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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 GINTY RUNS AWAY What a curious medley life is!
all
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From this reading We have all the combinations of tragedy and pathos and humour, and he who has eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to feel need not complain of the monotony of the village, nor pine for the manufactured excitements of the metropolis.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A letter with a foreign postmark and an Egyptian stamp was handed to me on Monday morning, and I have been excited and troubled ever since, though it brought me a great joy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How crowded with dramatic situations and sudden anti-climaxes!
anti-climaxes
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From this reading How crowded with dramatic situations and sudden anti-climaxes!
any
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From this reading Even in Windyridge the programme of existence is as varied and full of interest as that of any picture palace.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even in Windyridge the programme of existence is as varied and full of interest as that of any picture palace.
AWAY
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From this reading GINTY RUNS AWAY What a curious medley life is!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A letter with a foreign postmark and an Egyptian stamp was handed to me on Monday morning, and I have been excited and troubled ever since, though it brought me a great joy.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A letter with a foreign postmark and an Egyptian stamp was handed to me on Monday morning, and I have been excited and troubled ever since, though it brought me a great joy.
combinations
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From this reading We have all the combinations of tragedy and pathos and humour, and he who has eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to feel need not complain of the monotony of the village, nor pine for the manufactured excitements of the metropolis.
complain
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From this reading We have all the combinations of tragedy and pathos and humour, and he who has eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to feel need not complain of the monotony of the village, nor pine for the manufactured excitements of the metropolis.
crowded
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From this reading How crowded with dramatic situations and sudden anti-climaxes!
curious
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From this reading GINTY RUNS AWAY What a curious medley life is!
dramatic
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From this reading How crowded with dramatic situations and sudden anti-climaxes!
ears
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From this reading We have all the combinations of tragedy and pathos and humour, and he who has eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to feel need not complain of the monotony of the village, nor pine for the manufactured excitements of the metropolis.
Egyptian
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From this reading A letter with a foreign postmark and an Egyptian stamp was handed to me on Monday morning, and I have been excited and troubled ever since, though it brought me a great joy.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in Windyridge the programme of existence is as varied and full of interest as that of any picture palace.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A letter with a foreign postmark and an Egyptian stamp was handed to me on Monday morning, and I have been excited and troubled ever since, though it brought me a great joy.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading A letter with a foreign postmark and an Egyptian stamp was handed to me on Monday morning, and I have been excited and troubled ever since, though it brought me a great joy.
excitements
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From this reading We have all the combinations of tragedy and pathos and humour, and he who has eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to feel need not complain of the monotony of the village, nor pine for the manufactured excitements of the metropolis.
existence
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From this reading Even in Windyridge the programme of existence is as varied and full of interest as that of any picture palace.
eyes
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From this reading We have all the combinations of tragedy and pathos and humour, and he who has eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to feel need not complain of the monotony of the village, nor pine for the manufactured excitements of the metropolis.
feel
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From this reading We have all the combinations of tragedy and pathos and humour, and he who has eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to feel need not complain of the monotony of the village, nor pine for the manufactured excitements of the metropolis.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We have all the combinations of tragedy and pathos and humour, and he who has eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to feel need not complain of the monotony of the village, nor pine for the manufactured excitements of the metropolis.
foreign
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From this reading A letter with a foreign postmark and an Egyptian stamp was handed to me on Monday morning, and I have been excited and troubled ever since, though it brought me a great joy.
full
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From this reading Even in Windyridge the programme of existence is as varied and full of interest as that of any picture palace.
GINTY
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From this reading GINTY RUNS AWAY What a curious medley life is!
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A letter with a foreign postmark and an Egyptian stamp was handed to me on Monday morning, and I have been excited and troubled ever since, though it brought me a great joy.
handed
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From this reading A letter with a foreign postmark and an Egyptian stamp was handed to me on Monday morning, and I have been excited and troubled ever since, though it brought me a great joy.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We have all the combinations of tragedy and pathos and humour, and he who has eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to feel need not complain of the monotony of the village, nor pine for the manufactured excitements of the metropolis.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have all the combinations of tragedy and pathos and humour, and he who has eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to feel need not complain of the monotony of the village, nor pine for the manufactured excitements of the metropolis.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We have all the combinations of tragedy and pathos and humour, and he who has eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to feel need not complain of the monotony of the village, nor pine for the manufactured excitements of the metropolis.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have all the combinations of tragedy and pathos and humour, and he who has eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to feel need not complain of the monotony of the village, nor pine for the manufactured excitements of the metropolis.
heart
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From this reading We have all the combinations of tragedy and pathos and humour, and he who has eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to feel need not complain of the monotony of the village, nor pine for the manufactured excitements of the metropolis.
How
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From this reading How crowded with dramatic situations and sudden anti-climaxes!
humour
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From this reading We have all the combinations of tragedy and pathos and humour, and he who has eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to feel need not complain of the monotony of the village, nor pine for the manufactured excitements of the metropolis.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A letter with a foreign postmark and an Egyptian stamp was handed to me on Monday morning, and I have been excited and troubled ever since, though it brought me a great joy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even in Windyridge the programme of existence is as varied and full of interest as that of any picture palace.
interest
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From this reading Even in Windyridge the programme of existence is as varied and full of interest as that of any picture palace.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GINTY RUNS AWAY What a curious medley life is!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A letter with a foreign postmark and an Egyptian stamp was handed to me on Monday morning, and I have been excited and troubled ever since, though it brought me a great joy.
joy
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From this reading A letter with a foreign postmark and an Egyptian stamp was handed to me on Monday morning, and I have been excited and troubled ever since, though it brought me a great joy.
letter
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From this reading A letter with a foreign postmark and an Egyptian stamp was handed to me on Monday morning, and I have been excited and troubled ever since, though it brought me a great joy.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GINTY RUNS AWAY What a curious medley life is!
manufactured
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From this reading We have all the combinations of tragedy and pathos and humour, and he who has eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to feel need not complain of the monotony of the village, nor pine for the manufactured excitements of the metropolis.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A letter with a foreign postmark and an Egyptian stamp was handed to me on Monday morning, and I have been excited and troubled ever since, though it brought me a great joy.
medley
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From this reading GINTY RUNS AWAY What a curious medley life is!
metropolis
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From this reading We have all the combinations of tragedy and pathos and humour, and he who has eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to feel need not complain of the monotony of the village, nor pine for the manufactured excitements of the metropolis.
Monday
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From this reading A letter with a foreign postmark and an Egyptian stamp was handed to me on Monday morning, and I have been excited and troubled ever since, though it brought me a great joy.
monotony
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From this reading We have all the combinations of tragedy and pathos and humour, and he who has eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to feel need not complain of the monotony of the village, nor pine for the manufactured excitements of the metropolis.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A letter with a foreign postmark and an Egyptian stamp was handed to me on Monday morning, and I have been excited and troubled ever since, though it brought me a great joy.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have all the combinations of tragedy and pathos and humour, and he who has eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to feel need not complain of the monotony of the village, nor pine for the manufactured excitements of the metropolis.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading We have all the combinations of tragedy and pathos and humour, and he who has eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to feel need not complain of the monotony of the village, nor pine for the manufactured excitements of the metropolis.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We have all the combinations of tragedy and pathos and humour, and he who has eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to feel need not complain of the monotony of the village, nor pine for the manufactured excitements of the metropolis.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even in Windyridge the programme of existence is as varied and full of interest as that of any picture palace.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A letter with a foreign postmark and an Egyptian stamp was handed to me on Monday morning, and I have been excited and troubled ever since, though it brought me a great joy.
palace
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From this reading Even in Windyridge the programme of existence is as varied and full of interest as that of any picture palace.
pathos
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From this reading We have all the combinations of tragedy and pathos and humour, and he who has eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to feel need not complain of the monotony of the village, nor pine for the manufactured excitements of the metropolis.
picture
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From this reading Even in Windyridge the programme of existence is as varied and full of interest as that of any picture palace.
pine
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From this reading We have all the combinations of tragedy and pathos and humour, and he who has eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to feel need not complain of the monotony of the village, nor pine for the manufactured excitements of the metropolis.
postmark
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From this reading A letter with a foreign postmark and an Egyptian stamp was handed to me on Monday morning, and I have been excited and troubled ever since, though it brought me a great joy.
programme
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From this reading Even in Windyridge the programme of existence is as varied and full of interest as that of any picture palace.
RUNS
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From this reading GINTY RUNS AWAY What a curious medley life is!
see
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From this reading We have all the combinations of tragedy and pathos and humour, and he who has eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to feel need not complain of the monotony of the village, nor pine for the manufactured excitements of the metropolis.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A letter with a foreign postmark and an Egyptian stamp was handed to me on Monday morning, and I have been excited and troubled ever since, though it brought me a great joy.
situations
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From this reading How crowded with dramatic situations and sudden anti-climaxes!
stamp
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From this reading A letter with a foreign postmark and an Egyptian stamp was handed to me on Monday morning, and I have been excited and troubled ever since, though it brought me a great joy.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How crowded with dramatic situations and sudden anti-climaxes!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even in Windyridge the programme of existence is as varied and full of interest as that of any picture palace.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Even in Windyridge the programme of existence is as varied and full of interest as that of any picture palace.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A letter with a foreign postmark and an Egyptian stamp was handed to me on Monday morning, and I have been excited and troubled ever since, though it brought me a great joy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have all the combinations of tragedy and pathos and humour, and he who has eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to feel need not complain of the monotony of the village, nor pine for the manufactured excitements of the metropolis.
tragedy
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From this reading We have all the combinations of tragedy and pathos and humour, and he who has eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to feel need not complain of the monotony of the village, nor pine for the manufactured excitements of the metropolis.
troubled
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From this reading A letter with a foreign postmark and an Egyptian stamp was handed to me on Monday morning, and I have been excited and troubled ever since, though it brought me a great joy.
varied
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From this reading Even in Windyridge the programme of existence is as varied and full of interest as that of any picture palace.
village
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From this reading We have all the combinations of tragedy and pathos and humour, and he who has eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to feel need not complain of the monotony of the village, nor pine for the manufactured excitements of the metropolis.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A letter with a foreign postmark and an Egyptian stamp was handed to me on Monday morning, and I have been excited and troubled ever since, though it brought me a great joy.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have all the combinations of tragedy and pathos and humour, and he who has eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to feel need not complain of the monotony of the village, nor pine for the manufactured excitements of the metropolis.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading GINTY RUNS AWAY What a curious medley life is!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading We have all the combinations of tragedy and pathos and humour, and he who has eyes to see and ears to hear and a heart to feel need not complain of the monotony of the village, nor pine for the manufactured excitements of the metropolis.
Windyridge
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From this reading Even in Windyridge the programme of existence is as varied and full of interest as that of any picture palace.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading How crowded with dramatic situations and sudden anti-climaxes!
