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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 But his greeting was even a greater surprise to me.
accent
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From this reading Something in his look, his accent, and his words warned me that the battle of last night would have to be fought over again.
adventure
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From this reading But for a while he talked of nothing, save of last night's strange adventure and minor matters connected with the estate, of the turnip prospects, and the timber felling, until Marian left us to change her frock.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something in his look, his accent, and his words warned me that the battle of last night would have to be fought over again.
all
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From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Hugh, my boy," he said, rising and holding out his hand, "I have come down to have a chat with you, and Miss Marian has been giving me some tea."
APPEAL
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From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
battle
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From this reading Something in his look, his accent, and his words warned me that the battle of last night would have to be fought over again.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Something in his look, his accent, and his words warned me that the battle of last night would have to be fought over again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
boy
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From this reading "Hugh, my boy," he said, rising and holding out his hand, "I have come down to have a chat with you, and Miss Marian has been giving me some tea."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his greeting was even a greater surprise to me.
called
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From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
change
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From this reading But for a while he talked of nothing, save of last night's strange adventure and minor matters connected with the estate, of the turnip prospects, and the timber felling, until Marian left us to change her frock.
chat
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From this reading "Hugh, my boy," he said, rising and holding out his hand, "I have come down to have a chat with you, and Miss Marian has been giving me some tea."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hugh, my boy," he said, rising and holding out his hand, "I have come down to have a chat with you, and Miss Marian has been giving me some tea."
connected
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From this reading But for a while he talked of nothing, save of last night's strange adventure and minor matters connected with the estate, of the turnip prospects, and the timber felling, until Marian left us to change her frock.
considered
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From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
contingencies
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From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
cottage
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From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
DEVEREUX'S
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From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
down
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From this reading "Hugh, my boy," he said, rising and holding out his hand, "I have come down to have a chat with you, and Miss Marian has been giving me some tea."
estate
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From this reading But for a while he talked of nothing, save of last night's strange adventure and minor matters connected with the estate, of the turnip prospects, and the timber felling, until Marian left us to change her frock.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But his greeting was even a greater surprise to me.
felling
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From this reading But for a while he talked of nothing, save of last night's strange adventure and minor matters connected with the estate, of the turnip prospects, and the timber felling, until Marian left us to change her frock.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
fought
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From this reading Something in his look, his accent, and his words warned me that the battle of last night would have to be fought over again.
FRANCIS
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From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
frock
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From this reading But for a while he talked of nothing, save of last night's strange adventure and minor matters connected with the estate, of the turnip prospects, and the timber felling, until Marian left us to change her frock.
giving
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From this reading "Hugh, my boy," he said, rising and holding out his hand, "I have come down to have a chat with you, and Miss Marian has been giving me some tea."
greater
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From this reading But his greeting was even a greater surprise to me.
greeting
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From this reading But his greeting was even a greater surprise to me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
hand
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From this reading "Hugh, my boy," he said, rising and holding out his hand, "I have come down to have a chat with you, and Miss Marian has been giving me some tea."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Hugh, my boy," he said, rising and holding out his hand, "I have come down to have a chat with you, and Miss Marian has been giving me some tea."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Hugh, my boy," he said, rising and holding out his hand, "I have come down to have a chat with you, and Miss Marian has been giving me some tea."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hugh, my boy," he said, rising and holding out his hand, "I have come down to have a chat with you, and Miss Marian has been giving me some tea."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But for a while he talked of nothing, save of last night's strange adventure and minor matters connected with the estate, of the turnip prospects, and the timber felling, until Marian left us to change her frock.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But his greeting was even a greater surprise to me.
holding
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From this reading "Hugh, my boy," he said, rising and holding out his hand, "I have come down to have a chat with you, and Miss Marian has been giving me some tea."
Hugh
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From this reading "Hugh, my boy," he said, rising and holding out his hand, "I have come down to have a chat with you, and Miss Marian has been giving me some tea."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Something in his look, his accent, and his words warned me that the battle of last night would have to be fought over again.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something in his look, his accent, and his words warned me that the battle of last night would have to be fought over again.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But for a while he talked of nothing, save of last night's strange adventure and minor matters connected with the estate, of the turnip prospects, and the timber felling, until Marian left us to change her frock.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something in his look, his accent, and his words warned me that the battle of last night would have to be fought over again.
Marian
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From this reading "Hugh, my boy," he said, rising and holding out his hand, "I have come down to have a chat with you, and Miss Marian has been giving me some tea."
matters
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From this reading But for a while he talked of nothing, save of last night's strange adventure and minor matters connected with the estate, of the turnip prospects, and the timber felling, until Marian left us to change her frock.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
minor
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From this reading But for a while he talked of nothing, save of last night's strange adventure and minor matters connected with the estate, of the turnip prospects, and the timber felling, until Marian left us to change her frock.
Miss
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From this reading "Hugh, my boy," he said, rising and holding out his hand, "I have come down to have a chat with you, and Miss Marian has been giving me some tea."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Hugh, my boy," he said, rising and holding out his hand, "I have come down to have a chat with you, and Miss Marian has been giving me some tea."
night
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From this reading Something in his look, his accent, and his words warned me that the battle of last night would have to be fought over again.
night's
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From this reading But for a while he talked of nothing, save of last night's strange adventure and minor matters connected with the estate, of the turnip prospects, and the timber felling, until Marian left us to change her frock.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But for a while he talked of nothing, save of last night's strange adventure and minor matters connected with the estate, of the turnip prospects, and the timber felling, until Marian left us to change her frock.
occupant
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From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
occurred
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From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
once
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From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
only
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From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
out
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From this reading "Hugh, my boy," he said, rising and holding out his hand, "I have come down to have a chat with you, and Miss Marian has been giving me some tea."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Something in his look, his accent, and his words warned me that the battle of last night would have to be fought over again.
prospects
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From this reading But for a while he talked of nothing, save of last night's strange adventure and minor matters connected with the estate, of the turnip prospects, and the timber felling, until Marian left us to change her frock.
rising
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From this reading "Hugh, my boy," he said, rising and holding out his hand, "I have come down to have a chat with you, and Miss Marian has been giving me some tea."
said
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From this reading "Hugh, my boy," he said, rising and holding out his hand, "I have come down to have a chat with you, and Miss Marian has been giving me some tea."
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading But for a while he talked of nothing, save of last night's strange adventure and minor matters connected with the estate, of the turnip prospects, and the timber felling, until Marian left us to change her frock.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
SIR
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From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
some
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From this reading "Hugh, my boy," he said, rising and holding out his hand, "I have come down to have a chat with you, and Miss Marian has been giving me some tea."
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something in his look, his accent, and his words warned me that the battle of last night would have to be fought over again.
strange
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From this reading But for a while he talked of nothing, save of last night's strange adventure and minor matters connected with the estate, of the turnip prospects, and the timber felling, until Marian left us to change her frock.
surprise
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From this reading But his greeting was even a greater surprise to me.
talked
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From this reading But for a while he talked of nothing, save of last night's strange adventure and minor matters connected with the estate, of the turnip prospects, and the timber felling, until Marian left us to change her frock.
tea
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From this reading "Hugh, my boy," he said, rising and holding out his hand, "I have come down to have a chat with you, and Miss Marian has been giving me some tea."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Something in his look, his accent, and his words warned me that the battle of last night would have to be fought over again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
timber
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From this reading But for a while he talked of nothing, save of last night's strange adventure and minor matters connected with the estate, of the turnip prospects, and the timber felling, until Marian left us to change her frock.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
turnip
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From this reading But for a while he talked of nothing, save of last night's strange adventure and minor matters connected with the estate, of the turnip prospects, and the timber felling, until Marian left us to change her frock.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But for a while he talked of nothing, save of last night's strange adventure and minor matters connected with the estate, of the turnip prospects, and the timber felling, until Marian left us to change her frock.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But for a while he talked of nothing, save of last night's strange adventure and minor matters connected with the estate, of the turnip prospects, and the timber felling, until Marian left us to change her frock.
warned
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From this reading Something in his look, his accent, and his words warned me that the battle of last night would have to be fought over again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading SIR FRANCIS DEVEREUX'S APPEAL Of all the contingencies which had occurred to me, this was one which I had not considered, for only once since I had been its occupant had Sir Francis called at the cottage.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But for a while he talked of nothing, save of last night's strange adventure and minor matters connected with the estate, of the turnip prospects, and the timber felling, until Marian left us to change her frock.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Hugh, my boy," he said, rising and holding out his hand, "I have come down to have a chat with you, and Miss Marian has been giving me some tea."
words
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From this reading Something in his look, his accent, and his words warned me that the battle of last night would have to be fought over again.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Something in his look, his accent, and his words warned me that the battle of last night would have to be fought over again.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hugh, my boy," he said, rising and holding out his hand, "I have come down to have a chat with you, and Miss Marian has been giving me some tea."
