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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 People who have lived all their lives in a village still talk of the world as if they had ever seen it!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There is no place, however stagnant, which is not the great world to the creatures that move about, in it.
all
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From this reading People who have lived all their lives in a village still talk of the world as if they had ever seen it!
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading An old woman in a hovel does not put her nose out of her door on a Sunday without thinking she is going amongst the pomps and vanities of the great world.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An old woman in a hovel does not put her nose out of her door on a Sunday without thinking she is going amongst the pomps and vanities of the great world.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And crowds commencing mere vexation, Retirement sent its invitation.”--SHENSTONE.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE tench, no doubt, considers the pond in which he lives as the Great World.
commencing
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From this reading “And crowds commencing mere vexation, Retirement sent its invitation.”--SHENSTONE.
considers
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From this reading THE tench, no doubt, considers the pond in which he lives as the Great World.
creatures
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From this reading There is no place, however stagnant, which is not the great world to the creatures that move about, in it.
crowds
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From this reading “And crowds commencing mere vexation, Retirement sent its invitation.”--SHENSTONE.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An old woman in a hovel does not put her nose out of her door on a Sunday without thinking she is going amongst the pomps and vanities of the great world.
door
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From this reading An old woman in a hovel does not put her nose out of her door on a Sunday without thinking she is going amongst the pomps and vanities of the great world.
doubt
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From this reading THE tench, no doubt, considers the pond in which he lives as the Great World.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People who have lived all their lives in a village still talk of the world as if they had ever seen it!
going
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From this reading An old woman in a hovel does not put her nose out of her door on a Sunday without thinking she is going amongst the pomps and vanities of the great world.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE tench, no doubt, considers the pond in which he lives as the Great World.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading People who have lived all their lives in a village still talk of the world as if they had ever seen it!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading People who have lived all their lives in a village still talk of the world as if they had ever seen it!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE tench, no doubt, considers the pond in which he lives as the Great World.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading An old woman in a hovel does not put her nose out of her door on a Sunday without thinking she is going amongst the pomps and vanities of the great world.
hovel
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From this reading An old woman in a hovel does not put her nose out of her door on a Sunday without thinking she is going amongst the pomps and vanities of the great world.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There is no place, however stagnant, which is not the great world to the creatures that move about, in it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading People who have lived all their lives in a village still talk of the world as if they had ever seen it!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE tench, no doubt, considers the pond in which he lives as the Great World.
invitation
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From this reading “And crowds commencing mere vexation, Retirement sent its invitation.”--SHENSTONE.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no place, however stagnant, which is not the great world to the creatures that move about, in it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is no place, however stagnant, which is not the great world to the creatures that move about, in it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “And crowds commencing mere vexation, Retirement sent its invitation.”--SHENSTONE.
lived
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From this reading People who have lived all their lives in a village still talk of the world as if they had ever seen it!
lives
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From this reading THE tench, no doubt, considers the pond in which he lives as the Great World.
mere
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From this reading “And crowds commencing mere vexation, Retirement sent its invitation.”--SHENSTONE.
move
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From this reading There is no place, however stagnant, which is not the great world to the creatures that move about, in it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE tench, no doubt, considers the pond in which he lives as the Great World.
nose
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From this reading An old woman in a hovel does not put her nose out of her door on a Sunday without thinking she is going amongst the pomps and vanities of the great world.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There is no place, however stagnant, which is not the great world to the creatures that move about, in it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading People who have lived all their lives in a village still talk of the world as if they had ever seen it!
old
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From this reading An old woman in a hovel does not put her nose out of her door on a Sunday without thinking she is going amongst the pomps and vanities of the great world.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading An old woman in a hovel does not put her nose out of her door on a Sunday without thinking she is going amongst the pomps and vanities of the great world.
out
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From this reading An old woman in a hovel does not put her nose out of her door on a Sunday without thinking she is going amongst the pomps and vanities of the great world.
People
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From this reading People who have lived all their lives in a village still talk of the world as if they had ever seen it!
place
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From this reading There is no place, however stagnant, which is not the great world to the creatures that move about, in it.
pomps
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From this reading An old woman in a hovel does not put her nose out of her door on a Sunday without thinking she is going amongst the pomps and vanities of the great world.
pond
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From this reading THE tench, no doubt, considers the pond in which he lives as the Great World.
put
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From this reading An old woman in a hovel does not put her nose out of her door on a Sunday without thinking she is going amongst the pomps and vanities of the great world.
Retirement
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From this reading “And crowds commencing mere vexation, Retirement sent its invitation.”--SHENSTONE.
seen
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From this reading People who have lived all their lives in a village still talk of the world as if they had ever seen it!
sent
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From this reading “And crowds commencing mere vexation, Retirement sent its invitation.”--SHENSTONE.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading An old woman in a hovel does not put her nose out of her door on a Sunday without thinking she is going amongst the pomps and vanities of the great world.
SHENSTONE
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From this reading “And crowds commencing mere vexation, Retirement sent its invitation.”--SHENSTONE.
stagnant
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From this reading There is no place, however stagnant, which is not the great world to the creatures that move about, in it.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People who have lived all their lives in a village still talk of the world as if they had ever seen it!
Sunday
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From this reading An old woman in a hovel does not put her nose out of her door on a Sunday without thinking she is going amongst the pomps and vanities of the great world.
talk
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From this reading People who have lived all their lives in a village still talk of the world as if they had ever seen it!
tench
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From this reading THE tench, no doubt, considers the pond in which he lives as the Great World.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is no place, however stagnant, which is not the great world to the creatures that move about, in it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE tench, no doubt, considers the pond in which he lives as the Great World.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading People who have lived all their lives in a village still talk of the world as if they had ever seen it!
There
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From this reading There is no place, however stagnant, which is not the great world to the creatures that move about, in it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading People who have lived all their lives in a village still talk of the world as if they had ever seen it!
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An old woman in a hovel does not put her nose out of her door on a Sunday without thinking she is going amongst the pomps and vanities of the great world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is no place, however stagnant, which is not the great world to the creatures that move about, in it.
vanities
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From this reading An old woman in a hovel does not put her nose out of her door on a Sunday without thinking she is going amongst the pomps and vanities of the great world.
vexation
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From this reading “And crowds commencing mere vexation, Retirement sent its invitation.”--SHENSTONE.
village
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From this reading People who have lived all their lives in a village still talk of the world as if they had ever seen it!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE tench, no doubt, considers the pond in which he lives as the Great World.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading People who have lived all their lives in a village still talk of the world as if they had ever seen it!
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading An old woman in a hovel does not put her nose out of her door on a Sunday without thinking she is going amongst the pomps and vanities of the great world.
woman
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From this reading An old woman in a hovel does not put her nose out of her door on a Sunday without thinking she is going amongst the pomps and vanities of the great world.
World
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From this reading THE tench, no doubt, considers the pond in which he lives as the Great World.
