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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 Miltoun, whose constitution, had the steel-like quality of Lady Casterley's, had a very rapid convalescence.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading To Barbara, keeping a close watch, he seemed tranquilly enough drinking in from Nature what was necessary to restore balance after the struggle, and breakdown of the past weeks.
all
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From this reading Yet she could never get rid of a queer feeling that he was not really there at all; to look at him was like watching an uninhabited house that was waiting for someone to enter.
allowed
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From this reading And, having begun to take an interest in his food, he was allowed to travel on the seventh day to Sea House in charge of Barbara.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And, having begun to take an interest in his food, he was allowed to travel on the seventh day to Sea House in charge of Barbara.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, having begun to take an interest in his food, he was allowed to travel on the seventh day to Sea House in charge of Barbara.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The two spent their time in a little summer-house close to the sea; lying out on the beach under the groynes; and, as Miltoun grew stronger, motoring and walking on the Downs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet she could never get rid of a queer feeling that he was not really there at all; to look at him was like watching an uninhabited house that was waiting for someone to enter.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To Barbara, keeping a close watch, he seemed tranquilly enough drinking in from Nature what was necessary to restore balance after the struggle, and breakdown of the past weeks.
Barbara
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From this reading And, having begun to take an interest in his food, he was allowed to travel on the seventh day to Sea House in charge of Barbara.
beach
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From this reading The two spent their time in a little summer-house close to the sea; lying out on the beach under the groynes; and, as Miltoun grew stronger, motoring and walking on the Downs.
begun
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From this reading And, having begun to take an interest in his food, he was allowed to travel on the seventh day to Sea House in charge of Barbara.
breakdown
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From this reading To Barbara, keeping a close watch, he seemed tranquilly enough drinking in from Nature what was necessary to restore balance after the struggle, and breakdown of the past weeks.
Casterley's
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From this reading Miltoun, whose constitution, had the steel-like quality of Lady Casterley's, had a very rapid convalescence.
charge
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From this reading And, having begun to take an interest in his food, he was allowed to travel on the seventh day to Sea House in charge of Barbara.
close
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From this reading The two spent their time in a little summer-house close to the sea; lying out on the beach under the groynes; and, as Miltoun grew stronger, motoring and walking on the Downs.
constitution
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From this reading Miltoun, whose constitution, had the steel-like quality of Lady Casterley's, had a very rapid convalescence.
convalescence
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From this reading Miltoun, whose constitution, had the steel-like quality of Lady Casterley's, had a very rapid convalescence.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yet she could never get rid of a queer feeling that he was not really there at all; to look at him was like watching an uninhabited house that was waiting for someone to enter.
day
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From this reading And, having begun to take an interest in his food, he was allowed to travel on the seventh day to Sea House in charge of Barbara.
Downs
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From this reading The two spent their time in a little summer-house close to the sea; lying out on the beach under the groynes; and, as Miltoun grew stronger, motoring and walking on the Downs.
drinking
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From this reading To Barbara, keeping a close watch, he seemed tranquilly enough drinking in from Nature what was necessary to restore balance after the struggle, and breakdown of the past weeks.
enough
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From this reading To Barbara, keeping a close watch, he seemed tranquilly enough drinking in from Nature what was necessary to restore balance after the struggle, and breakdown of the past weeks.
enter
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From this reading Yet she could never get rid of a queer feeling that he was not really there at all; to look at him was like watching an uninhabited house that was waiting for someone to enter.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet she could never get rid of a queer feeling that he was not really there at all; to look at him was like watching an uninhabited house that was waiting for someone to enter.
food
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From this reading And, having begun to take an interest in his food, he was allowed to travel on the seventh day to Sea House in charge of Barbara.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet she could never get rid of a queer feeling that he was not really there at all; to look at him was like watching an uninhabited house that was waiting for someone to enter.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To Barbara, keeping a close watch, he seemed tranquilly enough drinking in from Nature what was necessary to restore balance after the struggle, and breakdown of the past weeks.
get
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From this reading Yet she could never get rid of a queer feeling that he was not really there at all; to look at him was like watching an uninhabited house that was waiting for someone to enter.
grew
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From this reading The two spent their time in a little summer-house close to the sea; lying out on the beach under the groynes; and, as Miltoun grew stronger, motoring and walking on the Downs.
groynes
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From this reading The two spent their time in a little summer-house close to the sea; lying out on the beach under the groynes; and, as Miltoun grew stronger, motoring and walking on the Downs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miltoun, whose constitution, had the steel-like quality of Lady Casterley's, had a very rapid convalescence.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading And, having begun to take an interest in his food, he was allowed to travel on the seventh day to Sea House in charge of Barbara.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, having begun to take an interest in his food, he was allowed to travel on the seventh day to Sea House in charge of Barbara.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet she could never get rid of a queer feeling that he was not really there at all; to look at him was like watching an uninhabited house that was waiting for someone to enter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And, having begun to take an interest in his food, he was allowed to travel on the seventh day to Sea House in charge of Barbara.
House
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From this reading And, having begun to take an interest in his food, he was allowed to travel on the seventh day to Sea House in charge of Barbara.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And, having begun to take an interest in his food, he was allowed to travel on the seventh day to Sea House in charge of Barbara.
interest
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From this reading And, having begun to take an interest in his food, he was allowed to travel on the seventh day to Sea House in charge of Barbara.
keeping
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From this reading To Barbara, keeping a close watch, he seemed tranquilly enough drinking in from Nature what was necessary to restore balance after the struggle, and breakdown of the past weeks.
Lady
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From this reading Miltoun, whose constitution, had the steel-like quality of Lady Casterley's, had a very rapid convalescence.
like
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From this reading Yet she could never get rid of a queer feeling that he was not really there at all; to look at him was like watching an uninhabited house that was waiting for someone to enter.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two spent their time in a little summer-house close to the sea; lying out on the beach under the groynes; and, as Miltoun grew stronger, motoring and walking on the Downs.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet she could never get rid of a queer feeling that he was not really there at all; to look at him was like watching an uninhabited house that was waiting for someone to enter.
lying
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From this reading The two spent their time in a little summer-house close to the sea; lying out on the beach under the groynes; and, as Miltoun grew stronger, motoring and walking on the Downs.
Miltoun
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From this reading Miltoun, whose constitution, had the steel-like quality of Lady Casterley's, had a very rapid convalescence.
motoring
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From this reading The two spent their time in a little summer-house close to the sea; lying out on the beach under the groynes; and, as Miltoun grew stronger, motoring and walking on the Downs.
Nature
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From this reading To Barbara, keeping a close watch, he seemed tranquilly enough drinking in from Nature what was necessary to restore balance after the struggle, and breakdown of the past weeks.
necessary
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From this reading To Barbara, keeping a close watch, he seemed tranquilly enough drinking in from Nature what was necessary to restore balance after the struggle, and breakdown of the past weeks.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet she could never get rid of a queer feeling that he was not really there at all; to look at him was like watching an uninhabited house that was waiting for someone to enter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet she could never get rid of a queer feeling that he was not really there at all; to look at him was like watching an uninhabited house that was waiting for someone to enter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miltoun, whose constitution, had the steel-like quality of Lady Casterley's, had a very rapid convalescence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And, having begun to take an interest in his food, he was allowed to travel on the seventh day to Sea House in charge of Barbara.
out
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From this reading The two spent their time in a little summer-house close to the sea; lying out on the beach under the groynes; and, as Miltoun grew stronger, motoring and walking on the Downs.
past
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From this reading To Barbara, keeping a close watch, he seemed tranquilly enough drinking in from Nature what was necessary to restore balance after the struggle, and breakdown of the past weeks.
quality
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From this reading Miltoun, whose constitution, had the steel-like quality of Lady Casterley's, had a very rapid convalescence.
queer
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From this reading Yet she could never get rid of a queer feeling that he was not really there at all; to look at him was like watching an uninhabited house that was waiting for someone to enter.
rapid
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From this reading Miltoun, whose constitution, had the steel-like quality of Lady Casterley's, had a very rapid convalescence.
really
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From this reading Yet she could never get rid of a queer feeling that he was not really there at all; to look at him was like watching an uninhabited house that was waiting for someone to enter.
restore
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From this reading To Barbara, keeping a close watch, he seemed tranquilly enough drinking in from Nature what was necessary to restore balance after the struggle, and breakdown of the past weeks.
rid
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From this reading Yet she could never get rid of a queer feeling that he was not really there at all; to look at him was like watching an uninhabited house that was waiting for someone to enter.
Sea
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From this reading And, having begun to take an interest in his food, he was allowed to travel on the seventh day to Sea House in charge of Barbara.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Barbara, keeping a close watch, he seemed tranquilly enough drinking in from Nature what was necessary to restore balance after the struggle, and breakdown of the past weeks.
seventh
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From this reading And, having begun to take an interest in his food, he was allowed to travel on the seventh day to Sea House in charge of Barbara.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet she could never get rid of a queer feeling that he was not really there at all; to look at him was like watching an uninhabited house that was waiting for someone to enter.
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading Yet she could never get rid of a queer feeling that he was not really there at all; to look at him was like watching an uninhabited house that was waiting for someone to enter.
spent
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From this reading The two spent their time in a little summer-house close to the sea; lying out on the beach under the groynes; and, as Miltoun grew stronger, motoring and walking on the Downs.
steel-like
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From this reading Miltoun, whose constitution, had the steel-like quality of Lady Casterley's, had a very rapid convalescence.
stronger
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From this reading The two spent their time in a little summer-house close to the sea; lying out on the beach under the groynes; and, as Miltoun grew stronger, motoring and walking on the Downs.
struggle
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From this reading To Barbara, keeping a close watch, he seemed tranquilly enough drinking in from Nature what was necessary to restore balance after the struggle, and breakdown of the past weeks.
summer-house
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From this reading The two spent their time in a little summer-house close to the sea; lying out on the beach under the groynes; and, as Miltoun grew stronger, motoring and walking on the Downs.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, having begun to take an interest in his food, he was allowed to travel on the seventh day to Sea House in charge of Barbara.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet she could never get rid of a queer feeling that he was not really there at all; to look at him was like watching an uninhabited house that was waiting for someone to enter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miltoun, whose constitution, had the steel-like quality of Lady Casterley's, had a very rapid convalescence.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The two spent their time in a little summer-house close to the sea; lying out on the beach under the groynes; and, as Miltoun grew stronger, motoring and walking on the Downs.
there
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From this reading Yet she could never get rid of a queer feeling that he was not really there at all; to look at him was like watching an uninhabited house that was waiting for someone to enter.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two spent their time in a little summer-house close to the sea; lying out on the beach under the groynes; and, as Miltoun grew stronger, motoring and walking on the Downs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And, having begun to take an interest in his food, he was allowed to travel on the seventh day to Sea House in charge of Barbara.
tranquilly
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From this reading To Barbara, keeping a close watch, he seemed tranquilly enough drinking in from Nature what was necessary to restore balance after the struggle, and breakdown of the past weeks.
travel
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From this reading And, having begun to take an interest in his food, he was allowed to travel on the seventh day to Sea House in charge of Barbara.
two
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From this reading The two spent their time in a little summer-house close to the sea; lying out on the beach under the groynes; and, as Miltoun grew stronger, motoring and walking on the Downs.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The two spent their time in a little summer-house close to the sea; lying out on the beach under the groynes; and, as Miltoun grew stronger, motoring and walking on the Downs.
uninhabited
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From this reading Yet she could never get rid of a queer feeling that he was not really there at all; to look at him was like watching an uninhabited house that was waiting for someone to enter.
very
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From this reading Miltoun, whose constitution, had the steel-like quality of Lady Casterley's, had a very rapid convalescence.
waiting
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From this reading Yet she could never get rid of a queer feeling that he was not really there at all; to look at him was like watching an uninhabited house that was waiting for someone to enter.
walking
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From this reading The two spent their time in a little summer-house close to the sea; lying out on the beach under the groynes; and, as Miltoun grew stronger, motoring and walking on the Downs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And, having begun to take an interest in his food, he was allowed to travel on the seventh day to Sea House in charge of Barbara.
watch
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From this reading To Barbara, keeping a close watch, he seemed tranquilly enough drinking in from Nature what was necessary to restore balance after the struggle, and breakdown of the past weeks.
watching
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From this reading Yet she could never get rid of a queer feeling that he was not really there at all; to look at him was like watching an uninhabited house that was waiting for someone to enter.
weeks
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From this reading To Barbara, keeping a close watch, he seemed tranquilly enough drinking in from Nature what was necessary to restore balance after the struggle, and breakdown of the past weeks.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To Barbara, keeping a close watch, he seemed tranquilly enough drinking in from Nature what was necessary to restore balance after the struggle, and breakdown of the past weeks.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Miltoun, whose constitution, had the steel-like quality of Lady Casterley's, had a very rapid convalescence.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet she could never get rid of a queer feeling that he was not really there at all; to look at him was like watching an uninhabited house that was waiting for someone to enter.
