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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 idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The thing was so well known that it had worn a rut in the commerce of Great Britain; and the grocers, about the due time, began to garnish their windows with our particular brand of luminary.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
always
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From this reading They smelled noisomely of blistered tin; they never burned aright, though they would always burn our fingers; their use was naught; the pleasure of them merely fanciful; and yet a boy with a bull’s-eye under his top-coat asked for nothing more.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
aright
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From this reading They smelled noisomely of blistered tin; they never burned aright, though they would always burn our fingers; their use was naught; the pleasure of them merely fanciful; and yet a boy with a bull’s-eye under his top-coat asked for nothing more.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They smelled noisomely of blistered tin; they never burned aright, though they would always burn our fingers; their use was naught; the pleasure of them merely fanciful; and yet a boy with a bull’s-eye under his top-coat asked for nothing more.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The fishermen used lanterns about their boats, and it was from them, I suppose, that we had got the hint; but theirs were not bull’s-eyes, nor did we ever play at being fishermen.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing was so well known that it had worn a rut in the commerce of Great Britain; and the grocers, about the due time, began to garnish their windows with our particular brand of luminary.
begin
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From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The fishermen used lanterns about their boats, and it was from them, I suppose, that we had got the hint; but theirs were not bull’s-eyes, nor did we ever play at being fishermen.
belt
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From this reading We wore them buckled to the waist upon a cricket belt, and over them, such was the rigour of the game, a buttoned top-coat.
black
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From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
blistered
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From this reading They smelled noisomely of blistered tin; they never burned aright, though they would always burn our fingers; their use was naught; the pleasure of them merely fanciful; and yet a boy with a bull’s-eye under his top-coat asked for nothing more.
boats
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From this reading The fishermen used lanterns about their boats, and it was from them, I suppose, that we had got the hint; but theirs were not bull’s-eyes, nor did we ever play at being fishermen.
boy
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From this reading They smelled noisomely of blistered tin; they never burned aright, though they would always burn our fingers; their use was naught; the pleasure of them merely fanciful; and yet a boy with a bull’s-eye under his top-coat asked for nothing more.
brand
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From this reading The thing was so well known that it had worn a rut in the commerce of Great Britain; and the grocers, about the due time, began to garnish their windows with our particular brand of luminary.
Britain
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From this reading The thing was so well known that it had worn a rut in the commerce of Great Britain; and the grocers, about the due time, began to garnish their windows with our particular brand of luminary.
buckled
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From this reading We wore them buckled to the waist upon a cricket belt, and over them, such was the rigour of the game, a buttoned top-coat.
bull's-eye
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From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
bull's-eyes
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From this reading The fishermen used lanterns about their boats, and it was from them, I suppose, that we had got the hint; but theirs were not bull’s-eyes, nor did we ever play at being fishermen.
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading They smelled noisomely of blistered tin; they never burned aright, though they would always burn our fingers; their use was naught; the pleasure of them merely fanciful; and yet a boy with a bull’s-eye under his top-coat asked for nothing more.
burned
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From this reading They smelled noisomely of blistered tin; they never burned aright, though they would always burn our fingers; their use was naught; the pleasure of them merely fanciful; and yet a boy with a bull’s-eye under his top-coat asked for nothing more.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The fishermen used lanterns about their boats, and it was from them, I suppose, that we had got the hint; but theirs were not bull’s-eyes, nor did we ever play at being fishermen.
buttoned
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From this reading We wore them buckled to the waist upon a cricket belt, and over them, such was the rigour of the game, a buttoned top-coat.
commerce
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From this reading The thing was so well known that it had worn a rut in the commerce of Great Britain; and the grocers, about the due time, began to garnish their windows with our particular brand of luminary.
cricket
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From this reading We wore them buckled to the waist upon a cricket belt, and over them, such was the rigour of the game, a buttoned top-coat.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The fishermen used lanterns about their boats, and it was from them, I suppose, that we had got the hint; but theirs were not bull’s-eyes, nor did we ever play at being fishermen.
drawing
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From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
due
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From this reading The thing was so well known that it had worn a rut in the commerce of Great Britain; and the grocers, about the due time, began to garnish their windows with our particular brand of luminary.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
end
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From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
equipped
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From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fishermen used lanterns about their boats, and it was from them, I suppose, that we had got the hint; but theirs were not bull’s-eyes, nor did we ever play at being fishermen.
fanciful
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From this reading They smelled noisomely of blistered tin; they never burned aright, though they would always burn our fingers; their use was naught; the pleasure of them merely fanciful; and yet a boy with a bull’s-eye under his top-coat asked for nothing more.
fingers
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From this reading They smelled noisomely of blistered tin; they never burned aright, though they would always burn our fingers; their use was naught; the pleasure of them merely fanciful; and yet a boy with a bull’s-eye under his top-coat asked for nothing more.
fishermen
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From this reading The fishermen used lanterns about their boats, and it was from them, I suppose, that we had got the hint; but theirs were not bull’s-eyes, nor did we ever play at being fishermen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They smelled noisomely of blistered tin; they never burned aright, though they would always burn our fingers; their use was naught; the pleasure of them merely fanciful; and yet a boy with a bull’s-eye under his top-coat asked for nothing more.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
game
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From this reading We wore them buckled to the waist upon a cricket belt, and over them, such was the rigour of the game, a buttoned top-coat.
garnish
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From this reading The thing was so well known that it had worn a rut in the commerce of Great Britain; and the grocers, about the due time, began to garnish their windows with our particular brand of luminary.
got
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From this reading The fishermen used lanterns about their boats, and it was from them, I suppose, that we had got the hint; but theirs were not bull’s-eyes, nor did we ever play at being fishermen.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing was so well known that it had worn a rut in the commerce of Great Britain; and the grocers, about the due time, began to garnish their windows with our particular brand of luminary.
grocers
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From this reading The thing was so well known that it had worn a rut in the commerce of Great Britain; and the grocers, about the due time, began to garnish their windows with our particular brand of luminary.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The thing was so well known that it had worn a rut in the commerce of Great Britain; and the grocers, about the due time, began to garnish their windows with our particular brand of luminary.
hint
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From this reading The fishermen used lanterns about their boats, and it was from them, I suppose, that we had got the hint; but theirs were not bull’s-eyes, nor did we ever play at being fishermen.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They smelled noisomely of blistered tin; they never burned aright, though they would always burn our fingers; their use was naught; the pleasure of them merely fanciful; and yet a boy with a bull’s-eye under his top-coat asked for nothing more.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The fishermen used lanterns about their boats, and it was from them, I suppose, that we had got the hint; but theirs were not bull’s-eyes, nor did we ever play at being fishermen.
idle
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From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The thing was so well known that it had worn a rut in the commerce of Great Britain; and the grocers, about the due time, began to garnish their windows with our particular brand of luminary.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
known
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From this reading The thing was so well known that it had worn a rut in the commerce of Great Britain; and the grocers, about the due time, began to garnish their windows with our particular brand of luminary.
lantern
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From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
lanterns
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From this reading The fishermen used lanterns about their boats, and it was from them, I suppose, that we had got the hint; but theirs were not bull’s-eyes, nor did we ever play at being fishermen.
luminary
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From this reading The thing was so well known that it had worn a rut in the commerce of Great Britain; and the grocers, about the due time, began to garnish their windows with our particular brand of luminary.
manner
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From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
merely
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From this reading They smelled noisomely of blistered tin; they never burned aright, though they would always burn our fingers; their use was naught; the pleasure of them merely fanciful; and yet a boy with a bull’s-eye under his top-coat asked for nothing more.
more
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From this reading They smelled noisomely of blistered tin; they never burned aright, though they would always burn our fingers; their use was naught; the pleasure of them merely fanciful; and yet a boy with a bull’s-eye under his top-coat asked for nothing more.
naught
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From this reading They smelled noisomely of blistered tin; they never burned aright, though they would always burn our fingers; their use was naught; the pleasure of them merely fanciful; and yet a boy with a bull’s-eye under his top-coat asked for nothing more.
near
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From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They smelled noisomely of blistered tin; they never burned aright, though they would always burn our fingers; their use was naught; the pleasure of them merely fanciful; and yet a boy with a bull’s-eye under his top-coat asked for nothing more.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
noisomely
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From this reading They smelled noisomely of blistered tin; they never burned aright, though they would always burn our fingers; their use was naught; the pleasure of them merely fanciful; and yet a boy with a bull’s-eye under his top-coat asked for nothing more.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The fishermen used lanterns about their boats, and it was from them, I suppose, that we had got the hint; but theirs were not bull’s-eyes, nor did we ever play at being fishermen.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fishermen used lanterns about their boats, and it was from them, I suppose, that we had got the hint; but theirs were not bull’s-eyes, nor did we ever play at being fishermen.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They smelled noisomely of blistered tin; they never burned aright, though they would always burn our fingers; their use was naught; the pleasure of them merely fanciful; and yet a boy with a bull’s-eye under his top-coat asked for nothing more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The thing was so well known that it had worn a rut in the commerce of Great Britain; and the grocers, about the due time, began to garnish their windows with our particular brand of luminary.
our-respective
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From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We wore them buckled to the waist upon a cricket belt, and over them, such was the rigour of the game, a buttoned top-coat.
particular
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From this reading The thing was so well known that it had worn a rut in the commerce of Great Britain; and the grocers, about the due time, began to garnish their windows with our particular brand of luminary.
play
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From this reading The fishermen used lanterns about their boats, and it was from them, I suppose, that we had got the hint; but theirs were not bull’s-eyes, nor did we ever play at being fishermen.
pleasure
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From this reading They smelled noisomely of blistered tin; they never burned aright, though they would always burn our fingers; their use was naught; the pleasure of them merely fanciful; and yet a boy with a bull’s-eye under his top-coat asked for nothing more.
rigour
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From this reading We wore them buckled to the waist upon a cricket belt, and over them, such was the rigour of the game, a buttoned top-coat.
rut
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From this reading The thing was so well known that it had worn a rut in the commerce of Great Britain; and the grocers, about the due time, began to garnish their windows with our particular brand of luminary.
sally
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From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
school-time
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From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
September
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From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
smelled
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From this reading They smelled noisomely of blistered tin; they never burned aright, though they would always burn our fingers; their use was naught; the pleasure of them merely fanciful; and yet a boy with a bull’s-eye under his top-coat asked for nothing more.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The thing was so well known that it had worn a rut in the commerce of Great Britain; and the grocers, about the due time, began to garnish their windows with our particular brand of luminary.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We wore them buckled to the waist upon a cricket belt, and over them, such was the rigour of the game, a buttoned top-coat.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fishermen used lanterns about their boats, and it was from them, I suppose, that we had got the hint; but theirs were not bull’s-eyes, nor did we ever play at being fishermen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The thing was so well known that it had worn a rut in the commerce of Great Britain; and the grocers, about the due time, began to garnish their windows with our particular brand of luminary.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The thing was so well known that it had worn a rut in the commerce of Great Britain; and the grocers, about the due time, began to garnish their windows with our particular brand of luminary.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading The fishermen used lanterns about their boats, and it was from them, I suppose, that we had got the hint; but theirs were not bull’s-eyes, nor did we ever play at being fishermen.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We wore them buckled to the waist upon a cricket belt, and over them, such was the rigour of the game, a buttoned top-coat.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They smelled noisomely of blistered tin; they never burned aright, though they would always burn our fingers; their use was naught; the pleasure of them merely fanciful; and yet a boy with a bull’s-eye under his top-coat asked for nothing more.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing was so well known that it had worn a rut in the commerce of Great Britain; and the grocers, about the due time, began to garnish their windows with our particular brand of luminary.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They smelled noisomely of blistered tin; they never burned aright, though they would always burn our fingers; their use was naught; the pleasure of them merely fanciful; and yet a boy with a bull’s-eye under his top-coat asked for nothing more.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing was so well known that it had worn a rut in the commerce of Great Britain; and the grocers, about the due time, began to garnish their windows with our particular brand of luminary.
tin
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From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
top-coat
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From this reading We wore them buckled to the waist upon a cricket belt, and over them, such was the rigour of the game, a buttoned top-coat.
TowardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They smelled noisomely of blistered tin; they never burned aright, though they would always burn our fingers; their use was naught; the pleasure of them merely fanciful; and yet a boy with a bull’s-eye under his top-coat asked for nothing more.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We wore them buckled to the waist upon a cricket belt, and over them, such was the rigour of the game, a buttoned top-coat.
use
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From this reading They smelled noisomely of blistered tin; they never burned aright, though they would always burn our fingers; their use was naught; the pleasure of them merely fanciful; and yet a boy with a bull’s-eye under his top-coat asked for nothing more.
used
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From this reading The fishermen used lanterns about their boats, and it was from them, I suppose, that we had got the hint; but theirs were not bull’s-eyes, nor did we ever play at being fishermen.
villas
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From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
waist
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From this reading We wore them buckled to the waist upon a cricket belt, and over them, such was the rigour of the game, a buttoned top-coat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
well
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From this reading The thing was so well known that it had worn a rut in the commerce of Great Britain; and the grocers, about the due time, began to garnish their windows with our particular brand of luminary.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
windows
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From this reading The thing was so well known that it had worn a rut in the commerce of Great Britain; and the grocers, about the due time, began to garnish their windows with our particular brand of luminary.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
wore
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From this reading We wore them buckled to the waist upon a cricket belt, and over them, such was the rigour of the game, a buttoned top-coat.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading The thing was so well known that it had worn a rut in the commerce of Great Britain; and the grocers, about the due time, began to garnish their windows with our particular brand of luminary.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The idle manner of it was this:— Toward the end of September, when school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black, we would begin to sally from our-respective villas, each equipped with a tin bull’s-eye lantern.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading They smelled noisomely of blistered tin; they never burned aright, though they would always burn our fingers; their use was naught; the pleasure of them merely fanciful; and yet a boy with a bull’s-eye under his top-coat asked for nothing more.
