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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 CASTLE THERE LIVED A KNIGHT.
afterwards
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From this reading There was to be a week before Colonel Stubbs would come, and she was to remain not only for the week but also for some short time afterwards,--so that there might be yet a few days left of hunting under the Colonel.
Albury
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From this reading Sir Harry would be angry, and Lady Albury would be disgusted, were she to go,--and so she remained.
also
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From this reading There was to be a week before Colonel Stubbs would come, and she was to remain not only for the week but also for some short time afterwards,--so that there might be yet a few days left of hunting under the Colonel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Harry would be angry, and Lady Albury would be disgusted, were she to go,--and so she remained.
angry
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From this reading Sir Harry would be angry, and Lady Albury would be disgusted, were she to go,--and so she remained.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ayala was compelled to consent to remain at Stalham.
avail
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From this reading The "I don't think" which she repeated so often was, of course, of no avail to her.
Ayala
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From this reading Ayala was compelled to consent to remain at Stalham.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sir Harry would be angry, and Lady Albury would be disgusted, were she to go,--and so she remained.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There was to be a week before Colonel Stubbs would come, and she was to remain not only for the week but also for some short time afterwards,--so that there might be yet a few days left of hunting under the Colonel.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was to be a week before Colonel Stubbs would come, and she was to remain not only for the week but also for some short time afterwards,--so that there might be yet a few days left of hunting under the Colonel.
CASTLE
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From this reading IN THE CASTLE THERE LIVED A KNIGHT.
Colonel
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From this reading There was to be a week before Colonel Stubbs would come, and she was to remain not only for the week but also for some short time afterwards,--so that there might be yet a few days left of hunting under the Colonel.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was to be a week before Colonel Stubbs would come, and she was to remain not only for the week but also for some short time afterwards,--so that there might be yet a few days left of hunting under the Colonel.
compelled
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From this reading Ayala was compelled to consent to remain at Stalham.
consent
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From this reading Ayala was compelled to consent to remain at Stalham.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The "I don't think" which she repeated so often was, of course, of no avail to her.
days
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From this reading There was to be a week before Colonel Stubbs would come, and she was to remain not only for the week but also for some short time afterwards,--so that there might be yet a few days left of hunting under the Colonel.
disgusted
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From this reading Sir Harry would be angry, and Lady Albury would be disgusted, were she to go,--and so she remained.
don't
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From this reading The "I don't think" which she repeated so often was, of course, of no avail to her.
few
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From this reading There was to be a week before Colonel Stubbs would come, and she was to remain not only for the week but also for some short time afterwards,--so that there might be yet a few days left of hunting under the Colonel.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was to be a week before Colonel Stubbs would come, and she was to remain not only for the week but also for some short time afterwards,--so that there might be yet a few days left of hunting under the Colonel.
go
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From this reading Sir Harry would be angry, and Lady Albury would be disgusted, were she to go,--and so she remained.
Harry
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From this reading Sir Harry would be angry, and Lady Albury would be disgusted, were she to go,--and so she remained.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The "I don't think" which she repeated so often was, of course, of no avail to her.
hunting
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From this reading There was to be a week before Colonel Stubbs would come, and she was to remain not only for the week but also for some short time afterwards,--so that there might be yet a few days left of hunting under the Colonel.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The "I don't think" which she repeated so often was, of course, of no avail to her.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE CASTLE THERE LIVED A KNIGHT.
KNIGHT
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From this reading IN THE CASTLE THERE LIVED A KNIGHT.
Lady
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From this reading Sir Harry would be angry, and Lady Albury would be disgusted, were she to go,--and so she remained.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was to be a week before Colonel Stubbs would come, and she was to remain not only for the week but also for some short time afterwards,--so that there might be yet a few days left of hunting under the Colonel.
LIVED
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From this reading IN THE CASTLE THERE LIVED A KNIGHT.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There was to be a week before Colonel Stubbs would come, and she was to remain not only for the week but also for some short time afterwards,--so that there might be yet a few days left of hunting under the Colonel.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The "I don't think" which she repeated so often was, of course, of no avail to her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was to be a week before Colonel Stubbs would come, and she was to remain not only for the week but also for some short time afterwards,--so that there might be yet a few days left of hunting under the Colonel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The "I don't think" which she repeated so often was, of course, of no avail to her.
often
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From this reading The "I don't think" which she repeated so often was, of course, of no avail to her.
only
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From this reading There was to be a week before Colonel Stubbs would come, and she was to remain not only for the week but also for some short time afterwards,--so that there might be yet a few days left of hunting under the Colonel.
remain
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From this reading Ayala was compelled to consent to remain at Stalham.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sir Harry would be angry, and Lady Albury would be disgusted, were she to go,--and so she remained.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The "I don't think" which she repeated so often was, of course, of no avail to her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The "I don't think" which she repeated so often was, of course, of no avail to her.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading There was to be a week before Colonel Stubbs would come, and she was to remain not only for the week but also for some short time afterwards,--so that there might be yet a few days left of hunting under the Colonel.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Harry would be angry, and Lady Albury would be disgusted, were she to go,--and so she remained.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The "I don't think" which she repeated so often was, of course, of no avail to her.
some
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From this reading There was to be a week before Colonel Stubbs would come, and she was to remain not only for the week but also for some short time afterwards,--so that there might be yet a few days left of hunting under the Colonel.
Stalham
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From this reading Ayala was compelled to consent to remain at Stalham.
Stubbs
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From this reading There was to be a week before Colonel Stubbs would come, and she was to remain not only for the week but also for some short time afterwards,--so that there might be yet a few days left of hunting under the Colonel.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was to be a week before Colonel Stubbs would come, and she was to remain not only for the week but also for some short time afterwards,--so that there might be yet a few days left of hunting under the Colonel.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE CASTLE THERE LIVED A KNIGHT.
THERE
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From this reading IN THE CASTLE THERE LIVED A KNIGHT.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The "I don't think" which she repeated so often was, of course, of no avail to her.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was to be a week before Colonel Stubbs would come, and she was to remain not only for the week but also for some short time afterwards,--so that there might be yet a few days left of hunting under the Colonel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ayala was compelled to consent to remain at Stalham.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There was to be a week before Colonel Stubbs would come, and she was to remain not only for the week but also for some short time afterwards,--so that there might be yet a few days left of hunting under the Colonel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ayala was compelled to consent to remain at Stalham.
week
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From this reading There was to be a week before Colonel Stubbs would come, and she was to remain not only for the week but also for some short time afterwards,--so that there might be yet a few days left of hunting under the Colonel.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sir Harry would be angry, and Lady Albury would be disgusted, were she to go,--and so she remained.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The "I don't think" which she repeated so often was, of course, of no avail to her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sir Harry would be angry, and Lady Albury would be disgusted, were she to go,--and so she remained.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading There was to be a week before Colonel Stubbs would come, and she was to remain not only for the week but also for some short time afterwards,--so that there might be yet a few days left of hunting under the Colonel.
