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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 wandered into the great hall and sat down in a large leather-covered armchair.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But Barnby the butler was fussing about here, and his disapproving and contemptuous eye fixed on Alf's clothes was more than the sensitive Mr. Wentworth could bear.
alcove
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From this reading He therefore looked about for a more secluded spot, which he found in a little alcove behind some palms.
Alf
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF MASTER BOBBY As dinner-time approached, Alf found himself left alone while his companions slipped upstairs to change their flannels for uniform.
Alf's
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From this reading But Barnby the butler was fussing about here, and his disapproving and contemptuous eye fixed on Alf's clothes was more than the sensitive Mr. Wentworth could bear.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF MASTER BOBBY As dinner-time approached, Alf found himself left alone while his companions slipped upstairs to change their flannels for uniform.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He felt rather lonely and out of place.
approached
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF MASTER BOBBY As dinner-time approached, Alf found himself left alone while his companions slipped upstairs to change their flannels for uniform.
armchair
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From this reading He wandered into the great hall and sat down in a large leather-covered armchair.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF MASTER BOBBY As dinner-time approached, Alf found himself left alone while his companions slipped upstairs to change their flannels for uniform.
Barnby
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From this reading But Barnby the butler was fussing about here, and his disapproving and contemptuous eye fixed on Alf's clothes was more than the sensitive Mr. Wentworth could bear.
bear
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From this reading But Barnby the butler was fussing about here, and his disapproving and contemptuous eye fixed on Alf's clothes was more than the sensitive Mr. Wentworth could bear.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He therefore looked about for a more secluded spot, which he found in a little alcove behind some palms.
BOBBY
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF MASTER BOBBY As dinner-time approached, Alf found himself left alone while his companions slipped upstairs to change their flannels for uniform.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Barnby the butler was fussing about here, and his disapproving and contemptuous eye fixed on Alf's clothes was more than the sensitive Mr. Wentworth could bear.
butler
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From this reading But Barnby the butler was fussing about here, and his disapproving and contemptuous eye fixed on Alf's clothes was more than the sensitive Mr. Wentworth could bear.
CAPTURE
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF MASTER BOBBY As dinner-time approached, Alf found himself left alone while his companions slipped upstairs to change their flannels for uniform.
change
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF MASTER BOBBY As dinner-time approached, Alf found himself left alone while his companions slipped upstairs to change their flannels for uniform.
clothes
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From this reading But Barnby the butler was fussing about here, and his disapproving and contemptuous eye fixed on Alf's clothes was more than the sensitive Mr. Wentworth could bear.
companions
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF MASTER BOBBY As dinner-time approached, Alf found himself left alone while his companions slipped upstairs to change their flannels for uniform.
contemptuous
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From this reading But Barnby the butler was fussing about here, and his disapproving and contemptuous eye fixed on Alf's clothes was more than the sensitive Mr. Wentworth could bear.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But Barnby the butler was fussing about here, and his disapproving and contemptuous eye fixed on Alf's clothes was more than the sensitive Mr. Wentworth could bear.
dinner-time
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF MASTER BOBBY As dinner-time approached, Alf found himself left alone while his companions slipped upstairs to change their flannels for uniform.
disapproving
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From this reading But Barnby the butler was fussing about here, and his disapproving and contemptuous eye fixed on Alf's clothes was more than the sensitive Mr. Wentworth could bear.
down
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From this reading He wandered into the great hall and sat down in a large leather-covered armchair.
eye
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From this reading But Barnby the butler was fussing about here, and his disapproving and contemptuous eye fixed on Alf's clothes was more than the sensitive Mr. Wentworth could bear.
felt
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From this reading He felt rather lonely and out of place.
fixed
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From this reading But Barnby the butler was fussing about here, and his disapproving and contemptuous eye fixed on Alf's clothes was more than the sensitive Mr. Wentworth could bear.
flannels
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF MASTER BOBBY As dinner-time approached, Alf found himself left alone while his companions slipped upstairs to change their flannels for uniform.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF MASTER BOBBY As dinner-time approached, Alf found himself left alone while his companions slipped upstairs to change their flannels for uniform.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF MASTER BOBBY As dinner-time approached, Alf found himself left alone while his companions slipped upstairs to change their flannels for uniform.
fussing
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From this reading But Barnby the butler was fussing about here, and his disapproving and contemptuous eye fixed on Alf's clothes was more than the sensitive Mr. Wentworth could bear.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wandered into the great hall and sat down in a large leather-covered armchair.
hall
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From this reading He wandered into the great hall and sat down in a large leather-covered armchair.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt rather lonely and out of place.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Barnby the butler was fussing about here, and his disapproving and contemptuous eye fixed on Alf's clothes was more than the sensitive Mr. Wentworth could bear.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF MASTER BOBBY As dinner-time approached, Alf found himself left alone while his companions slipped upstairs to change their flannels for uniform.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF MASTER BOBBY As dinner-time approached, Alf found himself left alone while his companions slipped upstairs to change their flannels for uniform.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He wandered into the great hall and sat down in a large leather-covered armchair.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He wandered into the great hall and sat down in a large leather-covered armchair.
large
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From this reading He wandered into the great hall and sat down in a large leather-covered armchair.
leather-covered
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From this reading He wandered into the great hall and sat down in a large leather-covered armchair.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF MASTER BOBBY As dinner-time approached, Alf found himself left alone while his companions slipped upstairs to change their flannels for uniform.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He therefore looked about for a more secluded spot, which he found in a little alcove behind some palms.
lonely
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From this reading He felt rather lonely and out of place.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He therefore looked about for a more secluded spot, which he found in a little alcove behind some palms.
MASTER
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF MASTER BOBBY As dinner-time approached, Alf found himself left alone while his companions slipped upstairs to change their flannels for uniform.
more
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From this reading But Barnby the butler was fussing about here, and his disapproving and contemptuous eye fixed on Alf's clothes was more than the sensitive Mr. Wentworth could bear.
Mr
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From this reading But Barnby the butler was fussing about here, and his disapproving and contemptuous eye fixed on Alf's clothes was more than the sensitive Mr. Wentworth could bear.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF MASTER BOBBY As dinner-time approached, Alf found himself left alone while his companions slipped upstairs to change their flannels for uniform.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But Barnby the butler was fussing about here, and his disapproving and contemptuous eye fixed on Alf's clothes was more than the sensitive Mr. Wentworth could bear.
out
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From this reading He felt rather lonely and out of place.
palms
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From this reading He therefore looked about for a more secluded spot, which he found in a little alcove behind some palms.
place
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From this reading He felt rather lonely and out of place.
rather
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From this reading He felt rather lonely and out of place.
sat
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From this reading He wandered into the great hall and sat down in a large leather-covered armchair.
secluded
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From this reading He therefore looked about for a more secluded spot, which he found in a little alcove behind some palms.
sensitive
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From this reading But Barnby the butler was fussing about here, and his disapproving and contemptuous eye fixed on Alf's clothes was more than the sensitive Mr. Wentworth could bear.
slipped
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF MASTER BOBBY As dinner-time approached, Alf found himself left alone while his companions slipped upstairs to change their flannels for uniform.
some
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From this reading He therefore looked about for a more secluded spot, which he found in a little alcove behind some palms.
spot
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From this reading He therefore looked about for a more secluded spot, which he found in a little alcove behind some palms.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But Barnby the butler was fussing about here, and his disapproving and contemptuous eye fixed on Alf's clothes was more than the sensitive Mr. Wentworth could bear.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF MASTER BOBBY As dinner-time approached, Alf found himself left alone while his companions slipped upstairs to change their flannels for uniform.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF MASTER BOBBY As dinner-time approached, Alf found himself left alone while his companions slipped upstairs to change their flannels for uniform.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading He therefore looked about for a more secluded spot, which he found in a little alcove behind some palms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF MASTER BOBBY As dinner-time approached, Alf found himself left alone while his companions slipped upstairs to change their flannels for uniform.
uniform
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF MASTER BOBBY As dinner-time approached, Alf found himself left alone while his companions slipped upstairs to change their flannels for uniform.
upstairs
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF MASTER BOBBY As dinner-time approached, Alf found himself left alone while his companions slipped upstairs to change their flannels for uniform.
wandered
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From this reading He wandered into the great hall and sat down in a large leather-covered armchair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Barnby the butler was fussing about here, and his disapproving and contemptuous eye fixed on Alf's clothes was more than the sensitive Mr. Wentworth could bear.
Wentworth
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From this reading But Barnby the butler was fussing about here, and his disapproving and contemptuous eye fixed on Alf's clothes was more than the sensitive Mr. Wentworth could bear.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He therefore looked about for a more secluded spot, which he found in a little alcove behind some palms.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF MASTER BOBBY As dinner-time approached, Alf found himself left alone while his companions slipped upstairs to change their flannels for uniform.
