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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 thousand-and-one trifles that are so easily forgotten before the commencement of a long journey, and so sorely missed afterwards, were nearly completed under the tireless tendance of Dick Evans.
advanced
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From this reading Matters were well advanced for the road.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The three young men were chatting in the verandah, after a long day’s drafting, when a strange horseman came ‘up from the under world.’
afterwards
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From this reading The thousand-and-one trifles that are so easily forgotten before the commencement of a long journey, and so sorely missed afterwards, were nearly completed under the tireless tendance of Dick Evans.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The thousand-and-one trifles that are so easily forgotten before the commencement of a long journey, and so sorely missed afterwards, were nearly completed under the tireless tendance of Dick Evans.
any
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From this reading ‘Not any of the Benmohr people, for they have no time to spare until they come to say good-bye.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The thousand-and-one trifles that are so easily forgotten before the commencement of a long journey, and so sorely missed afterwards, were nearly completed under the tireless tendance of Dick Evans.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The thousand-and-one trifles that are so easily forgotten before the commencement of a long journey, and so sorely missed afterwards, were nearly completed under the tireless tendance of Dick Evans.
Benmohr
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From this reading ‘Not any of the Benmohr people, for they have no time to spare until they come to say good-bye.
came
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From this reading The three young men were chatting in the verandah, after a long day’s drafting, when a strange horseman came ‘up from the under world.’
chatting
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From this reading The three young men were chatting in the verandah, after a long day’s drafting, when a strange horseman came ‘up from the under world.’
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Not any of the Benmohr people, for they have no time to spare until they come to say good-bye.
commencement
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From this reading The thousand-and-one trifles that are so easily forgotten before the commencement of a long journey, and so sorely missed afterwards, were nearly completed under the tireless tendance of Dick Evans.
completed
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From this reading The thousand-and-one trifles that are so easily forgotten before the commencement of a long journey, and so sorely missed afterwards, were nearly completed under the tireless tendance of Dick Evans.
day's
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From this reading The three young men were chatting in the verandah, after a long day’s drafting, when a strange horseman came ‘up from the under world.’
Dick
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From this reading The thousand-and-one trifles that are so easily forgotten before the commencement of a long journey, and so sorely missed afterwards, were nearly completed under the tireless tendance of Dick Evans.
drafting
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From this reading The three young men were chatting in the verandah, after a long day’s drafting, when a strange horseman came ‘up from the under world.’
easily
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From this reading The thousand-and-one trifles that are so easily forgotten before the commencement of a long journey, and so sorely missed afterwards, were nearly completed under the tireless tendance of Dick Evans.
Evans
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From this reading The thousand-and-one trifles that are so easily forgotten before the commencement of a long journey, and so sorely missed afterwards, were nearly completed under the tireless tendance of Dick Evans.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Matters were well advanced for the road.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading The thousand-and-one trifles that are so easily forgotten before the commencement of a long journey, and so sorely missed afterwards, were nearly completed under the tireless tendance of Dick Evans.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The three young men were chatting in the verandah, after a long day’s drafting, when a strange horseman came ‘up from the under world.’
good-bye
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From this reading ‘Not any of the Benmohr people, for they have no time to spare until they come to say good-bye.
Guy
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From this reading ‘I wonder who it is,’ said Guy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘Not any of the Benmohr people, for they have no time to spare until they come to say good-bye.
horseman
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From this reading The three young men were chatting in the verandah, after a long day’s drafting, when a strange horseman came ‘up from the under world.’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I wonder who it is,’ said Guy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The three young men were chatting in the verandah, after a long day’s drafting, when a strange horseman came ‘up from the under world.’
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘I wonder who it is,’ said Guy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘I wonder who it is,’ said Guy.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The thousand-and-one trifles that are so easily forgotten before the commencement of a long journey, and so sorely missed afterwards, were nearly completed under the tireless tendance of Dick Evans.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thousand-and-one trifles that are so easily forgotten before the commencement of a long journey, and so sorely missed afterwards, were nearly completed under the tireless tendance of Dick Evans.
Matters
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From this reading Matters were well advanced for the road.
men
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From this reading The three young men were chatting in the verandah, after a long day’s drafting, when a strange horseman came ‘up from the under world.’
missed
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From this reading The thousand-and-one trifles that are so easily forgotten before the commencement of a long journey, and so sorely missed afterwards, were nearly completed under the tireless tendance of Dick Evans.
nearly
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From this reading The thousand-and-one trifles that are so easily forgotten before the commencement of a long journey, and so sorely missed afterwards, were nearly completed under the tireless tendance of Dick Evans.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ‘Not any of the Benmohr people, for they have no time to spare until they come to say good-bye.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Not any of the Benmohr people, for they have no time to spare until they come to say good-bye.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The thousand-and-one trifles that are so easily forgotten before the commencement of a long journey, and so sorely missed afterwards, were nearly completed under the tireless tendance of Dick Evans.
people
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From this reading ‘Not any of the Benmohr people, for they have no time to spare until they come to say good-bye.
road
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From this reading Matters were well advanced for the road.
said
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From this reading ‘I wonder who it is,’ said Guy.
say
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From this reading ‘Not any of the Benmohr people, for they have no time to spare until they come to say good-bye.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The thousand-and-one trifles that are so easily forgotten before the commencement of a long journey, and so sorely missed afterwards, were nearly completed under the tireless tendance of Dick Evans.
sorely
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From this reading The thousand-and-one trifles that are so easily forgotten before the commencement of a long journey, and so sorely missed afterwards, were nearly completed under the tireless tendance of Dick Evans.
spare
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From this reading ‘Not any of the Benmohr people, for they have no time to spare until they come to say good-bye.
strange
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From this reading The three young men were chatting in the verandah, after a long day’s drafting, when a strange horseman came ‘up from the under world.’
tendance
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From this reading The thousand-and-one trifles that are so easily forgotten before the commencement of a long journey, and so sorely missed afterwards, were nearly completed under the tireless tendance of Dick Evans.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The thousand-and-one trifles that are so easily forgotten before the commencement of a long journey, and so sorely missed afterwards, were nearly completed under the tireless tendance of Dick Evans.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Matters were well advanced for the road.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Not any of the Benmohr people, for they have no time to spare until they come to say good-bye.
thousand-and-one
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From this reading The thousand-and-one trifles that are so easily forgotten before the commencement of a long journey, and so sorely missed afterwards, were nearly completed under the tireless tendance of Dick Evans.
three
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From this reading The three young men were chatting in the verandah, after a long day’s drafting, when a strange horseman came ‘up from the under world.’
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Not any of the Benmohr people, for they have no time to spare until they come to say good-bye.
tireless
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From this reading The thousand-and-one trifles that are so easily forgotten before the commencement of a long journey, and so sorely missed afterwards, were nearly completed under the tireless tendance of Dick Evans.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Not any of the Benmohr people, for they have no time to spare until they come to say good-bye.
trifles
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From this reading The thousand-and-one trifles that are so easily forgotten before the commencement of a long journey, and so sorely missed afterwards, were nearly completed under the tireless tendance of Dick Evans.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The thousand-and-one trifles that are so easily forgotten before the commencement of a long journey, and so sorely missed afterwards, were nearly completed under the tireless tendance of Dick Evans.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading ‘Not any of the Benmohr people, for they have no time to spare until they come to say good-bye.
up
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From this reading The three young men were chatting in the verandah, after a long day’s drafting, when a strange horseman came ‘up from the under world.’
verandah
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From this reading The three young men were chatting in the verandah, after a long day’s drafting, when a strange horseman came ‘up from the under world.’
well
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From this reading Matters were well advanced for the road.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Matters were well advanced for the road.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The three young men were chatting in the verandah, after a long day’s drafting, when a strange horseman came ‘up from the under world.’
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading ‘I wonder who it is,’ said Guy.
wonder
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From this reading ‘I wonder who it is,’ said Guy.
world
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From this reading The three young men were chatting in the verandah, after a long day’s drafting, when a strange horseman came ‘up from the under world.’
young
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From this reading The three young men were chatting in the verandah, after a long day’s drafting, when a strange horseman came ‘up from the under world.’
