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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 WHEN Andy went into the garden next morning he buckled on tight the mantle of the senior curate and advanced across the grass to where Sam Petch was bending over a flower-bed with an air of decent contrition.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading WHEN Andy went into the garden next morning he buckled on tight the mantle of the senior curate and advanced across the grass to where Sam Petch was bending over a flower-bed with an air of decent contrition.
advanced
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air
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all
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From this reading No skulking behind bushes for him—he prodded dismally for all the world to see.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WHEN Andy went into the garden next morning he buckled on tight the mantle of the senior curate and advanced across the grass to where Sam Petch was bending over a flower-bed with an air of decent contrition.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEN Andy went into the garden next morning he buckled on tight the mantle of the senior curate and advanced across the grass to where Sam Petch was bending over a flower-bed with an air of decent contrition.
Andy
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From this reading WHEN Andy went into the garden next morning he buckled on tight the mantle of the senior curate and advanced across the grass to where Sam Petch was bending over a flower-bed with an air of decent contrition.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading No skulking behind bushes for him—he prodded dismally for all the world to see.
bending
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From this reading WHEN Andy went into the garden next morning he buckled on tight the mantle of the senior curate and advanced across the grass to where Sam Petch was bending over a flower-bed with an air of decent contrition.
bring
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From this reading You bring discredit on my profession, my parish, and myself.”
buckled
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From this reading WHEN Andy went into the garden next morning he buckled on tight the mantle of the senior curate and advanced across the grass to where Sam Petch was bending over a flower-bed with an air of decent contrition.
bushes
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From this reading No skulking behind bushes for him—he prodded dismally for all the world to see.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Andy, in spite of himself, felt slightly mollified, but he had made up his mind to say a certain thing, and he said it.
cannot
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From this reading “This state of things cannot continue.
certain
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From this reading Andy, in spite of himself, felt slightly mollified, but he had made up his mind to say a certain thing, and he said it.
continue
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From this reading “This state of things cannot continue.
contrition
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From this reading WHEN Andy went into the garden next morning he buckled on tight the mantle of the senior curate and advanced across the grass to where Sam Petch was bending over a flower-bed with an air of decent contrition.
curate
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decent
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discredit
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From this reading You bring discredit on my profession, my parish, and myself.”
dismally
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From this reading No skulking behind bushes for him—he prodded dismally for all the world to see.
felt
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From this reading Andy, in spite of himself, felt slightly mollified, but he had made up his mind to say a certain thing, and he said it.
flower-bed
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From this reading WHEN Andy went into the garden next morning he buckled on tight the mantle of the senior curate and advanced across the grass to where Sam Petch was bending over a flower-bed with an air of decent contrition.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No skulking behind bushes for him—he prodded dismally for all the world to see.
garden
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grass
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From this reading WHEN Andy went into the garden next morning he buckled on tight the mantle of the senior curate and advanced across the grass to where Sam Petch was bending over a flower-bed with an air of decent contrition.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Andy, in spite of himself, felt slightly mollified, but he had made up his mind to say a certain thing, and he said it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN Andy went into the garden next morning he buckled on tight the mantle of the senior curate and advanced across the grass to where Sam Petch was bending over a flower-bed with an air of decent contrition.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No skulking behind bushes for him—he prodded dismally for all the world to see.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Andy, in spite of himself, felt slightly mollified, but he had made up his mind to say a certain thing, and he said it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Andy, in spite of himself, felt slightly mollified, but he had made up his mind to say a certain thing, and he said it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Andy, in spite of himself, felt slightly mollified, but he had made up his mind to say a certain thing, and he said it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading WHEN Andy went into the garden next morning he buckled on tight the mantle of the senior curate and advanced across the grass to where Sam Petch was bending over a flower-bed with an air of decent contrition.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Andy, in spite of himself, felt slightly mollified, but he had made up his mind to say a certain thing, and he said it.
made
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From this reading Andy, in spite of himself, felt slightly mollified, but he had made up his mind to say a certain thing, and he said it.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading WHEN Andy went into the garden next morning he buckled on tight the mantle of the senior curate and advanced across the grass to where Sam Petch was bending over a flower-bed with an air of decent contrition.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andy, in spite of himself, felt slightly mollified, but he had made up his mind to say a certain thing, and he said it.
mollified
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From this reading Andy, in spite of himself, felt slightly mollified, but he had made up his mind to say a certain thing, and he said it.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN Andy went into the garden next morning he buckled on tight the mantle of the senior curate and advanced across the grass to where Sam Petch was bending over a flower-bed with an air of decent contrition.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You bring discredit on my profession, my parish, and myself.”
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading You bring discredit on my profession, my parish, and myself.”
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN Andy went into the garden next morning he buckled on tight the mantle of the senior curate and advanced across the grass to where Sam Petch was bending over a flower-bed with an air of decent contrition.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No skulking behind bushes for him—he prodded dismally for all the world to see.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHEN Andy went into the garden next morning he buckled on tight the mantle of the senior curate and advanced across the grass to where Sam Petch was bending over a flower-bed with an air of decent contrition.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHEN Andy went into the garden next morning he buckled on tight the mantle of the senior curate and advanced across the grass to where Sam Petch was bending over a flower-bed with an air of decent contrition.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading WHEN Andy went into the garden next morning he buckled on tight the mantle of the senior curate and advanced across the grass to where Sam Petch was bending over a flower-bed with an air of decent contrition.
parish
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From this reading You bring discredit on my profession, my parish, and myself.”
Petch
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From this reading WHEN Andy went into the garden next morning he buckled on tight the mantle of the senior curate and advanced across the grass to where Sam Petch was bending over a flower-bed with an air of decent contrition.
prodded
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From this reading No skulking behind bushes for him—he prodded dismally for all the world to see.
profession
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From this reading You bring discredit on my profession, my parish, and myself.”
said
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From this reading Andy, in spite of himself, felt slightly mollified, but he had made up his mind to say a certain thing, and he said it.
Sam
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say
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From this reading Andy, in spite of himself, felt slightly mollified, but he had made up his mind to say a certain thing, and he said it.
see
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From this reading No skulking behind bushes for him—he prodded dismally for all the world to see.
senior
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From this reading WHEN Andy went into the garden next morning he buckled on tight the mantle of the senior curate and advanced across the grass to where Sam Petch was bending over a flower-bed with an air of decent contrition.
skulking
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From this reading No skulking behind bushes for him—he prodded dismally for all the world to see.
slightly
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From this reading Andy, in spite of himself, felt slightly mollified, but he had made up his mind to say a certain thing, and he said it.
spite
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From this reading Andy, in spite of himself, felt slightly mollified, but he had made up his mind to say a certain thing, and he said it.
state
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From this reading “This state of things cannot continue.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN Andy went into the garden next morning he buckled on tight the mantle of the senior curate and advanced across the grass to where Sam Petch was bending over a flower-bed with an air of decent contrition.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andy, in spite of himself, felt slightly mollified, but he had made up his mind to say a certain thing, and he said it.
things
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From this reading “This state of things cannot continue.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This state of things cannot continue.
tight
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From this reading WHEN Andy went into the garden next morning he buckled on tight the mantle of the senior curate and advanced across the grass to where Sam Petch was bending over a flower-bed with an air of decent contrition.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEN Andy went into the garden next morning he buckled on tight the mantle of the senior curate and advanced across the grass to where Sam Petch was bending over a flower-bed with an air of decent contrition.
up
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From this reading Andy, in spite of himself, felt slightly mollified, but he had made up his mind to say a certain thing, and he said it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEN Andy went into the garden next morning he buckled on tight the mantle of the senior curate and advanced across the grass to where Sam Petch was bending over a flower-bed with an air of decent contrition.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN Andy went into the garden next morning he buckled on tight the mantle of the senior curate and advanced across the grass to where Sam Petch was bending over a flower-bed with an air of decent contrition.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHEN Andy went into the garden next morning he buckled on tight the mantle of the senior curate and advanced across the grass to where Sam Petch was bending over a flower-bed with an air of decent contrition.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading WHEN Andy went into the garden next morning he buckled on tight the mantle of the senior curate and advanced across the grass to where Sam Petch was bending over a flower-bed with an air of decent contrition.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHEN Andy went into the garden next morning he buckled on tight the mantle of the senior curate and advanced across the grass to where Sam Petch was bending over a flower-bed with an air of decent contrition.
world
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From this reading No skulking behind bushes for him—he prodded dismally for all the world to see.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You bring discredit on my profession, my parish, and myself.”
