Chapter XII
Presently he would go on to Ingle-Nook. But not just yet. When his feet and legs were a little rested he would go on. He would ask first for Limpsfield and then for Ingle-Nook. It would be three or four miles.
Joan and Peter: The Story of an Education
Chapter XII
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Presently
he
would
go
on
to
Ingle-Nook.
But
not
just
yet.
When
his
feet
and
legs
were
a
little
rested
he
would
go
on.
He
would
ask
first
for
Limpsfield
and
then
for
Ingle-Nook.
It
would
be
three
or
four
miles.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
Presently
he
would
go
on
to
Ingle-Nook.
Line 2
But
not
just
yet.
Line 3
When
his
feet
and
legs
were
a
little
rested
he
would
go
on.
Line 4
He
would
ask
first
for
Limpsfield
and
then
for
Ingle-Nook.
Line 5
It
would
be
three
or
four
miles.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He would ask first for Limpsfield and then for Ingle-Nook.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When his feet and legs were a little rested he would go on.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Presently he would go on to Ingle-Nook.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “But not just yet.”
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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 When his feet and legs were a little rested he would go on.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When his feet and legs were a little rested he would go on.
ask
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From this reading He would ask first for Limpsfield and then for Ingle-Nook.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be three or four miles.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But not just yet.
feet
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From this reading When his feet and legs were a little rested he would go on.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would ask first for Limpsfield and then for Ingle-Nook.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He would ask first for Limpsfield and then for Ingle-Nook.
four
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From this reading It would be three or four miles.
go
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From this reading Presently he would go on to Ingle-Nook.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Presently he would go on to Ingle-Nook.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When his feet and legs were a little rested he would go on.
Ingle-Nook
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From this reading Presently he would go on to Ingle-Nook.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be three or four miles.
just
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From this reading But not just yet.
legs
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From this reading When his feet and legs were a little rested he would go on.
Limpsfield
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From this reading He would ask first for Limpsfield and then for Ingle-Nook.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When his feet and legs were a little rested he would go on.
miles
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From this reading It would be three or four miles.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But not just yet.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Presently he would go on to Ingle-Nook.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It would be three or four miles.
Presently
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From this reading Presently he would go on to Ingle-Nook.
rested
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From this reading When his feet and legs were a little rested he would go on.
then
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From this reading He would ask first for Limpsfield and then for Ingle-Nook.
three
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From this reading It would be three or four miles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Presently he would go on to Ingle-Nook.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When his feet and legs were a little rested he would go on.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When his feet and legs were a little rested he would go on.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Presently he would go on to Ingle-Nook.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But not just yet.