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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 But he felt a purer and a happier man every hour that he spent with his ancient friend.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading But he felt a purer and a happier man every hour that he spent with his ancient friend.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But he felt a purer and a happier man every hour that he spent with his ancient friend.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Captain Rothesay found himself at breakfast on the sixth morning of his stay at Harbury--so swiftly had the time flown.
Bacon
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From this reading Beside Leighton and Flavel were placed Bacon and Descartes; dust lay upon John Newton's Sermons, while close by, rested in honoured, well-thumbed tatters, his great namesake, who read God's scriptures in the stars.
BesideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside Leighton and Flavel were placed Bacon and Descartes; dust lay upon John Newton's Sermons, while close by, rested in honoured, well-thumbed tatters, his great namesake, who read God's scriptures in the stars.
breakfast
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From this reading Captain Rothesay found himself at breakfast on the sixth morning of his stay at Harbury--so swiftly had the time flown.
breakfast-room
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From this reading The breakfast-room was Harold's study.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he felt a purer and a happier man every hour that he spent with his ancient friend.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Beside Leighton and Flavel were placed Bacon and Descartes; dust lay upon John Newton's Sermons, while close by, rested in honoured, well-thumbed tatters, his great namesake, who read God's scriptures in the stars.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Rothesay found himself at breakfast on the sixth morning of his stay at Harbury--so swiftly had the time flown.
clergyman
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From this reading It was more that of a man of science and learning than that of a clergyman.
close
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From this reading Beside Leighton and Flavel were placed Bacon and Descartes; dust lay upon John Newton's Sermons, while close by, rested in honoured, well-thumbed tatters, his great namesake, who read God's scriptures in the stars.
Descartes
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From this reading Beside Leighton and Flavel were placed Bacon and Descartes; dust lay upon John Newton's Sermons, while close by, rested in honoured, well-thumbed tatters, his great namesake, who read God's scriptures in the stars.
dust
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From this reading Beside Leighton and Flavel were placed Bacon and Descartes; dust lay upon John Newton's Sermons, while close by, rested in honoured, well-thumbed tatters, his great namesake, who read God's scriptures in the stars.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But he felt a purer and a happier man every hour that he spent with his ancient friend.
felt
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From this reading But he felt a purer and a happier man every hour that he spent with his ancient friend.
Flavel
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From this reading Beside Leighton and Flavel were placed Bacon and Descartes; dust lay upon John Newton's Sermons, while close by, rested in honoured, well-thumbed tatters, his great namesake, who read God's scriptures in the stars.
flown
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From this reading Captain Rothesay found himself at breakfast on the sixth morning of his stay at Harbury--so swiftly had the time flown.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Rothesay found himself at breakfast on the sixth morning of his stay at Harbury--so swiftly had the time flown.
friend
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From this reading But he felt a purer and a happier man every hour that he spent with his ancient friend.
God's
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beside Leighton and Flavel were placed Bacon and Descartes; dust lay upon John Newton's Sermons, while close by, rested in honoured, well-thumbed tatters, his great namesake, who read God's scriptures in the stars.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Captain Rothesay found himself at breakfast on the sixth morning of his stay at Harbury--so swiftly had the time flown.
happier
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From this reading But he felt a purer and a happier man every hour that he spent with his ancient friend.
Harbury
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From this reading Captain Rothesay found himself at breakfast on the sixth morning of his stay at Harbury--so swiftly had the time flown.
Harold's
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From this reading The breakfast-room was Harold's study.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he felt a purer and a happier man every hour that he spent with his ancient friend.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Captain Rothesay found himself at breakfast on the sixth morning of his stay at Harbury--so swiftly had the time flown.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Rothesay found himself at breakfast on the sixth morning of his stay at Harbury--so swiftly had the time flown.
honoured
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From this reading Beside Leighton and Flavel were placed Bacon and Descartes; dust lay upon John Newton's Sermons, while close by, rested in honoured, well-thumbed tatters, his great namesake, who read God's scriptures in the stars.
hour
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From this reading But he felt a purer and a happier man every hour that he spent with his ancient friend.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Beside Leighton and Flavel were placed Bacon and Descartes; dust lay upon John Newton's Sermons, while close by, rested in honoured, well-thumbed tatters, his great namesake, who read God's scriptures in the stars.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was more that of a man of science and learning than that of a clergyman.
John
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From this reading Beside Leighton and Flavel were placed Bacon and Descartes; dust lay upon John Newton's Sermons, while close by, rested in honoured, well-thumbed tatters, his great namesake, who read God's scriptures in the stars.
lay
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From this reading Beside Leighton and Flavel were placed Bacon and Descartes; dust lay upon John Newton's Sermons, while close by, rested in honoured, well-thumbed tatters, his great namesake, who read God's scriptures in the stars.
learning
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From this reading It was more that of a man of science and learning than that of a clergyman.
Leighton
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From this reading Beside Leighton and Flavel were placed Bacon and Descartes; dust lay upon John Newton's Sermons, while close by, rested in honoured, well-thumbed tatters, his great namesake, who read God's scriptures in the stars.
man
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From this reading But he felt a purer and a happier man every hour that he spent with his ancient friend.
more
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From this reading It was more that of a man of science and learning than that of a clergyman.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Rothesay found himself at breakfast on the sixth morning of his stay at Harbury--so swiftly had the time flown.
namesake
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Newton's
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From this reading Beside Leighton and Flavel were placed Bacon and Descartes; dust lay upon John Newton's Sermons, while close by, rested in honoured, well-thumbed tatters, his great namesake, who read God's scriptures in the stars.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Captain Rothesay found himself at breakfast on the sixth morning of his stay at Harbury--so swiftly had the time flown.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Captain Rothesay found himself at breakfast on the sixth morning of his stay at Harbury--so swiftly had the time flown.
placed
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From this reading Beside Leighton and Flavel were placed Bacon and Descartes; dust lay upon John Newton's Sermons, while close by, rested in honoured, well-thumbed tatters, his great namesake, who read God's scriptures in the stars.
purer
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From this reading But he felt a purer and a happier man every hour that he spent with his ancient friend.
read
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From this reading Beside Leighton and Flavel were placed Bacon and Descartes; dust lay upon John Newton's Sermons, while close by, rested in honoured, well-thumbed tatters, his great namesake, who read God's scriptures in the stars.
rested
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From this reading Beside Leighton and Flavel were placed Bacon and Descartes; dust lay upon John Newton's Sermons, while close by, rested in honoured, well-thumbed tatters, his great namesake, who read God's scriptures in the stars.
Rothesay
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From this reading Captain Rothesay found himself at breakfast on the sixth morning of his stay at Harbury--so swiftly had the time flown.
science
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From this reading It was more that of a man of science and learning than that of a clergyman.
scriptures
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From this reading Beside Leighton and Flavel were placed Bacon and Descartes; dust lay upon John Newton's Sermons, while close by, rested in honoured, well-thumbed tatters, his great namesake, who read God's scriptures in the stars.
Sermons
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From this reading Beside Leighton and Flavel were placed Bacon and Descartes; dust lay upon John Newton's Sermons, while close by, rested in honoured, well-thumbed tatters, his great namesake, who read God's scriptures in the stars.
sixthnounUS /sixth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Rothesay found himself at breakfast on the sixth morning of his stay at Harbury--so swiftly had the time flown.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Captain Rothesay found himself at breakfast on the sixth morning of his stay at Harbury--so swiftly had the time flown.
spent
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From this reading But he felt a purer and a happier man every hour that he spent with his ancient friend.
stars
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From this reading Beside Leighton and Flavel were placed Bacon and Descartes; dust lay upon John Newton's Sermons, while close by, rested in honoured, well-thumbed tatters, his great namesake, who read God's scriptures in the stars.
stay
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From this reading Captain Rothesay found himself at breakfast on the sixth morning of his stay at Harbury--so swiftly had the time flown.
study
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From this reading The breakfast-room was Harold's study.
swiftly
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From this reading Captain Rothesay found himself at breakfast on the sixth morning of his stay at Harbury--so swiftly had the time flown.
tatters
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From this reading Beside Leighton and Flavel were placed Bacon and Descartes; dust lay upon John Newton's Sermons, while close by, rested in honoured, well-thumbed tatters, his great namesake, who read God's scriptures in the stars.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was more that of a man of science and learning than that of a clergyman.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he felt a purer and a happier man every hour that he spent with his ancient friend.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain Rothesay found himself at breakfast on the sixth morning of his stay at Harbury--so swiftly had the time flown.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Rothesay found himself at breakfast on the sixth morning of his stay at Harbury--so swiftly had the time flown.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Beside Leighton and Flavel were placed Bacon and Descartes; dust lay upon John Newton's Sermons, while close by, rested in honoured, well-thumbed tatters, his great namesake, who read God's scriptures in the stars.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The breakfast-room was Harold's study.
well-thumbed
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From this reading Beside Leighton and Flavel were placed Bacon and Descartes; dust lay upon John Newton's Sermons, while close by, rested in honoured, well-thumbed tatters, his great namesake, who read God's scriptures in the stars.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Beside Leighton and Flavel were placed Bacon and Descartes; dust lay upon John Newton's Sermons, while close by, rested in honoured, well-thumbed tatters, his great namesake, who read God's scriptures in the stars.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Beside Leighton and Flavel were placed Bacon and Descartes; dust lay upon John Newton's Sermons, while close by, rested in honoured, well-thumbed tatters, his great namesake, who read God's scriptures in the stars.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Beside Leighton and Flavel were placed Bacon and Descartes; dust lay upon John Newton's Sermons, while close by, rested in honoured, well-thumbed tatters, his great namesake, who read God's scriptures in the stars.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But he felt a purer and a happier man every hour that he spent with his ancient friend.
