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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 A MYSTERY SOLVED.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about the middle of May when Sir Everard Clinton, to whom any long stay in London had always been distasteful, suddenly made up his mind to revisit Garion Keep.
accompany
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From this reading It was a matter of course that his nephew and his nephew's wife should accompany him, for Burgo and Dacia had been married early in the new year, and had spent a short honeymoon in the Riviera.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Spring had come round again, the spring of the year succeeding that in which the events recorded in these pages took place.
also
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From this reading Sir Everard's home, wherever it might be--and he had always been of a somewhat roving disposition--was theirs also.
always
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From this reading It was about the middle of May when Sir Everard Clinton, to whom any long stay in London had always been distasteful, suddenly made up his mind to revisit Garion Keep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a matter of course that his nephew and his nephew's wife should accompany him, for Burgo and Dacia had been married early in the new year, and had spent a short honeymoon in the Riviera.
any
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From this reading It was about the middle of May when Sir Everard Clinton, to whom any long stay in London had always been distasteful, suddenly made up his mind to revisit Garion Keep.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sir Everard's home, wherever it might be--and he had always been of a somewhat roving disposition--was theirs also.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was about the middle of May when Sir Everard Clinton, to whom any long stay in London had always been distasteful, suddenly made up his mind to revisit Garion Keep.
Burgo
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From this reading It was a matter of course that his nephew and his nephew's wife should accompany him, for Burgo and Dacia had been married early in the new year, and had spent a short honeymoon in the Riviera.
Clinton
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From this reading It was about the middle of May when Sir Everard Clinton, to whom any long stay in London had always been distasteful, suddenly made up his mind to revisit Garion Keep.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Spring had come round again, the spring of the year succeeding that in which the events recorded in these pages took place.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a matter of course that his nephew and his nephew's wife should accompany him, for Burgo and Dacia had been married early in the new year, and had spent a short honeymoon in the Riviera.
Dacia
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From this reading It was a matter of course that his nephew and his nephew's wife should accompany him, for Burgo and Dacia had been married early in the new year, and had spent a short honeymoon in the Riviera.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading Sir Everard's home, wherever it might be--and he had always been of a somewhat roving disposition--was theirs also.
distasteful
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From this reading It was about the middle of May when Sir Everard Clinton, to whom any long stay in London had always been distasteful, suddenly made up his mind to revisit Garion Keep.
early
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From this reading It was a matter of course that his nephew and his nephew's wife should accompany him, for Burgo and Dacia had been married early in the new year, and had spent a short honeymoon in the Riviera.
events
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From this reading Spring had come round again, the spring of the year succeeding that in which the events recorded in these pages took place.
Everard
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From this reading It was about the middle of May when Sir Everard Clinton, to whom any long stay in London had always been distasteful, suddenly made up his mind to revisit Garion Keep.
Everard's
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From this reading Sir Everard's home, wherever it might be--and he had always been of a somewhat roving disposition--was theirs also.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a matter of course that his nephew and his nephew's wife should accompany him, for Burgo and Dacia had been married early in the new year, and had spent a short honeymoon in the Riviera.
Garion
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From this reading It was about the middle of May when Sir Everard Clinton, to whom any long stay in London had always been distasteful, suddenly made up his mind to revisit Garion Keep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Spring had come round again, the spring of the year succeeding that in which the events recorded in these pages took place.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir Everard's home, wherever it might be--and he had always been of a somewhat roving disposition--was theirs also.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a matter of course that his nephew and his nephew's wife should accompany him, for Burgo and Dacia had been married early in the new year, and had spent a short honeymoon in the Riviera.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was about the middle of May when Sir Everard Clinton, to whom any long stay in London had always been distasteful, suddenly made up his mind to revisit Garion Keep.
home
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From this reading Sir Everard's home, wherever it might be--and he had always been of a somewhat roving disposition--was theirs also.
honeymoon
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From this reading It was a matter of course that his nephew and his nephew's wife should accompany him, for Burgo and Dacia had been married early in the new year, and had spent a short honeymoon in the Riviera.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Spring had come round again, the spring of the year succeeding that in which the events recorded in these pages took place.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about the middle of May when Sir Everard Clinton, to whom any long stay in London had always been distasteful, suddenly made up his mind to revisit Garion Keep.
Keep
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From this reading It was about the middle of May when Sir Everard Clinton, to whom any long stay in London had always been distasteful, suddenly made up his mind to revisit Garion Keep.
London
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From this reading It was about the middle of May when Sir Everard Clinton, to whom any long stay in London had always been distasteful, suddenly made up his mind to revisit Garion Keep.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about the middle of May when Sir Everard Clinton, to whom any long stay in London had always been distasteful, suddenly made up his mind to revisit Garion Keep.
made
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From this reading It was about the middle of May when Sir Everard Clinton, to whom any long stay in London had always been distasteful, suddenly made up his mind to revisit Garion Keep.
married
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From this reading It was a matter of course that his nephew and his nephew's wife should accompany him, for Burgo and Dacia had been married early in the new year, and had spent a short honeymoon in the Riviera.
matter
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From this reading It was a matter of course that his nephew and his nephew's wife should accompany him, for Burgo and Dacia had been married early in the new year, and had spent a short honeymoon in the Riviera.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It was about the middle of May when Sir Everard Clinton, to whom any long stay in London had always been distasteful, suddenly made up his mind to revisit Garion Keep.
middle
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From this reading It was about the middle of May when Sir Everard Clinton, to whom any long stay in London had always been distasteful, suddenly made up his mind to revisit Garion Keep.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Sir Everard's home, wherever it might be--and he had always been of a somewhat roving disposition--was theirs also.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about the middle of May when Sir Everard Clinton, to whom any long stay in London had always been distasteful, suddenly made up his mind to revisit Garion Keep.
MYSTERY
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From this reading A MYSTERY SOLVED.
nephew
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From this reading It was a matter of course that his nephew and his nephew's wife should accompany him, for Burgo and Dacia had been married early in the new year, and had spent a short honeymoon in the Riviera.
nephew's
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From this reading It was a matter of course that his nephew and his nephew's wife should accompany him, for Burgo and Dacia had been married early in the new year, and had spent a short honeymoon in the Riviera.
new
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From this reading It was a matter of course that his nephew and his nephew's wife should accompany him, for Burgo and Dacia had been married early in the new year, and had spent a short honeymoon in the Riviera.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Spring had come round again, the spring of the year succeeding that in which the events recorded in these pages took place.
pages
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From this reading Spring had come round again, the spring of the year succeeding that in which the events recorded in these pages took place.
place
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From this reading Spring had come round again, the spring of the year succeeding that in which the events recorded in these pages took place.
recorded
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From this reading Spring had come round again, the spring of the year succeeding that in which the events recorded in these pages took place.
revisit
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From this reading It was about the middle of May when Sir Everard Clinton, to whom any long stay in London had always been distasteful, suddenly made up his mind to revisit Garion Keep.
Riviera
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From this reading It was a matter of course that his nephew and his nephew's wife should accompany him, for Burgo and Dacia had been married early in the new year, and had spent a short honeymoon in the Riviera.
round
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From this reading Spring had come round again, the spring of the year succeeding that in which the events recorded in these pages took place.
roving
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From this reading Sir Everard's home, wherever it might be--and he had always been of a somewhat roving disposition--was theirs also.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading It was a matter of course that his nephew and his nephew's wife should accompany him, for Burgo and Dacia had been married early in the new year, and had spent a short honeymoon in the Riviera.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was a matter of course that his nephew and his nephew's wife should accompany him, for Burgo and Dacia had been married early in the new year, and had spent a short honeymoon in the Riviera.
Sir
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From this reading It was about the middle of May when Sir Everard Clinton, to whom any long stay in London had always been distasteful, suddenly made up his mind to revisit Garion Keep.
SOLVED
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From this reading A MYSTERY SOLVED.
somewhat
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From this reading Sir Everard's home, wherever it might be--and he had always been of a somewhat roving disposition--was theirs also.
spent
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From this reading It was a matter of course that his nephew and his nephew's wife should accompany him, for Burgo and Dacia had been married early in the new year, and had spent a short honeymoon in the Riviera.
Spring
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From this reading Spring had come round again, the spring of the year succeeding that in which the events recorded in these pages took place.
stay
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From this reading It was about the middle of May when Sir Everard Clinton, to whom any long stay in London had always been distasteful, suddenly made up his mind to revisit Garion Keep.
succeeding
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From this reading Spring had come round again, the spring of the year succeeding that in which the events recorded in these pages took place.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was about the middle of May when Sir Everard Clinton, to whom any long stay in London had always been distasteful, suddenly made up his mind to revisit Garion Keep.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Spring had come round again, the spring of the year succeeding that in which the events recorded in these pages took place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Spring had come round again, the spring of the year succeeding that in which the events recorded in these pages took place.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading Sir Everard's home, wherever it might be--and he had always been of a somewhat roving disposition--was theirs also.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Spring had come round again, the spring of the year succeeding that in which the events recorded in these pages took place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was about the middle of May when Sir Everard Clinton, to whom any long stay in London had always been distasteful, suddenly made up his mind to revisit Garion Keep.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Spring had come round again, the spring of the year succeeding that in which the events recorded in these pages took place.
up
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From this reading It was about the middle of May when Sir Everard Clinton, to whom any long stay in London had always been distasteful, suddenly made up his mind to revisit Garion Keep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about the middle of May when Sir Everard Clinton, to whom any long stay in London had always been distasteful, suddenly made up his mind to revisit Garion Keep.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was about the middle of May when Sir Everard Clinton, to whom any long stay in London had always been distasteful, suddenly made up his mind to revisit Garion Keep.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading Sir Everard's home, wherever it might be--and he had always been of a somewhat roving disposition--was theirs also.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Spring had come round again, the spring of the year succeeding that in which the events recorded in these pages took place.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was about the middle of May when Sir Everard Clinton, to whom any long stay in London had always been distasteful, suddenly made up his mind to revisit Garion Keep.
wife
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From this reading It was a matter of course that his nephew and his nephew's wife should accompany him, for Burgo and Dacia had been married early in the new year, and had spent a short honeymoon in the Riviera.
year
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From this reading Spring had come round again, the spring of the year succeeding that in which the events recorded in these pages took place.
