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advantage
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From this reading The car stood outside with Ronald Pryor and Collins attending to some slight engine-trouble--the fast, open car which Ronnie sometimes used to such advantage.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the falling twilight of the wintry afternoon all looked dull and cheerless.
ago
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From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
all
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From this reading In the falling twilight of the wintry afternoon all looked dull and cheerless.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beryl Gaselee, in her warm leather motor-coat and close-fitting little hat, stood gazing out of the coffee-room window of the Unicorn Hotel in the quiet old cathedral town of Ripon, in Yorkshire.
attending
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From this reading The car stood outside with Ronald Pryor and Collins attending to some slight engine-trouble--the fast, open car which Ronnie sometimes used to such advantage.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
Beryl
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From this reading Beryl Gaselee, in her warm leather motor-coat and close-fitting little hat, stood gazing out of the coffee-room window of the Unicorn Hotel in the quiet old cathedral town of Ripon, in Yorkshire.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
car
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From this reading The car stood outside with Ronald Pryor and Collins attending to some slight engine-trouble--the fast, open car which Ronnie sometimes used to such advantage.
cathedral
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From this reading Beryl Gaselee, in her warm leather motor-coat and close-fitting little hat, stood gazing out of the coffee-room window of the Unicorn Hotel in the quiet old cathedral town of Ripon, in Yorkshire.
cheerless
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From this reading In the falling twilight of the wintry afternoon all looked dull and cheerless.
close-fitting
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From this reading Beryl Gaselee, in her warm leather motor-coat and close-fitting little hat, stood gazing out of the coffee-room window of the Unicorn Hotel in the quiet old cathedral town of Ripon, in Yorkshire.
coffee-room
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From this reading Beryl Gaselee, in her warm leather motor-coat and close-fitting little hat, stood gazing out of the coffee-room window of the Unicorn Hotel in the quiet old cathedral town of Ripon, in Yorkshire.
Collins
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From this reading The car stood outside with Ronald Pryor and Collins attending to some slight engine-trouble--the fast, open car which Ronnie sometimes used to such advantage.
covered
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From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
daylight
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From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
Doncaster
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From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
dull
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From this reading In the falling twilight of the wintry afternoon all looked dull and cheerless.
engine-trouble
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From this reading The car stood outside with Ronald Pryor and Collins attending to some slight engine-trouble--the fast, open car which Ronnie sometimes used to such advantage.
falling
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From this reading In the falling twilight of the wintry afternoon all looked dull and cheerless.
fast
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From this reading The car stood outside with Ronald Pryor and Collins attending to some slight engine-trouble--the fast, open car which Ronnie sometimes used to such advantage.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
Gaselee
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From this reading Beryl Gaselee, in her warm leather motor-coat and close-fitting little hat, stood gazing out of the coffee-room window of the Unicorn Hotel in the quiet old cathedral town of Ripon, in Yorkshire.
gazing
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From this reading Beryl Gaselee, in her warm leather motor-coat and close-fitting little hat, stood gazing out of the coffee-room window of the Unicorn Hotel in the quiet old cathedral town of Ripon, in Yorkshire.
Grantham
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From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
Harbury
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From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
hat
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From this reading Beryl Gaselee, in her warm leather motor-coat and close-fitting little hat, stood gazing out of the coffee-room window of the Unicorn Hotel in the quiet old cathedral town of Ripon, in Yorkshire.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Beryl Gaselee, in her warm leather motor-coat and close-fitting little hat, stood gazing out of the coffee-room window of the Unicorn Hotel in the quiet old cathedral town of Ripon, in Yorkshire.
Hotel
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From this reading Beryl Gaselee, in her warm leather motor-coat and close-fitting little hat, stood gazing out of the coffee-room window of the Unicorn Hotel in the quiet old cathedral town of Ripon, in Yorkshire.
hour
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From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Beryl Gaselee, in her warm leather motor-coat and close-fitting little hat, stood gazing out of the coffee-room window of the Unicorn Hotel in the quiet old cathedral town of Ripon, in Yorkshire.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
leather
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From this reading Beryl Gaselee, in her warm leather motor-coat and close-fitting little hat, stood gazing out of the coffee-room window of the Unicorn Hotel in the quiet old cathedral town of Ripon, in Yorkshire.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beryl Gaselee, in her warm leather motor-coat and close-fitting little hat, stood gazing out of the coffee-room window of the Unicorn Hotel in the quiet old cathedral town of Ripon, in Yorkshire.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the falling twilight of the wintry afternoon all looked dull and cheerless.
motor-coat
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From this reading Beryl Gaselee, in her warm leather motor-coat and close-fitting little hat, stood gazing out of the coffee-room window of the Unicorn Hotel in the quiet old cathedral town of Ripon, in Yorkshire.
moving
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From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
mud
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From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
north
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From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beryl Gaselee, in her warm leather motor-coat and close-fitting little hat, stood gazing out of the coffee-room window of the Unicorn Hotel in the quiet old cathedral town of Ripon, in Yorkshire.
old
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From this reading Beryl Gaselee, in her warm leather motor-coat and close-fitting little hat, stood gazing out of the coffee-room window of the Unicorn Hotel in the quiet old cathedral town of Ripon, in Yorkshire.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The car stood outside with Ronald Pryor and Collins attending to some slight engine-trouble--the fast, open car which Ronnie sometimes used to such advantage.
out
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From this reading Beryl Gaselee, in her warm leather motor-coat and close-fitting little hat, stood gazing out of the coffee-room window of the Unicorn Hotel in the quiet old cathedral town of Ripon, in Yorkshire.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The car stood outside with Ronald Pryor and Collins attending to some slight engine-trouble--the fast, open car which Ronnie sometimes used to such advantage.
Pryor
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From this reading The car stood outside with Ronald Pryor and Collins attending to some slight engine-trouble--the fast, open car which Ronnie sometimes used to such advantage.
quiet
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From this reading Beryl Gaselee, in her warm leather motor-coat and close-fitting little hat, stood gazing out of the coffee-room window of the Unicorn Hotel in the quiet old cathedral town of Ripon, in Yorkshire.
RENDEZVOUS
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From this reading THE THURSDAY RENDEZVOUS.
Ripon
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From this reading Beryl Gaselee, in her warm leather motor-coat and close-fitting little hat, stood gazing out of the coffee-room window of the Unicorn Hotel in the quiet old cathedral town of Ripon, in Yorkshire.
Road
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From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
Ronald
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From this reading The car stood outside with Ronald Pryor and Collins attending to some slight engine-trouble--the fast, open car which Ronnie sometimes used to such advantage.
Ronnie
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From this reading The car stood outside with Ronald Pryor and Collins attending to some slight engine-trouble--the fast, open car which Ronnie sometimes used to such advantage.
run
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From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
slight
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From this reading The car stood outside with Ronald Pryor and Collins attending to some slight engine-trouble--the fast, open car which Ronnie sometimes used to such advantage.
some
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From this reading The car stood outside with Ronald Pryor and Collins attending to some slight engine-trouble--the fast, open car which Ronnie sometimes used to such advantage.
sometimes
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From this reading The car stood outside with Ronald Pryor and Collins attending to some slight engine-trouble--the fast, open car which Ronnie sometimes used to such advantage.
Stamford
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From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
started
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From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beryl Gaselee, in her warm leather motor-coat and close-fitting little hat, stood gazing out of the coffee-room window of the Unicorn Hotel in the quiet old cathedral town of Ripon, in Yorkshire.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The car stood outside with Ronald Pryor and Collins attending to some slight engine-trouble--the fast, open car which Ronnie sometimes used to such advantage.
Suffolk
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From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
swiftly
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From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THURSDAY RENDEZVOUS.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
THURSDAY
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From this reading THE THURSDAY RENDEZVOUS.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The car stood outside with Ronald Pryor and Collins attending to some slight engine-trouble--the fast, open car which Ronnie sometimes used to such advantage.
town
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From this reading Beryl Gaselee, in her warm leather motor-coat and close-fitting little hat, stood gazing out of the coffee-room window of the Unicorn Hotel in the quiet old cathedral town of Ripon, in Yorkshire.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading In the falling twilight of the wintry afternoon all looked dull and cheerless.
Unicorn
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From this reading Beryl Gaselee, in her warm leather motor-coat and close-fitting little hat, stood gazing out of the coffee-room window of the Unicorn Hotel in the quiet old cathedral town of Ripon, in Yorkshire.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
up
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From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
used
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From this reading The car stood outside with Ronald Pryor and Collins attending to some slight engine-trouble--the fast, open car which Ronnie sometimes used to such advantage.
warm
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From this reading Beryl Gaselee, in her warm leather motor-coat and close-fitting little hat, stood gazing out of the coffee-room window of the Unicorn Hotel in the quiet old cathedral town of Ripon, in Yorkshire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
way
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From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The car stood outside with Ronald Pryor and Collins attending to some slight engine-trouble--the fast, open car which Ronnie sometimes used to such advantage.
window
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From this reading Beryl Gaselee, in her warm leather motor-coat and close-fitting little hat, stood gazing out of the coffee-room window of the Unicorn Hotel in the quiet old cathedral town of Ripon, in Yorkshire.
wintry
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From this reading In the falling twilight of the wintry afternoon all looked dull and cheerless.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The car stood outside with Ronald Pryor and Collins attending to some slight engine-trouble--the fast, open car which Ronnie sometimes used to such advantage.
York
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From this reading It was covered with mud, after the long run north from Suffolk, for they had started from Harbury long before daylight, and, until an hour ago, had been moving swiftly up the Great North Road, by way of Stamford, Grantham, and Doncaster to York.
Yorkshire
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From this reading Beryl Gaselee, in her warm leather motor-coat and close-fitting little hat, stood gazing out of the coffee-room window of the Unicorn Hotel in the quiet old cathedral town of Ripon, in Yorkshire.
