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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 A LAST JOURNEY AND A FIRST.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A large travelling-carriage passed by the door of the doctor’s house, in which sat alone, a lady clothed in black.
also
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From this reading Their aunt stood at an upper window watching it also, and as it disappeared round the corner she beckoned Fred to come up to her in his room.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Their aunt stood at an upper window watching it also, and as it disappeared round the corner she beckoned Fred to come up to her in his room.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A LAST JOURNEY AND A FIRST.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The doctor’s four children were standing in the garden, and they watched it as it passed, thinking what a sad journey its occupant must have had.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Their aunt stood at an upper window watching it also, and as it disappeared round the corner she beckoned Fred to come up to her in his room.
aunt
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From this reading Their aunt stood at an upper window watching it also, and as it disappeared round the corner she beckoned Fred to come up to her in his room.
beckoned
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From this reading Their aunt stood at an upper window watching it also, and as it disappeared round the corner she beckoned Fred to come up to her in his room.
black
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From this reading A large travelling-carriage passed by the door of the doctor’s house, in which sat alone, a lady clothed in black.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A large travelling-carriage passed by the door of the doctor’s house, in which sat alone, a lady clothed in black.
carry
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From this reading It was Clarissa, who had come to carry little Nora to her home by the Rhine.
children
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From this reading The doctor’s four children were standing in the garden, and they watched it as it passed, thinking what a sad journey its occupant must have had.
Clarissa
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From this reading It was Clarissa, who had come to carry little Nora to her home by the Rhine.
clothed
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From this reading A large travelling-carriage passed by the door of the doctor’s house, in which sat alone, a lady clothed in black.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Clarissa, who had come to carry little Nora to her home by the Rhine.
corner
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From this reading Their aunt stood at an upper window watching it also, and as it disappeared round the corner she beckoned Fred to come up to her in his room.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Their aunt stood at an upper window watching it also, and as it disappeared round the corner she beckoned Fred to come up to her in his room.
doctor's
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From this reading A large travelling-carriage passed by the door of the doctor’s house, in which sat alone, a lady clothed in black.
door
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From this reading A large travelling-carriage passed by the door of the doctor’s house, in which sat alone, a lady clothed in black.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LAST JOURNEY AND A FIRST.
four
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From this reading The doctor’s four children were standing in the garden, and they watched it as it passed, thinking what a sad journey its occupant must have had.
Fred
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From this reading Their aunt stood at an upper window watching it also, and as it disappeared round the corner she beckoned Fred to come up to her in his room.
garden
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From this reading The doctor’s four children were standing in the garden, and they watched it as it passed, thinking what a sad journey its occupant must have had.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was Clarissa, who had come to carry little Nora to her home by the Rhine.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The doctor’s four children were standing in the garden, and they watched it as it passed, thinking what a sad journey its occupant must have had.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Clarissa, who had come to carry little Nora to her home by the Rhine.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Their aunt stood at an upper window watching it also, and as it disappeared round the corner she beckoned Fred to come up to her in his room.
home
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From this reading It was Clarissa, who had come to carry little Nora to her home by the Rhine.
house
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From this reading A large travelling-carriage passed by the door of the doctor’s house, in which sat alone, a lady clothed in black.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A large travelling-carriage passed by the door of the doctor’s house, in which sat alone, a lady clothed in black.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Clarissa, who had come to carry little Nora to her home by the Rhine.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The doctor’s four children were standing in the garden, and they watched it as it passed, thinking what a sad journey its occupant must have had.
JOURNEYnounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A LAST JOURNEY AND A FIRST.
lady
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From this reading A large travelling-carriage passed by the door of the doctor’s house, in which sat alone, a lady clothed in black.
large
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From this reading A large travelling-carriage passed by the door of the doctor’s house, in which sat alone, a lady clothed in black.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LAST JOURNEY AND A FIRST.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Clarissa, who had come to carry little Nora to her home by the Rhine.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The doctor’s four children were standing in the garden, and they watched it as it passed, thinking what a sad journey its occupant must have had.
Nora
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From this reading It was Clarissa, who had come to carry little Nora to her home by the Rhine.
occupant
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From this reading The doctor’s four children were standing in the garden, and they watched it as it passed, thinking what a sad journey its occupant must have had.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A large travelling-carriage passed by the door of the doctor’s house, in which sat alone, a lady clothed in black.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A large travelling-carriage passed by the door of the doctor’s house, in which sat alone, a lady clothed in black.
Rhine
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From this reading It was Clarissa, who had come to carry little Nora to her home by the Rhine.
room
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From this reading Their aunt stood at an upper window watching it also, and as it disappeared round the corner she beckoned Fred to come up to her in his room.
round
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From this reading Their aunt stood at an upper window watching it also, and as it disappeared round the corner she beckoned Fred to come up to her in his room.
sad
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From this reading The doctor’s four children were standing in the garden, and they watched it as it passed, thinking what a sad journey its occupant must have had.
sat
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From this reading A large travelling-carriage passed by the door of the doctor’s house, in which sat alone, a lady clothed in black.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their aunt stood at an upper window watching it also, and as it disappeared round the corner she beckoned Fred to come up to her in his room.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The doctor’s four children were standing in the garden, and they watched it as it passed, thinking what a sad journey its occupant must have had.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their aunt stood at an upper window watching it also, and as it disappeared round the corner she beckoned Fred to come up to her in his room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A large travelling-carriage passed by the door of the doctor’s house, in which sat alone, a lady clothed in black.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their aunt stood at an upper window watching it also, and as it disappeared round the corner she beckoned Fred to come up to her in his room.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The doctor’s four children were standing in the garden, and they watched it as it passed, thinking what a sad journey its occupant must have had.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor’s four children were standing in the garden, and they watched it as it passed, thinking what a sad journey its occupant must have had.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Clarissa, who had come to carry little Nora to her home by the Rhine.
travelling-carriage
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From this reading A large travelling-carriage passed by the door of the doctor’s house, in which sat alone, a lady clothed in black.
up
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From this reading Their aunt stood at an upper window watching it also, and as it disappeared round the corner she beckoned Fred to come up to her in his room.
upper
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From this reading Their aunt stood at an upper window watching it also, and as it disappeared round the corner she beckoned Fred to come up to her in his room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Clarissa, who had come to carry little Nora to her home by the Rhine.
watched
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From this reading The doctor’s four children were standing in the garden, and they watched it as it passed, thinking what a sad journey its occupant must have had.
watching
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From this reading Their aunt stood at an upper window watching it also, and as it disappeared round the corner she beckoned Fred to come up to her in his room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The doctor’s four children were standing in the garden, and they watched it as it passed, thinking what a sad journey its occupant must have had.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The doctor’s four children were standing in the garden, and they watched it as it passed, thinking what a sad journey its occupant must have had.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A large travelling-carriage passed by the door of the doctor’s house, in which sat alone, a lady clothed in black.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Clarissa, who had come to carry little Nora to her home by the Rhine.
window
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From this reading Their aunt stood at an upper window watching it also, and as it disappeared round the corner she beckoned Fred to come up to her in his room.
