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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 The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
air
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
all
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "They told me a great deal had been done for England.
book
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
came
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
cousins
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
deal
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From this reading "They told me a great deal had been done for England.
delighted
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
din
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From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
dinginess
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From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
don't
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From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The work was done.
England
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From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
Eustace
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
exhibition
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
few
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From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
going
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They told me a great deal had been done for England.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
half-stifled
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
Harold
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
heart
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From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
HEATHnounUS /hiːθ/
open uncultivated land covered with low plants
From this reading THE LION OF NEME HEATH.
heaths
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From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
home
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
houses
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From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
insisting
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
Kalydon
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
large-type
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
legs
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
like
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From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
LION
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From this reading THE LION OF NEME HEATH.
London
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They told me a great deal had been done for England.
Moor
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
moors
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From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
NEME
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From this reading THE LION OF NEME HEATH.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LION OF NEME HEATH.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
pages
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
people
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From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
round
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
sat
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From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
sixteen
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
squalor
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From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
station
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
stayed
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From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
story
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
stretch
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
stumbled
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LION OF NEME HEATH.
there
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They told me a great deal had been done for England.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They told me a great deal had been done for England.
triumphant
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
walking
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The work was done.
way
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
weight
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From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading If we had not had a few moors and heaths where he could breathe, I don't know whether he could have stayed in England; and as for London, the din, the dinginess, the squalor of houses and people, sat like a weight on his heart.
whiff
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From this reading The sixteen pages of large-type story book were stumbled through; and there was a triumphant exhibition when the cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, insisting on walking home from the station to stretch his legs, and going all the way round over Kalydon Moor for a whiff of air!
work
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From this reading The work was done.
