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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Gerald Brooke bade farewell to his wife, and quitted Beechley Towers about an hour after midnight.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Gerald Brooke bade farewell to his wife, and quitted Beechley Towers about an hour after midnight.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Gerald Brooke bade farewell to his wife, and quitted Beechley Towers about an hour after midnight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gerald Brooke bade farewell to his wife, and quitted Beechley Towers about an hour after midnight.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading Penrhyn Court was one of the last places in the world where anybody would think of looking for him.
arrest
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From this reading His object was to make his way to Penrhyn Court, the seat of Sir John Starkie, the justice of the peace who had signed the warrant for his arrest.
bade
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From this reading Gerald Brooke bade farewell to his wife, and quitted Beechley Towers about an hour after midnight.
Beechley
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From this reading Gerald Brooke bade farewell to his wife, and quitted Beechley Towers about an hour after midnight.
brightly
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From this reading There was no moon; but the clouds had dispersed after the rain, and the stars shone brightly.
Brooke
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From this reading Gerald Brooke bade farewell to his wife, and quitted Beechley Towers about an hour after midnight.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no moon; but the clouds had dispersed after the rain, and the stars shone brightly.
circumstances
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From this reading It seemed like walking into the lion's den; but it was probably the wisest thing he could have done under the circumstances.
clouds
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From this reading There was no moon; but the clouds had dispersed after the rain, and the stars shone brightly.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It seemed like walking into the lion's den; but it was probably the wisest thing he could have done under the circumstances.
Court
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From this reading His object was to make his way to Penrhyn Court, the seat of Sir John Starkie, the justice of the peace who had signed the warrant for his arrest.
den
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From this reading It seemed like walking into the lion's den; but it was probably the wisest thing he could have done under the circumstances.
dispersed
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From this reading There was no moon; but the clouds had dispersed after the rain, and the stars shone brightly.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed like walking into the lion's den; but it was probably the wisest thing he could have done under the circumstances.
farewell
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From this reading Gerald Brooke bade farewell to his wife, and quitted Beechley Towers about an hour after midnight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His object was to make his way to Penrhyn Court, the seat of Sir John Starkie, the justice of the peace who had signed the warrant for his arrest.
Gerald
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From this reading Gerald Brooke bade farewell to his wife, and quitted Beechley Towers about an hour after midnight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was no moon; but the clouds had dispersed after the rain, and the stars shone brightly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It seemed like walking into the lion's den; but it was probably the wisest thing he could have done under the circumstances.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed like walking into the lion's den; but it was probably the wisest thing he could have done under the circumstances.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Penrhyn Court was one of the last places in the world where anybody would think of looking for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gerald Brooke bade farewell to his wife, and quitted Beechley Towers about an hour after midnight.
hour
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From this reading Gerald Brooke bade farewell to his wife, and quitted Beechley Towers about an hour after midnight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Penrhyn Court was one of the last places in the world where anybody would think of looking for him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It seemed like walking into the lion's den; but it was probably the wisest thing he could have done under the circumstances.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed like walking into the lion's den; but it was probably the wisest thing he could have done under the circumstances.
John
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From this reading His object was to make his way to Penrhyn Court, the seat of Sir John Starkie, the justice of the peace who had signed the warrant for his arrest.
justice
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From this reading His object was to make his way to Penrhyn Court, the seat of Sir John Starkie, the justice of the peace who had signed the warrant for his arrest.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Penrhyn Court was one of the last places in the world where anybody would think of looking for him.
like
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From this reading It seemed like walking into the lion's den; but it was probably the wisest thing he could have done under the circumstances.
lion's
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From this reading It seemed like walking into the lion's den; but it was probably the wisest thing he could have done under the circumstances.
looking
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From this reading Penrhyn Court was one of the last places in the world where anybody would think of looking for him.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His object was to make his way to Penrhyn Court, the seat of Sir John Starkie, the justice of the peace who had signed the warrant for his arrest.
midnight
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From this reading Gerald Brooke bade farewell to his wife, and quitted Beechley Towers about an hour after midnight.
moon
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From this reading There was no moon; but the clouds had dispersed after the rain, and the stars shone brightly.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no moon; but the clouds had dispersed after the rain, and the stars shone brightly.
object
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From this reading His object was to make his way to Penrhyn Court, the seat of Sir John Starkie, the justice of the peace who had signed the warrant for his arrest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His object was to make his way to Penrhyn Court, the seat of Sir John Starkie, the justice of the peace who had signed the warrant for his arrest.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Penrhyn Court was one of the last places in the world where anybody would think of looking for him.
peace
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From this reading His object was to make his way to Penrhyn Court, the seat of Sir John Starkie, the justice of the peace who had signed the warrant for his arrest.
Penrhyn
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From this reading His object was to make his way to Penrhyn Court, the seat of Sir John Starkie, the justice of the peace who had signed the warrant for his arrest.
places
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From this reading Penrhyn Court was one of the last places in the world where anybody would think of looking for him.
probably
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From this reading It seemed like walking into the lion's den; but it was probably the wisest thing he could have done under the circumstances.
quitted
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From this reading Gerald Brooke bade farewell to his wife, and quitted Beechley Towers about an hour after midnight.
rain
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From this reading There was no moon; but the clouds had dispersed after the rain, and the stars shone brightly.
seat
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From this reading His object was to make his way to Penrhyn Court, the seat of Sir John Starkie, the justice of the peace who had signed the warrant for his arrest.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed like walking into the lion's den; but it was probably the wisest thing he could have done under the circumstances.
shone
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From this reading There was no moon; but the clouds had dispersed after the rain, and the stars shone brightly.
signed
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From this reading His object was to make his way to Penrhyn Court, the seat of Sir John Starkie, the justice of the peace who had signed the warrant for his arrest.
Sir
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From this reading His object was to make his way to Penrhyn Court, the seat of Sir John Starkie, the justice of the peace who had signed the warrant for his arrest.
Starkie
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From this reading His object was to make his way to Penrhyn Court, the seat of Sir John Starkie, the justice of the peace who had signed the warrant for his arrest.
stars
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From this reading There was no moon; but the clouds had dispersed after the rain, and the stars shone brightly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was no moon; but the clouds had dispersed after the rain, and the stars shone brightly.
There
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From this reading There was no moon; but the clouds had dispersed after the rain, and the stars shone brightly.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed like walking into the lion's den; but it was probably the wisest thing he could have done under the circumstances.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Penrhyn Court was one of the last places in the world where anybody would think of looking for him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gerald Brooke bade farewell to his wife, and quitted Beechley Towers about an hour after midnight.
Towers
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From this reading Gerald Brooke bade farewell to his wife, and quitted Beechley Towers about an hour after midnight.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It seemed like walking into the lion's den; but it was probably the wisest thing he could have done under the circumstances.
walking
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From this reading It seemed like walking into the lion's den; but it was probably the wisest thing he could have done under the circumstances.
warrant
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From this reading His object was to make his way to Penrhyn Court, the seat of Sir John Starkie, the justice of the peace who had signed the warrant for his arrest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no moon; but the clouds had dispersed after the rain, and the stars shone brightly.
way
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From this reading His object was to make his way to Penrhyn Court, the seat of Sir John Starkie, the justice of the peace who had signed the warrant for his arrest.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Penrhyn Court was one of the last places in the world where anybody would think of looking for him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading His object was to make his way to Penrhyn Court, the seat of Sir John Starkie, the justice of the peace who had signed the warrant for his arrest.
wife
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From this reading Gerald Brooke bade farewell to his wife, and quitted Beechley Towers about an hour after midnight.
wisest
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From this reading It seemed like walking into the lion's den; but it was probably the wisest thing he could have done under the circumstances.
world
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From this reading Penrhyn Court was one of the last places in the world where anybody would think of looking for him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Penrhyn Court was one of the last places in the world where anybody would think of looking for him.
