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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 Next day there was a fresh breeze, and they scudded before it on to Naples.
age
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From this reading She had been looking forward to it for so long, as at the time of his coming of age the festivities had been interrupted by the sudden death of his maternal grandfather, and the people had all been promised a continuance of them on this, his twenty-third birthday.
all
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From this reading She had been looking forward to it for so long, as at the time of his coming of age the festivities had been interrupted by the sudden death of his maternal grandfather, and the people had all been promised a continuance of them on this, his twenty-third birthday.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next day there was a fresh breeze, and they scudded before it on to Naples.
arrive
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From this reading Here Paul seemed well enough to take train, and so arrive in England in time for his birthday.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had been looking forward to it for so long, as at the time of his coming of age the festivities had been interrupted by the sudden death of his maternal grandfather, and the people had all been promised a continuance of them on this, his twenty-third birthday.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had been looking forward to it for so long, as at the time of his coming of age the festivities had been interrupted by the sudden death of his maternal grandfather, and the people had all been promised a continuance of them on this, his twenty-third birthday.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been looking forward to it for so long, as at the time of his coming of age the festivities had been interrupted by the sudden death of his maternal grandfather, and the people had all been promised a continuance of them on this, his twenty-third birthday.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Next day there was a fresh breeze, and they scudded before it on to Naples.
birthday
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From this reading Here Paul seemed well enough to take train, and so arrive in England in time for his birthday.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He owed this to his mother, he and his father both felt.
breeze
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From this reading Next day there was a fresh breeze, and they scudded before it on to Naples.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had been looking forward to it for so long, as at the time of his coming of age the festivities had been interrupted by the sudden death of his maternal grandfather, and the people had all been promised a continuance of them on this, his twenty-third birthday.
calculated
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From this reading So, taking the journey by sufficiently easy stages, sleeping three nights on the way, they calculated to arrive on the eve of the event.
coming
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From this reading She had been looking forward to it for so long, as at the time of his coming of age the festivities had been interrupted by the sudden death of his maternal grandfather, and the people had all been promised a continuance of them on this, his twenty-third birthday.
continuance
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From this reading She had been looking forward to it for so long, as at the time of his coming of age the festivities had been interrupted by the sudden death of his maternal grandfather, and the people had all been promised a continuance of them on this, his twenty-third birthday.
day
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From this reading Next day there was a fresh breeze, and they scudded before it on to Naples.
death
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From this reading She had been looking forward to it for so long, as at the time of his coming of age the festivities had been interrupted by the sudden death of his maternal grandfather, and the people had all been promised a continuance of them on this, his twenty-third birthday.
easy
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From this reading So, taking the journey by sufficiently easy stages, sleeping three nights on the way, they calculated to arrive on the eve of the event.
England
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From this reading Here Paul seemed well enough to take train, and so arrive in England in time for his birthday.
enough
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From this reading Here Paul seemed well enough to take train, and so arrive in England in time for his birthday.
eve
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From this reading So, taking the journey by sufficiently easy stages, sleeping three nights on the way, they calculated to arrive on the eve of the event.
event
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From this reading So, taking the journey by sufficiently easy stages, sleeping three nights on the way, they calculated to arrive on the eve of the event.
father
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From this reading He owed this to his mother, he and his father both felt.
felt
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From this reading He owed this to his mother, he and his father both felt.
festivities
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From this reading She had been looking forward to it for so long, as at the time of his coming of age the festivities had been interrupted by the sudden death of his maternal grandfather, and the people had all been promised a continuance of them on this, his twenty-third birthday.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here Paul seemed well enough to take train, and so arrive in England in time for his birthday.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been looking forward to it for so long, as at the time of his coming of age the festivities had been interrupted by the sudden death of his maternal grandfather, and the people had all been promised a continuance of them on this, his twenty-third birthday.
fresh
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From this reading Next day there was a fresh breeze, and they scudded before it on to Naples.
grandfather
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From this reading She had been looking forward to it for so long, as at the time of his coming of age the festivities had been interrupted by the sudden death of his maternal grandfather, and the people had all been promised a continuance of them on this, his twenty-third birthday.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been looking forward to it for so long, as at the time of his coming of age the festivities had been interrupted by the sudden death of his maternal grandfather, and the people had all been promised a continuance of them on this, his twenty-third birthday.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He owed this to his mother, he and his father both felt.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here Paul seemed well enough to take train, and so arrive in England in time for his birthday.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here Paul seemed well enough to take train, and so arrive in England in time for his birthday.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here Paul seemed well enough to take train, and so arrive in England in time for his birthday.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had been looking forward to it for so long, as at the time of his coming of age the festivities had been interrupted by the sudden death of his maternal grandfather, and the people had all been promised a continuance of them on this, his twenty-third birthday.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Next day there was a fresh breeze, and they scudded before it on to Naples.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So, taking the journey by sufficiently easy stages, sleeping three nights on the way, they calculated to arrive on the eve of the event.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been looking forward to it for so long, as at the time of his coming of age the festivities had been interrupted by the sudden death of his maternal grandfather, and the people had all been promised a continuance of them on this, his twenty-third birthday.
looking
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From this reading She had been looking forward to it for so long, as at the time of his coming of age the festivities had been interrupted by the sudden death of his maternal grandfather, and the people had all been promised a continuance of them on this, his twenty-third birthday.
maternal
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From this reading She had been looking forward to it for so long, as at the time of his coming of age the festivities had been interrupted by the sudden death of his maternal grandfather, and the people had all been promised a continuance of them on this, his twenty-third birthday.
mother
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From this reading He owed this to his mother, he and his father both felt.
Naples
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From this reading Next day there was a fresh breeze, and they scudded before it on to Naples.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day there was a fresh breeze, and they scudded before it on to Naples.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading So, taking the journey by sufficiently easy stages, sleeping three nights on the way, they calculated to arrive on the eve of the event.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had been looking forward to it for so long, as at the time of his coming of age the festivities had been interrupted by the sudden death of his maternal grandfather, and the people had all been promised a continuance of them on this, his twenty-third birthday.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Next day there was a fresh breeze, and they scudded before it on to Naples.
owed
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From this reading He owed this to his mother, he and his father both felt.
Paul
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From this reading Here Paul seemed well enough to take train, and so arrive in England in time for his birthday.
people
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From this reading She had been looking forward to it for so long, as at the time of his coming of age the festivities had been interrupted by the sudden death of his maternal grandfather, and the people had all been promised a continuance of them on this, his twenty-third birthday.
promised
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From this reading She had been looking forward to it for so long, as at the time of his coming of age the festivities had been interrupted by the sudden death of his maternal grandfather, and the people had all been promised a continuance of them on this, his twenty-third birthday.
scudded
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From this reading Next day there was a fresh breeze, and they scudded before it on to Naples.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here Paul seemed well enough to take train, and so arrive in England in time for his birthday.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been looking forward to it for so long, as at the time of his coming of age the festivities had been interrupted by the sudden death of his maternal grandfather, and the people had all been promised a continuance of them on this, his twenty-third birthday.
sleeping
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From this reading So, taking the journey by sufficiently easy stages, sleeping three nights on the way, they calculated to arrive on the eve of the event.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Here Paul seemed well enough to take train, and so arrive in England in time for his birthday.
stages
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From this reading So, taking the journey by sufficiently easy stages, sleeping three nights on the way, they calculated to arrive on the eve of the event.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been looking forward to it for so long, as at the time of his coming of age the festivities had been interrupted by the sudden death of his maternal grandfather, and the people had all been promised a continuance of them on this, his twenty-third birthday.
sufficiently
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From this reading So, taking the journey by sufficiently easy stages, sleeping three nights on the way, they calculated to arrive on the eve of the event.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here Paul seemed well enough to take train, and so arrive in England in time for his birthday.
taking
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From this reading So, taking the journey by sufficiently easy stages, sleeping three nights on the way, they calculated to arrive on the eve of the event.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had been looking forward to it for so long, as at the time of his coming of age the festivities had been interrupted by the sudden death of his maternal grandfather, and the people had all been promised a continuance of them on this, his twenty-third birthday.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had been looking forward to it for so long, as at the time of his coming of age the festivities had been interrupted by the sudden death of his maternal grandfather, and the people had all been promised a continuance of them on this, his twenty-third birthday.
there
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From this reading Next day there was a fresh breeze, and they scudded before it on to Naples.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Next day there was a fresh breeze, and they scudded before it on to Naples.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He owed this to his mother, he and his father both felt.
three
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From this reading So, taking the journey by sufficiently easy stages, sleeping three nights on the way, they calculated to arrive on the eve of the event.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here Paul seemed well enough to take train, and so arrive in England in time for his birthday.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next day there was a fresh breeze, and they scudded before it on to Naples.
train
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From this reading Here Paul seemed well enough to take train, and so arrive in England in time for his birthday.
twenty-third
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From this reading She had been looking forward to it for so long, as at the time of his coming of age the festivities had been interrupted by the sudden death of his maternal grandfather, and the people had all been promised a continuance of them on this, his twenty-third birthday.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next day there was a fresh breeze, and they scudded before it on to Naples.
way
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From this reading So, taking the journey by sufficiently easy stages, sleeping three nights on the way, they calculated to arrive on the eve of the event.
well
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From this reading Here Paul seemed well enough to take train, and so arrive in England in time for his birthday.
