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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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Alexandria
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also
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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annoyance
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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begin
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From this reading But to begin.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Wearying of the Levant, I was resting a time in Rome, when I was formally invited, as well as specially urged, to witness the marriage ceremony between the Grand Duchess Alexandria and the Duke of Edinburgh.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to begin.
ceremony
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doubt
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down
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Duchess
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Duke
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Edinburgh
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eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
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escape
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facts
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features
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few
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find
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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formally
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four
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friends
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Grand
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From this reading Wearying of the Levant, I was resting a time in Rome, when I was formally invited, as well as specially urged, to witness the marriage ceremony between the Grand Duchess Alexandria and the Duke of Edinburgh.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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incident
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invited
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From this reading Wearying of the Levant, I was resting a time in Rome, when I was formally invited, as well as specially urged, to witness the marriage ceremony between the Grand Duchess Alexandria and the Duke of Edinburgh.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is really not worth reading.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is really not worth reading.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Levant
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marriage
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merely
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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Nile
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is really not worth reading.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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Orient
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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pleasure
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profit
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reading
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really
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restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Wearying of the Levant, I was resting a time in Rome, when I was formally invited, as well as specially urged, to witness the marriage ceremony between the Grand Duchess Alexandria and the Duke of Edinburgh.
Rome
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somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
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specially
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tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wearying of the Levant, I was resting a time in Rome, when I was formally invited, as well as specially urged, to witness the marriage ceremony between the Grand Duchess Alexandria and the Duke of Edinburgh.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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travel
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up
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urged
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voyage
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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Wearying
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well
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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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witness
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worth
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From this reading It is really not worth reading.
written
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years
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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