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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 In the afternoon, after lunch had been eaten, there came a ring at the back-door, and Mr Montagu Blake was announced.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the afternoon, after lunch had been eaten, there came a ring at the back-door, and Mr Montagu Blake was announced.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the afternoon, after lunch had been eaten, there came a ring at the back-door, and Mr Montagu Blake was announced.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the afternoon, after lunch had been eaten, there came a ring at the back-door, and Mr Montagu Blake was announced.
announced
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From this reading In the afternoon, after lunch had been eaten, there came a ring at the back-door, and Mr Montagu Blake was announced.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the afternoon, after lunch had been eaten, there came a ring at the back-door, and Mr Montagu Blake was announced.
back
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From this reading It was Mr Blake's habit when he called at Croker's Hall to ride his horse into the yard, there to give him up to Hayonotes, and make his way in by the back entrance.
back-door
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From this reading In the afternoon, after lunch had been eaten, there came a ring at the back-door, and Mr Montagu Blake was announced.
Baggett
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From this reading On this occasion Hayonotes had been considerably disturbed in his work, and was discussing the sad condition of Mr Baggett with Thornybush over the gate of the kitchen-garden.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the afternoon, after lunch had been eaten, there came a ring at the back-door, and Mr Montagu Blake was announced.
Blake
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From this reading In the afternoon, after lunch had been eaten, there came a ring at the back-door, and Mr Montagu Blake was announced.
BLAKE'S
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From this reading MR BLAKE'S GOOD NEWS.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was Mr Blake's habit when he called at Croker's Hall to ride his horse into the yard, there to give him up to Hayonotes, and make his way in by the back entrance.
called
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From this reading It was Mr Blake's habit when he called at Croker's Hall to ride his horse into the yard, there to give him up to Hayonotes, and make his way in by the back entrance.
came
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From this reading In the afternoon, after lunch had been eaten, there came a ring at the back-door, and Mr Montagu Blake was announced.
condition
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From this reading On this occasion Hayonotes had been considerably disturbed in his work, and was discussing the sad condition of Mr Baggett with Thornybush over the gate of the kitchen-garden.
considerably
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From this reading On this occasion Hayonotes had been considerably disturbed in his work, and was discussing the sad condition of Mr Baggett with Thornybush over the gate of the kitchen-garden.
contretemps
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From this reading There had been a little _contretemps_ or misadventure.
Croker's
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From this reading It was Mr Blake's habit when he called at Croker's Hall to ride his horse into the yard, there to give him up to Hayonotes, and make his way in by the back entrance.
discussing
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From this reading On this occasion Hayonotes had been considerably disturbed in his work, and was discussing the sad condition of Mr Baggett with Thornybush over the gate of the kitchen-garden.
disturbed
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From this reading On this occasion Hayonotes had been considerably disturbed in his work, and was discussing the sad condition of Mr Baggett with Thornybush over the gate of the kitchen-garden.
eaten
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From this reading In the afternoon, after lunch had been eaten, there came a ring at the back-door, and Mr Montagu Blake was announced.
entrance
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From this reading It was Mr Blake's habit when he called at Croker's Hall to ride his horse into the yard, there to give him up to Hayonotes, and make his way in by the back entrance.
gate
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From this reading On this occasion Hayonotes had been considerably disturbed in his work, and was discussing the sad condition of Mr Baggett with Thornybush over the gate of the kitchen-garden.
give
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From this reading It was Mr Blake's habit when he called at Croker's Hall to ride his horse into the yard, there to give him up to Hayonotes, and make his way in by the back entrance.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MR BLAKE'S GOOD NEWS.
habit
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From this reading It was Mr Blake's habit when he called at Croker's Hall to ride his horse into the yard, there to give him up to Hayonotes, and make his way in by the back entrance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the afternoon, after lunch had been eaten, there came a ring at the back-door, and Mr Montagu Blake was announced.
Hall
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From this reading It was Mr Blake's habit when he called at Croker's Hall to ride his horse into the yard, there to give him up to Hayonotes, and make his way in by the back entrance.
Hayonotes
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From this reading It was Mr Blake's habit when he called at Croker's Hall to ride his horse into the yard, there to give him up to Hayonotes, and make his way in by the back entrance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Mr Blake's habit when he called at Croker's Hall to ride his horse into the yard, there to give him up to Hayonotes, and make his way in by the back entrance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was Mr Blake's habit when he called at Croker's Hall to ride his horse into the yard, there to give him up to Hayonotes, and make his way in by the back entrance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Mr Blake's habit when he called at Croker's Hall to ride his horse into the yard, there to give him up to Hayonotes, and make his way in by the back entrance.
horse
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From this reading It was Mr Blake's habit when he called at Croker's Hall to ride his horse into the yard, there to give him up to Hayonotes, and make his way in by the back entrance.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the afternoon, after lunch had been eaten, there came a ring at the back-door, and Mr Montagu Blake was announced.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was Mr Blake's habit when he called at Croker's Hall to ride his horse into the yard, there to give him up to Hayonotes, and make his way in by the back entrance.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Mr Blake's habit when he called at Croker's Hall to ride his horse into the yard, there to give him up to Hayonotes, and make his way in by the back entrance.
kitchen-garden
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From this reading On this occasion Hayonotes had been considerably disturbed in his work, and was discussing the sad condition of Mr Baggett with Thornybush over the gate of the kitchen-garden.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been a little _contretemps_ or misadventure.
lunch
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From this reading In the afternoon, after lunch had been eaten, there came a ring at the back-door, and Mr Montagu Blake was announced.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Mr Blake's habit when he called at Croker's Hall to ride his horse into the yard, there to give him up to Hayonotes, and make his way in by the back entrance.
misadventure
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From this reading There had been a little _contretemps_ or misadventure.
Montagu
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From this reading In the afternoon, after lunch had been eaten, there came a ring at the back-door, and Mr Montagu Blake was announced.
MR
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From this reading MR BLAKE'S GOOD NEWS.
NEWS
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From this reading MR BLAKE'S GOOD NEWS.
occasion
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From this reading On this occasion Hayonotes had been considerably disturbed in his work, and was discussing the sad condition of Mr Baggett with Thornybush over the gate of the kitchen-garden.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On this occasion Hayonotes had been considerably disturbed in his work, and was discussing the sad condition of Mr Baggett with Thornybush over the gate of the kitchen-garden.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On this occasion Hayonotes had been considerably disturbed in his work, and was discussing the sad condition of Mr Baggett with Thornybush over the gate of the kitchen-garden.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There had been a little _contretemps_ or misadventure.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On this occasion Hayonotes had been considerably disturbed in his work, and was discussing the sad condition of Mr Baggett with Thornybush over the gate of the kitchen-garden.
ride
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From this reading It was Mr Blake's habit when he called at Croker's Hall to ride his horse into the yard, there to give him up to Hayonotes, and make his way in by the back entrance.
ring
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From this reading In the afternoon, after lunch had been eaten, there came a ring at the back-door, and Mr Montagu Blake was announced.
sad
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From this reading On this occasion Hayonotes had been considerably disturbed in his work, and was discussing the sad condition of Mr Baggett with Thornybush over the gate of the kitchen-garden.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the afternoon, after lunch had been eaten, there came a ring at the back-door, and Mr Montagu Blake was announced.
there
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From this reading In the afternoon, after lunch had been eaten, there came a ring at the back-door, and Mr Montagu Blake was announced.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this occasion Hayonotes had been considerably disturbed in his work, and was discussing the sad condition of Mr Baggett with Thornybush over the gate of the kitchen-garden.
Thornybush
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From this reading On this occasion Hayonotes had been considerably disturbed in his work, and was discussing the sad condition of Mr Baggett with Thornybush over the gate of the kitchen-garden.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Mr Blake's habit when he called at Croker's Hall to ride his horse into the yard, there to give him up to Hayonotes, and make his way in by the back entrance.
up
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From this reading It was Mr Blake's habit when he called at Croker's Hall to ride his horse into the yard, there to give him up to Hayonotes, and make his way in by the back entrance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the afternoon, after lunch had been eaten, there came a ring at the back-door, and Mr Montagu Blake was announced.
way
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From this reading It was Mr Blake's habit when he called at Croker's Hall to ride his horse into the yard, there to give him up to Hayonotes, and make his way in by the back entrance.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was Mr Blake's habit when he called at Croker's Hall to ride his horse into the yard, there to give him up to Hayonotes, and make his way in by the back entrance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On this occasion Hayonotes had been considerably disturbed in his work, and was discussing the sad condition of Mr Baggett with Thornybush over the gate of the kitchen-garden.
work
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From this reading On this occasion Hayonotes had been considerably disturbed in his work, and was discussing the sad condition of Mr Baggett with Thornybush over the gate of the kitchen-garden.
yard
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From this reading It was Mr Blake's habit when he called at Croker's Hall to ride his horse into the yard, there to give him up to Hayonotes, and make his way in by the back entrance.
