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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 "But we shall get wet returning," pleaded the well-meaning Earl, "I said so all along; 'twould have been better to have gone in a coach."
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I vow," cried Sir Jasper with a sudden burst of spleen, "I vow that I have it in my heart to wish that Villiers' ball may speed so well that I may feel neither rain nor shine, coming home again.
all
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From this reading "But we shall get wet returning," pleaded the well-meaning Earl, "I said so all along; 'twould have been better to have gone in a coach."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "But we shall get wet returning," pleaded the well-meaning Earl, "I said so all along; 'twould have been better to have gone in a coach."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Enough to serve our purpose," growled Sir Jasper, and tipped the horses with the lash so that they spurned the slope.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Let us hope we shall not have rain," said Lord Markham; "these clouds are menacing."
ball
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From this reading "I vow," cried Sir Jasper with a sudden burst of spleen, "I vow that I have it in my heart to wish that Villiers' ball may speed so well that I may feel neither rain nor shine, coming home again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "But we shall get wet returning," pleaded the well-meaning Earl, "I said so all along; 'twould have been better to have gone in a coach."
better
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From this reading "But we shall get wet returning," pleaded the well-meaning Earl, "I said so all along; 'twould have been better to have gone in a coach."
burst
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From this reading "I vow," cried Sir Jasper with a sudden burst of spleen, "I vow that I have it in my heart to wish that Villiers' ball may speed so well that I may feel neither rain nor shine, coming home again.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But we shall get wet returning," pleaded the well-meaning Earl, "I said so all along; 'twould have been better to have gone in a coach."
clouds
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From this reading "Let us hope we shall not have rain," said Lord Markham; "these clouds are menacing."
coach
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From this reading "But we shall get wet returning," pleaded the well-meaning Earl, "I said so all along; 'twould have been better to have gone in a coach."
coming
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From this reading "I vow," cried Sir Jasper with a sudden burst of spleen, "I vow that I have it in my heart to wish that Villiers' ball may speed so well that I may feel neither rain nor shine, coming home again.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I vow," cried Sir Jasper with a sudden burst of spleen, "I vow that I have it in my heart to wish that Villiers' ball may speed so well that I may feel neither rain nor shine, coming home again.
Earl
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From this reading "But we shall get wet returning," pleaded the well-meaning Earl, "I said so all along; 'twould have been better to have gone in a coach."
Enough
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From this reading Enough to serve our purpose," growled Sir Jasper, and tipped the horses with the lash so that they spurned the slope.
feel
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From this reading "I vow," cried Sir Jasper with a sudden burst of spleen, "I vow that I have it in my heart to wish that Villiers' ball may speed so well that I may feel neither rain nor shine, coming home again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Nay, they will hold up for half-an-hour.
get
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From this reading "But we shall get wet returning," pleaded the well-meaning Earl, "I said so all along; 'twould have been better to have gone in a coach."
gone
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From this reading "But we shall get wet returning," pleaded the well-meaning Earl, "I said so all along; 'twould have been better to have gone in a coach."
growlednounUS /ˈgrowled/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Enough to serve our purpose," growled Sir Jasper, and tipped the horses with the lash so that they spurned the slope.
half-an-hour
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From this reading "Nay, they will hold up for half-an-hour.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Let us hope we shall not have rain," said Lord Markham; "these clouds are menacing."
heart
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From this reading "I vow," cried Sir Jasper with a sudden burst of spleen, "I vow that I have it in my heart to wish that Villiers' ball may speed so well that I may feel neither rain nor shine, coming home again.
hold
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From this reading "Nay, they will hold up for half-an-hour.
home
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From this reading "I vow," cried Sir Jasper with a sudden burst of spleen, "I vow that I have it in my heart to wish that Villiers' ball may speed so well that I may feel neither rain nor shine, coming home again.
hope
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From this reading "Let us hope we shall not have rain," said Lord Markham; "these clouds are menacing."
horses
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From this reading Enough to serve our purpose," growled Sir Jasper, and tipped the horses with the lash so that they spurned the slope.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But we shall get wet returning," pleaded the well-meaning Earl, "I said so all along; 'twould have been better to have gone in a coach."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But we shall get wet returning," pleaded the well-meaning Earl, "I said so all along; 'twould have been better to have gone in a coach."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I vow," cried Sir Jasper with a sudden burst of spleen, "I vow that I have it in my heart to wish that Villiers' ball may speed so well that I may feel neither rain nor shine, coming home again.
Jasper
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From this reading Enough to serve our purpose," growled Sir Jasper, and tipped the horses with the lash so that they spurned the slope.
lash
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From this reading Enough to serve our purpose," growled Sir Jasper, and tipped the horses with the lash so that they spurned the slope.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let us hope we shall not have rain," said Lord Markham; "these clouds are menacing."
Lord
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From this reading "Let us hope we shall not have rain," said Lord Markham; "these clouds are menacing."
Markham
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From this reading "Let us hope we shall not have rain," said Lord Markham; "these clouds are menacing."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "I vow," cried Sir Jasper with a sudden burst of spleen, "I vow that I have it in my heart to wish that Villiers' ball may speed so well that I may feel neither rain nor shine, coming home again.
menacing
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From this reading "Let us hope we shall not have rain," said Lord Markham; "these clouds are menacing."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I vow," cried Sir Jasper with a sudden burst of spleen, "I vow that I have it in my heart to wish that Villiers' ball may speed so well that I may feel neither rain nor shine, coming home again.
NayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading "Nay, they will hold up for half-an-hour.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "I vow," cried Sir Jasper with a sudden burst of spleen, "I vow that I have it in my heart to wish that Villiers' ball may speed so well that I may feel neither rain nor shine, coming home again.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "I vow," cried Sir Jasper with a sudden burst of spleen, "I vow that I have it in my heart to wish that Villiers' ball may speed so well that I may feel neither rain nor shine, coming home again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Let us hope we shall not have rain," said Lord Markham; "these clouds are menacing."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I vow," cried Sir Jasper with a sudden burst of spleen, "I vow that I have it in my heart to wish that Villiers' ball may speed so well that I may feel neither rain nor shine, coming home again.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Enough to serve our purpose," growled Sir Jasper, and tipped the horses with the lash so that they spurned the slope.
pleaded
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From this reading "But we shall get wet returning," pleaded the well-meaning Earl, "I said so all along; 'twould have been better to have gone in a coach."
purpose
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From this reading Enough to serve our purpose," growled Sir Jasper, and tipped the horses with the lash so that they spurned the slope.
rain
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From this reading "Let us hope we shall not have rain," said Lord Markham; "these clouds are menacing."
returning
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From this reading "But we shall get wet returning," pleaded the well-meaning Earl, "I said so all along; 'twould have been better to have gone in a coach."
said
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From this reading "Let us hope we shall not have rain," said Lord Markham; "these clouds are menacing."
serve
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From this reading Enough to serve our purpose," growled Sir Jasper, and tipped the horses with the lash so that they spurned the slope.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Let us hope we shall not have rain," said Lord Markham; "these clouds are menacing."
shine
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From this reading "I vow," cried Sir Jasper with a sudden burst of spleen, "I vow that I have it in my heart to wish that Villiers' ball may speed so well that I may feel neither rain nor shine, coming home again.
Sir
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From this reading Enough to serve our purpose," growled Sir Jasper, and tipped the horses with the lash so that they spurned the slope.
slope
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From this reading Enough to serve our purpose," growled Sir Jasper, and tipped the horses with the lash so that they spurned the slope.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Enough to serve our purpose," growled Sir Jasper, and tipped the horses with the lash so that they spurned the slope.
speed
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From this reading "I vow," cried Sir Jasper with a sudden burst of spleen, "I vow that I have it in my heart to wish that Villiers' ball may speed so well that I may feel neither rain nor shine, coming home again.
spleen
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From this reading "I vow," cried Sir Jasper with a sudden burst of spleen, "I vow that I have it in my heart to wish that Villiers' ball may speed so well that I may feel neither rain nor shine, coming home again.
spurned
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From this reading Enough to serve our purpose," growled Sir Jasper, and tipped the horses with the lash so that they spurned the slope.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I vow," cried Sir Jasper with a sudden burst of spleen, "I vow that I have it in my heart to wish that Villiers' ball may speed so well that I may feel neither rain nor shine, coming home again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Enough to serve our purpose," growled Sir Jasper, and tipped the horses with the lash so that they spurned the slope.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Enough to serve our purpose," growled Sir Jasper, and tipped the horses with the lash so that they spurned the slope.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Let us hope we shall not have rain," said Lord Markham; "these clouds are menacing."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Nay, they will hold up for half-an-hour.
tippednounUS /tipped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Enough to serve our purpose," growled Sir Jasper, and tipped the horses with the lash so that they spurned the slope.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Enough to serve our purpose," growled Sir Jasper, and tipped the horses with the lash so that they spurned the slope.
twould
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From this reading "But we shall get wet returning," pleaded the well-meaning Earl, "I said so all along; 'twould have been better to have gone in a coach."
up
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From this reading "Nay, they will hold up for half-an-hour.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let us hope we shall not have rain," said Lord Markham; "these clouds are menacing."
Villiers
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From this reading "I vow," cried Sir Jasper with a sudden burst of spleen, "I vow that I have it in my heart to wish that Villiers' ball may speed so well that I may feel neither rain nor shine, coming home again.
vownounUS /vaʊ/
a serious promise
From this reading "I vow," cried Sir Jasper with a sudden burst of spleen, "I vow that I have it in my heart to wish that Villiers' ball may speed so well that I may feel neither rain nor shine, coming home again.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Let us hope we shall not have rain," said Lord Markham; "these clouds are menacing."
well
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From this reading "I vow," cried Sir Jasper with a sudden burst of spleen, "I vow that I have it in my heart to wish that Villiers' ball may speed so well that I may feel neither rain nor shine, coming home again.
well-meaning
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From this reading "But we shall get wet returning," pleaded the well-meaning Earl, "I said so all along; 'twould have been better to have gone in a coach."
wet
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From this reading "But we shall get wet returning," pleaded the well-meaning Earl, "I said so all along; 'twould have been better to have gone in a coach."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Nay, they will hold up for half-an-hour.
wish
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From this reading "I vow," cried Sir Jasper with a sudden burst of spleen, "I vow that I have it in my heart to wish that Villiers' ball may speed so well that I may feel neither rain nor shine, coming home again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Enough to serve our purpose," growled Sir Jasper, and tipped the horses with the lash so that they spurned the slope.
