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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 At about half past ten the following morning I turned into Prince's Gardens, to find a four-wheel cab drawn up outside the door of Mr. Bundercombe's house.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At about half past ten the following morning I turned into Prince's Gardens, to find a four-wheel cab drawn up outside the door of Mr. Bundercombe's house.
Accompanying
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From this reading Accompanying it was a black tin box, on which was painted, in white letters: "Hannah Bundercombe, President W.S.F."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Standing by the door was a footman with an article in his hand that I believe is called a grip, which, in the present instance, I imagine took the place of a dressing case.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the roof was a dressing case made of some sort of compressed cane and covered with linen.
article
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From this reading Standing by the door was a footman with an article in his hand that I believe is called a grip, which, in the present instance, I imagine took the place of a dressing case.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At about half past ten the following morning I turned into Prince's Gardens, to find a four-wheel cab drawn up outside the door of Mr. Bundercombe's house.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Standing by the door was a footman with an article in his hand that I believe is called a grip, which, in the present instance, I imagine took the place of a dressing case.
black
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From this reading Accompanying it was a black tin box, on which was painted, in white letters: "Hannah Bundercombe, President W.S.F."
box
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From this reading Accompanying it was a black tin box, on which was painted, in white letters: "Hannah Bundercombe, President W.S.F."
Bundercombe
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From this reading Accompanying it was a black tin box, on which was painted, in white letters: "Hannah Bundercombe, President W.S.F."
Bundercombe's
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From this reading At about half past ten the following morning I turned into Prince's Gardens, to find a four-wheel cab drawn up outside the door of Mr. Bundercombe's house.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Standing by the door was a footman with an article in his hand that I believe is called a grip, which, in the present instance, I imagine took the place of a dressing case.
cab
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From this reading At about half past ten the following morning I turned into Prince's Gardens, to find a four-wheel cab drawn up outside the door of Mr. Bundercombe's house.
called
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From this reading Standing by the door was a footman with an article in his hand that I believe is called a grip, which, in the present instance, I imagine took the place of a dressing case.
cane
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From this reading On the roof was a dressing case made of some sort of compressed cane and covered with linen.
case
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From this reading On the roof was a dressing case made of some sort of compressed cane and covered with linen.
compressed
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From this reading On the roof was a dressing case made of some sort of compressed cane and covered with linen.
covered
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From this reading On the roof was a dressing case made of some sort of compressed cane and covered with linen.
door
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From this reading At about half past ten the following morning I turned into Prince's Gardens, to find a four-wheel cab drawn up outside the door of Mr. Bundercombe's house.
drawn
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From this reading At about half past ten the following morning I turned into Prince's Gardens, to find a four-wheel cab drawn up outside the door of Mr. Bundercombe's house.
dressing
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From this reading On the roof was a dressing case made of some sort of compressed cane and covered with linen.
F
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From this reading Accompanying it was a black tin box, on which was painted, in white letters: "Hannah Bundercombe, President W.S.F."
find
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From this reading At about half past ten the following morning I turned into Prince's Gardens, to find a four-wheel cab drawn up outside the door of Mr. Bundercombe's house.
following
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From this reading At about half past ten the following morning I turned into Prince's Gardens, to find a four-wheel cab drawn up outside the door of Mr. Bundercombe's house.
footman
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From this reading Standing by the door was a footman with an article in his hand that I believe is called a grip, which, in the present instance, I imagine took the place of a dressing case.
four-wheel
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From this reading At about half past ten the following morning I turned into Prince's Gardens, to find a four-wheel cab drawn up outside the door of Mr. Bundercombe's house.
Gardens
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From this reading At about half past ten the following morning I turned into Prince's Gardens, to find a four-wheel cab drawn up outside the door of Mr. Bundercombe's house.
grip
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From this reading Standing by the door was a footman with an article in his hand that I believe is called a grip, which, in the present instance, I imagine took the place of a dressing case.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At about half past ten the following morning I turned into Prince's Gardens, to find a four-wheel cab drawn up outside the door of Mr. Bundercombe's house.
hand
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From this reading Standing by the door was a footman with an article in his hand that I believe is called a grip, which, in the present instance, I imagine took the place of a dressing case.
Hannah
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From this reading Accompanying it was a black tin box, on which was painted, in white letters: "Hannah Bundercombe, President W.S.F."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Standing by the door was a footman with an article in his hand that I believe is called a grip, which, in the present instance, I imagine took the place of a dressing case.
house
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From this reading At about half past ten the following morning I turned into Prince's Gardens, to find a four-wheel cab drawn up outside the door of Mr. Bundercombe's house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At about half past ten the following morning I turned into Prince's Gardens, to find a four-wheel cab drawn up outside the door of Mr. Bundercombe's house.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Standing by the door was a footman with an article in his hand that I believe is called a grip, which, in the present instance, I imagine took the place of a dressing case.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Accompanying it was a black tin box, on which was painted, in white letters: "Hannah Bundercombe, President W.S.F."
instance
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From this reading Standing by the door was a footman with an article in his hand that I believe is called a grip, which, in the present instance, I imagine took the place of a dressing case.
interest
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From this reading I surveyed these preparations with some interest.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At about half past ten the following morning I turned into Prince's Gardens, to find a four-wheel cab drawn up outside the door of Mr. Bundercombe's house.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Standing by the door was a footman with an article in his hand that I believe is called a grip, which, in the present instance, I imagine took the place of a dressing case.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Accompanying it was a black tin box, on which was painted, in white letters: "Hannah Bundercombe, President W.S.F."
letters
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From this reading Accompanying it was a black tin box, on which was painted, in white letters: "Hannah Bundercombe, President W.S.F."
linen
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From this reading On the roof was a dressing case made of some sort of compressed cane and covered with linen.
made
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From this reading On the roof was a dressing case made of some sort of compressed cane and covered with linen.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At about half past ten the following morning I turned into Prince's Gardens, to find a four-wheel cab drawn up outside the door of Mr. Bundercombe's house.
Mr
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From this reading At about half past ten the following morning I turned into Prince's Gardens, to find a four-wheel cab drawn up outside the door of Mr. Bundercombe's house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At about half past ten the following morning I turned into Prince's Gardens, to find a four-wheel cab drawn up outside the door of Mr. Bundercombe's house.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the roof was a dressing case made of some sort of compressed cane and covered with linen.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At about half past ten the following morning I turned into Prince's Gardens, to find a four-wheel cab drawn up outside the door of Mr. Bundercombe's house.
painted
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From this reading Accompanying it was a black tin box, on which was painted, in white letters: "Hannah Bundercombe, President W.S.F."
past
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From this reading At about half past ten the following morning I turned into Prince's Gardens, to find a four-wheel cab drawn up outside the door of Mr. Bundercombe's house.
place
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From this reading Standing by the door was a footman with an article in his hand that I believe is called a grip, which, in the present instance, I imagine took the place of a dressing case.
preparations
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From this reading I surveyed these preparations with some interest.
present
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From this reading Standing by the door was a footman with an article in his hand that I believe is called a grip, which, in the present instance, I imagine took the place of a dressing case.
President
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From this reading Accompanying it was a black tin box, on which was painted, in white letters: "Hannah Bundercombe, President W.S.F."
Prince's
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From this reading At about half past ten the following morning I turned into Prince's Gardens, to find a four-wheel cab drawn up outside the door of Mr. Bundercombe's house.
roof
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From this reading On the roof was a dressing case made of some sort of compressed cane and covered with linen.
S
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From this reading Accompanying it was a black tin box, on which was painted, in white letters: "Hannah Bundercombe, President W.S.F."
some
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From this reading On the roof was a dressing case made of some sort of compressed cane and covered with linen.
sort
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From this reading On the roof was a dressing case made of some sort of compressed cane and covered with linen.
StandingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Standing by the door was a footman with an article in his hand that I believe is called a grip, which, in the present instance, I imagine took the place of a dressing case.
surveyed
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From this reading I surveyed these preparations with some interest.
ten
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From this reading At about half past ten the following morning I turned into Prince's Gardens, to find a four-wheel cab drawn up outside the door of Mr. Bundercombe's house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Standing by the door was a footman with an article in his hand that I believe is called a grip, which, in the present instance, I imagine took the place of a dressing case.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At about half past ten the following morning I turned into Prince's Gardens, to find a four-wheel cab drawn up outside the door of Mr. Bundercombe's house.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I surveyed these preparations with some interest.
tin
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From this reading Accompanying it was a black tin box, on which was painted, in white letters: "Hannah Bundercombe, President W.S.F."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At about half past ten the following morning I turned into Prince's Gardens, to find a four-wheel cab drawn up outside the door of Mr. Bundercombe's house.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Standing by the door was a footman with an article in his hand that I believe is called a grip, which, in the present instance, I imagine took the place of a dressing case.
turned
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From this reading At about half past ten the following morning I turned into Prince's Gardens, to find a four-wheel cab drawn up outside the door of Mr. Bundercombe's house.
up
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From this reading At about half past ten the following morning I turned into Prince's Gardens, to find a four-wheel cab drawn up outside the door of Mr. Bundercombe's house.
W
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From this reading Accompanying it was a black tin box, on which was painted, in white letters: "Hannah Bundercombe, President W.S.F."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the roof was a dressing case made of some sort of compressed cane and covered with linen.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Accompanying it was a black tin box, on which was painted, in white letters: "Hannah Bundercombe, President W.S.F."
white
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From this reading Accompanying it was a black tin box, on which was painted, in white letters: "Hannah Bundercombe, President W.S.F."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the roof was a dressing case made of some sort of compressed cane and covered with linen.
