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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 Among other pleasant social duties I paid a farewell visit to Sir Scorp, who shall appear often hereafter in these pages.
acquainted
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From this reading During the Christmas holidays at Barfleur’s I had become well acquainted with this Irish knight and famed connoisseur of art, and while in London I had seen much of him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading CANTERBURY It was not so long after this that I journeyed southward.
ahead
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From this reading My plan was to leave London two days ahead of Barfleur, visit Canterbury and Dover, and meet with him there to travel to Paris together, and the Riviera.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among other pleasant social duties I paid a farewell visit to Sir Scorp, who shall appear often hereafter in these pages.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My plan was to leave London two days ahead of Barfleur, visit Canterbury and Dover, and meet with him there to travel to Paris together, and the Riviera.
appear
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From this reading Among other pleasant social duties I paid a farewell visit to Sir Scorp, who shall appear often hereafter in these pages.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading During the Christmas holidays at Barfleur’s I had become well acquainted with this Irish knight and famed connoisseur of art, and while in London I had seen much of him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading During the Christmas holidays at Barfleur’s I had become well acquainted with this Irish knight and famed connoisseur of art, and while in London I had seen much of him.
Barfleur
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From this reading My plan was to leave London two days ahead of Barfleur, visit Canterbury and Dover, and meet with him there to travel to Paris together, and the Riviera.
Barfleur's
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From this reading During the Christmas holidays at Barfleur’s I had become well acquainted with this Irish knight and famed connoisseur of art, and while in London I had seen much of him.
become
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From this reading During the Christmas holidays at Barfleur’s I had become well acquainted with this Irish knight and famed connoisseur of art, and while in London I had seen much of him.
CANTERBURY
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From this reading CANTERBURY It was not so long after this that I journeyed southward.
Christmas
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From this reading During the Christmas holidays at Barfleur’s I had become well acquainted with this Irish knight and famed connoisseur of art, and while in London I had seen much of him.
connoisseurnounUS /ˌkɑːnəˈsɜːr/
a person who knows a great deal about the quality of something
From this reading During the Christmas holidays at Barfleur’s I had become well acquainted with this Irish knight and famed connoisseur of art, and while in London I had seen much of him.
days
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From this reading My plan was to leave London two days ahead of Barfleur, visit Canterbury and Dover, and meet with him there to travel to Paris together, and the Riviera.
Dover
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From this reading My plan was to leave London two days ahead of Barfleur, visit Canterbury and Dover, and meet with him there to travel to Paris together, and the Riviera.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the Christmas holidays at Barfleur’s I had become well acquainted with this Irish knight and famed connoisseur of art, and while in London I had seen much of him.
duties
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From this reading Among other pleasant social duties I paid a farewell visit to Sir Scorp, who shall appear often hereafter in these pages.
England
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From this reading From the Riviera I was to go on to Rome and he was to return to England.
famed
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From this reading During the Christmas holidays at Barfleur’s I had become well acquainted with this Irish knight and famed connoisseur of art, and while in London I had seen much of him.
farewell
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From this reading Among other pleasant social duties I paid a farewell visit to Sir Scorp, who shall appear often hereafter in these pages.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the Riviera I was to go on to Rome and he was to return to England.
go
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From this reading From the Riviera I was to go on to Rome and he was to return to England.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the Christmas holidays at Barfleur’s I had become well acquainted with this Irish knight and famed connoisseur of art, and while in London I had seen much of him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the Riviera I was to go on to Rome and he was to return to England.
hereafter
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From this reading Among other pleasant social duties I paid a farewell visit to Sir Scorp, who shall appear often hereafter in these pages.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My plan was to leave London two days ahead of Barfleur, visit Canterbury and Dover, and meet with him there to travel to Paris together, and the Riviera.
holidays
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From this reading During the Christmas holidays at Barfleur’s I had become well acquainted with this Irish knight and famed connoisseur of art, and while in London I had seen much of him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CANTERBURY It was not so long after this that I journeyed southward.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Among other pleasant social duties I paid a farewell visit to Sir Scorp, who shall appear often hereafter in these pages.
Irish
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From this reading During the Christmas holidays at Barfleur’s I had become well acquainted with this Irish knight and famed connoisseur of art, and while in London I had seen much of him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CANTERBURY It was not so long after this that I journeyed southward.
journeyed
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From this reading CANTERBURY It was not so long after this that I journeyed southward.
knight
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From this reading During the Christmas holidays at Barfleur’s I had become well acquainted with this Irish knight and famed connoisseur of art, and while in London I had seen much of him.
leave
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From this reading My plan was to leave London two days ahead of Barfleur, visit Canterbury and Dover, and meet with him there to travel to Paris together, and the Riviera.
London
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From this reading My plan was to leave London two days ahead of Barfleur, visit Canterbury and Dover, and meet with him there to travel to Paris together, and the Riviera.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CANTERBURY It was not so long after this that I journeyed southward.
meet
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From this reading My plan was to leave London two days ahead of Barfleur, visit Canterbury and Dover, and meet with him there to travel to Paris together, and the Riviera.
much
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From this reading During the Christmas holidays at Barfleur’s I had become well acquainted with this Irish knight and famed connoisseur of art, and while in London I had seen much of him.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My plan was to leave London two days ahead of Barfleur, visit Canterbury and Dover, and meet with him there to travel to Paris together, and the Riviera.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading CANTERBURY It was not so long after this that I journeyed southward.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My plan was to leave London two days ahead of Barfleur, visit Canterbury and Dover, and meet with him there to travel to Paris together, and the Riviera.
often
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From this reading Among other pleasant social duties I paid a farewell visit to Sir Scorp, who shall appear often hereafter in these pages.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From the Riviera I was to go on to Rome and he was to return to England.
other
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From this reading Among other pleasant social duties I paid a farewell visit to Sir Scorp, who shall appear often hereafter in these pages.
pages
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From this reading Among other pleasant social duties I paid a farewell visit to Sir Scorp, who shall appear often hereafter in these pages.
paid
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From this reading Among other pleasant social duties I paid a farewell visit to Sir Scorp, who shall appear often hereafter in these pages.
Paris
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From this reading My plan was to leave London two days ahead of Barfleur, visit Canterbury and Dover, and meet with him there to travel to Paris together, and the Riviera.
plan
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From this reading My plan was to leave London two days ahead of Barfleur, visit Canterbury and Dover, and meet with him there to travel to Paris together, and the Riviera.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Among other pleasant social duties I paid a farewell visit to Sir Scorp, who shall appear often hereafter in these pages.
return
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From this reading From the Riviera I was to go on to Rome and he was to return to England.
Riviera
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From this reading My plan was to leave London two days ahead of Barfleur, visit Canterbury and Dover, and meet with him there to travel to Paris together, and the Riviera.
Rome
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From this reading From the Riviera I was to go on to Rome and he was to return to England.
Scorp
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From this reading Among other pleasant social duties I paid a farewell visit to Sir Scorp, who shall appear often hereafter in these pages.
seen
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From this reading During the Christmas holidays at Barfleur’s I had become well acquainted with this Irish knight and famed connoisseur of art, and while in London I had seen much of him.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Among other pleasant social duties I paid a farewell visit to Sir Scorp, who shall appear often hereafter in these pages.
Sir
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From this reading Among other pleasant social duties I paid a farewell visit to Sir Scorp, who shall appear often hereafter in these pages.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading CANTERBURY It was not so long after this that I journeyed southward.
social
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From this reading Among other pleasant social duties I paid a farewell visit to Sir Scorp, who shall appear often hereafter in these pages.
southward
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From this reading CANTERBURY It was not so long after this that I journeyed southward.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CANTERBURY It was not so long after this that I journeyed southward.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My plan was to leave London two days ahead of Barfleur, visit Canterbury and Dover, and meet with him there to travel to Paris together, and the Riviera.
there
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From this reading My plan was to leave London two days ahead of Barfleur, visit Canterbury and Dover, and meet with him there to travel to Paris together, and the Riviera.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Among other pleasant social duties I paid a farewell visit to Sir Scorp, who shall appear often hereafter in these pages.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading CANTERBURY It was not so long after this that I journeyed southward.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My plan was to leave London two days ahead of Barfleur, visit Canterbury and Dover, and meet with him there to travel to Paris together, and the Riviera.
together
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From this reading My plan was to leave London two days ahead of Barfleur, visit Canterbury and Dover, and meet with him there to travel to Paris together, and the Riviera.
travel
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From this reading My plan was to leave London two days ahead of Barfleur, visit Canterbury and Dover, and meet with him there to travel to Paris together, and the Riviera.
two
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From this reading My plan was to leave London two days ahead of Barfleur, visit Canterbury and Dover, and meet with him there to travel to Paris together, and the Riviera.
visit
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From this reading My plan was to leave London two days ahead of Barfleur, visit Canterbury and Dover, and meet with him there to travel to Paris together, and the Riviera.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CANTERBURY It was not so long after this that I journeyed southward.
well
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From this reading During the Christmas holidays at Barfleur’s I had become well acquainted with this Irish knight and famed connoisseur of art, and while in London I had seen much of him.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading During the Christmas holidays at Barfleur’s I had become well acquainted with this Irish knight and famed connoisseur of art, and while in London I had seen much of him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Among other pleasant social duties I paid a farewell visit to Sir Scorp, who shall appear often hereafter in these pages.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My plan was to leave London two days ahead of Barfleur, visit Canterbury and Dover, and meet with him there to travel to Paris together, and the Riviera.
