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Harold's Bride: A Tale
Harold's Bride: A Tale

Chapter XIV

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OUT IN CAMP.
MR.
HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
The conversation was chiefly on subjects connected with mission work.
After a while Patwal was reached.
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Harold's Bride: A Tale

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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OUT IN CAMP.
Line 2
MR.
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HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
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The conversation was chiefly on subjects connected with mission work.
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After a while Patwal was reached.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “After a while Patwal was reached.”

Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.”

Beside preposition US /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading “HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.”

CAMP noun US /camp/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “OUT IN CAMP.”

Foot noun US /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.”

Towards preposition US /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading “HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “After a while Patwal was reached.”

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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 After a while Patwal was reached.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading After a while Patwal was reached.

allowing

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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

CAMP

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From this reading OUT IN CAMP.

chiefly

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From this reading The conversation was chiefly on subjects connected with mission work.

connected

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From this reading The conversation was chiefly on subjects connected with mission work.

conversation

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From this reading The conversation was chiefly on subjects connected with mission work.

converse

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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

father

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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

following

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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

footnounUS /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

Harold

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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

HARTLEY

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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading OUT IN CAMP.

mission

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From this reading The conversation was chiefly on subjects connected with mission work.

MR

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From this reading MR.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

OUT

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From this reading OUT IN CAMP.

pace

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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

Patwal

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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

proceeded

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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

reached

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From this reading After a while Patwal was reached.

sais

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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

slow

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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

son

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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

subjects

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From this reading The conversation was chiefly on subjects connected with mission work.

tattu

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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

together

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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

walked

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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The conversation was chiefly on subjects connected with mission work.

way

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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading After a while Patwal was reached.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The conversation was chiefly on subjects connected with mission work.

work

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From this reading The conversation was chiefly on subjects connected with mission work.