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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 About eleven o'clock on that night,--the night of the day on which Kate Vavasor's arm had been broken,--there came a gentle knock at Kate's bedroom door.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About eleven o'clock on that night,--the night of the day on which Kate Vavasor's arm had been broken,--there came a gentle knock at Kate's bedroom door.
accident
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From this reading Her aunt was sitting at this time by her bedside, and the doctor, who had been summoned from Penrith and who had set her broken arm, was still in the house, talking over the accident with John Vavasor in the dining-room, before he proceeded back on his journey home.
all
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From this reading There was nothing surprising in this, as of all the household Kate only was in bed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her aunt was sitting at this time by her bedside, and the doctor, who had been summoned from Penrith and who had set her broken arm, was still in the house, talking over the accident with John Vavasor in the dining-room, before he proceeded back on his journey home.
arm
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From this reading About eleven o'clock on that night,--the night of the day on which Kate Vavasor's arm had been broken,--there came a gentle knock at Kate's bedroom door.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was nothing surprising in this, as of all the household Kate only was in bed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading About eleven o'clock on that night,--the night of the day on which Kate Vavasor's arm had been broken,--there came a gentle knock at Kate's bedroom door.
aunt
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From this reading Her aunt was sitting at this time by her bedside, and the doctor, who had been summoned from Penrith and who had set her broken arm, was still in the house, talking over the accident with John Vavasor in the dining-room, before he proceeded back on his journey home.
Back
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From this reading Showing How the Wild Beast Got Himself Back from the Mountains.
Beast
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From this reading Showing How the Wild Beast Got Himself Back from the Mountains.
bed
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From this reading There was nothing surprising in this, as of all the household Kate only was in bed.
bedroom
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From this reading About eleven o'clock on that night,--the night of the day on which Kate Vavasor's arm had been broken,--there came a gentle knock at Kate's bedroom door.
bedside
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From this reading Her aunt was sitting at this time by her bedside, and the doctor, who had been summoned from Penrith and who had set her broken arm, was still in the house, talking over the accident with John Vavasor in the dining-room, before he proceeded back on his journey home.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading About eleven o'clock on that night,--the night of the day on which Kate Vavasor's arm had been broken,--there came a gentle knock at Kate's bedroom door.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Her aunt was sitting at this time by her bedside, and the doctor, who had been summoned from Penrith and who had set her broken arm, was still in the house, talking over the accident with John Vavasor in the dining-room, before he proceeded back on his journey home.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About eleven o'clock on that night,--the night of the day on which Kate Vavasor's arm had been broken,--there came a gentle knock at Kate's bedroom door.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her aunt was sitting at this time by her bedside, and the doctor, who had been summoned from Penrith and who had set her broken arm, was still in the house, talking over the accident with John Vavasor in the dining-room, before he proceeded back on his journey home.
came
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From this reading About eleven o'clock on that night,--the night of the day on which Kate Vavasor's arm had been broken,--there came a gentle knock at Kate's bedroom door.
day
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From this reading About eleven o'clock on that night,--the night of the day on which Kate Vavasor's arm had been broken,--there came a gentle knock at Kate's bedroom door.
dining-room
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From this reading Her aunt was sitting at this time by her bedside, and the doctor, who had been summoned from Penrith and who had set her broken arm, was still in the house, talking over the accident with John Vavasor in the dining-room, before he proceeded back on his journey home.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "She will do very well," said the doctor.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her aunt was sitting at this time by her bedside, and the doctor, who had been summoned from Penrith and who had set her broken arm, was still in the house, talking over the accident with John Vavasor in the dining-room, before he proceeded back on his journey home.
door
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From this reading About eleven o'clock on that night,--the night of the day on which Kate Vavasor's arm had been broken,--there came a gentle knock at Kate's bedroom door.
eleven
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From this reading About eleven o'clock on that night,--the night of the day on which Kate Vavasor's arm had been broken,--there came a gentle knock at Kate's bedroom door.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Showing How the Wild Beast Got Himself Back from the Mountains.
gentle
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From this reading About eleven o'clock on that night,--the night of the day on which Kate Vavasor's arm had been broken,--there came a gentle knock at Kate's bedroom door.
Got
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From this reading Showing How the Wild Beast Got Himself Back from the Mountains.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading About eleven o'clock on that night,--the night of the day on which Kate Vavasor's arm had been broken,--there came a gentle knock at Kate's bedroom door.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her aunt was sitting at this time by her bedside, and the doctor, who had been summoned from Penrith and who had set her broken arm, was still in the house, talking over the accident with John Vavasor in the dining-room, before he proceeded back on his journey home.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her aunt was sitting at this time by her bedside, and the doctor, who had been summoned from Penrith and who had set her broken arm, was still in the house, talking over the accident with John Vavasor in the dining-room, before he proceeded back on his journey home.
HimselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Showing How the Wild Beast Got Himself Back from the Mountains.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her aunt was sitting at this time by her bedside, and the doctor, who had been summoned from Penrith and who had set her broken arm, was still in the house, talking over the accident with John Vavasor in the dining-room, before he proceeded back on his journey home.
home
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From this reading Her aunt was sitting at this time by her bedside, and the doctor, who had been summoned from Penrith and who had set her broken arm, was still in the house, talking over the accident with John Vavasor in the dining-room, before he proceeded back on his journey home.
house
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From this reading Her aunt was sitting at this time by her bedside, and the doctor, who had been summoned from Penrith and who had set her broken arm, was still in the house, talking over the accident with John Vavasor in the dining-room, before he proceeded back on his journey home.
household
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From this reading There was nothing surprising in this, as of all the household Kate only was in bed.
How
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From this reading Showing How the Wild Beast Got Himself Back from the Mountains.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was nothing surprising in this, as of all the household Kate only was in bed.
John
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From this reading Her aunt was sitting at this time by her bedside, and the doctor, who had been summoned from Penrith and who had set her broken arm, was still in the house, talking over the accident with John Vavasor in the dining-room, before he proceeded back on his journey home.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her aunt was sitting at this time by her bedside, and the doctor, who had been summoned from Penrith and who had set her broken arm, was still in the house, talking over the accident with John Vavasor in the dining-room, before he proceeded back on his journey home.
Kate
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From this reading About eleven o'clock on that night,--the night of the day on which Kate Vavasor's arm had been broken,--there came a gentle knock at Kate's bedroom door.
Kate's
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From this reading About eleven o'clock on that night,--the night of the day on which Kate Vavasor's arm had been broken,--there came a gentle knock at Kate's bedroom door.
knock
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From this reading About eleven o'clock on that night,--the night of the day on which Kate Vavasor's arm had been broken,--there came a gentle knock at Kate's bedroom door.
Mountains
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From this reading Showing How the Wild Beast Got Himself Back from the Mountains.
night
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From this reading About eleven o'clock on that night,--the night of the day on which Kate Vavasor's arm had been broken,--there came a gentle knock at Kate's bedroom door.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing surprising in this, as of all the household Kate only was in bed.
o'clock
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From this reading About eleven o'clock on that night,--the night of the day on which Kate Vavasor's arm had been broken,--there came a gentle knock at Kate's bedroom door.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading About eleven o'clock on that night,--the night of the day on which Kate Vavasor's arm had been broken,--there came a gentle knock at Kate's bedroom door.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading About eleven o'clock on that night,--the night of the day on which Kate Vavasor's arm had been broken,--there came a gentle knock at Kate's bedroom door.
only
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From this reading There was nothing surprising in this, as of all the household Kate only was in bed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Her aunt was sitting at this time by her bedside, and the doctor, who had been summoned from Penrith and who had set her broken arm, was still in the house, talking over the accident with John Vavasor in the dining-room, before he proceeded back on his journey home.
Penrith
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From this reading Her aunt was sitting at this time by her bedside, and the doctor, who had been summoned from Penrith and who had set her broken arm, was still in the house, talking over the accident with John Vavasor in the dining-room, before he proceeded back on his journey home.
proceeded
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From this reading Her aunt was sitting at this time by her bedside, and the doctor, who had been summoned from Penrith and who had set her broken arm, was still in the house, talking over the accident with John Vavasor in the dining-room, before he proceeded back on his journey home.
said
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From this reading "She will do very well," said the doctor.
set
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From this reading Her aunt was sitting at this time by her bedside, and the doctor, who had been summoned from Penrith and who had set her broken arm, was still in the house, talking over the accident with John Vavasor in the dining-room, before he proceeded back on his journey home.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She will do very well," said the doctor.
Showing
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From this reading Showing How the Wild Beast Got Himself Back from the Mountains.
sitting
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From this reading Her aunt was sitting at this time by her bedside, and the doctor, who had been summoned from Penrith and who had set her broken arm, was still in the house, talking over the accident with John Vavasor in the dining-room, before he proceeded back on his journey home.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her aunt was sitting at this time by her bedside, and the doctor, who had been summoned from Penrith and who had set her broken arm, was still in the house, talking over the accident with John Vavasor in the dining-room, before he proceeded back on his journey home.
summoned
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From this reading Her aunt was sitting at this time by her bedside, and the doctor, who had been summoned from Penrith and who had set her broken arm, was still in the house, talking over the accident with John Vavasor in the dining-room, before he proceeded back on his journey home.
surprising
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From this reading There was nothing surprising in this, as of all the household Kate only was in bed.
talking
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From this reading Her aunt was sitting at this time by her bedside, and the doctor, who had been summoned from Penrith and who had set her broken arm, was still in the house, talking over the accident with John Vavasor in the dining-room, before he proceeded back on his journey home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading About eleven o'clock on that night,--the night of the day on which Kate Vavasor's arm had been broken,--there came a gentle knock at Kate's bedroom door.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Showing How the Wild Beast Got Himself Back from the Mountains.
there
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From this reading About eleven o'clock on that night,--the night of the day on which Kate Vavasor's arm had been broken,--there came a gentle knock at Kate's bedroom door.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was nothing surprising in this, as of all the household Kate only was in bed.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her aunt was sitting at this time by her bedside, and the doctor, who had been summoned from Penrith and who had set her broken arm, was still in the house, talking over the accident with John Vavasor in the dining-room, before he proceeded back on his journey home.
Vavasor
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From this reading Her aunt was sitting at this time by her bedside, and the doctor, who had been summoned from Penrith and who had set her broken arm, was still in the house, talking over the accident with John Vavasor in the dining-room, before he proceeded back on his journey home.
Vavasor's
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From this reading About eleven o'clock on that night,--the night of the day on which Kate Vavasor's arm had been broken,--there came a gentle knock at Kate's bedroom door.
very
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From this reading "She will do very well," said the doctor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing surprising in this, as of all the household Kate only was in bed.
well
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From this reading "She will do very well," said the doctor.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading About eleven o'clock on that night,--the night of the day on which Kate Vavasor's arm had been broken,--there came a gentle knock at Kate's bedroom door.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Her aunt was sitting at this time by her bedside, and the doctor, who had been summoned from Penrith and who had set her broken arm, was still in the house, talking over the accident with John Vavasor in the dining-room, before he proceeded back on his journey home.
Wild
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From this reading Showing How the Wild Beast Got Himself Back from the Mountains.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "She will do very well," said the doctor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her aunt was sitting at this time by her bedside, and the doctor, who had been summoned from Penrith and who had set her broken arm, was still in the house, talking over the accident with John Vavasor in the dining-room, before he proceeded back on his journey home.
