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ago
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From this reading Shall we dine together, and go to the play quietly, as we might have done some ten years ago?”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Lady Erpingham is gone to Windsor; I have no dinner engagement, and I am wearied of balls.
AMBITION
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amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Godolphin to Radclyffe, as they were one day riding together among the green lanes that border the metropolis--“I don’t know what to do with myself this evening.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RADCLYFFE AND GODOLPHIN CONVERSE.--THE VARIETIES OF AMBITION.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Nothing I should like better;--and the theatre--are you fond of it now?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Godolphin to Radclyffe, as they were one day riding together among the green lanes that border the metropolis--“I don’t know what to do with myself this evening.
balls
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From this reading Lady Erpingham is gone to Windsor; I have no dinner engagement, and I am wearied of balls.
better
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From this reading “Nothing I should like better;--and the theatre--are you fond of it now?
border
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From this reading “I don’t know,” said Godolphin to Radclyffe, as they were one day riding together among the green lanes that border the metropolis--“I don’t know what to do with myself this evening.
CONVERSE
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day
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From this reading “I don’t know,” said Godolphin to Radclyffe, as they were one day riding together among the green lanes that border the metropolis--“I don’t know what to do with myself this evening.
dine
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From this reading Shall we dine together, and go to the play quietly, as we might have done some ten years ago?”
dinner
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From this reading Lady Erpingham is gone to Windsor; I have no dinner engagement, and I am wearied of balls.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Godolphin to Radclyffe, as they were one day riding together among the green lanes that border the metropolis--“I don’t know what to do with myself this evening.
don't
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From this reading “I don’t know,” said Godolphin to Radclyffe, as they were one day riding together among the green lanes that border the metropolis--“I don’t know what to do with myself this evening.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shall we dine together, and go to the play quietly, as we might have done some ten years ago?”
engagement
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From this reading Lady Erpingham is gone to Windsor; I have no dinner engagement, and I am wearied of balls.
Erpingham
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From this reading Lady Erpingham is gone to Windsor; I have no dinner engagement, and I am wearied of balls.
evening
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From this reading “I don’t know,” said Godolphin to Radclyffe, as they were one day riding together among the green lanes that border the metropolis--“I don’t know what to do with myself this evening.
fond
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From this reading “Nothing I should like better;--and the theatre--are you fond of it now?
go
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From this reading Shall we dine together, and go to the play quietly, as we might have done some ten years ago?”
GODOLPHIN
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gone
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From this reading Lady Erpingham is gone to Windsor; I have no dinner engagement, and I am wearied of balls.
green
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From this reading “I don’t know,” said Godolphin to Radclyffe, as they were one day riding together among the green lanes that border the metropolis--“I don’t know what to do with myself this evening.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lady Erpingham is gone to Windsor; I have no dinner engagement, and I am wearied of balls.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Godolphin to Radclyffe, as they were one day riding together among the green lanes that border the metropolis--“I don’t know what to do with myself this evening.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Erpingham is gone to Windsor; I have no dinner engagement, and I am wearied of balls.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Nothing I should like better;--and the theatre--are you fond of it now?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Godolphin to Radclyffe, as they were one day riding together among the green lanes that border the metropolis--“I don’t know what to do with myself this evening.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Erpingham is gone to Windsor; I have no dinner engagement, and I am wearied of balls.
lanes
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From this reading “I don’t know,” said Godolphin to Radclyffe, as they were one day riding together among the green lanes that border the metropolis--“I don’t know what to do with myself this evening.
like
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From this reading “Nothing I should like better;--and the theatre--are you fond of it now?
metropolis
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From this reading “I don’t know,” said Godolphin to Radclyffe, as they were one day riding together among the green lanes that border the metropolis--“I don’t know what to do with myself this evening.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Shall we dine together, and go to the play quietly, as we might have done some ten years ago?”
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Godolphin to Radclyffe, as they were one day riding together among the green lanes that border the metropolis--“I don’t know what to do with myself this evening.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Lady Erpingham is gone to Windsor; I have no dinner engagement, and I am wearied of balls.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing I should like better;--and the theatre--are you fond of it now?
now
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From this reading “Nothing I should like better;--and the theatre--are you fond of it now?
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Godolphin to Radclyffe, as they were one day riding together among the green lanes that border the metropolis--“I don’t know what to do with myself this evening.
play
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From this reading Shall we dine together, and go to the play quietly, as we might have done some ten years ago?”
quietly
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From this reading Shall we dine together, and go to the play quietly, as we might have done some ten years ago?”
RADCLYFFE
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From this reading RADCLYFFE AND GODOLPHIN CONVERSE.--THE VARIETIES OF AMBITION.
riding
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From this reading “I don’t know,” said Godolphin to Radclyffe, as they were one day riding together among the green lanes that border the metropolis--“I don’t know what to do with myself this evening.
said
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From this reading “I don’t know,” said Godolphin to Radclyffe, as they were one day riding together among the green lanes that border the metropolis--“I don’t know what to do with myself this evening.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall we dine together, and go to the play quietly, as we might have done some ten years ago?”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Nothing I should like better;--and the theatre--are you fond of it now?
some
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From this reading Shall we dine together, and go to the play quietly, as we might have done some ten years ago?”
ten
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From this reading Shall we dine together, and go to the play quietly, as we might have done some ten years ago?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Godolphin to Radclyffe, as they were one day riding together among the green lanes that border the metropolis--“I don’t know what to do with myself this evening.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RADCLYFFE AND GODOLPHIN CONVERSE.--THE VARIETIES OF AMBITION.
theatre
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From this reading “Nothing I should like better;--and the theatre--are you fond of it now?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Godolphin to Radclyffe, as they were one day riding together among the green lanes that border the metropolis--“I don’t know what to do with myself this evening.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Godolphin to Radclyffe, as they were one day riding together among the green lanes that border the metropolis--“I don’t know what to do with myself this evening.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Godolphin to Radclyffe, as they were one day riding together among the green lanes that border the metropolis--“I don’t know what to do with myself this evening.
together
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From this reading “I don’t know,” said Godolphin to Radclyffe, as they were one day riding together among the green lanes that border the metropolis--“I don’t know what to do with myself this evening.
VARIETIES
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Shall we dine together, and go to the play quietly, as we might have done some ten years ago?”
wearied
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From this reading Lady Erpingham is gone to Windsor; I have no dinner engagement, and I am wearied of balls.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Godolphin to Radclyffe, as they were one day riding together among the green lanes that border the metropolis--“I don’t know what to do with myself this evening.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Godolphin to Radclyffe, as they were one day riding together among the green lanes that border the metropolis--“I don’t know what to do with myself this evening.
Windsor
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From this reading Lady Erpingham is gone to Windsor; I have no dinner engagement, and I am wearied of balls.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Godolphin to Radclyffe, as they were one day riding together among the green lanes that border the metropolis--“I don’t know what to do with myself this evening.
years
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From this reading Shall we dine together, and go to the play quietly, as we might have done some ten years ago?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Nothing I should like better;--and the theatre--are you fond of it now?
