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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 I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
Aarhus
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From this reading I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
all
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From this reading And we will all the pleasures prove, That valleys, groves, or hills, or field, Or woods and sleepy mountains yield."
All-dearest
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Helga wrote her father as follows:-- "My All-dearest Father, "You were written to that we were going to Christiania from Elsinore.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Mrs. Hardy has been, as Karl said, as kind as any one could be, and I cannot say how grateful I am to her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come, live with me and be my love.
Angler
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Helga wrote her father as follows:-- "My All-dearest Father, "You were written to that we were going to Christiania from Elsinore.
any
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From this reading Mrs. Hardy has been, as Karl said, as kind as any one could be, and I cannot say how grateful I am to her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Helga wrote her father as follows:-- "My All-dearest Father, "You were written to that we were going to Christiania from Elsinore.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Come, live with me and be my love.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
cannot
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From this reading Mrs. Hardy has been, as Karl said, as kind as any one could be, and I cannot say how grateful I am to her.
Christiania
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Helga wrote her father as follows:-- "My All-dearest Father, "You were written to that we were going to Christiania from Elsinore.
clean
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From this reading I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come, live with me and be my love.
CompletenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Helga wrote her father as follows:-- "My All-dearest Father, "You were written to that we were going to Christiania from Elsinore.
Copenhagen
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From this reading I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mrs. Hardy has been, as Karl said, as kind as any one could be, and I cannot say how grateful I am to her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
Elsinore
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Helga wrote her father as follows:-- "My All-dearest Father, "You were written to that we were going to Christiania from Elsinore.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
far
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From this reading I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
fast
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From this reading I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
father
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Helga wrote her father as follows:-- "My All-dearest Father, "You were written to that we were going to Christiania from Elsinore.
field
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From this reading And we will all the pleasures prove, That valleys, groves, or hills, or field, Or woods and sleepy mountains yield."
follows
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Helga wrote her father as follows:-- "My All-dearest Father, "You were written to that we were going to Christiania from Elsinore.
fresh
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From this reading I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Helga wrote her father as follows:-- "My All-dearest Father, "You were written to that we were going to Christiania from Elsinore.
going
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Helga wrote her father as follows:-- "My All-dearest Father, "You were written to that we were going to Christiania from Elsinore.
grateful
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From this reading Mrs. Hardy has been, as Karl said, as kind as any one could be, and I cannot say how grateful I am to her.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
groves
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From this reading And we will all the pleasures prove, That valleys, groves, or hills, or field, Or woods and sleepy mountains yield."
Hardy
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From this reading I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
Helga
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Helga wrote her father as follows:-- "My All-dearest Father, "You were written to that we were going to Christiania from Elsinore.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Helga wrote her father as follows:-- "My All-dearest Father, "You were written to that we were going to Christiania from Elsinore.
Herr
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From this reading I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
hills
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From this reading And we will all the pleasures prove, That valleys, groves, or hills, or field, Or woods and sleepy mountains yield."
how
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From this reading Mrs. Hardy has been, as Karl said, as kind as any one could be, and I cannot say how grateful I am to her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
Karl
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From this reading Mrs. Hardy has been, as Karl said, as kind as any one could be, and I cannot say how grateful I am to her.
kind
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From this reading Mrs. Hardy has been, as Karl said, as kind as any one could be, and I cannot say how grateful I am to her.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
live
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From this reading "Come, live with me and be my love.
love
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From this reading "Come, live with me and be my love.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come, live with me and be my love.
mountains
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From this reading And we will all the pleasures prove, That valleys, groves, or hills, or field, Or woods and sleepy mountains yield."
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Hardy has been, as Karl said, as kind as any one could be, and I cannot say how grateful I am to her.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Come, live with me and be my love.
nice
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From this reading I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mrs. Hardy has been, as Karl said, as kind as any one could be, and I cannot say how grateful I am to her.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And we will all the pleasures prove, That valleys, groves, or hills, or field, Or woods and sleepy mountains yield."
places
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From this reading I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
pleasure
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From this reading I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
pleasures
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From this reading And we will all the pleasures prove, That valleys, groves, or hills, or field, Or woods and sleepy mountains yield."
prove
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From this reading And we will all the pleasures prove, That valleys, groves, or hills, or field, Or woods and sleepy mountains yield."
said
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From this reading Mrs. Hardy has been, as Karl said, as kind as any one could be, and I cannot say how grateful I am to her.
sails
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From this reading I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
say
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From this reading Mrs. Hardy has been, as Karl said, as kind as any one could be, and I cannot say how grateful I am to her.
seeing
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From this reading I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
sleepy
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From this reading And we will all the pleasures prove, That valleys, groves, or hills, or field, Or woods and sleepy mountains yield."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
steamer
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From this reading I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
steamship
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From this reading I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And we will all the pleasures prove, That valleys, groves, or hills, or field, Or woods and sleepy mountains yield."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And we will all the pleasures prove, That valleys, groves, or hills, or field, Or woods and sleepy mountains yield."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Helga wrote her father as follows:-- "My All-dearest Father, "You were written to that we were going to Christiania from Elsinore.
valleys
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From this reading And we will all the pleasures prove, That valleys, groves, or hills, or field, Or woods and sleepy mountains yield."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I did not know that it was so far, but the steamship Herr Hardy has sails as fast as the steamer from Aarhus to Copenhagen, and everything is so clean and nice, and seeing fresh places, has been a great pleasure.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And we will all the pleasures prove, That valleys, groves, or hills, or field, Or woods and sleepy mountains yield."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Helga wrote her father as follows:-- "My All-dearest Father, "You were written to that we were going to Christiania from Elsinore.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And we will all the pleasures prove, That valleys, groves, or hills, or field, Or woods and sleepy mountains yield."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Come, live with me and be my love.
woods
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From this reading And we will all the pleasures prove, That valleys, groves, or hills, or field, Or woods and sleepy mountains yield."
written
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Helga wrote her father as follows:-- "My All-dearest Father, "You were written to that we were going to Christiania from Elsinore.
wrote
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Helga wrote her father as follows:-- "My All-dearest Father, "You were written to that we were going to Christiania from Elsinore.
yield
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From this reading And we will all the pleasures prove, That valleys, groves, or hills, or field, Or woods and sleepy mountains yield."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ Helga wrote her father as follows:-- "My All-dearest Father, "You were written to that we were going to Christiania from Elsinore.
