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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 He felt a little glow of pleasure at the message.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
amused
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From this reading They had spent a family evening, talking over the events of the day, and playing a rubber of bridge, which had not been succeeded by another because their talk had so amused them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had spent a family evening, talking over the events of the day, and playing a rubber of bridge, which had not been succeeded by another because their talk had so amused them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He felt a little glow of pleasure at the message.
Beatrix
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From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading They had spent a family evening, talking over the events of the day, and playing a rubber of bridge, which had not been succeeded by another because their talk had so amused them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The evening before Beatrix had been very gay and loving with him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The evening before Beatrix had been very gay and loving with him.
bridge
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From this reading They had spent a family evening, talking over the events of the day, and playing a rubber of bridge, which had not been succeeded by another because their talk had so amused them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had spent a family evening, talking over the events of the day, and playing a rubber of bridge, which had not been succeeded by another because their talk had so amused them.
Caroline's
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From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
carried
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From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
corridor
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From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
cup
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From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
day
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From this reading They had spent a family evening, talking over the events of the day, and playing a rubber of bridge, which had not been succeeded by another because their talk had so amused them.
evening
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From this reading The evening before Beatrix had been very gay and loving with him.
events
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From this reading They had spent a family evening, talking over the events of the day, and playing a rubber of bridge, which had not been succeeded by another because their talk had so amused them.
family
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From this reading They had spent a family evening, talking over the events of the day, and playing a rubber of bridge, which had not been succeeded by another because their talk had so amused them.
felt
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From this reading He felt a little glow of pleasure at the message.
gay
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From this reading The evening before Beatrix had been very gay and loving with him.
girls
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From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
glow
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From this reading He felt a little glow of pleasure at the message.
go
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From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
got
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From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
Grafton
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From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The evening before Beatrix had been very gay and loving with him.
happy
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From this reading There had been no shadow of the trouble that had of late overcast their happy family intimacy.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt a little glow of pleasure at the message.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
intimacy
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From this reading There had been no shadow of the trouble that had of late overcast their happy family intimacy.
late
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From this reading There had been no shadow of the trouble that had of late overcast their happy family intimacy.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt a little glow of pleasure at the message.
loving
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From this reading The evening before Beatrix had been very gay and loving with him.
maid
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From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
message
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From this reading He felt a little glow of pleasure at the message.
met
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From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
Miss
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From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There had been no shadow of the trouble that had of late overcast their happy family intimacy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had spent a family evening, talking over the events of the day, and playing a rubber of bridge, which had not been succeeded by another because their talk had so amused them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They had spent a family evening, talking over the events of the day, and playing a rubber of bridge, which had not been succeeded by another because their talk had so amused them.
overcast
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From this reading There had been no shadow of the trouble that had of late overcast their happy family intimacy.
playing
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From this reading They had spent a family evening, talking over the events of the day, and playing a rubber of bridge, which had not been succeeded by another because their talk had so amused them.
pleasure
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From this reading He felt a little glow of pleasure at the message.
room
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From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
rubber
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From this reading They had spent a family evening, talking over the events of the day, and playing a rubber of bridge, which had not been succeeded by another because their talk had so amused them.
see
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From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading There had been no shadow of the trouble that had of late overcast their happy family intimacy.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They had spent a family evening, talking over the events of the day, and playing a rubber of bridge, which had not been succeeded by another because their talk had so amused them.
spent
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From this reading They had spent a family evening, talking over the events of the day, and playing a rubber of bridge, which had not been succeeded by another because their talk had so amused them.
succeeded
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From this reading They had spent a family evening, talking over the events of the day, and playing a rubber of bridge, which had not been succeeded by another because their talk had so amused them.
SUNDAY
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From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
talk
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From this reading They had spent a family evening, talking over the events of the day, and playing a rubber of bridge, which had not been succeeded by another because their talk had so amused them.
talking
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From this reading They had spent a family evening, talking over the events of the day, and playing a rubber of bridge, which had not been succeeded by another because their talk had so amused them.
tea
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From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had spent a family evening, talking over the events of the day, and playing a rubber of bridge, which had not been succeeded by another because their talk had so amused them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had spent a family evening, talking over the events of the day, and playing a rubber of bridge, which had not been succeeded by another because their talk had so amused them.
There
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From this reading There had been no shadow of the trouble that had of late overcast their happy family intimacy.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had spent a family evening, talking over the events of the day, and playing a rubber of bridge, which had not been succeeded by another because their talk had so amused them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
trouble
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From this reading There had been no shadow of the trouble that had of late overcast their happy family intimacy.
up
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From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
very
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From this reading The evening before Beatrix had been very gay and loving with him.
wanted
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From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had spent a family evening, talking over the events of the day, and playing a rubber of bridge, which had not been succeeded by another because their talk had so amused them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading SUNDAY Grafton got up on Sunday morning and carried his cup of tea along the corridor towards Caroline's room, but met the girls' maid who told him that Miss Beatrix wanted him to go and see her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The evening before Beatrix had been very gay and loving with him.
