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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 The count had been gone a week, and of course no news was as yet to be looked for.
all
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From this reading We were all busy enough at this time, and news favorable to our enterprise came on us thick and fast every day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The count had been gone a week, and of course no news was as yet to be looked for.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had sailed with Quorn for some undecided part of the Italian coast, and we had resigned ourselves to hear no more of him for at least another fortnight.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The count had been gone a week, and of course no news was as yet to be looked for.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had sailed with Quorn for some undecided part of the Italian coast, and we had resigned ourselves to hear no more of him for at least another fortnight.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The count had been gone a week, and of course no news was as yet to be looked for.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The count had been gone a week, and of course no news was as yet to be looked for.
busy
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From this reading We were all busy enough at this time, and news favorable to our enterprise came on us thick and fast every day.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That story has never yet been fitly told, but it will furnish a splendid epic one of these days for a great historian.
came
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From this reading We were all busy enough at this time, and news favorable to our enterprise came on us thick and fast every day.
coast
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From this reading He had sailed with Quorn for some undecided part of the Italian coast, and we had resigned ourselves to hear no more of him for at least another fortnight.
count
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From this reading The count had been gone a week, and of course no news was as yet to be looked for.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The count had been gone a week, and of course no news was as yet to be looked for.
day
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From this reading We were all busy enough at this time, and news favorable to our enterprise came on us thick and fast every day.
days
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From this reading That story has never yet been fitly told, but it will furnish a splendid epic one of these days for a great historian.
enough
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From this reading We were all busy enough at this time, and news favorable to our enterprise came on us thick and fast every day.
enterprise
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From this reading We were all busy enough at this time, and news favorable to our enterprise came on us thick and fast every day.
epic
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From this reading That story has never yet been fitly told, but it will furnish a splendid epic one of these days for a great historian.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading We were all busy enough at this time, and news favorable to our enterprise came on us thick and fast every day.
fast
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From this reading We were all busy enough at this time, and news favorable to our enterprise came on us thick and fast every day.
favorable
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From this reading We were all busy enough at this time, and news favorable to our enterprise came on us thick and fast every day.
fitly
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From this reading That story has never yet been fitly told, but it will furnish a splendid epic one of these days for a great historian.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The count had been gone a week, and of course no news was as yet to be looked for.
fortnight
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From this reading He had sailed with Quorn for some undecided part of the Italian coast, and we had resigned ourselves to hear no more of him for at least another fortnight.
furnish
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From this reading That story has never yet been fitly told, but it will furnish a splendid epic one of these days for a great historian.
gone
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From this reading The count had been gone a week, and of course no news was as yet to be looked for.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That story has never yet been fitly told, but it will furnish a splendid epic one of these days for a great historian.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The count had been gone a week, and of course no news was as yet to be looked for.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That story has never yet been fitly told, but it will furnish a splendid epic one of these days for a great historian.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had sailed with Quorn for some undecided part of the Italian coast, and we had resigned ourselves to hear no more of him for at least another fortnight.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had sailed with Quorn for some undecided part of the Italian coast, and we had resigned ourselves to hear no more of him for at least another fortnight.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had sailed with Quorn for some undecided part of the Italian coast, and we had resigned ourselves to hear no more of him for at least another fortnight.
historian
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From this reading That story has never yet been fitly told, but it will furnish a splendid epic one of these days for a great historian.
history
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From this reading This is no place for a history of the last Italian revolution.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is no place for a history of the last Italian revolution.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That story has never yet been fitly told, but it will furnish a splendid epic one of these days for a great historian.
Italian
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From this reading He had sailed with Quorn for some undecided part of the Italian coast, and we had resigned ourselves to hear no more of him for at least another fortnight.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is no place for a history of the last Italian revolution.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had sailed with Quorn for some undecided part of the Italian coast, and we had resigned ourselves to hear no more of him for at least another fortnight.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The count had been gone a week, and of course no news was as yet to be looked for.
more
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From this reading He had sailed with Quorn for some undecided part of the Italian coast, and we had resigned ourselves to hear no more of him for at least another fortnight.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That story has never yet been fitly told, but it will furnish a splendid epic one of these days for a great historian.
news
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From this reading The count had been gone a week, and of course no news was as yet to be looked for.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The count had been gone a week, and of course no news was as yet to be looked for.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The count had been gone a week, and of course no news was as yet to be looked for.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We were all busy enough at this time, and news favorable to our enterprise came on us thick and fast every day.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That story has never yet been fitly told, but it will furnish a splendid epic one of these days for a great historian.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We were all busy enough at this time, and news favorable to our enterprise came on us thick and fast every day.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading He had sailed with Quorn for some undecided part of the Italian coast, and we had resigned ourselves to hear no more of him for at least another fortnight.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had sailed with Quorn for some undecided part of the Italian coast, and we had resigned ourselves to hear no more of him for at least another fortnight.
place
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From this reading This is no place for a history of the last Italian revolution.
Quorn
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From this reading He had sailed with Quorn for some undecided part of the Italian coast, and we had resigned ourselves to hear no more of him for at least another fortnight.
resigned
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From this reading He had sailed with Quorn for some undecided part of the Italian coast, and we had resigned ourselves to hear no more of him for at least another fortnight.
revolution
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From this reading This is no place for a history of the last Italian revolution.
sailed
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From this reading He had sailed with Quorn for some undecided part of the Italian coast, and we had resigned ourselves to hear no more of him for at least another fortnight.
some
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From this reading He had sailed with Quorn for some undecided part of the Italian coast, and we had resigned ourselves to hear no more of him for at least another fortnight.
splendid
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From this reading That story has never yet been fitly told, but it will furnish a splendid epic one of these days for a great historian.
story
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From this reading That story has never yet been fitly told, but it will furnish a splendid epic one of these days for a great historian.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That story has never yet been fitly told, but it will furnish a splendid epic one of these days for a great historian.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The count had been gone a week, and of course no news was as yet to be looked for.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading That story has never yet been fitly told, but it will furnish a splendid epic one of these days for a great historian.
thick
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From this reading We were all busy enough at this time, and news favorable to our enterprise came on us thick and fast every day.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We were all busy enough at this time, and news favorable to our enterprise came on us thick and fast every day.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were all busy enough at this time, and news favorable to our enterprise came on us thick and fast every day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The count had been gone a week, and of course no news was as yet to be looked for.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That story has never yet been fitly told, but it will furnish a splendid epic one of these days for a great historian.
undecided
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From this reading He had sailed with Quorn for some undecided part of the Italian coast, and we had resigned ourselves to hear no more of him for at least another fortnight.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We were all busy enough at this time, and news favorable to our enterprise came on us thick and fast every day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The count had been gone a week, and of course no news was as yet to be looked for.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He had sailed with Quorn for some undecided part of the Italian coast, and we had resigned ourselves to hear no more of him for at least another fortnight.
week
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From this reading The count had been gone a week, and of course no news was as yet to be looked for.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were all busy enough at this time, and news favorable to our enterprise came on us thick and fast every day.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading That story has never yet been fitly told, but it will furnish a splendid epic one of these days for a great historian.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had sailed with Quorn for some undecided part of the Italian coast, and we had resigned ourselves to hear no more of him for at least another fortnight.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The count had been gone a week, and of course no news was as yet to be looked for.
