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000
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
afforded
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From this reading “What greater honour could be afforded me than permission to observe the contests of your youthful heroes for the rewards of poetry and oratory?”
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘AN UNCROWNED KING,’ ‘THE WARDEN OF THE MARCHES,’ ETC.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “What greater honour could be afforded me than permission to observe the contests of your youthful heroes for the rewards of poetry and oratory?”
arm
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘AN UNCROWNED KING,’ ‘THE WARDEN OF THE MARCHES,’ ETC.
Balkan
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Your time in Cambridge is so short that every moment must be needed for your work.”
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “Pray do not reproach yourself, sir,” replied Professor Panagiotis, with the deliberate precision of one who has learned English from books.
brigands
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
Cambridge
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From this reading “Your time in Cambridge is so short that every moment must be needed for your work.”
Caption
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
College
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
contests
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From this reading “What greater honour could be afforded me than permission to observe the contests of your youthful heroes for the rewards of poetry and oratory?”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “What greater honour could be afforded me than permission to observe the contests of your youthful heroes for the rewards of poetry and oratory?”
deliberate
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From this reading “Pray do not reproach yourself, sir,” replied Professor Panagiotis, with the deliberate precision of one who has learned English from books.
distinguished
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Pray do not reproach yourself, sir,” replied Professor Panagiotis, with the deliberate precision of one who has learned English from books.
English
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From this reading “Pray do not reproach yourself, sir,” replied Professor Panagiotis, with the deliberate precision of one who has learned English from books.
escorting
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘AN UNCROWNED KING,’ ‘THE WARDEN OF THE MARCHES,’ ETC.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Your time in Cambridge is so short that every moment must be needed for your work.”
feel
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Your time in Cambridge is so short that every moment must be needed for your work.”
foreigner
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Pray do not reproach yourself, sir,” replied Professor Panagiotis, with the deliberate precision of one who has learned English from books.
greater
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From this reading “What greater honour could be afforded me than permission to observe the contests of your youthful heroes for the rewards of poetry and oratory?”
gripped
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
guilty
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Pray do not reproach yourself, sir,” replied Professor Panagiotis, with the deliberate precision of one who has learned English from books.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
heroes
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From this reading “What greater honour could be afforded me than permission to observe the contests of your youthful heroes for the rewards of poetry and oratory?”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
honour
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From this reading “What greater honour could be afforded me than permission to observe the contests of your youthful heroes for the rewards of poetry and oratory?”
horse
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
House
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
II
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
IMAGE
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
images
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
img
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Your time in Cambridge is so short that every moment must be needed for your work.”
jpg
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
KING
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From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘AN UNCROWNED KING,’ ‘THE WARDEN OF THE MARCHES,’ ETC.
learned
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From this reading “Pray do not reproach yourself, sir,” replied Professor Panagiotis, with the deliberate precision of one who has learned English from books.
MARCHES
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From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘AN UNCROWNED KING,’ ‘THE WARDEN OF THE MARCHES,’ ETC.
Master
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
Maurice
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What greater honour could be afforded me than permission to observe the contests of your youthful heroes for the rewards of poetry and oratory?”
moment
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From this reading “Your time in Cambridge is so short that every moment must be needed for your work.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Your time in Cambridge is so short that every moment must be needed for your work.”
needed
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From this reading “Your time in Cambridge is so short that every moment must be needed for your work.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Pray do not reproach yourself, sir,” replied Professor Panagiotis, with the deliberate precision of one who has learned English from books.
observe
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From this reading “What greater honour could be afforded me than permission to observe the contests of your youthful heroes for the rewards of poetry and oratory?”
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘AN UNCROWNED KING,’ ‘THE WARDEN OF THE MARCHES,’ ETC.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
oratory
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From this reading “What greater honour could be afforded me than permission to observe the contests of your youthful heroes for the rewards of poetry and oratory?”
Panagiotis
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From this reading “Pray do not reproach yourself, sir,” replied Professor Panagiotis, with the deliberate precision of one who has learned English from books.
permission
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From this reading “What greater honour could be afforded me than permission to observe the contests of your youthful heroes for the rewards of poetry and oratory?”
poetry
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From this reading “What greater honour could be afforded me than permission to observe the contests of your youthful heroes for the rewards of poetry and oratory?”
Pray
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From this reading “Pray do not reproach yourself, sir,” replied Professor Panagiotis, with the deliberate precision of one who has learned English from books.
precision
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From this reading “Pray do not reproach yourself, sir,” replied Professor Panagiotis, with the deliberate precision of one who has learned English from books.
Professor
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From this reading “Pray do not reproach yourself, sir,” replied Professor Panagiotis, with the deliberate precision of one who has learned English from books.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
really
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pray do not reproach yourself, sir,” replied Professor Panagiotis, with the deliberate precision of one who has learned English from books.
reproach
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From this reading “Pray do not reproach yourself, sir,” replied Professor Panagiotis, with the deliberate precision of one who has learned English from books.
rewards
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From this reading “What greater honour could be afforded me than permission to observe the contests of your youthful heroes for the rewards of poetry and oratory?”
said
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
Saviour's
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
Senate
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
Series
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Your time in Cambridge is so short that every moment must be needed for your work.”
silently
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
sir
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From this reading “Pray do not reproach yourself, sir,” replied Professor Panagiotis, with the deliberate precision of one who has learned English from books.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Your time in Cambridge is so short that every moment must be needed for your work.”
St
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “What greater honour could be afforded me than permission to observe the contests of your youthful heroes for the rewards of poetry and oratory?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Your time in Cambridge is so short that every moment must be needed for your work.”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘AN UNCROWNED KING,’ ‘THE WARDEN OF THE MARCHES,’ ETC.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your time in Cambridge is so short that every moment must be needed for your work.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
trudged
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From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
UNCROWNED
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From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘AN UNCROWNED KING,’ ‘THE WARDEN OF THE MARCHES,’ ETC.
WARDENnounUS /ˈwɔːr.dən/
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘AN UNCROWNED KING,’ ‘THE WARDEN OF THE MARCHES,’ ETC.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What greater honour could be afforded me than permission to observe the contests of your youthful heroes for the rewards of poetry and oratory?”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Pray do not reproach yourself, sir,” replied Professor Panagiotis, with the deliberate precision of one who has learned English from books.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (_First in the Balkan Series II._) [IMAGE: images/img_000.jpg Caption: _Maurice, his arm gripped by one of the brigands, ... trudged silently beside her horse._] “I really feel quite guilty,” said the Master of St Saviour’s College to the distinguished foreigner whom he was escorting to the Senate House.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Pray do not reproach yourself, sir,” replied Professor Panagiotis, with the deliberate precision of one who has learned English from books.
work
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From this reading “Your time in Cambridge is so short that every moment must be needed for your work.”
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your time in Cambridge is so short that every moment must be needed for your work.”
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Pray do not reproach yourself, sir,” replied Professor Panagiotis, with the deliberate precision of one who has learned English from books.
youthful
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From this reading “What greater honour could be afforded me than permission to observe the contests of your youthful heroes for the rewards of poetry and oratory?”
