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advanced
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From this reading Over and over again I endeavoured to measure the distance I had advanced in knowledge of my neighbour since I stepped out into the moonlight.
advantage
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From this reading I wished to realize the exact advantage I would hold over Mac and Bill when we met next morning at breakfast.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over and over again I endeavoured to measure the distance I had advanced in knowledge of my neighbour since I stepped out into the moonlight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Over and over again I endeavoured to measure the distance I had advanced in knowledge of my neighbour since I stepped out into the moonlight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I wished to realize the exact advantage I would hold over Mac and Bill when we met next morning at breakfast.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading HE BEGINS HIS TALE The work upon which I had been engaged during the evening did not engross my mind that night when I retired.
BEGINS
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From this reading HE BEGINS HIS TALE The work upon which I had been engaged during the evening did not engross my mind that night when I retired.
Bill
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From this reading I wished to realize the exact advantage I would hold over Mac and Bill when we met next morning at breakfast.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both of my friends were shrewd enough to smile if I trotted out the startling information that he came from Hertfordshire.
breakfast
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From this reading I wished to realize the exact advantage I would hold over Mac and Bill when we met next morning at breakfast.
came
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From this reading Both of my friends were shrewd enough to smile if I trotted out the startling information that he came from Hertfordshire.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading HE BEGINS HIS TALE The work upon which I had been engaged during the evening did not engross my mind that night when I retired.
distance
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From this reading Over and over again I endeavoured to measure the distance I had advanced in knowledge of my neighbour since I stepped out into the moonlight.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And that was just what I found myself unable to do.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading HE BEGINS HIS TALE The work upon which I had been engaged during the evening did not engross my mind that night when I retired.
endeavoured
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From this reading Over and over again I endeavoured to measure the distance I had advanced in knowledge of my neighbour since I stepped out into the moonlight.
engaged
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From this reading HE BEGINS HIS TALE The work upon which I had been engaged during the evening did not engross my mind that night when I retired.
engross
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From this reading HE BEGINS HIS TALE The work upon which I had been engaged during the evening did not engross my mind that night when I retired.
enough
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From this reading Both of my friends were shrewd enough to smile if I trotted out the startling information that he came from Hertfordshire.
evening
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From this reading HE BEGINS HIS TALE The work upon which I had been engaged during the evening did not engross my mind that night when I retired.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading I wished to realize the exact advantage I would hold over Mac and Bill when we met next morning at breakfast.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And that was just what I found myself unable to do.
friends
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From this reading Both of my friends were shrewd enough to smile if I trotted out the startling information that he came from Hertfordshire.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Both of my friends were shrewd enough to smile if I trotted out the startling information that he came from Hertfordshire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HE BEGINS HIS TALE The work upon which I had been engaged during the evening did not engross my mind that night when I retired.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE BEGINS HIS TALE The work upon which I had been engaged during the evening did not engross my mind that night when I retired.
Hertfordshire
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From this reading Both of my friends were shrewd enough to smile if I trotted out the startling information that he came from Hertfordshire.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HE BEGINS HIS TALE The work upon which I had been engaged during the evening did not engross my mind that night when I retired.
hold
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From this reading I wished to realize the exact advantage I would hold over Mac and Bill when we met next morning at breakfast.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HE BEGINS HIS TALE The work upon which I had been engaged during the evening did not engross my mind that night when I retired.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Both of my friends were shrewd enough to smile if I trotted out the startling information that he came from Hertfordshire.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Over and over again I endeavoured to measure the distance I had advanced in knowledge of my neighbour since I stepped out into the moonlight.
information
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From this reading Both of my friends were shrewd enough to smile if I trotted out the startling information that he came from Hertfordshire.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Over and over again I endeavoured to measure the distance I had advanced in knowledge of my neighbour since I stepped out into the moonlight.
just
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From this reading And that was just what I found myself unable to do.
knowledge
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From this reading Over and over again I endeavoured to measure the distance I had advanced in knowledge of my neighbour since I stepped out into the moonlight.
Mac
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From this reading I wished to realize the exact advantage I would hold over Mac and Bill when we met next morning at breakfast.
measure
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From this reading Over and over again I endeavoured to measure the distance I had advanced in knowledge of my neighbour since I stepped out into the moonlight.
met
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From this reading I wished to realize the exact advantage I would hold over Mac and Bill when we met next morning at breakfast.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HE BEGINS HIS TALE The work upon which I had been engaged during the evening did not engross my mind that night when I retired.
moonlight
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From this reading Over and over again I endeavoured to measure the distance I had advanced in knowledge of my neighbour since I stepped out into the moonlight.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wished to realize the exact advantage I would hold over Mac and Bill when we met next morning at breakfast.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HE BEGINS HIS TALE The work upon which I had been engaged during the evening did not engross my mind that night when I retired.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading And that was just what I found myself unable to do.
neighbour
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From this reading Over and over again I endeavoured to measure the distance I had advanced in knowledge of my neighbour since I stepped out into the moonlight.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wished to realize the exact advantage I would hold over Mac and Bill when we met next morning at breakfast.
night
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From this reading HE BEGINS HIS TALE The work upon which I had been engaged during the evening did not engross my mind that night when I retired.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading HE BEGINS HIS TALE The work upon which I had been engaged during the evening did not engross my mind that night when I retired.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Over and over again I endeavoured to measure the distance I had advanced in knowledge of my neighbour since I stepped out into the moonlight.
out
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From this reading Over and over again I endeavoured to measure the distance I had advanced in knowledge of my neighbour since I stepped out into the moonlight.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over and over again I endeavoured to measure the distance I had advanced in knowledge of my neighbour since I stepped out into the moonlight.
realize
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From this reading I wished to realize the exact advantage I would hold over Mac and Bill when we met next morning at breakfast.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading HE BEGINS HIS TALE The work upon which I had been engaged during the evening did not engross my mind that night when I retired.
shrewd
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From this reading Both of my friends were shrewd enough to smile if I trotted out the startling information that he came from Hertfordshire.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Over and over again I endeavoured to measure the distance I had advanced in knowledge of my neighbour since I stepped out into the moonlight.
smile
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From this reading Both of my friends were shrewd enough to smile if I trotted out the startling information that he came from Hertfordshire.
startling
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From this reading Both of my friends were shrewd enough to smile if I trotted out the startling information that he came from Hertfordshire.
stepped
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From this reading Over and over again I endeavoured to measure the distance I had advanced in knowledge of my neighbour since I stepped out into the moonlight.
TALE
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From this reading HE BEGINS HIS TALE The work upon which I had been engaged during the evening did not engross my mind that night when I retired.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HE BEGINS HIS TALE The work upon which I had been engaged during the evening did not engross my mind that night when I retired.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HE BEGINS HIS TALE The work upon which I had been engaged during the evening did not engross my mind that night when I retired.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Over and over again I endeavoured to measure the distance I had advanced in knowledge of my neighbour since I stepped out into the moonlight.
trotted
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From this reading Both of my friends were shrewd enough to smile if I trotted out the startling information that he came from Hertfordshire.
unable
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From this reading And that was just what I found myself unable to do.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading HE BEGINS HIS TALE The work upon which I had been engaged during the evening did not engross my mind that night when I retired.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And that was just what I found myself unable to do.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I wished to realize the exact advantage I would hold over Mac and Bill when we met next morning at breakfast.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both of my friends were shrewd enough to smile if I trotted out the startling information that he came from Hertfordshire.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And that was just what I found myself unable to do.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading HE BEGINS HIS TALE The work upon which I had been engaged during the evening did not engross my mind that night when I retired.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading HE BEGINS HIS TALE The work upon which I had been engaged during the evening did not engross my mind that night when I retired.
wished
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From this reading I wished to realize the exact advantage I would hold over Mac and Bill when we met next morning at breakfast.
work
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From this reading HE BEGINS HIS TALE The work upon which I had been engaged during the evening did not engross my mind that night when I retired.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I wished to realize the exact advantage I would hold over Mac and Bill when we met next morning at breakfast.
