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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 HENLEY AT HOME FOR a month, Mountjoy remained in his cottage on the shores of the Solway Firth, superintending the repairs.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her replies revealed an incomprehensible change in her manner of writing, which became more and more marked in each succeeding instance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His correspondence with Iris was regularly continued; and, for the first time in his experience of her, was a cause of disappointment to him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Notice it as he might in his own letters, no explanation followed on the part of his correspondent.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HENLEY AT HOME FOR a month, Mountjoy remained in his cottage on the shores of the Solway Firth, superintending the repairs.
became
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From this reading Her replies revealed an incomprehensible change in her manner of writing, which became more and more marked in each succeeding instance.
cause
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From this reading His correspondence with Iris was regularly continued; and, for the first time in his experience of her, was a cause of disappointment to him.
change
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From this reading Her replies revealed an incomprehensible change in her manner of writing, which became more and more marked in each succeeding instance.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His correspondence with Iris was regularly continued; and, for the first time in his experience of her, was a cause of disappointment to him.
correspondence
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From this reading His correspondence with Iris was regularly continued; and, for the first time in his experience of her, was a cause of disappointment to him.
correspondent
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cottage
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From this reading HENLEY AT HOME FOR a month, Mountjoy remained in his cottage on the shores of the Solway Firth, superintending the repairs.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His correspondence with Iris was regularly continued; and, for the first time in his experience of her, was a cause of disappointment to him.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Her replies revealed an incomprehensible change in her manner of writing, which became more and more marked in each succeeding instance.
experience
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From this reading His correspondence with Iris was regularly continued; and, for the first time in his experience of her, was a cause of disappointment to him.
explanation
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From this reading Notice it as he might in his own letters, no explanation followed on the part of his correspondent.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His correspondence with Iris was regularly continued; and, for the first time in his experience of her, was a cause of disappointment to him.
Firth
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From this reading HENLEY AT HOME FOR a month, Mountjoy remained in his cottage on the shores of the Solway Firth, superintending the repairs.
followed
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FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HENLEY AT HOME FOR a month, Mountjoy remained in his cottage on the shores of the Solway Firth, superintending the repairs.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Notice it as he might in his own letters, no explanation followed on the part of his correspondent.
HENLEY
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From this reading HENLEY AT HOME FOR a month, Mountjoy remained in his cottage on the shores of the Solway Firth, superintending the repairs.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His correspondence with Iris was regularly continued; and, for the first time in his experience of her, was a cause of disappointment to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His correspondence with Iris was regularly continued; and, for the first time in his experience of her, was a cause of disappointment to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HENLEY AT HOME FOR a month, Mountjoy remained in his cottage on the shores of the Solway Firth, superintending the repairs.
HOME
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From this reading HENLEY AT HOME FOR a month, Mountjoy remained in his cottage on the shores of the Solway Firth, superintending the repairs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HENLEY AT HOME FOR a month, Mountjoy remained in his cottage on the shores of the Solway Firth, superintending the repairs.
incomprehensibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkɑmprɪˈhensəbəl/
impossible or very difficult to understand
From this reading Her replies revealed an incomprehensible change in her manner of writing, which became more and more marked in each succeeding instance.
instance
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From this reading Her replies revealed an incomprehensible change in her manner of writing, which became more and more marked in each succeeding instance.
Iris
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From this reading His correspondence with Iris was regularly continued; and, for the first time in his experience of her, was a cause of disappointment to him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Notice it as he might in his own letters, no explanation followed on the part of his correspondent.
letters
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manner
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From this reading Her replies revealed an incomprehensible change in her manner of writing, which became more and more marked in each succeeding instance.
marked
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From this reading Her replies revealed an incomprehensible change in her manner of writing, which became more and more marked in each succeeding instance.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
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month
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From this reading HENLEY AT HOME FOR a month, Mountjoy remained in his cottage on the shores of the Solway Firth, superintending the repairs.
more
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From this reading Her replies revealed an incomprehensible change in her manner of writing, which became more and more marked in each succeeding instance.
Mountjoy
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From this reading HENLEY AT HOME FOR a month, Mountjoy remained in his cottage on the shores of the Solway Firth, superintending the repairs.
MR
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From this reading MR.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Notice it as he might in his own letters, no explanation followed on the part of his correspondent.
Notice
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From this reading Notice it as he might in his own letters, no explanation followed on the part of his correspondent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HENLEY AT HOME FOR a month, Mountjoy remained in his cottage on the shores of the Solway Firth, superintending the repairs.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HENLEY AT HOME FOR a month, Mountjoy remained in his cottage on the shores of the Solway Firth, superintending the repairs.
own
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From this reading Notice it as he might in his own letters, no explanation followed on the part of his correspondent.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Notice it as he might in his own letters, no explanation followed on the part of his correspondent.
regularly
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From this reading His correspondence with Iris was regularly continued; and, for the first time in his experience of her, was a cause of disappointment to him.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HENLEY AT HOME FOR a month, Mountjoy remained in his cottage on the shores of the Solway Firth, superintending the repairs.
repairs
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From this reading HENLEY AT HOME FOR a month, Mountjoy remained in his cottage on the shores of the Solway Firth, superintending the repairs.
replies
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From this reading Her replies revealed an incomprehensible change in her manner of writing, which became more and more marked in each succeeding instance.
revealed
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From this reading Her replies revealed an incomprehensible change in her manner of writing, which became more and more marked in each succeeding instance.
shores
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From this reading HENLEY AT HOME FOR a month, Mountjoy remained in his cottage on the shores of the Solway Firth, superintending the repairs.
Solway
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From this reading HENLEY AT HOME FOR a month, Mountjoy remained in his cottage on the shores of the Solway Firth, superintending the repairs.
succeeding
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From this reading Her replies revealed an incomprehensible change in her manner of writing, which became more and more marked in each succeeding instance.
superintending
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From this reading HENLEY AT HOME FOR a month, Mountjoy remained in his cottage on the shores of the Solway Firth, superintending the repairs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HENLEY AT HOME FOR a month, Mountjoy remained in his cottage on the shores of the Solway Firth, superintending the repairs.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His correspondence with Iris was regularly continued; and, for the first time in his experience of her, was a cause of disappointment to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His correspondence with Iris was regularly continued; and, for the first time in his experience of her, was a cause of disappointment to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His correspondence with Iris was regularly continued; and, for the first time in his experience of her, was a cause of disappointment to him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her replies revealed an incomprehensible change in her manner of writing, which became more and more marked in each succeeding instance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His correspondence with Iris was regularly continued; and, for the first time in his experience of her, was a cause of disappointment to him.
writing
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From this reading Her replies revealed an incomprehensible change in her manner of writing, which became more and more marked in each succeeding instance.
