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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 Rodman, who had been spending an hour at the works, brought word that business pressed; a host of things had to be unexpectedly finished off and put in order.
Adela
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From this reading He, Alice, and Adela made pretence of a midday meal; then he went into the library to smoke a cigar and meditate.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The main subject of his meditation was an interview with Adela which he purposed seeking in the course of the afternoon.
Alice
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From this reading He, Alice, and Adela made pretence of a midday meal; then he went into the library to smoke a cigar and meditate.
also
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From this reading But he had also half-a-dozen letters of the first importance to despatch to town by the evening post, and these it was well to get off hand.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Rodman, who had been spending an hour at the works, brought word that business pressed; a host of things had to be unexpectedly finished off and put in order.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rodman, who had been spending an hour at the works, brought word that business pressed; a host of things had to be unexpectedly finished off and put in order.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rodman, who had been spending an hour at the works, brought word that business pressed; a host of things had to be unexpectedly finished off and put in order.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Rodman, who had been spending an hour at the works, brought word that business pressed; a host of things had to be unexpectedly finished off and put in order.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Rodman, who had been spending an hour at the works, brought word that business pressed; a host of things had to be unexpectedly finished off and put in order.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Rodman, who had been spending an hour at the works, brought word that business pressed; a host of things had to be unexpectedly finished off and put in order.
business
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From this reading Rodman, who had been spending an hour at the works, brought word that business pressed; a host of things had to be unexpectedly finished off and put in order.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he had also half-a-dozen letters of the first importance to despatch to town by the evening post, and these it was well to get off hand.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But he had also half-a-dozen letters of the first importance to despatch to town by the evening post, and these it was well to get off hand.
cigar
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From this reading He, Alice, and Adela made pretence of a midday meal; then he went into the library to smoke a cigar and meditate.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mutimer did not come to the Manor for luncheon.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The main subject of his meditation was an interview with Adela which he purposed seeking in the course of the afternoon.
despatch
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From this reading But he had also half-a-dozen letters of the first importance to despatch to town by the evening post, and these it was well to get off hand.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mutimer did not come to the Manor for luncheon.
evening
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From this reading But he had also half-a-dozen letters of the first importance to despatch to town by the evening post, and these it was well to get off hand.
finished
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From this reading Rodman, who had been spending an hour at the works, brought word that business pressed; a host of things had to be unexpectedly finished off and put in order.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he had also half-a-dozen letters of the first importance to despatch to town by the evening post, and these it was well to get off hand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mutimer did not come to the Manor for luncheon.
get
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From this reading But he had also half-a-dozen letters of the first importance to despatch to town by the evening post, and these it was well to get off hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rodman, who had been spending an hour at the works, brought word that business pressed; a host of things had to be unexpectedly finished off and put in order.
half-a-dozen
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From this reading But he had also half-a-dozen letters of the first importance to despatch to town by the evening post, and these it was well to get off hand.
hand
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From this reading But he had also half-a-dozen letters of the first importance to despatch to town by the evening post, and these it was well to get off hand.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He, Alice, and Adela made pretence of a midday meal; then he went into the library to smoke a cigar and meditate.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The main subject of his meditation was an interview with Adela which he purposed seeking in the course of the afternoon.
host
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From this reading Rodman, who had been spending an hour at the works, brought word that business pressed; a host of things had to be unexpectedly finished off and put in order.
hour
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From this reading Rodman, who had been spending an hour at the works, brought word that business pressed; a host of things had to be unexpectedly finished off and put in order.
importance
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From this reading But he had also half-a-dozen letters of the first importance to despatch to town by the evening post, and these it was well to get off hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rodman, who had been spending an hour at the works, brought word that business pressed; a host of things had to be unexpectedly finished off and put in order.
interview
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From this reading The main subject of his meditation was an interview with Adela which he purposed seeking in the course of the afternoon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He, Alice, and Adela made pretence of a midday meal; then he went into the library to smoke a cigar and meditate.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But he had also half-a-dozen letters of the first importance to despatch to town by the evening post, and these it was well to get off hand.
letters
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From this reading But he had also half-a-dozen letters of the first importance to despatch to town by the evening post, and these it was well to get off hand.
library
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From this reading He, Alice, and Adela made pretence of a midday meal; then he went into the library to smoke a cigar and meditate.
luncheon
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From this reading Mutimer did not come to the Manor for luncheon.
made
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From this reading He, Alice, and Adela made pretence of a midday meal; then he went into the library to smoke a cigar and meditate.
main
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From this reading The main subject of his meditation was an interview with Adela which he purposed seeking in the course of the afternoon.
Manor
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From this reading Mutimer did not come to the Manor for luncheon.
meal
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From this reading He, Alice, and Adela made pretence of a midday meal; then he went into the library to smoke a cigar and meditate.
meditate
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From this reading He, Alice, and Adela made pretence of a midday meal; then he went into the library to smoke a cigar and meditate.
meditation
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From this reading The main subject of his meditation was an interview with Adela which he purposed seeking in the course of the afternoon.
midday
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From this reading He, Alice, and Adela made pretence of a midday meal; then he went into the library to smoke a cigar and meditate.
Mutimer
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From this reading Mutimer did not come to the Manor for luncheon.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mutimer did not come to the Manor for luncheon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rodman, who had been spending an hour at the works, brought word that business pressed; a host of things had to be unexpectedly finished off and put in order.
off
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From this reading Rodman, who had been spending an hour at the works, brought word that business pressed; a host of things had to be unexpectedly finished off and put in order.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rodman, who had been spending an hour at the works, brought word that business pressed; a host of things had to be unexpectedly finished off and put in order.
post
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From this reading But he had also half-a-dozen letters of the first importance to despatch to town by the evening post, and these it was well to get off hand.
pressed
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From this reading Rodman, who had been spending an hour at the works, brought word that business pressed; a host of things had to be unexpectedly finished off and put in order.
pretence
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From this reading He, Alice, and Adela made pretence of a midday meal; then he went into the library to smoke a cigar and meditate.
purposed
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From this reading The main subject of his meditation was an interview with Adela which he purposed seeking in the course of the afternoon.
put
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From this reading Rodman, who had been spending an hour at the works, brought word that business pressed; a host of things had to be unexpectedly finished off and put in order.
Rodman
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From this reading Rodman, who had been spending an hour at the works, brought word that business pressed; a host of things had to be unexpectedly finished off and put in order.
seeking
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From this reading The main subject of his meditation was an interview with Adela which he purposed seeking in the course of the afternoon.
smoke
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From this reading He, Alice, and Adela made pretence of a midday meal; then he went into the library to smoke a cigar and meditate.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Rodman, who had been spending an hour at the works, brought word that business pressed; a host of things had to be unexpectedly finished off and put in order.
subject
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From this reading The main subject of his meditation was an interview with Adela which he purposed seeking in the course of the afternoon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rodman, who had been spending an hour at the works, brought word that business pressed; a host of things had to be unexpectedly finished off and put in order.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mutimer did not come to the Manor for luncheon.
then
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From this reading He, Alice, and Adela made pretence of a midday meal; then he went into the library to smoke a cigar and meditate.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But he had also half-a-dozen letters of the first importance to despatch to town by the evening post, and these it was well to get off hand.
things
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From this reading Rodman, who had been spending an hour at the works, brought word that business pressed; a host of things had to be unexpectedly finished off and put in order.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mutimer did not come to the Manor for luncheon.
town
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From this reading But he had also half-a-dozen letters of the first importance to despatch to town by the evening post, and these it was well to get off hand.
unexpectedly
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From this reading Rodman, who had been spending an hour at the works, brought word that business pressed; a host of things had to be unexpectedly finished off and put in order.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The main subject of his meditation was an interview with Adela which he purposed seeking in the course of the afternoon.
well
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From this reading But he had also half-a-dozen letters of the first importance to despatch to town by the evening post, and these it was well to get off hand.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He, Alice, and Adela made pretence of a midday meal; then he went into the library to smoke a cigar and meditate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The main subject of his meditation was an interview with Adela which he purposed seeking in the course of the afternoon.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Rodman, who had been spending an hour at the works, brought word that business pressed; a host of things had to be unexpectedly finished off and put in order.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The main subject of his meditation was an interview with Adela which he purposed seeking in the course of the afternoon.
word
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From this reading Rodman, who had been spending an hour at the works, brought word that business pressed; a host of things had to be unexpectedly finished off and put in order.
works
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From this reading Rodman, who had been spending an hour at the works, brought word that business pressed; a host of things had to be unexpectedly finished off and put in order.
