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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 On the first of May, after their last year together at college, Frank Ashurst and his friend Robert Garton were on a tramp.
absence
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From this reading Both were over six feet, and thin as rails; Ashurst pale, idealistic, full of absence; Garton queer, round-the-corner, knotted, curly, like some primeval beast.
according
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From this reading They had walked that day from Brent, intending to make Chagford, but Ashurst's football knee had given out, and according to their map they had still some seven miles to go.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the first of May, after their last year together at college, Frank Ashurst and his friend Robert Garton were on a tramp.
alongside
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From this reading They were sitting on a bank beside the-road, where a track crossed alongside a wood, resting the knee and talking of the universe, as young men will.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I And this is what he remembered.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were sitting on a bank beside the-road, where a track crossed alongside a wood, resting the knee and talking of the universe, as young men will.
Ashurst
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From this reading On the first of May, after their last year together at college, Frank Ashurst and his friend Robert Garton were on a tramp.
Ashurst's
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From this reading They had walked that day from Brent, intending to make Chagford, but Ashurst's football knee had given out, and according to their map they had still some seven miles to go.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the first of May, after their last year together at college, Frank Ashurst and his friend Robert Garton were on a tramp.
bank
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From this reading They were sitting on a bank beside the-road, where a track crossed alongside a wood, resting the knee and talking of the universe, as young men will.
beast
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From this reading Both were over six feet, and thin as rails; Ashurst pale, idealistic, full of absence; Garton queer, round-the-corner, knotted, curly, like some primeval beast.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading They were sitting on a bank beside the-road, where a track crossed alongside a wood, resting the knee and talking of the universe, as young men will.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both were over six feet, and thin as rails; Ashurst pale, idealistic, full of absence; Garton queer, round-the-corner, knotted, curly, like some primeval beast.
Brent
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From this reading They had walked that day from Brent, intending to make Chagford, but Ashurst's football knee had given out, and according to their map they had still some seven miles to go.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had walked that day from Brent, intending to make Chagford, but Ashurst's football knee had given out, and according to their map they had still some seven miles to go.
Chagford
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From this reading They had walked that day from Brent, intending to make Chagford, but Ashurst's football knee had given out, and according to their map they had still some seven miles to go.
college
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From this reading On the first of May, after their last year together at college, Frank Ashurst and his friend Robert Garton were on a tramp.
crossed
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From this reading They were sitting on a bank beside the-road, where a track crossed alongside a wood, resting the knee and talking of the universe, as young men will.
curly
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From this reading Both were over six feet, and thin as rails; Ashurst pale, idealistic, full of absence; Garton queer, round-the-corner, knotted, curly, like some primeval beast.
day
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From this reading They had walked that day from Brent, intending to make Chagford, but Ashurst's football knee had given out, and according to their map they had still some seven miles to go.
feet
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From this reading Both were over six feet, and thin as rails; Ashurst pale, idealistic, full of absence; Garton queer, round-the-corner, knotted, curly, like some primeval beast.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the first of May, after their last year together at college, Frank Ashurst and his friend Robert Garton were on a tramp.
football
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From this reading They had walked that day from Brent, intending to make Chagford, but Ashurst's football knee had given out, and according to their map they had still some seven miles to go.
Frank
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From this reading On the first of May, after their last year together at college, Frank Ashurst and his friend Robert Garton were on a tramp.
friend
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From this reading On the first of May, after their last year together at college, Frank Ashurst and his friend Robert Garton were on a tramp.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had walked that day from Brent, intending to make Chagford, but Ashurst's football knee had given out, and according to their map they had still some seven miles to go.
full
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From this reading Both were over six feet, and thin as rails; Ashurst pale, idealistic, full of absence; Garton queer, round-the-corner, knotted, curly, like some primeval beast.
Garton
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From this reading On the first of May, after their last year together at college, Frank Ashurst and his friend Robert Garton were on a tramp.
given
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From this reading They had walked that day from Brent, intending to make Chagford, but Ashurst's football knee had given out, and according to their map they had still some seven miles to go.
go
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From this reading They had walked that day from Brent, intending to make Chagford, but Ashurst's football knee had given out, and according to their map they had still some seven miles to go.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had walked that day from Brent, intending to make Chagford, but Ashurst's football knee had given out, and according to their map they had still some seven miles to go.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I And this is what he remembered.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the first of May, after their last year together at college, Frank Ashurst and his friend Robert Garton were on a tramp.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I And this is what he remembered.
idealistic
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From this reading Both were over six feet, and thin as rails; Ashurst pale, idealistic, full of absence; Garton queer, round-the-corner, knotted, curly, like some primeval beast.
intending
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From this reading They had walked that day from Brent, intending to make Chagford, but Ashurst's football knee had given out, and according to their map they had still some seven miles to go.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I And this is what he remembered.
knee
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From this reading They had walked that day from Brent, intending to make Chagford, but Ashurst's football knee had given out, and according to their map they had still some seven miles to go.
knotted
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From this reading Both were over six feet, and thin as rails; Ashurst pale, idealistic, full of absence; Garton queer, round-the-corner, knotted, curly, like some primeval beast.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the first of May, after their last year together at college, Frank Ashurst and his friend Robert Garton were on a tramp.
like
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From this reading Both were over six feet, and thin as rails; Ashurst pale, idealistic, full of absence; Garton queer, round-the-corner, knotted, curly, like some primeval beast.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had walked that day from Brent, intending to make Chagford, but Ashurst's football knee had given out, and according to their map they had still some seven miles to go.
map
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From this reading They had walked that day from Brent, intending to make Chagford, but Ashurst's football knee had given out, and according to their map they had still some seven miles to go.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading On the first of May, after their last year together at college, Frank Ashurst and his friend Robert Garton were on a tramp.
men
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From this reading They were sitting on a bank beside the-road, where a track crossed alongside a wood, resting the knee and talking of the universe, as young men will.
miles
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From this reading They had walked that day from Brent, intending to make Chagford, but Ashurst's football knee had given out, and according to their map they had still some seven miles to go.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the first of May, after their last year together at college, Frank Ashurst and his friend Robert Garton were on a tramp.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the first of May, after their last year together at college, Frank Ashurst and his friend Robert Garton were on a tramp.
out
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From this reading They had walked that day from Brent, intending to make Chagford, but Ashurst's football knee had given out, and according to their map they had still some seven miles to go.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Both were over six feet, and thin as rails; Ashurst pale, idealistic, full of absence; Garton queer, round-the-corner, knotted, curly, like some primeval beast.
pale
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From this reading Both were over six feet, and thin as rails; Ashurst pale, idealistic, full of absence; Garton queer, round-the-corner, knotted, curly, like some primeval beast.
primeval
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From this reading Both were over six feet, and thin as rails; Ashurst pale, idealistic, full of absence; Garton queer, round-the-corner, knotted, curly, like some primeval beast.
queer
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From this reading Both were over six feet, and thin as rails; Ashurst pale, idealistic, full of absence; Garton queer, round-the-corner, knotted, curly, like some primeval beast.
rails
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From this reading Both were over six feet, and thin as rails; Ashurst pale, idealistic, full of absence; Garton queer, round-the-corner, knotted, curly, like some primeval beast.
remembered
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From this reading I And this is what he remembered.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were sitting on a bank beside the-road, where a track crossed alongside a wood, resting the knee and talking of the universe, as young men will.
Robert
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From this reading On the first of May, after their last year together at college, Frank Ashurst and his friend Robert Garton were on a tramp.
round-the-corner
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From this reading Both were over six feet, and thin as rails; Ashurst pale, idealistic, full of absence; Garton queer, round-the-corner, knotted, curly, like some primeval beast.
seven
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From this reading They had walked that day from Brent, intending to make Chagford, but Ashurst's football knee had given out, and according to their map they had still some seven miles to go.
sitting
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From this reading They were sitting on a bank beside the-road, where a track crossed alongside a wood, resting the knee and talking of the universe, as young men will.
six
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From this reading Both were over six feet, and thin as rails; Ashurst pale, idealistic, full of absence; Garton queer, round-the-corner, knotted, curly, like some primeval beast.
some
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From this reading They had walked that day from Brent, intending to make Chagford, but Ashurst's football knee had given out, and according to their map they had still some seven miles to go.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had walked that day from Brent, intending to make Chagford, but Ashurst's football knee had given out, and according to their map they had still some seven miles to go.
talking
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From this reading They were sitting on a bank beside the-road, where a track crossed alongside a wood, resting the knee and talking of the universe, as young men will.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had walked that day from Brent, intending to make Chagford, but Ashurst's football knee had given out, and according to their map they had still some seven miles to go.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the first of May, after their last year together at college, Frank Ashurst and his friend Robert Garton were on a tramp.
the-road
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From this reading They were sitting on a bank beside the-road, where a track crossed alongside a wood, resting the knee and talking of the universe, as young men will.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On the first of May, after their last year together at college, Frank Ashurst and his friend Robert Garton were on a tramp.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had walked that day from Brent, intending to make Chagford, but Ashurst's football knee had given out, and according to their map they had still some seven miles to go.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Both were over six feet, and thin as rails; Ashurst pale, idealistic, full of absence; Garton queer, round-the-corner, knotted, curly, like some primeval beast.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I And this is what he remembered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had walked that day from Brent, intending to make Chagford, but Ashurst's football knee had given out, and according to their map they had still some seven miles to go.
together
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From this reading On the first of May, after their last year together at college, Frank Ashurst and his friend Robert Garton were on a tramp.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading They were sitting on a bank beside the-road, where a track crossed alongside a wood, resting the knee and talking of the universe, as young men will.
tramp
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From this reading On the first of May, after their last year together at college, Frank Ashurst and his friend Robert Garton were on a tramp.
universe
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From this reading They were sitting on a bank beside the-road, where a track crossed alongside a wood, resting the knee and talking of the universe, as young men will.
walked
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From this reading They had walked that day from Brent, intending to make Chagford, but Ashurst's football knee had given out, and according to their map they had still some seven miles to go.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the first of May, after their last year together at college, Frank Ashurst and his friend Robert Garton were on a tramp.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I And this is what he remembered.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They were sitting on a bank beside the-road, where a track crossed alongside a wood, resting the knee and talking of the universe, as young men will.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They were sitting on a bank beside the-road, where a track crossed alongside a wood, resting the knee and talking of the universe, as young men will.
wood
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From this reading They were sitting on a bank beside the-road, where a track crossed alongside a wood, resting the knee and talking of the universe, as young men will.
year
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From this reading On the first of May, after their last year together at college, Frank Ashurst and his friend Robert Garton were on a tramp.
young
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From this reading They were sitting on a bank beside the-road, where a track crossed alongside a wood, resting the knee and talking of the universe, as young men will.
