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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 SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The copper missed its goal, fell with a clang on the flags, and a young man, who was also buying papers--a chauffeur chap,--turned about, and Sir Richard found that he was face to face with his nephew--also that he was extremely glad of the meeting.
acute
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From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
age
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From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
also
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From this reading The copper missed its goal, fell with a clang on the flags, and a young man, who was also buying papers--a chauffeur chap,--turned about, and Sir Richard found that he was face to face with his nephew--also that he was extremely glad of the meeting.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As he had an hour’s wait, he pushed up to the book-stall, gruffly demanded an English paper, and tossed a copper in payment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
awake
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From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
away
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From this reading His nearest of kin, Leila and Owen, had been out of touch with him for many months--Leila away in the United States, and Owen working his life or death sentence.
baronet
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From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
belongings
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From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
bit
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From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
book-stall
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From this reading As he had an hour’s wait, he pushed up to the book-stall, gruffly demanded an English paper, and tossed a copper in payment.
buying
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From this reading The copper missed its goal, fell with a clang on the flags, and a young man, who was also buying papers--a chauffeur chap,--turned about, and Sir Richard found that he was face to face with his nephew--also that he was extremely glad of the meeting.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
chap
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From this reading The copper missed its goal, fell with a clang on the flags, and a young man, who was also buying papers--a chauffeur chap,--turned about, and Sir Richard found that he was face to face with his nephew--also that he was extremely glad of the meeting.
CHAPERON
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From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
chauffeur
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From this reading The copper missed its goal, fell with a clang on the flags, and a young man, who was also buying papers--a chauffeur chap,--turned about, and Sir Richard found that he was face to face with his nephew--also that he was extremely glad of the meeting.
clang
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From this reading The copper missed its goal, fell with a clang on the flags, and a young man, who was also buying papers--a chauffeur chap,--turned about, and Sir Richard found that he was face to face with his nephew--also that he was extremely glad of the meeting.
combined
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From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
comfort
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From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
copper
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From this reading As he had an hour’s wait, he pushed up to the book-stall, gruffly demanded an English paper, and tossed a copper in payment.
dark
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From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
dawn
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From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
death
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From this reading His nearest of kin, Leila and Owen, had been out of touch with him for many months--Leila away in the United States, and Owen working his life or death sentence.
demanded
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From this reading As he had an hour’s wait, he pushed up to the book-stall, gruffly demanded an English paper, and tossed a copper in payment.
drove
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From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
Edinburgh
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From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
English
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From this reading As he had an hour’s wait, he pushed up to the book-stall, gruffly demanded an English paper, and tossed a copper in payment.
especially
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From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
exclusion
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From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
experienced
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From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
extremely
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From this reading The copper missed its goal, fell with a clang on the flags, and a young man, who was also buying papers--a chauffeur chap,--turned about, and Sir Richard found that he was face to face with his nephew--also that he was extremely glad of the meeting.
face
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From this reading The copper missed its goal, fell with a clang on the flags, and a young man, who was also buying papers--a chauffeur chap,--turned about, and Sir Richard found that he was face to face with his nephew--also that he was extremely glad of the meeting.
fact
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From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
feel
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From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
fell
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From this reading The copper missed its goal, fell with a clang on the flags, and a young man, who was also buying papers--a chauffeur chap,--turned about, and Sir Richard found that he was face to face with his nephew--also that he was extremely glad of the meeting.
felt
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From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
flags
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From this reading The copper missed its goal, fell with a clang on the flags, and a young man, who was also buying papers--a chauffeur chap,--turned about, and Sir Richard found that he was face to face with his nephew--also that he was extremely glad of the meeting.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
future
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From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
glad
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From this reading The copper missed its goal, fell with a clang on the flags, and a young man, who was also buying papers--a chauffeur chap,--turned about, and Sir Richard found that he was face to face with his nephew--also that he was extremely glad of the meeting.
goal
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From this reading The copper missed its goal, fell with a clang on the flags, and a young man, who was also buying papers--a chauffeur chap,--turned about, and Sir Richard found that he was face to face with his nephew--also that he was extremely glad of the meeting.
gout
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From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
gruffly
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From this reading As he had an hour’s wait, he pushed up to the book-stall, gruffly demanded an English paper, and tossed a copper in payment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
hope
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From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
hour's
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From this reading As he had an hour’s wait, he pushed up to the book-stall, gruffly demanded an English paper, and tossed a copper in payment.
hours
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From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
invaded
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From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The copper missed its goal, fell with a clang on the flags, and a young man, who was also buying papers--a chauffeur chap,--turned about, and Sir Richard found that he was face to face with his nephew--also that he was extremely glad of the meeting.
kin
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From this reading His nearest of kin, Leila and Owen, had been out of touch with him for many months--Leila away in the United States, and Owen working his life or death sentence.
lack
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From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
lay
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From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
Leila
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From this reading His nearest of kin, Leila and Owen, had been out of touch with him for many months--Leila away in the United States, and Owen working his life or death sentence.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
London
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From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
loneliness
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From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
lonely
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From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
man
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From this reading The copper missed its goal, fell with a clang on the flags, and a young man, who was also buying papers--a chauffeur chap,--turned about, and Sir Richard found that he was face to face with his nephew--also that he was extremely glad of the meeting.
manner
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From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
many
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From this reading His nearest of kin, Leila and Owen, had been out of touch with him for many months--Leila away in the United States, and Owen working his life or death sentence.
meeting
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From this reading The copper missed its goal, fell with a clang on the flags, and a young man, who was also buying papers--a chauffeur chap,--turned about, and Sir Richard found that he was face to face with his nephew--also that he was extremely glad of the meeting.
minutes
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From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
missed
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From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
months
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From this reading His nearest of kin, Leila and Owen, had been out of touch with him for many months--Leila away in the United States, and Owen working his life or death sentence.
nearest
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From this reading His nearest of kin, Leila and Owen, had been out of touch with him for many months--Leila away in the United States, and Owen working his life or death sentence.
nephew
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From this reading The copper missed its goal, fell with a clang on the flags, and a young man, who was also buying papers--a chauffeur chap,--turned about, and Sir Richard found that he was face to face with his nephew--also that he was extremely glad of the meeting.
now
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From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
old
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From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His nearest of kin, Leila and Owen, had been out of touch with him for many months--Leila away in the United States, and Owen working his life or death sentence.
out
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From this reading His nearest of kin, Leila and Owen, had been out of touch with him for many months--Leila away in the United States, and Owen working his life or death sentence.
Owen
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From this reading His nearest of kin, Leila and Owen, had been out of touch with him for many months--Leila away in the United States, and Owen working his life or death sentence.
paper
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From this reading As he had an hour’s wait, he pushed up to the book-stall, gruffly demanded an English paper, and tossed a copper in payment.
papers
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From this reading The copper missed its goal, fell with a clang on the flags, and a young man, who was also buying papers--a chauffeur chap,--turned about, and Sir Richard found that he was face to face with his nephew--also that he was extremely glad of the meeting.
passing
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From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
payment
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From this reading As he had an hour’s wait, he pushed up to the book-stall, gruffly demanded an English paper, and tossed a copper in payment.
personal
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From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
Perthshire
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From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
pushed
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From this reading As he had an hour’s wait, he pushed up to the book-stall, gruffly demanded an English paper, and tossed a copper in payment.
reaching
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From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
RICHARD
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From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
sense
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From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
sentence
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From this reading His nearest of kin, Leila and Owen, had been out of touch with him for many months--Leila away in the United States, and Owen working his life or death sentence.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
SIR
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From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
some
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From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
States
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From this reading His nearest of kin, Leila and Owen, had been out of touch with him for many months--Leila away in the United States, and Owen working his life or death sentence.
Station
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From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
tossed
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From this reading As he had an hour’s wait, he pushed up to the book-stall, gruffly demanded an English paper, and tossed a copper in payment.
touch
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From this reading His nearest of kin, Leila and Owen, had been out of touch with him for many months--Leila away in the United States, and Owen working his life or death sentence.
train
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From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
turned
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From this reading The copper missed its goal, fell with a clang on the flags, and a young man, who was also buying papers--a chauffeur chap,--turned about, and Sir Richard found that he was face to face with his nephew--also that he was extremely glad of the meeting.
twinges
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From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
twixt
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From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
two
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From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
United
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From this reading His nearest of kin, Leila and Owen, had been out of touch with him for many months--Leila away in the United States, and Owen working his life or death sentence.
up
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From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
wait
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From this reading As he had an hour’s wait, he pushed up to the book-stall, gruffly demanded an English paper, and tossed a copper in payment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
Waverley
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From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
way
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From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The baronet was beginning to feel a bit lonely in life; now that old age was reaching for him, he experienced the lack of some personal belongings, of comfort and hope in the future, and a sense of exclusion and loneliness invaded him, especially in those hours when he lay awake ’twixt dark and dawn.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The copper missed its goal, fell with a clang on the flags, and a young man, who was also buying papers--a chauffeur chap,--turned about, and Sir Richard found that he was face to face with his nephew--also that he was extremely glad of the meeting.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The copper missed its goal, fell with a clang on the flags, and a young man, who was also buying papers--a chauffeur chap,--turned about, and Sir Richard found that he was face to face with his nephew--also that he was extremely glad of the meeting.
working
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From this reading His nearest of kin, Leila and Owen, had been out of touch with him for many months--Leila away in the United States, and Owen working his life or death sentence.
Wynyard
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From this reading SIR RICHARD AS CHAPERON Sir Richard Wynyard was passing through Edinburgh on his way to London; he had been shooting up in Perthshire, and found, as he drove up to Waverley Station, that he had missed his train by two minutes--this, and the fact that he felt some acute twinges of gout, combined to make him a little short in his manner.
young
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From this reading The copper missed its goal, fell with a clang on the flags, and a young man, who was also buying papers--a chauffeur chap,--turned about, and Sir Richard found that he was face to face with his nephew--also that he was extremely glad of the meeting.
