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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 Sir William did not come home for two days, but when he did return there was a line between his eyebrows which everybody knew did not come there for nothing.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “I will tell him this evening, but I will choose my time,” Lady Markham whispered to Alice as Sir William stood up in front of the fireplace and took his coffee after dinner.
Alice
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From this reading “I will tell him this evening, but I will choose my time,” Lady Markham whispered to Alice as Sir William stood up in front of the fireplace and took his coffee after dinner.
all
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From this reading He was not a man who sat long after dinner, and he liked to have his coffee in the drawing-room, when all the boys and girls had said good-night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first glimpse of him made the whole family certain _that he knew_: and that he was angry; but he did not say anything until dinner was over and the children gone to bed.
angry
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From this reading The first glimpse of him made the whole family certain _that he knew_: and that he was angry; but he did not say anything until dinner was over and the children gone to bed.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The first glimpse of him made the whole family certain _that he knew_: and that he was angry; but he did not say anything until dinner was over and the children gone to bed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I will tell him this evening, but I will choose my time,” Lady Markham whispered to Alice as Sir William stood up in front of the fireplace and took his coffee after dinner.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By that time the ladies began to hope with trembling, either that they had been mistaken, or that nothing was going to be said.
bed
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From this reading The first glimpse of him made the whole family certain _that he knew_: and that he was angry; but he did not say anything until dinner was over and the children gone to bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading By that time the ladies began to hope with trembling, either that they had been mistaken, or that nothing was going to be said.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By that time the ladies began to hope with trembling, either that they had been mistaken, or that nothing was going to be said.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Sir William did not come home for two days, but when he did return there was a line between his eyebrows which everybody knew did not come there for nothing.
boys
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From this reading He was not a man who sat long after dinner, and he liked to have his coffee in the drawing-room, when all the boys and girls had said good-night.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sir William did not come home for two days, but when he did return there was a line between his eyebrows which everybody knew did not come there for nothing.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By that time the ladies began to hope with trembling, either that they had been mistaken, or that nothing was going to be said.
certain
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From this reading The first glimpse of him made the whole family certain _that he knew_: and that he was angry; but he did not say anything until dinner was over and the children gone to bed.
children
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From this reading The first glimpse of him made the whole family certain _that he knew_: and that he was angry; but he did not say anything until dinner was over and the children gone to bed.
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will tell him this evening, but I will choose my time,” Lady Markham whispered to Alice as Sir William stood up in front of the fireplace and took his coffee after dinner.
coffee
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From this reading “I will tell him this evening, but I will choose my time,” Lady Markham whispered to Alice as Sir William stood up in front of the fireplace and took his coffee after dinner.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir William did not come home for two days, but when he did return there was a line between his eyebrows which everybody knew did not come there for nothing.
days
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From this reading Sir William did not come home for two days, but when he did return there was a line between his eyebrows which everybody knew did not come there for nothing.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Sir William did not come home for two days, but when he did return there was a line between his eyebrows which everybody knew did not come there for nothing.
dinner
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From this reading The first glimpse of him made the whole family certain _that he knew_: and that he was angry; but he did not say anything until dinner was over and the children gone to bed.
drawing-room
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From this reading He was not a man who sat long after dinner, and he liked to have his coffee in the drawing-room, when all the boys and girls had said good-night.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading By that time the ladies began to hope with trembling, either that they had been mistaken, or that nothing was going to be said.
evening
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From this reading “I will tell him this evening, but I will choose my time,” Lady Markham whispered to Alice as Sir William stood up in front of the fireplace and took his coffee after dinner.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Sir William did not come home for two days, but when he did return there was a line between his eyebrows which everybody knew did not come there for nothing.
eyebrows
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From this reading Sir William did not come home for two days, but when he did return there was a line between his eyebrows which everybody knew did not come there for nothing.
family
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From this reading The first glimpse of him made the whole family certain _that he knew_: and that he was angry; but he did not say anything until dinner was over and the children gone to bed.
fireplace
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From this reading “I will tell him this evening, but I will choose my time,” Lady Markham whispered to Alice as Sir William stood up in front of the fireplace and took his coffee after dinner.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first glimpse of him made the whole family certain _that he knew_: and that he was angry; but he did not say anything until dinner was over and the children gone to bed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sir William did not come home for two days, but when he did return there was a line between his eyebrows which everybody knew did not come there for nothing.
front
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From this reading “I will tell him this evening, but I will choose my time,” Lady Markham whispered to Alice as Sir William stood up in front of the fireplace and took his coffee after dinner.
girls
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From this reading He was not a man who sat long after dinner, and he liked to have his coffee in the drawing-room, when all the boys and girls had said good-night.
glimpse
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From this reading The first glimpse of him made the whole family certain _that he knew_: and that he was angry; but he did not say anything until dinner was over and the children gone to bed.
going
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From this reading By that time the ladies began to hope with trembling, either that they had been mistaken, or that nothing was going to be said.
gone
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From this reading The first glimpse of him made the whole family certain _that he knew_: and that he was angry; but he did not say anything until dinner was over and the children gone to bed.
good-night
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From this reading He was not a man who sat long after dinner, and he liked to have his coffee in the drawing-room, when all the boys and girls had said good-night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By that time the ladies began to hope with trembling, either that they had been mistaken, or that nothing was going to be said.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was not a man who sat long after dinner, and he liked to have his coffee in the drawing-room, when all the boys and girls had said good-night.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir William did not come home for two days, but when he did return there was a line between his eyebrows which everybody knew did not come there for nothing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The first glimpse of him made the whole family certain _that he knew_: and that he was angry; but he did not say anything until dinner was over and the children gone to bed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir William did not come home for two days, but when he did return there was a line between his eyebrows which everybody knew did not come there for nothing.
home
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From this reading Sir William did not come home for two days, but when he did return there was a line between his eyebrows which everybody knew did not come there for nothing.
hope
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From this reading By that time the ladies began to hope with trembling, either that they had been mistaken, or that nothing was going to be said.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I will tell him this evening, but I will choose my time,” Lady Markham whispered to Alice as Sir William stood up in front of the fireplace and took his coffee after dinner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I will tell him this evening, but I will choose my time,” Lady Markham whispered to Alice as Sir William stood up in front of the fireplace and took his coffee after dinner.
knew
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From this reading Sir William did not come home for two days, but when he did return there was a line between his eyebrows which everybody knew did not come there for nothing.
ladies
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From this reading By that time the ladies began to hope with trembling, either that they had been mistaken, or that nothing was going to be said.
Lady
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From this reading “I will tell him this evening, but I will choose my time,” Lady Markham whispered to Alice as Sir William stood up in front of the fireplace and took his coffee after dinner.
liked
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From this reading He was not a man who sat long after dinner, and he liked to have his coffee in the drawing-room, when all the boys and girls had said good-night.
line
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From this reading Sir William did not come home for two days, but when he did return there was a line between his eyebrows which everybody knew did not come there for nothing.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not a man who sat long after dinner, and he liked to have his coffee in the drawing-room, when all the boys and girls had said good-night.
made
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From this reading The first glimpse of him made the whole family certain _that he knew_: and that he was angry; but he did not say anything until dinner was over and the children gone to bed.
man
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From this reading He was not a man who sat long after dinner, and he liked to have his coffee in the drawing-room, when all the boys and girls had said good-night.
Markham
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From this reading “I will tell him this evening, but I will choose my time,” Lady Markham whispered to Alice as Sir William stood up in front of the fireplace and took his coffee after dinner.
mistaken
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From this reading By that time the ladies began to hope with trembling, either that they had been mistaken, or that nothing was going to be said.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I will tell him this evening, but I will choose my time,” Lady Markham whispered to Alice as Sir William stood up in front of the fireplace and took his coffee after dinner.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sir William did not come home for two days, but when he did return there was a line between his eyebrows which everybody knew did not come there for nothing.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Sir William did not come home for two days, but when he did return there was a line between his eyebrows which everybody knew did not come there for nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first glimpse of him made the whole family certain _that he knew_: and that he was angry; but he did not say anything until dinner was over and the children gone to bed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading By that time the ladies began to hope with trembling, either that they had been mistaken, or that nothing was going to be said.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The first glimpse of him made the whole family certain _that he knew_: and that he was angry; but he did not say anything until dinner was over and the children gone to bed.
return
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From this reading Sir William did not come home for two days, but when he did return there was a line between his eyebrows which everybody knew did not come there for nothing.
said
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From this reading By that time the ladies began to hope with trembling, either that they had been mistaken, or that nothing was going to be said.
sat
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From this reading He was not a man who sat long after dinner, and he liked to have his coffee in the drawing-room, when all the boys and girls had said good-night.
say
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From this reading The first glimpse of him made the whole family certain _that he knew_: and that he was angry; but he did not say anything until dinner was over and the children gone to bed.
Sir
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From this reading Sir William did not come home for two days, but when he did return there was a line between his eyebrows which everybody knew did not come there for nothing.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will tell him this evening, but I will choose my time,” Lady Markham whispered to Alice as Sir William stood up in front of the fireplace and took his coffee after dinner.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will tell him this evening, but I will choose my time,” Lady Markham whispered to Alice as Sir William stood up in front of the fireplace and took his coffee after dinner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first glimpse of him made the whole family certain _that he knew_: and that he was angry; but he did not say anything until dinner was over and the children gone to bed.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first glimpse of him made the whole family certain _that he knew_: and that he was angry; but he did not say anything until dinner was over and the children gone to bed.
there
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From this reading Sir William did not come home for two days, but when he did return there was a line between his eyebrows which everybody knew did not come there for nothing.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By that time the ladies began to hope with trembling, either that they had been mistaken, or that nothing was going to be said.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I will tell him this evening, but I will choose my time,” Lady Markham whispered to Alice as Sir William stood up in front of the fireplace and took his coffee after dinner.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By that time the ladies began to hope with trembling, either that they had been mistaken, or that nothing was going to be said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first glimpse of him made the whole family certain _that he knew_: and that he was angry; but he did not say anything until dinner was over and the children gone to bed.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will tell him this evening, but I will choose my time,” Lady Markham whispered to Alice as Sir William stood up in front of the fireplace and took his coffee after dinner.
trembling
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From this reading By that time the ladies began to hope with trembling, either that they had been mistaken, or that nothing was going to be said.
two
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From this reading Sir William did not come home for two days, but when he did return there was a line between his eyebrows which everybody knew did not come there for nothing.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The first glimpse of him made the whole family certain _that he knew_: and that he was angry; but he did not say anything until dinner was over and the children gone to bed.
up
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From this reading “I will tell him this evening, but I will choose my time,” Lady Markham whispered to Alice as Sir William stood up in front of the fireplace and took his coffee after dinner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir William did not come home for two days, but when he did return there was a line between his eyebrows which everybody knew did not come there for nothing.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Sir William did not come home for two days, but when he did return there was a line between his eyebrows which everybody knew did not come there for nothing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sir William did not come home for two days, but when he did return there was a line between his eyebrows which everybody knew did not come there for nothing.
whispered
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From this reading “I will tell him this evening, but I will choose my time,” Lady Markham whispered to Alice as Sir William stood up in front of the fireplace and took his coffee after dinner.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was not a man who sat long after dinner, and he liked to have his coffee in the drawing-room, when all the boys and girls had said good-night.
whole
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From this reading The first glimpse of him made the whole family certain _that he knew_: and that he was angry; but he did not say anything until dinner was over and the children gone to bed.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will tell him this evening, but I will choose my time,” Lady Markham whispered to Alice as Sir William stood up in front of the fireplace and took his coffee after dinner.
William
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From this reading Sir William did not come home for two days, but when he did return there was a line between his eyebrows which everybody knew did not come there for nothing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading By that time the ladies began to hope with trembling, either that they had been mistaken, or that nothing was going to be said.
