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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 Five minutes' walk would bring him to Henley Street, where he had played as a child, and where stood the old house in which he was born.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He would enter; there was the kitchen, which had been the living room as well in his parents' time; near the entry was the woman's storeroom, and above, the sleeping-room in which he was born.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He would take the road to Shottery, along which he had walked times out of number in his youth--for had not he and Anne Hathaway kept their trysts there?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Five minutes' walk would bring him to Henley Street, where he had played as a child, and where stood the old house in which he was born.
Anglo-Saxon
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From this reading How little he dreamed that this spot was to become a place of pilgrimage for the whole Anglo-Saxon race--nay, for the whole civilised world.
Anne
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From this reading He would take the road to Shottery, along which he had walked times out of number in his youth--for had not he and Anne Hathaway kept their trysts there?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Five minutes' walk would bring him to Henley Street, where he had played as a child, and where stood the old house in which he was born.
become
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From this reading How little he dreamed that this spot was to become a place of pilgrimage for the whole Anglo-Saxon race--nay, for the whole civilised world.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He would enter; there was the kitchen, which had been the living room as well in his parents' time; near the entry was the woman's storeroom, and above, the sleeping-room in which he was born.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Five minutes' walk would bring him to Henley Street, where he had played as a child, and where stood the old house in which he was born.
bring
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From this reading Five minutes' walk would bring him to Henley Street, where he had played as a child, and where stood the old house in which he was born.
child
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From this reading Five minutes' walk would bring him to Henley Street, where he had played as a child, and where stood the old house in which he was born.
civilised
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From this reading How little he dreamed that this spot was to become a place of pilgrimage for the whole Anglo-Saxon race--nay, for the whole civilised world.
dreamed
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From this reading How little he dreamed that this spot was to become a place of pilgrimage for the whole Anglo-Saxon race--nay, for the whole civilised world.
enter
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From this reading He would enter; there was the kitchen, which had been the living room as well in his parents' time; near the entry was the woman's storeroom, and above, the sleeping-room in which he was born.
entry
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From this reading He would enter; there was the kitchen, which had been the living room as well in his parents' time; near the entry was the woman's storeroom, and above, the sleeping-room in which he was born.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every spot was rich in memories.
Five
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From this reading Five minutes' walk would bring him to Henley Street, where he had played as a child, and where stood the old house in which he was born.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How little he dreamed that this spot was to become a place of pilgrimage for the whole Anglo-Saxon race--nay, for the whole civilised world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Five minutes' walk would bring him to Henley Street, where he had played as a child, and where stood the old house in which he was born.
Hathaway
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From this reading He would take the road to Shottery, along which he had walked times out of number in his youth--for had not he and Anne Hathaway kept their trysts there?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Five minutes' walk would bring him to Henley Street, where he had played as a child, and where stood the old house in which he was born.
Henley
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From this reading Five minutes' walk would bring him to Henley Street, where he had played as a child, and where stood the old house in which he was born.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Five minutes' walk would bring him to Henley Street, where he had played as a child, and where stood the old house in which he was born.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He would enter; there was the kitchen, which had been the living room as well in his parents' time; near the entry was the woman's storeroom, and above, the sleeping-room in which he was born.
house
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From this reading Five minutes' walk would bring him to Henley Street, where he had played as a child, and where stood the old house in which he was born.
How
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From this reading How little he dreamed that this spot was to become a place of pilgrimage for the whole Anglo-Saxon race--nay, for the whole civilised world.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every spot was rich in memories.
kept
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From this reading He would take the road to Shottery, along which he had walked times out of number in his youth--for had not he and Anne Hathaway kept their trysts there?
kitchen
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From this reading He would enter; there was the kitchen, which had been the living room as well in his parents' time; near the entry was the woman's storeroom, and above, the sleeping-room in which he was born.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How little he dreamed that this spot was to become a place of pilgrimage for the whole Anglo-Saxon race--nay, for the whole civilised world.
living
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From this reading He would enter; there was the kitchen, which had been the living room as well in his parents' time; near the entry was the woman's storeroom, and above, the sleeping-room in which he was born.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading Every spot was rich in memories.
minutes
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From this reading Five minutes' walk would bring him to Henley Street, where he had played as a child, and where stood the old house in which he was born.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading How little he dreamed that this spot was to become a place of pilgrimage for the whole Anglo-Saxon race--nay, for the whole civilised world.
near
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From this reading He would enter; there was the kitchen, which had been the living room as well in his parents' time; near the entry was the woman's storeroom, and above, the sleeping-room in which he was born.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would take the road to Shottery, along which he had walked times out of number in his youth--for had not he and Anne Hathaway kept their trysts there?
number
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From this reading He would take the road to Shottery, along which he had walked times out of number in his youth--for had not he and Anne Hathaway kept their trysts there?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How little he dreamed that this spot was to become a place of pilgrimage for the whole Anglo-Saxon race--nay, for the whole civilised world.
old
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From this reading Five minutes' walk would bring him to Henley Street, where he had played as a child, and where stood the old house in which he was born.
out
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From this reading He would take the road to Shottery, along which he had walked times out of number in his youth--for had not he and Anne Hathaway kept their trysts there?
parents
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From this reading He would enter; there was the kitchen, which had been the living room as well in his parents' time; near the entry was the woman's storeroom, and above, the sleeping-room in which he was born.
pilgrimage
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From this reading How little he dreamed that this spot was to become a place of pilgrimage for the whole Anglo-Saxon race--nay, for the whole civilised world.
place
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From this reading How little he dreamed that this spot was to become a place of pilgrimage for the whole Anglo-Saxon race--nay, for the whole civilised world.
played
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From this reading Five minutes' walk would bring him to Henley Street, where he had played as a child, and where stood the old house in which he was born.
race
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From this reading How little he dreamed that this spot was to become a place of pilgrimage for the whole Anglo-Saxon race--nay, for the whole civilised world.
rich
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From this reading Every spot was rich in memories.
road
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From this reading He would take the road to Shottery, along which he had walked times out of number in his youth--for had not he and Anne Hathaway kept their trysts there?
room
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From this reading He would enter; there was the kitchen, which had been the living room as well in his parents' time; near the entry was the woman's storeroom, and above, the sleeping-room in which he was born.
Shottery
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From this reading He would take the road to Shottery, along which he had walked times out of number in his youth--for had not he and Anne Hathaway kept their trysts there?
sleeping-room
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From this reading He would enter; there was the kitchen, which had been the living room as well in his parents' time; near the entry was the woman's storeroom, and above, the sleeping-room in which he was born.
spot
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From this reading Every spot was rich in memories.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Five minutes' walk would bring him to Henley Street, where he had played as a child, and where stood the old house in which he was born.
storeroom
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From this reading He would enter; there was the kitchen, which had been the living room as well in his parents' time; near the entry was the woman's storeroom, and above, the sleeping-room in which he was born.
Street
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From this reading Five minutes' walk would bring him to Henley Street, where he had played as a child, and where stood the old house in which he was born.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would take the road to Shottery, along which he had walked times out of number in his youth--for had not he and Anne Hathaway kept their trysts there?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How little he dreamed that this spot was to become a place of pilgrimage for the whole Anglo-Saxon race--nay, for the whole civilised world.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Five minutes' walk would bring him to Henley Street, where he had played as a child, and where stood the old house in which he was born.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He would take the road to Shottery, along which he had walked times out of number in his youth--for had not he and Anne Hathaway kept their trysts there?
there
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From this reading He would enter; there was the kitchen, which had been the living room as well in his parents' time; near the entry was the woman's storeroom, and above, the sleeping-room in which he was born.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How little he dreamed that this spot was to become a place of pilgrimage for the whole Anglo-Saxon race--nay, for the whole civilised world.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would enter; there was the kitchen, which had been the living room as well in his parents' time; near the entry was the woman's storeroom, and above, the sleeping-room in which he was born.
times
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From this reading He would take the road to Shottery, along which he had walked times out of number in his youth--for had not he and Anne Hathaway kept their trysts there?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Five minutes' walk would bring him to Henley Street, where he had played as a child, and where stood the old house in which he was born.
trysts
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From this reading He would take the road to Shottery, along which he had walked times out of number in his youth--for had not he and Anne Hathaway kept their trysts there?
walk
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From this reading Five minutes' walk would bring him to Henley Street, where he had played as a child, and where stood the old house in which he was born.
walked
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From this reading He would take the road to Shottery, along which he had walked times out of number in his youth--for had not he and Anne Hathaway kept their trysts there?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every spot was rich in memories.
well
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From this reading He would enter; there was the kitchen, which had been the living room as well in his parents' time; near the entry was the woman's storeroom, and above, the sleeping-room in which he was born.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Five minutes' walk would bring him to Henley Street, where he had played as a child, and where stood the old house in which he was born.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Five minutes' walk would bring him to Henley Street, where he had played as a child, and where stood the old house in which he was born.
whole
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From this reading How little he dreamed that this spot was to become a place of pilgrimage for the whole Anglo-Saxon race--nay, for the whole civilised world.
woman's
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From this reading He would enter; there was the kitchen, which had been the living room as well in his parents' time; near the entry was the woman's storeroom, and above, the sleeping-room in which he was born.
world
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From this reading How little he dreamed that this spot was to become a place of pilgrimage for the whole Anglo-Saxon race--nay, for the whole civilised world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Five minutes' walk would bring him to Henley Street, where he had played as a child, and where stood the old house in which he was born.
youth
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From this reading He would take the road to Shottery, along which he had walked times out of number in his youth--for had not he and Anne Hathaway kept their trysts there?
