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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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abstracted
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From this reading The botanist would nod an abstracted assent.
actual
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The botanist would nod an abstracted assent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Besides the personalities with whom we have come into actual contact, our various hosts, our foreman and work-fellows, the blond man, the public officials and so on, there will be a great multitude of other impressions.
assent
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From this reading The botanist would nod an abstracted assent.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There will be many bright snapshots of little children, for example, of girls and women and men, seen in shops and offices and streets, on quays, at windows and by the wayside, people riding hither and thither and walking to and fro.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Besides the personalities with whom we have come into actual contact, our various hosts, our foreman and work-fellows, the blond man, the public officials and so on, there will be a great multitude of other impressions.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides the personalities with whom we have come into actual contact, our various hosts, our foreman and work-fellows, the blond man, the public officials and so on, there will be a great multitude of other impressions.
blond
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botanist
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From this reading The botanist would nod an abstracted assent.
bright
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From this reading There will be many bright snapshots of little children, for example, of girls and women and men, seen in shops and offices and streets, on quays, at windows and by the wayside, people riding hither and thither and walking to and fro.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There will be many bright snapshots of little children, for example, of girls and women and men, seen in shops and offices and streets, on quays, at windows and by the wayside, people riding hither and thither and walking to and fro.
cease
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From this reading I should cease to talk.
children
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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confused
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From this reading I should direct my mind to the confused mass of memories three days in Utopia will have given us.
contact
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days
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direct
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example
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From this reading There will be many bright snapshots of little children, for example, of girls and women and men, seen in shops and offices and streets, on quays, at windows and by the wayside, people riding hither and thither and walking to and fro.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There will be many bright snapshots of little children, for example, of girls and women and men, seen in shops and offices and streets, on quays, at windows and by the wayside, people riding hither and thither and walking to and fro.
foreman
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fro
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girls
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given
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides the personalities with whom we have come into actual contact, our various hosts, our foreman and work-fellows, the blond man, the public officials and so on, there will be a great multitude of other impressions.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should direct my mind to the confused mass of memories three days in Utopia will have given us.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading There will be many bright snapshots of little children, for example, of girls and women and men, seen in shops and offices and streets, on quays, at windows and by the wayside, people riding hither and thither and walking to and fro.
hosts
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From this reading Besides the personalities with whom we have come into actual contact, our various hosts, our foreman and work-fellows, the blond man, the public officials and so on, there will be a great multitude of other impressions.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should cease to talk.
impressions
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From this reading Besides the personalities with whom we have come into actual contact, our various hosts, our foreman and work-fellows, the blond man, the public officials and so on, there will be a great multitude of other impressions.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I should direct my mind to the confused mass of memories three days in Utopia will have given us.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Besides the personalities with whom we have come into actual contact, our various hosts, our foreman and work-fellows, the blond man, the public officials and so on, there will be a great multitude of other impressions.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There will be many bright snapshots of little children, for example, of girls and women and men, seen in shops and offices and streets, on quays, at windows and by the wayside, people riding hither and thither and walking to and fro.
man
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many
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From this reading There will be many bright snapshots of little children, for example, of girls and women and men, seen in shops and offices and streets, on quays, at windows and by the wayside, people riding hither and thither and walking to and fro.
mass
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From this reading I should direct my mind to the confused mass of memories three days in Utopia will have given us.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
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men
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mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should direct my mind to the confused mass of memories three days in Utopia will have given us.
multitude
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From this reading Besides the personalities with whom we have come into actual contact, our various hosts, our foreman and work-fellows, the blond man, the public officials and so on, there will be a great multitude of other impressions.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I should direct my mind to the confused mass of memories three days in Utopia will have given us.
nod
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From this reading The botanist would nod an abstracted assent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I should direct my mind to the confused mass of memories three days in Utopia will have given us.
offices
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officials
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From this reading Besides the personalities with whom we have come into actual contact, our various hosts, our foreman and work-fellows, the blond man, the public officials and so on, there will be a great multitude of other impressions.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Besides the personalities with whom we have come into actual contact, our various hosts, our foreman and work-fellows, the blond man, the public officials and so on, there will be a great multitude of other impressions.
other
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From this reading Besides the personalities with whom we have come into actual contact, our various hosts, our foreman and work-fellows, the blond man, the public officials and so on, there will be a great multitude of other impressions.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Besides the personalities with whom we have come into actual contact, our various hosts, our foreman and work-fellows, the blond man, the public officials and so on, there will be a great multitude of other impressions.
people
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personalities
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public
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quays
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From this reading There will be many bright snapshots of little children, for example, of girls and women and men, seen in shops and offices and streets, on quays, at windows and by the wayside, people riding hither and thither and walking to and fro.
riding
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seen
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shops
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should cease to talk.
snapshots
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From this reading There will be many bright snapshots of little children, for example, of girls and women and men, seen in shops and offices and streets, on quays, at windows and by the wayside, people riding hither and thither and walking to and fro.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Besides the personalities with whom we have come into actual contact, our various hosts, our foreman and work-fellows, the blond man, the public officials and so on, there will be a great multitude of other impressions.
streets
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talk
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From this reading I should cease to talk.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The botanist would nod an abstracted assent.
there
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From this reading Besides the personalities with whom we have come into actual contact, our various hosts, our foreman and work-fellows, the blond man, the public officials and so on, there will be a great multitude of other impressions.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading There will be many bright snapshots of little children, for example, of girls and women and men, seen in shops and offices and streets, on quays, at windows and by the wayside, people riding hither and thither and walking to and fro.
three
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From this reading I should direct my mind to the confused mass of memories three days in Utopia will have given us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I should cease to talk.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I should direct my mind to the confused mass of memories three days in Utopia will have given us.
Utopia
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various
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From this reading Besides the personalities with whom we have come into actual contact, our various hosts, our foreman and work-fellows, the blond man, the public officials and so on, there will be a great multitude of other impressions.
walking
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From this reading There will be many bright snapshots of little children, for example, of girls and women and men, seen in shops and offices and streets, on quays, at windows and by the wayside, people riding hither and thither and walking to and fro.
wayside
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From this reading There will be many bright snapshots of little children, for example, of girls and women and men, seen in shops and offices and streets, on quays, at windows and by the wayside, people riding hither and thither and walking to and fro.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Besides the personalities with whom we have come into actual contact, our various hosts, our foreman and work-fellows, the blond man, the public officials and so on, there will be a great multitude of other impressions.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Besides the personalities with whom we have come into actual contact, our various hosts, our foreman and work-fellows, the blond man, the public officials and so on, there will be a great multitude of other impressions.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I should direct my mind to the confused mass of memories three days in Utopia will have given us.
windows
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From this reading There will be many bright snapshots of little children, for example, of girls and women and men, seen in shops and offices and streets, on quays, at windows and by the wayside, people riding hither and thither and walking to and fro.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Besides the personalities with whom we have come into actual contact, our various hosts, our foreman and work-fellows, the blond man, the public officials and so on, there will be a great multitude of other impressions.
women
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From this reading There will be many bright snapshots of little children, for example, of girls and women and men, seen in shops and offices and streets, on quays, at windows and by the wayside, people riding hither and thither and walking to and fro.
work-fellows
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From this reading Besides the personalities with whom we have come into actual contact, our various hosts, our foreman and work-fellows, the blond man, the public officials and so on, there will be a great multitude of other impressions.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The botanist would nod an abstracted assent.
