sheath.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I cannot give the name of the place, because even now it has not been fully explored, and he bound me by a solemn promise that I would not divulge it to a single soul, actually going to the length of insisting on my adding a formal oath to my affirmation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The knife hangs loose in the sheath.”
indebted
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From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
insisting
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From this reading I cannot give the name of the place, because even now it has not been fully explored, and he bound me by a solemn promise that I would not divulge it to a single soul, actually going to the length of insisting on my adding a formal oath to my affirmation.
interlopers
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From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had been to Norway two years before, and he let me into the secret of an unexplored region between the Nord Fiord and the Romsdal.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
John
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From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
knife
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From this reading “The knife hangs loose in the sheath.”
knows
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From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading I cannot give the name of the place, because even now it has not been fully explored, and he bound me by a solemn promise that I would not divulge it to a single soul, actually going to the length of insisting on my adding a formal oath to my affirmation.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He had been to Norway two years before, and he let me into the secret of an unexplored region between the Nord Fiord and the Romsdal.
loose
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From this reading “The knife hangs loose in the sheath.”
love
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From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
meet
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From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
month
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From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I cannot give the name of the place, because even now it has not been fully explored, and he bound me by a solemn promise that I would not divulge it to a single soul, actually going to the length of insisting on my adding a formal oath to my affirmation.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cannot give the name of the place, because even now it has not been fully explored, and he bound me by a solemn promise that I would not divulge it to a single soul, actually going to the length of insisting on my adding a formal oath to my affirmation.
Nord
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From this reading He had been to Norway two years before, and he let me into the secret of an unexplored region between the Nord Fiord and the Romsdal.
Norsk
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From this reading --Old Norsk Proverb.
Norway
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From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I cannot give the name of the place, because even now it has not been fully explored, and he bound me by a solemn promise that I would not divulge it to a single soul, actually going to the length of insisting on my adding a formal oath to my affirmation.
now
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From this reading I cannot give the name of the place, because even now it has not been fully explored, and he bound me by a solemn promise that I would not divulge it to a single soul, actually going to the length of insisting on my adding a formal oath to my affirmation.
oath
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From this reading I cannot give the name of the place, because even now it has not been fully explored, and he bound me by a solemn promise that I would not divulge it to a single soul, actually going to the length of insisting on my adding a formal oath to my affirmation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
Old
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From this reading --Old Norsk Proverb.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I cannot give the name of the place, because even now it has not been fully explored, and he bound me by a solemn promise that I would not divulge it to a single soul, actually going to the length of insisting on my adding a formal oath to my affirmation.
other
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From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
out
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From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
physician
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From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
place
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From this reading I cannot give the name of the place, because even now it has not been fully explored, and he bound me by a solemn promise that I would not divulge it to a single soul, actually going to the length of insisting on my adding a formal oath to my affirmation.
promise
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From this reading I cannot give the name of the place, because even now it has not been fully explored, and he bound me by a solemn promise that I would not divulge it to a single soul, actually going to the length of insisting on my adding a formal oath to my affirmation.
Proverb
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From this reading --Old Norsk Proverb.
region
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From this reading He had been to Norway two years before, and he let me into the secret of an unexplored region between the Nord Fiord and the Romsdal.
related
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From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
Robson
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From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
Romsdal
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From this reading He had been to Norway two years before, and he let me into the secret of an unexplored region between the Nord Fiord and the Romsdal.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading He had been to Norway two years before, and he let me into the secret of an unexplored region between the Nord Fiord and the Romsdal.
sheath
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From this reading “The knife hangs loose in the sheath.”
single
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From this reading I cannot give the name of the place, because even now it has not been fully explored, and he bound me by a solemn promise that I would not divulge it to a single soul, actually going to the length of insisting on my adding a formal oath to my affirmation.
solemn
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From this reading I cannot give the name of the place, because even now it has not been fully explored, and he bound me by a solemn promise that I would not divulge it to a single soul, actually going to the length of insisting on my adding a formal oath to my affirmation.
soul
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From this reading I cannot give the name of the place, because even now it has not been fully explored, and he bound me by a solemn promise that I would not divulge it to a single soul, actually going to the length of insisting on my adding a formal oath to my affirmation.
spent
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From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
stream
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From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
summer
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From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The knife hangs loose in the sheath.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
trout
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From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
two
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From this reading He had been to Norway two years before, and he let me into the secret of an unexplored region between the Nord Fiord and the Romsdal.
unexplored
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From this reading He had been to Norway two years before, and he let me into the secret of an unexplored region between the Nord Fiord and the Romsdal.
uninterrupted
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From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I spent a month of the summer of 188- in Norway--“Old Norway”--and a friend of mine, Dr. John Robson, who is as great a fisherman as he is a physician, and knows that I love a stream where the trout and I can meet each other alone, and have it out face to face, uninterrupted by any interlopers, did me a favor to which I was indebted for the experience related below.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I cannot give the name of the place, because even now it has not been fully explored, and he bound me by a solemn promise that I would not divulge it to a single soul, actually going to the length of insisting on my adding a formal oath to my affirmation.
years
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From this reading He had been to Norway two years before, and he let me into the secret of an unexplored region between the Nord Fiord and the Romsdal.
