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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ROAD TO PARADISE Night again--and again the mist and the drizzle; again the country lane, but without the warm club-house fire, the cheery lights, the highball, and the thumping motor car.
ages
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From this reading Not twenty-four hours had passed, and yet it seemed that ages lay between the joyous midnight and the sodden, heart-breaking eve that followed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ROAD TO PARADISE Night again--and again the mist and the drizzle; again the country lane, but without the warm club-house fire, the cheery lights, the highball, and the thumping motor car.
any
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From this reading It is with those who fared forth resolutely into the night that we have to do; the rest of the world is to be barred from any further connection with this little history.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The guests at the Somerset kept close indoors,--that is, most of them did.
barred
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From this reading It is with those who fared forth resolutely into the night that we have to do; the rest of the world is to be barred from any further connection with this little history.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is with those who fared forth resolutely into the night that we have to do; the rest of the world is to be barred from any further connection with this little history.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Not twenty-four hours had passed, and yet it seemed that ages lay between the joyous midnight and the sodden, heart-breaking eve that followed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE ROAD TO PARADISE Night again--and again the mist and the drizzle; again the country lane, but without the warm club-house fire, the cheery lights, the highball, and the thumping motor car.
by-ways
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From this reading Soggy, squashy mud instead of the clean tonneau; heavy, cruel wading through unknown by-ways in place of the thrilling rush to Fenlock.
car
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From this reading THE ROAD TO PARADISE Night again--and again the mist and the drizzle; again the country lane, but without the warm club-house fire, the cheery lights, the highball, and the thumping motor car.
cheery
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From this reading THE ROAD TO PARADISE Night again--and again the mist and the drizzle; again the country lane, but without the warm club-house fire, the cheery lights, the highball, and the thumping motor car.
clean
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From this reading Soggy, squashy mud instead of the clean tonneau; heavy, cruel wading through unknown by-ways in place of the thrilling rush to Fenlock.
close
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From this reading The guests at the Somerset kept close indoors,--that is, most of them did.
club-house
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From this reading THE ROAD TO PARADISE Night again--and again the mist and the drizzle; again the country lane, but without the warm club-house fire, the cheery lights, the highball, and the thumping motor car.
connection
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From this reading It is with those who fared forth resolutely into the night that we have to do; the rest of the world is to be barred from any further connection with this little history.
country
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From this reading THE ROAD TO PARADISE Night again--and again the mist and the drizzle; again the country lane, but without the warm club-house fire, the cheery lights, the highball, and the thumping motor car.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading Soggy, squashy mud instead of the clean tonneau; heavy, cruel wading through unknown by-ways in place of the thrilling rush to Fenlock.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The guests at the Somerset kept close indoors,--that is, most of them did.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It is with those who fared forth resolutely into the night that we have to do; the rest of the world is to be barred from any further connection with this little history.
drizzle
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From this reading THE ROAD TO PARADISE Night again--and again the mist and the drizzle; again the country lane, but without the warm club-house fire, the cheery lights, the highball, and the thumping motor car.
eve
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From this reading Not twenty-four hours had passed, and yet it seemed that ages lay between the joyous midnight and the sodden, heart-breaking eve that followed.
fared
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From this reading It is with those who fared forth resolutely into the night that we have to do; the rest of the world is to be barred from any further connection with this little history.
Fenlock
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From this reading Soggy, squashy mud instead of the clean tonneau; heavy, cruel wading through unknown by-ways in place of the thrilling rush to Fenlock.
fire
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From this reading THE ROAD TO PARADISE Night again--and again the mist and the drizzle; again the country lane, but without the warm club-house fire, the cheery lights, the highball, and the thumping motor car.
followed
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From this reading Not twenty-four hours had passed, and yet it seemed that ages lay between the joyous midnight and the sodden, heart-breaking eve that followed.
forth
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From this reading It is with those who fared forth resolutely into the night that we have to do; the rest of the world is to be barred from any further connection with this little history.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is with those who fared forth resolutely into the night that we have to do; the rest of the world is to be barred from any further connection with this little history.
further
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From this reading It is with those who fared forth resolutely into the night that we have to do; the rest of the world is to be barred from any further connection with this little history.
guests
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From this reading The guests at the Somerset kept close indoors,--that is, most of them did.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not twenty-four hours had passed, and yet it seemed that ages lay between the joyous midnight and the sodden, heart-breaking eve that followed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is with those who fared forth resolutely into the night that we have to do; the rest of the world is to be barred from any further connection with this little history.
heart-breaking
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From this reading Not twenty-four hours had passed, and yet it seemed that ages lay between the joyous midnight and the sodden, heart-breaking eve that followed.
heavy
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From this reading Soggy, squashy mud instead of the clean tonneau; heavy, cruel wading through unknown by-ways in place of the thrilling rush to Fenlock.
highball
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From this reading THE ROAD TO PARADISE Night again--and again the mist and the drizzle; again the country lane, but without the warm club-house fire, the cheery lights, the highball, and the thumping motor car.
history
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From this reading It is with those who fared forth resolutely into the night that we have to do; the rest of the world is to be barred from any further connection with this little history.
hours
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From this reading Not twenty-four hours had passed, and yet it seemed that ages lay between the joyous midnight and the sodden, heart-breaking eve that followed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Soggy, squashy mud instead of the clean tonneau; heavy, cruel wading through unknown by-ways in place of the thrilling rush to Fenlock.
indoors
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From this reading The guests at the Somerset kept close indoors,--that is, most of them did.
instead
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From this reading Soggy, squashy mud instead of the clean tonneau; heavy, cruel wading through unknown by-ways in place of the thrilling rush to Fenlock.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is with those who fared forth resolutely into the night that we have to do; the rest of the world is to be barred from any further connection with this little history.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The guests at the Somerset kept close indoors,--that is, most of them did.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not twenty-four hours had passed, and yet it seemed that ages lay between the joyous midnight and the sodden, heart-breaking eve that followed.
joyous
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From this reading Not twenty-four hours had passed, and yet it seemed that ages lay between the joyous midnight and the sodden, heart-breaking eve that followed.
kept
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From this reading The guests at the Somerset kept close indoors,--that is, most of them did.
lane
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From this reading THE ROAD TO PARADISE Night again--and again the mist and the drizzle; again the country lane, but without the warm club-house fire, the cheery lights, the highball, and the thumping motor car.
lay
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From this reading Not twenty-four hours had passed, and yet it seemed that ages lay between the joyous midnight and the sodden, heart-breaking eve that followed.
lights
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From this reading THE ROAD TO PARADISE Night again--and again the mist and the drizzle; again the country lane, but without the warm club-house fire, the cheery lights, the highball, and the thumping motor car.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is with those who fared forth resolutely into the night that we have to do; the rest of the world is to be barred from any further connection with this little history.
midnight
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From this reading Not twenty-four hours had passed, and yet it seemed that ages lay between the joyous midnight and the sodden, heart-breaking eve that followed.
mist
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From this reading THE ROAD TO PARADISE Night again--and again the mist and the drizzle; again the country lane, but without the warm club-house fire, the cheery lights, the highball, and the thumping motor car.
most
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From this reading The guests at the Somerset kept close indoors,--that is, most of them did.
motor
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From this reading THE ROAD TO PARADISE Night again--and again the mist and the drizzle; again the country lane, but without the warm club-house fire, the cheery lights, the highball, and the thumping motor car.
mud
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From this reading Soggy, squashy mud instead of the clean tonneau; heavy, cruel wading through unknown by-ways in place of the thrilling rush to Fenlock.
Night
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From this reading THE ROAD TO PARADISE Night again--and again the mist and the drizzle; again the country lane, but without the warm club-house fire, the cheery lights, the highball, and the thumping motor car.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not twenty-four hours had passed, and yet it seemed that ages lay between the joyous midnight and the sodden, heart-breaking eve that followed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Soggy, squashy mud instead of the clean tonneau; heavy, cruel wading through unknown by-ways in place of the thrilling rush to Fenlock.
PARADISE
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From this reading THE ROAD TO PARADISE Night again--and again the mist and the drizzle; again the country lane, but without the warm club-house fire, the cheery lights, the highball, and the thumping motor car.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not twenty-four hours had passed, and yet it seemed that ages lay between the joyous midnight and the sodden, heart-breaking eve that followed.
place
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From this reading Soggy, squashy mud instead of the clean tonneau; heavy, cruel wading through unknown by-ways in place of the thrilling rush to Fenlock.
resolutely
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From this reading It is with those who fared forth resolutely into the night that we have to do; the rest of the world is to be barred from any further connection with this little history.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is with those who fared forth resolutely into the night that we have to do; the rest of the world is to be barred from any further connection with this little history.
ROAD
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From this reading THE ROAD TO PARADISE Night again--and again the mist and the drizzle; again the country lane, but without the warm club-house fire, the cheery lights, the highball, and the thumping motor car.
rush
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From this reading Soggy, squashy mud instead of the clean tonneau; heavy, cruel wading through unknown by-ways in place of the thrilling rush to Fenlock.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not twenty-four hours had passed, and yet it seemed that ages lay between the joyous midnight and the sodden, heart-breaking eve that followed.
sodden
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From this reading Not twenty-four hours had passed, and yet it seemed that ages lay between the joyous midnight and the sodden, heart-breaking eve that followed.
Soggy
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From this reading Soggy, squashy mud instead of the clean tonneau; heavy, cruel wading through unknown by-ways in place of the thrilling rush to Fenlock.
Somerset
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From this reading The guests at the Somerset kept close indoors,--that is, most of them did.
squashy
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From this reading Soggy, squashy mud instead of the clean tonneau; heavy, cruel wading through unknown by-ways in place of the thrilling rush to Fenlock.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not twenty-four hours had passed, and yet it seemed that ages lay between the joyous midnight and the sodden, heart-breaking eve that followed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROAD TO PARADISE Night again--and again the mist and the drizzle; again the country lane, but without the warm club-house fire, the cheery lights, the highball, and the thumping motor car.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The guests at the Somerset kept close indoors,--that is, most of them did.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is with those who fared forth resolutely into the night that we have to do; the rest of the world is to be barred from any further connection with this little history.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It is with those who fared forth resolutely into the night that we have to do; the rest of the world is to be barred from any further connection with this little history.
thrilling
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From this reading Soggy, squashy mud instead of the clean tonneau; heavy, cruel wading through unknown by-ways in place of the thrilling rush to Fenlock.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Soggy, squashy mud instead of the clean tonneau; heavy, cruel wading through unknown by-ways in place of the thrilling rush to Fenlock.
thumping
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From this reading THE ROAD TO PARADISE Night again--and again the mist and the drizzle; again the country lane, but without the warm club-house fire, the cheery lights, the highball, and the thumping motor car.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ROAD TO PARADISE Night again--and again the mist and the drizzle; again the country lane, but without the warm club-house fire, the cheery lights, the highball, and the thumping motor car.
tonneau
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From this reading Soggy, squashy mud instead of the clean tonneau; heavy, cruel wading through unknown by-ways in place of the thrilling rush to Fenlock.
twenty-four
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From this reading Not twenty-four hours had passed, and yet it seemed that ages lay between the joyous midnight and the sodden, heart-breaking eve that followed.
unknown
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From this reading Soggy, squashy mud instead of the clean tonneau; heavy, cruel wading through unknown by-ways in place of the thrilling rush to Fenlock.
wading
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From this reading Soggy, squashy mud instead of the clean tonneau; heavy, cruel wading through unknown by-ways in place of the thrilling rush to Fenlock.
warm
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From this reading THE ROAD TO PARADISE Night again--and again the mist and the drizzle; again the country lane, but without the warm club-house fire, the cheery lights, the highball, and the thumping motor car.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is with those who fared forth resolutely into the night that we have to do; the rest of the world is to be barred from any further connection with this little history.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It is with those who fared forth resolutely into the night that we have to do; the rest of the world is to be barred from any further connection with this little history.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is with those who fared forth resolutely into the night that we have to do; the rest of the world is to be barred from any further connection with this little history.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE ROAD TO PARADISE Night again--and again the mist and the drizzle; again the country lane, but without the warm club-house fire, the cheery lights, the highball, and the thumping motor car.
world
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From this reading It is with those who fared forth resolutely into the night that we have to do; the rest of the world is to be barred from any further connection with this little history.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Not twenty-four hours had passed, and yet it seemed that ages lay between the joyous midnight and the sodden, heart-breaking eve that followed.
