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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 Felicita hurried homeward night and day without stopping, as if she had been pursued by a deadly enemy.
absent
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From this reading To this village she returned, after being absent little more than a week.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading To this village she returned, after being absent little more than a week.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame knew nothing of her journey; but the mere fact that Felicita was going away alone had aroused in her the hope that it was connected in some way with Roland.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Felicita hurried homeward night and day without stopping, as if she had been pursued by a deadly enemy.
appeared
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From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
aroused
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From this reading Madame knew nothing of her journey; but the mere fact that Felicita was going away alone had aroused in her the hope that it was connected in some way with Roland.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Felicita hurried homeward night and day without stopping, as if she had been pursued by a deadly enemy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
August
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From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
away
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From this reading Madame knew nothing of her journey; but the mere fact that Felicita was going away alone had aroused in her the hope that it was connected in some way with Roland.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Felicita hurried homeward night and day without stopping, as if she had been pursued by a deadly enemy.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading To this village she returned, after being absent little more than a week.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Felicita hurried homeward night and day without stopping, as if she had been pursued by a deadly enemy.
children
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From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
coast
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From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
connected
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From this reading Madame knew nothing of her journey; but the mere fact that Felicita was going away alone had aroused in her the hope that it was connected in some way with Roland.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
cousins
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From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
day
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From this reading Felicita hurried homeward night and day without stopping, as if she had been pursued by a deadly enemy.
deadly
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From this reading Felicita hurried homeward night and day without stopping, as if she had been pursued by a deadly enemy.
eastern
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From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
enemy
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From this reading Felicita hurried homeward night and day without stopping, as if she had been pursued by a deadly enemy.
fact
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From this reading Madame knew nothing of her journey; but the mere fact that Felicita was going away alone had aroused in her the hope that it was connected in some way with Roland.
Felicita
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From this reading Felicita hurried homeward night and day without stopping, as if she had been pursued by a deadly enemy.
fishing
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From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WAITING FOR THE NEWS.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
gay
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From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
going
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From this reading Madame knew nothing of her journey; but the mere fact that Felicita was going away alone had aroused in her the hope that it was connected in some way with Roland.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Felicita hurried homeward night and day without stopping, as if she had been pursued by a deadly enemy.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
homeward
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From this reading Felicita hurried homeward night and day without stopping, as if she had been pursued by a deadly enemy.
hope
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From this reading Madame knew nothing of her journey; but the mere fact that Felicita was going away alone had aroused in her the hope that it was connected in some way with Roland.
hurried
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From this reading Felicita hurried homeward night and day without stopping, as if she had been pursued by a deadly enemy.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Felicita hurried homeward night and day without stopping, as if she had been pursued by a deadly enemy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Madame knew nothing of her journey; but the mere fact that Felicita was going away alone had aroused in her the hope that it was connected in some way with Roland.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Madame knew nothing of her journey; but the mere fact that Felicita was going away alone had aroused in her the hope that it was connected in some way with Roland.
knew
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From this reading Madame knew nothing of her journey; but the mere fact that Felicita was going away alone had aroused in her the hope that it was connected in some way with Roland.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
Madame
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From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
mere
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From this reading Madame knew nothing of her journey; but the mere fact that Felicita was going away alone had aroused in her the hope that it was connected in some way with Roland.
month
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From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
more
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From this reading To this village she returned, after being absent little more than a week.
NEWS
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From this reading WAITING FOR THE NEWS.
night
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From this reading Felicita hurried homeward night and day without stopping, as if she had been pursued by a deadly enemy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Madame knew nothing of her journey; but the mere fact that Felicita was going away alone had aroused in her the hope that it was connected in some way with Roland.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
pursued
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From this reading Felicita hurried homeward night and day without stopping, as if she had been pursued by a deadly enemy.
quiet
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From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
quietest
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From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
retreated
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From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To this village she returned, after being absent little more than a week.
Riversfords
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From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
Roland
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From this reading Madame knew nothing of her journey; but the mere fact that Felicita was going away alone had aroused in her the hope that it was connected in some way with Roland.
Scarborough
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From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Felicita hurried homeward night and day without stopping, as if she had been pursued by a deadly enemy.
some
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From this reading Madame knew nothing of her journey; but the mere fact that Felicita was going away alone had aroused in her the hope that it was connected in some way with Roland.
spot
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From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
stopping
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From this reading Felicita hurried homeward night and day without stopping, as if she had been pursued by a deadly enemy.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To this village she returned, after being absent little more than a week.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WAITING FOR THE NEWS.
there
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From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this village she returned, after being absent little more than a week.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
too
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From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
village
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From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
WAITING
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From this reading WAITING FOR THE NEWS.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madame knew nothing of her journey; but the mere fact that Felicita was going away alone had aroused in her the hope that it was connected in some way with Roland.
way
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From this reading Madame knew nothing of her journey; but the mere fact that Felicita was going away alone had aroused in her the hope that it was connected in some way with Roland.
week
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From this reading To this village she returned, after being absent little more than a week.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Madame and the children were not at Scarborough, but at a quiet little fishing village on the eastern coast; for Felicita had found Scarborough too gay in the month of August, and her cousins, the Riversfords, having appeared there, she retreated to the quietest spot that could be found.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Madame knew nothing of her journey; but the mere fact that Felicita was going away alone had aroused in her the hope that it was connected in some way with Roland.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Felicita hurried homeward night and day without stopping, as if she had been pursued by a deadly enemy.
