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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as we entered, I recognised the field at once, and the pavilion, and the woods, as being precisely the same as those presented in the photograph.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as we entered, I recognised the field at once, and the pavilion, and the woods, as being precisely the same as those presented in the photograph.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As soon as we entered, I recognised the field at once, and the pavilion, and the woods, as being precisely the same as those presented in the photograph.
BABBICOMBE
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From this reading IVOR OF BABBICOMBE Two days later, Cousin Willie drove us over to Berry Pomeroy.
beforehand
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From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading As soon as we entered, I recognised the field at once, and the pavilion, and the woods, as being precisely the same as those presented in the photograph.
Berry
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From this reading IVOR OF BABBICOMBE Two days later, Cousin Willie drove us over to Berry Pomeroy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
castle
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From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
Cousin
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From this reading IVOR OF BABBICOMBE Two days later, Cousin Willie drove us over to Berry Pomeroy.
cricket-field
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From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
days
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From this reading IVOR OF BABBICOMBE Two days later, Cousin Willie drove us over to Berry Pomeroy.
DR
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From this reading DR.
drove
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From this reading IVOR OF BABBICOMBE Two days later, Cousin Willie drove us over to Berry Pomeroy.
entered
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From this reading As soon as we entered, I recognised the field at once, and the pavilion, and the woods, as being precisely the same as those presented in the photograph.
field
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From this reading As soon as we entered, I recognised the field at once, and the pavilion, and the woods, as being precisely the same as those presented in the photograph.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
held
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From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As soon as we entered, I recognised the field at once, and the pavilion, and the woods, as being precisely the same as those presented in the photograph.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
IVOR
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From this reading IVOR OF BABBICOMBE Two days later, Cousin Willie drove us over to Berry Pomeroy.
later
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From this reading IVOR OF BABBICOMBE Two days later, Cousin Willie drove us over to Berry Pomeroy.
lion
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From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
mile
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From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
Minnie
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From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IVOR OF BABBICOMBE Two days later, Cousin Willie drove us over to Berry Pomeroy.
once
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From this reading As soon as we entered, I recognised the field at once, and the pavilion, and the woods, as being precisely the same as those presented in the photograph.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading IVOR OF BABBICOMBE Two days later, Cousin Willie drove us over to Berry Pomeroy.
own
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From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
pavilion
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From this reading As soon as we entered, I recognised the field at once, and the pavilion, and the woods, as being precisely the same as those presented in the photograph.
photograph
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From this reading As soon as we entered, I recognised the field at once, and the pavilion, and the woods, as being precisely the same as those presented in the photograph.
place
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From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
Pomeroy
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From this reading IVOR OF BABBICOMBE Two days later, Cousin Willie drove us over to Berry Pomeroy.
precisely
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From this reading As soon as we entered, I recognised the field at once, and the pavilion, and the woods, as being precisely the same as those presented in the photograph.
presented
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From this reading As soon as we entered, I recognised the field at once, and the pavilion, and the woods, as being precisely the same as those presented in the photograph.
race
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From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
recognised
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From this reading As soon as we entered, I recognised the field at once, and the pavilion, and the woods, as being precisely the same as those presented in the photograph.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as we entered, I recognised the field at once, and the pavilion, and the woods, as being precisely the same as those presented in the photograph.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So we went there straight.
soon
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From this reading As soon as we entered, I recognised the field at once, and the pavilion, and the woods, as being precisely the same as those presented in the photograph.
sports
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From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
straight
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From this reading So we went there straight.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
there
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From this reading So we went there straight.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading As soon as we entered, I recognised the field at once, and the pavilion, and the woods, as being precisely the same as those presented in the photograph.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IVOR OF BABBICOMBE Two days later, Cousin Willie drove us over to Berry Pomeroy.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
Two
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From this reading IVOR OF BABBICOMBE Two days later, Cousin Willie drove us over to Berry Pomeroy.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IVOR OF BABBICOMBE Two days later, Cousin Willie drove us over to Berry Pomeroy.
visit
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From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
wanted
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From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So we went there straight.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So we went there straight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
Willie
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From this reading IVOR OF BABBICOMBE Two days later, Cousin Willie drove us over to Berry Pomeroy.
won
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From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
woods
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From this reading As soon as we entered, I recognised the field at once, and the pavilion, and the woods, as being precisely the same as those presented in the photograph.
year
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From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The lion of the place is the castle, of course; but Minnie had told him beforehand I wanted, for reasons of my own, to visit the cricket-field where the sports were held "the year Dr. Ivor won the mile race, you remember."
