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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 We were recalled from the garden, and after a hasty afternoon tea--_à l'Anglaise_--the mules were brought round, and we prepared to make a start.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading BURTON LEIGH Soon after four o'clock Lord Parkhurst suddenly woke up, and remembered that the convent of San Martino was still unvisited.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We were recalled from the garden, and after a hasty afternoon tea--_à l'Anglaise_--the mules were brought round, and we prepared to make a start.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BURTON LEIGH Soon after four o'clock Lord Parkhurst suddenly woke up, and remembered that the convent of San Martino was still unvisited.
Arbuthnot
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From this reading "I'm sure we have to thank you heartily for your hospitality, Mr. Arbuthnot," his lordship remarked, as he bade my father farewell.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I'm sure we have to thank you heartily for your hospitality, Mr. Arbuthnot," his lordship remarked, as he bade my father farewell.
assented
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From this reading At the last moment Mr. Leigh, whose conversation with my father had never flagged, begged to be left behind and called for on our return, a proposition to which Lord Parkhurst at once good-humouredly assented.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the last moment Mr. Leigh, whose conversation with my father had never flagged, begged to be left behind and called for on our return, a proposition to which Lord Parkhurst at once good-humouredly assented.
bade
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From this reading "I'm sure we have to thank you heartily for your hospitality, Mr. Arbuthnot," his lordship remarked, as he bade my father farewell.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At the last moment Mr. Leigh, whose conversation with my father had never flagged, begged to be left behind and called for on our return, a proposition to which Lord Parkhurst at once good-humouredly assented.
begged
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From this reading At the last moment Mr. Leigh, whose conversation with my father had never flagged, begged to be left behind and called for on our return, a proposition to which Lord Parkhurst at once good-humouredly assented.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading At the last moment Mr. Leigh, whose conversation with my father had never flagged, begged to be left behind and called for on our return, a proposition to which Lord Parkhurst at once good-humouredly assented.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We were recalled from the garden, and after a hasty afternoon tea--_à l'Anglaise_--the mules were brought round, and we prepared to make a start.
BURTON
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From this reading BURTON LEIGH Soon after four o'clock Lord Parkhurst suddenly woke up, and remembered that the convent of San Martino was still unvisited.
called
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From this reading At the last moment Mr. Leigh, whose conversation with my father had never flagged, begged to be left behind and called for on our return, a proposition to which Lord Parkhurst at once good-humouredly assented.
convent
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From this reading BURTON LEIGH Soon after four o'clock Lord Parkhurst suddenly woke up, and remembered that the convent of San Martino was still unvisited.
conversation
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From this reading At the last moment Mr. Leigh, whose conversation with my father had never flagged, begged to be left behind and called for on our return, a proposition to which Lord Parkhurst at once good-humouredly assented.
farewell
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From this reading "I'm sure we have to thank you heartily for your hospitality, Mr. Arbuthnot," his lordship remarked, as he bade my father farewell.
father
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From this reading At the last moment Mr. Leigh, whose conversation with my father had never flagged, begged to be left behind and called for on our return, a proposition to which Lord Parkhurst at once good-humouredly assented.
flagged
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From this reading At the last moment Mr. Leigh, whose conversation with my father had never flagged, begged to be left behind and called for on our return, a proposition to which Lord Parkhurst at once good-humouredly assented.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the last moment Mr. Leigh, whose conversation with my father had never flagged, begged to be left behind and called for on our return, a proposition to which Lord Parkhurst at once good-humouredly assented.
four
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From this reading BURTON LEIGH Soon after four o'clock Lord Parkhurst suddenly woke up, and remembered that the convent of San Martino was still unvisited.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We were recalled from the garden, and after a hasty afternoon tea--_à l'Anglaise_--the mules were brought round, and we prepared to make a start.
garden
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From this reading We were recalled from the garden, and after a hasty afternoon tea--_à l'Anglaise_--the mules were brought round, and we prepared to make a start.
good-humouredly
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From this reading At the last moment Mr. Leigh, whose conversation with my father had never flagged, begged to be left behind and called for on our return, a proposition to which Lord Parkhurst at once good-humouredly assented.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the last moment Mr. Leigh, whose conversation with my father had never flagged, begged to be left behind and called for on our return, a proposition to which Lord Parkhurst at once good-humouredly assented.
hasty
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From this reading We were recalled from the garden, and after a hasty afternoon tea--_à l'Anglaise_--the mules were brought round, and we prepared to make a start.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I'm sure we have to thank you heartily for your hospitality, Mr. Arbuthnot," his lordship remarked, as he bade my father farewell.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'm sure we have to thank you heartily for your hospitality, Mr. Arbuthnot," his lordship remarked, as he bade my father farewell.
heartily
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From this reading "I'm sure we have to thank you heartily for your hospitality, Mr. Arbuthnot," his lordship remarked, as he bade my father farewell.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'm sure we have to thank you heartily for your hospitality, Mr. Arbuthnot," his lordship remarked, as he bade my father farewell.
hospitality
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From this reading "I'm sure we have to thank you heartily for your hospitality, Mr. Arbuthnot," his lordship remarked, as he bade my father farewell.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm sure we have to thank you heartily for your hospitality, Mr. Arbuthnot," his lordship remarked, as he bade my father farewell.
l'Anglaise
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From this reading We were recalled from the garden, and after a hasty afternoon tea--_à l'Anglaise_--the mules were brought round, and we prepared to make a start.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the last moment Mr. Leigh, whose conversation with my father had never flagged, begged to be left behind and called for on our return, a proposition to which Lord Parkhurst at once good-humouredly assented.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the last moment Mr. Leigh, whose conversation with my father had never flagged, begged to be left behind and called for on our return, a proposition to which Lord Parkhurst at once good-humouredly assented.
LEIGH
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From this reading BURTON LEIGH Soon after four o'clock Lord Parkhurst suddenly woke up, and remembered that the convent of San Martino was still unvisited.
Lord
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From this reading BURTON LEIGH Soon after four o'clock Lord Parkhurst suddenly woke up, and remembered that the convent of San Martino was still unvisited.
lordship
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From this reading "I'm sure we have to thank you heartily for your hospitality, Mr. Arbuthnot," his lordship remarked, as he bade my father farewell.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were recalled from the garden, and after a hasty afternoon tea--_à l'Anglaise_--the mules were brought round, and we prepared to make a start.
Martino
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From this reading BURTON LEIGH Soon after four o'clock Lord Parkhurst suddenly woke up, and remembered that the convent of San Martino was still unvisited.
moment
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From this reading At the last moment Mr. Leigh, whose conversation with my father had never flagged, begged to be left behind and called for on our return, a proposition to which Lord Parkhurst at once good-humouredly assented.
MR
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From this reading MR.
mules
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From this reading We were recalled from the garden, and after a hasty afternoon tea--_à l'Anglaise_--the mules were brought round, and we prepared to make a start.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At the last moment Mr. Leigh, whose conversation with my father had never flagged, begged to be left behind and called for on our return, a proposition to which Lord Parkhurst at once good-humouredly assented.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the last moment Mr. Leigh, whose conversation with my father had never flagged, begged to be left behind and called for on our return, a proposition to which Lord Parkhurst at once good-humouredly assented.
o'clock
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From this reading BURTON LEIGH Soon after four o'clock Lord Parkhurst suddenly woke up, and remembered that the convent of San Martino was still unvisited.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BURTON LEIGH Soon after four o'clock Lord Parkhurst suddenly woke up, and remembered that the convent of San Martino was still unvisited.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the last moment Mr. Leigh, whose conversation with my father had never flagged, begged to be left behind and called for on our return, a proposition to which Lord Parkhurst at once good-humouredly assented.
once
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From this reading At the last moment Mr. Leigh, whose conversation with my father had never flagged, begged to be left behind and called for on our return, a proposition to which Lord Parkhurst at once good-humouredly assented.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading At the last moment Mr. Leigh, whose conversation with my father had never flagged, begged to be left behind and called for on our return, a proposition to which Lord Parkhurst at once good-humouredly assented.
Parkhurst
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From this reading BURTON LEIGH Soon after four o'clock Lord Parkhurst suddenly woke up, and remembered that the convent of San Martino was still unvisited.
prepared
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From this reading We were recalled from the garden, and after a hasty afternoon tea--_à l'Anglaise_--the mules were brought round, and we prepared to make a start.
proposition
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From this reading At the last moment Mr. Leigh, whose conversation with my father had never flagged, begged to be left behind and called for on our return, a proposition to which Lord Parkhurst at once good-humouredly assented.
recalled
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From this reading We were recalled from the garden, and after a hasty afternoon tea--_à l'Anglaise_--the mules were brought round, and we prepared to make a start.
remarked
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From this reading "I'm sure we have to thank you heartily for your hospitality, Mr. Arbuthnot," his lordship remarked, as he bade my father farewell.
remembered
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From this reading BURTON LEIGH Soon after four o'clock Lord Parkhurst suddenly woke up, and remembered that the convent of San Martino was still unvisited.
return
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From this reading At the last moment Mr. Leigh, whose conversation with my father had never flagged, begged to be left behind and called for on our return, a proposition to which Lord Parkhurst at once good-humouredly assented.
round
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From this reading We were recalled from the garden, and after a hasty afternoon tea--_à l'Anglaise_--the mules were brought round, and we prepared to make a start.
San
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From this reading BURTON LEIGH Soon after four o'clock Lord Parkhurst suddenly woke up, and remembered that the convent of San Martino was still unvisited.
Soon
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From this reading BURTON LEIGH Soon after four o'clock Lord Parkhurst suddenly woke up, and remembered that the convent of San Martino was still unvisited.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were recalled from the garden, and after a hasty afternoon tea--_à l'Anglaise_--the mules were brought round, and we prepared to make a start.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BURTON LEIGH Soon after four o'clock Lord Parkhurst suddenly woke up, and remembered that the convent of San Martino was still unvisited.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BURTON LEIGH Soon after four o'clock Lord Parkhurst suddenly woke up, and remembered that the convent of San Martino was still unvisited.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm sure we have to thank you heartily for your hospitality, Mr. Arbuthnot," his lordship remarked, as he bade my father farewell.
tea
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From this reading We were recalled from the garden, and after a hasty afternoon tea--_à l'Anglaise_--the mules were brought round, and we prepared to make a start.
thank
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From this reading "I'm sure we have to thank you heartily for your hospitality, Mr. Arbuthnot," his lordship remarked, as he bade my father farewell.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BURTON LEIGH Soon after four o'clock Lord Parkhurst suddenly woke up, and remembered that the convent of San Martino was still unvisited.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BURTON LEIGH Soon after four o'clock Lord Parkhurst suddenly woke up, and remembered that the convent of San Martino was still unvisited.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were recalled from the garden, and after a hasty afternoon tea--_à l'Anglaise_--the mules were brought round, and we prepared to make a start.
unvisited
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From this reading BURTON LEIGH Soon after four o'clock Lord Parkhurst suddenly woke up, and remembered that the convent of San Martino was still unvisited.
up
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From this reading BURTON LEIGH Soon after four o'clock Lord Parkhurst suddenly woke up, and remembered that the convent of San Martino was still unvisited.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BURTON LEIGH Soon after four o'clock Lord Parkhurst suddenly woke up, and remembered that the convent of San Martino was still unvisited.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were recalled from the garden, and after a hasty afternoon tea--_à l'Anglaise_--the mules were brought round, and we prepared to make a start.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were recalled from the garden, and after a hasty afternoon tea--_à l'Anglaise_--the mules were brought round, and we prepared to make a start.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the last moment Mr. Leigh, whose conversation with my father had never flagged, begged to be left behind and called for on our return, a proposition to which Lord Parkhurst at once good-humouredly assented.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading At the last moment Mr. Leigh, whose conversation with my father had never flagged, begged to be left behind and called for on our return, a proposition to which Lord Parkhurst at once good-humouredly assented.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the last moment Mr. Leigh, whose conversation with my father had never flagged, begged to be left behind and called for on our return, a proposition to which Lord Parkhurst at once good-humouredly assented.
woke
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From this reading BURTON LEIGH Soon after four o'clock Lord Parkhurst suddenly woke up, and remembered that the convent of San Martino was still unvisited.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm sure we have to thank you heartily for your hospitality, Mr. Arbuthnot," his lordship remarked, as he bade my father farewell.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm sure we have to thank you heartily for your hospitality, Mr. Arbuthnot," his lordship remarked, as he bade my father farewell.
à
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From this reading We were recalled from the garden, and after a hasty afternoon tea--_à l'Anglaise_--the mules were brought round, and we prepared to make a start.
