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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 The little story is all there, I can touch it from point to point; for the thread, as I call it, is a row of coloured beads on a string.
all
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From this reading The little story is all there, I can touch it from point to point; for the thread, as I call it, is a row of coloured beads on a string.
amuse
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From this reading None of the beads are missing--at least I think they're not: that's exactly what I shall amuse myself with finding out.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yes indeed, I say to myself, pen in hand, I can keep hold of the thread and let it lead me back to the first impression.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading None of the beads are missing--at least I think they're not: that's exactly what I shall amuse myself with finding out.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Art was long, I felt, and my holiday short; my mother was settled at Folkestone, and I paid her a visit when I could.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The little story is all there, I can touch it from point to point; for the thread, as I call it, is a row of coloured beads on a string.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading None of the beads are missing--at least I think they're not: that's exactly what I shall amuse myself with finding out.
back
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From this reading Yes indeed, I say to myself, pen in hand, I can keep hold of the thread and let it lead me back to the first impression.
beads
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From this reading The little story is all there, I can touch it from point to point; for the thread, as I call it, is a row of coloured beads on a string.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been all summer working hard in town and then had gone down to Folkestone for a blow.
blow
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From this reading I had been all summer working hard in town and then had gone down to Folkestone for a blow.
call
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From this reading The little story is all there, I can touch it from point to point; for the thread, as I call it, is a row of coloured beads on a string.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Yes indeed, I say to myself, pen in hand, I can keep hold of the thread and let it lead me back to the first impression.
coloured
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From this reading The little story is all there, I can touch it from point to point; for the thread, as I call it, is a row of coloured beads on a string.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Art was long, I felt, and my holiday short; my mother was settled at Folkestone, and I paid her a visit when I could.
down
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From this reading I had been all summer working hard in town and then had gone down to Folkestone for a blow.
exactly
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From this reading None of the beads are missing--at least I think they're not: that's exactly what I shall amuse myself with finding out.
felt
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From this reading Art was long, I felt, and my holiday short; my mother was settled at Folkestone, and I paid her a visit when I could.
finding
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From this reading None of the beads are missing--at least I think they're not: that's exactly what I shall amuse myself with finding out.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes indeed, I say to myself, pen in hand, I can keep hold of the thread and let it lead me back to the first impression.
Folkestone
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From this reading I had been all summer working hard in town and then had gone down to Folkestone for a blow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The little story is all there, I can touch it from point to point; for the thread, as I call it, is a row of coloured beads on a string.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The little story is all there, I can touch it from point to point; for the thread, as I call it, is a row of coloured beads on a string.
gone
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From this reading I had been all summer working hard in town and then had gone down to Folkestone for a blow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been all summer working hard in town and then had gone down to Folkestone for a blow.
hand
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From this reading Yes indeed, I say to myself, pen in hand, I can keep hold of the thread and let it lead me back to the first impression.
hard
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From this reading I had been all summer working hard in town and then had gone down to Folkestone for a blow.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Art was long, I felt, and my holiday short; my mother was settled at Folkestone, and I paid her a visit when I could.
hold
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From this reading Yes indeed, I say to myself, pen in hand, I can keep hold of the thread and let it lead me back to the first impression.
holiday
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From this reading Art was long, I felt, and my holiday short; my mother was settled at Folkestone, and I paid her a visit when I could.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yes indeed, I say to myself, pen in hand, I can keep hold of the thread and let it lead me back to the first impression.
impression
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From this reading Yes indeed, I say to myself, pen in hand, I can keep hold of the thread and let it lead me back to the first impression.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yes indeed, I say to myself, pen in hand, I can keep hold of the thread and let it lead me back to the first impression.
indeed
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From this reading Yes indeed, I say to myself, pen in hand, I can keep hold of the thread and let it lead me back to the first impression.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little story is all there, I can touch it from point to point; for the thread, as I call it, is a row of coloured beads on a string.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes indeed, I say to myself, pen in hand, I can keep hold of the thread and let it lead me back to the first impression.
keep
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From this reading Yes indeed, I say to myself, pen in hand, I can keep hold of the thread and let it lead me back to the first impression.
lead
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From this reading Yes indeed, I say to myself, pen in hand, I can keep hold of the thread and let it lead me back to the first impression.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading None of the beads are missing--at least I think they're not: that's exactly what I shall amuse myself with finding out.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Yes indeed, I say to myself, pen in hand, I can keep hold of the thread and let it lead me back to the first impression.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little story is all there, I can touch it from point to point; for the thread, as I call it, is a row of coloured beads on a string.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Art was long, I felt, and my holiday short; my mother was settled at Folkestone, and I paid her a visit when I could.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yes indeed, I say to myself, pen in hand, I can keep hold of the thread and let it lead me back to the first impression.
missing
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From this reading None of the beads are missing--at least I think they're not: that's exactly what I shall amuse myself with finding out.
mother
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From this reading Art was long, I felt, and my holiday short; my mother was settled at Folkestone, and I paid her a visit when I could.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Art was long, I felt, and my holiday short; my mother was settled at Folkestone, and I paid her a visit when I could.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Yes indeed, I say to myself, pen in hand, I can keep hold of the thread and let it lead me back to the first impression.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading None of the beads are missing--at least I think they're not: that's exactly what I shall amuse myself with finding out.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading None of the beads are missing--at least I think they're not: that's exactly what I shall amuse myself with finding out.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yes indeed, I say to myself, pen in hand, I can keep hold of the thread and let it lead me back to the first impression.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The little story is all there, I can touch it from point to point; for the thread, as I call it, is a row of coloured beads on a string.
out
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From this reading None of the beads are missing--at least I think they're not: that's exactly what I shall amuse myself with finding out.
paid
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From this reading Art was long, I felt, and my holiday short; my mother was settled at Folkestone, and I paid her a visit when I could.
pen
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From this reading Yes indeed, I say to myself, pen in hand, I can keep hold of the thread and let it lead me back to the first impression.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The little story is all there, I can touch it from point to point; for the thread, as I call it, is a row of coloured beads on a string.
row
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From this reading The little story is all there, I can touch it from point to point; for the thread, as I call it, is a row of coloured beads on a string.
say
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From this reading Yes indeed, I say to myself, pen in hand, I can keep hold of the thread and let it lead me back to the first impression.
settled
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From this reading Art was long, I felt, and my holiday short; my mother was settled at Folkestone, and I paid her a visit when I could.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading None of the beads are missing--at least I think they're not: that's exactly what I shall amuse myself with finding out.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Art was long, I felt, and my holiday short; my mother was settled at Folkestone, and I paid her a visit when I could.
story
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From this reading The little story is all there, I can touch it from point to point; for the thread, as I call it, is a row of coloured beads on a string.
string
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From this reading The little story is all there, I can touch it from point to point; for the thread, as I call it, is a row of coloured beads on a string.
summer
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From this reading I had been all summer working hard in town and then had gone down to Folkestone for a blow.
that's
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From this reading None of the beads are missing--at least I think they're not: that's exactly what I shall amuse myself with finding out.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes indeed, I say to myself, pen in hand, I can keep hold of the thread and let it lead me back to the first impression.
then
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From this reading I had been all summer working hard in town and then had gone down to Folkestone for a blow.
there
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From this reading The little story is all there, I can touch it from point to point; for the thread, as I call it, is a row of coloured beads on a string.
they're
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From this reading None of the beads are missing--at least I think they're not: that's exactly what I shall amuse myself with finding out.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading None of the beads are missing--at least I think they're not: that's exactly what I shall amuse myself with finding out.
thread
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From this reading Yes indeed, I say to myself, pen in hand, I can keep hold of the thread and let it lead me back to the first impression.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yes indeed, I say to myself, pen in hand, I can keep hold of the thread and let it lead me back to the first impression.
touch
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From this reading The little story is all there, I can touch it from point to point; for the thread, as I call it, is a row of coloured beads on a string.
town
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From this reading I had been all summer working hard in town and then had gone down to Folkestone for a blow.
visit
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From this reading Art was long, I felt, and my holiday short; my mother was settled at Folkestone, and I paid her a visit when I could.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Art was long, I felt, and my holiday short; my mother was settled at Folkestone, and I paid her a visit when I could.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading None of the beads are missing--at least I think they're not: that's exactly what I shall amuse myself with finding out.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Art was long, I felt, and my holiday short; my mother was settled at Folkestone, and I paid her a visit when I could.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading None of the beads are missing--at least I think they're not: that's exactly what I shall amuse myself with finding out.
working
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From this reading I had been all summer working hard in town and then had gone down to Folkestone for a blow.
Yes
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From this reading Yes indeed, I say to myself, pen in hand, I can keep hold of the thread and let it lead me back to the first impression.
