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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 Walking out to dinner, though it was merely through the village and up the avenue, seemed to Sir Louis to be a thing impossible.
able
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From this reading Indeed, he was not well able to walk at all, and positively declared that he should never be able to make his way over the gravel in pumps.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mother would not have thought half as much of walking from Boxall Hill to Greshamsbury and back again.
all
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From this reading Indeed, he was not well able to walk at all, and positively declared that he should never be able to make his way over the gravel in pumps.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then came an unexpected difficulty: how were they to get up to the house?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner The next day Joe did not make his appearance, and Sir Louis, with many execrations, was driven to the terrible necessity of dressing himself.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner The next day Joe did not make his appearance, and Sir Louis, with many execrations, was driven to the terrible necessity of dressing himself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His mother would not have thought half as much of walking from Boxall Hill to Greshamsbury and back again.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Indeed, he was not well able to walk at all, and positively declared that he should never be able to make his way over the gravel in pumps.
avenue
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From this reading Walking out to dinner, though it was merely through the village and up the avenue, seemed to Sir Louis to be a thing impossible.
back
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From this reading His mother would not have thought half as much of walking from Boxall Hill to Greshamsbury and back again.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Walking out to dinner, though it was merely through the village and up the avenue, seemed to Sir Louis to be a thing impossible.
Boxall
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From this reading His mother would not have thought half as much of walking from Boxall Hill to Greshamsbury and back again.
came
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From this reading Then came an unexpected difficulty: how were they to get up to the house?
day
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From this reading Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner The next day Joe did not make his appearance, and Sir Louis, with many execrations, was driven to the terrible necessity of dressing himself.
declared
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From this reading Indeed, he was not well able to walk at all, and positively declared that he should never be able to make his way over the gravel in pumps.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner The next day Joe did not make his appearance, and Sir Louis, with many execrations, was driven to the terrible necessity of dressing himself.
difficulty
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From this reading Then came an unexpected difficulty: how were they to get up to the house?
Dinner
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From this reading Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner The next day Joe did not make his appearance, and Sir Louis, with many execrations, was driven to the terrible necessity of dressing himself.
dressing
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From this reading Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner The next day Joe did not make his appearance, and Sir Louis, with many execrations, was driven to the terrible necessity of dressing himself.
driven
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From this reading Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner The next day Joe did not make his appearance, and Sir Louis, with many execrations, was driven to the terrible necessity of dressing himself.
execrations
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From this reading Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner The next day Joe did not make his appearance, and Sir Louis, with many execrations, was driven to the terrible necessity of dressing himself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His mother would not have thought half as much of walking from Boxall Hill to Greshamsbury and back again.
get
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From this reading Then came an unexpected difficulty: how were they to get up to the house?
Goes
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From this reading Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner The next day Joe did not make his appearance, and Sir Louis, with many execrations, was driven to the terrible necessity of dressing himself.
gravel
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From this reading Indeed, he was not well able to walk at all, and positively declared that he should never be able to make his way over the gravel in pumps.
Greshamsbury
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From this reading His mother would not have thought half as much of walking from Boxall Hill to Greshamsbury and back again.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mother would not have thought half as much of walking from Boxall Hill to Greshamsbury and back again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His mother would not have thought half as much of walking from Boxall Hill to Greshamsbury and back again.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indeed, he was not well able to walk at all, and positively declared that he should never be able to make his way over the gravel in pumps.
Hill
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From this reading His mother would not have thought half as much of walking from Boxall Hill to Greshamsbury and back again.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner The next day Joe did not make his appearance, and Sir Louis, with many execrations, was driven to the terrible necessity of dressing himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner The next day Joe did not make his appearance, and Sir Louis, with many execrations, was driven to the terrible necessity of dressing himself.
house
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From this reading Then came an unexpected difficulty: how were they to get up to the house?
how
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From this reading Then came an unexpected difficulty: how were they to get up to the house?
impossible
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From this reading Walking out to dinner, though it was merely through the village and up the avenue, seemed to Sir Louis to be a thing impossible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Indeed, he was not well able to walk at all, and positively declared that he should never be able to make his way over the gravel in pumps.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, he was not well able to walk at all, and positively declared that he should never be able to make his way over the gravel in pumps.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Walking out to dinner, though it was merely through the village and up the avenue, seemed to Sir Louis to be a thing impossible.
Joe
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From this reading Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner The next day Joe did not make his appearance, and Sir Louis, with many execrations, was driven to the terrible necessity of dressing himself.
Louis
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From this reading Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner The next day Joe did not make his appearance, and Sir Louis, with many execrations, was driven to the terrible necessity of dressing himself.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner The next day Joe did not make his appearance, and Sir Louis, with many execrations, was driven to the terrible necessity of dressing himself.
many
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From this reading Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner The next day Joe did not make his appearance, and Sir Louis, with many execrations, was driven to the terrible necessity of dressing himself.
merely
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From this reading Walking out to dinner, though it was merely through the village and up the avenue, seemed to Sir Louis to be a thing impossible.
mother
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From this reading His mother would not have thought half as much of walking from Boxall Hill to Greshamsbury and back again.
much
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From this reading His mother would not have thought half as much of walking from Boxall Hill to Greshamsbury and back again.
necessity
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From this reading Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner The next day Joe did not make his appearance, and Sir Louis, with many execrations, was driven to the terrible necessity of dressing himself.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, he was not well able to walk at all, and positively declared that he should never be able to make his way over the gravel in pumps.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner The next day Joe did not make his appearance, and Sir Louis, with many execrations, was driven to the terrible necessity of dressing himself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner The next day Joe did not make his appearance, and Sir Louis, with many execrations, was driven to the terrible necessity of dressing himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner The next day Joe did not make his appearance, and Sir Louis, with many execrations, was driven to the terrible necessity of dressing himself.
Out
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From this reading Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner The next day Joe did not make his appearance, and Sir Louis, with many execrations, was driven to the terrible necessity of dressing himself.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Indeed, he was not well able to walk at all, and positively declared that he should never be able to make his way over the gravel in pumps.
positively
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From this reading Indeed, he was not well able to walk at all, and positively declared that he should never be able to make his way over the gravel in pumps.
pumps
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From this reading Indeed, he was not well able to walk at all, and positively declared that he should never be able to make his way over the gravel in pumps.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Walking out to dinner, though it was merely through the village and up the avenue, seemed to Sir Louis to be a thing impossible.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Indeed, he was not well able to walk at all, and positively declared that he should never be able to make his way over the gravel in pumps.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner The next day Joe did not make his appearance, and Sir Louis, with many execrations, was driven to the terrible necessity of dressing himself.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner The next day Joe did not make his appearance, and Sir Louis, with many execrations, was driven to the terrible necessity of dressing himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Indeed, he was not well able to walk at all, and positively declared that he should never be able to make his way over the gravel in pumps.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner The next day Joe did not make his appearance, and Sir Louis, with many execrations, was driven to the terrible necessity of dressing himself.
Then
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From this reading Then came an unexpected difficulty: how were they to get up to the house?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then came an unexpected difficulty: how were they to get up to the house?
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Walking out to dinner, though it was merely through the village and up the avenue, seemed to Sir Louis to be a thing impossible.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Walking out to dinner, though it was merely through the village and up the avenue, seemed to Sir Louis to be a thing impossible.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mother would not have thought half as much of walking from Boxall Hill to Greshamsbury and back again.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Walking out to dinner, though it was merely through the village and up the avenue, seemed to Sir Louis to be a thing impossible.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner The next day Joe did not make his appearance, and Sir Louis, with many execrations, was driven to the terrible necessity of dressing himself.
unexpected
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From this reading Then came an unexpected difficulty: how were they to get up to the house?
up
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From this reading Then came an unexpected difficulty: how were they to get up to the house?
village
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From this reading Walking out to dinner, though it was merely through the village and up the avenue, seemed to Sir Louis to be a thing impossible.
walk
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From this reading Indeed, he was not well able to walk at all, and positively declared that he should never be able to make his way over the gravel in pumps.
Walking
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From this reading Walking out to dinner, though it was merely through the village and up the avenue, seemed to Sir Louis to be a thing impossible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner The next day Joe did not make his appearance, and Sir Louis, with many execrations, was driven to the terrible necessity of dressing himself.
way
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From this reading Indeed, he was not well able to walk at all, and positively declared that he should never be able to make his way over the gravel in pumps.
well
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From this reading Indeed, he was not well able to walk at all, and positively declared that he should never be able to make his way over the gravel in pumps.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then came an unexpected difficulty: how were they to get up to the house?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner The next day Joe did not make his appearance, and Sir Louis, with many execrations, was driven to the terrible necessity of dressing himself.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His mother would not have thought half as much of walking from Boxall Hill to Greshamsbury and back again.
