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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 Hyde Park is a truly national property, and it is amusing and perhaps edifying to note the various uses to which it is often put.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the morning it is the rendezvous of nurses and children; in the afternoon of a fashionable throng; on Sunday evenings it is the resort of hard-working men and women, who have to content themselves with getting a breath of fresh air once a week.
air
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From this reading In the morning it is the rendezvous of nurses and children; in the afternoon of a fashionable throng; on Sunday evenings it is the resort of hard-working men and women, who have to content themselves with getting a breath of fresh air once a week.
amusing
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From this reading Hyde Park is a truly national property, and it is amusing and perhaps edifying to note the various uses to which it is often put.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Who spouts his message to the wilderness, Lightens his soul and feels one burden less; But to the people preach, and you will find They'll pay you back with thanks ill to your mind.
B
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back
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From this reading Who spouts his message to the wilderness, Lightens his soul and feels one burden less; But to the people preach, and you will find They'll pay you back with thanks ill to your mind.
breath
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From this reading In the morning it is the rendezvous of nurses and children; in the afternoon of a fashionable throng; on Sunday evenings it is the resort of hard-working men and women, who have to content themselves with getting a breath of fresh air once a week.
burden
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From this reading Who spouts his message to the wilderness, Lightens his soul and feels one burden less; But to the people preach, and you will find They'll pay you back with thanks ill to your mind.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Who spouts his message to the wilderness, Lightens his soul and feels one burden less; But to the people preach, and you will find They'll pay you back with thanks ill to your mind.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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children
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From this reading In the morning it is the rendezvous of nurses and children; in the afternoon of a fashionable throng; on Sunday evenings it is the resort of hard-working men and women, who have to content themselves with getting a breath of fresh air once a week.
content
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From this reading In the morning it is the rendezvous of nurses and children; in the afternoon of a fashionable throng; on Sunday evenings it is the resort of hard-working men and women, who have to content themselves with getting a breath of fresh air once a week.
edifying
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From this reading Hyde Park is a truly national property, and it is amusing and perhaps edifying to note the various uses to which it is often put.
evenings
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From this reading In the morning it is the rendezvous of nurses and children; in the afternoon of a fashionable throng; on Sunday evenings it is the resort of hard-working men and women, who have to content themselves with getting a breath of fresh air once a week.
fashionable
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From this reading In the morning it is the rendezvous of nurses and children; in the afternoon of a fashionable throng; on Sunday evenings it is the resort of hard-working men and women, who have to content themselves with getting a breath of fresh air once a week.
feels
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From this reading Who spouts his message to the wilderness, Lightens his soul and feels one burden less; But to the people preach, and you will find They'll pay you back with thanks ill to your mind.
find
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From this reading Who spouts his message to the wilderness, Lightens his soul and feels one burden less; But to the people preach, and you will find They'll pay you back with thanks ill to your mind.
fresh
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From this reading In the morning it is the rendezvous of nurses and children; in the afternoon of a fashionable throng; on Sunday evenings it is the resort of hard-working men and women, who have to content themselves with getting a breath of fresh air once a week.
getting
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From this reading In the morning it is the rendezvous of nurses and children; in the afternoon of a fashionable throng; on Sunday evenings it is the resort of hard-working men and women, who have to content themselves with getting a breath of fresh air once a week.
Goethe
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From this reading Goethe.
hard-working
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From this reading In the morning it is the rendezvous of nurses and children; in the afternoon of a fashionable throng; on Sunday evenings it is the resort of hard-working men and women, who have to content themselves with getting a breath of fresh air once a week.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the morning it is the rendezvous of nurses and children; in the afternoon of a fashionable throng; on Sunday evenings it is the resort of hard-working men and women, who have to content themselves with getting a breath of fresh air once a week.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Who spouts his message to the wilderness, Lightens his soul and feels one burden less; But to the people preach, and you will find They'll pay you back with thanks ill to your mind.
Hyde
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From this reading Hyde Park is a truly national property, and it is amusing and perhaps edifying to note the various uses to which it is often put.
ill
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From this reading Who spouts his message to the wilderness, Lightens his soul and feels one burden less; But to the people preach, and you will find They'll pay you back with thanks ill to your mind.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning it is the rendezvous of nurses and children; in the afternoon of a fashionable throng; on Sunday evenings it is the resort of hard-working men and women, who have to content themselves with getting a breath of fresh air once a week.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hyde Park is a truly national property, and it is amusing and perhaps edifying to note the various uses to which it is often put.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hyde Park is a truly national property, and it is amusing and perhaps edifying to note the various uses to which it is often put.
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less
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From this reading Who spouts his message to the wilderness, Lightens his soul and feels one burden less; But to the people preach, and you will find They'll pay you back with thanks ill to your mind.
Lightens
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From this reading Who spouts his message to the wilderness, Lightens his soul and feels one burden less; But to the people preach, and you will find They'll pay you back with thanks ill to your mind.
men
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From this reading In the morning it is the rendezvous of nurses and children; in the afternoon of a fashionable throng; on Sunday evenings it is the resort of hard-working men and women, who have to content themselves with getting a breath of fresh air once a week.
message
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From this reading Who spouts his message to the wilderness, Lightens his soul and feels one burden less; But to the people preach, and you will find They'll pay you back with thanks ill to your mind.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who spouts his message to the wilderness, Lightens his soul and feels one burden less; But to the people preach, and you will find They'll pay you back with thanks ill to your mind.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning it is the rendezvous of nurses and children; in the afternoon of a fashionable throng; on Sunday evenings it is the resort of hard-working men and women, who have to content themselves with getting a breath of fresh air once a week.
national
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From this reading Hyde Park is a truly national property, and it is amusing and perhaps edifying to note the various uses to which it is often put.
note
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From this reading Hyde Park is a truly national property, and it is amusing and perhaps edifying to note the various uses to which it is often put.
nurses
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From this reading In the morning it is the rendezvous of nurses and children; in the afternoon of a fashionable throng; on Sunday evenings it is the resort of hard-working men and women, who have to content themselves with getting a breath of fresh air once a week.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the morning it is the rendezvous of nurses and children; in the afternoon of a fashionable throng; on Sunday evenings it is the resort of hard-working men and women, who have to content themselves with getting a breath of fresh air once a week.
often
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From this reading Hyde Park is a truly national property, and it is amusing and perhaps edifying to note the various uses to which it is often put.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the morning it is the rendezvous of nurses and children; in the afternoon of a fashionable throng; on Sunday evenings it is the resort of hard-working men and women, who have to content themselves with getting a breath of fresh air once a week.
once
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From this reading In the morning it is the rendezvous of nurses and children; in the afternoon of a fashionable throng; on Sunday evenings it is the resort of hard-working men and women, who have to content themselves with getting a breath of fresh air once a week.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Who spouts his message to the wilderness, Lightens his soul and feels one burden less; But to the people preach, and you will find They'll pay you back with thanks ill to your mind.
Park
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From this reading Hyde Park is a truly national property, and it is amusing and perhaps edifying to note the various uses to which it is often put.
pay
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From this reading Who spouts his message to the wilderness, Lightens his soul and feels one burden less; But to the people preach, and you will find They'll pay you back with thanks ill to your mind.
people
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From this reading Who spouts his message to the wilderness, Lightens his soul and feels one burden less; But to the people preach, and you will find They'll pay you back with thanks ill to your mind.
perhaps
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From this reading Hyde Park is a truly national property, and it is amusing and perhaps edifying to note the various uses to which it is often put.
preach
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From this reading Who spouts his message to the wilderness, Lightens his soul and feels one burden less; But to the people preach, and you will find They'll pay you back with thanks ill to your mind.
property
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From this reading Hyde Park is a truly national property, and it is amusing and perhaps edifying to note the various uses to which it is often put.
put
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From this reading Hyde Park is a truly national property, and it is amusing and perhaps edifying to note the various uses to which it is often put.
rendezvous
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From this reading In the morning it is the rendezvous of nurses and children; in the afternoon of a fashionable throng; on Sunday evenings it is the resort of hard-working men and women, who have to content themselves with getting a breath of fresh air once a week.
resort
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From this reading In the morning it is the rendezvous of nurses and children; in the afternoon of a fashionable throng; on Sunday evenings it is the resort of hard-working men and women, who have to content themselves with getting a breath of fresh air once a week.
S
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soul
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From this reading Who spouts his message to the wilderness, Lightens his soul and feels one burden less; But to the people preach, and you will find They'll pay you back with thanks ill to your mind.
spouts
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From this reading Who spouts his message to the wilderness, Lightens his soul and feels one burden less; But to the people preach, and you will find They'll pay you back with thanks ill to your mind.
Sunday
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From this reading In the morning it is the rendezvous of nurses and children; in the afternoon of a fashionable throng; on Sunday evenings it is the resort of hard-working men and women, who have to content themselves with getting a breath of fresh air once a week.
thanks
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From this reading Who spouts his message to the wilderness, Lightens his soul and feels one burden less; But to the people preach, and you will find They'll pay you back with thanks ill to your mind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Who spouts his message to the wilderness, Lightens his soul and feels one burden less; But to the people preach, and you will find They'll pay you back with thanks ill to your mind.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading In the morning it is the rendezvous of nurses and children; in the afternoon of a fashionable throng; on Sunday evenings it is the resort of hard-working men and women, who have to content themselves with getting a breath of fresh air once a week.
They'll
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From this reading Who spouts his message to the wilderness, Lightens his soul and feels one burden less; But to the people preach, and you will find They'll pay you back with thanks ill to your mind.
throng
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From this reading In the morning it is the rendezvous of nurses and children; in the afternoon of a fashionable throng; on Sunday evenings it is the resort of hard-working men and women, who have to content themselves with getting a breath of fresh air once a week.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Who spouts his message to the wilderness, Lightens his soul and feels one burden less; But to the people preach, and you will find They'll pay you back with thanks ill to your mind.
Translated
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truly
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From this reading Hyde Park is a truly national property, and it is amusing and perhaps edifying to note the various uses to which it is often put.
uses
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From this reading Hyde Park is a truly national property, and it is amusing and perhaps edifying to note the various uses to which it is often put.
various
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From this reading Hyde Park is a truly national property, and it is amusing and perhaps edifying to note the various uses to which it is often put.
week
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From this reading In the morning it is the rendezvous of nurses and children; in the afternoon of a fashionable throng; on Sunday evenings it is the resort of hard-working men and women, who have to content themselves with getting a breath of fresh air once a week.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hyde Park is a truly national property, and it is amusing and perhaps edifying to note the various uses to which it is often put.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who spouts his message to the wilderness, Lightens his soul and feels one burden less; But to the people preach, and you will find They'll pay you back with thanks ill to your mind.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading Who spouts his message to the wilderness, Lightens his soul and feels one burden less; But to the people preach, and you will find They'll pay you back with thanks ill to your mind.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Who spouts his message to the wilderness, Lightens his soul and feels one burden less; But to the people preach, and you will find They'll pay you back with thanks ill to your mind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Who spouts his message to the wilderness, Lightens his soul and feels one burden less; But to the people preach, and you will find They'll pay you back with thanks ill to your mind.
women
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From this reading In the morning it is the rendezvous of nurses and children; in the afternoon of a fashionable throng; on Sunday evenings it is the resort of hard-working men and women, who have to content themselves with getting a breath of fresh air once a week.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Who spouts his message to the wilderness, Lightens his soul and feels one burden less; But to the people preach, and you will find They'll pay you back with thanks ill to your mind.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Who spouts his message to the wilderness, Lightens his soul and feels one burden less; But to the people preach, and you will find They'll pay you back with thanks ill to your mind.
