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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 The other day I offered to show a persistent fellow through an old ruin for fifty kreuzers: as his price for showing me was forty-eight, we did not come to terms.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is an idea from which he does not rally in time to annoy us.
annoy
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From this reading It is an idea from which he does not rally in time to annoy us.
approaching
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From this reading I find that this plan works very well with guides: when I see one approaching, I at once offer to guide him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The other day I offered to show a persistent fellow through an old ruin for fifty kreuzers: as his price for showing me was forty-eight, we did not come to terms.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I find that this plan works very well with guides: when I see one approaching, I at once offer to guide him.
bearing
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From this reading As we walked down from the Red Horse Inn to the church, a full-grown boy came bearing down upon us in the most wonderful fashion.
boy
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From this reading As we walked down from the Red Horse Inn to the church, a full-grown boy came bearing down upon us in the most wonderful fashion.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One of the most remarkable guides, by the way, we encountered at Stratford-on-Avon.
came
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From this reading As we walked down from the Red Horse Inn to the church, a full-grown boy came bearing down upon us in the most wonderful fashion.
church
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From this reading As we walked down from the Red Horse Inn to the church, a full-grown boy came bearing down upon us in the most wonderful fashion.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The other day I offered to show a persistent fellow through an old ruin for fifty kreuzers: as his price for showing me was forty-eight, we did not come to terms.
day
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From this reading The other day I offered to show a persistent fellow through an old ruin for fifty kreuzers: as his price for showing me was forty-eight, we did not come to terms.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The other day I offered to show a persistent fellow through an old ruin for fifty kreuzers: as his price for showing me was forty-eight, we did not come to terms.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is an idea from which he does not rally in time to annoy us.
down
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From this reading As we walked down from the Red Horse Inn to the church, a full-grown boy came bearing down upon us in the most wonderful fashion.
encountered
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From this reading One of the most remarkable guides, by the way, we encountered at Stratford-on-Avon.
fashion
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From this reading As we walked down from the Red Horse Inn to the church, a full-grown boy came bearing down upon us in the most wonderful fashion.
fellow
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From this reading The other day I offered to show a persistent fellow through an old ruin for fifty kreuzers: as his price for showing me was forty-eight, we did not come to terms.
fifty
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From this reading The other day I offered to show a persistent fellow through an old ruin for fifty kreuzers: as his price for showing me was forty-eight, we did not come to terms.
find
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From this reading I find that this plan works very well with guides: when I see one approaching, I at once offer to guide him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The other day I offered to show a persistent fellow through an old ruin for fifty kreuzers: as his price for showing me was forty-eight, we did not come to terms.
forty-eight
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From this reading The other day I offered to show a persistent fellow through an old ruin for fifty kreuzers: as his price for showing me was forty-eight, we did not come to terms.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is an idea from which he does not rally in time to annoy us.
full-grown
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From this reading As we walked down from the Red Horse Inn to the church, a full-grown boy came bearing down upon us in the most wonderful fashion.
guide
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From this reading I find that this plan works very well with guides: when I see one approaching, I at once offer to guide him.
guides
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From this reading I find that this plan works very well with guides: when I see one approaching, I at once offer to guide him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is an idea from which he does not rally in time to annoy us.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I find that this plan works very well with guides: when I see one approaching, I at once offer to guide him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The other day I offered to show a persistent fellow through an old ruin for fifty kreuzers: as his price for showing me was forty-eight, we did not come to terms.
Horse
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From this reading As we walked down from the Red Horse Inn to the church, a full-grown boy came bearing down upon us in the most wonderful fashion.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I find that this plan works very well with guides: when I see one approaching, I at once offer to guide him.
idea
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From this reading It is an idea from which he does not rally in time to annoy us.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is an idea from which he does not rally in time to annoy us.
Inn
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From this reading As we walked down from the Red Horse Inn to the church, a full-grown boy came bearing down upon us in the most wonderful fashion.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is an idea from which he does not rally in time to annoy us.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is an idea from which he does not rally in time to annoy us.
kreuzers
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From this reading The other day I offered to show a persistent fellow through an old ruin for fifty kreuzers: as his price for showing me was forty-eight, we did not come to terms.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The other day I offered to show a persistent fellow through an old ruin for fifty kreuzers: as his price for showing me was forty-eight, we did not come to terms.
most
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From this reading One of the most remarkable guides, by the way, we encountered at Stratford-on-Avon.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is an idea from which he does not rally in time to annoy us.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the most remarkable guides, by the way, we encountered at Stratford-on-Avon.
offer
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From this reading I find that this plan works very well with guides: when I see one approaching, I at once offer to guide him.
offered
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From this reading The other day I offered to show a persistent fellow through an old ruin for fifty kreuzers: as his price for showing me was forty-eight, we did not come to terms.
old
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From this reading The other day I offered to show a persistent fellow through an old ruin for fifty kreuzers: as his price for showing me was forty-eight, we did not come to terms.
once
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From this reading I find that this plan works very well with guides: when I see one approaching, I at once offer to guide him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I find that this plan works very well with guides: when I see one approaching, I at once offer to guide him.
other
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From this reading The other day I offered to show a persistent fellow through an old ruin for fifty kreuzers: as his price for showing me was forty-eight, we did not come to terms.
persistent
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From this reading The other day I offered to show a persistent fellow through an old ruin for fifty kreuzers: as his price for showing me was forty-eight, we did not come to terms.
plan
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From this reading I find that this plan works very well with guides: when I see one approaching, I at once offer to guide him.
price
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From this reading The other day I offered to show a persistent fellow through an old ruin for fifty kreuzers: as his price for showing me was forty-eight, we did not come to terms.
rally
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From this reading It is an idea from which he does not rally in time to annoy us.
Red
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From this reading As we walked down from the Red Horse Inn to the church, a full-grown boy came bearing down upon us in the most wonderful fashion.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One of the most remarkable guides, by the way, we encountered at Stratford-on-Avon.
ruin
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From this reading The other day I offered to show a persistent fellow through an old ruin for fifty kreuzers: as his price for showing me was forty-eight, we did not come to terms.
see
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From this reading I find that this plan works very well with guides: when I see one approaching, I at once offer to guide him.
show
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From this reading The other day I offered to show a persistent fellow through an old ruin for fifty kreuzers: as his price for showing me was forty-eight, we did not come to terms.
showing
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From this reading The other day I offered to show a persistent fellow through an old ruin for fifty kreuzers: as his price for showing me was forty-eight, we did not come to terms.
Stratford-on-Avon
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From this reading One of the most remarkable guides, by the way, we encountered at Stratford-on-Avon.
terms
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From this reading The other day I offered to show a persistent fellow through an old ruin for fifty kreuzers: as his price for showing me was forty-eight, we did not come to terms.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I find that this plan works very well with guides: when I see one approaching, I at once offer to guide him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The other day I offered to show a persistent fellow through an old ruin for fifty kreuzers: as his price for showing me was forty-eight, we did not come to terms.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I find that this plan works very well with guides: when I see one approaching, I at once offer to guide him.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The other day I offered to show a persistent fellow through an old ruin for fifty kreuzers: as his price for showing me was forty-eight, we did not come to terms.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is an idea from which he does not rally in time to annoy us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I find that this plan works very well with guides: when I see one approaching, I at once offer to guide him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As we walked down from the Red Horse Inn to the church, a full-grown boy came bearing down upon us in the most wonderful fashion.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is an idea from which he does not rally in time to annoy us.
very
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From this reading I find that this plan works very well with guides: when I see one approaching, I at once offer to guide him.
walked
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From this reading As we walked down from the Red Horse Inn to the church, a full-grown boy came bearing down upon us in the most wonderful fashion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The other day I offered to show a persistent fellow through an old ruin for fifty kreuzers: as his price for showing me was forty-eight, we did not come to terms.
way
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From this reading One of the most remarkable guides, by the way, we encountered at Stratford-on-Avon.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The other day I offered to show a persistent fellow through an old ruin for fifty kreuzers: as his price for showing me was forty-eight, we did not come to terms.
well
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From this reading I find that this plan works very well with guides: when I see one approaching, I at once offer to guide him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I find that this plan works very well with guides: when I see one approaching, I at once offer to guide him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is an idea from which he does not rally in time to annoy us.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I find that this plan works very well with guides: when I see one approaching, I at once offer to guide him.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As we walked down from the Red Horse Inn to the church, a full-grown boy came bearing down upon us in the most wonderful fashion.
works
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From this reading I find that this plan works very well with guides: when I see one approaching, I at once offer to guide him.
