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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 A MORNING RIDE Caroline and her father rode out very early one morning at the beginning of June.
Abbey
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From this reading She and he were alone at the Abbey.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading They discussed it now as they rode across the dewy grass of the park, on their way to the high ground which would bring them to their favourite view across miles of southward facing country to the sea.
advisability
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From this reading After more than a year in which the London house had scarcely been used, they were beginning to discuss the advisability of giving it up altogether.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After more than a year in which the London house had scarcely been used, they were beginning to discuss the advisability of giving it up altogether.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She and he were alone at the Abbey.
altogether
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From this reading After more than a year in which the London house had scarcely been used, they were beginning to discuss the advisability of giving it up altogether.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MORNING RIDE Caroline and her father rode out very early one morning at the beginning of June.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They discussed it now as they rode across the dewy grass of the park, on their way to the high ground which would bring them to their favourite view across miles of southward facing country to the sea.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A MORNING RIDE Caroline and her father rode out very early one morning at the beginning of June.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After more than a year in which the London house had scarcely been used, they were beginning to discuss the advisability of giving it up altogether.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A MORNING RIDE Caroline and her father rode out very early one morning at the beginning of June.
bring
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From this reading They discussed it now as they rode across the dewy grass of the park, on their way to the high ground which would bring them to their favourite view across miles of southward facing country to the sea.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One of the habits they had formed was to seize to themselves the delicious freshness of the new day, unspoilt by the smoke and stir of towns.
Caroline
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From this reading A MORNING RIDE Caroline and her father rode out very early one morning at the beginning of June.
country
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From this reading They discussed it now as they rode across the dewy grass of the park, on their way to the high ground which would bring them to their favourite view across miles of southward facing country to the sea.
day
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From this reading One of the habits they had formed was to seize to themselves the delicious freshness of the new day, unspoilt by the smoke and stir of towns.
delicious
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From this reading One of the habits they had formed was to seize to themselves the delicious freshness of the new day, unspoilt by the smoke and stir of towns.
dewy
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From this reading They discussed it now as they rode across the dewy grass of the park, on their way to the high ground which would bring them to their favourite view across miles of southward facing country to the sea.
discuss
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From this reading After more than a year in which the London house had scarcely been used, they were beginning to discuss the advisability of giving it up altogether.
discussed
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From this reading They discussed it now as they rode across the dewy grass of the park, on their way to the high ground which would bring them to their favourite view across miles of southward facing country to the sea.
early
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From this reading A MORNING RIDE Caroline and her father rode out very early one morning at the beginning of June.
facing
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From this reading They discussed it now as they rode across the dewy grass of the park, on their way to the high ground which would bring them to their favourite view across miles of southward facing country to the sea.
father
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From this reading A MORNING RIDE Caroline and her father rode out very early one morning at the beginning of June.
favourite
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From this reading They discussed it now as they rode across the dewy grass of the park, on their way to the high ground which would bring them to their favourite view across miles of southward facing country to the sea.
formed
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From this reading One of the habits they had formed was to seize to themselves the delicious freshness of the new day, unspoilt by the smoke and stir of towns.
freshness
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From this reading One of the habits they had formed was to seize to themselves the delicious freshness of the new day, unspoilt by the smoke and stir of towns.
giving
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From this reading After more than a year in which the London house had scarcely been used, they were beginning to discuss the advisability of giving it up altogether.
grass
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From this reading They discussed it now as they rode across the dewy grass of the park, on their way to the high ground which would bring them to their favourite view across miles of southward facing country to the sea.
ground
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From this reading They discussed it now as they rode across the dewy grass of the park, on their way to the high ground which would bring them to their favourite view across miles of southward facing country to the sea.
habits
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From this reading One of the habits they had formed was to seize to themselves the delicious freshness of the new day, unspoilt by the smoke and stir of towns.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One of the habits they had formed was to seize to themselves the delicious freshness of the new day, unspoilt by the smoke and stir of towns.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She and he were alone at the Abbey.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A MORNING RIDE Caroline and her father rode out very early one morning at the beginning of June.
high
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From this reading They discussed it now as they rode across the dewy grass of the park, on their way to the high ground which would bring them to their favourite view across miles of southward facing country to the sea.
house
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From this reading After more than a year in which the London house had scarcely been used, they were beginning to discuss the advisability of giving it up altogether.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After more than a year in which the London house had scarcely been used, they were beginning to discuss the advisability of giving it up altogether.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After more than a year in which the London house had scarcely been used, they were beginning to discuss the advisability of giving it up altogether.
June
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From this reading A MORNING RIDE Caroline and her father rode out very early one morning at the beginning of June.
London
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From this reading After more than a year in which the London house had scarcely been used, they were beginning to discuss the advisability of giving it up altogether.
miles
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From this reading They discussed it now as they rode across the dewy grass of the park, on their way to the high ground which would bring them to their favourite view across miles of southward facing country to the sea.
more
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From this reading After more than a year in which the London house had scarcely been used, they were beginning to discuss the advisability of giving it up altogether.
MORNINGnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MORNING RIDE Caroline and her father rode out very early one morning at the beginning of June.
new
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From this reading One of the habits they had formed was to seize to themselves the delicious freshness of the new day, unspoilt by the smoke and stir of towns.
now
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From this reading They discussed it now as they rode across the dewy grass of the park, on their way to the high ground which would bring them to their favourite view across miles of southward facing country to the sea.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MORNING RIDE Caroline and her father rode out very early one morning at the beginning of June.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They discussed it now as they rode across the dewy grass of the park, on their way to the high ground which would bring them to their favourite view across miles of southward facing country to the sea.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A MORNING RIDE Caroline and her father rode out very early one morning at the beginning of June.
out
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From this reading A MORNING RIDE Caroline and her father rode out very early one morning at the beginning of June.
park
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From this reading They discussed it now as they rode across the dewy grass of the park, on their way to the high ground which would bring them to their favourite view across miles of southward facing country to the sea.
RIDE
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From this reading A MORNING RIDE Caroline and her father rode out very early one morning at the beginning of June.
rode
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From this reading A MORNING RIDE Caroline and her father rode out very early one morning at the beginning of June.
scarcely
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From this reading After more than a year in which the London house had scarcely been used, they were beginning to discuss the advisability of giving it up altogether.
sea
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From this reading They discussed it now as they rode across the dewy grass of the park, on their way to the high ground which would bring them to their favourite view across miles of southward facing country to the sea.
seize
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From this reading One of the habits they had formed was to seize to themselves the delicious freshness of the new day, unspoilt by the smoke and stir of towns.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She and he were alone at the Abbey.
smoke
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From this reading One of the habits they had formed was to seize to themselves the delicious freshness of the new day, unspoilt by the smoke and stir of towns.
southward
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From this reading They discussed it now as they rode across the dewy grass of the park, on their way to the high ground which would bring them to their favourite view across miles of southward facing country to the sea.
stir
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From this reading One of the habits they had formed was to seize to themselves the delicious freshness of the new day, unspoilt by the smoke and stir of towns.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading After more than a year in which the London house had scarcely been used, they were beginning to discuss the advisability of giving it up altogether.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MORNING RIDE Caroline and her father rode out very early one morning at the beginning of June.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They discussed it now as they rode across the dewy grass of the park, on their way to the high ground which would bring them to their favourite view across miles of southward facing country to the sea.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They discussed it now as they rode across the dewy grass of the park, on their way to the high ground which would bring them to their favourite view across miles of southward facing country to the sea.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading One of the habits they had formed was to seize to themselves the delicious freshness of the new day, unspoilt by the smoke and stir of towns.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One of the habits they had formed was to seize to themselves the delicious freshness of the new day, unspoilt by the smoke and stir of towns.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One of the habits they had formed was to seize to themselves the delicious freshness of the new day, unspoilt by the smoke and stir of towns.
towns
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From this reading One of the habits they had formed was to seize to themselves the delicious freshness of the new day, unspoilt by the smoke and stir of towns.
unspoilt
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From this reading One of the habits they had formed was to seize to themselves the delicious freshness of the new day, unspoilt by the smoke and stir of towns.
up
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From this reading After more than a year in which the London house had scarcely been used, they were beginning to discuss the advisability of giving it up altogether.
used
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From this reading After more than a year in which the London house had scarcely been used, they were beginning to discuss the advisability of giving it up altogether.
very
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From this reading A MORNING RIDE Caroline and her father rode out very early one morning at the beginning of June.
view
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From this reading They discussed it now as they rode across the dewy grass of the park, on their way to the high ground which would bring them to their favourite view across miles of southward facing country to the sea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of the habits they had formed was to seize to themselves the delicious freshness of the new day, unspoilt by the smoke and stir of towns.
way
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From this reading They discussed it now as they rode across the dewy grass of the park, on their way to the high ground which would bring them to their favourite view across miles of southward facing country to the sea.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She and he were alone at the Abbey.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After more than a year in which the London house had scarcely been used, they were beginning to discuss the advisability of giving it up altogether.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They discussed it now as they rode across the dewy grass of the park, on their way to the high ground which would bring them to their favourite view across miles of southward facing country to the sea.
year
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From this reading After more than a year in which the London house had scarcely been used, they were beginning to discuss the advisability of giving it up altogether.
