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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 ‘We care not who says And intends it dispraise, That an Angler to a fool is next neighbour.’
adding
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From this reading Lily sat by, adding her weight to all his arguments.
all
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From this reading Claude lay on the glassy slope of the terrace, while Lord Rotherwood paced rapidly up and down before him, persuading him with all the allurements he could think of, and looking the picture of impatience.
allurements
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From this reading Claude lay on the glassy slope of the terrace, while Lord Rotherwood paced rapidly up and down before him, persuading him with all the allurements he could think of, and looking the picture of impatience.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ‘We care not who says And intends it dispraise, That an Angler to a fool is next neighbour.’
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘We care not who says And intends it dispraise, That an Angler to a fool is next neighbour.’
Angler
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From this reading ‘We care not who says And intends it dispraise, That an Angler to a fool is next neighbour.’
arguments
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From this reading Lily sat by, adding her weight to all his arguments.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Claude lay on the glassy slope of the terrace, while Lord Rotherwood paced rapidly up and down before him, persuading him with all the allurements he could think of, and looking the picture of impatience.
bent
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From this reading He was very much bent on taking him, for his own pleasure depended not a little on his cousin’s company.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lily sat by, adding her weight to all his arguments.
care
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From this reading ‘We care not who says And intends it dispraise, That an Angler to a fool is next neighbour.’
Claude
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From this reading IN the evening Lord Rotherwood renewed his entreaties to Claude to join him on his travels.
company
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From this reading He was very much bent on taking him, for his own pleasure depended not a little on his cousin’s company.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Claude lay on the glassy slope of the terrace, while Lord Rotherwood paced rapidly up and down before him, persuading him with all the allurements he could think of, and looking the picture of impatience.
cousin's
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From this reading He was very much bent on taking him, for his own pleasure depended not a little on his cousin’s company.
depended
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From this reading He was very much bent on taking him, for his own pleasure depended not a little on his cousin’s company.
dispraise
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From this reading ‘We care not who says And intends it dispraise, That an Angler to a fool is next neighbour.’
down
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From this reading Claude lay on the glassy slope of the terrace, while Lord Rotherwood paced rapidly up and down before him, persuading him with all the allurements he could think of, and looking the picture of impatience.
entreaties
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From this reading IN the evening Lord Rotherwood renewed his entreaties to Claude to join him on his travels.
evening
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From this reading IN the evening Lord Rotherwood renewed his entreaties to Claude to join him on his travels.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘We care not who says And intends it dispraise, That an Angler to a fool is next neighbour.’
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was very much bent on taking him, for his own pleasure depended not a little on his cousin’s company.
glassy
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From this reading Claude lay on the glassy slope of the terrace, while Lord Rotherwood paced rapidly up and down before him, persuading him with all the allurements he could think of, and looking the picture of impatience.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was very much bent on taking him, for his own pleasure depended not a little on his cousin’s company.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lily sat by, adding her weight to all his arguments.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN the evening Lord Rotherwood renewed his entreaties to Claude to join him on his travels.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN the evening Lord Rotherwood renewed his entreaties to Claude to join him on his travels.
impatience
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From this reading Claude lay on the glassy slope of the terrace, while Lord Rotherwood paced rapidly up and down before him, persuading him with all the allurements he could think of, and looking the picture of impatience.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN the evening Lord Rotherwood renewed his entreaties to Claude to join him on his travels.
intends
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From this reading ‘We care not who says And intends it dispraise, That an Angler to a fool is next neighbour.’
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘We care not who says And intends it dispraise, That an Angler to a fool is next neighbour.’
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘We care not who says And intends it dispraise, That an Angler to a fool is next neighbour.’
join
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From this reading IN the evening Lord Rotherwood renewed his entreaties to Claude to join him on his travels.
lay
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From this reading Claude lay on the glassy slope of the terrace, while Lord Rotherwood paced rapidly up and down before him, persuading him with all the allurements he could think of, and looking the picture of impatience.
Lily
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From this reading Lily sat by, adding her weight to all his arguments.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was very much bent on taking him, for his own pleasure depended not a little on his cousin’s company.
looking
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From this reading Claude lay on the glassy slope of the terrace, while Lord Rotherwood paced rapidly up and down before him, persuading him with all the allurements he could think of, and looking the picture of impatience.
Lord
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From this reading IN the evening Lord Rotherwood renewed his entreaties to Claude to join him on his travels.
much
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From this reading He was very much bent on taking him, for his own pleasure depended not a little on his cousin’s company.
neighbour
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From this reading ‘We care not who says And intends it dispraise, That an Angler to a fool is next neighbour.’
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘We care not who says And intends it dispraise, That an Angler to a fool is next neighbour.’
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘We care not who says And intends it dispraise, That an Angler to a fool is next neighbour.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Claude lay on the glassy slope of the terrace, while Lord Rotherwood paced rapidly up and down before him, persuading him with all the allurements he could think of, and looking the picture of impatience.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN the evening Lord Rotherwood renewed his entreaties to Claude to join him on his travels.
own
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From this reading He was very much bent on taking him, for his own pleasure depended not a little on his cousin’s company.
paced
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From this reading Claude lay on the glassy slope of the terrace, while Lord Rotherwood paced rapidly up and down before him, persuading him with all the allurements he could think of, and looking the picture of impatience.
persuading
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From this reading Claude lay on the glassy slope of the terrace, while Lord Rotherwood paced rapidly up and down before him, persuading him with all the allurements he could think of, and looking the picture of impatience.
picture
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From this reading Claude lay on the glassy slope of the terrace, while Lord Rotherwood paced rapidly up and down before him, persuading him with all the allurements he could think of, and looking the picture of impatience.
pleasure
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From this reading He was very much bent on taking him, for his own pleasure depended not a little on his cousin’s company.
rapidly
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From this reading Claude lay on the glassy slope of the terrace, while Lord Rotherwood paced rapidly up and down before him, persuading him with all the allurements he could think of, and looking the picture of impatience.
renewed
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From this reading IN the evening Lord Rotherwood renewed his entreaties to Claude to join him on his travels.
Rotherwood
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From this reading IN the evening Lord Rotherwood renewed his entreaties to Claude to join him on his travels.
sat
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From this reading Lily sat by, adding her weight to all his arguments.
says
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From this reading ‘We care not who says And intends it dispraise, That an Angler to a fool is next neighbour.’
slope
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From this reading Claude lay on the glassy slope of the terrace, while Lord Rotherwood paced rapidly up and down before him, persuading him with all the allurements he could think of, and looking the picture of impatience.
taking
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From this reading He was very much bent on taking him, for his own pleasure depended not a little on his cousin’s company.
terrace
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From this reading Claude lay on the glassy slope of the terrace, while Lord Rotherwood paced rapidly up and down before him, persuading him with all the allurements he could think of, and looking the picture of impatience.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘We care not who says And intends it dispraise, That an Angler to a fool is next neighbour.’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN the evening Lord Rotherwood renewed his entreaties to Claude to join him on his travels.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Claude lay on the glassy slope of the terrace, while Lord Rotherwood paced rapidly up and down before him, persuading him with all the allurements he could think of, and looking the picture of impatience.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘We care not who says And intends it dispraise, That an Angler to a fool is next neighbour.’
travels
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From this reading IN the evening Lord Rotherwood renewed his entreaties to Claude to join him on his travels.
up
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From this reading Claude lay on the glassy slope of the terrace, while Lord Rotherwood paced rapidly up and down before him, persuading him with all the allurements he could think of, and looking the picture of impatience.
very
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From this reading He was very much bent on taking him, for his own pleasure depended not a little on his cousin’s company.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was very much bent on taking him, for his own pleasure depended not a little on his cousin’s company.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘We care not who says And intends it dispraise, That an Angler to a fool is next neighbour.’
weight
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From this reading Lily sat by, adding her weight to all his arguments.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Claude lay on the glassy slope of the terrace, while Lord Rotherwood paced rapidly up and down before him, persuading him with all the allurements he could think of, and looking the picture of impatience.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading ‘We care not who says And intends it dispraise, That an Angler to a fool is next neighbour.’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Claude lay on the glassy slope of the terrace, while Lord Rotherwood paced rapidly up and down before him, persuading him with all the allurements he could think of, and looking the picture of impatience.
