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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 Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
astonishing
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From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
avoid
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From this reading To avoid them, Buntingford stepped into one of his own plantations, in which there was a path leading straight to the back of the Rectory.
back
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From this reading To avoid them, Buntingford stepped into one of his own plantations, in which there was a path leading straight to the back of the Rectory.
bathed
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From this reading The village street, still bathed in sun, was full of groups of holiday makers, idling and courting.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
Buntingford
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From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
conscious
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From this reading He walked like one half-stunned, with very little conscious thought.
courting
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From this reading The village street, still bathed in sun, was full of groups of holiday makers, idling and courting.
dinner
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From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
down
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From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
extremity
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From this reading The Rectory lay at the further extremity of the village, which was long and straggling.
full
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From this reading The village street, still bathed in sun, was full of groups of holiday makers, idling and courting.
further
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From this reading The Rectory lay at the further extremity of the village, which was long and straggling.
groups
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From this reading The village street, still bathed in sun, was full of groups of holiday makers, idling and courting.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
half-stunned
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From this reading He walked like one half-stunned, with very little conscious thought.
happened
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From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He walked like one half-stunned, with very little conscious thought.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
holiday
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From this reading The village street, still bathed in sun, was full of groups of holiday makers, idling and courting.
house
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From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
idling
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From this reading The village street, still bathed in sun, was full of groups of holiday makers, idling and courting.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The village street, still bathed in sun, was full of groups of holiday makers, idling and courting.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To avoid them, Buntingford stepped into one of his own plantations, in which there was a path leading straight to the back of the Rectory.
knew
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From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
large
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From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
lay
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From this reading The Rectory lay at the further extremity of the village, which was long and straggling.
leading
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From this reading To avoid them, Buntingford stepped into one of his own plantations, in which there was a path leading straight to the back of the Rectory.
like
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From this reading He walked like one half-stunned, with very little conscious thought.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He walked like one half-stunned, with very little conscious thought.
lodge-keeper
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From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Rectory lay at the further extremity of the village, which was long and straggling.
lordship
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From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
makers
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From this reading The village street, still bathed in sun, was full of groups of holiday makers, idling and courting.
moment
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From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Rectory lay at the further extremity of the village, which was long and straggling.
old
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From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To avoid them, Buntingford stepped into one of his own plantations, in which there was a path leading straight to the back of the Rectory.
own
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From this reading To avoid them, Buntingford stepped into one of his own plantations, in which there was a path leading straight to the back of the Rectory.
park
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From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
pass
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From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
path
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From this reading To avoid them, Buntingford stepped into one of his own plantations, in which there was a path leading straight to the back of the Rectory.
plantations
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From this reading To avoid them, Buntingford stepped into one of his own plantations, in which there was a path leading straight to the back of the Rectory.
rapidly
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From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
Rectory
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From this reading The Rectory lay at the further extremity of the village, which was long and straggling.
see
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From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
sitting
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From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
stepped
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From this reading To avoid them, Buntingford stepped into one of his own plantations, in which there was a path leading straight to the back of the Rectory.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The village street, still bathed in sun, was full of groups of holiday makers, idling and courting.
straggling
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From this reading The Rectory lay at the further extremity of the village, which was long and straggling.
straight
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From this reading To avoid them, Buntingford stepped into one of his own plantations, in which there was a path leading straight to the back of the Rectory.
street
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From this reading The village street, still bathed in sun, was full of groups of holiday makers, idling and courting.
sun
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From this reading The village street, still bathed in sun, was full of groups of holiday makers, idling and courting.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To avoid them, Buntingford stepped into one of his own plantations, in which there was a path leading straight to the back of the Rectory.
there
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From this reading To avoid them, Buntingford stepped into one of his own plantations, in which there was a path leading straight to the back of the Rectory.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He walked like one half-stunned, with very little conscious thought.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
very
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From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
village
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From this reading The Rectory lay at the further extremity of the village, which was long and straggling.
walked
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From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Rectory lay at the further extremity of the village, which was long and straggling.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Rectory lay at the further extremity of the village, which was long and straggling.
Whitsuntide
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From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Buntingford walked rapidly across the park, astonishing the old lodge-keeper who happened to see him pass through, and knew that his lordship had a large Whitsuntide party at the house, who must at that very moment be sitting down to dinner.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He walked like one half-stunned, with very little conscious thought.
