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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 A week ago we were in London--sloshing about in the damp and dismal mixture of mud and snow which lined the dark thoroughfares.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A week ago we were in London--sloshing about in the damp and dismal mixture of mud and snow which lined the dark thoroughfares.
ago
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From this reading A week ago we were in London--sloshing about in the damp and dismal mixture of mud and snow which lined the dark thoroughfares.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading We waited for him in London until he recovered his lost trunk, and he was so grateful that he decided to go along with us.
always
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From this reading He said that he was foot-loose and without any definite plans and it always made him feel more at home to travel with people who were just as green and as much scared as he was.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PEASLEY AND HIS VIVID IMPRESSIONS OF FOREIGN PARTS In Naples--and Mr. Peasley is still with us.
any
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From this reading He said that he was foot-loose and without any definite plans and it always made him feel more at home to travel with people who were just as green and as much scared as he was.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He said that he was foot-loose and without any definite plans and it always made him feel more at home to travel with people who were just as green and as much scared as he was.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He said that he was foot-loose and without any definite plans and it always made him feel more at home to travel with people who were just as green and as much scared as he was.
damp
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From this reading A week ago we were in London--sloshing about in the damp and dismal mixture of mud and snow which lined the dark thoroughfares.
dark
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From this reading A week ago we were in London--sloshing about in the damp and dismal mixture of mud and snow which lined the dark thoroughfares.
decided
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From this reading We waited for him in London until he recovered his lost trunk, and he was so grateful that he decided to go along with us.
definite
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From this reading He said that he was foot-loose and without any definite plans and it always made him feel more at home to travel with people who were just as green and as much scared as he was.
dismal
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From this reading A week ago we were in London--sloshing about in the damp and dismal mixture of mud and snow which lined the dark thoroughfares.
feel
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From this reading He said that he was foot-loose and without any definite plans and it always made him feel more at home to travel with people who were just as green and as much scared as he was.
foot-loose
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From this reading He said that he was foot-loose and without any definite plans and it always made him feel more at home to travel with people who were just as green and as much scared as he was.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We waited for him in London until he recovered his lost trunk, and he was so grateful that he decided to go along with us.
FOREIGN
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From this reading PEASLEY AND HIS VIVID IMPRESSIONS OF FOREIGN PARTS In Naples--and Mr. Peasley is still with us.
go
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From this reading We waited for him in London until he recovered his lost trunk, and he was so grateful that he decided to go along with us.
grateful
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From this reading We waited for him in London until he recovered his lost trunk, and he was so grateful that he decided to go along with us.
green
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From this reading He said that he was foot-loose and without any definite plans and it always made him feel more at home to travel with people who were just as green and as much scared as he was.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We waited for him in London until he recovered his lost trunk, and he was so grateful that he decided to go along with us.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We waited for him in London until he recovered his lost trunk, and he was so grateful that he decided to go along with us.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PEASLEY AND HIS VIVID IMPRESSIONS OF FOREIGN PARTS In Naples--and Mr. Peasley is still with us.
home
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From this reading He said that he was foot-loose and without any definite plans and it always made him feel more at home to travel with people who were just as green and as much scared as he was.
IMPRESSIONS
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From this reading PEASLEY AND HIS VIVID IMPRESSIONS OF FOREIGN PARTS In Naples--and Mr. Peasley is still with us.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PEASLEY AND HIS VIVID IMPRESSIONS OF FOREIGN PARTS In Naples--and Mr. Peasley is still with us.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PEASLEY AND HIS VIVID IMPRESSIONS OF FOREIGN PARTS In Naples--and Mr. Peasley is still with us.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He said that he was foot-loose and without any definite plans and it always made him feel more at home to travel with people who were just as green and as much scared as he was.
just
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From this reading He said that he was foot-loose and without any definite plans and it always made him feel more at home to travel with people who were just as green and as much scared as he was.
lined
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From this reading A week ago we were in London--sloshing about in the damp and dismal mixture of mud and snow which lined the dark thoroughfares.
London
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From this reading We waited for him in London until he recovered his lost trunk, and he was so grateful that he decided to go along with us.
lost
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From this reading We waited for him in London until he recovered his lost trunk, and he was so grateful that he decided to go along with us.
made
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From this reading He said that he was foot-loose and without any definite plans and it always made him feel more at home to travel with people who were just as green and as much scared as he was.
mixture
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From this reading A week ago we were in London--sloshing about in the damp and dismal mixture of mud and snow which lined the dark thoroughfares.
more
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From this reading He said that he was foot-loose and without any definite plans and it always made him feel more at home to travel with people who were just as green and as much scared as he was.
MR
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much
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From this reading He said that he was foot-loose and without any definite plans and it always made him feel more at home to travel with people who were just as green and as much scared as he was.
mud
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From this reading A week ago we were in London--sloshing about in the damp and dismal mixture of mud and snow which lined the dark thoroughfares.
Naples
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From this reading PEASLEY AND HIS VIVID IMPRESSIONS OF FOREIGN PARTS In Naples--and Mr. Peasley is still with us.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PEASLEY AND HIS VIVID IMPRESSIONS OF FOREIGN PARTS In Naples--and Mr. Peasley is still with us.
PARTS
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From this reading PEASLEY AND HIS VIVID IMPRESSIONS OF FOREIGN PARTS In Naples--and Mr. Peasley is still with us.
PEASLEY
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From this reading PEASLEY AND HIS VIVID IMPRESSIONS OF FOREIGN PARTS In Naples--and Mr. Peasley is still with us.
people
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From this reading He said that he was foot-loose and without any definite plans and it always made him feel more at home to travel with people who were just as green and as much scared as he was.
plans
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From this reading He said that he was foot-loose and without any definite plans and it always made him feel more at home to travel with people who were just as green and as much scared as he was.
recovered
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From this reading We waited for him in London until he recovered his lost trunk, and he was so grateful that he decided to go along with us.
said
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From this reading He said that he was foot-loose and without any definite plans and it always made him feel more at home to travel with people who were just as green and as much scared as he was.
scared
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From this reading He said that he was foot-loose and without any definite plans and it always made him feel more at home to travel with people who were just as green and as much scared as he was.
sloshing
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From this reading A week ago we were in London--sloshing about in the damp and dismal mixture of mud and snow which lined the dark thoroughfares.
snow
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From this reading A week ago we were in London--sloshing about in the damp and dismal mixture of mud and snow which lined the dark thoroughfares.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We waited for him in London until he recovered his lost trunk, and he was so grateful that he decided to go along with us.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PEASLEY AND HIS VIVID IMPRESSIONS OF FOREIGN PARTS In Naples--and Mr. Peasley is still with us.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We waited for him in London until he recovered his lost trunk, and he was so grateful that he decided to go along with us.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A week ago we were in London--sloshing about in the damp and dismal mixture of mud and snow which lined the dark thoroughfares.
thoroughfares
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From this reading A week ago we were in London--sloshing about in the damp and dismal mixture of mud and snow which lined the dark thoroughfares.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We waited for him in London until he recovered his lost trunk, and he was so grateful that he decided to go along with us.
travel
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From this reading He said that he was foot-loose and without any definite plans and it always made him feel more at home to travel with people who were just as green and as much scared as he was.
trunk
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From this reading We waited for him in London until he recovered his lost trunk, and he was so grateful that he decided to go along with us.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading We waited for him in London until he recovered his lost trunk, and he was so grateful that he decided to go along with us.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading PEASLEY AND HIS VIVID IMPRESSIONS OF FOREIGN PARTS In Naples--and Mr. Peasley is still with us.
VIVID
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From this reading PEASLEY AND HIS VIVID IMPRESSIONS OF FOREIGN PARTS In Naples--and Mr. Peasley is still with us.
waited
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From this reading We waited for him in London until he recovered his lost trunk, and he was so grateful that he decided to go along with us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We waited for him in London until he recovered his lost trunk, and he was so grateful that he decided to go along with us.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We waited for him in London until he recovered his lost trunk, and he was so grateful that he decided to go along with us.
week
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From this reading A week ago we were in London--sloshing about in the damp and dismal mixture of mud and snow which lined the dark thoroughfares.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He said that he was foot-loose and without any definite plans and it always made him feel more at home to travel with people who were just as green and as much scared as he was.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A week ago we were in London--sloshing about in the damp and dismal mixture of mud and snow which lined the dark thoroughfares.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He said that he was foot-loose and without any definite plans and it always made him feel more at home to travel with people who were just as green and as much scared as he was.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading PEASLEY AND HIS VIVID IMPRESSIONS OF FOREIGN PARTS In Naples--and Mr. Peasley is still with us.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He said that he was foot-loose and without any definite plans and it always made him feel more at home to travel with people who were just as green and as much scared as he was.
