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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 I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
all
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From this reading And tobacco, though Turkish and costly, was not lightening his despondency at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the third morning of his sojourn at Blandings Castle; and, taking with him a tennis ball which he proposed to bounce before him in order to assist thought, he had wandered out into the grounds, smoking hard.
assist
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From this reading It was the third morning of his sojourn at Blandings Castle; and, taking with him a tennis ball which he proposed to bounce before him in order to assist thought, he had wandered out into the grounds, smoking hard.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was the third morning of his sojourn at Blandings Castle; and, taking with him a tennis ball which he proposed to bounce before him in order to assist thought, he had wandered out into the grounds, smoking hard.
ball
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From this reading It was the third morning of his sojourn at Blandings Castle; and, taking with him a tennis ball which he proposed to bounce before him in order to assist thought, he had wandered out into the grounds, smoking hard.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was the third morning of his sojourn at Blandings Castle; and, taking with him a tennis ball which he proposed to bounce before him in order to assist thought, he had wandered out into the grounds, smoking hard.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
Blandings
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From this reading It was the third morning of his sojourn at Blandings Castle; and, taking with him a tennis ball which he proposed to bounce before him in order to assist thought, he had wandered out into the grounds, smoking hard.
bleak
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From this reading It seemed to Ronnie that the present was bleak and the future gray.
bounce
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From this reading It was the third morning of his sojourn at Blandings Castle; and, taking with him a tennis ball which he proposed to bounce before him in order to assist thought, he had wandered out into the grounds, smoking hard.
Calverley
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From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
Castle
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From this reading It was the third morning of his sojourn at Blandings Castle; and, taking with him a tennis ball which he proposed to bounce before him in order to assist thought, he had wandered out into the grounds, smoking hard.
costly
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From this reading And tobacco, though Turkish and costly, was not lightening his despondency at all.
despondency
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From this reading And tobacco, though Turkish and costly, was not lightening his despondency at all.
disputed
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From this reading Ronnie Fish would have disputed this theory.
expressed
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From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
Fish
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From this reading Ronnie Fish would have disputed this theory.
future
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From this reading It seemed to Ronnie that the present was bleak and the future gray.
gray
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From this reading It seemed to Ronnie that the present was bleak and the future gray.
grounds
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From this reading It was the third morning of his sojourn at Blandings Castle; and, taking with him a tennis ball which he proposed to bounce before him in order to assist thought, he had wandered out into the grounds, smoking hard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the third morning of his sojourn at Blandings Castle; and, taking with him a tennis ball which he proposed to bounce before him in order to assist thought, he had wandered out into the grounds, smoking hard.
hard
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From this reading It was the third morning of his sojourn at Blandings Castle; and, taking with him a tennis ball which he proposed to bounce before him in order to assist thought, he had wandered out into the grounds, smoking hard.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ronnie Fish would have disputed this theory.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the third morning of his sojourn at Blandings Castle; and, taking with him a tennis ball which he proposed to bounce before him in order to assist thought, he had wandered out into the grounds, smoking hard.
heaviness
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From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was the third morning of his sojourn at Blandings Castle; and, taking with him a tennis ball which he proposed to bounce before him in order to assist thought, he had wandered out into the grounds, smoking hard.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
influence
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From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was the third morning of his sojourn at Blandings Castle; and, taking with him a tennis ball which he proposed to bounce before him in order to assist thought, he had wandered out into the grounds, smoking hard.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
lightening
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From this reading And tobacco, though Turkish and costly, was not lightening his despondency at all.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the third morning of his sojourn at Blandings Castle; and, taking with him a tennis ball which he proposed to bounce before him in order to assist thought, he had wandered out into the grounds, smoking hard.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
Ode
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From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
opinion
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From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the third morning of his sojourn at Blandings Castle; and, taking with him a tennis ball which he proposed to bounce before him in order to assist thought, he had wandered out into the grounds, smoking hard.
out
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From this reading It was the third morning of his sojourn at Blandings Castle; and, taking with him a tennis ball which he proposed to bounce before him in order to assist thought, he had wandered out into the grounds, smoking hard.
poet
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From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
present
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From this reading It seemed to Ronnie that the present was bleak and the future gray.
proposed
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From this reading It was the third morning of his sojourn at Blandings Castle; and, taking with him a tennis ball which he proposed to bounce before him in order to assist thought, he had wandered out into the grounds, smoking hard.
quiet
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From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
Ronnie
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From this reading Ronnie Fish would have disputed this theory.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to Ronnie that the present was bleak and the future gray.
smoke
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From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the third morning of his sojourn at Blandings Castle; and, taking with him a tennis ball which he proposed to bounce before him in order to assist thought, he had wandered out into the grounds, smoking hard.
sojourn
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From this reading It was the third morning of his sojourn at Blandings Castle; and, taking with him a tennis ball which he proposed to bounce before him in order to assist thought, he had wandered out into the grounds, smoking hard.
soul
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From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
taking
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From this reading It was the third morning of his sojourn at Blandings Castle; and, taking with him a tennis ball which he proposed to bounce before him in order to assist thought, he had wandered out into the grounds, smoking hard.
tennis
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From this reading It was the third morning of his sojourn at Blandings Castle; and, taking with him a tennis ball which he proposed to bounce before him in order to assist thought, he had wandered out into the grounds, smoking hard.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
theory
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From this reading Ronnie Fish would have disputed this theory.
there
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From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the third morning of his sojourn at Blandings Castle; and, taking with him a tennis ball which he proposed to bounce before him in order to assist thought, he had wandered out into the grounds, smoking hard.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Ronnie Fish would have disputed this theory.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And tobacco, though Turkish and costly, was not lightening his despondency at all.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the third morning of his sojourn at Blandings Castle; and, taking with him a tennis ball which he proposed to bounce before him in order to assist thought, he had wandered out into the grounds, smoking hard.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
TobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
Turkish
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From this reading And tobacco, though Turkish and costly, was not lightening his despondency at all.
vanish
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From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
wandered
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From this reading It was the third morning of his sojourn at Blandings Castle; and, taking with him a tennis ball which he proposed to bounce before him in order to assist thought, he had wandered out into the grounds, smoking hard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I It was the opinion of the poet Calverley, expressed in his immortal "Ode to Tobacco," that there is no heaviness of the soul which will not vanish beneath the influence of a quiet smoke.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was the third morning of his sojourn at Blandings Castle; and, taking with him a tennis ball which he proposed to bounce before him in order to assist thought, he had wandered out into the grounds, smoking hard.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ronnie Fish would have disputed this theory.
