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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 On the morning after Commemoration, Oxford was in a bustle of departure.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the morning after Commemoration, Oxford was in a bustle of departure.
all
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From this reading At the gates of the colleges, groups of men in travelling-dresses waited for the coaches, omnibuses, dog-carts and all manner of vehicles, which were to carry them to the Great Western railway station at Steventon, or elsewhere, to all points of the compass.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The play had been played, the long vacation had begun, and visitors and members seemed equally anxious to be off.
Angel
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From this reading Porters passed in and out with portmanteaus, gun-cases, and baggage of all kinds, which they piled outside the gates, or carried off to "The Mitre" or "The Angel," under the vigorous and not too courteous orders of the owners.
anxious
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From this reading The play had been played, the long vacation had begun, and visitors and members seemed equally anxious to be off.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the gates of the colleges, groups of men in travelling-dresses waited for the coaches, omnibuses, dog-carts and all manner of vehicles, which were to carry them to the Great Western railway station at Steventon, or elsewhere, to all points of the compass.
baggage
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From this reading Porters passed in and out with portmanteaus, gun-cases, and baggage of all kinds, which they piled outside the gates, or carried off to "The Mitre" or "The Angel," under the vigorous and not too courteous orders of the owners.
balances
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From this reading College servants flitted round the groups to take instructions, and, it so might be, to extract the balances of extortionate bills out of their departing masters.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The play had been played, the long vacation had begun, and visitors and members seemed equally anxious to be off.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The play had been played, the long vacation had begun, and visitors and members seemed equally anxious to be off.
begun
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From this reading The play had been played, the long vacation had begun, and visitors and members seemed equally anxious to be off.
bills
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From this reading College servants flitted round the groups to take instructions, and, it so might be, to extract the balances of extortionate bills out of their departing masters.
bustle
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From this reading On the morning after Commemoration, Oxford was in a bustle of departure.
carried
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From this reading Porters passed in and out with portmanteaus, gun-cases, and baggage of all kinds, which they piled outside the gates, or carried off to "The Mitre" or "The Angel," under the vigorous and not too courteous orders of the owners.
carry
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From this reading At the gates of the colleges, groups of men in travelling-dresses waited for the coaches, omnibuses, dog-carts and all manner of vehicles, which were to carry them to the Great Western railway station at Steventon, or elsewhere, to all points of the compass.
coaches
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From this reading At the gates of the colleges, groups of men in travelling-dresses waited for the coaches, omnibuses, dog-carts and all manner of vehicles, which were to carry them to the Great Western railway station at Steventon, or elsewhere, to all points of the compass.
College
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From this reading College servants flitted round the groups to take instructions, and, it so might be, to extract the balances of extortionate bills out of their departing masters.
colleges
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From this reading At the gates of the colleges, groups of men in travelling-dresses waited for the coaches, omnibuses, dog-carts and all manner of vehicles, which were to carry them to the Great Western railway station at Steventon, or elsewhere, to all points of the compass.
Commemoration
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From this reading On the morning after Commemoration, Oxford was in a bustle of departure.
compass
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From this reading At the gates of the colleges, groups of men in travelling-dresses waited for the coaches, omnibuses, dog-carts and all manner of vehicles, which were to carry them to the Great Western railway station at Steventon, or elsewhere, to all points of the compass.
courteous
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From this reading Porters passed in and out with portmanteaus, gun-cases, and baggage of all kinds, which they piled outside the gates, or carried off to "The Mitre" or "The Angel," under the vigorous and not too courteous orders of the owners.
departing
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From this reading College servants flitted round the groups to take instructions, and, it so might be, to extract the balances of extortionate bills out of their departing masters.
departure
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From this reading On the morning after Commemoration, Oxford was in a bustle of departure.
dog-carts
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From this reading At the gates of the colleges, groups of men in travelling-dresses waited for the coaches, omnibuses, dog-carts and all manner of vehicles, which were to carry them to the Great Western railway station at Steventon, or elsewhere, to all points of the compass.
elsewhere
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From this reading At the gates of the colleges, groups of men in travelling-dresses waited for the coaches, omnibuses, dog-carts and all manner of vehicles, which were to carry them to the Great Western railway station at Steventon, or elsewhere, to all points of the compass.
equally
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From this reading The play had been played, the long vacation had begun, and visitors and members seemed equally anxious to be off.
extortionate
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From this reading College servants flitted round the groups to take instructions, and, it so might be, to extract the balances of extortionate bills out of their departing masters.
extract
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From this reading College servants flitted round the groups to take instructions, and, it so might be, to extract the balances of extortionate bills out of their departing masters.
flitted
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From this reading College servants flitted round the groups to take instructions, and, it so might be, to extract the balances of extortionate bills out of their departing masters.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the gates of the colleges, groups of men in travelling-dresses waited for the coaches, omnibuses, dog-carts and all manner of vehicles, which were to carry them to the Great Western railway station at Steventon, or elsewhere, to all points of the compass.
gates
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From this reading At the gates of the colleges, groups of men in travelling-dresses waited for the coaches, omnibuses, dog-carts and all manner of vehicles, which were to carry them to the Great Western railway station at Steventon, or elsewhere, to all points of the compass.
Great
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From this reading At the gates of the colleges, groups of men in travelling-dresses waited for the coaches, omnibuses, dog-carts and all manner of vehicles, which were to carry them to the Great Western railway station at Steventon, or elsewhere, to all points of the compass.
groups
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From this reading At the gates of the colleges, groups of men in travelling-dresses waited for the coaches, omnibuses, dog-carts and all manner of vehicles, which were to carry them to the Great Western railway station at Steventon, or elsewhere, to all points of the compass.
gun-cases
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From this reading Porters passed in and out with portmanteaus, gun-cases, and baggage of all kinds, which they piled outside the gates, or carried off to "The Mitre" or "The Angel," under the vigorous and not too courteous orders of the owners.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The play had been played, the long vacation had begun, and visitors and members seemed equally anxious to be off.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the morning after Commemoration, Oxford was in a bustle of departure.
instructions
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From this reading College servants flitted round the groups to take instructions, and, it so might be, to extract the balances of extortionate bills out of their departing masters.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading College servants flitted round the groups to take instructions, and, it so might be, to extract the balances of extortionate bills out of their departing masters.
kinds
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From this reading Porters passed in and out with portmanteaus, gun-cases, and baggage of all kinds, which they piled outside the gates, or carried off to "The Mitre" or "The Angel," under the vigorous and not too courteous orders of the owners.
long
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From this reading The play had been played, the long vacation had begun, and visitors and members seemed equally anxious to be off.
manner
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From this reading At the gates of the colleges, groups of men in travelling-dresses waited for the coaches, omnibuses, dog-carts and all manner of vehicles, which were to carry them to the Great Western railway station at Steventon, or elsewhere, to all points of the compass.
masters
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From this reading College servants flitted round the groups to take instructions, and, it so might be, to extract the balances of extortionate bills out of their departing masters.
members
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From this reading The play had been played, the long vacation had begun, and visitors and members seemed equally anxious to be off.
men
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From this reading At the gates of the colleges, groups of men in travelling-dresses waited for the coaches, omnibuses, dog-carts and all manner of vehicles, which were to carry them to the Great Western railway station at Steventon, or elsewhere, to all points of the compass.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading College servants flitted round the groups to take instructions, and, it so might be, to extract the balances of extortionate bills out of their departing masters.
Mitre
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From this reading Porters passed in and out with portmanteaus, gun-cases, and baggage of all kinds, which they piled outside the gates, or carried off to "The Mitre" or "The Angel," under the vigorous and not too courteous orders of the owners.
morning
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From this reading On the morning after Commemoration, Oxford was in a bustle of departure.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Porters passed in and out with portmanteaus, gun-cases, and baggage of all kinds, which they piled outside the gates, or carried off to "The Mitre" or "The Angel," under the vigorous and not too courteous orders of the owners.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the morning after Commemoration, Oxford was in a bustle of departure.
off
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From this reading The play had been played, the long vacation had begun, and visitors and members seemed equally anxious to be off.
omnibuses
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From this reading At the gates of the colleges, groups of men in travelling-dresses waited for the coaches, omnibuses, dog-carts and all manner of vehicles, which were to carry them to the Great Western railway station at Steventon, or elsewhere, to all points of the compass.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morning after Commemoration, Oxford was in a bustle of departure.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At the gates of the colleges, groups of men in travelling-dresses waited for the coaches, omnibuses, dog-carts and all manner of vehicles, which were to carry them to the Great Western railway station at Steventon, or elsewhere, to all points of the compass.
orders
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From this reading Porters passed in and out with portmanteaus, gun-cases, and baggage of all kinds, which they piled outside the gates, or carried off to "The Mitre" or "The Angel," under the vigorous and not too courteous orders of the owners.
out
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From this reading Porters passed in and out with portmanteaus, gun-cases, and baggage of all kinds, which they piled outside the gates, or carried off to "The Mitre" or "The Angel," under the vigorous and not too courteous orders of the owners.
outside
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From this reading Porters passed in and out with portmanteaus, gun-cases, and baggage of all kinds, which they piled outside the gates, or carried off to "The Mitre" or "The Angel," under the vigorous and not too courteous orders of the owners.
owners
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Oxford
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From this reading On the morning after Commemoration, Oxford was in a bustle of departure.
passed
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From this reading Porters passed in and out with portmanteaus, gun-cases, and baggage of all kinds, which they piled outside the gates, or carried off to "The Mitre" or "The Angel," under the vigorous and not too courteous orders of the owners.
piled
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From this reading Porters passed in and out with portmanteaus, gun-cases, and baggage of all kinds, which they piled outside the gates, or carried off to "The Mitre" or "The Angel," under the vigorous and not too courteous orders of the owners.
play
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From this reading The play had been played, the long vacation had begun, and visitors and members seemed equally anxious to be off.
played
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From this reading The play had been played, the long vacation had begun, and visitors and members seemed equally anxious to be off.
points
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From this reading At the gates of the colleges, groups of men in travelling-dresses waited for the coaches, omnibuses, dog-carts and all manner of vehicles, which were to carry them to the Great Western railway station at Steventon, or elsewhere, to all points of the compass.
Porters
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From this reading Porters passed in and out with portmanteaus, gun-cases, and baggage of all kinds, which they piled outside the gates, or carried off to "The Mitre" or "The Angel," under the vigorous and not too courteous orders of the owners.
portmanteaus
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From this reading Porters passed in and out with portmanteaus, gun-cases, and baggage of all kinds, which they piled outside the gates, or carried off to "The Mitre" or "The Angel," under the vigorous and not too courteous orders of the owners.
railway
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From this reading At the gates of the colleges, groups of men in travelling-dresses waited for the coaches, omnibuses, dog-carts and all manner of vehicles, which were to carry them to the Great Western railway station at Steventon, or elsewhere, to all points of the compass.
round
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From this reading College servants flitted round the groups to take instructions, and, it so might be, to extract the balances of extortionate bills out of their departing masters.
seemed
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From this reading The play had been played, the long vacation had begun, and visitors and members seemed equally anxious to be off.
servants
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From this reading College servants flitted round the groups to take instructions, and, it so might be, to extract the balances of extortionate bills out of their departing masters.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading College servants flitted round the groups to take instructions, and, it so might be, to extract the balances of extortionate bills out of their departing masters.
station
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From this reading At the gates of the colleges, groups of men in travelling-dresses waited for the coaches, omnibuses, dog-carts and all manner of vehicles, which were to carry them to the Great Western railway station at Steventon, or elsewhere, to all points of the compass.
Steventon
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From this reading At the gates of the colleges, groups of men in travelling-dresses waited for the coaches, omnibuses, dog-carts and all manner of vehicles, which were to carry them to the Great Western railway station at Steventon, or elsewhere, to all points of the compass.
take
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From this reading College servants flitted round the groups to take instructions, and, it so might be, to extract the balances of extortionate bills out of their departing masters.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the morning after Commemoration, Oxford was in a bustle of departure.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading College servants flitted round the groups to take instructions, and, it so might be, to extract the balances of extortionate bills out of their departing masters.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At the gates of the colleges, groups of men in travelling-dresses waited for the coaches, omnibuses, dog-carts and all manner of vehicles, which were to carry them to the Great Western railway station at Steventon, or elsewhere, to all points of the compass.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Porters passed in and out with portmanteaus, gun-cases, and baggage of all kinds, which they piled outside the gates, or carried off to "The Mitre" or "The Angel," under the vigorous and not too courteous orders of the owners.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The play had been played, the long vacation had begun, and visitors and members seemed equally anxious to be off.
too
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From this reading Porters passed in and out with portmanteaus, gun-cases, and baggage of all kinds, which they piled outside the gates, or carried off to "The Mitre" or "The Angel," under the vigorous and not too courteous orders of the owners.
travelling-dresses
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From this reading At the gates of the colleges, groups of men in travelling-dresses waited for the coaches, omnibuses, dog-carts and all manner of vehicles, which were to carry them to the Great Western railway station at Steventon, or elsewhere, to all points of the compass.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Porters passed in and out with portmanteaus, gun-cases, and baggage of all kinds, which they piled outside the gates, or carried off to "The Mitre" or "The Angel," under the vigorous and not too courteous orders of the owners.
vacation
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From this reading The play had been played, the long vacation had begun, and visitors and members seemed equally anxious to be off.
vehicles
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From this reading At the gates of the colleges, groups of men in travelling-dresses waited for the coaches, omnibuses, dog-carts and all manner of vehicles, which were to carry them to the Great Western railway station at Steventon, or elsewhere, to all points of the compass.
vigorous
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From this reading Porters passed in and out with portmanteaus, gun-cases, and baggage of all kinds, which they piled outside the gates, or carried off to "The Mitre" or "The Angel," under the vigorous and not too courteous orders of the owners.
visitors
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From this reading The play had been played, the long vacation had begun, and visitors and members seemed equally anxious to be off.
waited
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From this reading At the gates of the colleges, groups of men in travelling-dresses waited for the coaches, omnibuses, dog-carts and all manner of vehicles, which were to carry them to the Great Western railway station at Steventon, or elsewhere, to all points of the compass.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the morning after Commemoration, Oxford was in a bustle of departure.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the gates of the colleges, groups of men in travelling-dresses waited for the coaches, omnibuses, dog-carts and all manner of vehicles, which were to carry them to the Great Western railway station at Steventon, or elsewhere, to all points of the compass.
Western
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From this reading At the gates of the colleges, groups of men in travelling-dresses waited for the coaches, omnibuses, dog-carts and all manner of vehicles, which were to carry them to the Great Western railway station at Steventon, or elsewhere, to all points of the compass.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the gates of the colleges, groups of men in travelling-dresses waited for the coaches, omnibuses, dog-carts and all manner of vehicles, which were to carry them to the Great Western railway station at Steventon, or elsewhere, to all points of the compass.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Porters passed in and out with portmanteaus, gun-cases, and baggage of all kinds, which they piled outside the gates, or carried off to "The Mitre" or "The Angel," under the vigorous and not too courteous orders of the owners.
