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according
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From this reading Very early in the morning, even according to the habits of the time, were Stephen and Ambrose Birkenholt astir.
All
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From this reading “All Itchen’s valley lay, St. Catherine’s breezy side and the woodlands far away, The huge Cathedral sleeping in venerable gloom, The modest College tower, and the bedesmen’s Norman home.”
altered
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From this reading They were full of ardour to enter on the new and unknown world beyond the Forest, and much as they loved it, any change that kept them still to their altered life would have been distasteful.
Ambrose
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From this reading Very early in the morning, even according to the habits of the time, were Stephen and Ambrose Birkenholt astir.
ample
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From this reading Nurse Joan, asking no questions, folded up their fardels on their backs, and packed the wallets for their day’s journey with ample provision.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “All Itchen’s valley lay, St. Catherine’s breezy side and the woodlands far away, The huge Cathedral sleeping in venerable gloom, The modest College tower, and the bedesmen’s Norman home.”
any
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From this reading They were full of ardour to enter on the new and unknown world beyond the Forest, and much as they loved it, any change that kept them still to their altered life would have been distasteful.
ardour
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From this reading They were full of ardour to enter on the new and unknown world beyond the Forest, and much as they loved it, any change that kept them still to their altered life would have been distasteful.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were full of ardour to enter on the new and unknown world beyond the Forest, and much as they loved it, any change that kept them still to their altered life would have been distasteful.
asking
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From this reading Nurse Joan, asking no questions, folded up their fardels on their backs, and packed the wallets for their day’s journey with ample provision.
astir
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From this reading Very early in the morning, even according to the habits of the time, were Stephen and Ambrose Birkenholt astir.
away
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From this reading “All Itchen’s valley lay, St. Catherine’s breezy side and the woodlands far away, The huge Cathedral sleeping in venerable gloom, The modest College tower, and the bedesmen’s Norman home.”
backs
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From this reading Nurse Joan, asking no questions, folded up their fardels on their backs, and packed the wallets for their day’s journey with ample provision.
bedesmen's
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From this reading “All Itchen’s valley lay, St. Catherine’s breezy side and the woodlands far away, The huge Cathedral sleeping in venerable gloom, The modest College tower, and the bedesmen’s Norman home.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They were full of ardour to enter on the new and unknown world beyond the Forest, and much as they loved it, any change that kept them still to their altered life would have been distasteful.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading They were full of ardour to enter on the new and unknown world beyond the Forest, and much as they loved it, any change that kept them still to their altered life would have been distasteful.
Birkenholt
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From this reading Very early in the morning, even according to the habits of the time, were Stephen and Ambrose Birkenholt astir.
breezy
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From this reading “All Itchen’s valley lay, St. Catherine’s breezy side and the woodlands far away, The huge Cathedral sleeping in venerable gloom, The modest College tower, and the bedesmen’s Norman home.”
Cathedral
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From this reading “All Itchen’s valley lay, St. Catherine’s breezy side and the woodlands far away, The huge Cathedral sleeping in venerable gloom, The modest College tower, and the bedesmen’s Norman home.”
Catherine's
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From this reading “All Itchen’s valley lay, St. Catherine’s breezy side and the woodlands far away, The huge Cathedral sleeping in venerable gloom, The modest College tower, and the bedesmen’s Norman home.”
change
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From this reading They were full of ardour to enter on the new and unknown world beyond the Forest, and much as they loved it, any change that kept them still to their altered life would have been distasteful.
College
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From this reading “All Itchen’s valley lay, St. Catherine’s breezy side and the woodlands far away, The huge Cathedral sleeping in venerable gloom, The modest College tower, and the bedesmen’s Norman home.”
day's
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From this reading Nurse Joan, asking no questions, folded up their fardels on their backs, and packed the wallets for their day’s journey with ample provision.
distasteful
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From this reading They were full of ardour to enter on the new and unknown world beyond the Forest, and much as they loved it, any change that kept them still to their altered life would have been distasteful.
early
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From this reading Very early in the morning, even according to the habits of the time, were Stephen and Ambrose Birkenholt astir.
enter
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From this reading They were full of ardour to enter on the new and unknown world beyond the Forest, and much as they loved it, any change that kept them still to their altered life would have been distasteful.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very early in the morning, even according to the habits of the time, were Stephen and Ambrose Birkenholt astir.
far
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From this reading “All Itchen’s valley lay, St. Catherine’s breezy side and the woodlands far away, The huge Cathedral sleeping in venerable gloom, The modest College tower, and the bedesmen’s Norman home.”
fardels
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From this reading Nurse Joan, asking no questions, folded up their fardels on their backs, and packed the wallets for their day’s journey with ample provision.
folded
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From this reading Nurse Joan, asking no questions, folded up their fardels on their backs, and packed the wallets for their day’s journey with ample provision.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nurse Joan, asking no questions, folded up their fardels on their backs, and packed the wallets for their day’s journey with ample provision.
Forest
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From this reading They were full of ardour to enter on the new and unknown world beyond the Forest, and much as they loved it, any change that kept them still to their altered life would have been distasteful.
full
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From this reading They were full of ardour to enter on the new and unknown world beyond the Forest, and much as they loved it, any change that kept them still to their altered life would have been distasteful.
gloom
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From this reading “All Itchen’s valley lay, St. Catherine’s breezy side and the woodlands far away, The huge Cathedral sleeping in venerable gloom, The modest College tower, and the bedesmen’s Norman home.”
habits
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From this reading Very early in the morning, even according to the habits of the time, were Stephen and Ambrose Birkenholt astir.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They were full of ardour to enter on the new and unknown world beyond the Forest, and much as they loved it, any change that kept them still to their altered life would have been distasteful.
home
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From this reading “All Itchen’s valley lay, St. Catherine’s breezy side and the woodlands far away, The huge Cathedral sleeping in venerable gloom, The modest College tower, and the bedesmen’s Norman home.”
huge
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From this reading “All Itchen’s valley lay, St. Catherine’s breezy side and the woodlands far away, The huge Cathedral sleeping in venerable gloom, The modest College tower, and the bedesmen’s Norman home.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “All Itchen’s valley lay, St. Catherine’s breezy side and the woodlands far away, The huge Cathedral sleeping in venerable gloom, The modest College tower, and the bedesmen’s Norman home.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They were full of ardour to enter on the new and unknown world beyond the Forest, and much as they loved it, any change that kept them still to their altered life would have been distasteful.
Itchen's
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From this reading “All Itchen’s valley lay, St. Catherine’s breezy side and the woodlands far away, The huge Cathedral sleeping in venerable gloom, The modest College tower, and the bedesmen’s Norman home.”
Joan
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From this reading Nurse Joan, asking no questions, folded up their fardels on their backs, and packed the wallets for their day’s journey with ample provision.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nurse Joan, asking no questions, folded up their fardels on their backs, and packed the wallets for their day’s journey with ample provision.
kept
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From this reading They were full of ardour to enter on the new and unknown world beyond the Forest, and much as they loved it, any change that kept them still to their altered life would have been distasteful.
lay
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From this reading “All Itchen’s valley lay, St. Catherine’s breezy side and the woodlands far away, The huge Cathedral sleeping in venerable gloom, The modest College tower, and the bedesmen’s Norman home.”
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were full of ardour to enter on the new and unknown world beyond the Forest, and much as they loved it, any change that kept them still to their altered life would have been distasteful.
Lord
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From this reading Lord Selborne.
loved
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From this reading They were full of ardour to enter on the new and unknown world beyond the Forest, and much as they loved it, any change that kept them still to their altered life would have been distasteful.
modest
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From this reading “All Itchen’s valley lay, St. Catherine’s breezy side and the woodlands far away, The huge Cathedral sleeping in venerable gloom, The modest College tower, and the bedesmen’s Norman home.”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very early in the morning, even according to the habits of the time, were Stephen and Ambrose Birkenholt astir.
much
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From this reading They were full of ardour to enter on the new and unknown world beyond the Forest, and much as they loved it, any change that kept them still to their altered life would have been distasteful.
new
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From this reading They were full of ardour to enter on the new and unknown world beyond the Forest, and much as they loved it, any change that kept them still to their altered life would have been distasteful.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Nurse Joan, asking no questions, folded up their fardels on their backs, and packed the wallets for their day’s journey with ample provision.
Norman
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From this reading “All Itchen’s valley lay, St. Catherine’s breezy side and the woodlands far away, The huge Cathedral sleeping in venerable gloom, The modest College tower, and the bedesmen’s Norman home.”
Nurse
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From this reading Nurse Joan, asking no questions, folded up their fardels on their backs, and packed the wallets for their day’s journey with ample provision.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Very early in the morning, even according to the habits of the time, were Stephen and Ambrose Birkenholt astir.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were full of ardour to enter on the new and unknown world beyond the Forest, and much as they loved it, any change that kept them still to their altered life would have been distasteful.
packed
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From this reading Nurse Joan, asking no questions, folded up their fardels on their backs, and packed the wallets for their day’s journey with ample provision.
provision
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From this reading Nurse Joan, asking no questions, folded up their fardels on their backs, and packed the wallets for their day’s journey with ample provision.
questions
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From this reading Nurse Joan, asking no questions, folded up their fardels on their backs, and packed the wallets for their day’s journey with ample provision.
Selborne
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From this reading Lord Selborne.
side
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From this reading “All Itchen’s valley lay, St. Catherine’s breezy side and the woodlands far away, The huge Cathedral sleeping in venerable gloom, The modest College tower, and the bedesmen’s Norman home.”
sleeping
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From this reading “All Itchen’s valley lay, St. Catherine’s breezy side and the woodlands far away, The huge Cathedral sleeping in venerable gloom, The modest College tower, and the bedesmen’s Norman home.”
St
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From this reading “All Itchen’s valley lay, St. Catherine’s breezy side and the woodlands far away, The huge Cathedral sleeping in venerable gloom, The modest College tower, and the bedesmen’s Norman home.”
Stephen
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From this reading Very early in the morning, even according to the habits of the time, were Stephen and Ambrose Birkenholt astir.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were full of ardour to enter on the new and unknown world beyond the Forest, and much as they loved it, any change that kept them still to their altered life would have been distasteful.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were full of ardour to enter on the new and unknown world beyond the Forest, and much as they loved it, any change that kept them still to their altered life would have been distasteful.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “All Itchen’s valley lay, St. Catherine’s breezy side and the woodlands far away, The huge Cathedral sleeping in venerable gloom, The modest College tower, and the bedesmen’s Norman home.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were full of ardour to enter on the new and unknown world beyond the Forest, and much as they loved it, any change that kept them still to their altered life would have been distasteful.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were full of ardour to enter on the new and unknown world beyond the Forest, and much as they loved it, any change that kept them still to their altered life would have been distasteful.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were full of ardour to enter on the new and unknown world beyond the Forest, and much as they loved it, any change that kept them still to their altered life would have been distasteful.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very early in the morning, even according to the habits of the time, were Stephen and Ambrose Birkenholt astir.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Very early in the morning, even according to the habits of the time, were Stephen and Ambrose Birkenholt astir.
tower
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From this reading “All Itchen’s valley lay, St. Catherine’s breezy side and the woodlands far away, The huge Cathedral sleeping in venerable gloom, The modest College tower, and the bedesmen’s Norman home.”
unknown
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From this reading They were full of ardour to enter on the new and unknown world beyond the Forest, and much as they loved it, any change that kept them still to their altered life would have been distasteful.
up
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From this reading Nurse Joan, asking no questions, folded up their fardels on their backs, and packed the wallets for their day’s journey with ample provision.
valley
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From this reading “All Itchen’s valley lay, St. Catherine’s breezy side and the woodlands far away, The huge Cathedral sleeping in venerable gloom, The modest College tower, and the bedesmen’s Norman home.”
venerable
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From this reading “All Itchen’s valley lay, St. Catherine’s breezy side and the woodlands far away, The huge Cathedral sleeping in venerable gloom, The modest College tower, and the bedesmen’s Norman home.”
Very
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From this reading Very early in the morning, even according to the habits of the time, were Stephen and Ambrose Birkenholt astir.
wallets
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From this reading Nurse Joan, asking no questions, folded up their fardels on their backs, and packed the wallets for their day’s journey with ample provision.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Very early in the morning, even according to the habits of the time, were Stephen and Ambrose Birkenholt astir.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nurse Joan, asking no questions, folded up their fardels on their backs, and packed the wallets for their day’s journey with ample provision.
woodlands
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From this reading “All Itchen’s valley lay, St. Catherine’s breezy side and the woodlands far away, The huge Cathedral sleeping in venerable gloom, The modest College tower, and the bedesmen’s Norman home.”
world
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From this reading They were full of ardour to enter on the new and unknown world beyond the Forest, and much as they loved it, any change that kept them still to their altered life would have been distasteful.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They were full of ardour to enter on the new and unknown world beyond the Forest, and much as they loved it, any change that kept them still to their altered life would have been distasteful.
