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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 They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
Alfred
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From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
all
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From this reading I suppose all busy seaport places have a family likeness.
always
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From this reading "I always like this bit," remarked Mrs. Fellowes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
Beach
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From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
bit
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From this reading "I always like this bit," remarked Mrs. Fellowes.
Brothers
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From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
bungalows
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From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
busy
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From this reading I suppose all busy seaport places have a family likeness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
call
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From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
corner
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From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
day
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From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
dear
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From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
distance
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From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
driving
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From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
détour
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From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
family
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From this reading I suppose all busy seaport places have a family likeness.
Fellowes
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From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
friend
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From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
girl
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From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I suppose all busy seaport places have a family likeness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
Hester
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From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I always like this bit," remarked Mrs. Fellowes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
Infantry
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From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
like
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From this reading "I always like this bit," remarked Mrs. Fellowes.
likeness
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From this reading I suppose all busy seaport places have a family likeness.
Line
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From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
lines
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From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
made
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From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
Mrs
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From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
Native
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From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
Newcastle
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From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
now
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From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
officers
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From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
places
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From this reading I suppose all busy seaport places have a family likeness.
quarter
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From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
quays
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From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
quiet
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From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
Rayner
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From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
reached
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From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
remarked
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From this reading "I always like this bit," remarked Mrs. Fellowes.
reminds
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From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
residential
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From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
seaport
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From this reading I suppose all busy seaport places have a family likeness.
seated
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From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
side
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From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
slight
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From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
some
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From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
Somehow
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From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose all busy seaport places have a family likeness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I always like this bit," remarked Mrs. Fellowes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
Truelove
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From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
used
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From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
Vepery
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From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
victoria
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From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
visit
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From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
