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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 ladies, after gracious expressions concerning the pleasure of their stroll, descended the steps at the north end of High Walk, where the parapet stops, and turned inland from the water through a little street.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The ladies, after gracious expressions concerning the pleasure of their stroll, descended the steps at the north end of High Walk, where the parapet stops, and turned inland from the water through a little street.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The young gentleman is getting flippant again, and we leave him.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For refinement and thoroughness and tradition delay progress, and we are sweeping them out of the road as fast as we can.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For refinement and thoroughness and tradition delay progress, and we are sweeping them out of the road as fast as we can.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For refinement and thoroughness and tradition delay progress, and we are sweeping them out of the road as fast as we can.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The ladies, after gracious expressions concerning the pleasure of their stroll, descended the steps at the north end of High Walk, where the parapet stops, and turned inland from the water through a little street.
away
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From this reading “Come away, Julia,” said Mrs. Gregory.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Nothing so hopeful,” I pursued, “has ever been said of us.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading For refinement and thoroughness and tradition delay progress, and we are sweeping them out of the road as fast as we can.”
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come away, Julia,” said Mrs. Gregory.
concerning
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From this reading The ladies, after gracious expressions concerning the pleasure of their stroll, descended the steps at the north end of High Walk, where the parapet stops, and turned inland from the water through a little street.
delay
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From this reading For refinement and thoroughness and tradition delay progress, and we are sweeping them out of the road as fast as we can.”
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The ladies, after gracious expressions concerning the pleasure of their stroll, descended the steps at the north end of High Walk, where the parapet stops, and turned inland from the water through a little street.
end
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From this reading The ladies, after gracious expressions concerning the pleasure of their stroll, descended the steps at the north end of High Walk, where the parapet stops, and turned inland from the water through a little street.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nothing so hopeful,” I pursued, “has ever been said of us.
expressions
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From this reading The ladies, after gracious expressions concerning the pleasure of their stroll, descended the steps at the north end of High Walk, where the parapet stops, and turned inland from the water through a little street.
fast
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From this reading For refinement and thoroughness and tradition delay progress, and we are sweeping them out of the road as fast as we can.”
flippant
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From this reading “The young gentleman is getting flippant again, and we leave him.”
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For refinement and thoroughness and tradition delay progress, and we are sweeping them out of the road as fast as we can.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The ladies, after gracious expressions concerning the pleasure of their stroll, descended the steps at the north end of High Walk, where the parapet stops, and turned inland from the water through a little street.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The young gentleman is getting flippant again, and we leave him.”
getting
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From this reading “The young gentleman is getting flippant again, and we leave him.”
gracious
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From this reading The ladies, after gracious expressions concerning the pleasure of their stroll, descended the steps at the north end of High Walk, where the parapet stops, and turned inland from the water through a little street.
Gregory
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From this reading “Come away, Julia,” said Mrs. Gregory.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Nothing so hopeful,” I pursued, “has ever been said of us.
High
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From this reading The ladies, after gracious expressions concerning the pleasure of their stroll, descended the steps at the north end of High Walk, where the parapet stops, and turned inland from the water through a little street.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The young gentleman is getting flippant again, and we leave him.”
hopeful
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From this reading “Nothing so hopeful,” I pursued, “has ever been said of us.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Nothing so hopeful,” I pursued, “has ever been said of us.
inland
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From this reading The ladies, after gracious expressions concerning the pleasure of their stroll, descended the steps at the north end of High Walk, where the parapet stops, and turned inland from the water through a little street.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The young gentleman is getting flippant again, and we leave him.”
Julia
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From this reading “Come away, Julia,” said Mrs. Gregory.
ladies
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From this reading The ladies, after gracious expressions concerning the pleasure of their stroll, descended the steps at the north end of High Walk, where the parapet stops, and turned inland from the water through a little street.
leave
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From this reading “The young gentleman is getting flippant again, and we leave him.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ladies, after gracious expressions concerning the pleasure of their stroll, descended the steps at the north end of High Walk, where the parapet stops, and turned inland from the water through a little street.
Mrs
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From this reading “Come away, Julia,” said Mrs. Gregory.
north
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From this reading The ladies, after gracious expressions concerning the pleasure of their stroll, descended the steps at the north end of High Walk, where the parapet stops, and turned inland from the water through a little street.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing so hopeful,” I pursued, “has ever been said of us.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Nothing so hopeful,” I pursued, “has ever been said of us.
out
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From this reading For refinement and thoroughness and tradition delay progress, and we are sweeping them out of the road as fast as we can.”
parapet
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From this reading The ladies, after gracious expressions concerning the pleasure of their stroll, descended the steps at the north end of High Walk, where the parapet stops, and turned inland from the water through a little street.
pleasure
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From this reading The ladies, after gracious expressions concerning the pleasure of their stroll, descended the steps at the north end of High Walk, where the parapet stops, and turned inland from the water through a little street.
progress
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From this reading For refinement and thoroughness and tradition delay progress, and we are sweeping them out of the road as fast as we can.”
pursued
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From this reading “Nothing so hopeful,” I pursued, “has ever been said of us.
refinement
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From this reading For refinement and thoroughness and tradition delay progress, and we are sweeping them out of the road as fast as we can.”
road
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From this reading For refinement and thoroughness and tradition delay progress, and we are sweeping them out of the road as fast as we can.”
said
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From this reading “Nothing so hopeful,” I pursued, “has ever been said of us.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Nothing so hopeful,” I pursued, “has ever been said of us.
steps
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From this reading The ladies, after gracious expressions concerning the pleasure of their stroll, descended the steps at the north end of High Walk, where the parapet stops, and turned inland from the water through a little street.
stops
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From this reading The ladies, after gracious expressions concerning the pleasure of their stroll, descended the steps at the north end of High Walk, where the parapet stops, and turned inland from the water through a little street.
street
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From this reading The ladies, after gracious expressions concerning the pleasure of their stroll, descended the steps at the north end of High Walk, where the parapet stops, and turned inland from the water through a little street.
stroll
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From this reading The ladies, after gracious expressions concerning the pleasure of their stroll, descended the steps at the north end of High Walk, where the parapet stops, and turned inland from the water through a little street.
sweeping
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From this reading For refinement and thoroughness and tradition delay progress, and we are sweeping them out of the road as fast as we can.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For refinement and thoroughness and tradition delay progress, and we are sweeping them out of the road as fast as we can.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The ladies, after gracious expressions concerning the pleasure of their stroll, descended the steps at the north end of High Walk, where the parapet stops, and turned inland from the water through a little street.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For refinement and thoroughness and tradition delay progress, and we are sweeping them out of the road as fast as we can.”
thoroughness
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From this reading For refinement and thoroughness and tradition delay progress, and we are sweeping them out of the road as fast as we can.”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The ladies, after gracious expressions concerning the pleasure of their stroll, descended the steps at the north end of High Walk, where the parapet stops, and turned inland from the water through a little street.
tradition
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From this reading For refinement and thoroughness and tradition delay progress, and we are sweeping them out of the road as fast as we can.”
turned
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From this reading The ladies, after gracious expressions concerning the pleasure of their stroll, descended the steps at the north end of High Walk, where the parapet stops, and turned inland from the water through a little street.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Nothing so hopeful,” I pursued, “has ever been said of us.
Walk
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From this reading The ladies, after gracious expressions concerning the pleasure of their stroll, descended the steps at the north end of High Walk, where the parapet stops, and turned inland from the water through a little street.
water
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From this reading The ladies, after gracious expressions concerning the pleasure of their stroll, descended the steps at the north end of High Walk, where the parapet stops, and turned inland from the water through a little street.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For refinement and thoroughness and tradition delay progress, and we are sweeping them out of the road as fast as we can.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The ladies, after gracious expressions concerning the pleasure of their stroll, descended the steps at the north end of High Walk, where the parapet stops, and turned inland from the water through a little street.
young
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From this reading “The young gentleman is getting flippant again, and we leave him.”
