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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 Year after year he had gone to Lord's from Stanhope Gate with a father whose youth in the eighteen-twenties had been passed without polish in the game of cricket.
abate
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From this reading "Wanted"--something to abate the anxiety in which those two had lived during the sixty hours since Jon had brought Fleur down.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Year after year he had gone to Lord's from Stanhope Gate with a father whose youth in the eighteen-twenties had been passed without polish in the game of cricket.
ago
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From this reading Fifty-eight years ago Jolyon had become an Eton boy, for old Jolyon's whim had been that he should be canonised at the greatest possible expense.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Fifty-eight years ago Jolyon had become an Eton boy, for old Jolyon's whim had been that he should be canonised at the greatest possible expense.
anxiety
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From this reading "Wanted"--something to abate the anxiety in which those two had lived during the sixty hours since Jon had brought Fleur down.
any
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From this reading "Wanted"--too, that which might assuage the pangs of memory in one who knew he might lose them any day!
assuage
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From this reading "Wanted"--too, that which might assuage the pangs of memory in one who knew he might lose them any day!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Twofold impulse had made Jolyon say to his wife at breakfast "Let's go up to Lord's!"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Fifty-eight years ago Jolyon had become an Eton boy, for old Jolyon's whim had been that he should be canonised at the greatest possible expense.
become
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From this reading Fifty-eight years ago Jolyon had become an Eton boy, for old Jolyon's whim had been that he should be canonised at the greatest possible expense.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Fifty-eight years ago Jolyon had become an Eton boy, for old Jolyon's whim had been that he should be canonised at the greatest possible expense.
boy
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From this reading Fifty-eight years ago Jolyon had become an Eton boy, for old Jolyon's whim had been that he should be canonised at the greatest possible expense.
breakfast
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From this reading Twofold impulse had made Jolyon say to his wife at breakfast "Let's go up to Lord's!"
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Wanted"--something to abate the anxiety in which those two had lived during the sixty hours since Jon had brought Fleur down.
canonised
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From this reading Fifty-eight years ago Jolyon had become an Eton boy, for old Jolyon's whim had been that he should be canonised at the greatest possible expense.
cricket
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From this reading Year after year he had gone to Lord's from Stanhope Gate with a father whose youth in the eighteen-twenties had been passed without polish in the game of cricket.
day
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From this reading "Wanted"--too, that which might assuage the pangs of memory in one who knew he might lose them any day!
down
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From this reading "Wanted"--something to abate the anxiety in which those two had lived during the sixty hours since Jon had brought Fleur down.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading "Wanted"--something to abate the anxiety in which those two had lived during the sixty hours since Jon had brought Fleur down.
eighteen-twenties
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From this reading Year after year he had gone to Lord's from Stanhope Gate with a father whose youth in the eighteen-twenties had been passed without polish in the game of cricket.
Eton
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From this reading Fifty-eight years ago Jolyon had become an Eton boy, for old Jolyon's whim had been that he should be canonised at the greatest possible expense.
expense
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From this reading Fifty-eight years ago Jolyon had become an Eton boy, for old Jolyon's whim had been that he should be canonised at the greatest possible expense.
father
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From this reading Year after year he had gone to Lord's from Stanhope Gate with a father whose youth in the eighteen-twenties had been passed without polish in the game of cricket.
Fifty-eight
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From this reading Fifty-eight years ago Jolyon had become an Eton boy, for old Jolyon's whim had been that he should be canonised at the greatest possible expense.
Fleur
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From this reading "Wanted"--something to abate the anxiety in which those two had lived during the sixty hours since Jon had brought Fleur down.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fifty-eight years ago Jolyon had become an Eton boy, for old Jolyon's whim had been that he should be canonised at the greatest possible expense.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Year after year he had gone to Lord's from Stanhope Gate with a father whose youth in the eighteen-twenties had been passed without polish in the game of cricket.
game
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From this reading Year after year he had gone to Lord's from Stanhope Gate with a father whose youth in the eighteen-twenties had been passed without polish in the game of cricket.
Gate
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From this reading Year after year he had gone to Lord's from Stanhope Gate with a father whose youth in the eighteen-twenties had been passed without polish in the game of cricket.
go
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From this reading Twofold impulse had made Jolyon say to his wife at breakfast "Let's go up to Lord's!"
gone
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From this reading Year after year he had gone to Lord's from Stanhope Gate with a father whose youth in the eighteen-twenties had been passed without polish in the game of cricket.
greatest
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From this reading Fifty-eight years ago Jolyon had become an Eton boy, for old Jolyon's whim had been that he should be canonised at the greatest possible expense.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Twofold impulse had made Jolyon say to his wife at breakfast "Let's go up to Lord's!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Wanted"--too, that which might assuage the pangs of memory in one who knew he might lose them any day!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Twofold impulse had made Jolyon say to his wife at breakfast "Let's go up to Lord's!"
hours
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From this reading "Wanted"--something to abate the anxiety in which those two had lived during the sixty hours since Jon had brought Fleur down.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading Twofold impulse had made Jolyon say to his wife at breakfast "Let's go up to Lord's!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Wanted"--something to abate the anxiety in which those two had lived during the sixty hours since Jon had brought Fleur down.
Jolyon
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From this reading Twofold impulse had made Jolyon say to his wife at breakfast "Let's go up to Lord's!"
Jolyon's
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From this reading Fifty-eight years ago Jolyon had become an Eton boy, for old Jolyon's whim had been that he should be canonised at the greatest possible expense.
Jon
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From this reading "Wanted"--something to abate the anxiety in which those two had lived during the sixty hours since Jon had brought Fleur down.
knew
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From this reading "Wanted"--too, that which might assuage the pangs of memory in one who knew he might lose them any day!
Let's
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From this reading Twofold impulse had made Jolyon say to his wife at breakfast "Let's go up to Lord's!"
lived
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From this reading "Wanted"--something to abate the anxiety in which those two had lived during the sixty hours since Jon had brought Fleur down.
Lord's
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From this reading Twofold impulse had made Jolyon say to his wife at breakfast "Let's go up to Lord's!"
lose
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From this reading "Wanted"--too, that which might assuage the pangs of memory in one who knew he might lose them any day!
made
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From this reading Twofold impulse had made Jolyon say to his wife at breakfast "Let's go up to Lord's!"
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading "Wanted"--too, that which might assuage the pangs of memory in one who knew he might lose them any day!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Wanted"--too, that which might assuage the pangs of memory in one who knew he might lose them any day!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Wanted"--too, that which might assuage the pangs of memory in one who knew he might lose them any day!
old
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From this reading Fifty-eight years ago Jolyon had become an Eton boy, for old Jolyon's whim had been that he should be canonised at the greatest possible expense.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Wanted"--too, that which might assuage the pangs of memory in one who knew he might lose them any day!
pangs
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From this reading "Wanted"--too, that which might assuage the pangs of memory in one who knew he might lose them any day!
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Year after year he had gone to Lord's from Stanhope Gate with a father whose youth in the eighteen-twenties had been passed without polish in the game of cricket.
polish
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From this reading Year after year he had gone to Lord's from Stanhope Gate with a father whose youth in the eighteen-twenties had been passed without polish in the game of cricket.
possible
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From this reading Fifty-eight years ago Jolyon had become an Eton boy, for old Jolyon's whim had been that he should be canonised at the greatest possible expense.
say
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From this reading Twofold impulse had made Jolyon say to his wife at breakfast "Let's go up to Lord's!"
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Fifty-eight years ago Jolyon had become an Eton boy, for old Jolyon's whim had been that he should be canonised at the greatest possible expense.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Wanted"--something to abate the anxiety in which those two had lived during the sixty hours since Jon had brought Fleur down.
sixty
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From this reading "Wanted"--something to abate the anxiety in which those two had lived during the sixty hours since Jon had brought Fleur down.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Wanted"--something to abate the anxiety in which those two had lived during the sixty hours since Jon had brought Fleur down.
Stanhope
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From this reading Year after year he had gone to Lord's from Stanhope Gate with a father whose youth in the eighteen-twenties had been passed without polish in the game of cricket.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Wanted"--too, that which might assuage the pangs of memory in one who knew he might lose them any day!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Wanted"--something to abate the anxiety in which those two had lived during the sixty hours since Jon had brought Fleur down.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Wanted"--too, that which might assuage the pangs of memory in one who knew he might lose them any day!
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Wanted"--something to abate the anxiety in which those two had lived during the sixty hours since Jon had brought Fleur down.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Twofold impulse had made Jolyon say to his wife at breakfast "Let's go up to Lord's!"
too
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From this reading "Wanted"--too, that which might assuage the pangs of memory in one who knew he might lose them any day!
two
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From this reading "Wanted"--something to abate the anxiety in which those two had lived during the sixty hours since Jon had brought Fleur down.
Twofold
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From this reading Twofold impulse had made Jolyon say to his wife at breakfast "Let's go up to Lord's!"
up
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From this reading Twofold impulse had made Jolyon say to his wife at breakfast "Let's go up to Lord's!"
Wanted
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From this reading "Wanted"--something to abate the anxiety in which those two had lived during the sixty hours since Jon had brought Fleur down.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Wanted"--something to abate the anxiety in which those two had lived during the sixty hours since Jon had brought Fleur down.
whim
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From this reading Fifty-eight years ago Jolyon had become an Eton boy, for old Jolyon's whim had been that he should be canonised at the greatest possible expense.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Wanted"--too, that which might assuage the pangs of memory in one who knew he might lose them any day!
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Year after year he had gone to Lord's from Stanhope Gate with a father whose youth in the eighteen-twenties had been passed without polish in the game of cricket.
wife
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From this reading Twofold impulse had made Jolyon say to his wife at breakfast "Let's go up to Lord's!"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Year after year he had gone to Lord's from Stanhope Gate with a father whose youth in the eighteen-twenties had been passed without polish in the game of cricket.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Year after year he had gone to Lord's from Stanhope Gate with a father whose youth in the eighteen-twenties had been passed without polish in the game of cricket.
Year
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From this reading Year after year he had gone to Lord's from Stanhope Gate with a father whose youth in the eighteen-twenties had been passed without polish in the game of cricket.
years
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From this reading Fifty-eight years ago Jolyon had become an Eton boy, for old Jolyon's whim had been that he should be canonised at the greatest possible expense.
youth
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From this reading Year after year he had gone to Lord's from Stanhope Gate with a father whose youth in the eighteen-twenties had been passed without polish in the game of cricket.
