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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 _As the vastly advanced guardians of mankind, the Belphins knew how to make a lesson stick--but whom?_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
abroad
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From this reading Moreover, on a sultry spring afternoon like this one, there would be few people wandering abroad.
advanced
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From this reading _As the vastly advanced guardians of mankind, the Belphins knew how to make a lesson stick--but whom?_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Moreover, on a sultry spring afternoon like this one, there would be few people wandering abroad.
air-conditioned
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From this reading Most would be lying on sun-kissed white beaches or in sun-drenched parks, or, for those who did not fancy being either kissed or drenched by the sun, basking in the comfort of their own air-conditioned villas.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were very few people on it, for he lived in a slow part of town, and those who went in for travel generally preferred streets where the pace was quicker.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _As the vastly advanced guardians of mankind, the Belphins knew how to make a lesson stick--but whom?_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
basking
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From this reading Most would be lying on sun-kissed white beaches or in sun-drenched parks, or, for those who did not fancy being either kissed or drenched by the sun, basking in the comfort of their own air-conditioned villas.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Moreover, on a sultry spring afternoon like this one, there would be few people wandering abroad.
beaches
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From this reading Most would be lying on sun-kissed white beaches or in sun-drenched parks, or, for those who did not fancy being either kissed or drenched by the sun, basking in the comfort of their own air-conditioned villas.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _As the vastly advanced guardians of mankind, the Belphins knew how to make a lesson stick--but whom?_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Most would be lying on sun-kissed white beaches or in sun-drenched parks, or, for those who did not fancy being either kissed or drenched by the sun, basking in the comfort of their own air-conditioned villas.
Belphins
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From this reading _As the vastly advanced guardians of mankind, the Belphins knew how to make a lesson stick--but whom?_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _As the vastly advanced guardians of mankind, the Belphins knew how to make a lesson stick--but whom?_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Most would be lying on sun-kissed white beaches or in sun-drenched parks, or, for those who did not fancy being either kissed or drenched by the sun, basking in the comfort of their own air-conditioned villas.
comfort
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corrected
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From this reading _As the vastly advanced guardians of mankind, the Belphins knew how to make a lesson stick--but whom?_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Most would be lying on sun-kissed white beaches or in sun-drenched parks, or, for those who did not fancy being either kissed or drenched by the sun, basking in the comfort of their own air-conditioned villas.
drenched
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eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Most would be lying on sun-kissed white beaches or in sun-drenched parks, or, for those who did not fancy being either kissed or drenched by the sun, basking in the comfort of their own air-conditioned villas.
errors
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From this reading _As the vastly advanced guardians of mankind, the Belphins knew how to make a lesson stick--but whom?_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
Eversole
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From this reading Ludovick Eversole sat in the golden sunshine outside his house, writing a poem as he watched the street flow gently past him.
fancy
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few
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From this reading There were very few people on it, for he lived in a slow part of town, and those who went in for travel generally preferred streets where the pace was quicker.
flow
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From this reading Ludovick Eversole sat in the golden sunshine outside his house, writing a poem as he watched the street flow gently past him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were very few people on it, for he lived in a slow part of town, and those who went in for travel generally preferred streets where the pace was quicker.
generally
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gently
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From this reading Ludovick Eversole sat in the golden sunshine outside his house, writing a poem as he watched the street flow gently past him.
golden
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From this reading Ludovick Eversole sat in the golden sunshine outside his house, writing a poem as he watched the street flow gently past him.
guardians
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From this reading _As the vastly advanced guardians of mankind, the Belphins knew how to make a lesson stick--but whom?_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _As the vastly advanced guardians of mankind, the Belphins knew how to make a lesson stick--but whom?_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ludovick Eversole sat in the golden sunshine outside his house, writing a poem as he watched the street flow gently past him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ludovick Eversole sat in the golden sunshine outside his house, writing a poem as he watched the street flow gently past him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ludovick Eversole sat in the golden sunshine outside his house, writing a poem as he watched the street flow gently past him.
house
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From this reading Ludovick Eversole sat in the golden sunshine outside his house, writing a poem as he watched the street flow gently past him.
how
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From this reading _As the vastly advanced guardians of mankind, the Belphins knew how to make a lesson stick--but whom?_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ludovick Eversole sat in the golden sunshine outside his house, writing a poem as he watched the street flow gently past him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There were very few people on it, for he lived in a slow part of town, and those who went in for travel generally preferred streets where the pace was quicker.
kissed
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knew
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From this reading _As the vastly advanced guardians of mankind, the Belphins knew how to make a lesson stick--but whom?_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
lesson
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like
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From this reading Moreover, on a sultry spring afternoon like this one, there would be few people wandering abroad.
lived
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Ludovick
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From this reading Ludovick Eversole sat in the golden sunshine outside his house, writing a poem as he watched the street flow gently past him.
lying
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From this reading Most would be lying on sun-kissed white beaches or in sun-drenched parks, or, for those who did not fancy being either kissed or drenched by the sun, basking in the comfort of their own air-conditioned villas.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _As the vastly advanced guardians of mankind, the Belphins knew how to make a lesson stick--but whom?_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
mankind
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From this reading _As the vastly advanced guardians of mankind, the Belphins knew how to make a lesson stick--but whom?_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
Minor
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From this reading _As the vastly advanced guardians of mankind, the Belphins knew how to make a lesson stick--but whom?_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, on a sultry spring afternoon like this one, there would be few people wandering abroad.
Most
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From this reading Most would be lying on sun-kissed white beaches or in sun-drenched parks, or, for those who did not fancy being either kissed or drenched by the sun, basking in the comfort of their own air-conditioned villas.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Most would be lying on sun-kissed white beaches or in sun-drenched parks, or, for those who did not fancy being either kissed or drenched by the sun, basking in the comfort of their own air-conditioned villas.
note
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From this reading _As the vastly advanced guardians of mankind, the Belphins knew how to make a lesson stick--but whom?_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _As the vastly advanced guardians of mankind, the Belphins knew how to make a lesson stick--but whom?_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were very few people on it, for he lived in a slow part of town, and those who went in for travel generally preferred streets where the pace was quicker.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Moreover, on a sultry spring afternoon like this one, there would be few people wandering abroad.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Most would be lying on sun-kissed white beaches or in sun-drenched parks, or, for those who did not fancy being either kissed or drenched by the sun, basking in the comfort of their own air-conditioned villas.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ludovick Eversole sat in the golden sunshine outside his house, writing a poem as he watched the street flow gently past him.
own
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pace
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From this reading There were very few people on it, for he lived in a slow part of town, and those who went in for travel generally preferred streets where the pace was quicker.
parks
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partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were very few people on it, for he lived in a slow part of town, and those who went in for travel generally preferred streets where the pace was quicker.
past
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people
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poem
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From this reading Ludovick Eversole sat in the golden sunshine outside his house, writing a poem as he watched the street flow gently past him.
preferred
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quicker
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From this reading There were very few people on it, for he lived in a slow part of town, and those who went in for travel generally preferred streets where the pace was quicker.
sat
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From this reading Ludovick Eversole sat in the golden sunshine outside his house, writing a poem as he watched the street flow gently past him.
slow
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From this reading There were very few people on it, for he lived in a slow part of town, and those who went in for travel generally preferred streets where the pace was quicker.
spring
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From this reading Moreover, on a sultry spring afternoon like this one, there would be few people wandering abroad.
stick
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From this reading _As the vastly advanced guardians of mankind, the Belphins knew how to make a lesson stick--but whom?_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
street
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From this reading Ludovick Eversole sat in the golden sunshine outside his house, writing a poem as he watched the street flow gently past him.
streets
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From this reading There were very few people on it, for he lived in a slow part of town, and those who went in for travel generally preferred streets where the pace was quicker.
sultry
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From this reading Moreover, on a sultry spring afternoon like this one, there would be few people wandering abroad.
sun
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From this reading Most would be lying on sun-kissed white beaches or in sun-drenched parks, or, for those who did not fancy being either kissed or drenched by the sun, basking in the comfort of their own air-conditioned villas.
sun-drenched
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From this reading Most would be lying on sun-kissed white beaches or in sun-drenched parks, or, for those who did not fancy being either kissed or drenched by the sun, basking in the comfort of their own air-conditioned villas.
sun-kissed
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From this reading Most would be lying on sun-kissed white beaches or in sun-drenched parks, or, for those who did not fancy being either kissed or drenched by the sun, basking in the comfort of their own air-conditioned villas.
sunshine
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From this reading Ludovick Eversole sat in the golden sunshine outside his house, writing a poem as he watched the street flow gently past him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _As the vastly advanced guardians of mankind, the Belphins knew how to make a lesson stick--but whom?_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Most would be lying on sun-kissed white beaches or in sun-drenched parks, or, for those who did not fancy being either kissed or drenched by the sun, basking in the comfort of their own air-conditioned villas.
There
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From this reading There were very few people on it, for he lived in a slow part of town, and those who went in for travel generally preferred streets where the pace was quicker.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Moreover, on a sultry spring afternoon like this one, there would be few people wandering abroad.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There were very few people on it, for he lived in a slow part of town, and those who went in for travel generally preferred streets where the pace was quicker.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _As the vastly advanced guardians of mankind, the Belphins knew how to make a lesson stick--but whom?_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
town
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travel
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From this reading There were very few people on it, for he lived in a slow part of town, and those who went in for travel generally preferred streets where the pace was quicker.
typographical
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vastly
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very
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villas
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wandering
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From this reading Moreover, on a sultry spring afternoon like this one, there would be few people wandering abroad.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were very few people on it, for he lived in a slow part of town, and those who went in for travel generally preferred streets where the pace was quicker.
watched
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From this reading Ludovick Eversole sat in the golden sunshine outside his house, writing a poem as he watched the street flow gently past him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were very few people on it, for he lived in a slow part of town, and those who went in for travel generally preferred streets where the pace was quicker.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were very few people on it, for he lived in a slow part of town, and those who went in for travel generally preferred streets where the pace was quicker.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There were very few people on it, for he lived in a slow part of town, and those who went in for travel generally preferred streets where the pace was quicker.
white
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From this reading Most would be lying on sun-kissed white beaches or in sun-drenched parks, or, for those who did not fancy being either kissed or drenched by the sun, basking in the comfort of their own air-conditioned villas.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There were very few people on it, for he lived in a slow part of town, and those who went in for travel generally preferred streets where the pace was quicker.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _As the vastly advanced guardians of mankind, the Belphins knew how to make a lesson stick--but whom?_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading _As the vastly advanced guardians of mankind, the Belphins knew how to make a lesson stick--but whom?_ Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Moreover, on a sultry spring afternoon like this one, there would be few people wandering abroad.
writing
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From this reading Ludovick Eversole sat in the golden sunshine outside his house, writing a poem as he watched the street flow gently past him.
