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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 From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
air
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From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Jest and youthful jollity, Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles.
approach
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From this reading Not yet has night made its first approach, and from bush to bush the birds are calling, as if in haste to get as much merriment out of the departing day as time will give them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Not yet has night made its first approach, and from bush to bush the birds are calling, as if in haste to get as much merriment out of the departing day as time will give them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Not yet has night made its first approach, and from bush to bush the birds are calling, as if in haste to get as much merriment out of the departing day as time will give them.
asks
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From this reading ‘Where’s our beloved auntie?’ asks Mr. Fitzgerald, looking generally round him from his seat on the tail of Betty’s gown.
auntie
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From this reading ‘Where’s our beloved auntie?’ asks Mr. Fitzgerald, looking generally round him from his seat on the tail of Betty’s gown.
Barry
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From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
becks
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From this reading ‘Jest and youthful jollity, Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles.
beloved
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From this reading ‘Where’s our beloved auntie?’ asks Mr. Fitzgerald, looking generally round him from his seat on the tail of Betty’s gown.
Betty's
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From this reading ‘Where’s our beloved auntie?’ asks Mr. Fitzgerald, looking generally round him from his seat on the tail of Betty’s gown.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
big
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From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
birds
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From this reading Not yet has night made its first approach, and from bush to bush the birds are calling, as if in haste to get as much merriment out of the departing day as time will give them.
bit
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From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
bush
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From this reading Not yet has night made its first approach, and from bush to bush the birds are calling, as if in haste to get as much merriment out of the departing day as time will give them.
bushes
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From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
calling
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From this reading Not yet has night made its first approach, and from bush to bush the birds are calling, as if in haste to get as much merriment out of the departing day as time will give them.
Carew
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From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
court
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From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
cousin
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From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
cranks
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From this reading ‘Jest and youthful jollity, Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles.
day
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From this reading It is the evening of the same day, and still divinely warm.
delicate
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From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
departing
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From this reading Not yet has night made its first approach, and from bush to bush the birds are calling, as if in haste to get as much merriment out of the departing day as time will give them.
divinely
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From this reading It is the evening of the same day, and still divinely warm.
Dom
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From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
evening
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From this reading It is the evening of the same day, and still divinely warm.
filling
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From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not yet has night made its first approach, and from bush to bush the birds are calling, as if in haste to get as much merriment out of the departing day as time will give them.
Fitzgerald
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From this reading ‘Where’s our beloved auntie?’ asks Mr. Fitzgerald, looking generally round him from his seat on the tail of Betty’s gown.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ‘Where’s our beloved auntie?’ asks Mr. Fitzgerald, looking generally round him from his seat on the tail of Betty’s gown.
generally
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From this reading ‘Where’s our beloved auntie?’ asks Mr. Fitzgerald, looking generally round him from his seat on the tail of Betty’s gown.
get
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From this reading Not yet has night made its first approach, and from bush to bush the birds are calling, as if in haste to get as much merriment out of the departing day as time will give them.
give
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From this reading Not yet has night made its first approach, and from bush to bush the birds are calling, as if in haste to get as much merriment out of the departing day as time will give them.
glad
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From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
glebe
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From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
gown
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From this reading ‘Where’s our beloved auntie?’ asks Mr. Fitzgerald, looking generally round him from his seat on the tail of Betty’s gown.
ground
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From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
grows
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From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
hard
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From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not yet has night made its first approach, and from bush to bush the birds are calling, as if in haste to get as much merriment out of the departing day as time will give them.
haste
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From this reading Not yet has night made its first approach, and from bush to bush the birds are calling, as if in haste to get as much merriment out of the departing day as time will give them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Where’s our beloved auntie?’ asks Mr. Fitzgerald, looking generally round him from his seat on the tail of Betty’s gown.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Where’s our beloved auntie?’ asks Mr. Fitzgerald, looking generally round him from his seat on the tail of Betty’s gown.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Not yet has night made its first approach, and from bush to bush the birds are calling, as if in haste to get as much merriment out of the departing day as time will give them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not yet has night made its first approach, and from bush to bush the birds are calling, as if in haste to get as much merriment out of the departing day as time will give them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the evening of the same day, and still divinely warm.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the evening of the same day, and still divinely warm.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Not yet has night made its first approach, and from bush to bush the birds are calling, as if in haste to get as much merriment out of the departing day as time will give them.
Jest
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From this reading ‘Jest and youthful jollity, Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles.
jollity
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From this reading ‘Jest and youthful jollity, Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles.
looking
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From this reading ‘Where’s our beloved auntie?’ asks Mr. Fitzgerald, looking generally round him from his seat on the tail of Betty’s gown.
made
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From this reading Not yet has night made its first approach, and from bush to bush the birds are calling, as if in haste to get as much merriment out of the departing day as time will give them.
merriment
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From this reading Not yet has night made its first approach, and from bush to bush the birds are calling, as if in haste to get as much merriment out of the departing day as time will give them.
Mr
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From this reading ‘Where’s our beloved auntie?’ asks Mr. Fitzgerald, looking generally round him from his seat on the tail of Betty’s gown.
much
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From this reading Not yet has night made its first approach, and from bush to bush the birds are calling, as if in haste to get as much merriment out of the departing day as time will give them.
music
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From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
night
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From this reading Not yet has night made its first approach, and from bush to bush the birds are calling, as if in haste to get as much merriment out of the departing day as time will give them.
Nods
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From this reading ‘Jest and youthful jollity, Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not yet has night made its first approach, and from bush to bush the birds are calling, as if in haste to get as much merriment out of the departing day as time will give them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Where’s our beloved auntie?’ asks Mr. Fitzgerald, looking generally round him from his seat on the tail of Betty’s gown.
off
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From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘Where’s our beloved auntie?’ asks Mr. Fitzgerald, looking generally round him from his seat on the tail of Betty’s gown.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ‘Where’s our beloved auntie?’ asks Mr. Fitzgerald, looking generally round him from his seat on the tail of Betty’s gown.
out
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From this reading Not yet has night made its first approach, and from bush to bush the birds are calling, as if in haste to get as much merriment out of the departing day as time will give them.
own
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From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
Quips
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From this reading ‘Jest and youthful jollity, Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
Rector
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From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
round
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From this reading ‘Where’s our beloved auntie?’ asks Mr. Fitzgerald, looking generally round him from his seat on the tail of Betty’s gown.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the evening of the same day, and still divinely warm.
seat
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From this reading ‘Where’s our beloved auntie?’ asks Mr. Fitzgerald, looking generally round him from his seat on the tail of Betty’s gown.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
slice
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From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
smiles
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From this reading ‘Jest and youthful jollity, Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles.
solitary
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From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the evening of the same day, and still divinely warm.
sweet
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From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
swells
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From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
syringa-tree
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From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
tail
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From this reading ‘Where’s our beloved auntie?’ asks Mr. Fitzgerald, looking generally round him from his seat on the tail of Betty’s gown.
tennis-ground
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From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Where’s our beloved auntie?’ asks Mr. Fitzgerald, looking generally round him from his seat on the tail of Betty’s gown.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Not yet has night made its first approach, and from bush to bush the birds are calling, as if in haste to get as much merriment out of the departing day as time will give them.
throbbings
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From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not yet has night made its first approach, and from bush to bush the birds are calling, as if in haste to get as much merriment out of the departing day as time will give them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not yet has night made its first approach, and from bush to bush the birds are calling, as if in haste to get as much merriment out of the departing day as time will give them.
tussle
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From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
wanton
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From this reading ‘Jest and youthful jollity, Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles.
warm
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From this reading It is the evening of the same day, and still divinely warm.
Where's
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From this reading ‘Where’s our beloved auntie?’ asks Mr. Fitzgerald, looking generally round him from his seat on the tail of Betty’s gown.
wiles
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From this reading ‘Jest and youthful jollity, Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Not yet has night made its first approach, and from bush to bush the birds are calling, as if in haste to get as much merriment out of the departing day as time will give them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From here—in the bushes round the tennis-ground, the one solitary court that Carew Barry and his cousin, Dom Fitzgerald, have made with their own hands, after a hard tussle with the Rector for the bit of ground, that seemed to him quite a big slice off his glebe—to the big syringa-tree beyond, the sweet, glad music of the birds swells and grows, filling the evening air with delicate throbbings.
wreathed
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From this reading ‘Jest and youthful jollity, Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Not yet has night made its first approach, and from bush to bush the birds are calling, as if in haste to get as much merriment out of the departing day as time will give them.
youthful
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From this reading ‘Jest and youthful jollity, Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles.
