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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 For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
absence
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From this reading But I as ever partial to what is termed in the ‘Young Men’s Own Book’--‘the society of virtuous and intelligent young ladies;’ and in the absence of the mermaids, the amusement became dull and insipid.
accompanied
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From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The honest fellow looked at me bewildered for a moment, and then shook his head solemnly, and murmured ‘taboo! taboo!’ giving me to understand that unless the canoe was removed I could not expect to have the young ladies back again.
amusement
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From this reading But I as ever partial to what is termed in the ‘Young Men’s Own Book’--‘the society of virtuous and intelligent young ladies;’ and in the absence of the mermaids, the amusement became dull and insipid.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But I as ever partial to what is termed in the ‘Young Men’s Own Book’--‘the society of virtuous and intelligent young ladies;’ and in the absence of the mermaids, the amusement became dull and insipid.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The honest fellow looked at me bewildered for a moment, and then shook his head solemnly, and murmured ‘taboo! taboo!’ giving me to understand that unless the canoe was removed I could not expect to have the young ladies back again.
averse
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From this reading But to this procedure I was averse; I not only wanted the canoe to stay where it was, but I wanted the beauteous Fayaway to get into it, and paddle with me about the lake.
back
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From this reading The honest fellow looked at me bewildered for a moment, and then shook his head solemnly, and murmured ‘taboo! taboo!’ giving me to understand that unless the canoe was removed I could not expect to have the young ladies back again.
beauteous
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From this reading But to this procedure I was averse; I not only wanted the canoe to stay where it was, but I wanted the beauteous Fayaway to get into it, and paddle with me about the lake.
became
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From this reading But I as ever partial to what is termed in the ‘Young Men’s Own Book’--‘the society of virtuous and intelligent young ladies;’ and in the absence of the mermaids, the amusement became dull and insipid.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The honest fellow looked at me bewildered for a moment, and then shook his head solemnly, and murmured ‘taboo! taboo!’ giving me to understand that unless the canoe was removed I could not expect to have the young ladies back again.
Book
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From this reading But I as ever partial to what is termed in the ‘Young Men’s Own Book’--‘the society of virtuous and intelligent young ladies;’ and in the absence of the mermaids, the amusement became dull and insipid.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I as ever partial to what is termed in the ‘Young Men’s Own Book’--‘the society of virtuous and intelligent young ladies;’ and in the absence of the mermaids, the amusement became dull and insipid.
canoe
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From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The honest fellow looked at me bewildered for a moment, and then shook his head solemnly, and murmured ‘taboo! taboo!’ giving me to understand that unless the canoe was removed I could not expect to have the young ladies back again.
days
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From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
desire
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From this reading One morning I expressed to my faithful servitor my desire for the return of the nymphs.
dull
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From this reading But I as ever partial to what is termed in the ‘Young Men’s Own Book’--‘the society of virtuous and intelligent young ladies;’ and in the absence of the mermaids, the amusement became dull and insipid.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I as ever partial to what is termed in the ‘Young Men’s Own Book’--‘the society of virtuous and intelligent young ladies;’ and in the absence of the mermaids, the amusement became dull and insipid.
excursions
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From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading The honest fellow looked at me bewildered for a moment, and then shook his head solemnly, and murmured ‘taboo! taboo!’ giving me to understand that unless the canoe was removed I could not expect to have the young ladies back again.
expressed
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From this reading One morning I expressed to my faithful servitor my desire for the return of the nymphs.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One morning I expressed to my faithful servitor my desire for the return of the nymphs.
Fayaway
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From this reading But to this procedure I was averse; I not only wanted the canoe to stay where it was, but I wanted the beauteous Fayaway to get into it, and paddle with me about the lake.
fellow
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From this reading The honest fellow looked at me bewildered for a moment, and then shook his head solemnly, and murmured ‘taboo! taboo!’ giving me to understand that unless the canoe was removed I could not expect to have the young ladies back again.
few
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From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
gambolling
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From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
get
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From this reading But to this procedure I was averse; I not only wanted the canoe to stay where it was, but I wanted the beauteous Fayaway to get into it, and paddle with me about the lake.
giving
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From this reading The honest fellow looked at me bewildered for a moment, and then shook his head solemnly, and murmured ‘taboo! taboo!’ giving me to understand that unless the canoe was removed I could not expect to have the young ladies back again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The honest fellow looked at me bewildered for a moment, and then shook his head solemnly, and murmured ‘taboo! taboo!’ giving me to understand that unless the canoe was removed I could not expect to have the young ladies back again.
head
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From this reading The honest fellow looked at me bewildered for a moment, and then shook his head solemnly, and murmured ‘taboo! taboo!’ giving me to understand that unless the canoe was removed I could not expect to have the young ladies back again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The honest fellow looked at me bewildered for a moment, and then shook his head solemnly, and murmured ‘taboo! taboo!’ giving me to understand that unless the canoe was removed I could not expect to have the young ladies back again.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading The honest fellow looked at me bewildered for a moment, and then shook his head solemnly, and murmured ‘taboo! taboo!’ giving me to understand that unless the canoe was removed I could not expect to have the young ladies back again.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
insipid
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From this reading But I as ever partial to what is termed in the ‘Young Men’s Own Book’--‘the society of virtuous and intelligent young ladies;’ and in the absence of the mermaids, the amusement became dull and insipid.
intelligent
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From this reading But I as ever partial to what is termed in the ‘Young Men’s Own Book’--‘the society of virtuous and intelligent young ladies;’ and in the absence of the mermaids, the amusement became dull and insipid.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But to this procedure I was averse; I not only wanted the canoe to stay where it was, but I wanted the beauteous Fayaway to get into it, and paddle with me about the lake.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I as ever partial to what is termed in the ‘Young Men’s Own Book’--‘the society of virtuous and intelligent young ladies;’ and in the absence of the mermaids, the amusement became dull and insipid.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But to this procedure I was averse; I not only wanted the canoe to stay where it was, but I wanted the beauteous Fayaway to get into it, and paddle with me about the lake.
Kory-Kory
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From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
ladies
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From this reading But I as ever partial to what is termed in the ‘Young Men’s Own Book’--‘the society of virtuous and intelligent young ladies;’ and in the absence of the mermaids, the amusement became dull and insipid.
lake
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From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
light
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From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The honest fellow looked at me bewildered for a moment, and then shook his head solemnly, and murmured ‘taboo! taboo!’ giving me to understand that unless the canoe was removed I could not expect to have the young ladies back again.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
Men's
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From this reading But I as ever partial to what is termed in the ‘Young Men’s Own Book’--‘the society of virtuous and intelligent young ladies;’ and in the absence of the mermaids, the amusement became dull and insipid.
mermaids
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From this reading But I as ever partial to what is termed in the ‘Young Men’s Own Book’--‘the society of virtuous and intelligent young ladies;’ and in the absence of the mermaids, the amusement became dull and insipid.
moment
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From this reading The honest fellow looked at me bewildered for a moment, and then shook his head solemnly, and murmured ‘taboo! taboo!’ giving me to understand that unless the canoe was removed I could not expect to have the young ladies back again.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning I expressed to my faithful servitor my desire for the return of the nymphs.
murmured
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From this reading The honest fellow looked at me bewildered for a moment, and then shook his head solemnly, and murmured ‘taboo! taboo!’ giving me to understand that unless the canoe was removed I could not expect to have the young ladies back again.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The honest fellow looked at me bewildered for a moment, and then shook his head solemnly, and murmured ‘taboo! taboo!’ giving me to understand that unless the canoe was removed I could not expect to have the young ladies back again.
nymphs
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From this reading One morning I expressed to my faithful servitor my desire for the return of the nymphs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But I as ever partial to what is termed in the ‘Young Men’s Own Book’--‘the society of virtuous and intelligent young ladies;’ and in the absence of the mermaids, the amusement became dull and insipid.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
only
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From this reading But to this procedure I was averse; I not only wanted the canoe to stay where it was, but I wanted the beauteous Fayaway to get into it, and paddle with me about the lake.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
other
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From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
Own
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From this reading But I as ever partial to what is termed in the ‘Young Men’s Own Book’--‘the society of virtuous and intelligent young ladies;’ and in the absence of the mermaids, the amusement became dull and insipid.
paddle
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From this reading But to this procedure I was averse; I not only wanted the canoe to stay where it was, but I wanted the beauteous Fayaway to get into it, and paddle with me about the lake.
paddled
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From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
partial
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From this reading But I as ever partial to what is termed in the ‘Young Men’s Own Book’--‘the society of virtuous and intelligent young ladies;’ and in the absence of the mermaids, the amusement became dull and insipid.
procedure
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From this reading But to this procedure I was averse; I not only wanted the canoe to stay where it was, but I wanted the beauteous Fayaway to get into it, and paddle with me about the lake.
pursuit
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From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
removed
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From this reading The honest fellow looked at me bewildered for a moment, and then shook his head solemnly, and murmured ‘taboo! taboo!’ giving me to understand that unless the canoe was removed I could not expect to have the young ladies back again.
return
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From this reading One morning I expressed to my faithful servitor my desire for the return of the nymphs.
servitor
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From this reading One morning I expressed to my faithful servitor my desire for the return of the nymphs.
shook
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From this reading The honest fellow looked at me bewildered for a moment, and then shook his head solemnly, and murmured ‘taboo! taboo!’ giving me to understand that unless the canoe was removed I could not expect to have the young ladies back again.
shouting
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From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
society
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From this reading But I as ever partial to what is termed in the ‘Young Men’s Own Book’--‘the society of virtuous and intelligent young ladies;’ and in the absence of the mermaids, the amusement became dull and insipid.
solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɑləmli/
seriously and formally
From this reading The honest fellow looked at me bewildered for a moment, and then shook his head solemnly, and murmured ‘taboo! taboo!’ giving me to understand that unless the canoe was removed I could not expect to have the young ladies back again.
stay
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From this reading But to this procedure I was averse; I not only wanted the canoe to stay where it was, but I wanted the beauteous Fayaway to get into it, and paddle with me about the lake.
swim
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From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
taboo
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From this reading The honest fellow looked at me bewildered for a moment, and then shook his head solemnly, and murmured ‘taboo! taboo!’ giving me to understand that unless the canoe was removed I could not expect to have the young ladies back again.
termed
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From this reading But I as ever partial to what is termed in the ‘Young Men’s Own Book’--‘the society of virtuous and intelligent young ladies;’ and in the absence of the mermaids, the amusement became dull and insipid.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The honest fellow looked at me bewildered for a moment, and then shook his head solemnly, and murmured ‘taboo! taboo!’ giving me to understand that unless the canoe was removed I could not expect to have the young ladies back again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
then
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From this reading The honest fellow looked at me bewildered for a moment, and then shook his head solemnly, and murmured ‘taboo! taboo!’ giving me to understand that unless the canoe was removed I could not expect to have the young ladies back again.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But to this procedure I was averse; I not only wanted the canoe to stay where it was, but I wanted the beauteous Fayaway to get into it, and paddle with me about the lake.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
two
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From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The honest fellow looked at me bewildered for a moment, and then shook his head solemnly, and murmured ‘taboo! taboo!’ giving me to understand that unless the canoe was removed I could not expect to have the young ladies back again.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading The honest fellow looked at me bewildered for a moment, and then shook his head solemnly, and murmured ‘taboo! taboo!’ giving me to understand that unless the canoe was removed I could not expect to have the young ladies back again.
virtuous
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From this reading But I as ever partial to what is termed in the ‘Young Men’s Own Book’--‘the society of virtuous and intelligent young ladies;’ and in the absence of the mermaids, the amusement became dull and insipid.
wanted
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From this reading But to this procedure I was averse; I not only wanted the canoe to stay where it was, but I wanted the beauteous Fayaway to get into it, and paddle with me about the lake.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The honest fellow looked at me bewildered for a moment, and then shook his head solemnly, and murmured ‘taboo! taboo!’ giving me to understand that unless the canoe was removed I could not expect to have the young ladies back again.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But I as ever partial to what is termed in the ‘Young Men’s Own Book’--‘the society of virtuous and intelligent young ladies;’ and in the absence of the mermaids, the amusement became dull and insipid.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But to this procedure I was averse; I not only wanted the canoe to stay where it was, but I wanted the beauteous Fayaway to get into it, and paddle with me about the lake.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
Young
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From this reading But I as ever partial to what is termed in the ‘Young Men’s Own Book’--‘the society of virtuous and intelligent young ladies;’ and in the absence of the mermaids, the amusement became dull and insipid.
youths
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From this reading For a few days, Kory-Kory, with one or two other youths, accompanied me in my excursions to the lake, and while I paddled about in my light canoe, would swim after me shouting and gambolling in pursuit.
