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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 A RACE AGAINST TIME There's a certain old Sprinter; you've got to be keen, If you'd beat him--although he is bald, And he carries a clock and a mowing-machine.
affection
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From this reading _Stanza written to order by young English friend, but (I fear) copied from Poet Tennyson._ Ah! with what perfervid affection did Mr Bhosh caress the neck of his precious horse!
AGAINSTprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A RACE AGAINST TIME There's a certain old Sprinter; you've got to be keen, If you'd beat him--although he is bald, And he carries a clock and a mowing-machine.
Ah
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From this reading _Stanza written to order by young English friend, but (I fear) copied from Poet Tennyson._ Ah! with what perfervid affection did Mr Bhosh caress the neck of his precious horse!
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A RACE AGAINST TIME There's a certain old Sprinter; you've got to be keen, If you'd beat him--although he is bald, And he carries a clock and a mowing-machine.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A RACE AGAINST TIME There's a certain old Sprinter; you've got to be keen, If you'd beat him--although he is bald, And he carries a clock and a mowing-machine.
bald
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From this reading A RACE AGAINST TIME There's a certain old Sprinter; you've got to be keen, If you'd beat him--although he is bald, And he carries a clock and a mowing-machine.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A RACE AGAINST TIME There's a certain old Sprinter; you've got to be keen, If you'd beat him--although he is bald, And he carries a clock and a mowing-machine.
beat
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From this reading A RACE AGAINST TIME There's a certain old Sprinter; you've got to be keen, If you'd beat him--although he is bald, And he carries a clock and a mowing-machine.
Bhosh
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From this reading _Stanza written to order by young English friend, but (I fear) copied from Poet Tennyson._ Ah! with what perfervid affection did Mr Bhosh caress the neck of his precious horse!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Stanza written to order by young English friend, but (I fear) copied from Poet Tennyson._ Ah! with what perfervid affection did Mr Bhosh caress the neck of his precious horse!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Stanza written to order by young English friend, but (I fear) copied from Poet Tennyson._ Ah! with what perfervid affection did Mr Bhosh caress the neck of his precious horse!
called
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From this reading On the cinderpath "Tempus" he's called.
carefully
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From this reading How carefully he searched her to make sure that she had sustained no internal poisonings or other dilapidations!
caress
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carries
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From this reading A RACE AGAINST TIME There's a certain old Sprinter; you've got to be keen, If you'd beat him--although he is bald, And he carries a clock and a mowing-machine.
certain
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From this reading A RACE AGAINST TIME There's a certain old Sprinter; you've got to be keen, If you'd beat him--although he is bald, And he carries a clock and a mowing-machine.
cinderpath
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From this reading On the cinderpath "Tempus" he's called.
clock
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From this reading A RACE AGAINST TIME There's a certain old Sprinter; you've got to be keen, If you'd beat him--although he is bald, And he carries a clock and a mowing-machine.
copied
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From this reading _Stanza written to order by young English friend, but (I fear) copied from Poet Tennyson._ Ah! with what perfervid affection did Mr Bhosh caress the neck of his precious horse!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Stanza written to order by young English friend, but (I fear) copied from Poet Tennyson._ Ah! with what perfervid affection did Mr Bhosh caress the neck of his precious horse!
dilapidations
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From this reading How carefully he searched her to make sure that she had sustained no internal poisonings or other dilapidations!
English
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fear
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friend
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Stanza written to order by young English friend, but (I fear) copied from Poet Tennyson._ Ah! with what perfervid affection did Mr Bhosh caress the neck of his precious horse!
goodness
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From this reading Thank goodness!
got
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From this reading A RACE AGAINST TIME There's a certain old Sprinter; you've got to be keen, If you'd beat him--although he is bald, And he carries a clock and a mowing-machine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How carefully he searched her to make sure that she had sustained no internal poisonings or other dilapidations!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A RACE AGAINST TIME There's a certain old Sprinter; you've got to be keen, If you'd beat him--although he is bald, And he carries a clock and a mowing-machine.
he's
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From this reading On the cinderpath "Tempus" he's called.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading How carefully he searched her to make sure that she had sustained no internal poisonings or other dilapidations!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A RACE AGAINST TIME There's a certain old Sprinter; you've got to be keen, If you'd beat him--although he is bald, And he carries a clock and a mowing-machine.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Stanza written to order by young English friend, but (I fear) copied from Poet Tennyson._ Ah! with what perfervid affection did Mr Bhosh caress the neck of his precious horse!
horse
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From this reading _Stanza written to order by young English friend, but (I fear) copied from Poet Tennyson._ Ah! with what perfervid affection did Mr Bhosh caress the neck of his precious horse!
How
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From this reading How carefully he searched her to make sure that she had sustained no internal poisonings or other dilapidations!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Stanza written to order by young English friend, but (I fear) copied from Poet Tennyson._ Ah! with what perfervid affection did Mr Bhosh caress the neck of his precious horse!
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A RACE AGAINST TIME There's a certain old Sprinter; you've got to be keen, If you'd beat him--although he is bald, And he carries a clock and a mowing-machine.
internal
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From this reading How carefully he searched her to make sure that she had sustained no internal poisonings or other dilapidations!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A RACE AGAINST TIME There's a certain old Sprinter; you've got to be keen, If you'd beat him--although he is bald, And he carries a clock and a mowing-machine.
keen
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From this reading A RACE AGAINST TIME There's a certain old Sprinter; you've got to be keen, If you'd beat him--although he is bald, And he carries a clock and a mowing-machine.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How carefully he searched her to make sure that she had sustained no internal poisonings or other dilapidations!
mowing-machine
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From this reading A RACE AGAINST TIME There's a certain old Sprinter; you've got to be keen, If you'd beat him--although he is bald, And he carries a clock and a mowing-machine.
Mr
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From this reading _Stanza written to order by young English friend, but (I fear) copied from Poet Tennyson._ Ah! with what perfervid affection did Mr Bhosh caress the neck of his precious horse!
neck
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading How carefully he searched her to make sure that she had sustained no internal poisonings or other dilapidations!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Stanza written to order by young English friend, but (I fear) copied from Poet Tennyson._ Ah! with what perfervid affection did Mr Bhosh caress the neck of his precious horse!
old
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From this reading A RACE AGAINST TIME There's a certain old Sprinter; you've got to be keen, If you'd beat him--although he is bald, And he carries a clock and a mowing-machine.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the cinderpath "Tempus" he's called.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How carefully he searched her to make sure that she had sustained no internal poisonings or other dilapidations!
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Stanza written to order by young English friend, but (I fear) copied from Poet Tennyson._ Ah! with what perfervid affection did Mr Bhosh caress the neck of his precious horse!
other
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From this reading How carefully he searched her to make sure that she had sustained no internal poisonings or other dilapidations!
perfervid
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Poet
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poisonings
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From this reading How carefully he searched her to make sure that she had sustained no internal poisonings or other dilapidations!
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading _Stanza written to order by young English friend, but (I fear) copied from Poet Tennyson._ Ah! with what perfervid affection did Mr Bhosh caress the neck of his precious horse!
RACE
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From this reading A RACE AGAINST TIME There's a certain old Sprinter; you've got to be keen, If you'd beat him--although he is bald, And he carries a clock and a mowing-machine.
searched
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From this reading How carefully he searched her to make sure that she had sustained no internal poisonings or other dilapidations!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How carefully he searched her to make sure that she had sustained no internal poisonings or other dilapidations!
Sprinter
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From this reading A RACE AGAINST TIME There's a certain old Sprinter; you've got to be keen, If you'd beat him--although he is bald, And he carries a clock and a mowing-machine.
Stanza
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surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How carefully he searched her to make sure that she had sustained no internal poisonings or other dilapidations!
sustained
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From this reading How carefully he searched her to make sure that she had sustained no internal poisonings or other dilapidations!
Tempus
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From this reading On the cinderpath "Tempus" he's called.
Tennyson
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Thank
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From this reading Thank goodness!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How carefully he searched her to make sure that she had sustained no internal poisonings or other dilapidations!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the cinderpath "Tempus" he's called.
There's
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From this reading A RACE AGAINST TIME There's a certain old Sprinter; you've got to be keen, If you'd beat him--although he is bald, And he carries a clock and a mowing-machine.
TIMEnounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A RACE AGAINST TIME There's a certain old Sprinter; you've got to be keen, If you'd beat him--although he is bald, And he carries a clock and a mowing-machine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A RACE AGAINST TIME There's a certain old Sprinter; you've got to be keen, If you'd beat him--although he is bald, And he carries a clock and a mowing-machine.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Stanza written to order by young English friend, but (I fear) copied from Poet Tennyson._ Ah! with what perfervid affection did Mr Bhosh caress the neck of his precious horse!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Stanza written to order by young English friend, but (I fear) copied from Poet Tennyson._ Ah! with what perfervid affection did Mr Bhosh caress the neck of his precious horse!
written
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you'd
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From this reading A RACE AGAINST TIME There's a certain old Sprinter; you've got to be keen, If you'd beat him--although he is bald, And he carries a clock and a mowing-machine.
you've
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From this reading A RACE AGAINST TIME There's a certain old Sprinter; you've got to be keen, If you'd beat him--although he is bald, And he carries a clock and a mowing-machine.
young
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