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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 'You know he pays a mysterious flying visit to town every Thursday afternoon--to see an imprisoned lady-love, I always tell him.'
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'Berkeley couldn't come to-day, Le Breton: it's Thursday, of course: I forgot about it altogether,' Oswald said, on the barge at Salter's.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'You know he pays a mysterious flying visit to town every Thursday afternoon--to see an imprisoned lady-love, I always tell him.'
all
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From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
altogether
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From this reading 'Berkeley couldn't come to-day, Le Breton: it's Thursday, of course: I forgot about it altogether,' Oswald said, on the barge at Salter's.
always
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From this reading 'You know he pays a mysterious flying visit to town every Thursday afternoon--to see an imprisoned lady-love, I always tell him.'
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'You know he pays a mysterious flying visit to town every Thursday afternoon--to see an imprisoned lady-love, I always tell him.'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Berkeley couldn't come to-day, Le Breton: it's Thursday, of course: I forgot about it altogether,' Oswald said, on the barge at Salter's.
barge
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From this reading 'Berkeley couldn't come to-day, Le Breton: it's Thursday, of course: I forgot about it altogether,' Oswald said, on the barge at Salter's.
Berkeley
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From this reading 'Berkeley couldn't come to-day, Le Breton: it's Thursday, of course: I forgot about it altogether,' Oswald said, on the barge at Salter's.
better
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From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
Breton
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From this reading 'Berkeley couldn't come to-day, Le Breton: it's Thursday, of course: I forgot about it altogether,' Oswald said, on the barge at Salter's.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
church
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From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Berkeley couldn't come to-day, Le Breton: it's Thursday, of course: I forgot about it altogether,' Oswald said, on the barge at Salter's.
congratulating
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From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
couldn't
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From this reading 'Berkeley couldn't come to-day, Le Breton: it's Thursday, of course: I forgot about it altogether,' Oswald said, on the barge at Salter's.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Berkeley couldn't come to-day, Le Breton: it's Thursday, of course: I forgot about it altogether,' Oswald said, on the barge at Salter's.
deliverance
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From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
DOWN
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From this reading DOWN THE RIVER.
Ernest
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From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading 'You know he pays a mysterious flying visit to town every Thursday afternoon--to see an imprisoned lady-love, I always tell him.'
flying
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From this reading 'You know he pays a mysterious flying visit to town every Thursday afternoon--to see an imprisoned lady-love, I always tell him.'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
forgot
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From this reading 'Berkeley couldn't come to-day, Le Breton: it's Thursday, of course: I forgot about it altogether,' Oswald said, on the barge at Salter's.
full
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From this reading You ought to have come up in summer term, and let us have the pleasure of showing you over the place when it was in its full leafy glory.
glory
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From this reading You ought to have come up in summer term, and let us have the pleasure of showing you over the place when it was in its full leafy glory.
go
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From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You ought to have come up in summer term, and let us have the pleasure of showing you over the place when it was in its full leafy glory.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'You know he pays a mysterious flying visit to town every Thursday afternoon--to see an imprisoned lady-love, I always tell him.'
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'You know he pays a mysterious flying visit to town every Thursday afternoon--to see an imprisoned lady-love, I always tell him.'
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Berkeley couldn't come to-day, Le Breton: it's Thursday, of course: I forgot about it altogether,' Oswald said, on the barge at Salter's.
Iffley
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From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
imprisoned
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From this reading 'You know he pays a mysterious flying visit to town every Thursday afternoon--to see an imprisoned lady-love, I always tell him.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Berkeley couldn't come to-day, Le Breton: it's Thursday, of course: I forgot about it altogether,' Oswald said, on the barge at Salter's.
it's
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From this reading 'Berkeley couldn't come to-day, Le Breton: it's Thursday, of course: I forgot about it altogether,' Oswald said, on the barge at Salter's.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading You ought to have come up in summer term, and let us have the pleasure of showing you over the place when it was in its full leafy glory.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'You know he pays a mysterious flying visit to town every Thursday afternoon--to see an imprisoned lady-love, I always tell him.'
ladies
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From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
lady-love
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From this reading 'You know he pays a mysterious flying visit to town every Thursday afternoon--to see an imprisoned lady-love, I always tell him.'
late
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From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
Le
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From this reading 'Berkeley couldn't come to-day, Le Breton: it's Thursday, of course: I forgot about it altogether,' Oswald said, on the barge at Salter's.
leafy
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From this reading You ought to have come up in summer term, and let us have the pleasure of showing you over the place when it was in its full leafy glory.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading You ought to have come up in summer term, and let us have the pleasure of showing you over the place when it was in its full leafy glory.
Miss
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From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading 'You know he pays a mysterious flying visit to town every Thursday afternoon--to see an imprisoned lady-love, I always tell him.'
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
now
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From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
Nuneham
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From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
oar
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From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Berkeley couldn't come to-day, Le Breton: it's Thursday, of course: I forgot about it altogether,' Oswald said, on the barge at Salter's.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Berkeley couldn't come to-day, Le Breton: it's Thursday, of course: I forgot about it altogether,' Oswald said, on the barge at Salter's.
Oswald
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From this reading 'Berkeley couldn't come to-day, Le Breton: it's Thursday, of course: I forgot about it altogether,' Oswald said, on the barge at Salter's.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading You ought to have come up in summer term, and let us have the pleasure of showing you over the place when it was in its full leafy glory.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading You ought to have come up in summer term, and let us have the pleasure of showing you over the place when it was in its full leafy glory.
pays
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From this reading 'You know he pays a mysterious flying visit to town every Thursday afternoon--to see an imprisoned lady-love, I always tell him.'
place
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From this reading You ought to have come up in summer term, and let us have the pleasure of showing you over the place when it was in its full leafy glory.
pleasure
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From this reading You ought to have come up in summer term, and let us have the pleasure of showing you over the place when it was in its full leafy glory.
putting
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From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
RIVER
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From this reading DOWN THE RIVER.
rowlock
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From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
said
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From this reading 'Berkeley couldn't come to-day, Le Breton: it's Thursday, of course: I forgot about it altogether,' Oswald said, on the barge at Salter's.
Salter's
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From this reading 'Berkeley couldn't come to-day, Le Breton: it's Thursday, of course: I forgot about it altogether,' Oswald said, on the barge at Salter's.
season
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From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
secretly
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From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
see
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From this reading 'You know he pays a mysterious flying visit to town every Thursday afternoon--to see an imprisoned lady-love, I always tell him.'
showing
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From this reading You ought to have come up in summer term, and let us have the pleasure of showing you over the place when it was in its full leafy glory.
summer
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From this reading You ought to have come up in summer term, and let us have the pleasure of showing you over the place when it was in its full leafy glory.
taking
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From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'You know he pays a mysterious flying visit to town every Thursday afternoon--to see an imprisoned lady-love, I always tell him.'
term
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From this reading You ought to have come up in summer term, and let us have the pleasure of showing you over the place when it was in its full leafy glory.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER.
Thursday
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From this reading 'Berkeley couldn't come to-day, Le Breton: it's Thursday, of course: I forgot about it altogether,' Oswald said, on the barge at Salter's.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'You know he pays a mysterious flying visit to town every Thursday afternoon--to see an imprisoned lady-love, I always tell him.'
to-day
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From this reading 'Berkeley couldn't come to-day, Le Breton: it's Thursday, of course: I forgot about it altogether,' Oswald said, on the barge at Salter's.
town
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From this reading 'You know he pays a mysterious flying visit to town every Thursday afternoon--to see an imprisoned lady-love, I always tell him.'
up
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From this reading You ought to have come up in summer term, and let us have the pleasure of showing you over the place when it was in its full leafy glory.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You ought to have come up in summer term, and let us have the pleasure of showing you over the place when it was in its full leafy glory.
very
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From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
visit
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From this reading 'You know he pays a mysterious flying visit to town every Thursday afternoon--to see an imprisoned lady-love, I always tell him.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You ought to have come up in summer term, and let us have the pleasure of showing you over the place when it was in its full leafy glory.
water
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From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading You ought to have come up in summer term, and let us have the pleasure of showing you over the place when it was in its full leafy glory.
woods
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From this reading 'It's very late in the season for taking ladies on the water, Miss Oswald,' said Ernest, putting his oar into the rowlock, and secretly congratulating himself on the deliverance; 'but better go now than not see Iffley church and Nuneham woods at all.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You know he pays a mysterious flying visit to town every Thursday afternoon--to see an imprisoned lady-love, I always tell him.'
