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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 “I don't feel sleepy; shall we stroll along the 'High' a bit?”
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “I don't feel sleepy; shall we stroll along the 'High' a bit?”
altered
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From this reading This, too, was the last day of his travels, for he had not altered his intention of waiting at Oxford till July.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INCIDENT “Eleven o'clock,” said Crocker, as they went out of college.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We call this place the heart of knowledge,” he said, passing a great building that presided, white and silent, over darkness; “it seems to me as little that, as Society is the heart of true gentility.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AN INCIDENT “Eleven o'clock,” said Crocker, as they went out of college.
assented
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From this reading Shelton assented; he was too busy thinking of his encounter with the dons to heed the soreness of his feet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This, too, was the last day of his travels, for he had not altered his intention of waiting at Oxford till July.
bit
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From this reading “I don't feel sleepy; shall we stroll along the 'High' a bit?”
building
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From this reading “We call this place the heart of knowledge,” he said, passing a great building that presided, white and silent, over darkness; “it seems to me as little that, as Society is the heart of true gentility.”
busy
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From this reading Shelton assented; he was too busy thinking of his encounter with the dons to heed the soreness of his feet.
call
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From this reading “We call this place the heart of knowledge,” he said, passing a great building that presided, white and silent, over darkness; “it seems to me as little that, as Society is the heart of true gentility.”
college
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From this reading AN INCIDENT “Eleven o'clock,” said Crocker, as they went out of college.
Crocker
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From this reading AN INCIDENT “Eleven o'clock,” said Crocker, as they went out of college.
darkness
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From this reading “We call this place the heart of knowledge,” he said, passing a great building that presided, white and silent, over darkness; “it seems to me as little that, as Society is the heart of true gentility.”
day
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From this reading This, too, was the last day of his travels, for he had not altered his intention of waiting at Oxford till July.
don't
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From this reading “I don't feel sleepy; shall we stroll along the 'High' a bit?”
dons
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From this reading Shelton assented; he was too busy thinking of his encounter with the dons to heed the soreness of his feet.
Eleven
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From this reading AN INCIDENT “Eleven o'clock,” said Crocker, as they went out of college.
encounter
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From this reading Shelton assented; he was too busy thinking of his encounter with the dons to heed the soreness of his feet.
feel
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From this reading “I don't feel sleepy; shall we stroll along the 'High' a bit?”
feet
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From this reading Shelton assented; he was too busy thinking of his encounter with the dons to heed the soreness of his feet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This, too, was the last day of his travels, for he had not altered his intention of waiting at Oxford till July.
gentility
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From this reading “We call this place the heart of knowledge,” he said, passing a great building that presided, white and silent, over darkness; “it seems to me as little that, as Society is the heart of true gentility.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We call this place the heart of knowledge,” he said, passing a great building that presided, white and silent, over darkness; “it seems to me as little that, as Society is the heart of true gentility.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This, too, was the last day of his travels, for he had not altered his intention of waiting at Oxford till July.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Shelton assented; he was too busy thinking of his encounter with the dons to heed the soreness of his feet.
heart
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From this reading “We call this place the heart of knowledge,” he said, passing a great building that presided, white and silent, over darkness; “it seems to me as little that, as Society is the heart of true gentility.”
heed
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From this reading Shelton assented; he was too busy thinking of his encounter with the dons to heed the soreness of his feet.
High
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From this reading “I don't feel sleepy; shall we stroll along the 'High' a bit?”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Shelton assented; he was too busy thinking of his encounter with the dons to heed the soreness of his feet.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don't feel sleepy; shall we stroll along the 'High' a bit?”
INCIDENT
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From this reading AN INCIDENT “Eleven o'clock,” said Crocker, as they went out of college.
intention
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From this reading This, too, was the last day of his travels, for he had not altered his intention of waiting at Oxford till July.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We call this place the heart of knowledge,” he said, passing a great building that presided, white and silent, over darkness; “it seems to me as little that, as Society is the heart of true gentility.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “We call this place the heart of knowledge,” he said, passing a great building that presided, white and silent, over darkness; “it seems to me as little that, as Society is the heart of true gentility.”
July
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From this reading This, too, was the last day of his travels, for he had not altered his intention of waiting at Oxford till July.
knowledge
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From this reading “We call this place the heart of knowledge,” he said, passing a great building that presided, white and silent, over darkness; “it seems to me as little that, as Society is the heart of true gentility.”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This, too, was the last day of his travels, for he had not altered his intention of waiting at Oxford till July.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We call this place the heart of knowledge,” he said, passing a great building that presided, white and silent, over darkness; “it seems to me as little that, as Society is the heart of true gentility.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We call this place the heart of knowledge,” he said, passing a great building that presided, white and silent, over darkness; “it seems to me as little that, as Society is the heart of true gentility.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This, too, was the last day of his travels, for he had not altered his intention of waiting at Oxford till July.
o'clock
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From this reading AN INCIDENT “Eleven o'clock,” said Crocker, as they went out of college.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN INCIDENT “Eleven o'clock,” said Crocker, as they went out of college.
out
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From this reading AN INCIDENT “Eleven o'clock,” said Crocker, as they went out of college.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “We call this place the heart of knowledge,” he said, passing a great building that presided, white and silent, over darkness; “it seems to me as little that, as Society is the heart of true gentility.”
Oxford
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From this reading This, too, was the last day of his travels, for he had not altered his intention of waiting at Oxford till July.
passing
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From this reading “We call this place the heart of knowledge,” he said, passing a great building that presided, white and silent, over darkness; “it seems to me as little that, as Society is the heart of true gentility.”
place
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From this reading “We call this place the heart of knowledge,” he said, passing a great building that presided, white and silent, over darkness; “it seems to me as little that, as Society is the heart of true gentility.”
presided
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From this reading “We call this place the heart of knowledge,” he said, passing a great building that presided, white and silent, over darkness; “it seems to me as little that, as Society is the heart of true gentility.”
said
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From this reading AN INCIDENT “Eleven o'clock,” said Crocker, as they went out of college.
seems
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From this reading “We call this place the heart of knowledge,” he said, passing a great building that presided, white and silent, over darkness; “it seems to me as little that, as Society is the heart of true gentility.”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I don't feel sleepy; shall we stroll along the 'High' a bit?”
Shelton
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From this reading Shelton assented; he was too busy thinking of his encounter with the dons to heed the soreness of his feet.
silent
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From this reading “We call this place the heart of knowledge,” he said, passing a great building that presided, white and silent, over darkness; “it seems to me as little that, as Society is the heart of true gentility.”
sleepy
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From this reading “I don't feel sleepy; shall we stroll along the 'High' a bit?”
Society
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From this reading “We call this place the heart of knowledge,” he said, passing a great building that presided, white and silent, over darkness; “it seems to me as little that, as Society is the heart of true gentility.”
soreness
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From this reading Shelton assented; he was too busy thinking of his encounter with the dons to heed the soreness of his feet.
stroll
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From this reading “I don't feel sleepy; shall we stroll along the 'High' a bit?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We call this place the heart of knowledge,” he said, passing a great building that presided, white and silent, over darkness; “it seems to me as little that, as Society is the heart of true gentility.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I don't feel sleepy; shall we stroll along the 'High' a bit?”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN INCIDENT “Eleven o'clock,” said Crocker, as they went out of college.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shelton assented; he was too busy thinking of his encounter with the dons to heed the soreness of his feet.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, too, was the last day of his travels, for he had not altered his intention of waiting at Oxford till July.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading This, too, was the last day of his travels, for he had not altered his intention of waiting at Oxford till July.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shelton assented; he was too busy thinking of his encounter with the dons to heed the soreness of his feet.
too
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From this reading Shelton assented; he was too busy thinking of his encounter with the dons to heed the soreness of his feet.
travels
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From this reading This, too, was the last day of his travels, for he had not altered his intention of waiting at Oxford till July.
true
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From this reading “We call this place the heart of knowledge,” he said, passing a great building that presided, white and silent, over darkness; “it seems to me as little that, as Society is the heart of true gentility.”
waiting
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From this reading This, too, was the last day of his travels, for he had not altered his intention of waiting at Oxford till July.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Shelton assented; he was too busy thinking of his encounter with the dons to heed the soreness of his feet.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I don't feel sleepy; shall we stroll along the 'High' a bit?”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN INCIDENT “Eleven o'clock,” said Crocker, as they went out of college.
white
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From this reading “We call this place the heart of knowledge,” he said, passing a great building that presided, white and silent, over darkness; “it seems to me as little that, as Society is the heart of true gentility.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Shelton assented; he was too busy thinking of his encounter with the dons to heed the soreness of his feet.
