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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 A week after this memorable visit to Fossy, in emulation of my good preceptor, I treated my friends, or myself at least, to a five minutes' fright.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I scrambled ashore, wet to the bone, and, feeling rather ashamed of my misadventure, skulked about in the fields for a couple of hours, in my dripping clothes.
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A week after this memorable visit to Fossy, in emulation of my good preceptor, I treated my friends, or myself at least, to a five minutes' fright.
amused
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From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
anticipated
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From this reading The result may be anticipated: I came very near going the way of those same fragments.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I lost my foothold and fell into the stream, which, however, was so shallow as to offer no great obstacle to self-preservation.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading I scrambled ashore, wet to the bone, and, feeling rather ashamed of my misadventure, skulked about in the fields for a couple of hours, in my dripping clothes.
ashore
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From this reading I scrambled ashore, wet to the bone, and, feeling rather ashamed of my misadventure, skulked about in the fields for a couple of hours, in my dripping clothes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A week after this memorable visit to Fossy, in emulation of my good preceptor, I treated my friends, or myself at least, to a five minutes' fright.
away
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From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
bank
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From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The result may be anticipated: I came very near going the way of those same fragments.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
bone
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From this reading I scrambled ashore, wet to the bone, and, feeling rather ashamed of my misadventure, skulked about in the fields for a couple of hours, in my dripping clothes.
borne
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From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
came
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From this reading The result may be anticipated: I came very near going the way of those same fragments.
clothes
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From this reading I scrambled ashore, wet to the bone, and, feeling rather ashamed of my misadventure, skulked about in the fields for a couple of hours, in my dripping clothes.
Coquelin
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From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading I scrambled ashore, wet to the bone, and, feeling rather ashamed of my misadventure, skulked about in the fields for a couple of hours, in my dripping clothes.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
day
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From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
detained
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From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
doors
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From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
down
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From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
dripping
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From this reading I scrambled ashore, wet to the bone, and, feeling rather ashamed of my misadventure, skulked about in the fields for a couple of hours, in my dripping clothes.
earth
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From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
emulation
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From this reading A week after this memorable visit to Fossy, in emulation of my good preceptor, I treated my friends, or myself at least, to a five minutes' fright.
father
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From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I scrambled ashore, wet to the bone, and, feeling rather ashamed of my misadventure, skulked about in the fields for a couple of hours, in my dripping clothes.
fell
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From this reading I lost my foothold and fell into the stream, which, however, was so shallow as to offer no great obstacle to self-preservation.
fields
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From this reading I scrambled ashore, wet to the bone, and, feeling rather ashamed of my misadventure, skulked about in the fields for a couple of hours, in my dripping clothes.
five
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From this reading A week after this memorable visit to Fossy, in emulation of my good preceptor, I treated my friends, or myself at least, to a five minutes' fright.
foothold
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From this reading I lost my foothold and fell into the stream, which, however, was so shallow as to offer no great obstacle to self-preservation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
Fossy
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From this reading A week after this memorable visit to Fossy, in emulation of my good preceptor, I treated my friends, or myself at least, to a five minutes' fright.
fragments
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From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
friends
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From this reading A week after this memorable visit to Fossy, in emulation of my good preceptor, I treated my friends, or myself at least, to a five minutes' fright.
fright
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From this reading A week after this memorable visit to Fossy, in emulation of my good preceptor, I treated my friends, or myself at least, to a five minutes' fright.
going
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From this reading The result may be anticipated: I came very near going the way of those same fragments.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week after this memorable visit to Fossy, in emulation of my good preceptor, I treated my friends, or myself at least, to a five minutes' fright.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I lost my foothold and fell into the stream, which, however, was so shallow as to offer no great obstacle to self-preservation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
hours
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From this reading I scrambled ashore, wet to the bone, and, feeling rather ashamed of my misadventure, skulked about in the fields for a couple of hours, in my dripping clothes.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I lost my foothold and fell into the stream, which, however, was so shallow as to offer no great obstacle to self-preservation.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A week after this memorable visit to Fossy, in emulation of my good preceptor, I treated my friends, or myself at least, to a five minutes' fright.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A week after this memorable visit to Fossy, in emulation of my good preceptor, I treated my friends, or myself at least, to a five minutes' fright.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I lost my foothold and fell into the stream, which, however, was so shallow as to offer no great obstacle to self-preservation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
kicking
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From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week after this memorable visit to Fossy, in emulation of my good preceptor, I treated my friends, or myself at least, to a five minutes' fright.
lost
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From this reading I lost my foothold and fell into the stream, which, however, was so shallow as to offer no great obstacle to self-preservation.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The result may be anticipated: I came very near going the way of those same fragments.
memorable
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From this reading A week after this memorable visit to Fossy, in emulation of my good preceptor, I treated my friends, or myself at least, to a five minutes' fright.
minutes
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From this reading A week after this memorable visit to Fossy, in emulation of my good preceptor, I treated my friends, or myself at least, to a five minutes' fright.
misadventure
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From this reading I scrambled ashore, wet to the bone, and, feeling rather ashamed of my misadventure, skulked about in the fields for a couple of hours, in my dripping clothes.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A week after this memorable visit to Fossy, in emulation of my good preceptor, I treated my friends, or myself at least, to a five minutes' fright.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading A week after this memorable visit to Fossy, in emulation of my good preceptor, I treated my friends, or myself at least, to a five minutes' fright.
near
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From this reading The result may be anticipated: I came very near going the way of those same fragments.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I lost my foothold and fell into the stream, which, however, was so shallow as to offer no great obstacle to self-preservation.
obstacle
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From this reading I lost my foothold and fell into the stream, which, however, was so shallow as to offer no great obstacle to self-preservation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A week after this memorable visit to Fossy, in emulation of my good preceptor, I treated my friends, or myself at least, to a five minutes' fright.
offer
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From this reading I lost my foothold and fell into the stream, which, however, was so shallow as to offer no great obstacle to self-preservation.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A week after this memorable visit to Fossy, in emulation of my good preceptor, I treated my friends, or myself at least, to a five minutes' fright.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
overlook
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From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
preceptor
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From this reading A week after this memorable visit to Fossy, in emulation of my good preceptor, I treated my friends, or myself at least, to a five minutes' fright.
projected
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From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
rather
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From this reading I scrambled ashore, wet to the bone, and, feeling rather ashamed of my misadventure, skulked about in the fields for a couple of hours, in my dripping clothes.
result
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From this reading The result may be anticipated: I came very near going the way of those same fragments.
river
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From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The result may be anticipated: I came very near going the way of those same fragments.
scrambled
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From this reading I scrambled ashore, wet to the bone, and, feeling rather ashamed of my misadventure, skulked about in the fields for a couple of hours, in my dripping clothes.
self-preservation
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From this reading I lost my foothold and fell into the stream, which, however, was so shallow as to offer no great obstacle to self-preservation.
shallow
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From this reading I lost my foothold and fell into the stream, which, however, was so shallow as to offer no great obstacle to self-preservation.
skulked
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From this reading I scrambled ashore, wet to the bone, and, feeling rather ashamed of my misadventure, skulked about in the fields for a couple of hours, in my dripping clothes.
slightly
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From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I lost my foothold and fell into the stream, which, however, was so shallow as to offer no great obstacle to self-preservation.
some
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From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
stream
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From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A week after this memorable visit to Fossy, in emulation of my good preceptor, I treated my friends, or myself at least, to a five minutes' fright.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The result may be anticipated: I came very near going the way of those same fragments.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A week after this memorable visit to Fossy, in emulation of my good preceptor, I treated my friends, or myself at least, to a five minutes' fright.
treated
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From this reading A week after this memorable visit to Fossy, in emulation of my good preceptor, I treated my friends, or myself at least, to a five minutes' fright.
very
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From this reading The result may be anticipated: I came very near going the way of those same fragments.
visit
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From this reading A week after this memorable visit to Fossy, in emulation of my good preceptor, I treated my friends, or myself at least, to a five minutes' fright.
Wandering
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From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I lost my foothold and fell into the stream, which, however, was so shallow as to offer no great obstacle to self-preservation.
watching
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From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
way
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From this reading The result may be anticipated: I came very near going the way of those same fragments.
week
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From this reading A week after this memorable visit to Fossy, in emulation of my good preceptor, I treated my friends, or myself at least, to a five minutes' fright.
wet
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From this reading I scrambled ashore, wet to the bone, and, feeling rather ashamed of my misadventure, skulked about in the fields for a couple of hours, in my dripping clothes.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I lost my foothold and fell into the stream, which, however, was so shallow as to offer no great obstacle to self-preservation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Wandering beside the river one day when Coquelin had been detained within doors to overlook some accounts for my father, I amused myself, where the bank projected slightly over the stream, with kicking the earth away in fragments, and watching it borne down the current.
