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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 It was a bright, cool morning: and I walked very briskly for a couple of hours, when I sat down to rest by the roadside, under a patch of willows, which grew about a little bubbling brook.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was a bright, cool morning: and I walked very briskly for a couple of hours, when I sat down to rest by the roadside, under a patch of willows, which grew about a little bubbling brook.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They got up, after I had been there for twenty minutes or so, and came along the road towards me, bowed under their bundles.
ahead
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From this reading Presently I saw that a little way ahead of me were three gipsy-looking people (a boy with his father and mother), sitting by the road resting.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They got up, after I had been there for twenty minutes or so, and came along the road towards me, bowed under their bundles.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I merely noted the way to London from the coaching-map and hurried out, repeating the direction so that I should not forget.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE ROAD TO LONDON You may be sure that I lost no time in leaving the inn.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They got up, after I had been there for twenty minutes or so, and came along the road towards me, bowed under their bundles.
bowed
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From this reading They got up, after I had been there for twenty minutes or so, and came along the road towards me, bowed under their bundles.
boy
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From this reading Presently I saw that a little way ahead of me were three gipsy-looking people (a boy with his father and mother), sitting by the road resting.
bright
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From this reading It was a bright, cool morning: and I walked very briskly for a couple of hours, when I sat down to rest by the roadside, under a patch of willows, which grew about a little bubbling brook.
briskly
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From this reading It was a bright, cool morning: and I walked very briskly for a couple of hours, when I sat down to rest by the roadside, under a patch of willows, which grew about a little bubbling brook.
brook
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From this reading It was a bright, cool morning: and I walked very briskly for a couple of hours, when I sat down to rest by the roadside, under a patch of willows, which grew about a little bubbling brook.
bubblingnounUS /ˈbubbling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a bright, cool morning: and I walked very briskly for a couple of hours, when I sat down to rest by the roadside, under a patch of willows, which grew about a little bubbling brook.
bundles
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From this reading They got up, after I had been there for twenty minutes or so, and came along the road towards me, bowed under their bundles.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a bright, cool morning: and I walked very briskly for a couple of hours, when I sat down to rest by the roadside, under a patch of willows, which grew about a little bubbling brook.
came
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From this reading They got up, after I had been there for twenty minutes or so, and came along the road towards me, bowed under their bundles.
coaching-map
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From this reading I merely noted the way to London from the coaching-map and hurried out, repeating the direction so that I should not forget.
cool
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From this reading It was a bright, cool morning: and I walked very briskly for a couple of hours, when I sat down to rest by the roadside, under a patch of willows, which grew about a little bubbling brook.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading It was a bright, cool morning: and I walked very briskly for a couple of hours, when I sat down to rest by the roadside, under a patch of willows, which grew about a little bubbling brook.
direction
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From this reading I merely noted the way to London from the coaching-map and hurried out, repeating the direction so that I should not forget.
down
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From this reading It was a bright, cool morning: and I walked very briskly for a couple of hours, when I sat down to rest by the roadside, under a patch of willows, which grew about a little bubbling brook.
father
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From this reading Presently I saw that a little way ahead of me were three gipsy-looking people (a boy with his father and mother), sitting by the road resting.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a bright, cool morning: and I walked very briskly for a couple of hours, when I sat down to rest by the roadside, under a patch of willows, which grew about a little bubbling brook.
forget
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From this reading I merely noted the way to London from the coaching-map and hurried out, repeating the direction so that I should not forget.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I merely noted the way to London from the coaching-map and hurried out, repeating the direction so that I should not forget.
gipsy-looking
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From this reading Presently I saw that a little way ahead of me were three gipsy-looking people (a boy with his father and mother), sitting by the road resting.
got
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From this reading They got up, after I had been there for twenty minutes or so, and came along the road towards me, bowed under their bundles.
grew
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From this reading It was a bright, cool morning: and I walked very briskly for a couple of hours, when I sat down to rest by the roadside, under a patch of willows, which grew about a little bubbling brook.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They got up, after I had been there for twenty minutes or so, and came along the road towards me, bowed under their bundles.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Presently I saw that a little way ahead of me were three gipsy-looking people (a boy with his father and mother), sitting by the road resting.
hours
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From this reading It was a bright, cool morning: and I walked very briskly for a couple of hours, when I sat down to rest by the roadside, under a patch of willows, which grew about a little bubbling brook.
hurried
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From this reading I merely noted the way to London from the coaching-map and hurried out, repeating the direction so that I should not forget.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE ROAD TO LONDON You may be sure that I lost no time in leaving the inn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ROAD TO LONDON You may be sure that I lost no time in leaving the inn.
inn
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From this reading THE ROAD TO LONDON You may be sure that I lost no time in leaving the inn.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a bright, cool morning: and I walked very briskly for a couple of hours, when I sat down to rest by the roadside, under a patch of willows, which grew about a little bubbling brook.
leaving
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From this reading THE ROAD TO LONDON You may be sure that I lost no time in leaving the inn.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a bright, cool morning: and I walked very briskly for a couple of hours, when I sat down to rest by the roadside, under a patch of willows, which grew about a little bubbling brook.
LONDON
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From this reading THE ROAD TO LONDON You may be sure that I lost no time in leaving the inn.
lost
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From this reading THE ROAD TO LONDON You may be sure that I lost no time in leaving the inn.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading THE ROAD TO LONDON You may be sure that I lost no time in leaving the inn.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Presently I saw that a little way ahead of me were three gipsy-looking people (a boy with his father and mother), sitting by the road resting.
merely
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From this reading I merely noted the way to London from the coaching-map and hurried out, repeating the direction so that I should not forget.
minutes
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From this reading They got up, after I had been there for twenty minutes or so, and came along the road towards me, bowed under their bundles.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a bright, cool morning: and I walked very briskly for a couple of hours, when I sat down to rest by the roadside, under a patch of willows, which grew about a little bubbling brook.
mother
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From this reading Presently I saw that a little way ahead of me were three gipsy-looking people (a boy with his father and mother), sitting by the road resting.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE ROAD TO LONDON You may be sure that I lost no time in leaving the inn.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I merely noted the way to London from the coaching-map and hurried out, repeating the direction so that I should not forget.
noted
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From this reading I merely noted the way to London from the coaching-map and hurried out, repeating the direction so that I should not forget.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a bright, cool morning: and I walked very briskly for a couple of hours, when I sat down to rest by the roadside, under a patch of willows, which grew about a little bubbling brook.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They got up, after I had been there for twenty minutes or so, and came along the road towards me, bowed under their bundles.
out
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From this reading I merely noted the way to London from the coaching-map and hurried out, repeating the direction so that I should not forget.
patch
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From this reading It was a bright, cool morning: and I walked very briskly for a couple of hours, when I sat down to rest by the roadside, under a patch of willows, which grew about a little bubbling brook.
people
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From this reading Presently I saw that a little way ahead of me were three gipsy-looking people (a boy with his father and mother), sitting by the road resting.
Presently
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From this reading Presently I saw that a little way ahead of me were three gipsy-looking people (a boy with his father and mother), sitting by the road resting.
repeating
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From this reading I merely noted the way to London from the coaching-map and hurried out, repeating the direction so that I should not forget.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a bright, cool morning: and I walked very briskly for a couple of hours, when I sat down to rest by the roadside, under a patch of willows, which grew about a little bubbling brook.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Presently I saw that a little way ahead of me were three gipsy-looking people (a boy with his father and mother), sitting by the road resting.
ROAD
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From this reading THE ROAD TO LONDON You may be sure that I lost no time in leaving the inn.
roadside
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From this reading It was a bright, cool morning: and I walked very briskly for a couple of hours, when I sat down to rest by the roadside, under a patch of willows, which grew about a little bubbling brook.
sat
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From this reading It was a bright, cool morning: and I walked very briskly for a couple of hours, when I sat down to rest by the roadside, under a patch of willows, which grew about a little bubbling brook.
saw
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From this reading Presently I saw that a little way ahead of me were three gipsy-looking people (a boy with his father and mother), sitting by the road resting.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I merely noted the way to London from the coaching-map and hurried out, repeating the direction so that I should not forget.
sitting
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From this reading Presently I saw that a little way ahead of me were three gipsy-looking people (a boy with his father and mother), sitting by the road resting.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I merely noted the way to London from the coaching-map and hurried out, repeating the direction so that I should not forget.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ROAD TO LONDON You may be sure that I lost no time in leaving the inn.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE ROAD TO LONDON You may be sure that I lost no time in leaving the inn.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROAD TO LONDON You may be sure that I lost no time in leaving the inn.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They got up, after I had been there for twenty minutes or so, and came along the road towards me, bowed under their bundles.
there
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From this reading They got up, after I had been there for twenty minutes or so, and came along the road towards me, bowed under their bundles.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They got up, after I had been there for twenty minutes or so, and came along the road towards me, bowed under their bundles.
three
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From this reading Presently I saw that a little way ahead of me were three gipsy-looking people (a boy with his father and mother), sitting by the road resting.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ROAD TO LONDON You may be sure that I lost no time in leaving the inn.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ROAD TO LONDON You may be sure that I lost no time in leaving the inn.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading They got up, after I had been there for twenty minutes or so, and came along the road towards me, bowed under their bundles.
twenty
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From this reading They got up, after I had been there for twenty minutes or so, and came along the road towards me, bowed under their bundles.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was a bright, cool morning: and I walked very briskly for a couple of hours, when I sat down to rest by the roadside, under a patch of willows, which grew about a little bubbling brook.
up
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From this reading They got up, after I had been there for twenty minutes or so, and came along the road towards me, bowed under their bundles.
very
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From this reading It was a bright, cool morning: and I walked very briskly for a couple of hours, when I sat down to rest by the roadside, under a patch of willows, which grew about a little bubbling brook.
walked
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From this reading It was a bright, cool morning: and I walked very briskly for a couple of hours, when I sat down to rest by the roadside, under a patch of willows, which grew about a little bubbling brook.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a bright, cool morning: and I walked very briskly for a couple of hours, when I sat down to rest by the roadside, under a patch of willows, which grew about a little bubbling brook.
way
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From this reading I merely noted the way to London from the coaching-map and hurried out, repeating the direction so that I should not forget.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Presently I saw that a little way ahead of me were three gipsy-looking people (a boy with his father and mother), sitting by the road resting.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a bright, cool morning: and I walked very briskly for a couple of hours, when I sat down to rest by the roadside, under a patch of willows, which grew about a little bubbling brook.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a bright, cool morning: and I walked very briskly for a couple of hours, when I sat down to rest by the roadside, under a patch of willows, which grew about a little bubbling brook.
willows
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From this reading It was a bright, cool morning: and I walked very briskly for a couple of hours, when I sat down to rest by the roadside, under a patch of willows, which grew about a little bubbling brook.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Presently I saw that a little way ahead of me were three gipsy-looking people (a boy with his father and mother), sitting by the road resting.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE ROAD TO LONDON You may be sure that I lost no time in leaving the inn.
