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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 As to the boarding-houses of our French watering-place, they are Legion, and would require a distinct treatise.
Albion
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From this reading It is not without a sentiment of national pride that we believe them to contain more bores from the shores of Albion than all the clubs in London.
all
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From this reading It is not without a sentiment of national pride that we believe them to contain more bores from the shores of Albion than all the clubs in London.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading We have never overheard at street corners such lunatic scraps of political and social discussion as among these dear countrymen of ours.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As to the boarding-houses of our French watering-place, they are Legion, and would require a distinct treatise.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As to the boarding-houses of our French watering-place, they are Legion, and would require a distinct treatise.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As to the boarding-houses of our French watering-place, they are Legion, and would require a distinct treatise.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We have never overheard at street corners such lunatic scraps of political and social discussion as among these dear countrymen of ours.
avoid
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From this reading As you walk timidly in their neighbourhood, the very neckcloths and hats of your elderly compatriots cry to you from the stones of the streets, ‘We are Bores—avoid us!’
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is not without a sentiment of national pride that we believe them to contain more bores from the shores of Albion than all the clubs in London.
boarding-houses
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From this reading As to the boarding-houses of our French watering-place, they are Legion, and would require a distinct treatise.
bores
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From this reading It is not without a sentiment of national pride that we believe them to contain more bores from the shores of Albion than all the clubs in London.
clubs
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From this reading It is not without a sentiment of national pride that we believe them to contain more bores from the shores of Albion than all the clubs in London.
compatriots
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From this reading As you walk timidly in their neighbourhood, the very neckcloths and hats of your elderly compatriots cry to you from the stones of the streets, ‘We are Bores—avoid us!’
contain
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From this reading It is not without a sentiment of national pride that we believe them to contain more bores from the shores of Albion than all the clubs in London.
corners
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From this reading We have never overheard at street corners such lunatic scraps of political and social discussion as among these dear countrymen of ours.
countrymen
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From this reading We have never overheard at street corners such lunatic scraps of political and social discussion as among these dear countrymen of ours.
cry
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From this reading As you walk timidly in their neighbourhood, the very neckcloths and hats of your elderly compatriots cry to you from the stones of the streets, ‘We are Bores—avoid us!’
dear
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From this reading We have never overheard at street corners such lunatic scraps of political and social discussion as among these dear countrymen of ours.
discussion
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From this reading We have never overheard at street corners such lunatic scraps of political and social discussion as among these dear countrymen of ours.
distinct
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From this reading As to the boarding-houses of our French watering-place, they are Legion, and would require a distinct treatise.
elderly
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From this reading As you walk timidly in their neighbourhood, the very neckcloths and hats of your elderly compatriots cry to you from the stones of the streets, ‘We are Bores—avoid us!’
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading They believe everything that is impossible and nothing that is true.
French
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From this reading As to the boarding-houses of our French watering-place, they are Legion, and would require a distinct treatise.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is not without a sentiment of national pride that we believe them to contain more bores from the shores of Albion than all the clubs in London.
hats
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From this reading As you walk timidly in their neighbourhood, the very neckcloths and hats of your elderly compatriots cry to you from the stones of the streets, ‘We are Bores—avoid us!’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have never overheard at street corners such lunatic scraps of political and social discussion as among these dear countrymen of ours.
impossible
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From this reading They believe everything that is impossible and nothing that is true.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is not without a sentiment of national pride that we believe them to contain more bores from the shores of Albion than all the clubs in London.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not without a sentiment of national pride that we believe them to contain more bores from the shores of Albion than all the clubs in London.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not without a sentiment of national pride that we believe them to contain more bores from the shores of Albion than all the clubs in London.
Legion
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From this reading As to the boarding-houses of our French watering-place, they are Legion, and would require a distinct treatise.
London
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From this reading It is not without a sentiment of national pride that we believe them to contain more bores from the shores of Albion than all the clubs in London.
lunatic
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From this reading We have never overheard at street corners such lunatic scraps of political and social discussion as among these dear countrymen of ours.
more
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From this reading It is not without a sentiment of national pride that we believe them to contain more bores from the shores of Albion than all the clubs in London.
national
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From this reading It is not without a sentiment of national pride that we believe them to contain more bores from the shores of Albion than all the clubs in London.
neckcloths
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From this reading As you walk timidly in their neighbourhood, the very neckcloths and hats of your elderly compatriots cry to you from the stones of the streets, ‘We are Bores—avoid us!’
neighbourhood
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From this reading As you walk timidly in their neighbourhood, the very neckcloths and hats of your elderly compatriots cry to you from the stones of the streets, ‘We are Bores—avoid us!’
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have never overheard at street corners such lunatic scraps of political and social discussion as among these dear countrymen of ours.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not without a sentiment of national pride that we believe them to contain more bores from the shores of Albion than all the clubs in London.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They believe everything that is impossible and nothing that is true.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As to the boarding-houses of our French watering-place, they are Legion, and would require a distinct treatise.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As to the boarding-houses of our French watering-place, they are Legion, and would require a distinct treatise.
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading We have never overheard at street corners such lunatic scraps of political and social discussion as among these dear countrymen of ours.
overheardnounUS /ˈoverheard/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We have never overheard at street corners such lunatic scraps of political and social discussion as among these dear countrymen of ours.
political
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From this reading We have never overheard at street corners such lunatic scraps of political and social discussion as among these dear countrymen of ours.
pride
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From this reading It is not without a sentiment of national pride that we believe them to contain more bores from the shores of Albion than all the clubs in London.
require
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From this reading As to the boarding-houses of our French watering-place, they are Legion, and would require a distinct treatise.
scraps
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From this reading We have never overheard at street corners such lunatic scraps of political and social discussion as among these dear countrymen of ours.
sentiment
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From this reading It is not without a sentiment of national pride that we believe them to contain more bores from the shores of Albion than all the clubs in London.
shores
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From this reading It is not without a sentiment of national pride that we believe them to contain more bores from the shores of Albion than all the clubs in London.
social
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From this reading We have never overheard at street corners such lunatic scraps of political and social discussion as among these dear countrymen of ours.
stones
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From this reading As you walk timidly in their neighbourhood, the very neckcloths and hats of your elderly compatriots cry to you from the stones of the streets, ‘We are Bores—avoid us!’
street
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From this reading We have never overheard at street corners such lunatic scraps of political and social discussion as among these dear countrymen of ours.
streets
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From this reading As you walk timidly in their neighbourhood, the very neckcloths and hats of your elderly compatriots cry to you from the stones of the streets, ‘We are Bores—avoid us!’
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We have never overheard at street corners such lunatic scraps of political and social discussion as among these dear countrymen of ours.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is not without a sentiment of national pride that we believe them to contain more bores from the shores of Albion than all the clubs in London.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is not without a sentiment of national pride that we believe them to contain more bores from the shores of Albion than all the clubs in London.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As to the boarding-houses of our French watering-place, they are Legion, and would require a distinct treatise.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As you walk timidly in their neighbourhood, the very neckcloths and hats of your elderly compatriots cry to you from the stones of the streets, ‘We are Bores—avoid us!’
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is not without a sentiment of national pride that we believe them to contain more bores from the shores of Albion than all the clubs in London.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading We have never overheard at street corners such lunatic scraps of political and social discussion as among these dear countrymen of ours.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As to the boarding-houses of our French watering-place, they are Legion, and would require a distinct treatise.
timidly
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From this reading As you walk timidly in their neighbourhood, the very neckcloths and hats of your elderly compatriots cry to you from the stones of the streets, ‘We are Bores—avoid us!’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As to the boarding-houses of our French watering-place, they are Legion, and would require a distinct treatise.
treatise
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From this reading As to the boarding-houses of our French watering-place, they are Legion, and would require a distinct treatise.
true
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From this reading They believe everything that is impossible and nothing that is true.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As you walk timidly in their neighbourhood, the very neckcloths and hats of your elderly compatriots cry to you from the stones of the streets, ‘We are Bores—avoid us!’
very
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From this reading As you walk timidly in their neighbourhood, the very neckcloths and hats of your elderly compatriots cry to you from the stones of the streets, ‘We are Bores—avoid us!’
walk
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From this reading As you walk timidly in their neighbourhood, the very neckcloths and hats of your elderly compatriots cry to you from the stones of the streets, ‘We are Bores—avoid us!’
watering-place
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From this reading As to the boarding-houses of our French watering-place, they are Legion, and would require a distinct treatise.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is not without a sentiment of national pride that we believe them to contain more bores from the shores of Albion than all the clubs in London.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It is not without a sentiment of national pride that we believe them to contain more bores from the shores of Albion than all the clubs in London.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As to the boarding-houses of our French watering-place, they are Legion, and would require a distinct treatise.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As you walk timidly in their neighbourhood, the very neckcloths and hats of your elderly compatriots cry to you from the stones of the streets, ‘We are Bores—avoid us!’
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As you walk timidly in their neighbourhood, the very neckcloths and hats of your elderly compatriots cry to you from the stones of the streets, ‘We are Bores—avoid us!’
