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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 For some time past my official work had been of a special nature, taking me out of my own district; but through all that, Dublin had been my home, and there my wife and children had lived.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after my return from the West Indies I was enabled to change my district in Ireland for one in England.
all
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From this reading For some time past my official work had been of a special nature, taking me out of my own district; but through all that, Dublin had been my home, and there my wife and children had lived.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE _CORNHILL MAGAZINE_ AND _FRAMLEY PARSONAGE_.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For some time past my official work had been of a special nature, taking me out of my own district; but through all that, Dublin had been my home, and there my wife and children had lived.
birth
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From this reading My life in England for twenty-six years from the time of my birth to the day on which I left it, had been wretched.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For some time past my official work had been of a special nature, taking me out of my own district; but through all that, Dublin had been my home, and there my wife and children had lived.
change
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From this reading Soon after my return from the West Indies I was enabled to change my district in Ireland for one in England.
children
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From this reading For some time past my official work had been of a special nature, taking me out of my own district; but through all that, Dublin had been my home, and there my wife and children had lived.
CORNHILL
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day
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From this reading My life in England for twenty-six years from the time of my birth to the day on which I left it, had been wretched.
district
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From this reading Soon after my return from the West Indies I was enabled to change my district in Ireland for one in England.
Dublin
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From this reading For some time past my official work had been of a special nature, taking me out of my own district; but through all that, Dublin had been my home, and there my wife and children had lived.
enabled
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From this reading Soon after my return from the West Indies I was enabled to change my district in Ireland for one in England.
England
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From this reading Soon after my return from the West Indies I was enabled to change my district in Ireland for one in England.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Soon after my return from the West Indies I was enabled to change my district in Ireland for one in England.
FRAMLEY
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From this reading THE _CORNHILL MAGAZINE_ AND _FRAMLEY PARSONAGE_.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Soon after my return from the West Indies I was enabled to change my district in Ireland for one in England.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For some time past my official work had been of a special nature, taking me out of my own district; but through all that, Dublin had been my home, and there my wife and children had lived.
home
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From this reading For some time past my official work had been of a special nature, taking me out of my own district; but through all that, Dublin had been my home, and there my wife and children had lived.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Soon after my return from the West Indies I was enabled to change my district in Ireland for one in England.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Soon after my return from the West Indies I was enabled to change my district in Ireland for one in England.
Indies
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From this reading Soon after my return from the West Indies I was enabled to change my district in Ireland for one in England.
Ireland
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From this reading Soon after my return from the West Indies I was enabled to change my district in Ireland for one in England.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My life in England for twenty-six years from the time of my birth to the day on which I left it, had been wretched.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My life in England for twenty-six years from the time of my birth to the day on which I left it, had been wretched.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My life in England for twenty-six years from the time of my birth to the day on which I left it, had been wretched.
lived
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From this reading For some time past my official work had been of a special nature, taking me out of my own district; but through all that, Dublin had been my home, and there my wife and children had lived.
longing
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From this reading I had often sighed to return to England,--with a silly longing.
MAGAZINE
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From this reading THE _CORNHILL MAGAZINE_ AND _FRAMLEY PARSONAGE_.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For some time past my official work had been of a special nature, taking me out of my own district; but through all that, Dublin had been my home, and there my wife and children had lived.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Soon after my return from the West Indies I was enabled to change my district in Ireland for one in England.
nature
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From this reading For some time past my official work had been of a special nature, taking me out of my own district; but through all that, Dublin had been my home, and there my wife and children had lived.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For some time past my official work had been of a special nature, taking me out of my own district; but through all that, Dublin had been my home, and there my wife and children had lived.
official
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From this reading For some time past my official work had been of a special nature, taking me out of my own district; but through all that, Dublin had been my home, and there my wife and children had lived.
often
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From this reading I had often sighed to return to England,--with a silly longing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My life in England for twenty-six years from the time of my birth to the day on which I left it, had been wretched.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Soon after my return from the West Indies I was enabled to change my district in Ireland for one in England.
out
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From this reading For some time past my official work had been of a special nature, taking me out of my own district; but through all that, Dublin had been my home, and there my wife and children had lived.
own
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From this reading For some time past my official work had been of a special nature, taking me out of my own district; but through all that, Dublin had been my home, and there my wife and children had lived.
PARSONAGE
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From this reading THE _CORNHILL MAGAZINE_ AND _FRAMLEY PARSONAGE_.
past
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From this reading For some time past my official work had been of a special nature, taking me out of my own district; but through all that, Dublin had been my home, and there my wife and children had lived.
return
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From this reading Soon after my return from the West Indies I was enabled to change my district in Ireland for one in England.
sighed
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From this reading I had often sighed to return to England,--with a silly longing.
silly
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From this reading I had often sighed to return to England,--with a silly longing.
some
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From this reading For some time past my official work had been of a special nature, taking me out of my own district; but through all that, Dublin had been my home, and there my wife and children had lived.
Soon
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From this reading Soon after my return from the West Indies I was enabled to change my district in Ireland for one in England.
special
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From this reading For some time past my official work had been of a special nature, taking me out of my own district; but through all that, Dublin had been my home, and there my wife and children had lived.
taking
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From this reading For some time past my official work had been of a special nature, taking me out of my own district; but through all that, Dublin had been my home, and there my wife and children had lived.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For some time past my official work had been of a special nature, taking me out of my own district; but through all that, Dublin had been my home, and there my wife and children had lived.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE _CORNHILL MAGAZINE_ AND _FRAMLEY PARSONAGE_.
there
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From this reading For some time past my official work had been of a special nature, taking me out of my own district; but through all that, Dublin had been my home, and there my wife and children had lived.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For some time past my official work had been of a special nature, taking me out of my own district; but through all that, Dublin had been my home, and there my wife and children had lived.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some time past my official work had been of a special nature, taking me out of my own district; but through all that, Dublin had been my home, and there my wife and children had lived.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soon after my return from the West Indies I was enabled to change my district in Ireland for one in England.
twenty-six
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From this reading My life in England for twenty-six years from the time of my birth to the day on which I left it, had been wretched.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Soon after my return from the West Indies I was enabled to change my district in Ireland for one in England.
West
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From this reading Soon after my return from the West Indies I was enabled to change my district in Ireland for one in England.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My life in England for twenty-six years from the time of my birth to the day on which I left it, had been wretched.
wife
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From this reading For some time past my official work had been of a special nature, taking me out of my own district; but through all that, Dublin had been my home, and there my wife and children had lived.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had often sighed to return to England,--with a silly longing.
work
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From this reading For some time past my official work had been of a special nature, taking me out of my own district; but through all that, Dublin had been my home, and there my wife and children had lived.
wretched
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From this reading My life in England for twenty-six years from the time of my birth to the day on which I left it, had been wretched.
years
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From this reading My life in England for twenty-six years from the time of my birth to the day on which I left it, had been wretched.
