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A bird of passage
A bird of passage

Chapter I

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A BIRD OF PASSAGE.
AUTHOR OF "PROPER PRIDE," "PRETTY MISS NEVILLE," "SOME ONE ELSE."
"Such wind as scatters young men thro' the world To seek their fortunes further than at home, Where small experience grows."
THE TEMPEST.
WARD AND DOWNEY, 12, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON, W.C.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A bird of passage

Chapter I

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A BIRD OF PASSAGE.
Line 2
AUTHOR OF "PROPER PRIDE," "PRETTY MISS NEVILLE," "SOME ONE ELSE."
Line 3
"Such wind as scatters young men thro' the world To seek their fortunes further than at home, Where small experience grows."
Line 4
THE TEMPEST.
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WARD AND DOWNEY, 12, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON, W.C.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

ONE pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “AUTHOR OF "PROPER PRIDE," "PRETTY MISS NEVILLE," "SOME ONE ELSE."”

PASSAGE noun US /ˈpassage/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “A BIRD OF PASSAGE.”

Wind noun US /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Such wind as scatters young men thro' the world To seek their fortunes further than at home, Where small experience grows."”

All words in this reading · 46

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12

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From this reading WARD AND DOWNEY, 12, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON, W.C.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A BIRD OF PASSAGE.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading WARD AND DOWNEY, 12, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON, W.C.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Such wind as scatters young men thro' the world To seek their fortunes further than at home, Where small experience grows."

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Such wind as scatters young men thro' the world To seek their fortunes further than at home, Where small experience grows."

AUTHOR

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROPER PRIDE," "PRETTY MISS NEVILLE," "SOME ONE ELSE."

BIRD

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From this reading A BIRD OF PASSAGE.

C

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From this reading WARD AND DOWNEY, 12, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON, W.C.

COVENT

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From this reading WARD AND DOWNEY, 12, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON, W.C.

DOWNEY

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From this reading WARD AND DOWNEY, 12, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON, W.C.

ELSE

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROPER PRIDE," "PRETTY MISS NEVILLE," "SOME ONE ELSE."

experience

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From this reading "Such wind as scatters young men thro' the world To seek their fortunes further than at home, Where small experience grows."

fortunes

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From this reading "Such wind as scatters young men thro' the world To seek their fortunes further than at home, Where small experience grows."

further

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From this reading "Such wind as scatters young men thro' the world To seek their fortunes further than at home, Where small experience grows."

GARDEN

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From this reading WARD AND DOWNEY, 12, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON, W.C.

grows

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From this reading "Such wind as scatters young men thro' the world To seek their fortunes further than at home, Where small experience grows."

home

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From this reading "Such wind as scatters young men thro' the world To seek their fortunes further than at home, Where small experience grows."

LONDON

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From this reading WARD AND DOWNEY, 12, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON, W.C.

men

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From this reading "Such wind as scatters young men thro' the world To seek their fortunes further than at home, Where small experience grows."

MISS

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROPER PRIDE," "PRETTY MISS NEVILLE," "SOME ONE ELSE."

NEVILLE

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROPER PRIDE," "PRETTY MISS NEVILLE," "SOME ONE ELSE."

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A BIRD OF PASSAGE.

ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROPER PRIDE," "PRETTY MISS NEVILLE," "SOME ONE ELSE."

PASSAGEnounUS /ˈpassage/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading A BIRD OF PASSAGE.

PRETTY

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROPER PRIDE," "PRETTY MISS NEVILLE," "SOME ONE ELSE."

PRIDE

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROPER PRIDE," "PRETTY MISS NEVILLE," "SOME ONE ELSE."

PROPER

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROPER PRIDE," "PRETTY MISS NEVILLE," "SOME ONE ELSE."

scatters

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From this reading "Such wind as scatters young men thro' the world To seek their fortunes further than at home, Where small experience grows."

seek

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From this reading "Such wind as scatters young men thro' the world To seek their fortunes further than at home, Where small experience grows."

small

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From this reading "Such wind as scatters young men thro' the world To seek their fortunes further than at home, Where small experience grows."

SOME

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROPER PRIDE," "PRETTY MISS NEVILLE," "SOME ONE ELSE."

STREET

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From this reading WARD AND DOWNEY, 12, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON, W.C.

SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "Such wind as scatters young men thro' the world To seek their fortunes further than at home, Where small experience grows."

TEMPEST

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From this reading THE TEMPEST.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "Such wind as scatters young men thro' the world To seek their fortunes further than at home, Where small experience grows."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Such wind as scatters young men thro' the world To seek their fortunes further than at home, Where small experience grows."

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "Such wind as scatters young men thro' the world To seek their fortunes further than at home, Where small experience grows."

thro

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From this reading "Such wind as scatters young men thro' the world To seek their fortunes further than at home, Where small experience grows."

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Such wind as scatters young men thro' the world To seek their fortunes further than at home, Where small experience grows."

W

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From this reading WARD AND DOWNEY, 12, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON, W.C.

WARD

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From this reading WARD AND DOWNEY, 12, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON, W.C.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading "Such wind as scatters young men thro' the world To seek their fortunes further than at home, Where small experience grows."

windnounUS /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Such wind as scatters young men thro' the world To seek their fortunes further than at home, Where small experience grows."

world

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From this reading "Such wind as scatters young men thro' the world To seek their fortunes further than at home, Where small experience grows."

YORK

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From this reading WARD AND DOWNEY, 12, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON, W.C.

young

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From this reading "Such wind as scatters young men thro' the world To seek their fortunes further than at home, Where small experience grows."