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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 STRUGGLE ’TWIXT LOVE AND DEATH” And now you shall hie with me to Italy.
advance
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All
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From this reading All day long I was looking at scenes familiar to my eyes.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “A STRUGGLE ’TWIXT LOVE AND DEATH” And now you shall hie with me to Italy.
any
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From this reading As it happens, I take a lasting delight in getting the better of the terrible line between London and the channel, which any man may do by catching a fast train slightly in advance of the boat express and carrying his grip from the town station to the pier.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it happens, I take a lasting delight in getting the better of the terrible line between London and the channel, which any man may do by catching a fast train slightly in advance of the boat express and carrying his grip from the town station to the pier.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All day long I was looking at scenes familiar to my eyes.
avoids
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From this reading He thus avoids the scandalous over-charge of the boat trains, and lays the unction to his soul that he is not a holder of “Doras.”
better
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From this reading As it happens, I take a lasting delight in getting the better of the terrible line between London and the channel, which any man may do by catching a fast train slightly in advance of the boat express and carrying his grip from the town station to the pier.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading As it happens, I take a lasting delight in getting the better of the terrible line between London and the channel, which any man may do by catching a fast train slightly in advance of the boat express and carrying his grip from the town station to the pier.
boat
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As it happens, I take a lasting delight in getting the better of the terrible line between London and the channel, which any man may do by catching a fast train slightly in advance of the boat express and carrying his grip from the town station to the pier.
carrying
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catching
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From this reading As it happens, I take a lasting delight in getting the better of the terrible line between London and the channel, which any man may do by catching a fast train slightly in advance of the boat express and carrying his grip from the town station to the pier.
channel
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day
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From this reading All day long I was looking at scenes familiar to my eyes.
DEATH
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From this reading “A STRUGGLE ’TWIXT LOVE AND DEATH” And now you shall hie with me to Italy.
delight
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From this reading As it happens, I take a lasting delight in getting the better of the terrible line between London and the channel, which any man may do by catching a fast train slightly in advance of the boat express and carrying his grip from the town station to the pier.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading As it happens, I take a lasting delight in getting the better of the terrible line between London and the channel, which any man may do by catching a fast train slightly in advance of the boat express and carrying his grip from the town station to the pier.
Doras
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From this reading He thus avoids the scandalous over-charge of the boat trains, and lays the unction to his soul that he is not a holder of “Doras.”
Dover
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From this reading I had missed the over-night Engadine Rapide to Lucerne, and Hooper’s enthusiasm sent me to Dover two hours too early.
early
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From this reading I had missed the over-night Engadine Rapide to Lucerne, and Hooper’s enthusiasm sent me to Dover two hours too early.
Engadine
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From this reading I had missed the over-night Engadine Rapide to Lucerne, and Hooper’s enthusiasm sent me to Dover two hours too early.
enthusiasm
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From this reading I had missed the over-night Engadine Rapide to Lucerne, and Hooper’s enthusiasm sent me to Dover two hours too early.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading As it happens, I take a lasting delight in getting the better of the terrible line between London and the channel, which any man may do by catching a fast train slightly in advance of the boat express and carrying his grip from the town station to the pier.
eyes
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From this reading All day long I was looking at scenes familiar to my eyes.
familiar
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From this reading All day long I was looking at scenes familiar to my eyes.
fast
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From this reading As it happens, I take a lasting delight in getting the better of the terrible line between London and the channel, which any man may do by catching a fast train slightly in advance of the boat express and carrying his grip from the town station to the pier.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As it happens, I take a lasting delight in getting the better of the terrible line between London and the channel, which any man may do by catching a fast train slightly in advance of the boat express and carrying his grip from the town station to the pier.
getting
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grip
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From this reading As it happens, I take a lasting delight in getting the better of the terrible line between London and the channel, which any man may do by catching a fast train slightly in advance of the boat express and carrying his grip from the town station to the pier.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had missed the over-night Engadine Rapide to Lucerne, and Hooper’s enthusiasm sent me to Dover two hours too early.
happens
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From this reading As it happens, I take a lasting delight in getting the better of the terrible line between London and the channel, which any man may do by catching a fast train slightly in advance of the boat express and carrying his grip from the town station to the pier.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thus avoids the scandalous over-charge of the boat trains, and lays the unction to his soul that he is not a holder of “Doras.”
hie
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From this reading “A STRUGGLE ’TWIXT LOVE AND DEATH” And now you shall hie with me to Italy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As it happens, I take a lasting delight in getting the better of the terrible line between London and the channel, which any man may do by catching a fast train slightly in advance of the boat express and carrying his grip from the town station to the pier.
holder
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From this reading He thus avoids the scandalous over-charge of the boat trains, and lays the unction to his soul that he is not a holder of “Doras.”
Hooper's
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From this reading I had missed the over-night Engadine Rapide to Lucerne, and Hooper’s enthusiasm sent me to Dover two hours too early.
hours
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From this reading I had missed the over-night Engadine Rapide to Lucerne, and Hooper’s enthusiasm sent me to Dover two hours too early.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had missed the over-night Engadine Rapide to Lucerne, and Hooper’s enthusiasm sent me to Dover two hours too early.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As it happens, I take a lasting delight in getting the better of the terrible line between London and the channel, which any man may do by catching a fast train slightly in advance of the boat express and carrying his grip from the town station to the pier.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He thus avoids the scandalous over-charge of the boat trains, and lays the unction to his soul that he is not a holder of “Doras.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As it happens, I take a lasting delight in getting the better of the terrible line between London and the channel, which any man may do by catching a fast train slightly in advance of the boat express and carrying his grip from the town station to the pier.
Italy
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From this reading “A STRUGGLE ’TWIXT LOVE AND DEATH” And now you shall hie with me to Italy.
lasting
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lays
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From this reading He thus avoids the scandalous over-charge of the boat trains, and lays the unction to his soul that he is not a holder of “Doras.”
line
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From this reading As it happens, I take a lasting delight in getting the better of the terrible line between London and the channel, which any man may do by catching a fast train slightly in advance of the boat express and carrying his grip from the town station to the pier.
London
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All day long I was looking at scenes familiar to my eyes.
looking
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From this reading All day long I was looking at scenes familiar to my eyes.
LOVE
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From this reading “A STRUGGLE ’TWIXT LOVE AND DEATH” And now you shall hie with me to Italy.
Lucerne
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From this reading I had missed the over-night Engadine Rapide to Lucerne, and Hooper’s enthusiasm sent me to Dover two hours too early.
man
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From this reading As it happens, I take a lasting delight in getting the better of the terrible line between London and the channel, which any man may do by catching a fast train slightly in advance of the boat express and carrying his grip from the town station to the pier.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading As it happens, I take a lasting delight in getting the better of the terrible line between London and the channel, which any man may do by catching a fast train slightly in advance of the boat express and carrying his grip from the town station to the pier.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “A STRUGGLE ’TWIXT LOVE AND DEATH” And now you shall hie with me to Italy.
missed
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From this reading I had missed the over-night Engadine Rapide to Lucerne, and Hooper’s enthusiasm sent me to Dover two hours too early.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading All day long I was looking at scenes familiar to my eyes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He thus avoids the scandalous over-charge of the boat trains, and lays the unction to his soul that he is not a holder of “Doras.”
now
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From this reading “A STRUGGLE ’TWIXT LOVE AND DEATH” And now you shall hie with me to Italy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As it happens, I take a lasting delight in getting the better of the terrible line between London and the channel, which any man may do by catching a fast train slightly in advance of the boat express and carrying his grip from the town station to the pier.
over-charge
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From this reading He thus avoids the scandalous over-charge of the boat trains, and lays the unction to his soul that he is not a holder of “Doras.”
over-night
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From this reading I had missed the over-night Engadine Rapide to Lucerne, and Hooper’s enthusiasm sent me to Dover two hours too early.
pier
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Rapide
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From this reading I had missed the over-night Engadine Rapide to Lucerne, and Hooper’s enthusiasm sent me to Dover two hours too early.
scandalous
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From this reading He thus avoids the scandalous over-charge of the boat trains, and lays the unction to his soul that he is not a holder of “Doras.”
scenes
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From this reading All day long I was looking at scenes familiar to my eyes.
sent
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From this reading I had missed the over-night Engadine Rapide to Lucerne, and Hooper’s enthusiasm sent me to Dover two hours too early.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “A STRUGGLE ’TWIXT LOVE AND DEATH” And now you shall hie with me to Italy.
slightly
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From this reading As it happens, I take a lasting delight in getting the better of the terrible line between London and the channel, which any man may do by catching a fast train slightly in advance of the boat express and carrying his grip from the town station to the pier.
soul
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From this reading He thus avoids the scandalous over-charge of the boat trains, and lays the unction to his soul that he is not a holder of “Doras.”
station
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From this reading As it happens, I take a lasting delight in getting the better of the terrible line between London and the channel, which any man may do by catching a fast train slightly in advance of the boat express and carrying his grip from the town station to the pier.
STRUGGLE
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From this reading “A STRUGGLE ’TWIXT LOVE AND DEATH” And now you shall hie with me to Italy.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As it happens, I take a lasting delight in getting the better of the terrible line between London and the channel, which any man may do by catching a fast train slightly in advance of the boat express and carrying his grip from the town station to the pier.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As it happens, I take a lasting delight in getting the better of the terrible line between London and the channel, which any man may do by catching a fast train slightly in advance of the boat express and carrying his grip from the town station to the pier.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He thus avoids the scandalous over-charge of the boat trains, and lays the unction to his soul that he is not a holder of “Doras.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had missed the over-night Engadine Rapide to Lucerne, and Hooper’s enthusiasm sent me to Dover two hours too early.
thus
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From this reading He thus avoids the scandalous over-charge of the boat trains, and lays the unction to his soul that he is not a holder of “Doras.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “A STRUGGLE ’TWIXT LOVE AND DEATH” And now you shall hie with me to Italy.
too
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From this reading I had missed the over-night Engadine Rapide to Lucerne, and Hooper’s enthusiasm sent me to Dover two hours too early.
town
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train
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trains
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From this reading He thus avoids the scandalous over-charge of the boat trains, and lays the unction to his soul that he is not a holder of “Doras.”
TWIXT
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From this reading “A STRUGGLE ’TWIXT LOVE AND DEATH” And now you shall hie with me to Italy.
two
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From this reading I had missed the over-night Engadine Rapide to Lucerne, and Hooper’s enthusiasm sent me to Dover two hours too early.
unction
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From this reading He thus avoids the scandalous over-charge of the boat trains, and lays the unction to his soul that he is not a holder of “Doras.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All day long I was looking at scenes familiar to my eyes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As it happens, I take a lasting delight in getting the better of the terrible line between London and the channel, which any man may do by catching a fast train slightly in advance of the boat express and carrying his grip from the town station to the pier.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “A STRUGGLE ’TWIXT LOVE AND DEATH” And now you shall hie with me to Italy.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “A STRUGGLE ’TWIXT LOVE AND DEATH” And now you shall hie with me to Italy.
