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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 In both forms of sport the balance was preserved which keeps a man both sound and young.
air
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From this reading He was essentially a Cambridge man, springy and undemonstrative, with just that air of taking a continual pinch of really perfect snuff.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two forms of exercise, in fact, were very similar: in playing golf you went round and round; in reading reviews you did the same, for in course of time you were assured of coming to articles that, nullified articles already read.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And to be both sound and young was to Stephen an everyday necessity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TWO BROTHERS If has been said that Stephen Dallison, when unable to get his golf on Saturdays, went to his club, and read reviews.
articles
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From this reading The two forms of exercise, in fact, were very similar: in playing golf you went round and round; in reading reviews you did the same, for in course of time you were assured of coming to articles that, nullified articles already read.
assured
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From this reading The two forms of exercise, in fact, were very similar: in playing golf you went round and round; in reading reviews you did the same, for in course of time you were assured of coming to articles that, nullified articles already read.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In both forms of sport the balance was preserved which keeps a man both sound and young.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And to be both sound and young was to Stephen an everyday necessity.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading TWO BROTHERS If has been said that Stephen Dallison, when unable to get his golf on Saturdays, went to his club, and read reviews.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading In both forms of sport the balance was preserved which keeps a man both sound and young.
BROTHERS
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From this reading TWO BROTHERS If has been said that Stephen Dallison, when unable to get his golf on Saturdays, went to his club, and read reviews.
Cambridge
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From this reading He was essentially a Cambridge man, springy and undemonstrative, with just that air of taking a continual pinch of really perfect snuff.
club
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From this reading TWO BROTHERS If has been said that Stephen Dallison, when unable to get his golf on Saturdays, went to his club, and read reviews.
coming
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From this reading The two forms of exercise, in fact, were very similar: in playing golf you went round and round; in reading reviews you did the same, for in course of time you were assured of coming to articles that, nullified articles already read.
continual
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From this reading He was essentially a Cambridge man, springy and undemonstrative, with just that air of taking a continual pinch of really perfect snuff.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two forms of exercise, in fact, were very similar: in playing golf you went round and round; in reading reviews you did the same, for in course of time you were assured of coming to articles that, nullified articles already read.
Dallison
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From this reading TWO BROTHERS If has been said that Stephen Dallison, when unable to get his golf on Saturdays, went to his club, and read reviews.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The two forms of exercise, in fact, were very similar: in playing golf you went round and round; in reading reviews you did the same, for in course of time you were assured of coming to articles that, nullified articles already read.
essentially
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From this reading He was essentially a Cambridge man, springy and undemonstrative, with just that air of taking a continual pinch of really perfect snuff.
everyday
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From this reading And to be both sound and young was to Stephen an everyday necessity.
exercise
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From this reading The two forms of exercise, in fact, were very similar: in playing golf you went round and round; in reading reviews you did the same, for in course of time you were assured of coming to articles that, nullified articles already read.
fact
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From this reading The two forms of exercise, in fact, were very similar: in playing golf you went round and round; in reading reviews you did the same, for in course of time you were assured of coming to articles that, nullified articles already read.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The two forms of exercise, in fact, were very similar: in playing golf you went round and round; in reading reviews you did the same, for in course of time you were assured of coming to articles that, nullified articles already read.
forms
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From this reading The two forms of exercise, in fact, were very similar: in playing golf you went round and round; in reading reviews you did the same, for in course of time you were assured of coming to articles that, nullified articles already read.
get
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From this reading TWO BROTHERS If has been said that Stephen Dallison, when unable to get his golf on Saturdays, went to his club, and read reviews.
golf
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From this reading TWO BROTHERS If has been said that Stephen Dallison, when unable to get his golf on Saturdays, went to his club, and read reviews.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TWO BROTHERS If has been said that Stephen Dallison, when unable to get his golf on Saturdays, went to his club, and read reviews.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was essentially a Cambridge man, springy and undemonstrative, with just that air of taking a continual pinch of really perfect snuff.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TWO BROTHERS If has been said that Stephen Dallison, when unable to get his golf on Saturdays, went to his club, and read reviews.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading TWO BROTHERS If has been said that Stephen Dallison, when unable to get his golf on Saturdays, went to his club, and read reviews.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two forms of exercise, in fact, were very similar: in playing golf you went round and round; in reading reviews you did the same, for in course of time you were assured of coming to articles that, nullified articles already read.
just
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From this reading He was essentially a Cambridge man, springy and undemonstrative, with just that air of taking a continual pinch of really perfect snuff.
keeps
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From this reading In both forms of sport the balance was preserved which keeps a man both sound and young.
man
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From this reading In both forms of sport the balance was preserved which keeps a man both sound and young.
necessity
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From this reading And to be both sound and young was to Stephen an everyday necessity.
nullified
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From this reading The two forms of exercise, in fact, were very similar: in playing golf you went round and round; in reading reviews you did the same, for in course of time you were assured of coming to articles that, nullified articles already read.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The two forms of exercise, in fact, were very similar: in playing golf you went round and round; in reading reviews you did the same, for in course of time you were assured of coming to articles that, nullified articles already read.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TWO BROTHERS If has been said that Stephen Dallison, when unable to get his golf on Saturdays, went to his club, and read reviews.
perfect
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From this reading He was essentially a Cambridge man, springy and undemonstrative, with just that air of taking a continual pinch of really perfect snuff.
pinch
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From this reading He was essentially a Cambridge man, springy and undemonstrative, with just that air of taking a continual pinch of really perfect snuff.
playing
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From this reading The two forms of exercise, in fact, were very similar: in playing golf you went round and round; in reading reviews you did the same, for in course of time you were assured of coming to articles that, nullified articles already read.
preserved
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From this reading In both forms of sport the balance was preserved which keeps a man both sound and young.
read
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From this reading TWO BROTHERS If has been said that Stephen Dallison, when unable to get his golf on Saturdays, went to his club, and read reviews.
reading
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From this reading The two forms of exercise, in fact, were very similar: in playing golf you went round and round; in reading reviews you did the same, for in course of time you were assured of coming to articles that, nullified articles already read.
really
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From this reading He was essentially a Cambridge man, springy and undemonstrative, with just that air of taking a continual pinch of really perfect snuff.
reviews
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From this reading TWO BROTHERS If has been said that Stephen Dallison, when unable to get his golf on Saturdays, went to his club, and read reviews.
round
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From this reading The two forms of exercise, in fact, were very similar: in playing golf you went round and round; in reading reviews you did the same, for in course of time you were assured of coming to articles that, nullified articles already read.
said
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From this reading TWO BROTHERS If has been said that Stephen Dallison, when unable to get his golf on Saturdays, went to his club, and read reviews.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two forms of exercise, in fact, were very similar: in playing golf you went round and round; in reading reviews you did the same, for in course of time you were assured of coming to articles that, nullified articles already read.
Saturdays
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From this reading TWO BROTHERS If has been said that Stephen Dallison, when unable to get his golf on Saturdays, went to his club, and read reviews.
similar
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From this reading The two forms of exercise, in fact, were very similar: in playing golf you went round and round; in reading reviews you did the same, for in course of time you were assured of coming to articles that, nullified articles already read.
snuff
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From this reading He was essentially a Cambridge man, springy and undemonstrative, with just that air of taking a continual pinch of really perfect snuff.
sound
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From this reading In both forms of sport the balance was preserved which keeps a man both sound and young.
sport
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From this reading In both forms of sport the balance was preserved which keeps a man both sound and young.
springy
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From this reading He was essentially a Cambridge man, springy and undemonstrative, with just that air of taking a continual pinch of really perfect snuff.
Stephen
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From this reading TWO BROTHERS If has been said that Stephen Dallison, when unable to get his golf on Saturdays, went to his club, and read reviews.
taking
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From this reading He was essentially a Cambridge man, springy and undemonstrative, with just that air of taking a continual pinch of really perfect snuff.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TWO BROTHERS If has been said that Stephen Dallison, when unable to get his golf on Saturdays, went to his club, and read reviews.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two forms of exercise, in fact, were very similar: in playing golf you went round and round; in reading reviews you did the same, for in course of time you were assured of coming to articles that, nullified articles already read.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two forms of exercise, in fact, were very similar: in playing golf you went round and round; in reading reviews you did the same, for in course of time you were assured of coming to articles that, nullified articles already read.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TWO BROTHERS If has been said that Stephen Dallison, when unable to get his golf on Saturdays, went to his club, and read reviews.
TWO
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From this reading TWO BROTHERS If has been said that Stephen Dallison, when unable to get his golf on Saturdays, went to his club, and read reviews.
unable
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From this reading TWO BROTHERS If has been said that Stephen Dallison, when unable to get his golf on Saturdays, went to his club, and read reviews.
undemonstrative
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From this reading He was essentially a Cambridge man, springy and undemonstrative, with just that air of taking a continual pinch of really perfect snuff.
very
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From this reading The two forms of exercise, in fact, were very similar: in playing golf you went round and round; in reading reviews you did the same, for in course of time you were assured of coming to articles that, nullified articles already read.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In both forms of sport the balance was preserved which keeps a man both sound and young.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TWO BROTHERS If has been said that Stephen Dallison, when unable to get his golf on Saturdays, went to his club, and read reviews.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two forms of exercise, in fact, were very similar: in playing golf you went round and round; in reading reviews you did the same, for in course of time you were assured of coming to articles that, nullified articles already read.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading TWO BROTHERS If has been said that Stephen Dallison, when unable to get his golf on Saturdays, went to his club, and read reviews.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In both forms of sport the balance was preserved which keeps a man both sound and young.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was essentially a Cambridge man, springy and undemonstrative, with just that air of taking a continual pinch of really perfect snuff.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The two forms of exercise, in fact, were very similar: in playing golf you went round and round; in reading reviews you did the same, for in course of time you were assured of coming to articles that, nullified articles already read.
young
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From this reading In both forms of sport the balance was preserved which keeps a man both sound and young.
