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From this reading THE BICYCLE MANUFACTURER Sec.1 So Kipps embarked upon his engagement, steeled himself to the high enterprise of marrying above his breeding.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The next morning found him dressing with a certain quiet severity of movement, and it seemed to his landlady's housemaid that he was unusually dignified at breakfast.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading THE BICYCLE MANUFACTURER Sec.1 So Kipps embarked upon his engagement, steeled himself to the high enterprise of marrying above his breeding.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And the love of Helen had also given him courage to do what Buggins had once suggested to him as a thing he would do were he in Kipps' place, and that was to hire a motor car for the afternoon.
also
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From this reading And the love of Helen had also given him courage to do what Buggins had once suggested to him as a thing he would do were he in Kipps' place, and that was to hire a motor car for the afternoon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning found him dressing with a certain quiet severity of movement, and it seemed to his landlady's housemaid that he was unusually dignified at breakfast.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And the love of Helen had also given him courage to do what Buggins had once suggested to him as a thing he would do were he in Kipps' place, and that was to hire a motor car for the afternoon.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next morning found him dressing with a certain quiet severity of movement, and it seemed to his landlady's housemaid that he was unusually dignified at breakfast.
bacon
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From this reading He meditated profoundly over his kipper and his kidney and bacon.
BICYCLE
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From this reading THE BICYCLE MANUFACTURER Sec.1 So Kipps embarked upon his engagement, steeled himself to the high enterprise of marrying above his breeding.
breakfast
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From this reading The next morning found him dressing with a certain quiet severity of movement, and it seemed to his landlady's housemaid that he was unusually dignified at breakfast.
breeding
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From this reading THE BICYCLE MANUFACTURER Sec.1 So Kipps embarked upon his engagement, steeled himself to the high enterprise of marrying above his breeding.
Buggins
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From this reading And the love of Helen had also given him courage to do what Buggins had once suggested to him as a thing he would do were he in Kipps' place, and that was to hire a motor car for the afternoon.
car
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From this reading And the love of Helen had also given him courage to do what Buggins had once suggested to him as a thing he would do were he in Kipps' place, and that was to hire a motor car for the afternoon.
certain
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From this reading The next morning found him dressing with a certain quiet severity of movement, and it seemed to his landlady's housemaid that he was unusually dignified at breakfast.
courage
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From this reading And the love of Helen had also given him courage to do what Buggins had once suggested to him as a thing he would do were he in Kipps' place, and that was to hire a motor car for the afternoon.
dignified
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From this reading The next morning found him dressing with a certain quiet severity of movement, and it seemed to his landlady's housemaid that he was unusually dignified at breakfast.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And the love of Helen had also given him courage to do what Buggins had once suggested to him as a thing he would do were he in Kipps' place, and that was to hire a motor car for the afternoon.
dressing
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From this reading The next morning found him dressing with a certain quiet severity of movement, and it seemed to his landlady's housemaid that he was unusually dignified at breakfast.
embarked
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From this reading THE BICYCLE MANUFACTURER Sec.1 So Kipps embarked upon his engagement, steeled himself to the high enterprise of marrying above his breeding.
engagement
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From this reading THE BICYCLE MANUFACTURER Sec.1 So Kipps embarked upon his engagement, steeled himself to the high enterprise of marrying above his breeding.
enterprise
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From this reading THE BICYCLE MANUFACTURER Sec.1 So Kipps embarked upon his engagement, steeled himself to the high enterprise of marrying above his breeding.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And the love of Helen had also given him courage to do what Buggins had once suggested to him as a thing he would do were he in Kipps' place, and that was to hire a motor car for the afternoon.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning found him dressing with a certain quiet severity of movement, and it seemed to his landlady's housemaid that he was unusually dignified at breakfast.
given
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From this reading And the love of Helen had also given him courage to do what Buggins had once suggested to him as a thing he would do were he in Kipps' place, and that was to hire a motor car for the afternoon.
going
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From this reading He was going to New Romney to tell the old people what had happened and where he stood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was going to New Romney to tell the old people what had happened and where he stood.
happened
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From this reading He was going to New Romney to tell the old people what had happened and where he stood.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next morning found him dressing with a certain quiet severity of movement, and it seemed to his landlady's housemaid that he was unusually dignified at breakfast.
Helen
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From this reading And the love of Helen had also given him courage to do what Buggins had once suggested to him as a thing he would do were he in Kipps' place, and that was to hire a motor car for the afternoon.
high
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From this reading THE BICYCLE MANUFACTURER Sec.1 So Kipps embarked upon his engagement, steeled himself to the high enterprise of marrying above his breeding.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next morning found him dressing with a certain quiet severity of movement, and it seemed to his landlady's housemaid that he was unusually dignified at breakfast.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE BICYCLE MANUFACTURER Sec.1 So Kipps embarked upon his engagement, steeled himself to the high enterprise of marrying above his breeding.
hire
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From this reading And the love of Helen had also given him courage to do what Buggins had once suggested to him as a thing he would do were he in Kipps' place, and that was to hire a motor car for the afternoon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BICYCLE MANUFACTURER Sec.1 So Kipps embarked upon his engagement, steeled himself to the high enterprise of marrying above his breeding.
housemaid
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From this reading The next morning found him dressing with a certain quiet severity of movement, and it seemed to his landlady's housemaid that he was unusually dignified at breakfast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And the love of Helen had also given him courage to do what Buggins had once suggested to him as a thing he would do were he in Kipps' place, and that was to hire a motor car for the afternoon.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The next morning found him dressing with a certain quiet severity of movement, and it seemed to his landlady's housemaid that he was unusually dignified at breakfast.
kidney
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From this reading He meditated profoundly over his kipper and his kidney and bacon.
kipper
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From this reading He meditated profoundly over his kipper and his kidney and bacon.
Kipps
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From this reading THE BICYCLE MANUFACTURER Sec.1 So Kipps embarked upon his engagement, steeled himself to the high enterprise of marrying above his breeding.
landlady's
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From this reading The next morning found him dressing with a certain quiet severity of movement, and it seemed to his landlady's housemaid that he was unusually dignified at breakfast.
love
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From this reading And the love of Helen had also given him courage to do what Buggins had once suggested to him as a thing he would do were he in Kipps' place, and that was to hire a motor car for the afternoon.
MANUFACTURER
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From this reading THE BICYCLE MANUFACTURER Sec.1 So Kipps embarked upon his engagement, steeled himself to the high enterprise of marrying above his breeding.
marrying
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From this reading THE BICYCLE MANUFACTURER Sec.1 So Kipps embarked upon his engagement, steeled himself to the high enterprise of marrying above his breeding.
meditated
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From this reading He meditated profoundly over his kipper and his kidney and bacon.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning found him dressing with a certain quiet severity of movement, and it seemed to his landlady's housemaid that he was unusually dignified at breakfast.
motor
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From this reading And the love of Helen had also given him courage to do what Buggins had once suggested to him as a thing he would do were he in Kipps' place, and that was to hire a motor car for the afternoon.
movement
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From this reading The next morning found him dressing with a certain quiet severity of movement, and it seemed to his landlady's housemaid that he was unusually dignified at breakfast.
New
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From this reading He was going to New Romney to tell the old people what had happened and where he stood.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning found him dressing with a certain quiet severity of movement, and it seemed to his landlady's housemaid that he was unusually dignified at breakfast.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BICYCLE MANUFACTURER Sec.1 So Kipps embarked upon his engagement, steeled himself to the high enterprise of marrying above his breeding.
old
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From this reading He was going to New Romney to tell the old people what had happened and where he stood.
once
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From this reading And the love of Helen had also given him courage to do what Buggins had once suggested to him as a thing he would do were he in Kipps' place, and that was to hire a motor car for the afternoon.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He meditated profoundly over his kipper and his kidney and bacon.
people
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From this reading He was going to New Romney to tell the old people what had happened and where he stood.
place
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From this reading And the love of Helen had also given him courage to do what Buggins had once suggested to him as a thing he would do were he in Kipps' place, and that was to hire a motor car for the afternoon.
profoundly
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From this reading He meditated profoundly over his kipper and his kidney and bacon.
quiet
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From this reading The next morning found him dressing with a certain quiet severity of movement, and it seemed to his landlady's housemaid that he was unusually dignified at breakfast.
Romney
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From this reading He was going to New Romney to tell the old people what had happened and where he stood.
Sec
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From this reading THE BICYCLE MANUFACTURER Sec.1 So Kipps embarked upon his engagement, steeled himself to the high enterprise of marrying above his breeding.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning found him dressing with a certain quiet severity of movement, and it seemed to his landlady's housemaid that he was unusually dignified at breakfast.
severity
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From this reading The next morning found him dressing with a certain quiet severity of movement, and it seemed to his landlady's housemaid that he was unusually dignified at breakfast.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE BICYCLE MANUFACTURER Sec.1 So Kipps embarked upon his engagement, steeled himself to the high enterprise of marrying above his breeding.
steeled
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From this reading THE BICYCLE MANUFACTURER Sec.1 So Kipps embarked upon his engagement, steeled himself to the high enterprise of marrying above his breeding.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was going to New Romney to tell the old people what had happened and where he stood.
suggested
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From this reading And the love of Helen had also given him courage to do what Buggins had once suggested to him as a thing he would do were he in Kipps' place, and that was to hire a motor car for the afternoon.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was going to New Romney to tell the old people what had happened and where he stood.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next morning found him dressing with a certain quiet severity of movement, and it seemed to his landlady's housemaid that he was unusually dignified at breakfast.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BICYCLE MANUFACTURER Sec.1 So Kipps embarked upon his engagement, steeled himself to the high enterprise of marrying above his breeding.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the love of Helen had also given him courage to do what Buggins had once suggested to him as a thing he would do were he in Kipps' place, and that was to hire a motor car for the afternoon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BICYCLE MANUFACTURER Sec.1 So Kipps embarked upon his engagement, steeled himself to the high enterprise of marrying above his breeding.
unusually
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From this reading The next morning found him dressing with a certain quiet severity of movement, and it seemed to his landlady's housemaid that he was unusually dignified at breakfast.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE BICYCLE MANUFACTURER Sec.1 So Kipps embarked upon his engagement, steeled himself to the high enterprise of marrying above his breeding.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning found him dressing with a certain quiet severity of movement, and it seemed to his landlady's housemaid that he was unusually dignified at breakfast.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And the love of Helen had also given him courage to do what Buggins had once suggested to him as a thing he would do were he in Kipps' place, and that was to hire a motor car for the afternoon.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was going to New Romney to tell the old people what had happened and where he stood.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He was going to New Romney to tell the old people what had happened and where he stood.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next morning found him dressing with a certain quiet severity of movement, and it seemed to his landlady's housemaid that he was unusually dignified at breakfast.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And the love of Helen had also given him courage to do what Buggins had once suggested to him as a thing he would do were he in Kipps' place, and that was to hire a motor car for the afternoon.
