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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 A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.
all
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From this reading "Farewell at once—for once, for all—and ever."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Farewell at once—for once, for all—and ever."
any
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From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Farewell at once—for once, for all—and ever."
BLAIR
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From this reading "FAREWELL, PORT BLAIR."
called
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From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.
correct
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days
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From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.
Denis
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From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.
DURAND'S
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From this reading DURAND'S surmises were correct.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Farewell at once—for once, for all—and ever."
FAREWELL
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From this reading "FAREWELL, PORT BLAIR."
few
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From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Farewell at once—for once, for all—and ever."
haste
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From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.
Home
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From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.
II
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From this reading _Richard II._ MRS.
James
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From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.
marked
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From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.
Miss
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From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.
MRS
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From this reading _Richard II._ MRS.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.
once
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From this reading "Farewell at once—for once, for all—and ever."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.
PORT
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From this reading "FAREWELL, PORT BLAIR."
Quentin's
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From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.
return
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From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.
Richard
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From this reading _Richard II._ MRS.
surmises
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From this reading DURAND'S surmises were correct.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading DURAND'S surmises were correct.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.