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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 He said he was a new man; received assurance of that fact from inspection of his reflection in the mirror.
aboard
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From this reading He had left the stepping-stones of milk and beef-tea a long way behind; was walking through square meals as vigorously as any man aboard.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although his story was no longer visible on his face, it was in his heart; hidden away perhaps, but there still.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had left the stepping-stones of milk and beef-tea a long way behind; was walking through square meals as vigorously as any man aboard.
any
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From this reading He had left the stepping-stones of milk and beef-tea a long way behind; was walking through square meals as vigorously as any man aboard.
applied
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From this reading LOVE'S LABOUR LOST Prosperity attended the voyage; if that term may be applied to recovery of health.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had left the stepping-stones of milk and beef-tea a long way behind; was walking through square meals as vigorously as any man aboard.
assurance
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From this reading He said he was a new man; received assurance of that fact from inspection of his reflection in the mirror.
attended
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From this reading LOVE'S LABOUR LOST Prosperity attended the voyage; if that term may be applied to recovery of health.
away
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From this reading Although his story was no longer visible on his face, it was in his heart; hidden away perhaps, but there still.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading LOVE'S LABOUR LOST Prosperity attended the voyage; if that term may be applied to recovery of health.
beef-tea
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From this reading He had left the stepping-stones of milk and beef-tea a long way behind; was walking through square meals as vigorously as any man aboard.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He had left the stepping-stones of milk and beef-tea a long way behind; was walking through square meals as vigorously as any man aboard.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Although his story was no longer visible on his face, it was in his heart; hidden away perhaps, but there still.
companionship
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From this reading The sea-air--genial companionship had something to do with it--was pulling Dick round.
Dick
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From this reading The sea-air--genial companionship had something to do with it--was pulling Dick round.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The sea-air--genial companionship had something to do with it--was pulling Dick round.
face
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From this reading Although his story was no longer visible on his face, it was in his heart; hidden away perhaps, but there still.
fact
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From this reading He said he was a new man; received assurance of that fact from inspection of his reflection in the mirror.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He said he was a new man; received assurance of that fact from inspection of his reflection in the mirror.
genial
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From this reading The sea-air--genial companionship had something to do with it--was pulling Dick round.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sea-air--genial companionship had something to do with it--was pulling Dick round.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said he was a new man; received assurance of that fact from inspection of his reflection in the mirror.
health
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From this reading LOVE'S LABOUR LOST Prosperity attended the voyage; if that term may be applied to recovery of health.
heart
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From this reading Although his story was no longer visible on his face, it was in his heart; hidden away perhaps, but there still.
hidden
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From this reading Although his story was no longer visible on his face, it was in his heart; hidden away perhaps, but there still.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He said he was a new man; received assurance of that fact from inspection of his reflection in the mirror.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading LOVE'S LABOUR LOST Prosperity attended the voyage; if that term may be applied to recovery of health.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He said he was a new man; received assurance of that fact from inspection of his reflection in the mirror.
inspection
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From this reading He said he was a new man; received assurance of that fact from inspection of his reflection in the mirror.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sea-air--genial companionship had something to do with it--was pulling Dick round.
LABOUR
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From this reading LOVE'S LABOUR LOST Prosperity attended the voyage; if that term may be applied to recovery of health.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had left the stepping-stones of milk and beef-tea a long way behind; was walking through square meals as vigorously as any man aboard.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had left the stepping-stones of milk and beef-tea a long way behind; was walking through square meals as vigorously as any man aboard.
longer
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From this reading Although his story was no longer visible on his face, it was in his heart; hidden away perhaps, but there still.
LOST
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From this reading LOVE'S LABOUR LOST Prosperity attended the voyage; if that term may be applied to recovery of health.
LOVE'S
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From this reading LOVE'S LABOUR LOST Prosperity attended the voyage; if that term may be applied to recovery of health.
man
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From this reading He said he was a new man; received assurance of that fact from inspection of his reflection in the mirror.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading LOVE'S LABOUR LOST Prosperity attended the voyage; if that term may be applied to recovery of health.
meals
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From this reading He had left the stepping-stones of milk and beef-tea a long way behind; was walking through square meals as vigorously as any man aboard.
milk
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From this reading He had left the stepping-stones of milk and beef-tea a long way behind; was walking through square meals as vigorously as any man aboard.
mirror
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From this reading He said he was a new man; received assurance of that fact from inspection of his reflection in the mirror.
new
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From this reading He said he was a new man; received assurance of that fact from inspection of his reflection in the mirror.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Although his story was no longer visible on his face, it was in his heart; hidden away perhaps, but there still.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LOVE'S LABOUR LOST Prosperity attended the voyage; if that term may be applied to recovery of health.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Although his story was no longer visible on his face, it was in his heart; hidden away perhaps, but there still.
perhaps
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From this reading Although his story was no longer visible on his face, it was in his heart; hidden away perhaps, but there still.
Prosperity
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From this reading LOVE'S LABOUR LOST Prosperity attended the voyage; if that term may be applied to recovery of health.
pulling
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From this reading The sea-air--genial companionship had something to do with it--was pulling Dick round.
received
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From this reading He said he was a new man; received assurance of that fact from inspection of his reflection in the mirror.
recovery
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From this reading LOVE'S LABOUR LOST Prosperity attended the voyage; if that term may be applied to recovery of health.
reflection
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From this reading He said he was a new man; received assurance of that fact from inspection of his reflection in the mirror.
round
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From this reading The sea-air--genial companionship had something to do with it--was pulling Dick round.
said
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From this reading He said he was a new man; received assurance of that fact from inspection of his reflection in the mirror.
sea-air
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From this reading The sea-air--genial companionship had something to do with it--was pulling Dick round.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The sea-air--genial companionship had something to do with it--was pulling Dick round.
square
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From this reading He had left the stepping-stones of milk and beef-tea a long way behind; was walking through square meals as vigorously as any man aboard.
stepping-stones
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From this reading He had left the stepping-stones of milk and beef-tea a long way behind; was walking through square meals as vigorously as any man aboard.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although his story was no longer visible on his face, it was in his heart; hidden away perhaps, but there still.
story
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From this reading Although his story was no longer visible on his face, it was in his heart; hidden away perhaps, but there still.
term
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From this reading LOVE'S LABOUR LOST Prosperity attended the voyage; if that term may be applied to recovery of health.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LOVE'S LABOUR LOST Prosperity attended the voyage; if that term may be applied to recovery of health.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOVE'S LABOUR LOST Prosperity attended the voyage; if that term may be applied to recovery of health.
there
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From this reading Although his story was no longer visible on his face, it was in his heart; hidden away perhaps, but there still.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had left the stepping-stones of milk and beef-tea a long way behind; was walking through square meals as vigorously as any man aboard.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOVE'S LABOUR LOST Prosperity attended the voyage; if that term may be applied to recovery of health.
vigorously
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From this reading He had left the stepping-stones of milk and beef-tea a long way behind; was walking through square meals as vigorously as any man aboard.
visible
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From this reading Although his story was no longer visible on his face, it was in his heart; hidden away perhaps, but there still.
voyage
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From this reading LOVE'S LABOUR LOST Prosperity attended the voyage; if that term may be applied to recovery of health.
walking
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From this reading He had left the stepping-stones of milk and beef-tea a long way behind; was walking through square meals as vigorously as any man aboard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sea-air--genial companionship had something to do with it--was pulling Dick round.
way
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From this reading He had left the stepping-stones of milk and beef-tea a long way behind; was walking through square meals as vigorously as any man aboard.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sea-air--genial companionship had something to do with it--was pulling Dick round.
