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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 Mrs. Westmacott had been left sleeping peacefully with a small chloral draught to steady her nerves and a handkerchief soaked in arnica bound round her head.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was with some surprise, therefore, that the Admiral received a note from her about ten o'clock, asking him to be good enough to step in to her.
Admiral
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From this reading It was with some surprise, therefore, that the Admiral received a note from her about ten o'clock, asking him to be good enough to step in to her.
all
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From this reading Day had broken before the several denizens of the Wilderness had all returned to their homes, the police finished their inquiries, and all come back to its normal quiet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Day had broken before the several denizens of the Wilderness had all returned to their homes, the police finished their inquiries, and all come back to its normal quiet.
arnica
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From this reading Mrs. Westmacott had been left sleeping peacefully with a small chloral draught to steady her nerves and a handkerchief soaked in arnica bound round her head.
asking
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From this reading It was with some surprise, therefore, that the Admiral received a note from her about ten o'clock, asking him to be good enough to step in to her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had removed the handkerchief, and had put on a little cap with pink ribbons, and a maroon dressing-jacket, daintily fulled at the neck and sleeves.
attendance
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From this reading He hurried in, fearing that she might have taken some turn for the worse, but he was reassured to find her sitting up in her bed, with Clara and Ida Walker in attendance upon her.
back
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From this reading Day had broken before the several denizens of the Wilderness had all returned to their homes, the police finished their inquiries, and all come back to its normal quiet.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was with some surprise, therefore, that the Admiral received a note from her about ten o'clock, asking him to be good enough to step in to her.
bed
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From this reading He hurried in, fearing that she might have taken some turn for the worse, but he was reassured to find her sitting up in her bed, with Clara and Ida Walker in attendance upon her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Westmacott had been left sleeping peacefully with a small chloral draught to steady her nerves and a handkerchief soaked in arnica bound round her head.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Day had broken before the several denizens of the Wilderness had all returned to their homes, the police finished their inquiries, and all come back to its normal quiet.
bound
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From this reading Mrs. Westmacott had been left sleeping peacefully with a small chloral draught to steady her nerves and a handkerchief soaked in arnica bound round her head.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Day had broken before the several denizens of the Wilderness had all returned to their homes, the police finished their inquiries, and all come back to its normal quiet.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He hurried in, fearing that she might have taken some turn for the worse, but he was reassured to find her sitting up in her bed, with Clara and Ida Walker in attendance upon her.
cap
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From this reading She had removed the handkerchief, and had put on a little cap with pink ribbons, and a maroon dressing-jacket, daintily fulled at the neck and sleeves.
chloral
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From this reading Mrs. Westmacott had been left sleeping peacefully with a small chloral draught to steady her nerves and a handkerchief soaked in arnica bound round her head.
Clara
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From this reading He hurried in, fearing that she might have taken some turn for the worse, but he was reassured to find her sitting up in her bed, with Clara and Ida Walker in attendance upon her.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Day had broken before the several denizens of the Wilderness had all returned to their homes, the police finished their inquiries, and all come back to its normal quiet.
daintily
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From this reading She had removed the handkerchief, and had put on a little cap with pink ribbons, and a maroon dressing-jacket, daintily fulled at the neck and sleeves.
Day
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From this reading Day had broken before the several denizens of the Wilderness had all returned to their homes, the police finished their inquiries, and all come back to its normal quiet.
denizens
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From this reading Day had broken before the several denizens of the Wilderness had all returned to their homes, the police finished their inquiries, and all come back to its normal quiet.
draught
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From this reading Mrs. Westmacott had been left sleeping peacefully with a small chloral draught to steady her nerves and a handkerchief soaked in arnica bound round her head.
dressing-jacket
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From this reading She had removed the handkerchief, and had put on a little cap with pink ribbons, and a maroon dressing-jacket, daintily fulled at the neck and sleeves.
enough
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From this reading It was with some surprise, therefore, that the Admiral received a note from her about ten o'clock, asking him to be good enough to step in to her.
fearing
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From this reading He hurried in, fearing that she might have taken some turn for the worse, but he was reassured to find her sitting up in her bed, with Clara and Ida Walker in attendance upon her.
find
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From this reading He hurried in, fearing that she might have taken some turn for the worse, but he was reassured to find her sitting up in her bed, with Clara and Ida Walker in attendance upon her.
finished
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From this reading Day had broken before the several denizens of the Wilderness had all returned to their homes, the police finished their inquiries, and all come back to its normal quiet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He hurried in, fearing that she might have taken some turn for the worse, but he was reassured to find her sitting up in her bed, with Clara and Ida Walker in attendance upon her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was with some surprise, therefore, that the Admiral received a note from her about ten o'clock, asking him to be good enough to step in to her.
fulled
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From this reading She had removed the handkerchief, and had put on a little cap with pink ribbons, and a maroon dressing-jacket, daintily fulled at the neck and sleeves.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was with some surprise, therefore, that the Admiral received a note from her about ten o'clock, asking him to be good enough to step in to her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Day had broken before the several denizens of the Wilderness had all returned to their homes, the police finished their inquiries, and all come back to its normal quiet.
handkerchief
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From this reading Mrs. Westmacott had been left sleeping peacefully with a small chloral draught to steady her nerves and a handkerchief soaked in arnica bound round her head.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He hurried in, fearing that she might have taken some turn for the worse, but he was reassured to find her sitting up in her bed, with Clara and Ida Walker in attendance upon her.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hurried in, fearing that she might have taken some turn for the worse, but he was reassured to find her sitting up in her bed, with Clara and Ida Walker in attendance upon her.
head
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From this reading Mrs. Westmacott had been left sleeping peacefully with a small chloral draught to steady her nerves and a handkerchief soaked in arnica bound round her head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Westmacott had been left sleeping peacefully with a small chloral draught to steady her nerves and a handkerchief soaked in arnica bound round her head.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was with some surprise, therefore, that the Admiral received a note from her about ten o'clock, asking him to be good enough to step in to her.
homes
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From this reading Day had broken before the several denizens of the Wilderness had all returned to their homes, the police finished their inquiries, and all come back to its normal quiet.
hurried
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From this reading He hurried in, fearing that she might have taken some turn for the worse, but he was reassured to find her sitting up in her bed, with Clara and Ida Walker in attendance upon her.
Ida
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From this reading He hurried in, fearing that she might have taken some turn for the worse, but he was reassured to find her sitting up in her bed, with Clara and Ida Walker in attendance upon her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Westmacott had been left sleeping peacefully with a small chloral draught to steady her nerves and a handkerchief soaked in arnica bound round her head.
inquiries
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From this reading Day had broken before the several denizens of the Wilderness had all returned to their homes, the police finished their inquiries, and all come back to its normal quiet.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was with some surprise, therefore, that the Admiral received a note from her about ten o'clock, asking him to be good enough to step in to her.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Day had broken before the several denizens of the Wilderness had all returned to their homes, the police finished their inquiries, and all come back to its normal quiet.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Westmacott had been left sleeping peacefully with a small chloral draught to steady her nerves and a handkerchief soaked in arnica bound round her head.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had removed the handkerchief, and had put on a little cap with pink ribbons, and a maroon dressing-jacket, daintily fulled at the neck and sleeves.
maroon
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From this reading She had removed the handkerchief, and had put on a little cap with pink ribbons, and a maroon dressing-jacket, daintily fulled at the neck and sleeves.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He hurried in, fearing that she might have taken some turn for the worse, but he was reassured to find her sitting up in her bed, with Clara and Ida Walker in attendance upon her.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Westmacott had been left sleeping peacefully with a small chloral draught to steady her nerves and a handkerchief soaked in arnica bound round her head.
neck
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From this reading She had removed the handkerchief, and had put on a little cap with pink ribbons, and a maroon dressing-jacket, daintily fulled at the neck and sleeves.
nerves
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From this reading Mrs. Westmacott had been left sleeping peacefully with a small chloral draught to steady her nerves and a handkerchief soaked in arnica bound round her head.
normal
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From this reading Day had broken before the several denizens of the Wilderness had all returned to their homes, the police finished their inquiries, and all come back to its normal quiet.
note
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From this reading It was with some surprise, therefore, that the Admiral received a note from her about ten o'clock, asking him to be good enough to step in to her.
o'clock
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From this reading It was with some surprise, therefore, that the Admiral received a note from her about ten o'clock, asking him to be good enough to step in to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Day had broken before the several denizens of the Wilderness had all returned to their homes, the police finished their inquiries, and all come back to its normal quiet.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had removed the handkerchief, and had put on a little cap with pink ribbons, and a maroon dressing-jacket, daintily fulled at the neck and sleeves.
peacefully
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From this reading Mrs. Westmacott had been left sleeping peacefully with a small chloral draught to steady her nerves and a handkerchief soaked in arnica bound round her head.
pink
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From this reading She had removed the handkerchief, and had put on a little cap with pink ribbons, and a maroon dressing-jacket, daintily fulled at the neck and sleeves.
police
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From this reading Day had broken before the several denizens of the Wilderness had all returned to their homes, the police finished their inquiries, and all come back to its normal quiet.
put
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From this reading She had removed the handkerchief, and had put on a little cap with pink ribbons, and a maroon dressing-jacket, daintily fulled at the neck and sleeves.
quiet
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From this reading Day had broken before the several denizens of the Wilderness had all returned to their homes, the police finished their inquiries, and all come back to its normal quiet.
reassuredverbUS /ˌriːəˈʃʊrd/
made less worried or afraid
From this reading He hurried in, fearing that she might have taken some turn for the worse, but he was reassured to find her sitting up in her bed, with Clara and Ida Walker in attendance upon her.
received
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From this reading It was with some surprise, therefore, that the Admiral received a note from her about ten o'clock, asking him to be good enough to step in to her.
removed
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From this reading She had removed the handkerchief, and had put on a little cap with pink ribbons, and a maroon dressing-jacket, daintily fulled at the neck and sleeves.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Day had broken before the several denizens of the Wilderness had all returned to their homes, the police finished their inquiries, and all come back to its normal quiet.
ribbons
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From this reading She had removed the handkerchief, and had put on a little cap with pink ribbons, and a maroon dressing-jacket, daintily fulled at the neck and sleeves.
round
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From this reading Mrs. Westmacott had been left sleeping peacefully with a small chloral draught to steady her nerves and a handkerchief soaked in arnica bound round her head.
several
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From this reading Day had broken before the several denizens of the Wilderness had all returned to their homes, the police finished their inquiries, and all come back to its normal quiet.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hurried in, fearing that she might have taken some turn for the worse, but he was reassured to find her sitting up in her bed, with Clara and Ida Walker in attendance upon her.
sitting
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From this reading He hurried in, fearing that she might have taken some turn for the worse, but he was reassured to find her sitting up in her bed, with Clara and Ida Walker in attendance upon her.
sleeping
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From this reading Mrs. Westmacott had been left sleeping peacefully with a small chloral draught to steady her nerves and a handkerchief soaked in arnica bound round her head.
sleeves
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From this reading She had removed the handkerchief, and had put on a little cap with pink ribbons, and a maroon dressing-jacket, daintily fulled at the neck and sleeves.
small
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From this reading Mrs. Westmacott had been left sleeping peacefully with a small chloral draught to steady her nerves and a handkerchief soaked in arnica bound round her head.
soaked
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From this reading Mrs. Westmacott had been left sleeping peacefully with a small chloral draught to steady her nerves and a handkerchief soaked in arnica bound round her head.
some
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From this reading It was with some surprise, therefore, that the Admiral received a note from her about ten o'clock, asking him to be good enough to step in to her.
steady
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From this reading Mrs. Westmacott had been left sleeping peacefully with a small chloral draught to steady her nerves and a handkerchief soaked in arnica bound round her head.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was with some surprise, therefore, that the Admiral received a note from her about ten o'clock, asking him to be good enough to step in to her.
surprise
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From this reading It was with some surprise, therefore, that the Admiral received a note from her about ten o'clock, asking him to be good enough to step in to her.
taken
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From this reading He hurried in, fearing that she might have taken some turn for the worse, but he was reassured to find her sitting up in her bed, with Clara and Ida Walker in attendance upon her.
ten
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From this reading It was with some surprise, therefore, that the Admiral received a note from her about ten o'clock, asking him to be good enough to step in to her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was with some surprise, therefore, that the Admiral received a note from her about ten o'clock, asking him to be good enough to step in to her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Day had broken before the several denizens of the Wilderness had all returned to their homes, the police finished their inquiries, and all come back to its normal quiet.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Day had broken before the several denizens of the Wilderness had all returned to their homes, the police finished their inquiries, and all come back to its normal quiet.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It was with some surprise, therefore, that the Admiral received a note from her about ten o'clock, asking him to be good enough to step in to her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Day had broken before the several denizens of the Wilderness had all returned to their homes, the police finished their inquiries, and all come back to its normal quiet.
turn
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From this reading He hurried in, fearing that she might have taken some turn for the worse, but he was reassured to find her sitting up in her bed, with Clara and Ida Walker in attendance upon her.
up
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From this reading He hurried in, fearing that she might have taken some turn for the worse, but he was reassured to find her sitting up in her bed, with Clara and Ida Walker in attendance upon her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He hurried in, fearing that she might have taken some turn for the worse, but he was reassured to find her sitting up in her bed, with Clara and Ida Walker in attendance upon her.
Walker
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From this reading He hurried in, fearing that she might have taken some turn for the worse, but he was reassured to find her sitting up in her bed, with Clara and Ida Walker in attendance upon her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was with some surprise, therefore, that the Admiral received a note from her about ten o'clock, asking him to be good enough to step in to her.
Westmacott
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From this reading Mrs. Westmacott had been left sleeping peacefully with a small chloral draught to steady her nerves and a handkerchief soaked in arnica bound round her head.
WildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading Day had broken before the several denizens of the Wilderness had all returned to their homes, the police finished their inquiries, and all come back to its normal quiet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Westmacott had been left sleeping peacefully with a small chloral draught to steady her nerves and a handkerchief soaked in arnica bound round her head.
worse
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From this reading He hurried in, fearing that she might have taken some turn for the worse, but he was reassured to find her sitting up in her bed, with Clara and Ida Walker in attendance upon her.
