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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 Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.
advance
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From this reading Then I mastered the columns of statistics, touching the advance of population; and pored over them, as I used to do over my multiplication-table.
all
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From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the first place, I grounded myself thoroughly in the history and antiquities of the town, as set forth in the chapter I intended to quote.
antiquities
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From this reading In the first place, I grounded myself thoroughly in the history and antiquities of the town, as set forth in the chapter I intended to quote.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.
board
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boyish
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From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.
chapter
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From this reading In the first place, I grounded myself thoroughly in the history and antiquities of the town, as set forth in the chapter I intended to quote.
clew
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From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.
columns
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From this reading Then I mastered the columns of statistics, touching the advance of population; and pored over them, as I used to do over my multiplication-table.
deal
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From this reading On the passage out I studied its pages a good deal.
delight
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From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then I mastered the columns of statistics, touching the advance of population; and pored over them, as I used to do over my multiplication-table.
event
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From this reading When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, I grounded myself thoroughly in the history and antiquities of the town, as set forth in the chapter I intended to quote.
forth
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From this reading In the first place, I grounded myself thoroughly in the history and antiquities of the town, as set forth in the chapter I intended to quote.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.
going
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From this reading When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the passage out I studied its pages a good deal.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.
green
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From this reading When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.
grounded
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From this reading In the first place, I grounded myself thoroughly in the history and antiquities of the town, as set forth in the chapter I intended to quote.
guide-book
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From this reading When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.
hand
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From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.
held
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From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.
history
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From this reading In the first place, I grounded myself thoroughly in the history and antiquities of the town, as set forth in the chapter I intended to quote.
home
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From this reading When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.
infallible
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From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.
intended
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From this reading In the first place, I grounded myself thoroughly in the history and antiquities of the town, as set forth in the chapter I intended to quote.
intricacies
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From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On the passage out I studied its pages a good deal.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.
Liverpool
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mastered
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From this reading Then I mastered the columns of statistics, touching the advance of population; and pored over them, as I used to do over my multiplication-table.
morocco
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most
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multiplication-table
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From this reading Then I mastered the columns of statistics, touching the advance of population; and pored over them, as I used to do over my multiplication-table.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading In the first place, I grounded myself thoroughly in the history and antiquities of the town, as set forth in the chapter I intended to quote.
number
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From this reading When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.
out
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From this reading On the passage out I studied its pages a good deal.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then I mastered the columns of statistics, touching the advance of population; and pored over them, as I used to do over my multiplication-table.
pages
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From this reading On the passage out I studied its pages a good deal.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the passage out I studied its pages a good deal.
place
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From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.
population
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From this reading Then I mastered the columns of statistics, touching the advance of population; and pored over them, as I used to do over my multiplication-table.
pored
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From this reading Then I mastered the columns of statistics, touching the advance of population; and pored over them, as I used to do over my multiplication-table.
probably
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From this reading When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.
prospect
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From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.
proved
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From this reading When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.
quote
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From this reading In the first place, I grounded myself thoroughly in the history and antiquities of the town, as set forth in the chapter I intended to quote.
set
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From this reading In the first place, I grounded myself thoroughly in the history and antiquities of the town, as set forth in the chapter I intended to quote.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.
ships
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From this reading When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.
statistics
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From this reading Then I mastered the columns of statistics, touching the advance of population; and pored over them, as I used to do over my multiplication-table.
studied
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From this reading On the passage out I studied its pages a good deal.
supposingverbUS /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/
assuming something is true for the purpose of discussion
From this reading When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.
Then
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From this reading Then I mastered the columns of statistics, touching the advance of population; and pored over them, as I used to do over my multiplication-table.
thoroughly
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From this reading In the first place, I grounded myself thoroughly in the history and antiquities of the town, as set forth in the chapter I intended to quote.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.
touching
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From this reading Then I mastered the columns of statistics, touching the advance of population; and pored over them, as I used to do over my multiplication-table.
town
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From this reading In the first place, I grounded myself thoroughly in the history and antiquities of the town, as set forth in the chapter I intended to quote.
used
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From this reading Then I mastered the columns of statistics, touching the advance of population; and pored over them, as I used to do over my multiplication-table.
visiting
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From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.
