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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 Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
all
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From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
allusion
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From this reading Their conversation was therefore free from allusion to the laborers, the strike, or Bob Tryst.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one could be better trusted than Frances Freeland to preserve him from looking on the dark side of anything, more specially when that thing was already not quite nice.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A fortnight spent in the perfect vacuity of an English watering-place restored the boy wonderfully.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading No one could be better trusted than Frances Freeland to preserve him from looking on the dark side of anything, more specially when that thing was already not quite nice.
avoid
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From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
better
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From this reading No one could be better trusted than Frances Freeland to preserve him from looking on the dark side of anything, more specially when that thing was already not quite nice.
Bob
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From this reading Their conversation was therefore free from allusion to the laborers, the strike, or Bob Tryst.
boy
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From this reading A fortnight spent in the perfect vacuity of an English watering-place restored the boy wonderfully.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
color
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From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
conversation
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From this reading Their conversation was therefore free from allusion to the laborers, the strike, or Bob Tryst.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No one could be better trusted than Frances Freeland to preserve him from looking on the dark side of anything, more specially when that thing was already not quite nice.
dark
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From this reading No one could be better trusted than Frances Freeland to preserve him from looking on the dark side of anything, more specially when that thing was already not quite nice.
Derek
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From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
English
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From this reading A fortnight spent in the perfect vacuity of an English watering-place restored the boy wonderfully.
excitement
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From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
fortnight
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From this reading A fortnight spent in the perfect vacuity of an English watering-place restored the boy wonderfully.
Frances
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From this reading No one could be better trusted than Frances Freeland to preserve him from looking on the dark side of anything, more specially when that thing was already not quite nice.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Their conversation was therefore free from allusion to the laborers, the strike, or Bob Tryst.
Freeland
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From this reading No one could be better trusted than Frances Freeland to preserve him from looking on the dark side of anything, more specially when that thing was already not quite nice.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No one could be better trusted than Frances Freeland to preserve him from looking on the dark side of anything, more specially when that thing was already not quite nice.
grandmother
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From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
gray
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From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
Hampstead
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From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No one could be better trusted than Frances Freeland to preserve him from looking on the dark side of anything, more specially when that thing was already not quite nice.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
home
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From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was the last week in July.
instructions
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From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
July
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From this reading This was the last week in July.
known
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From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
laborers
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From this reading Their conversation was therefore free from allusion to the laborers, the strike, or Bob Tryst.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the last week in July.
looking
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From this reading No one could be better trusted than Frances Freeland to preserve him from looking on the dark side of anything, more specially when that thing was already not quite nice.
more
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From this reading No one could be better trusted than Frances Freeland to preserve him from looking on the dark side of anything, more specially when that thing was already not quite nice.
Nedda
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From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
nice
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From this reading No one could be better trusted than Frances Freeland to preserve him from looking on the dark side of anything, more specially when that thing was already not quite nice.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one could be better trusted than Frances Freeland to preserve him from looking on the dark side of anything, more specially when that thing was already not quite nice.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No one could be better trusted than Frances Freeland to preserve him from looking on the dark side of anything, more specially when that thing was already not quite nice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A fortnight spent in the perfect vacuity of an English watering-place restored the boy wonderfully.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No one could be better trusted than Frances Freeland to preserve him from looking on the dark side of anything, more specially when that thing was already not quite nice.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one could be better trusted than Frances Freeland to preserve him from looking on the dark side of anything, more specially when that thing was already not quite nice.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Their conversation was therefore free from allusion to the laborers, the strike, or Bob Tryst.
ordered
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From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
Peremptorily
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From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
perfect
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From this reading A fortnight spent in the perfect vacuity of an English watering-place restored the boy wonderfully.
present
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From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
preserve
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From this reading No one could be better trusted than Frances Freeland to preserve him from looking on the dark side of anything, more specially when that thing was already not quite nice.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one could be better trusted than Frances Freeland to preserve him from looking on the dark side of anything, more specially when that thing was already not quite nice.
repaired
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From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
restored
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From this reading A fortnight spent in the perfect vacuity of an English watering-place restored the boy wonderfully.
sea
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From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
side
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From this reading No one could be better trusted than Frances Freeland to preserve him from looking on the dark side of anything, more specially when that thing was already not quite nice.
specially
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From this reading No one could be better trusted than Frances Freeland to preserve him from looking on the dark side of anything, more specially when that thing was already not quite nice.
spent
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From this reading A fortnight spent in the perfect vacuity of an English watering-place restored the boy wonderfully.
spot
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From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
strike
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From this reading Their conversation was therefore free from allusion to the laborers, the strike, or Bob Tryst.
sunlight
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From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No one could be better trusted than Frances Freeland to preserve him from looking on the dark side of anything, more specially when that thing was already not quite nice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No one could be better trusted than Frances Freeland to preserve him from looking on the dark side of anything, more specially when that thing was already not quite nice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their conversation was therefore free from allusion to the laborers, the strike, or Bob Tryst.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Their conversation was therefore free from allusion to the laborers, the strike, or Bob Tryst.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one could be better trusted than Frances Freeland to preserve him from looking on the dark side of anything, more specially when that thing was already not quite nice.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the last week in July.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
trusted
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From this reading No one could be better trusted than Frances Freeland to preserve him from looking on the dark side of anything, more specially when that thing was already not quite nice.
Tryst
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From this reading Their conversation was therefore free from allusion to the laborers, the strike, or Bob Tryst.
vacuity
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From this reading A fortnight spent in the perfect vacuity of an English watering-place restored the boy wonderfully.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the last week in July.
watering-place
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From this reading A fortnight spent in the perfect vacuity of an English watering-place restored the boy wonderfully.
week
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From this reading This was the last week in July.
well
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From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading No one could be better trusted than Frances Freeland to preserve him from looking on the dark side of anything, more specially when that thing was already not quite nice.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Peremptorily ordered by the doctor to the sea, but with instructions to avoid for the present all excitement, sunlight, and color, Derek and his grandmother repaired to a spot well known to be gray, and Nedda went home to Hampstead.
wonderfully
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From this reading A fortnight spent in the perfect vacuity of an English watering-place restored the boy wonderfully.
