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Some Do Not...: A Novel
Some Do Not...: A Novel

Chapter XV

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Well, already he had had six and a half hours of it.
They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.
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Some Do Not...: A Novel

Chapter XV

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Well, already he had had six and a half hours of it.
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They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.
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Learner Dictionary

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

Already noun US /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well, already he had had six and a half hours of it.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.”

Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.”

Half noun US /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well, already he had had six and a half hours of it.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well, already he had had six and a half hours of it.”

All words in this reading · 42

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10

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From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Well, already he had had six and a half hours of it.

alreadynounUS /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Well, already he had had six and a half hours of it.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Well, already he had had six and a half hours of it.

any

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From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

arm

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From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

balanced

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From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

beastly

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From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

cart

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From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

difficult

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From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

drive

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From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

enjoyed

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From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

girl

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From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Well, already he had had six and a half hours of it.

halfnounUS /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Well, already he had had six and a half hours of it.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Well, already he had had six and a half hours of it.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

hours

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From this reading Well, already he had had six and a half hours of it.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Well, already he had had six and a half hours of it.

keep

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From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

like

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From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

man

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From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

oak

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From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Well, already he had had six and a half hours of it.

other

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From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

round

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From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

screamed

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From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

sit

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From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

six

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From this reading Well, already he had had six and a half hours of it.

started

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From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

tree

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From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

Well

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From this reading Well, already he had had six and a half hours of it.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading They had started at 10 and, like any other man, he had enjoyed the drive, though it had been difficult to keep the beastly cart balanced, the girl had had to sit behind with her arm round the other girl who screamed at every oak tree.