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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 AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Personally speaking, when I myself first visited it, many years ago, I was astonished at everything I saw around me and above me.
ago
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From this reading Personally speaking, when I myself first visited it, many years ago, I was astonished at everything I saw around me and above me.
almost
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From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Personally speaking, when I myself first visited it, many years ago, I was astonished at everything I saw around me and above me.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading Personally speaking, when I myself first visited it, many years ago, I was astonished at everything I saw around me and above me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
away
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From this reading The scene of our story shifts away now to a far-off land.
AWFUL
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From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
BEST-HATED
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From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
boast
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From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
child
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From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
commencing
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From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
CONDITION
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From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
DUKE
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From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Personally speaking, when I myself first visited it, many years ago, I was astonished at everything I saw around me and above me.
famous
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From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
far-off
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From this reading The scene of our story shifts away now to a far-off land.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
gallant
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From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
geography
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From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
GIB
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From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
GRANDFATHER
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From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
history
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From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
hundred
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From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
imagination
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From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
land
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From this reading The scene of our story shifts away now to a far-off land.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
learn
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From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
learns
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From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
lisp
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From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
MAN
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From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
many
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From this reading Personally speaking, when I myself first visited it, many years ago, I was astonished at everything I saw around me and above me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Personally speaking, when I myself first visited it, many years ago, I was astonished at everything I saw around me and above me.
most
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From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Personally speaking, when I myself first visited it, many years ago, I was astonished at everything I saw around me and above me.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
now
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From this reading The scene of our story shifts away now to a far-off land.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The scene of our story shifts away now to a far-off land.
Personally
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From this reading Personally speaking, when I myself first visited it, many years ago, I was astonished at everything I saw around me and above me.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
ROCK
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From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
saw
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From this reading Personally speaking, when I myself first visited it, many years ago, I was astonished at everything I saw around me and above me.
scene
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From this reading The scene of our story shifts away now to a far-off land.
school
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From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
shifts
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From this reading The scene of our story shifts away now to a far-off land.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
speaking
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From this reading Personally speaking, when I myself first visited it, many years ago, I was astonished at everything I saw around me and above me.
STABBED
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From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
story
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From this reading The scene of our story shifts away now to a far-off land.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The scene of our story shifts away now to a far-off land.
VENDETTA
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From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
visited
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From this reading Personally speaking, when I myself first visited it, many years ago, I was astonished at everything I saw around me and above me.
walk
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From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
wander
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From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
years
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From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
