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69
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From this reading I can lend you Munro's Lucretius, '69.
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 very merry party at the vicarage that evening.
acquainted
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From this reading "Not acquainted with Macleane's Juvenal?" said the reverend scholar; "you will be greatly pleased with it; here it is,--a posthumous work, edited by George Long.
advance
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From this reading But instead of meeting his advance, she darted off to the lawn, where Clemmy and several other children greeted her with a joyous shout.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lily had not been prepared to meet Kenelm there, and her face brightened wonderfully as at her entrance he turned from the book-shelves to which Mr. Emlyn was directing his attention.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lily had not been prepared to meet Kenelm there, and her face brightened wonderfully as at her entrance he turned from the book-shelves to which Mr. Emlyn was directing his attention.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IT was a very merry party at the vicarage that evening.
attention
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From this reading Lily had not been prepared to meet Kenelm there, and her face brightened wonderfully as at her entrance he turned from the book-shelves to which Mr. Emlyn was directing his attention.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Not acquainted with Macleane's Juvenal?" said the reverend scholar; "you will be greatly pleased with it; here it is,--a posthumous work, edited by George Long.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lily had not been prepared to meet Kenelm there, and her face brightened wonderfully as at her entrance he turned from the book-shelves to which Mr. Emlyn was directing his attention.
book-shelves
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From this reading Lily had not been prepared to meet Kenelm there, and her face brightened wonderfully as at her entrance he turned from the book-shelves to which Mr. Emlyn was directing his attention.
brightened
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From this reading Lily had not been prepared to meet Kenelm there, and her face brightened wonderfully as at her entrance he turned from the book-shelves to which Mr. Emlyn was directing his attention.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But instead of meeting his advance, she darted off to the lawn, where Clemmy and several other children greeted her with a joyous shout.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Not acquainted with Macleane's Juvenal?" said the reverend scholar; "you will be greatly pleased with it; here it is,--a posthumous work, edited by George Long.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can lend you Munro's Lucretius, '69.
children
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From this reading But instead of meeting his advance, she darted off to the lawn, where Clemmy and several other children greeted her with a joyous shout.
Clemmy
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From this reading But instead of meeting his advance, she darted off to the lawn, where Clemmy and several other children greeted her with a joyous shout.
darted
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From this reading But instead of meeting his advance, she darted off to the lawn, where Clemmy and several other children greeted her with a joyous shout.
directing
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From this reading Lily had not been prepared to meet Kenelm there, and her face brightened wonderfully as at her entrance he turned from the book-shelves to which Mr. Emlyn was directing his attention.
edited
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From this reading "Not acquainted with Macleane's Juvenal?" said the reverend scholar; "you will be greatly pleased with it; here it is,--a posthumous work, edited by George Long.
Emlyn
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From this reading Lily had not been prepared to meet Kenelm there, and her face brightened wonderfully as at her entrance he turned from the book-shelves to which Mr. Emlyn was directing his attention.
entrance
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From this reading Lily had not been prepared to meet Kenelm there, and her face brightened wonderfully as at her entrance he turned from the book-shelves to which Mr. Emlyn was directing his attention.
evening
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From this reading IT was a very merry party at the vicarage that evening.
face
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From this reading Lily had not been prepared to meet Kenelm there, and her face brightened wonderfully as at her entrance he turned from the book-shelves to which Mr. Emlyn was directing his attention.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lily had not been prepared to meet Kenelm there, and her face brightened wonderfully as at her entrance he turned from the book-shelves to which Mr. Emlyn was directing his attention.
George
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From this reading "Not acquainted with Macleane's Juvenal?" said the reverend scholar; "you will be greatly pleased with it; here it is,--a posthumous work, edited by George Long.
greatly
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From this reading "Not acquainted with Macleane's Juvenal?" said the reverend scholar; "you will be greatly pleased with it; here it is,--a posthumous work, edited by George Long.
greeted
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From this reading But instead of meeting his advance, she darted off to the lawn, where Clemmy and several other children greeted her with a joyous shout.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lily had not been prepared to meet Kenelm there, and her face brightened wonderfully as at her entrance he turned from the book-shelves to which Mr. Emlyn was directing his attention.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lily had not been prepared to meet Kenelm there, and her face brightened wonderfully as at her entrance he turned from the book-shelves to which Mr. Emlyn was directing his attention.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lily had not been prepared to meet Kenelm there, and her face brightened wonderfully as at her entrance he turned from the book-shelves to which Mr. Emlyn was directing his attention.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not acquainted with Macleane's Juvenal?" said the reverend scholar; "you will be greatly pleased with it; here it is,--a posthumous work, edited by George Long.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lily had not been prepared to meet Kenelm there, and her face brightened wonderfully as at her entrance he turned from the book-shelves to which Mr. Emlyn was directing his attention.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can lend you Munro's Lucretius, '69.
instead
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From this reading But instead of meeting his advance, she darted off to the lawn, where Clemmy and several other children greeted her with a joyous shout.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Not acquainted with Macleane's Juvenal?" said the reverend scholar; "you will be greatly pleased with it; here it is,--a posthumous work, edited by George Long.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was a very merry party at the vicarage that evening.
joyous
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From this reading But instead of meeting his advance, she darted off to the lawn, where Clemmy and several other children greeted her with a joyous shout.
Juvenal
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From this reading "Not acquainted with Macleane's Juvenal?" said the reverend scholar; "you will be greatly pleased with it; here it is,--a posthumous work, edited by George Long.
Kenelm
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From this reading Lily had not been prepared to meet Kenelm there, and her face brightened wonderfully as at her entrance he turned from the book-shelves to which Mr. Emlyn was directing his attention.
lawn
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From this reading But instead of meeting his advance, she darted off to the lawn, where Clemmy and several other children greeted her with a joyous shout.
lend
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From this reading I can lend you Munro's Lucretius, '69.
Lily
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From this reading Lily had not been prepared to meet Kenelm there, and her face brightened wonderfully as at her entrance he turned from the book-shelves to which Mr. Emlyn was directing his attention.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not acquainted with Macleane's Juvenal?" said the reverend scholar; "you will be greatly pleased with it; here it is,--a posthumous work, edited by George Long.
Lucretius
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From this reading I can lend you Munro's Lucretius, '69.
Macleane's
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From this reading "Not acquainted with Macleane's Juvenal?" said the reverend scholar; "you will be greatly pleased with it; here it is,--a posthumous work, edited by George Long.
meet
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From this reading Lily had not been prepared to meet Kenelm there, and her face brightened wonderfully as at her entrance he turned from the book-shelves to which Mr. Emlyn was directing his attention.
meeting
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From this reading But instead of meeting his advance, she darted off to the lawn, where Clemmy and several other children greeted her with a joyous shout.
merry
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From this reading IT was a very merry party at the vicarage that evening.
Mr
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From this reading Lily had not been prepared to meet Kenelm there, and her face brightened wonderfully as at her entrance he turned from the book-shelves to which Mr. Emlyn was directing his attention.
Munro's
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From this reading I can lend you Munro's Lucretius, '69.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lily had not been prepared to meet Kenelm there, and her face brightened wonderfully as at her entrance he turned from the book-shelves to which Mr. Emlyn was directing his attention.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But instead of meeting his advance, she darted off to the lawn, where Clemmy and several other children greeted her with a joyous shout.
off
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From this reading But instead of meeting his advance, she darted off to the lawn, where Clemmy and several other children greeted her with a joyous shout.
other
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From this reading But instead of meeting his advance, she darted off to the lawn, where Clemmy and several other children greeted her with a joyous shout.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was a very merry party at the vicarage that evening.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Not acquainted with Macleane's Juvenal?" said the reverend scholar; "you will be greatly pleased with it; here it is,--a posthumous work, edited by George Long.
posthumous
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From this reading "Not acquainted with Macleane's Juvenal?" said the reverend scholar; "you will be greatly pleased with it; here it is,--a posthumous work, edited by George Long.
prepared
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From this reading Lily had not been prepared to meet Kenelm there, and her face brightened wonderfully as at her entrance he turned from the book-shelves to which Mr. Emlyn was directing his attention.
reverend
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From this reading "Not acquainted with Macleane's Juvenal?" said the reverend scholar; "you will be greatly pleased with it; here it is,--a posthumous work, edited by George Long.
said
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From this reading "Not acquainted with Macleane's Juvenal?" said the reverend scholar; "you will be greatly pleased with it; here it is,--a posthumous work, edited by George Long.
scholarnounUS /ˈskɒl.ər/
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading "Not acquainted with Macleane's Juvenal?" said the reverend scholar; "you will be greatly pleased with it; here it is,--a posthumous work, edited by George Long.
several
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From this reading But instead of meeting his advance, she darted off to the lawn, where Clemmy and several other children greeted her with a joyous shout.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But instead of meeting his advance, she darted off to the lawn, where Clemmy and several other children greeted her with a joyous shout.
shout
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From this reading But instead of meeting his advance, she darted off to the lawn, where Clemmy and several other children greeted her with a joyous shout.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IT was a very merry party at the vicarage that evening.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT was a very merry party at the vicarage that evening.
there
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From this reading Lily had not been prepared to meet Kenelm there, and her face brightened wonderfully as at her entrance he turned from the book-shelves to which Mr. Emlyn was directing his attention.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lily had not been prepared to meet Kenelm there, and her face brightened wonderfully as at her entrance he turned from the book-shelves to which Mr. Emlyn was directing his attention.
turned
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From this reading Lily had not been prepared to meet Kenelm there, and her face brightened wonderfully as at her entrance he turned from the book-shelves to which Mr. Emlyn was directing his attention.
very
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From this reading IT was a very merry party at the vicarage that evening.
vicarage
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From this reading IT was a very merry party at the vicarage that evening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was a very merry party at the vicarage that evening.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But instead of meeting his advance, she darted off to the lawn, where Clemmy and several other children greeted her with a joyous shout.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lily had not been prepared to meet Kenelm there, and her face brightened wonderfully as at her entrance he turned from the book-shelves to which Mr. Emlyn was directing his attention.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Not acquainted with Macleane's Juvenal?" said the reverend scholar; "you will be greatly pleased with it; here it is,--a posthumous work, edited by George Long.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But instead of meeting his advance, she darted off to the lawn, where Clemmy and several other children greeted her with a joyous shout.
wonderfully
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From this reading Lily had not been prepared to meet Kenelm there, and her face brightened wonderfully as at her entrance he turned from the book-shelves to which Mr. Emlyn was directing his attention.
work
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From this reading "Not acquainted with Macleane's Juvenal?" said the reverend scholar; "you will be greatly pleased with it; here it is,--a posthumous work, edited by George Long.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Not acquainted with Macleane's Juvenal?" said the reverend scholar; "you will be greatly pleased with it; here it is,--a posthumous work, edited by George Long.
