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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 pleasant May weather suggested a novelty namely, a trip for pure recreation, the bread-and-butter element left out.
All
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From this reading All the journeyings I had ever done had been purely in the way of business.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Reverend said he would go, too; a good man, one of the best of men, although a clergyman.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By eleven at night we were in New Haven and on board the New York boat.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading We bought our tickets, and then went wandering around here and there, in the solid comfort of being free and idle, and of putting distance between ourselves and the mails and telegraphs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By eleven at night we were in New Haven and on board the New York boat.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All the journeyings I had ever done had been purely in the way of business.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading We bought our tickets, and then went wandering around here and there, in the solid comfort of being free and idle, and of putting distance between ourselves and the mails and telegraphs.
best
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From this reading The Reverend said he would go, too; a good man, one of the best of men, although a clergyman.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading We bought our tickets, and then went wandering around here and there, in the solid comfort of being free and idle, and of putting distance between ourselves and the mails and telegraphs.
board
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From this reading By eleven at night we were in New Haven and on board the New York boat.
boat
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From this reading By eleven at night we were in New Haven and on board the New York boat.
bought
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From this reading We bought our tickets, and then went wandering around here and there, in the solid comfort of being free and idle, and of putting distance between ourselves and the mails and telegraphs.
bread-and-butter
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From this reading The pleasant May weather suggested a novelty namely, a trip for pure recreation, the bread-and-butter element left out.
business
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From this reading All the journeyings I had ever done had been purely in the way of business.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By eleven at night we were in New Haven and on board the New York boat.
clergyman
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From this reading The Reverend said he would go, too; a good man, one of the best of men, although a clergyman.
comfort
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From this reading We bought our tickets, and then went wandering around here and there, in the solid comfort of being free and idle, and of putting distance between ourselves and the mails and telegraphs.
distance
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From this reading We bought our tickets, and then went wandering around here and there, in the solid comfort of being free and idle, and of putting distance between ourselves and the mails and telegraphs.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the journeyings I had ever done had been purely in the way of business.
element
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From this reading The pleasant May weather suggested a novelty namely, a trip for pure recreation, the bread-and-butter element left out.
eleven
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From this reading By eleven at night we were in New Haven and on board the New York boat.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the journeyings I had ever done had been purely in the way of business.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The pleasant May weather suggested a novelty namely, a trip for pure recreation, the bread-and-butter element left out.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading We bought our tickets, and then went wandering around here and there, in the solid comfort of being free and idle, and of putting distance between ourselves and the mails and telegraphs.
go
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From this reading The Reverend said he would go, too; a good man, one of the best of men, although a clergyman.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Reverend said he would go, too; a good man, one of the best of men, although a clergyman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the journeyings I had ever done had been purely in the way of business.
Haven
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From this reading By eleven at night we were in New Haven and on board the New York boat.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Reverend said he would go, too; a good man, one of the best of men, although a clergyman.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We bought our tickets, and then went wandering around here and there, in the solid comfort of being free and idle, and of putting distance between ourselves and the mails and telegraphs.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading All the journeyings I had ever done had been purely in the way of business.
idle
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From this reading We bought our tickets, and then went wandering around here and there, in the solid comfort of being free and idle, and of putting distance between ourselves and the mails and telegraphs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the journeyings I had ever done had been purely in the way of business.
journeyings
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From this reading All the journeyings I had ever done had been purely in the way of business.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pleasant May weather suggested a novelty namely, a trip for pure recreation, the bread-and-butter element left out.
mails
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From this reading We bought our tickets, and then went wandering around here and there, in the solid comfort of being free and idle, and of putting distance between ourselves and the mails and telegraphs.
man
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From this reading The Reverend said he would go, too; a good man, one of the best of men, although a clergyman.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The pleasant May weather suggested a novelty namely, a trip for pure recreation, the bread-and-butter element left out.
men
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From this reading The Reverend said he would go, too; a good man, one of the best of men, although a clergyman.
namely
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From this reading The pleasant May weather suggested a novelty namely, a trip for pure recreation, the bread-and-butter element left out.
New
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From this reading By eleven at night we were in New Haven and on board the New York boat.
night
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From this reading By eleven at night we were in New Haven and on board the New York boat.
novelty
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From this reading The pleasant May weather suggested a novelty namely, a trip for pure recreation, the bread-and-butter element left out.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the journeyings I had ever done had been purely in the way of business.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By eleven at night we were in New Haven and on board the New York boat.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Reverend said he would go, too; a good man, one of the best of men, although a clergyman.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We bought our tickets, and then went wandering around here and there, in the solid comfort of being free and idle, and of putting distance between ourselves and the mails and telegraphs.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We bought our tickets, and then went wandering around here and there, in the solid comfort of being free and idle, and of putting distance between ourselves and the mails and telegraphs.
out
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From this reading The pleasant May weather suggested a novelty namely, a trip for pure recreation, the bread-and-butter element left out.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pleasant May weather suggested a novelty namely, a trip for pure recreation, the bread-and-butter element left out.
pure
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From this reading The pleasant May weather suggested a novelty namely, a trip for pure recreation, the bread-and-butter element left out.
purely
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From this reading All the journeyings I had ever done had been purely in the way of business.
putting
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From this reading We bought our tickets, and then went wandering around here and there, in the solid comfort of being free and idle, and of putting distance between ourselves and the mails and telegraphs.
recreation
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From this reading The pleasant May weather suggested a novelty namely, a trip for pure recreation, the bread-and-butter element left out.
Reverend
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From this reading The Reverend said he would go, too; a good man, one of the best of men, although a clergyman.
said
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From this reading The Reverend said he would go, too; a good man, one of the best of men, although a clergyman.
solid
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From this reading We bought our tickets, and then went wandering around here and there, in the solid comfort of being free and idle, and of putting distance between ourselves and the mails and telegraphs.
suggested
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From this reading The pleasant May weather suggested a novelty namely, a trip for pure recreation, the bread-and-butter element left out.
telegraphs
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From this reading We bought our tickets, and then went wandering around here and there, in the solid comfort of being free and idle, and of putting distance between ourselves and the mails and telegraphs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the journeyings I had ever done had been purely in the way of business.
then
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From this reading We bought our tickets, and then went wandering around here and there, in the solid comfort of being free and idle, and of putting distance between ourselves and the mails and telegraphs.
there
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From this reading We bought our tickets, and then went wandering around here and there, in the solid comfort of being free and idle, and of putting distance between ourselves and the mails and telegraphs.
tickets
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From this reading We bought our tickets, and then went wandering around here and there, in the solid comfort of being free and idle, and of putting distance between ourselves and the mails and telegraphs.
too
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From this reading The Reverend said he would go, too; a good man, one of the best of men, although a clergyman.
trip
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From this reading The pleasant May weather suggested a novelty namely, a trip for pure recreation, the bread-and-butter element left out.
wandering
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From this reading We bought our tickets, and then went wandering around here and there, in the solid comfort of being free and idle, and of putting distance between ourselves and the mails and telegraphs.
way
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From this reading All the journeyings I had ever done had been purely in the way of business.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading By eleven at night we were in New Haven and on board the New York boat.
weather
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From this reading The pleasant May weather suggested a novelty namely, a trip for pure recreation, the bread-and-butter element left out.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We bought our tickets, and then went wandering around here and there, in the solid comfort of being free and idle, and of putting distance between ourselves and the mails and telegraphs.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By eleven at night we were in New Haven and on board the New York boat.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Reverend said he would go, too; a good man, one of the best of men, although a clergyman.
York
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From this reading By eleven at night we were in New Haven and on board the New York boat.
