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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 By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
abroad
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From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
accompany
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From this reading I had both Jem Bottles and Paddy accompany me, for I feared that they would get into mischief if I left them to themselves.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a long way to these Gardens, but we footed out bravely, although we stopped once to see a fight between five drunken apprentices, as well as several times for much-needed refreshment.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
apprentices
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From this reading It was a long way to these Gardens, but we footed out bravely, although we stopped once to see a fight between five drunken apprentices, as well as several times for much-needed refreshment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a long way to these Gardens, but we footed out bravely, although we stopped once to see a fight between five drunken apprentices, as well as several times for much-needed refreshment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had no idea that the scene at the Gardens would be so splendid.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had no idea that the scene at the Gardens would be so splendid.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was a long way to these Gardens, but we footed out bravely, although we stopped once to see a fight between five drunken apprentices, as well as several times for much-needed refreshment.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading I had both Jem Bottles and Paddy accompany me, for I feared that they would get into mischief if I left them to themselves.
Bottles
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From this reading I had both Jem Bottles and Paddy accompany me, for I feared that they would get into mischief if I left them to themselves.
bravely
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From this reading It was a long way to these Gardens, but we footed out bravely, although we stopped once to see a fight between five drunken apprentices, as well as several times for much-needed refreshment.
brilliant
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From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a long way to these Gardens, but we footed out bravely, although we stopped once to see a fight between five drunken apprentices, as well as several times for much-needed refreshment.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
catching
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From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
chose
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From this reading The innkeeper had told me that Kensington Gardens was the place where the grand people mostly chose to walk and flirt and show their clothes on a clear Sunday.
clear
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From this reading The innkeeper had told me that Kensington Gardens was the place where the grand people mostly chose to walk and flirt and show their clothes on a clear Sunday.
clothes
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From this reading The innkeeper had told me that Kensington Gardens was the place where the grand people mostly chose to walk and flirt and show their clothes on a clear Sunday.
day
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From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
drunken
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From this reading It was a long way to these Gardens, but we footed out bravely, although we stopped once to see a fight between five drunken apprentices, as well as several times for much-needed refreshment.
Earl
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From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
family
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From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
feared
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From this reading I had both Jem Bottles and Paddy accompany me, for I feared that they would get into mischief if I left them to themselves.
fight
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From this reading It was a long way to these Gardens, but we footed out bravely, although we stopped once to see a fight between five drunken apprentices, as well as several times for much-needed refreshment.
five
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From this reading It was a long way to these Gardens, but we footed out bravely, although we stopped once to see a fight between five drunken apprentices, as well as several times for much-needed refreshment.
flirt
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From this reading The innkeeper had told me that Kensington Gardens was the place where the grand people mostly chose to walk and flirt and show their clothes on a clear Sunday.
following
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From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
footed
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From this reading It was a long way to these Gardens, but we footed out bravely, although we stopped once to see a fight between five drunken apprentices, as well as several times for much-needed refreshment.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had both Jem Bottles and Paddy accompany me, for I feared that they would get into mischief if I left them to themselves.
gardens
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From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
gentry
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From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
get
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From this reading I had both Jem Bottles and Paddy accompany me, for I feared that they would get into mischief if I left them to themselves.
glimpse
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From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
grand
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From this reading The innkeeper had told me that Kensington Gardens was the place where the grand people mostly chose to walk and flirt and show their clothes on a clear Sunday.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
hopes
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From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
idea
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From this reading I had no idea that the scene at the Gardens would be so splendid.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I had both Jem Bottles and Paddy accompany me, for I feared that they would get into mischief if I left them to themselves.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
innkeeper
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From this reading The innkeeper had told me that Kensington Gardens was the place where the grand people mostly chose to walk and flirt and show their clothes on a clear Sunday.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I had both Jem Bottles and Paddy accompany me, for I feared that they would get into mischief if I left them to themselves.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a long way to these Gardens, but we footed out bravely, although we stopped once to see a fight between five drunken apprentices, as well as several times for much-needed refreshment.
Jem
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From this reading I had both Jem Bottles and Paddy accompany me, for I feared that they would get into mischief if I left them to themselves.
judged
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From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
Kensington
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From this reading The innkeeper had told me that Kensington Gardens was the place where the grand people mostly chose to walk and flirt and show their clothes on a clear Sunday.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had both Jem Bottles and Paddy accompany me, for I feared that they would get into mischief if I left them to themselves.
London
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From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a long way to these Gardens, but we footed out bravely, although we stopped once to see a fight between five drunken apprentices, as well as several times for much-needed refreshment.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had both Jem Bottles and Paddy accompany me, for I feared that they would get into mischief if I left them to themselves.
mischief
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From this reading I had both Jem Bottles and Paddy accompany me, for I feared that they would get into mischief if I left them to themselves.
mostly
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From this reading The innkeeper had told me that Kensington Gardens was the place where the grand people mostly chose to walk and flirt and show their clothes on a clear Sunday.
much-needed
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From this reading It was a long way to these Gardens, but we footed out bravely, although we stopped once to see a fight between five drunken apprentices, as well as several times for much-needed refreshment.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I had no idea that the scene at the Gardens would be so splendid.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
once
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From this reading It was a long way to these Gardens, but we footed out bravely, although we stopped once to see a fight between five drunken apprentices, as well as several times for much-needed refreshment.
out
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From this reading It was a long way to these Gardens, but we footed out bravely, although we stopped once to see a fight between five drunken apprentices, as well as several times for much-needed refreshment.
Paddy
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From this reading I had both Jem Bottles and Paddy accompany me, for I feared that they would get into mischief if I left them to themselves.
people
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From this reading The innkeeper had told me that Kensington Gardens was the place where the grand people mostly chose to walk and flirt and show their clothes on a clear Sunday.
place
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From this reading The innkeeper had told me that Kensington Gardens was the place where the grand people mostly chose to walk and flirt and show their clothes on a clear Sunday.
public
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From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
refreshment
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From this reading It was a long way to these Gardens, but we footed out bravely, although we stopped once to see a fight between five drunken apprentices, as well as several times for much-needed refreshment.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
scene
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From this reading I had no idea that the scene at the Gardens would be so splendid.
see
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From this reading It was a long way to these Gardens, but we footed out bravely, although we stopped once to see a fight between five drunken apprentices, as well as several times for much-needed refreshment.
several
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From this reading It was a long way to these Gardens, but we footed out bravely, although we stopped once to see a fight between five drunken apprentices, as well as several times for much-needed refreshment.
show
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From this reading The innkeeper had told me that Kensington Gardens was the place where the grand people mostly chose to walk and flirt and show their clothes on a clear Sunday.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
some
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From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
splendid
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From this reading I had no idea that the scene at the Gardens would be so splendid.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a long way to these Gardens, but we footed out bravely, although we stopped once to see a fight between five drunken apprentices, as well as several times for much-needed refreshment.
Sunday
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From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The innkeeper had told me that Kensington Gardens was the place where the grand people mostly chose to walk and flirt and show their clothes on a clear Sunday.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading I had both Jem Bottles and Paddy accompany me, for I feared that they would get into mischief if I left them to themselves.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was a long way to these Gardens, but we footed out bravely, although we stopped once to see a fight between five drunken apprentices, as well as several times for much-needed refreshment.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had both Jem Bottles and Paddy accompany me, for I feared that they would get into mischief if I left them to themselves.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
thronged
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From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
times
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From this reading It was a long way to these Gardens, but we footed out bravely, although we stopped once to see a fight between five drunken apprentices, as well as several times for much-needed refreshment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The innkeeper had told me that Kensington Gardens was the place where the grand people mostly chose to walk and flirt and show their clothes on a clear Sunday.
walk
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From this reading The innkeeper had told me that Kensington Gardens was the place where the grand people mostly chose to walk and flirt and show their clothes on a clear Sunday.
walked
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From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The innkeeper had told me that Kensington Gardens was the place where the grand people mostly chose to walk and flirt and show their clothes on a clear Sunday.
way
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From this reading It was a long way to these Gardens, but we footed out bravely, although we stopped once to see a fight between five drunken apprentices, as well as several times for much-needed refreshment.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was a long way to these Gardens, but we footed out bravely, although we stopped once to see a fight between five drunken apprentices, as well as several times for much-needed refreshment.
well
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From this reading It was a long way to these Gardens, but we footed out bravely, although we stopped once to see a fight between five drunken apprentices, as well as several times for much-needed refreshment.
Westport
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From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The innkeeper had told me that Kensington Gardens was the place where the grand people mostly chose to walk and flirt and show their clothes on a clear Sunday.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading By the following Sunday I judged that the Earl of Westport and his family had returned to London, and so I walked abroad in the hopes of catching a glimpse of some of them among the brilliant gentry who on this day thronged the public gardens.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I had both Jem Bottles and Paddy accompany me, for I feared that they would get into mischief if I left them to themselves.
