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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 There is always a little excitement in a village over a new inhabitant, and the Drummonds were not common strangers to be speculated vaguely about.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There is always a little excitement in a village over a new inhabitant, and the Drummonds were not common strangers to be speculated vaguely about.
always
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From this reading There is always a little excitement in a village over a new inhabitant, and the Drummonds were not common strangers to be speculated vaguely about.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is always a little excitement in a village over a new inhabitant, and the Drummonds were not common strangers to be speculated vaguely about.
arrived
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From this reading And next morning, when it became known that she had arrived at the Gatehouse, the whole place burst into gossip on the subject.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And next morning, when it became known that she had arrived at the Gatehouse, the whole place burst into gossip on the subject.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There is always a little excitement in a village over a new inhabitant, and the Drummonds were not common strangers to be speculated vaguely about.
beauty
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From this reading There were many people in Dura who remembered Helen in her beauty and youth.
became
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From this reading And next morning, when it became known that she had arrived at the Gatehouse, the whole place burst into gossip on the subject.
burst
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From this reading And next morning, when it became known that she had arrived at the Gatehouse, the whole place burst into gossip on the subject.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Even the new people, the City people who lived in the white villas near the station, were moved by it.
City
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From this reading Even the new people, the City people who lived in the white villas near the station, were moved by it.
common
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From this reading There is always a little excitement in a village over a new inhabitant, and the Drummonds were not common strangers to be speculated vaguely about.
discussion
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From this reading For poor Drummond's story was known everywhere, and his miserable fate, and the discussion in the newspapers.
Drummond's
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From this reading For poor Drummond's story was known everywhere, and his miserable fate, and the discussion in the newspapers.
Drummonds
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From this reading There is always a little excitement in a village over a new inhabitant, and the Drummonds were not common strangers to be speculated vaguely about.
Dura
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From this reading There were many people in Dura who remembered Helen in her beauty and youth.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the new people, the City people who lived in the white villas near the station, were moved by it.
everywhere
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From this reading For poor Drummond's story was known everywhere, and his miserable fate, and the discussion in the newspapers.
excitement
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From this reading There is always a little excitement in a village over a new inhabitant, and the Drummonds were not common strangers to be speculated vaguely about.
fate
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From this reading For poor Drummond's story was known everywhere, and his miserable fate, and the discussion in the newspapers.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For poor Drummond's story was known everywhere, and his miserable fate, and the discussion in the newspapers.
Gatehouse
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From this reading And next morning, when it became known that she had arrived at the Gatehouse, the whole place burst into gossip on the subject.
gossip
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From this reading And next morning, when it became known that she had arrived at the Gatehouse, the whole place burst into gossip on the subject.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And next morning, when it became known that she had arrived at the Gatehouse, the whole place burst into gossip on the subject.
Helen
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From this reading There were many people in Dura who remembered Helen in her beauty and youth.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There were many people in Dura who remembered Helen in her beauty and youth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For poor Drummond's story was known everywhere, and his miserable fate, and the discussion in the newspapers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is always a little excitement in a village over a new inhabitant, and the Drummonds were not common strangers to be speculated vaguely about.
inhabitant
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From this reading There is always a little excitement in a village over a new inhabitant, and the Drummonds were not common strangers to be speculated vaguely about.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And next morning, when it became known that she had arrived at the Gatehouse, the whole place burst into gossip on the subject.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is always a little excitement in a village over a new inhabitant, and the Drummonds were not common strangers to be speculated vaguely about.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And next morning, when it became known that she had arrived at the Gatehouse, the whole place burst into gossip on the subject.
known
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From this reading And next morning, when it became known that she had arrived at the Gatehouse, the whole place burst into gossip on the subject.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is always a little excitement in a village over a new inhabitant, and the Drummonds were not common strangers to be speculated vaguely about.
lived
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From this reading Even the new people, the City people who lived in the white villas near the station, were moved by it.
many
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From this reading There were many people in Dura who remembered Helen in her beauty and youth.
miserable
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From this reading For poor Drummond's story was known everywhere, and his miserable fate, and the discussion in the newspapers.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And next morning, when it became known that she had arrived at the Gatehouse, the whole place burst into gossip on the subject.
moved
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From this reading Even the new people, the City people who lived in the white villas near the station, were moved by it.
near
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From this reading Even the new people, the City people who lived in the white villas near the station, were moved by it.
new
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From this reading There is always a little excitement in a village over a new inhabitant, and the Drummonds were not common strangers to be speculated vaguely about.
newspapers
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From this reading For poor Drummond's story was known everywhere, and his miserable fate, and the discussion in the newspapers.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And next morning, when it became known that she had arrived at the Gatehouse, the whole place burst into gossip on the subject.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There is always a little excitement in a village over a new inhabitant, and the Drummonds were not common strangers to be speculated vaguely about.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And next morning, when it became known that she had arrived at the Gatehouse, the whole place burst into gossip on the subject.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There is always a little excitement in a village over a new inhabitant, and the Drummonds were not common strangers to be speculated vaguely about.
people
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From this reading There were many people in Dura who remembered Helen in her beauty and youth.
place
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From this reading And next morning, when it became known that she had arrived at the Gatehouse, the whole place burst into gossip on the subject.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For poor Drummond's story was known everywhere, and his miserable fate, and the discussion in the newspapers.
remembered
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From this reading There were many people in Dura who remembered Helen in her beauty and youth.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And next morning, when it became known that she had arrived at the Gatehouse, the whole place burst into gossip on the subject.
speculated
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From this reading There is always a little excitement in a village over a new inhabitant, and the Drummonds were not common strangers to be speculated vaguely about.
station
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From this reading Even the new people, the City people who lived in the white villas near the station, were moved by it.
story
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From this reading For poor Drummond's story was known everywhere, and his miserable fate, and the discussion in the newspapers.
strangers
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From this reading There is always a little excitement in a village over a new inhabitant, and the Drummonds were not common strangers to be speculated vaguely about.
subject
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From this reading And next morning, when it became known that she had arrived at the Gatehouse, the whole place burst into gossip on the subject.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And next morning, when it became known that she had arrived at the Gatehouse, the whole place burst into gossip on the subject.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is always a little excitement in a village over a new inhabitant, and the Drummonds were not common strangers to be speculated vaguely about.
There
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From this reading There is always a little excitement in a village over a new inhabitant, and the Drummonds were not common strangers to be speculated vaguely about.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is always a little excitement in a village over a new inhabitant, and the Drummonds were not common strangers to be speculated vaguely about.
vaguely
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From this reading There is always a little excitement in a village over a new inhabitant, and the Drummonds were not common strangers to be speculated vaguely about.
village
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From this reading There is always a little excitement in a village over a new inhabitant, and the Drummonds were not common strangers to be speculated vaguely about.
villas
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From this reading Even the new people, the City people who lived in the white villas near the station, were moved by it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For poor Drummond's story was known everywhere, and his miserable fate, and the discussion in the newspapers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There is always a little excitement in a village over a new inhabitant, and the Drummonds were not common strangers to be speculated vaguely about.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And next morning, when it became known that she had arrived at the Gatehouse, the whole place burst into gossip on the subject.
white
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From this reading Even the new people, the City people who lived in the white villas near the station, were moved by it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There were many people in Dura who remembered Helen in her beauty and youth.
whole
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From this reading And next morning, when it became known that she had arrived at the Gatehouse, the whole place burst into gossip on the subject.
youth
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From this reading There were many people in Dura who remembered Helen in her beauty and youth.
