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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 She had been going through a course of Langley Wyndham.
aching
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From this reading The next day Audrey's head was aching to some purpose.
admitted
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From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
afterwards
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From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yesterday he had brought her his last book, "London Legends," and she had sat up half the night to read it.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
any
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From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
Audrey's
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From this reading The next day Audrey's head was aching to some purpose.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
bed
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From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been going through a course of Langley Wyndham.
book
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From this reading Yesterday he had brought her his last book, "London Legends," and she had sat up half the night to read it.
breakfast
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From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yesterday he had brought her his last book, "London Legends," and she had sat up half the night to read it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
call
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From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
chance
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From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been going through a course of Langley Wyndham.
day
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From this reading The next day Audrey's head was aching to some purpose.
down
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From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
excused
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From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
five
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From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
footman
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From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
going
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From this reading She had been going through a course of Langley Wyndham.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been going through a course of Langley Wyndham.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yesterday he had brought her his last book, "London Legends," and she had sat up half the night to read it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yesterday he had brought her his last book, "London Legends," and she had sat up half the night to read it.
head
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From this reading The next day Audrey's head was aching to some purpose.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yesterday he had brought her his last book, "London Legends," and she had sat up half the night to read it.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was to tell him what she thought of it, and her ideas were in a whirl.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yesterday he had brought her his last book, "London Legends," and she had sat up half the night to read it.
home
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From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
ideas
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From this reading She was to tell him what she thought of it, and her ideas were in a whirl.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was to tell him what she thought of it, and her ideas were in a whirl.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yesterday he had brought her his last book, "London Legends," and she had sat up half the night to read it.
Langley
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From this reading She had been going through a course of Langley Wyndham.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yesterday he had brought her his last book, "London Legends," and she had sat up half the night to read it.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
Legends
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From this reading Yesterday he had brought her his last book, "London Legends," and she had sat up half the night to read it.
London
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From this reading Yesterday he had brought her his last book, "London Legends," and she had sat up half the night to read it.
lunch
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From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
message
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From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
minutes
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From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
Mr
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From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day Audrey's head was aching to some purpose.
night
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From this reading Yesterday he had brought her his last book, "London Legends," and she had sat up half the night to read it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had been going through a course of Langley Wyndham.
purpose
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From this reading The next day Audrey's head was aching to some purpose.
read
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From this reading Yesterday he had brought her his last book, "London Legends," and she had sat up half the night to read it.
sat
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From this reading Yesterday he had brought her his last book, "London Legends," and she had sat up half the night to read it.
sent
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From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been going through a course of Langley Wyndham.
some
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From this reading The next day Audrey's head was aching to some purpose.
stayed
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From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was to tell him what she thought of it, and her ideas were in a whirl.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day Audrey's head was aching to some purpose.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was to tell him what she thought of it, and her ideas were in a whirl.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had been going through a course of Langley Wyndham.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day Audrey's head was aching to some purpose.
up
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From this reading Yesterday he had brought her his last book, "London Legends," and she had sat up half the night to read it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day Audrey's head was aching to some purpose.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was to tell him what she thought of it, and her ideas were in a whirl.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She was to tell him what she thought of it, and her ideas were in a whirl.
whirl
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From this reading She was to tell him what she thought of it, and her ideas were in a whirl.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
word
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From this reading She stayed in bed for breakfast, excused herself from lunch, left word with the footman that she was not at home that afternoon, and sent down another message five minutes afterwards that, if by any chance Mr. Wyndham were to call, he might be admitted.
Wyndham
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From this reading She had been going through a course of Langley Wyndham.
Yesterday
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From this reading Yesterday he had brought her his last book, "London Legends," and she had sat up half the night to read it.
