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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 _Pearl Veal and I_ Pearl's new car is a wonder.
all
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Pearl Veal and I_ Pearl's new car is a wonder.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It picked us up last Tuesday at the Westbury house, gathered us in with a shower of rice and old shoes.
bang
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
borne
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
car
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From this reading _Pearl Veal and I_ Pearl's new car is a wonder.
circle
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
Constables
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From this reading Constables shouted from the fences, but we outsped the sound of their voices.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
day
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
devils
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
fences
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From this reading Constables shouted from the fences, but we outsped the sound of their voices.
fiendish
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
flew
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From this reading How we flew!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Constables shouted from the fences, but we outsped the sound of their voices.
gate
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
gathered
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From this reading It picked us up last Tuesday at the Westbury house, gathered us in with a shower of rice and old shoes.
going
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
hard
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
hold
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
house
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From this reading It picked us up last Tuesday at the Westbury house, gathered us in with a shower of rice and old shoes.
How
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From this reading How we flew!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Pearl Veal and I_ Pearl's new car is a wonder.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It picked us up last Tuesday at the Westbury house, gathered us in with a shower of rice and old shoes.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Pearl Veal and I_ Pearl's new car is a wonder.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It picked us up last Tuesday at the Westbury house, gathered us in with a shower of rice and old shoes.
last
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From this reading It picked us up last Tuesday at the Westbury house, gathered us in with a shower of rice and old shoes.
new
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From this reading _Pearl Veal and I_ Pearl's new car is a wonder.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It picked us up last Tuesday at the Westbury house, gathered us in with a shower of rice and old shoes.
old
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From this reading It picked us up last Tuesday at the Westbury house, gathered us in with a shower of rice and old shoes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
out
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
outsped
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From this reading Constables shouted from the fences, but we outsped the sound of their voices.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
PearlnounUS /pɜːrl/
a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel
From this reading _Pearl Veal and I_ Pearl's new car is a wonder.
Pearl's
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From this reading _Pearl Veal and I_ Pearl's new car is a wonder.
picked
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From this reading It picked us up last Tuesday at the Westbury house, gathered us in with a shower of rice and old shoes.
plain
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
quickly
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
rice
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From this reading It picked us up last Tuesday at the Westbury house, gathered us in with a shower of rice and old shoes.
road
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
roar
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
seemed
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
shoes
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From this reading It picked us up last Tuesday at the Westbury house, gathered us in with a shower of rice and old shoes.
shouted
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From this reading Constables shouted from the fences, but we outsped the sound of their voices.
shower
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From this reading It picked us up last Tuesday at the Westbury house, gathered us in with a shower of rice and old shoes.
siss
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
smooth
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
softly
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
sound
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From this reading Constables shouted from the fences, but we outsped the sound of their voices.
started
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
straight
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
sweetly
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
swept
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
swiftly
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
swung
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It picked us up last Tuesday at the Westbury house, gathered us in with a shower of rice and old shoes.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Constables shouted from the fences, but we outsped the sound of their voices.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
time
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
Tuesday
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From this reading It picked us up last Tuesday at the Westbury house, gathered us in with a shower of rice and old shoes.
up
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From this reading It picked us up last Tuesday at the Westbury house, gathered us in with a shower of rice and old shoes.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It picked us up last Tuesday at the Westbury house, gathered us in with a shower of rice and old shoes.
Veal
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From this reading _Pearl Veal and I_ Pearl's new car is a wonder.
voices
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From this reading Constables shouted from the fences, but we outsped the sound of their voices.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
went
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
Westbury
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From this reading It picked us up last Tuesday at the Westbury house, gathered us in with a shower of rice and old shoes.
wind
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It picked us up last Tuesday at the Westbury house, gathered us in with a shower of rice and old shoes.
wonder
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From this reading _Pearl Veal and I_ Pearl's new car is a wonder.
world
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From this reading With a fiendish roar it started, but all the devils went out of it with a siss and a bang, and by the time we had swung through the gate it was going sweetly and swiftly, so softly that we seemed to be borne on the wind that swept over the plain, so quickly that, did the road hold straight and hard and smooth, we could circle the world in a day.
