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Reuben Sachs

Chapter VI

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He had a gentle, yet aspiring mind; Just, innocent, with varied learning fed.
SHELLEY: _Prince Athanase_.
Judith rose early the next morning and put the finishing touches to her embroidery.
It was her mother’s birthday, and she had planned going to the Walterton Road after breakfast with her gift.
But Rose claimed her for purposes of shopping, and the two girls set out together for the region of Westbourne Grove.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Reuben Sachs

Chapter VI

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
He had a gentle, yet aspiring mind; Just, innocent, with varied learning fed.
Line 2
SHELLEY: _Prince Athanase_.
Line 3
Judith rose early the next morning and put the finishing touches to her embroidery.
Line 4
It was her mother’s birthday, and she had planned going to the Walterton Road after breakfast with her gift.
Line 5
But Rose claimed her for purposes of shopping, and the two girls set out together for the region of Westbourne Grove.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “It was her mother’s birthday, and she had planned going to the Walterton Road after breakfast with her gift.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had a gentle, yet aspiring mind; Just, innocent, with varied learning fed.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Judith rose early the next morning and put the finishing touches to her embroidery.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Judith rose early the next morning and put the finishing touches to her embroidery.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “He had a gentle, yet aspiring mind; Just, innocent, with varied learning fed.”

All words in this reading · 55

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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 had a gentle, yet aspiring mind; Just, innocent, with varied learning fed.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading It was her mother’s birthday, and she had planned going to the Walterton Road after breakfast with her gift.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Judith rose early the next morning and put the finishing touches to her embroidery.

aspiring

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From this reading He had a gentle, yet aspiring mind; Just, innocent, with varied learning fed.

Athanase

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From this reading SHELLEY: _Prince Athanase_.

birthday

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From this reading It was her mother’s birthday, and she had planned going to the Walterton Road after breakfast with her gift.

breakfast

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From this reading It was her mother’s birthday, and she had planned going to the Walterton Road after breakfast with her gift.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Rose claimed her for purposes of shopping, and the two girls set out together for the region of Westbourne Grove.

claimed

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From this reading But Rose claimed her for purposes of shopping, and the two girls set out together for the region of Westbourne Grove.

early

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From this reading Judith rose early the next morning and put the finishing touches to her embroidery.

embroidery

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From this reading Judith rose early the next morning and put the finishing touches to her embroidery.

fed

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From this reading He had a gentle, yet aspiring mind; Just, innocent, with varied learning fed.

finishing

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From this reading Judith rose early the next morning and put the finishing touches to her embroidery.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But Rose claimed her for purposes of shopping, and the two girls set out together for the region of Westbourne Grove.

gentle

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From this reading He had a gentle, yet aspiring mind; Just, innocent, with varied learning fed.

gift

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From this reading It was her mother’s birthday, and she had planned going to the Walterton Road after breakfast with her gift.

girls

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From this reading But Rose claimed her for purposes of shopping, and the two girls set out together for the region of Westbourne Grove.

going

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From this reading It was her mother’s birthday, and she had planned going to the Walterton Road after breakfast with her gift.

Grove

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From this reading But Rose claimed her for purposes of shopping, and the two girls set out together for the region of Westbourne Grove.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had a gentle, yet aspiring mind; Just, innocent, with varied learning fed.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had a gentle, yet aspiring mind; Just, innocent, with varied learning fed.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Judith rose early the next morning and put the finishing touches to her embroidery.

innocent

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From this reading He had a gentle, yet aspiring mind; Just, innocent, with varied learning fed.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was her mother’s birthday, and she had planned going to the Walterton Road after breakfast with her gift.

Judith

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From this reading Judith rose early the next morning and put the finishing touches to her embroidery.

Just

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From this reading He had a gentle, yet aspiring mind; Just, innocent, with varied learning fed.

learning

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From this reading He had a gentle, yet aspiring mind; Just, innocent, with varied learning fed.

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He had a gentle, yet aspiring mind; Just, innocent, with varied learning fed.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Judith rose early the next morning and put the finishing touches to her embroidery.

mother's

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From this reading It was her mother’s birthday, and she had planned going to the Walterton Road after breakfast with her gift.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Judith rose early the next morning and put the finishing touches to her embroidery.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But Rose claimed her for purposes of shopping, and the two girls set out together for the region of Westbourne Grove.

out

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From this reading But Rose claimed her for purposes of shopping, and the two girls set out together for the region of Westbourne Grove.

planned

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From this reading It was her mother’s birthday, and she had planned going to the Walterton Road after breakfast with her gift.

Prince

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From this reading SHELLEY: _Prince Athanase_.

purposes

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From this reading But Rose claimed her for purposes of shopping, and the two girls set out together for the region of Westbourne Grove.

put

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From this reading Judith rose early the next morning and put the finishing touches to her embroidery.

region

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From this reading But Rose claimed her for purposes of shopping, and the two girls set out together for the region of Westbourne Grove.

Road

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From this reading It was her mother’s birthday, and she had planned going to the Walterton Road after breakfast with her gift.

rose

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From this reading Judith rose early the next morning and put the finishing touches to her embroidery.

set

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From this reading But Rose claimed her for purposes of shopping, and the two girls set out together for the region of Westbourne Grove.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It was her mother’s birthday, and she had planned going to the Walterton Road after breakfast with her gift.

SHELLEY

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From this reading SHELLEY: _Prince Athanase_.

shopping

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From this reading But Rose claimed her for purposes of shopping, and the two girls set out together for the region of Westbourne Grove.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Judith rose early the next morning and put the finishing touches to her embroidery.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Judith rose early the next morning and put the finishing touches to her embroidery.

together

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From this reading But Rose claimed her for purposes of shopping, and the two girls set out together for the region of Westbourne Grove.

touches

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From this reading Judith rose early the next morning and put the finishing touches to her embroidery.

two

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From this reading But Rose claimed her for purposes of shopping, and the two girls set out together for the region of Westbourne Grove.

varied

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From this reading He had a gentle, yet aspiring mind; Just, innocent, with varied learning fed.

Walterton

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From this reading It was her mother’s birthday, and she had planned going to the Walterton Road after breakfast with her gift.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was her mother’s birthday, and she had planned going to the Walterton Road after breakfast with her gift.

Westbourne

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From this reading But Rose claimed her for purposes of shopping, and the two girls set out together for the region of Westbourne Grove.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He had a gentle, yet aspiring mind; Just, innocent, with varied learning fed.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading He had a gentle, yet aspiring mind; Just, innocent, with varied learning fed.