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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 He had no need this time to encumber himself with a knapsack; he had left sufficient change of dress in his lodgings at Cromwell Lodge.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was towards the evening when he found himself in one of the prettiest rural villages by which "Wanders the hoary Thames along His silver-winding way."
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading And when, quitting the long street of the sultry village, he came to the shelving margin of the river, he was glad to rest a while, enjoy the cool of the rippling waters, and listen to their placid murmurs amid the rushes in the bordering shallows.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading KENELM slept in London that night, and, the next day, being singularly fine for an English summer, he resolved to go to Moleswich on foot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KENELM slept in London that night, and, the next day, being singularly fine for an English summer, he resolved to go to Moleswich on foot.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had no need this time to encumber himself with a knapsack; he had left sufficient change of dress in his lodgings at Cromwell Lodge.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading KENELM slept in London that night, and, the next day, being singularly fine for an English summer, he resolved to go to Moleswich on foot.
bordering
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From this reading And when, quitting the long street of the sultry village, he came to the shelving margin of the river, he was glad to rest a while, enjoy the cool of the rippling waters, and listen to their placid murmurs amid the rushes in the bordering shallows.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not in the direct road from London to Moleswich, but it was a pleasanter way for a pedestrian.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was towards the evening when he found himself in one of the prettiest rural villages by which "Wanders the hoary Thames along His silver-winding way."
came
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From this reading And when, quitting the long street of the sultry village, he came to the shelving margin of the river, he was glad to rest a while, enjoy the cool of the rippling waters, and listen to their placid murmurs amid the rushes in the bordering shallows.
change
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From this reading He had no need this time to encumber himself with a knapsack; he had left sufficient change of dress in his lodgings at Cromwell Lodge.
cool
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From this reading And when, quitting the long street of the sultry village, he came to the shelving margin of the river, he was glad to rest a while, enjoy the cool of the rippling waters, and listen to their placid murmurs amid the rushes in the bordering shallows.
Cromwell
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From this reading He had no need this time to encumber himself with a knapsack; he had left sufficient change of dress in his lodgings at Cromwell Lodge.
day
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From this reading KENELM slept in London that night, and, the next day, being singularly fine for an English summer, he resolved to go to Moleswich on foot.
direct
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From this reading It was not in the direct road from London to Moleswich, but it was a pleasanter way for a pedestrian.
dress
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From this reading He had no need this time to encumber himself with a knapsack; he had left sufficient change of dress in his lodgings at Cromwell Lodge.
encumber
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From this reading He had no need this time to encumber himself with a knapsack; he had left sufficient change of dress in his lodgings at Cromwell Lodge.
English
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From this reading KENELM slept in London that night, and, the next day, being singularly fine for an English summer, he resolved to go to Moleswich on foot.
enjoy
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From this reading And when, quitting the long street of the sultry village, he came to the shelving margin of the river, he was glad to rest a while, enjoy the cool of the rippling waters, and listen to their placid murmurs amid the rushes in the bordering shallows.
evening
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From this reading It was towards the evening when he found himself in one of the prettiest rural villages by which "Wanders the hoary Thames along His silver-winding way."
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KENELM slept in London that night, and, the next day, being singularly fine for an English summer, he resolved to go to Moleswich on foot.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KENELM slept in London that night, and, the next day, being singularly fine for an English summer, he resolved to go to Moleswich on foot.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading KENELM slept in London that night, and, the next day, being singularly fine for an English summer, he resolved to go to Moleswich on foot.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was towards the evening when he found himself in one of the prettiest rural villages by which "Wanders the hoary Thames along His silver-winding way."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was not in the direct road from London to Moleswich, but it was a pleasanter way for a pedestrian.
glad
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From this reading And when, quitting the long street of the sultry village, he came to the shelving margin of the river, he was glad to rest a while, enjoy the cool of the rippling waters, and listen to their placid murmurs amid the rushes in the bordering shallows.
go
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From this reading KENELM slept in London that night, and, the next day, being singularly fine for an English summer, he resolved to go to Moleswich on foot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no need this time to encumber himself with a knapsack; he had left sufficient change of dress in his lodgings at Cromwell Lodge.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading KENELM slept in London that night, and, the next day, being singularly fine for an English summer, he resolved to go to Moleswich on foot.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had no need this time to encumber himself with a knapsack; he had left sufficient change of dress in his lodgings at Cromwell Lodge.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had no need this time to encumber himself with a knapsack; he had left sufficient change of dress in his lodgings at Cromwell Lodge.
hoary
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From this reading It was towards the evening when he found himself in one of the prettiest rural villages by which "Wanders the hoary Thames along His silver-winding way."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading KENELM slept in London that night, and, the next day, being singularly fine for an English summer, he resolved to go to Moleswich on foot.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was towards the evening when he found himself in one of the prettiest rural villages by which "Wanders the hoary Thames along His silver-winding way."
KENELM
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From this reading KENELM slept in London that night, and, the next day, being singularly fine for an English summer, he resolved to go to Moleswich on foot.
knapsack
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From this reading He had no need this time to encumber himself with a knapsack; he had left sufficient change of dress in his lodgings at Cromwell Lodge.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had no need this time to encumber himself with a knapsack; he had left sufficient change of dress in his lodgings at Cromwell Lodge.
listen
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From this reading And when, quitting the long street of the sultry village, he came to the shelving margin of the river, he was glad to rest a while, enjoy the cool of the rippling waters, and listen to their placid murmurs amid the rushes in the bordering shallows.
Lodge
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From this reading He had no need this time to encumber himself with a knapsack; he had left sufficient change of dress in his lodgings at Cromwell Lodge.
lodgings
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From this reading He had no need this time to encumber himself with a knapsack; he had left sufficient change of dress in his lodgings at Cromwell Lodge.
London
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From this reading KENELM slept in London that night, and, the next day, being singularly fine for an English summer, he resolved to go to Moleswich on foot.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when, quitting the long street of the sultry village, he came to the shelving margin of the river, he was glad to rest a while, enjoy the cool of the rippling waters, and listen to their placid murmurs amid the rushes in the bordering shallows.
margin
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From this reading And when, quitting the long street of the sultry village, he came to the shelving margin of the river, he was glad to rest a while, enjoy the cool of the rippling waters, and listen to their placid murmurs amid the rushes in the bordering shallows.
Moleswich
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From this reading KENELM slept in London that night, and, the next day, being singularly fine for an English summer, he resolved to go to Moleswich on foot.
murmurs
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From this reading And when, quitting the long street of the sultry village, he came to the shelving margin of the river, he was glad to rest a while, enjoy the cool of the rippling waters, and listen to their placid murmurs amid the rushes in the bordering shallows.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had no need this time to encumber himself with a knapsack; he had left sufficient change of dress in his lodgings at Cromwell Lodge.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KENELM slept in London that night, and, the next day, being singularly fine for an English summer, he resolved to go to Moleswich on foot.
night
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From this reading KENELM slept in London that night, and, the next day, being singularly fine for an English summer, he resolved to go to Moleswich on foot.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had no need this time to encumber himself with a knapsack; he had left sufficient change of dress in his lodgings at Cromwell Lodge.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not in the direct road from London to Moleswich, but it was a pleasanter way for a pedestrian.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had no need this time to encumber himself with a knapsack; he had left sufficient change of dress in his lodgings at Cromwell Lodge.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading KENELM slept in London that night, and, the next day, being singularly fine for an English summer, he resolved to go to Moleswich on foot.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was towards the evening when he found himself in one of the prettiest rural villages by which "Wanders the hoary Thames along His silver-winding way."
pedestrian
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From this reading It was not in the direct road from London to Moleswich, but it was a pleasanter way for a pedestrian.
placid
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From this reading And when, quitting the long street of the sultry village, he came to the shelving margin of the river, he was glad to rest a while, enjoy the cool of the rippling waters, and listen to their placid murmurs amid the rushes in the bordering shallows.
pleasanternounUS /ˈpleasanter/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was not in the direct road from London to Moleswich, but it was a pleasanter way for a pedestrian.
prettiest
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From this reading It was towards the evening when he found himself in one of the prettiest rural villages by which "Wanders the hoary Thames along His silver-winding way."
quitting
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From this reading And when, quitting the long street of the sultry village, he came to the shelving margin of the river, he was glad to rest a while, enjoy the cool of the rippling waters, and listen to their placid murmurs amid the rushes in the bordering shallows.
resolved
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From this reading KENELM slept in London that night, and, the next day, being singularly fine for an English summer, he resolved to go to Moleswich on foot.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when, quitting the long street of the sultry village, he came to the shelving margin of the river, he was glad to rest a while, enjoy the cool of the rippling waters, and listen to their placid murmurs amid the rushes in the bordering shallows.
rippling
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From this reading And when, quitting the long street of the sultry village, he came to the shelving margin of the river, he was glad to rest a while, enjoy the cool of the rippling waters, and listen to their placid murmurs amid the rushes in the bordering shallows.
river
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From this reading And when, quitting the long street of the sultry village, he came to the shelving margin of the river, he was glad to rest a while, enjoy the cool of the rippling waters, and listen to their placid murmurs amid the rushes in the bordering shallows.
road
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From this reading It was not in the direct road from London to Moleswich, but it was a pleasanter way for a pedestrian.
rural
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From this reading It was towards the evening when he found himself in one of the prettiest rural villages by which "Wanders the hoary Thames along His silver-winding way."
rushes
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From this reading And when, quitting the long street of the sultry village, he came to the shelving margin of the river, he was glad to rest a while, enjoy the cool of the rippling waters, and listen to their placid murmurs amid the rushes in the bordering shallows.
shallows
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From this reading And when, quitting the long street of the sultry village, he came to the shelving margin of the river, he was glad to rest a while, enjoy the cool of the rippling waters, and listen to their placid murmurs amid the rushes in the bordering shallows.
shelving
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From this reading And when, quitting the long street of the sultry village, he came to the shelving margin of the river, he was glad to rest a while, enjoy the cool of the rippling waters, and listen to their placid murmurs amid the rushes in the bordering shallows.
silver-winding
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From this reading It was towards the evening when he found himself in one of the prettiest rural villages by which "Wanders the hoary Thames along His silver-winding way."
singularly
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From this reading KENELM slept in London that night, and, the next day, being singularly fine for an English summer, he resolved to go to Moleswich on foot.
slept
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From this reading KENELM slept in London that night, and, the next day, being singularly fine for an English summer, he resolved to go to Moleswich on foot.
street
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From this reading And when, quitting the long street of the sultry village, he came to the shelving margin of the river, he was glad to rest a while, enjoy the cool of the rippling waters, and listen to their placid murmurs amid the rushes in the bordering shallows.
sufficient
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From this reading He had no need this time to encumber himself with a knapsack; he had left sufficient change of dress in his lodgings at Cromwell Lodge.
sultry
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From this reading And when, quitting the long street of the sultry village, he came to the shelving margin of the river, he was glad to rest a while, enjoy the cool of the rippling waters, and listen to their placid murmurs amid the rushes in the bordering shallows.
summer
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From this reading KENELM slept in London that night, and, the next day, being singularly fine for an English summer, he resolved to go to Moleswich on foot.
Thames
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From this reading It was towards the evening when he found himself in one of the prettiest rural villages by which "Wanders the hoary Thames along His silver-winding way."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading KENELM slept in London that night, and, the next day, being singularly fine for an English summer, he resolved to go to Moleswich on foot.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KENELM slept in London that night, and, the next day, being singularly fine for an English summer, he resolved to go to Moleswich on foot.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And when, quitting the long street of the sultry village, he came to the shelving margin of the river, he was glad to rest a while, enjoy the cool of the rippling waters, and listen to their placid murmurs amid the rushes in the bordering shallows.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had no need this time to encumber himself with a knapsack; he had left sufficient change of dress in his lodgings at Cromwell Lodge.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had no need this time to encumber himself with a knapsack; he had left sufficient change of dress in his lodgings at Cromwell Lodge.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KENELM slept in London that night, and, the next day, being singularly fine for an English summer, he resolved to go to Moleswich on foot.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading It was towards the evening when he found himself in one of the prettiest rural villages by which "Wanders the hoary Thames along His silver-winding way."
village
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From this reading And when, quitting the long street of the sultry village, he came to the shelving margin of the river, he was glad to rest a while, enjoy the cool of the rippling waters, and listen to their placid murmurs amid the rushes in the bordering shallows.
villages
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From this reading It was towards the evening when he found himself in one of the prettiest rural villages by which "Wanders the hoary Thames along His silver-winding way."
Wanders
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From this reading It was towards the evening when he found himself in one of the prettiest rural villages by which "Wanders the hoary Thames along His silver-winding way."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was towards the evening when he found himself in one of the prettiest rural villages by which "Wanders the hoary Thames along His silver-winding way."
waters
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From this reading And when, quitting the long street of the sultry village, he came to the shelving margin of the river, he was glad to rest a while, enjoy the cool of the rippling waters, and listen to their placid murmurs amid the rushes in the bordering shallows.
way
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From this reading It was towards the evening when he found himself in one of the prettiest rural villages by which "Wanders the hoary Thames along His silver-winding way."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was towards the evening when he found himself in one of the prettiest rural villages by which "Wanders the hoary Thames along His silver-winding way."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was towards the evening when he found himself in one of the prettiest rural villages by which "Wanders the hoary Thames along His silver-winding way."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And when, quitting the long street of the sultry village, he came to the shelving margin of the river, he was glad to rest a while, enjoy the cool of the rippling waters, and listen to their placid murmurs amid the rushes in the bordering shallows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had no need this time to encumber himself with a knapsack; he had left sufficient change of dress in his lodgings at Cromwell Lodge.
