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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 “Tell the man not to go through the back streets, there's a good boy!
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hudibras “Blessed old London, how delightful it is to come back to it!” exclaimed Erica, as she and Tom drove home from Paddington on the afternoon of her return from Greyshot.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Not out of malice, but mere zeal, Because he was an infidel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hudibras “Blessed old London, how delightful it is to come back to it!” exclaimed Erica, as she and Tom drove home from Paddington on the afternoon of her return from Greyshot.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hudibras “Blessed old London, how delightful it is to come back to it!” exclaimed Erica, as she and Tom drove home from Paddington on the afternoon of her return from Greyshot.
back
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From this reading Hudibras “Blessed old London, how delightful it is to come back to it!” exclaimed Erica, as she and Tom drove home from Paddington on the afternoon of her return from Greyshot.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Not out of malice, but mere zeal, Because he was an infidel.
Blessed
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From this reading Hudibras “Blessed old London, how delightful it is to come back to it!” exclaimed Erica, as she and Tom drove home from Paddington on the afternoon of her return from Greyshot.
boy
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From this reading “Tell the man not to go through the back streets, there's a good boy!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not out of malice, but mere zeal, Because he was an infidel.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hudibras “Blessed old London, how delightful it is to come back to it!” exclaimed Erica, as she and Tom drove home from Paddington on the afternoon of her return from Greyshot.
Comedy
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From this reading Comedy of Errors.
delightful
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From this reading Hudibras “Blessed old London, how delightful it is to come back to it!” exclaimed Erica, as she and Tom drove home from Paddington on the afternoon of her return from Greyshot.
drove
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From this reading Hudibras “Blessed old London, how delightful it is to come back to it!” exclaimed Erica, as she and Tom drove home from Paddington on the afternoon of her return from Greyshot.
Erica
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From this reading Hudibras “Blessed old London, how delightful it is to come back to it!” exclaimed Erica, as she and Tom drove home from Paddington on the afternoon of her return from Greyshot.
Errors
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From this reading Comedy of Errors.
exclaimed
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From this reading Hudibras “Blessed old London, how delightful it is to come back to it!” exclaimed Erica, as she and Tom drove home from Paddington on the afternoon of her return from Greyshot.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For slander lives upon succession, Forever housed, where it once gets possession.
Forever
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From this reading For slander lives upon succession, Forever housed, where it once gets possession.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hudibras “Blessed old London, how delightful it is to come back to it!” exclaimed Erica, as she and Tom drove home from Paddington on the afternoon of her return from Greyshot.
gets
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From this reading For slander lives upon succession, Forever housed, where it once gets possession.
go
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From this reading “Tell the man not to go through the back streets, there's a good boy!
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell the man not to go through the back streets, there's a good boy!
Greyshot
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From this reading Hudibras “Blessed old London, how delightful it is to come back to it!” exclaimed Erica, as she and Tom drove home from Paddington on the afternoon of her return from Greyshot.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not out of malice, but mere zeal, Because he was an infidel.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hudibras “Blessed old London, how delightful it is to come back to it!” exclaimed Erica, as she and Tom drove home from Paddington on the afternoon of her return from Greyshot.
home
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From this reading Hudibras “Blessed old London, how delightful it is to come back to it!” exclaimed Erica, as she and Tom drove home from Paddington on the afternoon of her return from Greyshot.
housed
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From this reading For slander lives upon succession, Forever housed, where it once gets possession.
how
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From this reading Hudibras “Blessed old London, how delightful it is to come back to it!” exclaimed Erica, as she and Tom drove home from Paddington on the afternoon of her return from Greyshot.
Hudibras
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From this reading Hudibras “Blessed old London, how delightful it is to come back to it!” exclaimed Erica, as she and Tom drove home from Paddington on the afternoon of her return from Greyshot.
infidel
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From this reading Not out of malice, but mere zeal, Because he was an infidel.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hudibras “Blessed old London, how delightful it is to come back to it!” exclaimed Erica, as she and Tom drove home from Paddington on the afternoon of her return from Greyshot.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For slander lives upon succession, Forever housed, where it once gets possession.
lives
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From this reading For slander lives upon succession, Forever housed, where it once gets possession.
London
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From this reading Hudibras “Blessed old London, how delightful it is to come back to it!” exclaimed Erica, as she and Tom drove home from Paddington on the afternoon of her return from Greyshot.
malice
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From this reading Not out of malice, but mere zeal, Because he was an infidel.
man
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From this reading “Tell the man not to go through the back streets, there's a good boy!
mere
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From this reading Not out of malice, but mere zeal, Because he was an infidel.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not out of malice, but mere zeal, Because he was an infidel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Comedy of Errors.
old
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From this reading Hudibras “Blessed old London, how delightful it is to come back to it!” exclaimed Erica, as she and Tom drove home from Paddington on the afternoon of her return from Greyshot.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hudibras “Blessed old London, how delightful it is to come back to it!” exclaimed Erica, as she and Tom drove home from Paddington on the afternoon of her return from Greyshot.
once
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From this reading For slander lives upon succession, Forever housed, where it once gets possession.
out
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From this reading Not out of malice, but mere zeal, Because he was an infidel.
Paddington
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From this reading Hudibras “Blessed old London, how delightful it is to come back to it!” exclaimed Erica, as she and Tom drove home from Paddington on the afternoon of her return from Greyshot.
possession
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From this reading For slander lives upon succession, Forever housed, where it once gets possession.
return
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From this reading Hudibras “Blessed old London, how delightful it is to come back to it!” exclaimed Erica, as she and Tom drove home from Paddington on the afternoon of her return from Greyshot.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hudibras “Blessed old London, how delightful it is to come back to it!” exclaimed Erica, as she and Tom drove home from Paddington on the afternoon of her return from Greyshot.
slander
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From this reading For slander lives upon succession, Forever housed, where it once gets possession.
streets
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From this reading “Tell the man not to go through the back streets, there's a good boy!
succession
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From this reading For slander lives upon succession, Forever housed, where it once gets possession.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell the man not to go through the back streets, there's a good boy!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hudibras “Blessed old London, how delightful it is to come back to it!” exclaimed Erica, as she and Tom drove home from Paddington on the afternoon of her return from Greyshot.
there's
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From this reading “Tell the man not to go through the back streets, there's a good boy!
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Tell the man not to go through the back streets, there's a good boy!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hudibras “Blessed old London, how delightful it is to come back to it!” exclaimed Erica, as she and Tom drove home from Paddington on the afternoon of her return from Greyshot.
Tom
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From this reading Hudibras “Blessed old London, how delightful it is to come back to it!” exclaimed Erica, as she and Tom drove home from Paddington on the afternoon of her return from Greyshot.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For slander lives upon succession, Forever housed, where it once gets possession.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not out of malice, but mere zeal, Because he was an infidel.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading For slander lives upon succession, Forever housed, where it once gets possession.
zeal
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From this reading Not out of malice, but mere zeal, Because he was an infidel.