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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 GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
addressed
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From this reading It was a brown commercial envelope, thrice sealed, and addressed, "R. Gillespie: Personal."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
Austin
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From this reading --_Austin Dobson_.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In my own room I drew the blinds for greater security, lighted the desk-lamp and sat down before the packet Gillespie had given Rosalind.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
blinds
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From this reading In my own room I drew the blinds for greater security, lighted the desk-lamp and sat down before the packet Gillespie had given Rosalind.
brown
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From this reading It was a brown commercial envelope, thrice sealed, and addressed, "R. Gillespie: Personal."
child
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From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
commercial
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From this reading It was a brown commercial envelope, thrice sealed, and addressed, "R. Gillespie: Personal."
desk-lamp
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From this reading In my own room I drew the blinds for greater security, lighted the desk-lamp and sat down before the packet Gillespie had given Rosalind.
DIVERSIONS
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From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
Dobson
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From this reading --_Austin Dobson_.
down
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From this reading In my own room I drew the blinds for greater security, lighted the desk-lamp and sat down before the packet Gillespie had given Rosalind.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In my own room I drew the blinds for greater security, lighted the desk-lamp and sat down before the packet Gillespie had given Rosalind.
ease
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From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
envelope
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From this reading It was a brown commercial envelope, thrice sealed, and addressed, "R. Gillespie: Personal."
faintly
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From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
fill
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From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
fragrant
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From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
Gillespie
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From this reading In my own room I drew the blinds for greater security, lighted the desk-lamp and sat down before the packet Gillespie had given Rosalind.
GILLESPIE'S
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From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
given
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From this reading In my own room I drew the blinds for greater security, lighted the desk-lamp and sat down before the packet Gillespie had given Rosalind.
grandmas
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From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
greater
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From this reading In my own room I drew the blinds for greater security, lighted the desk-lamp and sat down before the packet Gillespie had given Rosalind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In my own room I drew the blinds for greater security, lighted the desk-lamp and sat down before the packet Gillespie had given Rosalind.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
Hudson's
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From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In my own room I drew the blinds for greater security, lighted the desk-lamp and sat down before the packet Gillespie had given Rosalind.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In my own room I drew the blinds for greater security, lighted the desk-lamp and sat down before the packet Gillespie had given Rosalind.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a brown commercial envelope, thrice sealed, and addressed, "R. Gillespie: Personal."
lake
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From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
lighted
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From this reading In my own room I drew the blinds for greater security, lighted the desk-lamp and sat down before the packet Gillespie had given Rosalind.
long-waist
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From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
MR
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From this reading MR.
musky
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From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In my own room I drew the blinds for greater security, lighted the desk-lamp and sat down before the packet Gillespie had given Rosalind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
old
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From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
own
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From this reading In my own room I drew the blinds for greater security, lighted the desk-lamp and sat down before the packet Gillespie had given Rosalind.
packet
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From this reading In my own room I drew the blinds for greater security, lighted the desk-lamp and sat down before the packet Gillespie had given Rosalind.
Patience
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From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
Personal
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From this reading It was a brown commercial envelope, thrice sealed, and addressed, "R. Gillespie: Personal."
pillows
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From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
portrait
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From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
prefix
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From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
Prudence
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From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
R
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From this reading It was a brown commercial envelope, thrice sealed, and addressed, "R. Gillespie: Personal."
room
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From this reading In my own room I drew the blinds for greater security, lighted the desk-lamp and sat down before the packet Gillespie had given Rosalind.
Rosalind
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From this reading In my own room I drew the blinds for greater security, lighted the desk-lamp and sat down before the packet Gillespie had given Rosalind.
sat
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From this reading In my own room I drew the blinds for greater security, lighted the desk-lamp and sat down before the packet Gillespie had given Rosalind.
scents
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From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading It was a brown commercial envelope, thrice sealed, and addressed, "R. Gillespie: Personal."
security
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From this reading In my own room I drew the blinds for greater security, lighted the desk-lamp and sat down before the packet Gillespie had given Rosalind.
Some
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From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
Stiffly
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From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
swans
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From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In my own room I drew the blinds for greater security, lighted the desk-lamp and sat down before the packet Gillespie had given Rosalind.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
thrice
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From this reading It was a brown commercial envelope, thrice sealed, and addressed, "R. Gillespie: Personal."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a brown commercial envelope, thrice sealed, and addressed, "R. Gillespie: Personal."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
willows
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From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
youthful
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From this reading GILLESPIE'S DIVERSIONS Patience or Prudence,--what you will, Some prefix faintly fragrant still As those old musky scents that fill Our grandmas' pillows; And for her youthful portrait take Some long-waist child of Hudson's make, Stiffly at ease beside a lake With swans and willows.
