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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 I began to enjoy the exhilarating delight of traveling, a life of desire, gratification and liberty.
ADVENTURES
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From this reading OUR START--WE MEET WITH ADVENTURES BY THE WAY The weather was overcast but settled, when we commenced our adventurous and perilous journey.
adventurous
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From this reading OUR START--WE MEET WITH ADVENTURES BY THE WAY The weather was overcast but settled, when we commenced our adventurous and perilous journey.
agreeable
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From this reading As there was nothing I liked better than horse exercise, the pleasure of riding through an unknown country caused the early part of our enterprise to be particularly agreeable to me.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As there was nothing I liked better than horse exercise, the pleasure of riding through an unknown country caused the early part of our enterprise to be particularly agreeable to me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OUR START--WE MEET WITH ADVENTURES BY THE WAY The weather was overcast but settled, when we commenced our adventurous and perilous journey.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As there was nothing I liked better than horse exercise, the pleasure of riding through an unknown country caused the early part of our enterprise to be particularly agreeable to me.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As there was nothing I liked better than horse exercise, the pleasure of riding through an unknown country caused the early part of our enterprise to be particularly agreeable to me.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I began to enjoy the exhilarating delight of traveling, a life of desire, gratification and liberty.
better
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From this reading As there was nothing I liked better than horse exercise, the pleasure of riding through an unknown country caused the early part of our enterprise to be particularly agreeable to me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading OUR START--WE MEET WITH ADVENTURES BY THE WAY The weather was overcast but settled, when we commenced our adventurous and perilous journey.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading OUR START--WE MEET WITH ADVENTURES BY THE WAY The weather was overcast but settled, when we commenced our adventurous and perilous journey.
caused
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From this reading As there was nothing I liked better than horse exercise, the pleasure of riding through an unknown country caused the early part of our enterprise to be particularly agreeable to me.
commenced
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From this reading OUR START--WE MEET WITH ADVENTURES BY THE WAY The weather was overcast but settled, when we commenced our adventurous and perilous journey.
country
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From this reading As there was nothing I liked better than horse exercise, the pleasure of riding through an unknown country caused the early part of our enterprise to be particularly agreeable to me.
delight
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From this reading I began to enjoy the exhilarating delight of traveling, a life of desire, gratification and liberty.
desire
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From this reading I began to enjoy the exhilarating delight of traveling, a life of desire, gratification and liberty.
drenching
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From this reading We had neither to fear fatiguing heat nor drenching rain.
early
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From this reading As there was nothing I liked better than horse exercise, the pleasure of riding through an unknown country caused the early part of our enterprise to be particularly agreeable to me.
enjoy
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From this reading I began to enjoy the exhilarating delight of traveling, a life of desire, gratification and liberty.
enterprise
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From this reading As there was nothing I liked better than horse exercise, the pleasure of riding through an unknown country caused the early part of our enterprise to be particularly agreeable to me.
exercise
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From this reading As there was nothing I liked better than horse exercise, the pleasure of riding through an unknown country caused the early part of our enterprise to be particularly agreeable to me.
exhilarating
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From this reading I began to enjoy the exhilarating delight of traveling, a life of desire, gratification and liberty.
fact
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From this reading It was, in fact, real tourist weather.
fatiguing
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From this reading We had neither to fear fatiguing heat nor drenching rain.
fear
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From this reading We had neither to fear fatiguing heat nor drenching rain.
gratification
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From this reading I began to enjoy the exhilarating delight of traveling, a life of desire, gratification and liberty.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had neither to fear fatiguing heat nor drenching rain.
heat
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From this reading We had neither to fear fatiguing heat nor drenching rain.
horse
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From this reading As there was nothing I liked better than horse exercise, the pleasure of riding through an unknown country caused the early part of our enterprise to be particularly agreeable to me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As there was nothing I liked better than horse exercise, the pleasure of riding through an unknown country caused the early part of our enterprise to be particularly agreeable to me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was, in fact, real tourist weather.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was, in fact, real tourist weather.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading OUR START--WE MEET WITH ADVENTURES BY THE WAY The weather was overcast but settled, when we commenced our adventurous and perilous journey.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading I began to enjoy the exhilarating delight of traveling, a life of desire, gratification and liberty.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I began to enjoy the exhilarating delight of traveling, a life of desire, gratification and liberty.
liked
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From this reading As there was nothing I liked better than horse exercise, the pleasure of riding through an unknown country caused the early part of our enterprise to be particularly agreeable to me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As there was nothing I liked better than horse exercise, the pleasure of riding through an unknown country caused the early part of our enterprise to be particularly agreeable to me.
MEETverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading OUR START--WE MEET WITH ADVENTURES BY THE WAY The weather was overcast but settled, when we commenced our adventurous and perilous journey.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading We had neither to fear fatiguing heat nor drenching rain.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading We had neither to fear fatiguing heat nor drenching rain.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading As there was nothing I liked better than horse exercise, the pleasure of riding through an unknown country caused the early part of our enterprise to be particularly agreeable to me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As there was nothing I liked better than horse exercise, the pleasure of riding through an unknown country caused the early part of our enterprise to be particularly agreeable to me.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR START--WE MEET WITH ADVENTURES BY THE WAY The weather was overcast but settled, when we commenced our adventurous and perilous journey.
overcast
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From this reading OUR START--WE MEET WITH ADVENTURES BY THE WAY The weather was overcast but settled, when we commenced our adventurous and perilous journey.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As there was nothing I liked better than horse exercise, the pleasure of riding through an unknown country caused the early part of our enterprise to be particularly agreeable to me.
particularly
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From this reading As there was nothing I liked better than horse exercise, the pleasure of riding through an unknown country caused the early part of our enterprise to be particularly agreeable to me.
perilous
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From this reading OUR START--WE MEET WITH ADVENTURES BY THE WAY The weather was overcast but settled, when we commenced our adventurous and perilous journey.
pleasure
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From this reading As there was nothing I liked better than horse exercise, the pleasure of riding through an unknown country caused the early part of our enterprise to be particularly agreeable to me.
rain
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From this reading We had neither to fear fatiguing heat nor drenching rain.
real
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From this reading It was, in fact, real tourist weather.
riding
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From this reading As there was nothing I liked better than horse exercise, the pleasure of riding through an unknown country caused the early part of our enterprise to be particularly agreeable to me.
settled
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From this reading OUR START--WE MEET WITH ADVENTURES BY THE WAY The weather was overcast but settled, when we commenced our adventurous and perilous journey.
STARTnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OUR START--WE MEET WITH ADVENTURES BY THE WAY The weather was overcast but settled, when we commenced our adventurous and perilous journey.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As there was nothing I liked better than horse exercise, the pleasure of riding through an unknown country caused the early part of our enterprise to be particularly agreeable to me.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUR START--WE MEET WITH ADVENTURES BY THE WAY The weather was overcast but settled, when we commenced our adventurous and perilous journey.
there
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From this reading As there was nothing I liked better than horse exercise, the pleasure of riding through an unknown country caused the early part of our enterprise to be particularly agreeable to me.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As there was nothing I liked better than horse exercise, the pleasure of riding through an unknown country caused the early part of our enterprise to be particularly agreeable to me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had neither to fear fatiguing heat nor drenching rain.
tourist
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From this reading It was, in fact, real tourist weather.
traveling
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From this reading I began to enjoy the exhilarating delight of traveling, a life of desire, gratification and liberty.
unknown
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From this reading As there was nothing I liked better than horse exercise, the pleasure of riding through an unknown country caused the early part of our enterprise to be particularly agreeable to me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OUR START--WE MEET WITH ADVENTURES BY THE WAY The weather was overcast but settled, when we commenced our adventurous and perilous journey.
WAY
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From this reading OUR START--WE MEET WITH ADVENTURES BY THE WAY The weather was overcast but settled, when we commenced our adventurous and perilous journey.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading OUR START--WE MEET WITH ADVENTURES BY THE WAY The weather was overcast but settled, when we commenced our adventurous and perilous journey.
weather
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From this reading OUR START--WE MEET WITH ADVENTURES BY THE WAY The weather was overcast but settled, when we commenced our adventurous and perilous journey.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading OUR START--WE MEET WITH ADVENTURES BY THE WAY The weather was overcast but settled, when we commenced our adventurous and perilous journey.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading OUR START--WE MEET WITH ADVENTURES BY THE WAY The weather was overcast but settled, when we commenced our adventurous and perilous journey.
