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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 She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
Ali
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From this reading Somewhere beyond the high snow-passes Shere Ali would be working out his destiny among his own people.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Somewhere beyond the high snow-passes Shere Ali would be working out his destiny among his own people.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
apprehension
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From this reading ON THE POLO-GROUND Violet Oliver travelled to India in the late autumn of that year, free from apprehension.
autumn
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From this reading ON THE POLO-GROUND Violet Oliver travelled to India in the late autumn of that year, free from apprehension.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Somewhere beyond the high snow-passes Shere Ali would be working out his destiny among his own people.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Somewhere beyond the high snow-passes Shere Ali would be working out his destiny among his own people.
Calcutta
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From this reading She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
Chiltistan
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From this reading She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
Christmas
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From this reading She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
crowded
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From this reading She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
Cup
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From this reading She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
daily
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From this reading She was not of those who seek publicity either for themselves or for their gowns in the daily papers.
destiny
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From this reading Somewhere beyond the high snow-passes Shere Ali would be working out his destiny among his own people.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading She was not of those who seek publicity either for themselves or for their gowns in the daily papers.
emerge
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From this reading She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
fear
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From this reading She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
figure
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From this reading She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was not of those who seek publicity either for themselves or for their gowns in the daily papers.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading ON THE POLO-GROUND Violet Oliver travelled to India in the late autumn of that year, free from apprehension.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ON THE POLO-GROUND Violet Oliver travelled to India in the late autumn of that year, free from apprehension.
gowns
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From this reading She was not of those who seek publicity either for themselves or for their gowns in the daily papers.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shere Ali would never hear of her visit; she was safe.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Shere Ali would never hear of her visit; she was safe.
high
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From this reading Somewhere beyond the high snow-passes Shere Ali would be working out his destiny among his own people.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Somewhere beyond the high snow-passes Shere Ali would be working out his destiny among his own people.
importunate
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From this reading She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ON THE POLO-GROUND Violet Oliver travelled to India in the late autumn of that year, free from apprehension.
India
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From this reading ON THE POLO-GROUND Violet Oliver travelled to India in the late autumn of that year, free from apprehension.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
late
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From this reading ON THE POLO-GROUND Violet Oliver travelled to India in the late autumn of that year, free from apprehension.
later
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From this reading She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shere Ali would never hear of her visit; she was safe.
northwards
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From this reading She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not of those who seek publicity either for themselves or for their gowns in the daily papers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE POLO-GROUND Violet Oliver travelled to India in the late autumn of that year, free from apprehension.
Oliver
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From this reading ON THE POLO-GROUND Violet Oliver travelled to India in the late autumn of that year, free from apprehension.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE POLO-GROUND Violet Oliver travelled to India in the late autumn of that year, free from apprehension.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She was not of those who seek publicity either for themselves or for their gowns in the daily papers.
out
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From this reading Somewhere beyond the high snow-passes Shere Ali would be working out his destiny among his own people.
own
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From this reading Somewhere beyond the high snow-passes Shere Ali would be working out his destiny among his own people.
papers
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From this reading She was not of those who seek publicity either for themselves or for their gowns in the daily papers.
people
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From this reading Somewhere beyond the high snow-passes Shere Ali would be working out his destiny among his own people.
POLO-GROUND
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From this reading ON THE POLO-GROUND Violet Oliver travelled to India in the late autumn of that year, free from apprehension.
Prince
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From this reading She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
Provinces
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From this reading She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
publicity
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From this reading She was not of those who seek publicity either for themselves or for their gowns in the daily papers.
race
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From this reading She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
racecourse
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From this reading She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
reproach
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From this reading She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
run
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From this reading She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
safe
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From this reading Shere Ali would never hear of her visit; she was safe.
saw
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From this reading She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
seek
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From this reading She was not of those who seek publicity either for themselves or for their gowns in the daily papers.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not of those who seek publicity either for themselves or for their gowns in the daily papers.
Shere
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From this reading Somewhere beyond the high snow-passes Shere Ali would be working out his destiny among his own people.
snow-passes
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From this reading Somewhere beyond the high snow-passes Shere Ali would be working out his destiny among his own people.
Somewhere
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From this reading Somewhere beyond the high snow-passes Shere Ali would be working out his destiny among his own people.
spent
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From this reading She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ON THE POLO-GROUND Violet Oliver travelled to India in the late autumn of that year, free from apprehension.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE POLO-GROUND Violet Oliver travelled to India in the late autumn of that year, free from apprehension.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She was not of those who seek publicity either for themselves or for their gowns in the daily papers.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading She was not of those who seek publicity either for themselves or for their gowns in the daily papers.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She was not of those who seek publicity either for themselves or for their gowns in the daily papers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON THE POLO-GROUND Violet Oliver travelled to India in the late autumn of that year, free from apprehension.
travelled
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From this reading ON THE POLO-GROUND Violet Oliver travelled to India in the late autumn of that year, free from apprehension.
United
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From this reading She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
Viceroy's
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From this reading She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
Violet
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From this reading ON THE POLO-GROUND Violet Oliver travelled to India in the late autumn of that year, free from apprehension.
visit
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From this reading Shere Ali would never hear of her visit; she was safe.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was not of those who seek publicity either for themselves or for their gowns in the daily papers.
week
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From this reading She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She was not of those who seek publicity either for themselves or for their gowns in the daily papers.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
working
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From this reading Somewhere beyond the high snow-passes Shere Ali would be working out his destiny among his own people.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Somewhere beyond the high snow-passes Shere Ali would be working out his destiny among his own people.
year
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From this reading ON THE POLO-GROUND Violet Oliver travelled to India in the late autumn of that year, free from apprehension.
young
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From this reading She spent her Christmas in Calcutta, saw the race for the Viceroy's Cup run without a fear that on that crowded racecourse the importunate figure of the young Prince of Chiltistan might emerge to reproach her, and a week later went northwards into the United Provinces.
