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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 BERTIE set out upon his ramble that Sunday afternoon with a definite plan in his head.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Bertie looked about him as he moved with a sense of keen enjoyment.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BERTIE set out upon his ramble that Sunday afternoon with a definite plan in his head.
air
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From this reading Although it was now November, the air was mild and sunny, and the tints upon the oak trees still glowed golden and almost scarlet as the light touched them and brought out all their varying hues.
all
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From this reading Although it was now November, the air was mild and sunny, and the tints upon the oak trees still glowed golden and almost scarlet as the light touched them and brought out all their varying hues.
almost
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From this reading Although it was now November, the air was mild and sunny, and the tints upon the oak trees still glowed golden and almost scarlet as the light touched them and brought out all their varying hues.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although it was now November, the air was mild and sunny, and the tints upon the oak trees still glowed golden and almost scarlet as the light touched them and brought out all their varying hues.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Although it was now November, the air was mild and sunny, and the tints upon the oak trees still glowed golden and almost scarlet as the light touched them and brought out all their varying hues.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Although it was now November, the air was mild and sunny, and the tints upon the oak trees still glowed golden and almost scarlet as the light touched them and brought out all their varying hues.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had grown to love very dearly the home that had been his in the new life,—the only one he had ever known, as it seemed to him now,—and he did not hurry through the park, for he had plenty of time before him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had grown to love very dearly the home that had been his in the new life,—the only one he had ever known, as it seemed to him now,—and he did not hurry through the park, for he had plenty of time before him.
BERTIE
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From this reading BERTIE set out upon his ramble that Sunday afternoon with a definite plan in his head.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although it was now November, the air was mild and sunny, and the tints upon the oak trees still glowed golden and almost scarlet as the light touched them and brought out all their varying hues.
CHURCHYARD
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From this reading THE GRAVE IN THE CHURCHYARD.
dearly
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From this reading He had grown to love very dearly the home that had been his in the new life,—the only one he had ever known, as it seemed to him now,—and he did not hurry through the park, for he had plenty of time before him.
definite
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From this reading BERTIE set out upon his ramble that Sunday afternoon with a definite plan in his head.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had grown to love very dearly the home that had been his in the new life,—the only one he had ever known, as it seemed to him now,—and he did not hurry through the park, for he had plenty of time before him.
enjoyment
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From this reading Bertie looked about him as he moved with a sense of keen enjoyment.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had grown to love very dearly the home that had been his in the new life,—the only one he had ever known, as it seemed to him now,—and he did not hurry through the park, for he had plenty of time before him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had grown to love very dearly the home that had been his in the new life,—the only one he had ever known, as it seemed to him now,—and he did not hurry through the park, for he had plenty of time before him.
glowed
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From this reading Although it was now November, the air was mild and sunny, and the tints upon the oak trees still glowed golden and almost scarlet as the light touched them and brought out all their varying hues.
golden
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From this reading Although it was now November, the air was mild and sunny, and the tints upon the oak trees still glowed golden and almost scarlet as the light touched them and brought out all their varying hues.
GRAVE
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From this reading THE GRAVE IN THE CHURCHYARD.
grown
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From this reading He had grown to love very dearly the home that had been his in the new life,—the only one he had ever known, as it seemed to him now,—and he did not hurry through the park, for he had plenty of time before him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had grown to love very dearly the home that had been his in the new life,—the only one he had ever known, as it seemed to him now,—and he did not hurry through the park, for he had plenty of time before him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bertie looked about him as he moved with a sense of keen enjoyment.
head
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From this reading BERTIE set out upon his ramble that Sunday afternoon with a definite plan in his head.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bertie looked about him as he moved with a sense of keen enjoyment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BERTIE set out upon his ramble that Sunday afternoon with a definite plan in his head.
home
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From this reading He had grown to love very dearly the home that had been his in the new life,—the only one he had ever known, as it seemed to him now,—and he did not hurry through the park, for he had plenty of time before him.
hues
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From this reading Although it was now November, the air was mild and sunny, and the tints upon the oak trees still glowed golden and almost scarlet as the light touched them and brought out all their varying hues.
hurry
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From this reading He had grown to love very dearly the home that had been his in the new life,—the only one he had ever known, as it seemed to him now,—and he did not hurry through the park, for he had plenty of time before him.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GRAVE IN THE CHURCHYARD.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Although it was now November, the air was mild and sunny, and the tints upon the oak trees still glowed golden and almost scarlet as the light touched them and brought out all their varying hues.
keen
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From this reading Bertie looked about him as he moved with a sense of keen enjoyment.
known
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From this reading He had grown to love very dearly the home that had been his in the new life,—the only one he had ever known, as it seemed to him now,—and he did not hurry through the park, for he had plenty of time before him.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had grown to love very dearly the home that had been his in the new life,—the only one he had ever known, as it seemed to him now,—and he did not hurry through the park, for he had plenty of time before him.
light
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From this reading Although it was now November, the air was mild and sunny, and the tints upon the oak trees still glowed golden and almost scarlet as the light touched them and brought out all their varying hues.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bertie looked about him as he moved with a sense of keen enjoyment.
love
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From this reading He had grown to love very dearly the home that had been his in the new life,—the only one he had ever known, as it seemed to him now,—and he did not hurry through the park, for he had plenty of time before him.
mild
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From this reading Although it was now November, the air was mild and sunny, and the tints upon the oak trees still glowed golden and almost scarlet as the light touched them and brought out all their varying hues.
moved
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From this reading Bertie looked about him as he moved with a sense of keen enjoyment.
new
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From this reading He had grown to love very dearly the home that had been his in the new life,—the only one he had ever known, as it seemed to him now,—and he did not hurry through the park, for he had plenty of time before him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had grown to love very dearly the home that had been his in the new life,—the only one he had ever known, as it seemed to him now,—and he did not hurry through the park, for he had plenty of time before him.
November
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From this reading Although it was now November, the air was mild and sunny, and the tints upon the oak trees still glowed golden and almost scarlet as the light touched them and brought out all their varying hues.
now
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From this reading Although it was now November, the air was mild and sunny, and the tints upon the oak trees still glowed golden and almost scarlet as the light touched them and brought out all their varying hues.
oak
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From this reading Although it was now November, the air was mild and sunny, and the tints upon the oak trees still glowed golden and almost scarlet as the light touched them and brought out all their varying hues.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bertie looked about him as he moved with a sense of keen enjoyment.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had grown to love very dearly the home that had been his in the new life,—the only one he had ever known, as it seemed to him now,—and he did not hurry through the park, for he had plenty of time before him.
only
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From this reading He had grown to love very dearly the home that had been his in the new life,—the only one he had ever known, as it seemed to him now,—and he did not hurry through the park, for he had plenty of time before him.
out
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From this reading BERTIE set out upon his ramble that Sunday afternoon with a definite plan in his head.
park
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From this reading He had grown to love very dearly the home that had been his in the new life,—the only one he had ever known, as it seemed to him now,—and he did not hurry through the park, for he had plenty of time before him.
plan
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From this reading BERTIE set out upon his ramble that Sunday afternoon with a definite plan in his head.
plenty
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From this reading He had grown to love very dearly the home that had been his in the new life,—the only one he had ever known, as it seemed to him now,—and he did not hurry through the park, for he had plenty of time before him.
ramble
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From this reading BERTIE set out upon his ramble that Sunday afternoon with a definite plan in his head.
scarlet
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From this reading Although it was now November, the air was mild and sunny, and the tints upon the oak trees still glowed golden and almost scarlet as the light touched them and brought out all their varying hues.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had grown to love very dearly the home that had been his in the new life,—the only one he had ever known, as it seemed to him now,—and he did not hurry through the park, for he had plenty of time before him.
sense
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From this reading Bertie looked about him as he moved with a sense of keen enjoyment.
set
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From this reading BERTIE set out upon his ramble that Sunday afternoon with a definite plan in his head.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although it was now November, the air was mild and sunny, and the tints upon the oak trees still glowed golden and almost scarlet as the light touched them and brought out all their varying hues.
Sunday
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From this reading BERTIE set out upon his ramble that Sunday afternoon with a definite plan in his head.
sunny
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From this reading Although it was now November, the air was mild and sunny, and the tints upon the oak trees still glowed golden and almost scarlet as the light touched them and brought out all their varying hues.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BERTIE set out upon his ramble that Sunday afternoon with a definite plan in his head.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GRAVE IN THE CHURCHYARD.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Although it was now November, the air was mild and sunny, and the tints upon the oak trees still glowed golden and almost scarlet as the light touched them and brought out all their varying hues.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Although it was now November, the air was mild and sunny, and the tints upon the oak trees still glowed golden and almost scarlet as the light touched them and brought out all their varying hues.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had grown to love very dearly the home that had been his in the new life,—the only one he had ever known, as it seemed to him now,—and he did not hurry through the park, for he had plenty of time before him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had grown to love very dearly the home that had been his in the new life,—the only one he had ever known, as it seemed to him now,—and he did not hurry through the park, for he had plenty of time before him.
tints
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From this reading Although it was now November, the air was mild and sunny, and the tints upon the oak trees still glowed golden and almost scarlet as the light touched them and brought out all their varying hues.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had grown to love very dearly the home that had been his in the new life,—the only one he had ever known, as it seemed to him now,—and he did not hurry through the park, for he had plenty of time before him.
touched
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From this reading Although it was now November, the air was mild and sunny, and the tints upon the oak trees still glowed golden and almost scarlet as the light touched them and brought out all their varying hues.
trees
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From this reading Although it was now November, the air was mild and sunny, and the tints upon the oak trees still glowed golden and almost scarlet as the light touched them and brought out all their varying hues.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading BERTIE set out upon his ramble that Sunday afternoon with a definite plan in his head.
varying
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From this reading Although it was now November, the air was mild and sunny, and the tints upon the oak trees still glowed golden and almost scarlet as the light touched them and brought out all their varying hues.
very
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From this reading He had grown to love very dearly the home that had been his in the new life,—the only one he had ever known, as it seemed to him now,—and he did not hurry through the park, for he had plenty of time before him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Although it was now November, the air was mild and sunny, and the tints upon the oak trees still glowed golden and almost scarlet as the light touched them and brought out all their varying hues.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading BERTIE set out upon his ramble that Sunday afternoon with a definite plan in his head.
