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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading With his own hands he put flowers about his little house-boat, and equipped the punt, in which, after lunch, he proposed to take them on the river.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading With his own hands he put flowers about his little house-boat, and equipped the punt, in which, after lunch, he proposed to take them on the river.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Placing those Chinese-looking cushions, he could not tell whether or no he wished to take Annette alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was full late for the river, but the weather was lovely, and summer lingered below the yellowing leaves.
Annette
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From this reading Placing those Chinese-looking cushions, he could not tell whether or no he wished to take Annette alone.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Soames took many looks at the day from his riverside garden near Mapledurham that Sunday morning.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading It was full late for the river, but the weather was lovely, and summer lingered below the yellowing leaves.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading She was so very pretty—could he trust himself not to say irrevocable words, passing beyond the limits of discretion?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was full late for the river, but the weather was lovely, and summer lingered below the yellowing leaves.
Chinese-looking
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From this reading Placing those Chinese-looking cushions, he could not tell whether or no he wished to take Annette alone.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Placing those Chinese-looking cushions, he could not tell whether or no he wished to take Annette alone.
cushions
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From this reading Placing those Chinese-looking cushions, he could not tell whether or no he wished to take Annette alone.
day
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From this reading Soames took many looks at the day from his riverside garden near Mapledurham that Sunday morning.
discretion
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From this reading She was so very pretty—could he trust himself not to say irrevocable words, passing beyond the limits of discretion?
equipped
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From this reading With his own hands he put flowers about his little house-boat, and equipped the punt, in which, after lunch, he proposed to take them on the river.
flowers
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From this reading With his own hands he put flowers about his little house-boat, and equipped the punt, in which, after lunch, he proposed to take them on the river.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was full late for the river, but the weather was lovely, and summer lingered below the yellowing leaves.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Soames took many looks at the day from his riverside garden near Mapledurham that Sunday morning.
full
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From this reading It was full late for the river, but the weather was lovely, and summer lingered below the yellowing leaves.
garden
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From this reading Soames took many looks at the day from his riverside garden near Mapledurham that Sunday morning.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading With his own hands he put flowers about his little house-boat, and equipped the punt, in which, after lunch, he proposed to take them on the river.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With his own hands he put flowers about his little house-boat, and equipped the punt, in which, after lunch, he proposed to take them on the river.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was so very pretty—could he trust himself not to say irrevocable words, passing beyond the limits of discretion?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Soames took many looks at the day from his riverside garden near Mapledurham that Sunday morning.
house-boat
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From this reading With his own hands he put flowers about his little house-boat, and equipped the punt, in which, after lunch, he proposed to take them on the river.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With his own hands he put flowers about his little house-boat, and equipped the punt, in which, after lunch, he proposed to take them on the river.
irrevocable
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From this reading She was so very pretty—could he trust himself not to say irrevocable words, passing beyond the limits of discretion?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was full late for the river, but the weather was lovely, and summer lingered below the yellowing leaves.
late
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From this reading It was full late for the river, but the weather was lovely, and summer lingered below the yellowing leaves.
leaves
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From this reading It was full late for the river, but the weather was lovely, and summer lingered below the yellowing leaves.
limits
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From this reading She was so very pretty—could he trust himself not to say irrevocable words, passing beyond the limits of discretion?
lingered
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From this reading It was full late for the river, but the weather was lovely, and summer lingered below the yellowing leaves.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With his own hands he put flowers about his little house-boat, and equipped the punt, in which, after lunch, he proposed to take them on the river.
looks
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From this reading Soames took many looks at the day from his riverside garden near Mapledurham that Sunday morning.
lovely
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From this reading It was full late for the river, but the weather was lovely, and summer lingered below the yellowing leaves.
lunch
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From this reading With his own hands he put flowers about his little house-boat, and equipped the punt, in which, after lunch, he proposed to take them on the river.
many
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From this reading Soames took many looks at the day from his riverside garden near Mapledurham that Sunday morning.
Mapledurham
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From this reading Soames took many looks at the day from his riverside garden near Mapledurham that Sunday morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soames took many looks at the day from his riverside garden near Mapledurham that Sunday morning.
near
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From this reading Soames took many looks at the day from his riverside garden near Mapledurham that Sunday morning.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Placing those Chinese-looking cushions, he could not tell whether or no he wished to take Annette alone.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Placing those Chinese-looking cushions, he could not tell whether or no he wished to take Annette alone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was so very pretty—could he trust himself not to say irrevocable words, passing beyond the limits of discretion?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With his own hands he put flowers about his little house-boat, and equipped the punt, in which, after lunch, he proposed to take them on the river.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Placing those Chinese-looking cushions, he could not tell whether or no he wished to take Annette alone.
own
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From this reading With his own hands he put flowers about his little house-boat, and equipped the punt, in which, after lunch, he proposed to take them on the river.
passing
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From this reading She was so very pretty—could he trust himself not to say irrevocable words, passing beyond the limits of discretion?
Placing
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From this reading Placing those Chinese-looking cushions, he could not tell whether or no he wished to take Annette alone.
pretty
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From this reading She was so very pretty—could he trust himself not to say irrevocable words, passing beyond the limits of discretion?
proposed
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From this reading With his own hands he put flowers about his little house-boat, and equipped the punt, in which, after lunch, he proposed to take them on the river.
punt
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From this reading With his own hands he put flowers about his little house-boat, and equipped the punt, in which, after lunch, he proposed to take them on the river.
put
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From this reading With his own hands he put flowers about his little house-boat, and equipped the punt, in which, after lunch, he proposed to take them on the river.
river
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From this reading It was full late for the river, but the weather was lovely, and summer lingered below the yellowing leaves.
riverside
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From this reading Soames took many looks at the day from his riverside garden near Mapledurham that Sunday morning.
say
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From this reading She was so very pretty—could he trust himself not to say irrevocable words, passing beyond the limits of discretion?
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was so very pretty—could he trust himself not to say irrevocable words, passing beyond the limits of discretion?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was so very pretty—could he trust himself not to say irrevocable words, passing beyond the limits of discretion?
Soames
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From this reading Soames took many looks at the day from his riverside garden near Mapledurham that Sunday morning.
summer
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From this reading It was full late for the river, but the weather was lovely, and summer lingered below the yellowing leaves.
Sunday
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From this reading Soames took many looks at the day from his riverside garden near Mapledurham that Sunday morning.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With his own hands he put flowers about his little house-boat, and equipped the punt, in which, after lunch, he proposed to take them on the river.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Placing those Chinese-looking cushions, he could not tell whether or no he wished to take Annette alone.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Soames took many looks at the day from his riverside garden near Mapledurham that Sunday morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was full late for the river, but the weather was lovely, and summer lingered below the yellowing leaves.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With his own hands he put flowers about his little house-boat, and equipped the punt, in which, after lunch, he proposed to take them on the river.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Placing those Chinese-looking cushions, he could not tell whether or no he wished to take Annette alone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With his own hands he put flowers about his little house-boat, and equipped the punt, in which, after lunch, he proposed to take them on the river.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soames took many looks at the day from his riverside garden near Mapledurham that Sunday morning.
trust
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From this reading She was so very pretty—could he trust himself not to say irrevocable words, passing beyond the limits of discretion?
very
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From this reading She was so very pretty—could he trust himself not to say irrevocable words, passing beyond the limits of discretion?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was full late for the river, but the weather was lovely, and summer lingered below the yellowing leaves.
weather
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From this reading It was full late for the river, but the weather was lovely, and summer lingered below the yellowing leaves.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Placing those Chinese-looking cushions, he could not tell whether or no he wished to take Annette alone.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With his own hands he put flowers about his little house-boat, and equipped the punt, in which, after lunch, he proposed to take them on the river.
wished
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From this reading Placing those Chinese-looking cushions, he could not tell whether or no he wished to take Annette alone.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With his own hands he put flowers about his little house-boat, and equipped the punt, in which, after lunch, he proposed to take them on the river.
words
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From this reading She was so very pretty—could he trust himself not to say irrevocable words, passing beyond the limits of discretion?
yellowing
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From this reading It was full late for the river, but the weather was lovely, and summer lingered below the yellowing leaves.
