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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 _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They went to the theatre that evening, and to Rosenborg the next day, and the yacht left in the afternoon for Elsinore, and anchored for the night.
anchored
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From this reading They went to the theatre that evening, and to Rosenborg the next day, and the yacht left in the afternoon for Elsinore, and anchored for the night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, ye groves, and crystal fountains!
Angler
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading How I love, as liberty, By turns to come and visit ye!"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
Axel's
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
board
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How I love, as liberty, By turns to come and visit ye!"
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How I love, as liberty, By turns to come and visit ye!"
CompletenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
cruisenounUS /kruːz/
a journey by sea for a particular purpose
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
crystal
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From this reading Oh, ye groves, and crystal fountains!
day
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From this reading They went to the theatre that evening, and to Rosenborg the next day, and the yacht left in the afternoon for Elsinore, and anchored for the night.
delight
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
Elsinore
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From this reading They went to the theatre that evening, and to Rosenborg the next day, and the yacht left in the afternoon for Elsinore, and anchored for the night.
evening
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From this reading They went to the theatre that evening, and to Rosenborg the next day, and the yacht left in the afternoon for Elsinore, and anchored for the night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
fountains
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From this reading Oh, ye groves, and crystal fountains!
going
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
groves
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From this reading Oh, ye groves, and crystal fountains!
Hardy
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
heard
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
home
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
How
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From this reading How I love, as liberty, By turns to come and visit ye!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How I love, as liberty, By turns to come and visit ye!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They went to the theatre that evening, and to Rosenborg the next day, and the yacht left in the afternoon for Elsinore, and anchored for the night.
joy
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went to the theatre that evening, and to Rosenborg the next day, and the yacht left in the afternoon for Elsinore, and anchored for the night.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading How I love, as liberty, By turns to come and visit ye!"
love
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From this reading How I love, as liberty, By turns to come and visit ye!"
mountains
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From this reading "Oh, ye valleys! oh, ye mountains!
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went to the theatre that evening, and to Rosenborg the next day, and the yacht left in the afternoon for Elsinore, and anchored for the night.
night
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From this reading They went to the theatre that evening, and to Rosenborg the next day, and the yacht left in the afternoon for Elsinore, and anchored for the night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, ye valleys! oh, ye mountains!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
pleasure
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
return
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
Rosenborg
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From this reading They went to the theatre that evening, and to Rosenborg the next day, and the yacht left in the afternoon for Elsinore, and anchored for the night.
seeing
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
sister
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They went to the theatre that evening, and to Rosenborg the next day, and the yacht left in the afternoon for Elsinore, and anchored for the night.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
theatre
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From this reading They went to the theatre that evening, and to Rosenborg the next day, and the yacht left in the afternoon for Elsinore, and anchored for the night.
then
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went to the theatre that evening, and to Rosenborg the next day, and the yacht left in the afternoon for Elsinore, and anchored for the night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How I love, as liberty, By turns to come and visit ye!"
turns
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From this reading How I love, as liberty, By turns to come and visit ye!"
unbounded
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
unexpected
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
valleys
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From this reading "Oh, ye valleys! oh, ye mountains!
visit
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From this reading How I love, as liberty, By turns to come and visit ye!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went to the theatre that evening, and to Rosenborg the next day, and the yacht left in the afternoon for Elsinore, and anchored for the night.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
wild
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
yacht
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Axel's joy at the unexpected pleasure of seeing his sister and Hardy was unbounded, but when he heard he was going on board the yacht for a cruise, and then to return home, he was wild with delight.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Oh, ye valleys! oh, ye mountains!
