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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 AULD LANG SYNE A week or two later, one bright spring afternoon, Will was strolling by himself down the sunny side of Bond Street.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AULD LANG SYNE A week or two later, one bright spring afternoon, Will was strolling by himself down the sunny side of Bond Street.
All
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From this reading All the world was there—for the world was in town—and the pavements were crowded.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the world was there—for the world was in town—and the pavements were crowded.
AULD
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From this reading AULD LANG SYNE A week or two later, one bright spring afternoon, Will was strolling by himself down the sunny side of Bond Street.
Bond
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From this reading AULD LANG SYNE A week or two later, one bright spring afternoon, Will was strolling by himself down the sunny side of Bond Street.
bright
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From this reading AULD LANG SYNE A week or two later, one bright spring afternoon, Will was strolling by himself down the sunny side of Bond Street.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Will moved through the stream of well-dressed dawdlers, seeing and hearing little.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AULD LANG SYNE A week or two later, one bright spring afternoon, Will was strolling by himself down the sunny side of Bond Street.
crowded
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From this reading All the world was there—for the world was in town—and the pavements were crowded.
dawdlers
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From this reading But Will moved through the stream of well-dressed dawdlers, seeing and hearing little.
din
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From this reading In the midst of all that idle throng, his head was full of melodies; he was working up rhymes to ready-made tunes, undisturbed by the hubbub and din of London.
down
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From this reading AULD LANG SYNE A week or two later, one bright spring afternoon, Will was strolling by himself down the sunny side of Bond Street.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All the world was there—for the world was in town—and the pavements were crowded.
front
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From this reading Of a sudden, somebody stopped and stood straight in front of him.
full
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From this reading In the midst of all that idle throng, his head was full of melodies; he was working up rhymes to ready-made tunes, undisturbed by the hubbub and din of London.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the midst of all that idle throng, his head was full of melodies; he was working up rhymes to ready-made tunes, undisturbed by the hubbub and din of London.
head
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From this reading In the midst of all that idle throng, his head was full of melodies; he was working up rhymes to ready-made tunes, undisturbed by the hubbub and din of London.
hearing
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From this reading But Will moved through the stream of well-dressed dawdlers, seeing and hearing little.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of a sudden, somebody stopped and stood straight in front of him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading AULD LANG SYNE A week or two later, one bright spring afternoon, Will was strolling by himself down the sunny side of Bond Street.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the midst of all that idle throng, his head was full of melodies; he was working up rhymes to ready-made tunes, undisturbed by the hubbub and din of London.
hubbub
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From this reading In the midst of all that idle throng, his head was full of melodies; he was working up rhymes to ready-made tunes, undisturbed by the hubbub and din of London.
idle
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From this reading In the midst of all that idle throng, his head was full of melodies; he was working up rhymes to ready-made tunes, undisturbed by the hubbub and din of London.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the world was there—for the world was in town—and the pavements were crowded.
LANG
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From this reading AULD LANG SYNE A week or two later, one bright spring afternoon, Will was strolling by himself down the sunny side of Bond Street.
later
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From this reading AULD LANG SYNE A week or two later, one bright spring afternoon, Will was strolling by himself down the sunny side of Bond Street.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Will moved through the stream of well-dressed dawdlers, seeing and hearing little.
London
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From this reading In the midst of all that idle throng, his head was full of melodies; he was working up rhymes to ready-made tunes, undisturbed by the hubbub and din of London.
melodies
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From this reading In the midst of all that idle throng, his head was full of melodies; he was working up rhymes to ready-made tunes, undisturbed by the hubbub and din of London.
midst
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From this reading In the midst of all that idle throng, his head was full of melodies; he was working up rhymes to ready-made tunes, undisturbed by the hubbub and din of London.
moved
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From this reading But Will moved through the stream of well-dressed dawdlers, seeing and hearing little.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AULD LANG SYNE A week or two later, one bright spring afternoon, Will was strolling by himself down the sunny side of Bond Street.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AULD LANG SYNE A week or two later, one bright spring afternoon, Will was strolling by himself down the sunny side of Bond Street.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading AULD LANG SYNE A week or two later, one bright spring afternoon, Will was strolling by himself down the sunny side of Bond Street.
pavements
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From this reading All the world was there—for the world was in town—and the pavements were crowded.
ready-made
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From this reading In the midst of all that idle throng, his head was full of melodies; he was working up rhymes to ready-made tunes, undisturbed by the hubbub and din of London.
rhymes
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From this reading In the midst of all that idle throng, his head was full of melodies; he was working up rhymes to ready-made tunes, undisturbed by the hubbub and din of London.
seeing
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From this reading But Will moved through the stream of well-dressed dawdlers, seeing and hearing little.
side
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From this reading AULD LANG SYNE A week or two later, one bright spring afternoon, Will was strolling by himself down the sunny side of Bond Street.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading Of a sudden, somebody stopped and stood straight in front of him.
spring
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From this reading AULD LANG SYNE A week or two later, one bright spring afternoon, Will was strolling by himself down the sunny side of Bond Street.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of a sudden, somebody stopped and stood straight in front of him.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of a sudden, somebody stopped and stood straight in front of him.
straight
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From this reading Of a sudden, somebody stopped and stood straight in front of him.
stream
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From this reading But Will moved through the stream of well-dressed dawdlers, seeing and hearing little.
Street
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From this reading AULD LANG SYNE A week or two later, one bright spring afternoon, Will was strolling by himself down the sunny side of Bond Street.
strolling
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From this reading AULD LANG SYNE A week or two later, one bright spring afternoon, Will was strolling by himself down the sunny side of Bond Street.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of a sudden, somebody stopped and stood straight in front of him.
sunny
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From this reading AULD LANG SYNE A week or two later, one bright spring afternoon, Will was strolling by himself down the sunny side of Bond Street.
SYNE
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From this reading AULD LANG SYNE A week or two later, one bright spring afternoon, Will was strolling by himself down the sunny side of Bond Street.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the midst of all that idle throng, his head was full of melodies; he was working up rhymes to ready-made tunes, undisturbed by the hubbub and din of London.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AULD LANG SYNE A week or two later, one bright spring afternoon, Will was strolling by himself down the sunny side of Bond Street.
there
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From this reading All the world was there—for the world was in town—and the pavements were crowded.
throng
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From this reading In the midst of all that idle throng, his head was full of melodies; he was working up rhymes to ready-made tunes, undisturbed by the hubbub and din of London.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But Will moved through the stream of well-dressed dawdlers, seeing and hearing little.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the midst of all that idle throng, his head was full of melodies; he was working up rhymes to ready-made tunes, undisturbed by the hubbub and din of London.
town
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From this reading All the world was there—for the world was in town—and the pavements were crowded.
tunes
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From this reading In the midst of all that idle throng, his head was full of melodies; he was working up rhymes to ready-made tunes, undisturbed by the hubbub and din of London.
two
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From this reading AULD LANG SYNE A week or two later, one bright spring afternoon, Will was strolling by himself down the sunny side of Bond Street.
undisturbed
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From this reading In the midst of all that idle throng, his head was full of melodies; he was working up rhymes to ready-made tunes, undisturbed by the hubbub and din of London.
up
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From this reading In the midst of all that idle throng, his head was full of melodies; he was working up rhymes to ready-made tunes, undisturbed by the hubbub and din of London.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AULD LANG SYNE A week or two later, one bright spring afternoon, Will was strolling by himself down the sunny side of Bond Street.
week
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From this reading AULD LANG SYNE A week or two later, one bright spring afternoon, Will was strolling by himself down the sunny side of Bond Street.
well-dressed
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From this reading But Will moved through the stream of well-dressed dawdlers, seeing and hearing little.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the world was there—for the world was in town—and the pavements were crowded.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading AULD LANG SYNE A week or two later, one bright spring afternoon, Will was strolling by himself down the sunny side of Bond Street.
working
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From this reading In the midst of all that idle throng, his head was full of melodies; he was working up rhymes to ready-made tunes, undisturbed by the hubbub and din of London.
world
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From this reading All the world was there—for the world was in town—and the pavements were crowded.
