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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 But the rest of the world has a way of throwing obstacles in the path of heroes of twenty in a quite incredible and heartless manner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the rest of the world has a way of throwing obstacles in the path of heroes of twenty in a quite incredible and heartless manner.
any
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From this reading It was not that the authorities at the Rectory made any serious objections.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
aunt
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From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
authorities
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From this reading It was not that the authorities at the Rectory made any serious objections.
Burchell
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From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the rest of the world has a way of throwing obstacles in the path of heroes of twenty in a quite incredible and heartless manner.
Cara's
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From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
family
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From this reading There was so many of them that one was not missed--and Roger was not one of the more useful members of the family.
father's
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From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the rest of the world has a way of throwing obstacles in the path of heroes of twenty in a quite incredible and heartless manner.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
heartless
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From this reading But the rest of the world has a way of throwing obstacles in the path of heroes of twenty in a quite incredible and heartless manner.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
heroes
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From this reading But the rest of the world has a way of throwing obstacles in the path of heroes of twenty in a quite incredible and heartless manner.
Hill
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From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
hitherto
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From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
home
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From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
house
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From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the rest of the world has a way of throwing obstacles in the path of heroes of twenty in a quite incredible and heartless manner.
incredible
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From this reading But the rest of the world has a way of throwing obstacles in the path of heroes of twenty in a quite incredible and heartless manner.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not that the authorities at the Rectory made any serious objections.
made
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From this reading It was not that the authorities at the Rectory made any serious objections.
manner
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From this reading But the rest of the world has a way of throwing obstacles in the path of heroes of twenty in a quite incredible and heartless manner.
many
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From this reading There was so many of them that one was not missed--and Roger was not one of the more useful members of the family.
members
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From this reading There was so many of them that one was not missed--and Roger was not one of the more useful members of the family.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
missed
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From this reading There was so many of them that one was not missed--and Roger was not one of the more useful members of the family.
moment
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From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
more
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From this reading There was so many of them that one was not missed--and Roger was not one of the more useful members of the family.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not that the authorities at the Rectory made any serious objections.
Notting
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From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
objections
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From this reading It was not that the authorities at the Rectory made any serious objections.
obstacles
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From this reading But the rest of the world has a way of throwing obstacles in the path of heroes of twenty in a quite incredible and heartless manner.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was so many of them that one was not missed--and Roger was not one of the more useful members of the family.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
path
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From this reading But the rest of the world has a way of throwing obstacles in the path of heroes of twenty in a quite incredible and heartless manner.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the rest of the world has a way of throwing obstacles in the path of heroes of twenty in a quite incredible and heartless manner.
Rectory
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From this reading It was not that the authorities at the Rectory made any serious objections.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the rest of the world has a way of throwing obstacles in the path of heroes of twenty in a quite incredible and heartless manner.
ROGER
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From this reading ROGER.
serious
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From this reading It was not that the authorities at the Rectory made any serious objections.
set
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From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was so many of them that one was not missed--and Roger was not one of the more useful members of the family.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
steadily
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From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
Sundays
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From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not that the authorities at the Rectory made any serious objections.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was so many of them that one was not missed--and Roger was not one of the more useful members of the family.
There
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From this reading There was so many of them that one was not missed--and Roger was not one of the more useful members of the family.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
throwing
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From this reading But the rest of the world has a way of throwing obstacles in the path of heroes of twenty in a quite incredible and heartless manner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
translation
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From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
twenty
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From this reading But the rest of the world has a way of throwing obstacles in the path of heroes of twenty in a quite incredible and heartless manner.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
useful
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From this reading There was so many of them that one was not missed--and Roger was not one of the more useful members of the family.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not that the authorities at the Rectory made any serious objections.
way
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From this reading But the rest of the world has a way of throwing obstacles in the path of heroes of twenty in a quite incredible and heartless manner.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Roger Burchell had set his mind steadily, from the moment of Cara’s translation to her father’s house, upon spending those Sundays, which he had hitherto passed at home, with his aunt at Notting Hill.
world
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From this reading But the rest of the world has a way of throwing obstacles in the path of heroes of twenty in a quite incredible and heartless manner.
