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From this reading Volume 1.
1891
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From this reading In 1891 I happened to be travelling for my pleasure, with my wife, in the Basque country and by the Pyrenees, and being in the neighbourhood of Lourdes, included it in my tour.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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accident
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aim
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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appeared
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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Basque
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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BEFOREprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
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beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
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biographer
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book
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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came
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characters
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country
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cures
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distinct
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follows
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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friend
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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Grotto
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H
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happened
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In 1891 I happened to be travelling for my pleasure, with my wife, in the Basque country and by the Pyrenees, and being in the neighbourhood of Lourdes, included it in my tour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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included
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interviewed
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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Lourdes
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M
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mere
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Mr
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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neighbourhood
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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perusing
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pleasure
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Pyrenees
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reader
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Robert
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Sherard
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shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
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spoke
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subject
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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tour
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travelling
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understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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views
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Volume
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From this reading Volume 1.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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well
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whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
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wife
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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work
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writing
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written
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Zola
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Zola's
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