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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 As the morning was fine and he had an hour on his hands, he crossed the river by the ferry, and strolled along a footpath through some meadows.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Before breakfast in the morning, Arthur walked out to look about him.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As the morning was fine and he had an hour on his hands, he crossed the river by the ferry, and strolled along a footpath through some meadows.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As the morning was fine and he had an hour on his hands, he crossed the river by the ferry, and strolled along a footpath through some meadows.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the morning was fine and he had an hour on his hands, he crossed the river by the ferry, and strolled along a footpath through some meadows.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was well dressed, of a sprightly and gay appearance, a well-knit figure, and a rich dark complexion.
Arthur
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From this reading Before breakfast in the morning, Arthur walked out to look about him.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the morning was fine and he had an hour on his hands, he crossed the river by the ferry, and strolled along a footpath through some meadows.
back
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From this reading When he came back to the towing-path, he found the ferry-boat on the opposite side, and a gentleman hailing it and waiting to be taken over.
barely
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From this reading This gentleman looked barely thirty.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When he came back to the towing-path, he found the ferry-boat on the opposite side, and a gentleman hailing it and waiting to be taken over.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before breakfast in the morning, Arthur walked out to look about him.
breakfast
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From this reading Before breakfast in the morning, Arthur walked out to look about him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As the morning was fine and he had an hour on his hands, he crossed the river by the ferry, and strolled along a footpath through some meadows.
came
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From this reading When he came back to the towing-path, he found the ferry-boat on the opposite side, and a gentleman hailing it and waiting to be taken over.
complexion
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From this reading He was well dressed, of a sprightly and gay appearance, a well-knit figure, and a rich dark complexion.
crossed
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From this reading As the morning was fine and he had an hour on his hands, he crossed the river by the ferry, and strolled along a footpath through some meadows.
dark
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From this reading He was well dressed, of a sprightly and gay appearance, a well-knit figure, and a rich dark complexion.
dressed
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From this reading He was well dressed, of a sprightly and gay appearance, a well-knit figure, and a rich dark complexion.
ferry
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From this reading As the morning was fine and he had an hour on his hands, he crossed the river by the ferry, and strolled along a footpath through some meadows.
ferry-boat
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From this reading When he came back to the towing-path, he found the ferry-boat on the opposite side, and a gentleman hailing it and waiting to be taken over.
figure
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From this reading He was well dressed, of a sprightly and gay appearance, a well-knit figure, and a rich dark complexion.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the morning was fine and he had an hour on his hands, he crossed the river by the ferry, and strolled along a footpath through some meadows.
footpath
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From this reading As the morning was fine and he had an hour on his hands, he crossed the river by the ferry, and strolled along a footpath through some meadows.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he came back to the towing-path, he found the ferry-boat on the opposite side, and a gentleman hailing it and waiting to be taken over.
gay
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From this reading He was well dressed, of a sprightly and gay appearance, a well-knit figure, and a rich dark complexion.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he came back to the towing-path, he found the ferry-boat on the opposite side, and a gentleman hailing it and waiting to be taken over.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As the morning was fine and he had an hour on his hands, he crossed the river by the ferry, and strolled along a footpath through some meadows.
hailing
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From this reading When he came back to the towing-path, he found the ferry-boat on the opposite side, and a gentleman hailing it and waiting to be taken over.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading As the morning was fine and he had an hour on his hands, he crossed the river by the ferry, and strolled along a footpath through some meadows.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the morning was fine and he had an hour on his hands, he crossed the river by the ferry, and strolled along a footpath through some meadows.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before breakfast in the morning, Arthur walked out to look about him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As the morning was fine and he had an hour on his hands, he crossed the river by the ferry, and strolled along a footpath through some meadows.
hour
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From this reading As the morning was fine and he had an hour on his hands, he crossed the river by the ferry, and strolled along a footpath through some meadows.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Before breakfast in the morning, Arthur walked out to look about him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When he came back to the towing-path, he found the ferry-boat on the opposite side, and a gentleman hailing it and waiting to be taken over.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before breakfast in the morning, Arthur walked out to look about him.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This gentleman looked barely thirty.
meadows
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From this reading As the morning was fine and he had an hour on his hands, he crossed the river by the ferry, and strolled along a footpath through some meadows.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before breakfast in the morning, Arthur walked out to look about him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was well dressed, of a sprightly and gay appearance, a well-knit figure, and a rich dark complexion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As the morning was fine and he had an hour on his hands, he crossed the river by the ferry, and strolled along a footpath through some meadows.
opposite
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From this reading When he came back to the towing-path, he found the ferry-boat on the opposite side, and a gentleman hailing it and waiting to be taken over.
out
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From this reading Before breakfast in the morning, Arthur walked out to look about him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When he came back to the towing-path, he found the ferry-boat on the opposite side, and a gentleman hailing it and waiting to be taken over.
rich
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From this reading He was well dressed, of a sprightly and gay appearance, a well-knit figure, and a rich dark complexion.
river
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From this reading As the morning was fine and he had an hour on his hands, he crossed the river by the ferry, and strolled along a footpath through some meadows.
side
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From this reading When he came back to the towing-path, he found the ferry-boat on the opposite side, and a gentleman hailing it and waiting to be taken over.
some
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From this reading As the morning was fine and he had an hour on his hands, he crossed the river by the ferry, and strolled along a footpath through some meadows.
sprightly
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From this reading He was well dressed, of a sprightly and gay appearance, a well-knit figure, and a rich dark complexion.
strolled
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From this reading As the morning was fine and he had an hour on his hands, he crossed the river by the ferry, and strolled along a footpath through some meadows.
taken
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From this reading When he came back to the towing-path, he found the ferry-boat on the opposite side, and a gentleman hailing it and waiting to be taken over.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before breakfast in the morning, Arthur walked out to look about him.
thirty
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From this reading This gentleman looked barely thirty.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This gentleman looked barely thirty.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As the morning was fine and he had an hour on his hands, he crossed the river by the ferry, and strolled along a footpath through some meadows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before breakfast in the morning, Arthur walked out to look about him.
towing-path
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From this reading When he came back to the towing-path, he found the ferry-boat on the opposite side, and a gentleman hailing it and waiting to be taken over.
waiting
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From this reading When he came back to the towing-path, he found the ferry-boat on the opposite side, and a gentleman hailing it and waiting to be taken over.
walked
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From this reading Before breakfast in the morning, Arthur walked out to look about him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the morning was fine and he had an hour on his hands, he crossed the river by the ferry, and strolled along a footpath through some meadows.
well
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From this reading He was well dressed, of a sprightly and gay appearance, a well-knit figure, and a rich dark complexion.
well-knit
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From this reading He was well dressed, of a sprightly and gay appearance, a well-knit figure, and a rich dark complexion.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he came back to the towing-path, he found the ferry-boat on the opposite side, and a gentleman hailing it and waiting to be taken over.
