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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 sat in the shade of a clump of larches under a great oak, making flies for fishing; which occupation, like a gentlemanly boy as he was, he had carried out there where the litter of it would be in nobody's way.
able
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From this reading The Captain was not able to claim Daisy's promise immediately.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The next day in the course of her wanderings about the grounds, which were universal, Daisy came upon her cousin Preston.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On their return to the house he was at once taken up with some of the older people, and Daisy ran off to her long delayed dinner.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He sat in the shade of a clump of larches under a great oak, making flies for fishing; which occupation, like a gentlemanly boy as he was, he had carried out there where the litter of it would be in nobody's way.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On their return to the house he was at once taken up with some of the older people, and Daisy ran off to her long delayed dinner.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He sat in the shade of a clump of larches under a great oak, making flies for fishing; which occupation, like a gentlemanly boy as he was, he had carried out there where the litter of it would be in nobody's way.
boy
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From this reading He sat in the shade of a clump of larches under a great oak, making flies for fishing; which occupation, like a gentlemanly boy as he was, he had carried out there where the litter of it would be in nobody's way.
came
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From this reading The next day in the course of her wanderings about the grounds, which were universal, Daisy came upon her cousin Preston.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Captain was not able to claim Daisy's promise immediately.
carried
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From this reading He sat in the shade of a clump of larches under a great oak, making flies for fishing; which occupation, like a gentlemanly boy as he was, he had carried out there where the litter of it would be in nobody's way.
claim
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From this reading The Captain was not able to claim Daisy's promise immediately.
clever
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From this reading Preston Gary was a very fine fellow; about sixteen, a handsome fellow, very spirited, very clever, and very gentle and kind to his little cousin Daisy.
clump
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From this reading He sat in the shade of a clump of larches under a great oak, making flies for fishing; which occupation, like a gentlemanly boy as he was, he had carried out there where the litter of it would be in nobody's way.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day in the course of her wanderings about the grounds, which were universal, Daisy came upon her cousin Preston.
cousin
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From this reading The next day in the course of her wanderings about the grounds, which were universal, Daisy came upon her cousin Preston.
Daisy
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From this reading On their return to the house he was at once taken up with some of the older people, and Daisy ran off to her long delayed dinner.
Daisy's
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From this reading The Captain was not able to claim Daisy's promise immediately.
day
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From this reading The next day in the course of her wanderings about the grounds, which were universal, Daisy came upon her cousin Preston.
delayed
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From this reading On their return to the house he was at once taken up with some of the older people, and Daisy ran off to her long delayed dinner.
dinner
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From this reading On their return to the house he was at once taken up with some of the older people, and Daisy ran off to her long delayed dinner.
fellow
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From this reading Preston Gary was a very fine fellow; about sixteen, a handsome fellow, very spirited, very clever, and very gentle and kind to his little cousin Daisy.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Preston Gary was a very fine fellow; about sixteen, a handsome fellow, very spirited, very clever, and very gentle and kind to his little cousin Daisy.
fishing
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From this reading He sat in the shade of a clump of larches under a great oak, making flies for fishing; which occupation, like a gentlemanly boy as he was, he had carried out there where the litter of it would be in nobody's way.
flies
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From this reading He sat in the shade of a clump of larches under a great oak, making flies for fishing; which occupation, like a gentlemanly boy as he was, he had carried out there where the litter of it would be in nobody's way.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He sat in the shade of a clump of larches under a great oak, making flies for fishing; which occupation, like a gentlemanly boy as he was, he had carried out there where the litter of it would be in nobody's way.
Gary
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From this reading Preston Gary was a very fine fellow; about sixteen, a handsome fellow, very spirited, very clever, and very gentle and kind to his little cousin Daisy.
gentle
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From this reading Preston Gary was a very fine fellow; about sixteen, a handsome fellow, very spirited, very clever, and very gentle and kind to his little cousin Daisy.
gentlemanly
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From this reading He sat in the shade of a clump of larches under a great oak, making flies for fishing; which occupation, like a gentlemanly boy as he was, he had carried out there where the litter of it would be in nobody's way.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sat in the shade of a clump of larches under a great oak, making flies for fishing; which occupation, like a gentlemanly boy as he was, he had carried out there where the litter of it would be in nobody's way.
grounds
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From this reading The next day in the course of her wanderings about the grounds, which were universal, Daisy came upon her cousin Preston.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He sat in the shade of a clump of larches under a great oak, making flies for fishing; which occupation, like a gentlemanly boy as he was, he had carried out there where the litter of it would be in nobody's way.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Preston Gary was a very fine fellow; about sixteen, a handsome fellow, very spirited, very clever, and very gentle and kind to his little cousin Daisy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On their return to the house he was at once taken up with some of the older people, and Daisy ran off to her long delayed dinner.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On their return to the house he was at once taken up with some of the older people, and Daisy ran off to her long delayed dinner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Preston Gary was a very fine fellow; about sixteen, a handsome fellow, very spirited, very clever, and very gentle and kind to his little cousin Daisy.
house
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From this reading On their return to the house he was at once taken up with some of the older people, and Daisy ran off to her long delayed dinner.
immediately
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From this reading The Captain was not able to claim Daisy's promise immediately.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next day in the course of her wanderings about the grounds, which were universal, Daisy came upon her cousin Preston.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He sat in the shade of a clump of larches under a great oak, making flies for fishing; which occupation, like a gentlemanly boy as he was, he had carried out there where the litter of it would be in nobody's way.
kind
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From this reading Preston Gary was a very fine fellow; about sixteen, a handsome fellow, very spirited, very clever, and very gentle and kind to his little cousin Daisy.
larches
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From this reading He sat in the shade of a clump of larches under a great oak, making flies for fishing; which occupation, like a gentlemanly boy as he was, he had carried out there where the litter of it would be in nobody's way.
like
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From this reading He sat in the shade of a clump of larches under a great oak, making flies for fishing; which occupation, like a gentlemanly boy as he was, he had carried out there where the litter of it would be in nobody's way.
litter
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From this reading He sat in the shade of a clump of larches under a great oak, making flies for fishing; which occupation, like a gentlemanly boy as he was, he had carried out there where the litter of it would be in nobody's way.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Preston Gary was a very fine fellow; about sixteen, a handsome fellow, very spirited, very clever, and very gentle and kind to his little cousin Daisy.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On their return to the house he was at once taken up with some of the older people, and Daisy ran off to her long delayed dinner.
making
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From this reading He sat in the shade of a clump of larches under a great oak, making flies for fishing; which occupation, like a gentlemanly boy as he was, he had carried out there where the litter of it would be in nobody's way.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day in the course of her wanderings about the grounds, which were universal, Daisy came upon her cousin Preston.
nobody's
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From this reading He sat in the shade of a clump of larches under a great oak, making flies for fishing; which occupation, like a gentlemanly boy as he was, he had carried out there where the litter of it would be in nobody's way.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Captain was not able to claim Daisy's promise immediately.
oak
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From this reading He sat in the shade of a clump of larches under a great oak, making flies for fishing; which occupation, like a gentlemanly boy as he was, he had carried out there where the litter of it would be in nobody's way.
occupation
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From this reading He sat in the shade of a clump of larches under a great oak, making flies for fishing; which occupation, like a gentlemanly boy as he was, he had carried out there where the litter of it would be in nobody's way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On their return to the house he was at once taken up with some of the older people, and Daisy ran off to her long delayed dinner.
off
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From this reading On their return to the house he was at once taken up with some of the older people, and Daisy ran off to her long delayed dinner.
older
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From this reading On their return to the house he was at once taken up with some of the older people, and Daisy ran off to her long delayed dinner.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On their return to the house he was at once taken up with some of the older people, and Daisy ran off to her long delayed dinner.
once
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From this reading On their return to the house he was at once taken up with some of the older people, and Daisy ran off to her long delayed dinner.
out
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From this reading He sat in the shade of a clump of larches under a great oak, making flies for fishing; which occupation, like a gentlemanly boy as he was, he had carried out there where the litter of it would be in nobody's way.
people
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From this reading On their return to the house he was at once taken up with some of the older people, and Daisy ran off to her long delayed dinner.
Preston
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From this reading The next day in the course of her wanderings about the grounds, which were universal, Daisy came upon her cousin Preston.
promise
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From this reading The Captain was not able to claim Daisy's promise immediately.
ran
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From this reading On their return to the house he was at once taken up with some of the older people, and Daisy ran off to her long delayed dinner.
return
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From this reading On their return to the house he was at once taken up with some of the older people, and Daisy ran off to her long delayed dinner.
sat
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From this reading He sat in the shade of a clump of larches under a great oak, making flies for fishing; which occupation, like a gentlemanly boy as he was, he had carried out there where the litter of it would be in nobody's way.
shade
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From this reading He sat in the shade of a clump of larches under a great oak, making flies for fishing; which occupation, like a gentlemanly boy as he was, he had carried out there where the litter of it would be in nobody's way.
sixteen
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From this reading Preston Gary was a very fine fellow; about sixteen, a handsome fellow, very spirited, very clever, and very gentle and kind to his little cousin Daisy.
some
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From this reading On their return to the house he was at once taken up with some of the older people, and Daisy ran off to her long delayed dinner.
spiritedadjectiveUS /ˈspɪrɪtɪd/
full of energy and determination
From this reading Preston Gary was a very fine fellow; about sixteen, a handsome fellow, very spirited, very clever, and very gentle and kind to his little cousin Daisy.
taken
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From this reading On their return to the house he was at once taken up with some of the older people, and Daisy ran off to her long delayed dinner.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Captain was not able to claim Daisy's promise immediately.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On their return to the house he was at once taken up with some of the older people, and Daisy ran off to her long delayed dinner.
there
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From this reading He sat in the shade of a clump of larches under a great oak, making flies for fishing; which occupation, like a gentlemanly boy as he was, he had carried out there where the litter of it would be in nobody's way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Captain was not able to claim Daisy's promise immediately.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He sat in the shade of a clump of larches under a great oak, making flies for fishing; which occupation, like a gentlemanly boy as he was, he had carried out there where the litter of it would be in nobody's way.
universal
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From this reading The next day in the course of her wanderings about the grounds, which were universal, Daisy came upon her cousin Preston.
up
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From this reading On their return to the house he was at once taken up with some of the older people, and Daisy ran off to her long delayed dinner.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The next day in the course of her wanderings about the grounds, which were universal, Daisy came upon her cousin Preston.
very
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From this reading Preston Gary was a very fine fellow; about sixteen, a handsome fellow, very spirited, very clever, and very gentle and kind to his little cousin Daisy.
wanderings
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From this reading The next day in the course of her wanderings about the grounds, which were universal, Daisy came upon her cousin Preston.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Captain was not able to claim Daisy's promise immediately.
way
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From this reading He sat in the shade of a clump of larches under a great oak, making flies for fishing; which occupation, like a gentlemanly boy as he was, he had carried out there where the litter of it would be in nobody's way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next day in the course of her wanderings about the grounds, which were universal, Daisy came upon her cousin Preston.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He sat in the shade of a clump of larches under a great oak, making flies for fishing; which occupation, like a gentlemanly boy as he was, he had carried out there where the litter of it would be in nobody's way.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The next day in the course of her wanderings about the grounds, which were universal, Daisy came upon her cousin Preston.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On their return to the house he was at once taken up with some of the older people, and Daisy ran off to her long delayed dinner.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He sat in the shade of a clump of larches under a great oak, making flies for fishing; which occupation, like a gentlemanly boy as he was, he had carried out there where the litter of it would be in nobody's way.
