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age
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air
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From this reading At Harry's age almost all places are pleasant, where you can have lively company, fresh air, and your share of sport and diversion.
alacrity
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From this reading We go out to meet it with alacrity, speculate upon its coming, and when its visit is announced, count the days until it and we shall come together.
all
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From this reading At Harry's age almost all places are pleasant, where you can have lively company, fresh air, and your share of sport and diversion.
almost
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From this reading At Harry's age almost all places are pleasant, where you can have lively company, fresh air, and your share of sport and diversion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whilst there were card-players enough to meet her at her lodgings and the assembly-rooms, Madame de Bernstein remained pretty contentedly at the Wells, scolding her niece, and playing her rubber.
announced
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From this reading We go out to meet it with alacrity, speculate upon its coming, and when its visit is announced, count the days until it and we shall come together.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At Harry's age almost all places are pleasant, where you can have lively company, fresh air, and your share of sport and diversion.
assembly-rooms
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From this reading Whilst there were card-players enough to meet her at her lodgings and the assembly-rooms, Madame de Bernstein remained pretty contentedly at the Wells, scolding her niece, and playing her rubber.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Whilst there were card-players enough to meet her at her lodgings and the assembly-rooms, Madame de Bernstein remained pretty contentedly at the Wells, scolding her niece, and playing her rubber.
Bernstein
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From this reading Whilst there were card-players enough to meet her at her lodgings and the assembly-rooms, Madame de Bernstein remained pretty contentedly at the Wells, scolding her niece, and playing her rubber.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading At Harry's age almost all places are pleasant, where you can have lively company, fresh air, and your share of sport and diversion.
card-players
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From this reading Whilst there were card-players enough to meet her at her lodgings and the assembly-rooms, Madame de Bernstein remained pretty contentedly at the Wells, scolding her niece, and playing her rubber.
close
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From this reading How very gently and coolly we regard it towards the close of Life's long season!
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We go out to meet it with alacrity, speculate upon its coming, and when its visit is announced, count the days until it and we shall come together.
coming
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From this reading We go out to meet it with alacrity, speculate upon its coming, and when its visit is announced, count the days until it and we shall come together.
company
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From this reading At Harry's age almost all places are pleasant, where you can have lively company, fresh air, and your share of sport and diversion.
contentedly
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coolly
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From this reading How very gently and coolly we regard it towards the close of Life's long season!
count
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From this reading We go out to meet it with alacrity, speculate upon its coming, and when its visit is announced, count the days until it and we shall come together.
days
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From this reading We go out to meet it with alacrity, speculate upon its coming, and when its visit is announced, count the days until it and we shall come together.
de
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From this reading Whilst there were card-players enough to meet her at her lodgings and the assembly-rooms, Madame de Bernstein remained pretty contentedly at the Wells, scolding her niece, and playing her rubber.
diversion
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From this reading At Harry's age almost all places are pleasant, where you can have lively company, fresh air, and your share of sport and diversion.
enough
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From this reading Whilst there were card-players enough to meet her at her lodgings and the assembly-rooms, Madame de Bernstein remained pretty contentedly at the Wells, scolding her niece, and playing her rubber.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even all pleasure is pleasant at twenty.
fresh
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From this reading At Harry's age almost all places are pleasant, where you can have lively company, fresh air, and your share of sport and diversion.
gently
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From this reading How very gently and coolly we regard it towards the close of Life's long season!
go
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From this reading We go out to meet it with alacrity, speculate upon its coming, and when its visit is announced, count the days until it and we shall come together.
Harry's
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From this reading At Harry's age almost all places are pleasant, where you can have lively company, fresh air, and your share of sport and diversion.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At Harry's age almost all places are pleasant, where you can have lively company, fresh air, and your share of sport and diversion.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Whilst there were card-players enough to meet her at her lodgings and the assembly-rooms, Madame de Bernstein remained pretty contentedly at the Wells, scolding her niece, and playing her rubber.
How
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From this reading How very gently and coolly we regard it towards the close of Life's long season!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even all pleasure is pleasant at twenty.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We go out to meet it with alacrity, speculate upon its coming, and when its visit is announced, count the days until it and we shall come together.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading We go out to meet it with alacrity, speculate upon its coming, and when its visit is announced, count the days until it and we shall come together.
Life's
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lively
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From this reading At Harry's age almost all places are pleasant, where you can have lively company, fresh air, and your share of sport and diversion.
lodgings
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From this reading Whilst there were card-players enough to meet her at her lodgings and the assembly-rooms, Madame de Bernstein remained pretty contentedly at the Wells, scolding her niece, and playing her rubber.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How very gently and coolly we regard it towards the close of Life's long season!
Madame
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From this reading Whilst there were card-players enough to meet her at her lodgings and the assembly-rooms, Madame de Bernstein remained pretty contentedly at the Wells, scolding her niece, and playing her rubber.
meet
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niece
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From this reading Whilst there were card-players enough to meet her at her lodgings and the assembly-rooms, Madame de Bernstein remained pretty contentedly at the Wells, scolding her niece, and playing her rubber.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At Harry's age almost all places are pleasant, where you can have lively company, fresh air, and your share of sport and diversion.
out
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From this reading We go out to meet it with alacrity, speculate upon its coming, and when its visit is announced, count the days until it and we shall come together.
places
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From this reading At Harry's age almost all places are pleasant, where you can have lively company, fresh air, and your share of sport and diversion.
playing
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From this reading Whilst there were card-players enough to meet her at her lodgings and the assembly-rooms, Madame de Bernstein remained pretty contentedly at the Wells, scolding her niece, and playing her rubber.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Harry's age almost all places are pleasant, where you can have lively company, fresh air, and your share of sport and diversion.
pleasure
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From this reading Even all pleasure is pleasant at twenty.
pretty
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From this reading Whilst there were card-players enough to meet her at her lodgings and the assembly-rooms, Madame de Bernstein remained pretty contentedly at the Wells, scolding her niece, and playing her rubber.
regard
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From this reading How very gently and coolly we regard it towards the close of Life's long season!
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Whilst there were card-players enough to meet her at her lodgings and the assembly-rooms, Madame de Bernstein remained pretty contentedly at the Wells, scolding her niece, and playing her rubber.
rubber
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scolding
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From this reading Whilst there were card-players enough to meet her at her lodgings and the assembly-rooms, Madame de Bernstein remained pretty contentedly at the Wells, scolding her niece, and playing her rubber.
season
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From this reading How very gently and coolly we regard it towards the close of Life's long season!
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We go out to meet it with alacrity, speculate upon its coming, and when its visit is announced, count the days until it and we shall come together.
share
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From this reading At Harry's age almost all places are pleasant, where you can have lively company, fresh air, and your share of sport and diversion.
speculate
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From this reading We go out to meet it with alacrity, speculate upon its coming, and when its visit is announced, count the days until it and we shall come together.
sport
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From this reading At Harry's age almost all places are pleasant, where you can have lively company, fresh air, and your share of sport and diversion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whilst there were card-players enough to meet her at her lodgings and the assembly-rooms, Madame de Bernstein remained pretty contentedly at the Wells, scolding her niece, and playing her rubber.
there
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From this reading Whilst there were card-players enough to meet her at her lodgings and the assembly-rooms, Madame de Bernstein remained pretty contentedly at the Wells, scolding her niece, and playing her rubber.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whilst there were card-players enough to meet her at her lodgings and the assembly-rooms, Madame de Bernstein remained pretty contentedly at the Wells, scolding her niece, and playing her rubber.
together
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From this reading We go out to meet it with alacrity, speculate upon its coming, and when its visit is announced, count the days until it and we shall come together.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading How very gently and coolly we regard it towards the close of Life's long season!
twenty
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From this reading Even all pleasure is pleasant at twenty.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading We go out to meet it with alacrity, speculate upon its coming, and when its visit is announced, count the days until it and we shall come together.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We go out to meet it with alacrity, speculate upon its coming, and when its visit is announced, count the days until it and we shall come together.
very
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From this reading How very gently and coolly we regard it towards the close of Life's long season!
visit
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From this reading We go out to meet it with alacrity, speculate upon its coming, and when its visit is announced, count the days until it and we shall come together.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We go out to meet it with alacrity, speculate upon its coming, and when its visit is announced, count the days until it and we shall come together.
Wells
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From this reading Whilst there were card-players enough to meet her at her lodgings and the assembly-rooms, Madame de Bernstein remained pretty contentedly at the Wells, scolding her niece, and playing her rubber.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Whilst there were card-players enough to meet her at her lodgings and the assembly-rooms, Madame de Bernstein remained pretty contentedly at the Wells, scolding her niece, and playing her rubber.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We go out to meet it with alacrity, speculate upon its coming, and when its visit is announced, count the days until it and we shall come together.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading At Harry's age almost all places are pleasant, where you can have lively company, fresh air, and your share of sport and diversion.
WhilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Whilst there were card-players enough to meet her at her lodgings and the assembly-rooms, Madame de Bernstein remained pretty contentedly at the Wells, scolding her niece, and playing her rubber.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We go out to meet it with alacrity, speculate upon its coming, and when its visit is announced, count the days until it and we shall come together.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At Harry's age almost all places are pleasant, where you can have lively company, fresh air, and your share of sport and diversion.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At Harry's age almost all places are pleasant, where you can have lively company, fresh air, and your share of sport and diversion.
