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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 "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
AcrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
adventure
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From this reading He had not had such an adventure as this for years--if ever before.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had not had such an adventure as this for years--if ever before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had not had such an adventure as this for years--if ever before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading --_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.
away
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From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
back
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From this reading --_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had not had such an adventure as this for years--if ever before.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
Brighton
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From this reading On the way he ordered a motor-car to go to Brighton and to call for him within twenty minutes.
call
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From this reading On the way he ordered a motor-car to go to Brighton and to call for him within twenty minutes.
club
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From this reading --_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.
day
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From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
deep
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From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
drive
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From this reading --_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.
dying
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From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not had such an adventure as this for years--if ever before.
exhilaration
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From this reading He was in a state of great exhilaration.
far
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From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
followed
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From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
FRIEND
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From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
GIRL
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From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
go
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From this reading On the way he ordered a motor-car to go to Brighton and to call for him within twenty minutes.
GOING
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From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was in a state of great exhilaration.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not had such an adventure as this for years--if ever before.
happy
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From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
hills
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From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading --_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He had not had such an adventure as this for years--if ever before.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
Lothian
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From this reading --_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.
man
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From this reading --_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.
minutes
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From this reading On the way he ordered a motor-car to go to Brighton and to call for him within twenty minutes.
motor-car
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From this reading On the way he ordered a motor-car to go to Brighton and to call for him within twenty minutes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not had such an adventure as this for years--if ever before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was in a state of great exhilaration.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the way he ordered a motor-car to go to Brighton and to call for him within twenty minutes.
ordered
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From this reading On the way he ordered a motor-car to go to Brighton and to call for him within twenty minutes.
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
purple
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From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
rim
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From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
speed
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From this reading --_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.
state
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From this reading He was in a state of great exhilaration.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had not had such an adventure as this for years--if ever before.
taxi-cab
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From this reading --_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.
telling
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From this reading --_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.
Tennyson
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From this reading --_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had not had such an adventure as this for years--if ever before.
TIMEnounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
top
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From this reading --_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.
twenty
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From this reading On the way he ordered a motor-car to go to Brighton and to call for him within twenty minutes.
utmost
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From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
way
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From this reading On the way he ordered a motor-car to go to Brighton and to call for him within twenty minutes.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading On the way he ordered a motor-car to go to Brighton and to call for him within twenty minutes.
years
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From this reading He had not had such an adventure as this for years--if ever before.