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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 “No, no; not a step.
accompany
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From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
afforded
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From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
all
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From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Out of these convertites There is much matter to be heard and learned.--SHAKSPEARE.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
back
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From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Out of these convertites There is much matter to be heard and learned.--SHAKSPEARE.
bent
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From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
bound
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From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
cessation
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From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
Clarence
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From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
Cole
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From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
convertites
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From this reading Out of these convertites There is much matter to be heard and learned.--SHAKSPEARE.
depart
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From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What would my fair hostess say to me if I suffered it?”
further
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From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
heard
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From this reading Out of these convertites There is much matter to be heard and learned.--SHAKSPEARE.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
hostess
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From this reading What would my fair hostess say to me if I suffered it?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
immediately
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From this reading “What, immediately on your return!” said Clarence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Out of these convertites There is much matter to be heard and learned.--SHAKSPEARE.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What would my fair hostess say to me if I suffered it?”
learned
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From this reading Out of these convertites There is much matter to be heard and learned.--SHAKSPEARE.
leaving
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From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
main
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From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
matter
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From this reading Out of these convertites There is much matter to be heard and learned.--SHAKSPEARE.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What would my fair hostess say to me if I suffered it?”
much
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From this reading Out of these convertites There is much matter to be heard and learned.--SHAKSPEARE.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What would my fair hostess say to me if I suffered it?”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, no; not a step.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, no; not a step.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Out of these convertites There is much matter to be heard and learned.--SHAKSPEARE.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “What, immediately on your return!” said Clarence.
opportunity
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From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
Out
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From this reading Out of these convertites There is much matter to be heard and learned.--SHAKSPEARE.
rain
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From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
refusing
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From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
return
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From this reading “What, immediately on your return!” said Clarence.
road
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From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
rose
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From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
said
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From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
say
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From this reading What would my fair hostess say to me if I suffered it?”
seized
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From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
SHAKSPEARE
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From this reading Out of these convertites There is much matter to be heard and learned.--SHAKSPEARE.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
solicitation
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From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
soon
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From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
stay
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From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No, no; not a step.
suffered
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From this reading What would my fair hostess say to me if I suffered it?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
There
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From this reading Out of these convertites There is much matter to be heard and learned.--SHAKSPEARE.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Out of these convertites There is much matter to be heard and learned.--SHAKSPEARE.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Out of these convertites There is much matter to be heard and learned.--SHAKSPEARE.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What, immediately on your return!” said Clarence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would my fair hostess say to me if I suffered it?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you are bent upon leaving us so soon,” said the honest Cole, as Clarence, refusing all further solicitation to stay, seized the opportunity which the cessation of the rain afforded him, and rose to depart, “if you are bent upon leaving us so soon, I will accompany you back again into the main road, as in duty bound.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What, immediately on your return!” said Clarence.
