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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 Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
Africa
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From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
ahead
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From this reading And then came a letter that started me for Africa twelve days ahead of my schedule.
almost
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From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Often am I in receipt of letters from strangers who have found something in a story of mine to commend or to condemn.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then came a letter that started me for Africa twelve days ahead of my schedule.
anticipation
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From this reading No schoolboy counting the lagging hours that must pass before the beginning of “long vacation” released him to the delirious joys of the summer camp could have been filled with greater impatience or keener anticipation.
any
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From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
beasts
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From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The date of my departure had been set; I was to leave in two weeks.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading No schoolboy counting the lagging hours that must pass before the beginning of “long vacation” released him to the delirious joys of the summer camp could have been filled with greater impatience or keener anticipation.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No schoolboy counting the lagging hours that must pass before the beginning of “long vacation” released him to the delirious joys of the summer camp could have been filled with greater impatience or keener anticipation.
big-game
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From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
came
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From this reading And then came a letter that started me for Africa twelve days ahead of my schedule.
camp
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From this reading No schoolboy counting the lagging hours that must pass before the beginning of “long vacation” released him to the delirious joys of the summer camp could have been filled with greater impatience or keener anticipation.
commend
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From this reading Often am I in receipt of letters from strangers who have found something in a story of mine to commend or to condemn.
condemn
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From this reading Often am I in receipt of letters from strangers who have found something in a story of mine to commend or to condemn.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No schoolboy counting the lagging hours that must pass before the beginning of “long vacation” released him to the delirious joys of the summer camp could have been filled with greater impatience or keener anticipation.
counting
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From this reading No schoolboy counting the lagging hours that must pass before the beginning of “long vacation” released him to the delirious joys of the summer camp could have been filled with greater impatience or keener anticipation.
date
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From this reading The date of my departure had been set; I was to leave in two weeks.
days
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From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
delirious
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departure
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From this reading The date of my departure had been set; I was to leave in two weeks.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
elapsed
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From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
excellent
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From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
filled
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From this reading No schoolboy counting the lagging hours that must pass before the beginning of “long vacation” released him to the delirious joys of the summer camp could have been filled with greater impatience or keener anticipation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Often am I in receipt of letters from strangers who have found something in a story of mine to commend or to condemn.
greater
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From this reading No schoolboy counting the lagging hours that must pass before the beginning of “long vacation” released him to the delirious joys of the summer camp could have been filled with greater impatience or keener anticipation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No schoolboy counting the lagging hours that must pass before the beginning of “long vacation” released him to the delirious joys of the summer camp could have been filled with greater impatience or keener anticipation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No schoolboy counting the lagging hours that must pass before the beginning of “long vacation” released him to the delirious joys of the summer camp could have been filled with greater impatience or keener anticipation.
hours
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From this reading No schoolboy counting the lagging hours that must pass before the beginning of “long vacation” released him to the delirious joys of the summer camp could have been filled with greater impatience or keener anticipation.
hunting
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From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
impatience
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From this reading No schoolboy counting the lagging hours that must pass before the beginning of “long vacation” released him to the delirious joys of the summer camp could have been filled with greater impatience or keener anticipation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
joys
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keener
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From this reading No schoolboy counting the lagging hours that must pass before the beginning of “long vacation” released him to the delirious joys of the summer camp could have been filled with greater impatience or keener anticipation.
king
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From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
lagging
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From this reading No schoolboy counting the lagging hours that must pass before the beginning of “long vacation” released him to the delirious joys of the summer camp could have been filled with greater impatience or keener anticipation.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
leave
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From this reading The date of my departure had been set; I was to leave in two weeks.
letter
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From this reading And then came a letter that started me for Africa twelve days ahead of my schedule.
letters
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From this reading Often am I in receipt of letters from strangers who have found something in a story of mine to commend or to condemn.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No schoolboy counting the lagging hours that must pass before the beginning of “long vacation” released him to the delirious joys of the summer camp could have been filled with greater impatience or keener anticipation.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then came a letter that started me for Africa twelve days ahead of my schedule.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Often am I in receipt of letters from strangers who have found something in a story of mine to commend or to condemn.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading No schoolboy counting the lagging hours that must pass before the beginning of “long vacation” released him to the delirious joys of the summer camp could have been filled with greater impatience or keener anticipation.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No schoolboy counting the lagging hours that must pass before the beginning of “long vacation” released him to the delirious joys of the summer camp could have been filled with greater impatience or keener anticipation.
northern
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From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
Often
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From this reading Often am I in receipt of letters from strangers who have found something in a story of mine to commend or to condemn.
old
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From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
opportunity
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From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No schoolboy counting the lagging hours that must pass before the beginning of “long vacation” released him to the delirious joys of the summer camp could have been filled with greater impatience or keener anticipation.
other
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From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
pass
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perfected
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From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
plans
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From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
pursuit
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From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
receipt
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From this reading Often am I in receipt of letters from strangers who have found something in a story of mine to commend or to condemn.
released
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From this reading No schoolboy counting the lagging hours that must pass before the beginning of “long vacation” released him to the delirious joys of the summer camp could have been filled with greater impatience or keener anticipation.
return
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From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
schedule
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From this reading And then came a letter that started me for Africa twelve days ahead of my schedule.
schoolboy
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From this reading No schoolboy counting the lagging hours that must pass before the beginning of “long vacation” released him to the delirious joys of the summer camp could have been filled with greater impatience or keener anticipation.
set
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From this reading The date of my departure had been set; I was to leave in two weeks.
Several
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From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Often am I in receipt of letters from strangers who have found something in a story of mine to commend or to condemn.
sport
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From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
stamping-grounds
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From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
started
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From this reading And then came a letter that started me for Africa twelve days ahead of my schedule.
story
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From this reading Often am I in receipt of letters from strangers who have found something in a story of mine to commend or to condemn.
strangers
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From this reading Often am I in receipt of letters from strangers who have found something in a story of mine to commend or to condemn.
summer
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From this reading No schoolboy counting the lagging hours that must pass before the beginning of “long vacation” released him to the delirious joys of the summer camp could have been filled with greater impatience or keener anticipation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No schoolboy counting the lagging hours that must pass before the beginning of “long vacation” released him to the delirious joys of the summer camp could have been filled with greater impatience or keener anticipation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
then
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From this reading And then came a letter that started me for Africa twelve days ahead of my schedule.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
twelve
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From this reading And then came a letter that started me for Africa twelve days ahead of my schedule.
two
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From this reading The date of my departure had been set; I was to leave in two weeks.
vacation
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From this reading No schoolboy counting the lagging hours that must pass before the beginning of “long vacation” released him to the delirious joys of the summer camp could have been filled with greater impatience or keener anticipation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The date of my departure had been set; I was to leave in two weeks.
weeks
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From this reading The date of my departure had been set; I was to leave in two weeks.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Often am I in receipt of letters from strangers who have found something in a story of mine to commend or to condemn.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading No schoolboy counting the lagging hours that must pass before the beginning of “long vacation” released him to the delirious joys of the summer camp could have been filled with greater impatience or keener anticipation.
years
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From this reading Several years had elapsed since I had found the opportunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.
