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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 Old M. Pigeonneau had more than once offered me the privilege of a walk in his company, but his invitation had hitherto, for one reason or another, always found me hampered.
accordingly
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From this reading To the English Garden accordingly we went; it lay beyond the bridge and beside the lake.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It befell, however, one afternoon that I saw him go forth for a vague airing with an unattended patience that attracted my sympathy.
airing
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From this reading It befell, however, one afternoon that I saw him go forth for a vague airing with an unattended patience that attracted my sympathy.
always
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From this reading Old M. Pigeonneau had more than once offered me the privilege of a walk in his company, but his invitation had hitherto, for one reason or another, always found me hampered.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It befell, however, one afternoon that I saw him go forth for a vague airing with an unattended patience that attracted my sympathy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Old M. Pigeonneau had more than once offered me the privilege of a walk in his company, but his invitation had hitherto, for one reason or another, always found me hampered.
arm
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From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
attracted
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From this reading It befell, however, one afternoon that I saw him go forth for a vague airing with an unattended patience that attracted my sympathy.
band
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From this reading It was always pretty and now was really recreative; a band played furiously in the centre and a number of discreet listeners sat under the small trees on benches and little chairs or strolled beside the blue water.
befell
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From this reading It befell, however, one afternoon that I saw him go forth for a vague airing with an unattended patience that attracted my sympathy.
benches
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From this reading It was always pretty and now was really recreative; a band played furiously in the centre and a number of discreet listeners sat under the small trees on benches and little chairs or strolled beside the blue water.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading To the English Garden accordingly we went; it lay beyond the bridge and beside the lake.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading To the English Garden accordingly we went; it lay beyond the bridge and beside the lake.
blue
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From this reading It was always pretty and now was really recreative; a band played furiously in the centre and a number of discreet listeners sat under the small trees on benches and little chairs or strolled beside the blue water.
bridge
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From this reading To the English Garden accordingly we went; it lay beyond the bridge and beside the lake.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Old M. Pigeonneau had more than once offered me the privilege of a walk in his company, but his invitation had hitherto, for one reason or another, always found me hampered.
centre
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From this reading It was always pretty and now was really recreative; a band played furiously in the centre and a number of discreet listeners sat under the small trees on benches and little chairs or strolled beside the blue water.
chairs
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From this reading It was always pretty and now was really recreative; a band played furiously in the centre and a number of discreet listeners sat under the small trees on benches and little chairs or strolled beside the blue water.
company
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From this reading Old M. Pigeonneau had more than once offered me the privilege of a walk in his company, but his invitation had hitherto, for one reason or another, always found me hampered.
consecrated
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From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
direct
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From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
discreet
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From this reading It was always pretty and now was really recreative; a band played furiously in the centre and a number of discreet listeners sat under the small trees on benches and little chairs or strolled beside the blue water.
ease
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From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
English
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From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Old M. Pigeonneau had more than once offered me the privilege of a walk in his company, but his invitation had hitherto, for one reason or another, always found me hampered.
forth
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From this reading It befell, however, one afternoon that I saw him go forth for a vague airing with an unattended patience that attracted my sympathy.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old M. Pigeonneau had more than once offered me the privilege of a walk in his company, but his invitation had hitherto, for one reason or another, always found me hampered.
furiously
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From this reading It was always pretty and now was really recreative; a band played furiously in the centre and a number of discreet listeners sat under the small trees on benches and little chairs or strolled beside the blue water.
Garden
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From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
go
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From this reading It befell, however, one afternoon that I saw him go forth for a vague airing with an unattended patience that attracted my sympathy.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Old M. Pigeonneau had more than once offered me the privilege of a walk in his company, but his invitation had hitherto, for one reason or another, always found me hampered.
hampered
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From this reading Old M. Pigeonneau had more than once offered me the privilege of a walk in his company, but his invitation had hitherto, for one reason or another, always found me hampered.
hand
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From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
hastily
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From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It befell, however, one afternoon that I saw him go forth for a vague airing with an unattended patience that attracted my sympathy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old M. Pigeonneau had more than once offered me the privilege of a walk in his company, but his invitation had hitherto, for one reason or another, always found me hampered.
hitherto
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From this reading Old M. Pigeonneau had more than once offered me the privilege of a walk in his company, but his invitation had hitherto, for one reason or another, always found me hampered.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It befell, however, one afternoon that I saw him go forth for a vague airing with an unattended patience that attracted my sympathy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It befell, however, one afternoon that I saw him go forth for a vague airing with an unattended patience that attracted my sympathy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Old M. Pigeonneau had more than once offered me the privilege of a walk in his company, but his invitation had hitherto, for one reason or another, always found me hampered.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
invitation
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From this reading Old M. Pigeonneau had more than once offered me the privilege of a walk in his company, but his invitation had hitherto, for one reason or another, always found me hampered.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It befell, however, one afternoon that I saw him go forth for a vague airing with an unattended patience that attracted my sympathy.
lake
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From this reading To the English Garden accordingly we went; it lay beyond the bridge and beside the lake.
lay
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From this reading To the English Garden accordingly we went; it lay beyond the bridge and beside the lake.
less
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From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
listeners
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From this reading It was always pretty and now was really recreative; a band played furiously in the centre and a number of discreet listeners sat under the small trees on benches and little chairs or strolled beside the blue water.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was always pretty and now was really recreative; a band played furiously in the centre and a number of discreet listeners sat under the small trees on benches and little chairs or strolled beside the blue water.
M
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From this reading Old M. Pigeonneau had more than once offered me the privilege of a walk in his company, but his invitation had hitherto, for one reason or another, always found me hampered.
man
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From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Old M. Pigeonneau had more than once offered me the privilege of a walk in his company, but his invitation had hitherto, for one reason or another, always found me hampered.
more
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From this reading Old M. Pigeonneau had more than once offered me the privilege of a walk in his company, but his invitation had hitherto, for one reason or another, always found me hampered.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It befell, however, one afternoon that I saw him go forth for a vague airing with an unattended patience that attracted my sympathy.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
now
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From this reading It was always pretty and now was really recreative; a band played furiously in the centre and a number of discreet listeners sat under the small trees on benches and little chairs or strolled beside the blue water.
number
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From this reading It was always pretty and now was really recreative; a band played furiously in the centre and a number of discreet listeners sat under the small trees on benches and little chairs or strolled beside the blue water.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Old M. Pigeonneau had more than once offered me the privilege of a walk in his company, but his invitation had hitherto, for one reason or another, always found me hampered.
offered
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From this reading Old M. Pigeonneau had more than once offered me the privilege of a walk in his company, but his invitation had hitherto, for one reason or another, always found me hampered.
Old
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From this reading Old M. Pigeonneau had more than once offered me the privilege of a walk in his company, but his invitation had hitherto, for one reason or another, always found me hampered.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was always pretty and now was really recreative; a band played furiously in the centre and a number of discreet listeners sat under the small trees on benches and little chairs or strolled beside the blue water.
once
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From this reading Old M. Pigeonneau had more than once offered me the privilege of a walk in his company, but his invitation had hitherto, for one reason or another, always found me hampered.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Old M. Pigeonneau had more than once offered me the privilege of a walk in his company, but his invitation had hitherto, for one reason or another, always found me hampered.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Old M. Pigeonneau had more than once offered me the privilege of a walk in his company, but his invitation had hitherto, for one reason or another, always found me hampered.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
overtook
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From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
overture
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From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
patience
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From this reading It befell, however, one afternoon that I saw him go forth for a vague airing with an unattended patience that attracted my sympathy.
Pigeonneau
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From this reading Old M. Pigeonneau had more than once offered me the privilege of a walk in his company, but his invitation had hitherto, for one reason or another, always found me hampered.
played
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From this reading It was always pretty and now was really recreative; a band played furiously in the centre and a number of discreet listeners sat under the small trees on benches and little chairs or strolled beside the blue water.
pretty
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From this reading It was always pretty and now was really recreative; a band played furiously in the centre and a number of discreet listeners sat under the small trees on benches and little chairs or strolled beside the blue water.
privilege
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From this reading Old M. Pigeonneau had more than once offered me the privilege of a walk in his company, but his invitation had hitherto, for one reason or another, always found me hampered.
produced
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From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
proposed
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From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
really
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From this reading It was always pretty and now was really recreative; a band played furiously in the centre and a number of discreet listeners sat under the small trees on benches and little chairs or strolled beside the blue water.
reason
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From this reading Old M. Pigeonneau had more than once offered me the privilege of a walk in his company, but his invitation had hitherto, for one reason or another, always found me hampered.
recreative
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From this reading It was always pretty and now was really recreative; a band played furiously in the centre and a number of discreet listeners sat under the small trees on benches and little chairs or strolled beside the blue water.
rejoicing
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From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
response
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From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
sat
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From this reading It was always pretty and now was really recreative; a band played furiously in the centre and a number of discreet listeners sat under the small trees on benches and little chairs or strolled beside the blue water.
saw
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From this reading It befell, however, one afternoon that I saw him go forth for a vague airing with an unattended patience that attracted my sympathy.
scene
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From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
small
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From this reading It was always pretty and now was really recreative; a band played furiously in the centre and a number of discreet listeners sat under the small trees on benches and little chairs or strolled beside the blue water.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
social
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From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
steps
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From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
strolled
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From this reading It was always pretty and now was really recreative; a band played furiously in the centre and a number of discreet listeners sat under the small trees on benches and little chairs or strolled beside the blue water.
sympathy
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From this reading It befell, however, one afternoon that I saw him go forth for a vague airing with an unattended patience that attracted my sympathy.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Old M. Pigeonneau had more than once offered me the privilege of a walk in his company, but his invitation had hitherto, for one reason or another, always found me hampered.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It befell, however, one afternoon that I saw him go forth for a vague airing with an unattended patience that attracted my sympathy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Old M. Pigeonneau had more than once offered me the privilege of a walk in his company, but his invitation had hitherto, for one reason or another, always found me hampered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
trees
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From this reading It was always pretty and now was really recreative; a band played furiously in the centre and a number of discreet listeners sat under the small trees on benches and little chairs or strolled beside the blue water.
unattended
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From this reading It befell, however, one afternoon that I saw him go forth for a vague airing with an unattended patience that attracted my sympathy.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was always pretty and now was really recreative; a band played furiously in the centre and a number of discreet listeners sat under the small trees on benches and little chairs or strolled beside the blue water.
union
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From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
vague
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From this reading It befell, however, one afternoon that I saw him go forth for a vague airing with an unattended patience that attracted my sympathy.
venerable
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From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
walk
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From this reading Old M. Pigeonneau had more than once offered me the privilege of a walk in his company, but his invitation had hitherto, for one reason or another, always found me hampered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
water
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From this reading It was always pretty and now was really recreative; a band played furiously in the centre and a number of discreet listeners sat under the small trees on benches and little chairs or strolled beside the blue water.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the English Garden accordingly we went; it lay beyond the bridge and beside the lake.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It befell, however, one afternoon that I saw him go forth for a vague airing with an unattended patience that attracted my sympathy.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading I hastily overtook him and passed my hand into his venerable arm, an overture that produced in the good old man so rejoicing a response that he at once proposed we should direct our steps to the English Garden: no scene less consecrated to social ease was worthy of our union.
