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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 It was the evening of the return of Gerald Brooke and his wife to the home which they left under such tragic circumstances nearly a year before.
acquaintance
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From this reading First and foremost there was our dear Miss Primby, not looking a day older than when we first made her acquaintance.
advice
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From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the evening of the return of Gerald Brooke and his wife to the home which they left under such tragic circumstances nearly a year before.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was the evening of the return of Gerald Brooke and his wife to the home which they left under such tragic circumstances nearly a year before.
best
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From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
Brooke
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From this reading It was the evening of the return of Gerald Brooke and his wife to the home which they left under such tragic circumstances nearly a year before.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
chapter
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From this reading Six weeks had elapsed since the events recorded in the last chapter.
circumstances
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From this reading It was the evening of the return of Gerald Brooke and his wife to the home which they left under such tragic circumstances nearly a year before.
CONCLUSION
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From this reading CONCLUSION.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
custody
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From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
day
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From this reading First and foremost there was our dear Miss Primby, not looking a day older than when we first made her acquaintance.
days
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From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
dear
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From this reading First and foremost there was our dear Miss Primby, not looking a day older than when we first made her acquaintance.
elapsed
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From this reading Six weeks had elapsed since the events recorded in the last chapter.
evening
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From this reading It was the evening of the return of Gerald Brooke and his wife to the home which they left under such tragic circumstances nearly a year before.
events
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From this reading Six weeks had elapsed since the events recorded in the last chapter.
few
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From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First and foremost there was our dear Miss Primby, not looking a day older than when we first made her acquaintance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
foremostnounUS /ˈforemost/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading First and foremost there was our dear Miss Primby, not looking a day older than when we first made her acquaintance.
friends
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From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
Gerald
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From this reading It was the evening of the return of Gerald Brooke and his wife to the home which they left under such tragic circumstances nearly a year before.
Gerald's
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From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
grand
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From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Six weeks had elapsed since the events recorded in the last chapter.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading First and foremost there was our dear Miss Primby, not looking a day older than when we first made her acquaintance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the evening of the return of Gerald Brooke and his wife to the home which they left under such tragic circumstances nearly a year before.
home
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From this reading It was the evening of the return of Gerald Brooke and his wife to the home which they left under such tragic circumstances nearly a year before.
home-comers
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From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
hurried
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From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Six weeks had elapsed since the events recorded in the last chapter.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the evening of the return of Gerald Brooke and his wife to the home which they left under such tragic circumstances nearly a year before.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Six weeks had elapsed since the events recorded in the last chapter.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the evening of the return of Gerald Brooke and his wife to the home which they left under such tragic circumstances nearly a year before.
London
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From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
looking
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From this reading First and foremost there was our dear Miss Primby, not looking a day older than when we first made her acquaintance.
made
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From this reading First and foremost there was our dear Miss Primby, not looking a day older than when we first made her acquaintance.
matter
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From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
medical
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From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
merely
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From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
met
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From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
Miss
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From this reading First and foremost there was our dear Miss Primby, not looking a day older than when we first made her acquaintance.
morrow
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From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
nearly
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From this reading It was the evening of the return of Gerald Brooke and his wife to the home which they left under such tragic circumstances nearly a year before.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading First and foremost there was our dear Miss Primby, not looking a day older than when we first made her acquaintance.
obtaining
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From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the evening of the return of Gerald Brooke and his wife to the home which they left under such tragic circumstances nearly a year before.
older
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From this reading First and foremost there was our dear Miss Primby, not looking a day older than when we first made her acquaintance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
others
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From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading First and foremost there was our dear Miss Primby, not looking a day older than when we first made her acquaintance.
Primby
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From this reading First and foremost there was our dear Miss Primby, not looking a day older than when we first made her acquaintance.
proved
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From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
reception
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From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
recorded
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From this reading Six weeks had elapsed since the events recorded in the last chapter.
release
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From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
return
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From this reading It was the evening of the return of Gerald Brooke and his wife to the home which they left under such tragic circumstances nearly a year before.
sake
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From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Six weeks had elapsed since the events recorded in the last chapter.
Six
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From this reading Six weeks had elapsed since the events recorded in the last chapter.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was the evening of the return of Gerald Brooke and his wife to the home which they left under such tragic circumstances nearly a year before.
tenants
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From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading First and foremost there was our dear Miss Primby, not looking a day older than when we first made her acquaintance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Six weeks had elapsed since the events recorded in the last chapter.
there
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From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the evening of the return of Gerald Brooke and his wife to the home which they left under such tragic circumstances nearly a year before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the evening of the return of Gerald Brooke and his wife to the home which they left under such tragic circumstances nearly a year before.
tragic
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From this reading It was the evening of the return of Gerald Brooke and his wife to the home which they left under such tragic circumstances nearly a year before.
troublesome
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From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was the evening of the return of Gerald Brooke and his wife to the home which they left under such tragic circumstances nearly a year before.
up
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From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the evening of the return of Gerald Brooke and his wife to the home which they left under such tragic circumstances nearly a year before.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading First and foremost there was our dear Miss Primby, not looking a day older than when we first made her acquaintance.
weeks
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From this reading Six weeks had elapsed since the events recorded in the last chapter.
welcome
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From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading First and foremost there was our dear Miss Primby, not looking a day older than when we first made her acquaintance.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the evening of the return of Gerald Brooke and his wife to the home which they left under such tragic circumstances nearly a year before.
wife
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From this reading It was the evening of the return of Gerald Brooke and his wife to the home which they left under such tragic circumstances nearly a year before.
wound
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From this reading Gerald's wound had proved a troublesome one; and after his release from custody, which was merely a matter of a couple of days, he had hurried up to London for the sake of obtaining the best medical advice, and there he had since remained; a few friends had met to welcome the home-comers; there was to be a grand reception by the tenants and others on the morrow.
year
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From this reading It was the evening of the return of Gerald Brooke and his wife to the home which they left under such tragic circumstances nearly a year before.
