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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 trial was a rough one to begin with, but, we repeat, Godfrey had not come out for a simple promenade.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Three long hours had still to pass before the sun reappeared above the horizon.
adventures
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From this reading He himself put it very well when he said he had left behind him quite a lifetime of happiness and repose, which he would never find again in his search for adventures.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He himself put it very well when he said he had left behind him quite a lifetime of happiness and repose, which he would never find again in his search for adventures.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He himself put it very well when he said he had left behind him quite a lifetime of happiness and repose, which he would never find again in his search for adventures.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading These were such hours that they might rather be called centuries.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Three long hours had still to pass before the sun reappeared above the horizon.
begin
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From this reading The trial was a rough one to begin with, but, we repeat, Godfrey had not come out for a simple promenade.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He himself put it very well when he said he had left behind him quite a lifetime of happiness and repose, which he would never find again in his search for adventures.
BITTER
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From this reading WHICH LEADS GODFREY TO BITTER REFLECTIONS ON THE MANIA FOR TRAVELLING.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The trial was a rough one to begin with, but, we repeat, Godfrey had not come out for a simple promenade.
called
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From this reading These were such hours that they might rather be called centuries.
centuries
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From this reading These were such hours that they might rather be called centuries.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trial was a rough one to begin with, but, we repeat, Godfrey had not come out for a simple promenade.
find
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From this reading He himself put it very well when he said he had left behind him quite a lifetime of happiness and repose, which he would never find again in his search for adventures.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WHICH LEADS GODFREY TO BITTER REFLECTIONS ON THE MANIA FOR TRAVELLING.
GODFREY
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From this reading WHICH LEADS GODFREY TO BITTER REFLECTIONS ON THE MANIA FOR TRAVELLING.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three long hours had still to pass before the sun reappeared above the horizon.
happiness
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From this reading He himself put it very well when he said he had left behind him quite a lifetime of happiness and repose, which he would never find again in his search for adventures.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He himself put it very well when he said he had left behind him quite a lifetime of happiness and repose, which he would never find again in his search for adventures.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He himself put it very well when he said he had left behind him quite a lifetime of happiness and repose, which he would never find again in his search for adventures.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He himself put it very well when he said he had left behind him quite a lifetime of happiness and repose, which he would never find again in his search for adventures.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He himself put it very well when he said he had left behind him quite a lifetime of happiness and repose, which he would never find again in his search for adventures.
horizon
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From this reading Three long hours had still to pass before the sun reappeared above the horizon.
hours
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From this reading Three long hours had still to pass before the sun reappeared above the horizon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He himself put it very well when he said he had left behind him quite a lifetime of happiness and repose, which he would never find again in his search for adventures.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He himself put it very well when he said he had left behind him quite a lifetime of happiness and repose, which he would never find again in his search for adventures.
LEADS
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From this reading WHICH LEADS GODFREY TO BITTER REFLECTIONS ON THE MANIA FOR TRAVELLING.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He himself put it very well when he said he had left behind him quite a lifetime of happiness and repose, which he would never find again in his search for adventures.
lifetime
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From this reading He himself put it very well when he said he had left behind him quite a lifetime of happiness and repose, which he would never find again in his search for adventures.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three long hours had still to pass before the sun reappeared above the horizon.
MANIA
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From this reading WHICH LEADS GODFREY TO BITTER REFLECTIONS ON THE MANIA FOR TRAVELLING.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading These were such hours that they might rather be called centuries.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He himself put it very well when he said he had left behind him quite a lifetime of happiness and repose, which he would never find again in his search for adventures.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The trial was a rough one to begin with, but, we repeat, Godfrey had not come out for a simple promenade.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He himself put it very well when he said he had left behind him quite a lifetime of happiness and repose, which he would never find again in his search for adventures.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHICH LEADS GODFREY TO BITTER REFLECTIONS ON THE MANIA FOR TRAVELLING.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The trial was a rough one to begin with, but, we repeat, Godfrey had not come out for a simple promenade.
out
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From this reading The trial was a rough one to begin with, but, we repeat, Godfrey had not come out for a simple promenade.
pass
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From this reading Three long hours had still to pass before the sun reappeared above the horizon.
promenade
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From this reading The trial was a rough one to begin with, but, we repeat, Godfrey had not come out for a simple promenade.
put
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From this reading He himself put it very well when he said he had left behind him quite a lifetime of happiness and repose, which he would never find again in his search for adventures.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He himself put it very well when he said he had left behind him quite a lifetime of happiness and repose, which he would never find again in his search for adventures.
rather
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From this reading These were such hours that they might rather be called centuries.
reappeared
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From this reading Three long hours had still to pass before the sun reappeared above the horizon.
REFLECTIONS
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From this reading WHICH LEADS GODFREY TO BITTER REFLECTIONS ON THE MANIA FOR TRAVELLING.
repeat
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From this reading The trial was a rough one to begin with, but, we repeat, Godfrey had not come out for a simple promenade.
repose
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From this reading He himself put it very well when he said he had left behind him quite a lifetime of happiness and repose, which he would never find again in his search for adventures.
rough
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From this reading The trial was a rough one to begin with, but, we repeat, Godfrey had not come out for a simple promenade.
said
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From this reading He himself put it very well when he said he had left behind him quite a lifetime of happiness and repose, which he would never find again in his search for adventures.
search
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From this reading He himself put it very well when he said he had left behind him quite a lifetime of happiness and repose, which he would never find again in his search for adventures.
simple
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From this reading The trial was a rough one to begin with, but, we repeat, Godfrey had not come out for a simple promenade.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three long hours had still to pass before the sun reappeared above the horizon.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading These were such hours that they might rather be called centuries.
sun
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From this reading Three long hours had still to pass before the sun reappeared above the horizon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading These were such hours that they might rather be called centuries.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHICH LEADS GODFREY TO BITTER REFLECTIONS ON THE MANIA FOR TRAVELLING.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were such hours that they might rather be called centuries.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These were such hours that they might rather be called centuries.
Three
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From this reading Three long hours had still to pass before the sun reappeared above the horizon.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHICH LEADS GODFREY TO BITTER REFLECTIONS ON THE MANIA FOR TRAVELLING.
TRAVELLING
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From this reading WHICH LEADS GODFREY TO BITTER REFLECTIONS ON THE MANIA FOR TRAVELLING.
trial
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From this reading The trial was a rough one to begin with, but, we repeat, Godfrey had not come out for a simple promenade.
very
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From this reading He himself put it very well when he said he had left behind him quite a lifetime of happiness and repose, which he would never find again in his search for adventures.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The trial was a rough one to begin with, but, we repeat, Godfrey had not come out for a simple promenade.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The trial was a rough one to begin with, but, we repeat, Godfrey had not come out for a simple promenade.
well
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From this reading He himself put it very well when he said he had left behind him quite a lifetime of happiness and repose, which he would never find again in his search for adventures.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were such hours that they might rather be called centuries.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He himself put it very well when he said he had left behind him quite a lifetime of happiness and repose, which he would never find again in his search for adventures.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHICH LEADS GODFREY TO BITTER REFLECTIONS ON THE MANIA FOR TRAVELLING.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The trial was a rough one to begin with, but, we repeat, Godfrey had not come out for a simple promenade.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He himself put it very well when he said he had left behind him quite a lifetime of happiness and repose, which he would never find again in his search for adventures.
