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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 PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
acquaintances
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From this reading I know the old place well, and have many acquaintances there.
acquainted
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From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading As to Golf I can, I think, hold my own with most of the Golfing sisterhood, and am well up in the jargon of the Links and game.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I know the old place well, and have many acquaintances there.
Andrews
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From this reading The Skipper's Round with the Deil On the Links of St Andrews MDCCCXCVII.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
Autumn
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From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
became
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From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading One day found me, sketch-book in hand, sitting on the brae side by the butts, behind the Club.
brae
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From this reading One day found me, sketch-book in hand, sitting on the brae side by the butts, behind the Club.
butts
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From this reading One day found me, sketch-book in hand, sitting on the brae side by the butts, behind the Club.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One day found me, sketch-book in hand, sitting on the brae side by the butts, behind the Club.
call
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canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading As to Golf I can, I think, hold my own with most of the Golfing sisterhood, and am well up in the jargon of the Links and game.
circumstances
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From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
Club
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From this reading One day found me, sketch-book in hand, sitting on the brae side by the butts, behind the Club.
day
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From this reading One day found me, sketch-book in hand, sitting on the brae side by the butts, behind the Club.
Deil
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From this reading The Skipper's Round with the Deil On the Links of St Andrews MDCCCXCVII.
expected
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From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
explanation
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following
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From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day found me, sketch-book in hand, sitting on the brae side by the butts, behind the Club.
game
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From this reading As to Golf I can, I think, hold my own with most of the Golfing sisterhood, and am well up in the jargon of the Links and game.
Golf
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From this reading As to Golf I can, I think, hold my own with most of the Golfing sisterhood, and am well up in the jargon of the Links and game.
Golfing
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From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
hand
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From this reading One day found me, sketch-book in hand, sitting on the brae side by the butts, behind the Club.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
hold
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From this reading As to Golf I can, I think, hold my own with most of the Golfing sisterhood, and am well up in the jargon of the Links and game.
holiday
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From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
how
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From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
Idyll
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From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
induced
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From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
inform
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From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
jargon
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From this reading As to Golf I can, I think, hold my own with most of the Golfing sisterhood, and am well up in the jargon of the Links and game.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know the old place well, and have many acquaintances there.
lady
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From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
Links
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From this reading The Skipper's Round with the Deil On the Links of St Andrews MDCCCXCVII.
London
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From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
many
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From this reading I know the old place well, and have many acquaintances there.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
MDCCCXCVII
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From this reading The Skipper's Round with the Deil On the Links of St Andrews MDCCCXCVII.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
medical
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From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
most
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From this reading As to Golf I can, I think, hold my own with most of the Golfing sisterhood, and am well up in the jargon of the Links and game.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
narrative
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From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Skipper's Round with the Deil On the Links of St Andrews MDCCCXCVII.
old
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From this reading I know the old place well, and have many acquaintances there.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Skipper's Round with the Deil On the Links of St Andrews MDCCCXCVII.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day found me, sketch-book in hand, sitting on the brae side by the butts, behind the Club.
own
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From this reading As to Golf I can, I think, hold my own with most of the Golfing sisterhood, and am well up in the jargon of the Links and game.
place
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From this reading I know the old place well, and have many acquaintances there.
PREFACE
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From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
prefatory
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From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
present
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From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
presumption
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From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
reader
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From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
reasonably
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From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
Round
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From this reading The Skipper's Round with the Deil On the Links of St Andrews MDCCCXCVII.
side
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From this reading One day found me, sketch-book in hand, sitting on the brae side by the butts, behind the Club.
sisterhood
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From this reading As to Golf I can, I think, hold my own with most of the Golfing sisterhood, and am well up in the jargon of the Links and game.
sitting
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From this reading One day found me, sketch-book in hand, sitting on the brae side by the butts, behind the Club.
sketch-book
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From this reading One day found me, sketch-book in hand, sitting on the brae side by the butts, behind the Club.
Skipper's
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From this reading The Skipper's Round with the Deil On the Links of St Andrews MDCCCXCVII.
some
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From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
St
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From this reading The Skipper's Round with the Deil On the Links of St Andrews MDCCCXCVII.
student
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From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
studying
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From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
subject
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From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Skipper's Round with the Deil On the Links of St Andrews MDCCCXCVII.
there
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From this reading I know the old place well, and have many acquaintances there.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to Golf I can, I think, hold my own with most of the Golfing sisterhood, and am well up in the jargon of the Links and game.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PREFACE As some prefatory explanation may reasonably be expected as to how I became acquainted with the subject of the following narrative,--'A Golfing Idyll,' I have had the presumption to call it,--I may inform the reader that circumstances induced me, a lady medical student, at present studying in London, to take my Autumn holiday in St Andrews.
up
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From this reading As to Golf I can, I think, hold my own with most of the Golfing sisterhood, and am well up in the jargon of the Links and game.
well
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From this reading I know the old place well, and have many acquaintances there.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Skipper's Round with the Deil On the Links of St Andrews MDCCCXCVII.
