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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 They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.
admitted
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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.
agreed
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From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.
all
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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.
always
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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.
AnnenounUS /æn/
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.
breakfast
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From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.
breeze
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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.
bringing
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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.
coming
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From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.
convinced
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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.
declares
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From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.
delight
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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.
doubt
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From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.
down
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From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.
Dr
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From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.
earliestadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrliəst/
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.
exceptions
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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.
feel
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From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.
few
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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.
findingnounUS /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.
flat
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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.
flowing
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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.
fresh-feeling
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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.
gloried
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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.
grandeur
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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.
greatest
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From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.
Henrietta
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From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.
illness
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From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.
Lyme
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From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.
makes
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From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.
medicine
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From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.
month
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From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.
more
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From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.
Oh
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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.
praised
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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.
sands
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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.
sea
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From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.
sea-air
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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.
service
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From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.
Shirley
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From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.
shore
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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.
silent
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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.
south-easterly
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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.
spring
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From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.
stroll
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From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.
sympathized
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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.
There
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From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.
tide
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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.
twelvemonth
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From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.
very
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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.
watch
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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.
yes
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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.
young
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From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.
