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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 At a certain old college in Oxford, last term, they had only two English students.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the college garden an open-air hospital was ranged under the old city wall, where we used to climb and go wandering in the early summer mornings after some all-night spree.
all-night
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From this reading In the college garden an open-air hospital was ranged under the old city wall, where we used to climb and go wandering in the early summer mornings after some all-night spree.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the college garden an open-air hospital was ranged under the old city wall, where we used to climb and go wandering in the early summer mornings after some all-night spree.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the chapel under the Joshua Reynolds window, through which the sun was shining, hung a long "roll of honour," a hundred names and more.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Our universities, on the other hand, are now mere ghosts of their old selves.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At a certain old college in Oxford, last term, they had only two English students.
barges
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From this reading Down on the river the empty college barges lay void of life.
certain
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From this reading At a certain old college in Oxford, last term, they had only two English students.
chapel
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From this reading In the chapel under the Joshua Reynolds window, through which the sun was shining, hung a long "roll of honour," a hundred names and more.
city
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From this reading In the college garden an open-air hospital was ranged under the old city wall, where we used to climb and go wandering in the early summer mornings after some all-night spree.
climb
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From this reading In the college garden an open-air hospital was ranged under the old city wall, where we used to climb and go wandering in the early summer mornings after some all-night spree.
college
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From this reading At a certain old college in Oxford, last term, they had only two English students.
Down
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From this reading Down on the river the empty college barges lay void of life.
early
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From this reading In the college garden an open-air hospital was ranged under the old city wall, where we used to climb and go wandering in the early summer mornings after some all-night spree.
empty
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From this reading Down on the river the empty college barges lay void of life.
English
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From this reading At a certain old college in Oxford, last term, they had only two English students.
garden
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From this reading In the college garden an open-air hospital was ranged under the old city wall, where we used to climb and go wandering in the early summer mornings after some all-night spree.
ghosts
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From this reading Our universities, on the other hand, are now mere ghosts of their old selves.
go
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From this reading In the college garden an open-air hospital was ranged under the old city wall, where we used to climb and go wandering in the early summer mornings after some all-night spree.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At a certain old college in Oxford, last term, they had only two English students.
hand
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From this reading Our universities, on the other hand, are now mere ghosts of their old selves.
honour
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From this reading In the chapel under the Joshua Reynolds window, through which the sun was shining, hung a long "roll of honour," a hundred names and more.
hospital
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From this reading In the college garden an open-air hospital was ranged under the old city wall, where we used to climb and go wandering in the early summer mornings after some all-night spree.
hundred
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From this reading In the chapel under the Joshua Reynolds window, through which the sun was shining, hung a long "roll of honour," a hundred names and more.
hung
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From this reading In the chapel under the Joshua Reynolds window, through which the sun was shining, hung a long "roll of honour," a hundred names and more.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At a certain old college in Oxford, last term, they had only two English students.
Joshua
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From this reading In the chapel under the Joshua Reynolds window, through which the sun was shining, hung a long "roll of honour," a hundred names and more.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At a certain old college in Oxford, last term, they had only two English students.
lay
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From this reading Down on the river the empty college barges lay void of life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Down on the river the empty college barges lay void of life.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the chapel under the Joshua Reynolds window, through which the sun was shining, hung a long "roll of honour," a hundred names and more.
mere
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From this reading Our universities, on the other hand, are now mere ghosts of their old selves.
more
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From this reading In the chapel under the Joshua Reynolds window, through which the sun was shining, hung a long "roll of honour," a hundred names and more.
mornings
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From this reading In the college garden an open-air hospital was ranged under the old city wall, where we used to climb and go wandering in the early summer mornings after some all-night spree.
names
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From this reading In the chapel under the Joshua Reynolds window, through which the sun was shining, hung a long "roll of honour," a hundred names and more.
now
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From this reading Our universities, on the other hand, are now mere ghosts of their old selves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our universities, on the other hand, are now mere ghosts of their old selves.
old
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From this reading Our universities, on the other hand, are now mere ghosts of their old selves.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Our universities, on the other hand, are now mere ghosts of their old selves.
only
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From this reading At a certain old college in Oxford, last term, they had only two English students.
open-air
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From this reading In the college garden an open-air hospital was ranged under the old city wall, where we used to climb and go wandering in the early summer mornings after some all-night spree.
other
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From this reading Our universities, on the other hand, are now mere ghosts of their old selves.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our universities, on the other hand, are now mere ghosts of their old selves.
Oxford
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From this reading At a certain old college in Oxford, last term, they had only two English students.
ranged
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From this reading In the college garden an open-air hospital was ranged under the old city wall, where we used to climb and go wandering in the early summer mornings after some all-night spree.
Reynolds
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From this reading In the chapel under the Joshua Reynolds window, through which the sun was shining, hung a long "roll of honour," a hundred names and more.
river
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From this reading Down on the river the empty college barges lay void of life.
roll
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From this reading In the chapel under the Joshua Reynolds window, through which the sun was shining, hung a long "roll of honour," a hundred names and more.
selves
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shining
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From this reading In the chapel under the Joshua Reynolds window, through which the sun was shining, hung a long "roll of honour," a hundred names and more.
some
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From this reading In the college garden an open-air hospital was ranged under the old city wall, where we used to climb and go wandering in the early summer mornings after some all-night spree.
spree
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From this reading In the college garden an open-air hospital was ranged under the old city wall, where we used to climb and go wandering in the early summer mornings after some all-night spree.
students
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From this reading At a certain old college in Oxford, last term, they had only two English students.
summer
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From this reading In the college garden an open-air hospital was ranged under the old city wall, where we used to climb and go wandering in the early summer mornings after some all-night spree.
sun
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From this reading In the chapel under the Joshua Reynolds window, through which the sun was shining, hung a long "roll of honour," a hundred names and more.
term
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From this reading At a certain old college in Oxford, last term, they had only two English students.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Our universities, on the other hand, are now mere ghosts of their old selves.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Our universities, on the other hand, are now mere ghosts of their old selves.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At a certain old college in Oxford, last term, they had only two English students.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the chapel under the Joshua Reynolds window, through which the sun was shining, hung a long "roll of honour," a hundred names and more.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the college garden an open-air hospital was ranged under the old city wall, where we used to climb and go wandering in the early summer mornings after some all-night spree.
two
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From this reading At a certain old college in Oxford, last term, they had only two English students.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In the chapel under the Joshua Reynolds window, through which the sun was shining, hung a long "roll of honour," a hundred names and more.
universities
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From this reading Our universities, on the other hand, are now mere ghosts of their old selves.
used
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From this reading In the college garden an open-air hospital was ranged under the old city wall, where we used to climb and go wandering in the early summer mornings after some all-night spree.
void
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From this reading Down on the river the empty college barges lay void of life.
wall
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From this reading In the college garden an open-air hospital was ranged under the old city wall, where we used to climb and go wandering in the early summer mornings after some all-night spree.
wandering
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From this reading In the college garden an open-air hospital was ranged under the old city wall, where we used to climb and go wandering in the early summer mornings after some all-night spree.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the chapel under the Joshua Reynolds window, through which the sun was shining, hung a long "roll of honour," a hundred names and more.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In the college garden an open-air hospital was ranged under the old city wall, where we used to climb and go wandering in the early summer mornings after some all-night spree.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In the college garden an open-air hospital was ranged under the old city wall, where we used to climb and go wandering in the early summer mornings after some all-night spree.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the chapel under the Joshua Reynolds window, through which the sun was shining, hung a long "roll of honour," a hundred names and more.
window
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From this reading In the chapel under the Joshua Reynolds window, through which the sun was shining, hung a long "roll of honour," a hundred names and more.
