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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 Of course I knew the main streets--the Strand, Regent Street, Oxford Street, and so on--and I knew the way to the school I used to go to when I was a boy, and the way into the City.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'I thought about what I was going to do all that day, and went to bed early, so as to be fresh.
all
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From this reading 'I thought about what I was going to do all that day, and went to bed early, so as to be fresh.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I knew wonderfully little about London, really; though, except for an odd week now and then, I had spent all my life in town.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I thought about what I was going to do all that day, and went to bed early, so as to be fresh.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'I thought about what I was going to do all that day, and went to bed early, so as to be fresh.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'I thought about what I was going to do all that day, and went to bed early, so as to be fresh.
bed
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From this reading 'I thought about what I was going to do all that day, and went to bed early, so as to be fresh.
boy
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From this reading Of course I knew the main streets--the Strand, Regent Street, Oxford Street, and so on--and I knew the way to the school I used to go to when I was a boy, and the way into the City.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I had just kept to a few tracks, as they say the sheep do on the mountains; and that made it all the easier for me to imagine that I was going to discover a new world.'
City
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From this reading Of course I knew the main streets--the Strand, Regent Street, Oxford Street, and so on--and I knew the way to the school I used to go to when I was a boy, and the way into the City.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I knew the main streets--the Strand, Regent Street, Oxford Street, and so on--and I knew the way to the school I used to go to when I was a boy, and the way into the City.
Darnell
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From this reading Darnell paused in the stream of his talk.
day
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From this reading 'I thought about what I was going to do all that day, and went to bed early, so as to be fresh.
discover
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From this reading But I had just kept to a few tracks, as they say the sheep do on the mountains; and that made it all the easier for me to imagine that I was going to discover a new world.'
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'I thought about what I was going to do all that day, and went to bed early, so as to be fresh.
early
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From this reading 'I thought about what I was going to do all that day, and went to bed early, so as to be fresh.
easier
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From this reading But I had just kept to a few tracks, as they say the sheep do on the mountains; and that made it all the easier for me to imagine that I was going to discover a new world.'
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading I knew wonderfully little about London, really; though, except for an odd week now and then, I had spent all my life in town.
few
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From this reading But I had just kept to a few tracks, as they say the sheep do on the mountains; and that made it all the easier for me to imagine that I was going to discover a new world.'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I knew wonderfully little about London, really; though, except for an odd week now and then, I had spent all my life in town.
fresh
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From this reading 'I thought about what I was going to do all that day, and went to bed early, so as to be fresh.
go
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From this reading Of course I knew the main streets--the Strand, Regent Street, Oxford Street, and so on--and I knew the way to the school I used to go to when I was a boy, and the way into the City.
going
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From this reading 'I thought about what I was going to do all that day, and went to bed early, so as to be fresh.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I knew wonderfully little about London, really; though, except for an odd week now and then, I had spent all my life in town.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Darnell paused in the stream of his talk.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I thought about what I was going to do all that day, and went to bed early, so as to be fresh.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But I had just kept to a few tracks, as they say the sheep do on the mountains; and that made it all the easier for me to imagine that I was going to discover a new world.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I knew wonderfully little about London, really; though, except for an odd week now and then, I had spent all my life in town.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Of course I knew the main streets--the Strand, Regent Street, Oxford Street, and so on--and I knew the way to the school I used to go to when I was a boy, and the way into the City.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But I had just kept to a few tracks, as they say the sheep do on the mountains; and that made it all the easier for me to imagine that I was going to discover a new world.'
just
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From this reading But I had just kept to a few tracks, as they say the sheep do on the mountains; and that made it all the easier for me to imagine that I was going to discover a new world.'
kept
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From this reading But I had just kept to a few tracks, as they say the sheep do on the mountains; and that made it all the easier for me to imagine that I was going to discover a new world.'
knew
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From this reading I knew wonderfully little about London, really; though, except for an odd week now and then, I had spent all my life in town.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew wonderfully little about London, really; though, except for an odd week now and then, I had spent all my life in town.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew wonderfully little about London, really; though, except for an odd week now and then, I had spent all my life in town.
London
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From this reading I knew wonderfully little about London, really; though, except for an odd week now and then, I had spent all my life in town.
made
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From this reading But I had just kept to a few tracks, as they say the sheep do on the mountains; and that made it all the easier for me to imagine that I was going to discover a new world.'
main
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From this reading Of course I knew the main streets--the Strand, Regent Street, Oxford Street, and so on--and I knew the way to the school I used to go to when I was a boy, and the way into the City.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But I had just kept to a few tracks, as they say the sheep do on the mountains; and that made it all the easier for me to imagine that I was going to discover a new world.'
mountains
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From this reading But I had just kept to a few tracks, as they say the sheep do on the mountains; and that made it all the easier for me to imagine that I was going to discover a new world.'
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I knew wonderfully little about London, really; though, except for an odd week now and then, I had spent all my life in town.
new
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From this reading But I had just kept to a few tracks, as they say the sheep do on the mountains; and that made it all the easier for me to imagine that I was going to discover a new world.'
now
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From this reading I knew wonderfully little about London, really; though, except for an odd week now and then, I had spent all my life in town.
odd
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From this reading I knew wonderfully little about London, really; though, except for an odd week now and then, I had spent all my life in town.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course I knew the main streets--the Strand, Regent Street, Oxford Street, and so on--and I knew the way to the school I used to go to when I was a boy, and the way into the City.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Of course I knew the main streets--the Strand, Regent Street, Oxford Street, and so on--and I knew the way to the school I used to go to when I was a boy, and the way into the City.
Oxford
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From this reading Of course I knew the main streets--the Strand, Regent Street, Oxford Street, and so on--and I knew the way to the school I used to go to when I was a boy, and the way into the City.
paused
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From this reading Darnell paused in the stream of his talk.
really
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From this reading I knew wonderfully little about London, really; though, except for an odd week now and then, I had spent all my life in town.
Regent
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From this reading Of course I knew the main streets--the Strand, Regent Street, Oxford Street, and so on--and I knew the way to the school I used to go to when I was a boy, and the way into the City.
say
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From this reading But I had just kept to a few tracks, as they say the sheep do on the mountains; and that made it all the easier for me to imagine that I was going to discover a new world.'
school
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From this reading Of course I knew the main streets--the Strand, Regent Street, Oxford Street, and so on--and I knew the way to the school I used to go to when I was a boy, and the way into the City.
sheep
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From this reading But I had just kept to a few tracks, as they say the sheep do on the mountains; and that made it all the easier for me to imagine that I was going to discover a new world.'
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'I thought about what I was going to do all that day, and went to bed early, so as to be fresh.
spent
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From this reading I knew wonderfully little about London, really; though, except for an odd week now and then, I had spent all my life in town.
Strand
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From this reading Of course I knew the main streets--the Strand, Regent Street, Oxford Street, and so on--and I knew the way to the school I used to go to when I was a boy, and the way into the City.
stream
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From this reading Darnell paused in the stream of his talk.
Street
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From this reading Of course I knew the main streets--the Strand, Regent Street, Oxford Street, and so on--and I knew the way to the school I used to go to when I was a boy, and the way into the City.
streets
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From this reading Of course I knew the main streets--the Strand, Regent Street, Oxford Street, and so on--and I knew the way to the school I used to go to when I was a boy, and the way into the City.
talk
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From this reading Darnell paused in the stream of his talk.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I thought about what I was going to do all that day, and went to bed early, so as to be fresh.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of course I knew the main streets--the Strand, Regent Street, Oxford Street, and so on--and I knew the way to the school I used to go to when I was a boy, and the way into the City.
then
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From this reading I knew wonderfully little about London, really; though, except for an odd week now and then, I had spent all my life in town.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But I had just kept to a few tracks, as they say the sheep do on the mountains; and that made it all the easier for me to imagine that I was going to discover a new world.'
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I knew wonderfully little about London, really; though, except for an odd week now and then, I had spent all my life in town.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I thought about what I was going to do all that day, and went to bed early, so as to be fresh.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I thought about what I was going to do all that day, and went to bed early, so as to be fresh.
town
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From this reading I knew wonderfully little about London, really; though, except for an odd week now and then, I had spent all my life in town.
tracks
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From this reading But I had just kept to a few tracks, as they say the sheep do on the mountains; and that made it all the easier for me to imagine that I was going to discover a new world.'
used
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From this reading Of course I knew the main streets--the Strand, Regent Street, Oxford Street, and so on--and I knew the way to the school I used to go to when I was a boy, and the way into the City.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'I thought about what I was going to do all that day, and went to bed early, so as to be fresh.
way
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From this reading Of course I knew the main streets--the Strand, Regent Street, Oxford Street, and so on--and I knew the way to the school I used to go to when I was a boy, and the way into the City.
week
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From this reading I knew wonderfully little about London, really; though, except for an odd week now and then, I had spent all my life in town.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I thought about what I was going to do all that day, and went to bed early, so as to be fresh.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'I thought about what I was going to do all that day, and went to bed early, so as to be fresh.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Of course I knew the main streets--the Strand, Regent Street, Oxford Street, and so on--and I knew the way to the school I used to go to when I was a boy, and the way into the City.
wonderfully
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From this reading I knew wonderfully little about London, really; though, except for an odd week now and then, I had spent all my life in town.
world
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From this reading But I had just kept to a few tracks, as they say the sheep do on the mountains; and that made it all the easier for me to imagine that I was going to discover a new world.'
