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abreast
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From this reading So they struck in towards the haw-haw--the four walking almost abreast.
adventure
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From this reading "I long to see even the park of that exquisite old lady; it must look quite different to anybody else's, and I feel I want an adventure!"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When they came to beyond the copse, after it touched the Professor's garden, they paused and took in the view.
almost
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From this reading So they struck in towards the haw-haw--the four walking almost abreast.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I long to see even the park of that exquisite old lady; it must look quite different to anybody else's, and I feel I want an adventure!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I long to see even the park of that exquisite old lady; it must look quite different to anybody else's, and I feel I want an adventure!"
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading "I long to see even the park of that exquisite old lady; it must look quite different to anybody else's, and I feel I want an adventure!"
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Do let us go around by the boundary," Miss Lutworth said when they got through the Wendover gates.
away
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From this reading It was unspeakably beautiful from there, rolling away towards the splendid old house, which could only just be distinguished through the giant trees, not yet in leaf.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was unspeakably beautiful from there, rolling away towards the splendid old house, which could only just be distinguished through the giant trees, not yet in leaf.
beautiful
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From this reading It was unspeakably beautiful from there, rolling away towards the splendid old house, which could only just be distinguished through the giant trees, not yet in leaf.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading When they came to beyond the copse, after it touched the Professor's garden, they paused and took in the view.
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading "Do let us go around by the boundary," Miss Lutworth said when they got through the Wendover gates.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Do let us go around by the boundary," Miss Lutworth said when they got through the Wendover gates.
came
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From this reading When they came to beyond the copse, after it touched the Professor's garden, they paused and took in the view.
copse
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From this reading When they came to beyond the copse, after it touched the Professor's garden, they paused and took in the view.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was unspeakably beautiful from there, rolling away towards the splendid old house, which could only just be distinguished through the giant trees, not yet in leaf.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I long to see even the park of that exquisite old lady; it must look quite different to anybody else's, and I feel I want an adventure!"
distinguished
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From this reading It was unspeakably beautiful from there, rolling away towards the splendid old house, which could only just be distinguished through the giant trees, not yet in leaf.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do let us go around by the boundary," Miss Lutworth said when they got through the Wendover gates.
else's
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From this reading "I long to see even the park of that exquisite old lady; it must look quite different to anybody else's, and I feel I want an adventure!"
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I long to see even the park of that exquisite old lady; it must look quite different to anybody else's, and I feel I want an adventure!"
exquisite
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From this reading "I long to see even the park of that exquisite old lady; it must look quite different to anybody else's, and I feel I want an adventure!"
feel
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From this reading "I long to see even the park of that exquisite old lady; it must look quite different to anybody else's, and I feel I want an adventure!"
four
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From this reading So they struck in towards the haw-haw--the four walking almost abreast.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was unspeakably beautiful from there, rolling away towards the splendid old house, which could only just be distinguished through the giant trees, not yet in leaf.
garden
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From this reading When they came to beyond the copse, after it touched the Professor's garden, they paused and took in the view.
gates
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From this reading "Do let us go around by the boundary," Miss Lutworth said when they got through the Wendover gates.
giant
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From this reading It was unspeakably beautiful from there, rolling away towards the splendid old house, which could only just be distinguished through the giant trees, not yet in leaf.
go
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From this reading "Do let us go around by the boundary," Miss Lutworth said when they got through the Wendover gates.
got
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From this reading "Do let us go around by the boundary," Miss Lutworth said when they got through the Wendover gates.
haw-haw
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From this reading So they struck in towards the haw-haw--the four walking almost abreast.
house
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From this reading It was unspeakably beautiful from there, rolling away towards the splendid old house, which could only just be distinguished through the giant trees, not yet in leaf.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I long to see even the park of that exquisite old lady; it must look quite different to anybody else's, and I feel I want an adventure!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So they struck in towards the haw-haw--the four walking almost abreast.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I long to see even the park of that exquisite old lady; it must look quite different to anybody else's, and I feel I want an adventure!"
just
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From this reading It was unspeakably beautiful from there, rolling away towards the splendid old house, which could only just be distinguished through the giant trees, not yet in leaf.
lady
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From this reading "I long to see even the park of that exquisite old lady; it must look quite different to anybody else's, and I feel I want an adventure!"
leaf
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From this reading It was unspeakably beautiful from there, rolling away towards the splendid old house, which could only just be distinguished through the giant trees, not yet in leaf.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Do let us go around by the boundary," Miss Lutworth said when they got through the Wendover gates.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I long to see even the park of that exquisite old lady; it must look quite different to anybody else's, and I feel I want an adventure!"
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I long to see even the park of that exquisite old lady; it must look quite different to anybody else's, and I feel I want an adventure!"
Lutworth
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From this reading "Do let us go around by the boundary," Miss Lutworth said when they got through the Wendover gates.
Miss
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From this reading "Do let us go around by the boundary," Miss Lutworth said when they got through the Wendover gates.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I long to see even the park of that exquisite old lady; it must look quite different to anybody else's, and I feel I want an adventure!"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was unspeakably beautiful from there, rolling away towards the splendid old house, which could only just be distinguished through the giant trees, not yet in leaf.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I long to see even the park of that exquisite old lady; it must look quite different to anybody else's, and I feel I want an adventure!"
old
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From this reading "I long to see even the park of that exquisite old lady; it must look quite different to anybody else's, and I feel I want an adventure!"
only
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From this reading It was unspeakably beautiful from there, rolling away towards the splendid old house, which could only just be distinguished through the giant trees, not yet in leaf.
park
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From this reading "I long to see even the park of that exquisite old lady; it must look quite different to anybody else's, and I feel I want an adventure!"
paused
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From this reading When they came to beyond the copse, after it touched the Professor's garden, they paused and took in the view.
Professor's
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From this reading When they came to beyond the copse, after it touched the Professor's garden, they paused and took in the view.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I long to see even the park of that exquisite old lady; it must look quite different to anybody else's, and I feel I want an adventure!"
rolling
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From this reading It was unspeakably beautiful from there, rolling away towards the splendid old house, which could only just be distinguished through the giant trees, not yet in leaf.
said
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From this reading "Do let us go around by the boundary," Miss Lutworth said when they got through the Wendover gates.
see
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From this reading "I long to see even the park of that exquisite old lady; it must look quite different to anybody else's, and I feel I want an adventure!"
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they struck in towards the haw-haw--the four walking almost abreast.
splendid
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From this reading It was unspeakably beautiful from there, rolling away towards the splendid old house, which could only just be distinguished through the giant trees, not yet in leaf.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So they struck in towards the haw-haw--the four walking almost abreast.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I long to see even the park of that exquisite old lady; it must look quite different to anybody else's, and I feel I want an adventure!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Do let us go around by the boundary," Miss Lutworth said when they got through the Wendover gates.
there
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From this reading It was unspeakably beautiful from there, rolling away towards the splendid old house, which could only just be distinguished through the giant trees, not yet in leaf.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Do let us go around by the boundary," Miss Lutworth said when they got through the Wendover gates.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Do let us go around by the boundary," Miss Lutworth said when they got through the Wendover gates.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I long to see even the park of that exquisite old lady; it must look quite different to anybody else's, and I feel I want an adventure!"
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they came to beyond the copse, after it touched the Professor's garden, they paused and took in the view.
touched
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From this reading When they came to beyond the copse, after it touched the Professor's garden, they paused and took in the view.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading So they struck in towards the haw-haw--the four walking almost abreast.
trees
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From this reading It was unspeakably beautiful from there, rolling away towards the splendid old house, which could only just be distinguished through the giant trees, not yet in leaf.
unspeakably
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From this reading It was unspeakably beautiful from there, rolling away towards the splendid old house, which could only just be distinguished through the giant trees, not yet in leaf.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do let us go around by the boundary," Miss Lutworth said when they got through the Wendover gates.
view
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From this reading When they came to beyond the copse, after it touched the Professor's garden, they paused and took in the view.
walking
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From this reading So they struck in towards the haw-haw--the four walking almost abreast.
want
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From this reading "I long to see even the park of that exquisite old lady; it must look quite different to anybody else's, and I feel I want an adventure!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was unspeakably beautiful from there, rolling away towards the splendid old house, which could only just be distinguished through the giant trees, not yet in leaf.
Wendover
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From this reading "Do let us go around by the boundary," Miss Lutworth said when they got through the Wendover gates.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Do let us go around by the boundary," Miss Lutworth said when they got through the Wendover gates.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was unspeakably beautiful from there, rolling away towards the splendid old house, which could only just be distinguished through the giant trees, not yet in leaf.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was unspeakably beautiful from there, rolling away towards the splendid old house, which could only just be distinguished through the giant trees, not yet in leaf.
