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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 It was a beautiful night, and they were to walk home through the park.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They took their departure immediately after the scene in the drawing-room when Geoffrey French, at his cousin's wish, gathered Buntingford's guests together, and revealed the identity of the woman in the wood.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cynthia and Georgina Welwyn were dining at Beechmark on the eventful evening.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cynthia and Georgina Welwyn were dining at Beechmark on the eventful evening.
beautiful
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From this reading It was a beautiful night, and they were to walk home through the park.
Beechmark
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From this reading Cynthia and Georgina Welwyn were dining at Beechmark on the eventful evening.
Buntingford's
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From this reading They took their departure immediately after the scene in the drawing-room when Geoffrey French, at his cousin's wish, gathered Buntingford's guests together, and revealed the identity of the woman in the wood.
conversation
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From this reading In the hurried conversation that followed, Cynthia scarcely joined, and she was more than ready when Georgina proposed to go.
cousin's
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From this reading They took their departure immediately after the scene in the drawing-room when Geoffrey French, at his cousin's wish, gathered Buntingford's guests together, and revealed the identity of the woman in the wood.
Cynthia
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From this reading Cynthia and Georgina Welwyn were dining at Beechmark on the eventful evening.
departure
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From this reading They took their departure immediately after the scene in the drawing-room when Geoffrey French, at his cousin's wish, gathered Buntingford's guests together, and revealed the identity of the woman in the wood.
dining
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From this reading Cynthia and Georgina Welwyn were dining at Beechmark on the eventful evening.
drawing-room
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From this reading They took their departure immediately after the scene in the drawing-room when Geoffrey French, at his cousin's wish, gathered Buntingford's guests together, and revealed the identity of the woman in the wood.
evening
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From this reading Cynthia and Georgina Welwyn were dining at Beechmark on the eventful evening.
eventful
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From this reading Cynthia and Georgina Welwyn were dining at Beechmark on the eventful evening.
followed
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From this reading In the hurried conversation that followed, Cynthia scarcely joined, and she was more than ready when Georgina proposed to go.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Julian Horne found them their wraps, and saw them off.
French
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From this reading They took their departure immediately after the scene in the drawing-room when Geoffrey French, at his cousin's wish, gathered Buntingford's guests together, and revealed the identity of the woman in the wood.
gathered
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From this reading They took their departure immediately after the scene in the drawing-room when Geoffrey French, at his cousin's wish, gathered Buntingford's guests together, and revealed the identity of the woman in the wood.
Geoffrey
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From this reading They took their departure immediately after the scene in the drawing-room when Geoffrey French, at his cousin's wish, gathered Buntingford's guests together, and revealed the identity of the woman in the wood.
Georgina
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From this reading Cynthia and Georgina Welwyn were dining at Beechmark on the eventful evening.
go
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From this reading In the hurried conversation that followed, Cynthia scarcely joined, and she was more than ready when Georgina proposed to go.
guests
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From this reading They took their departure immediately after the scene in the drawing-room when Geoffrey French, at his cousin's wish, gathered Buntingford's guests together, and revealed the identity of the woman in the wood.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They took their departure immediately after the scene in the drawing-room when Geoffrey French, at his cousin's wish, gathered Buntingford's guests together, and revealed the identity of the woman in the wood.
home
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From this reading It was a beautiful night, and they were to walk home through the park.
Horne
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From this reading Julian Horne found them their wraps, and saw them off.
hurried
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From this reading In the hurried conversation that followed, Cynthia scarcely joined, and she was more than ready when Georgina proposed to go.
identity
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From this reading They took their departure immediately after the scene in the drawing-room when Geoffrey French, at his cousin's wish, gathered Buntingford's guests together, and revealed the identity of the woman in the wood.
immediately
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From this reading They took their departure immediately after the scene in the drawing-room when Geoffrey French, at his cousin's wish, gathered Buntingford's guests together, and revealed the identity of the woman in the wood.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They took their departure immediately after the scene in the drawing-room when Geoffrey French, at his cousin's wish, gathered Buntingford's guests together, and revealed the identity of the woman in the wood.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful night, and they were to walk home through the park.
joined
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From this reading In the hurried conversation that followed, Cynthia scarcely joined, and she was more than ready when Georgina proposed to go.
Julian
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From this reading Julian Horne found them their wraps, and saw them off.
more
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From this reading In the hurried conversation that followed, Cynthia scarcely joined, and she was more than ready when Georgina proposed to go.
night
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From this reading It was a beautiful night, and they were to walk home through the park.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They took their departure immediately after the scene in the drawing-room when Geoffrey French, at his cousin's wish, gathered Buntingford's guests together, and revealed the identity of the woman in the wood.
off
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From this reading Julian Horne found them their wraps, and saw them off.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Cynthia and Georgina Welwyn were dining at Beechmark on the eventful evening.
park
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From this reading It was a beautiful night, and they were to walk home through the park.
proposed
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From this reading In the hurried conversation that followed, Cynthia scarcely joined, and she was more than ready when Georgina proposed to go.
ready
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From this reading In the hurried conversation that followed, Cynthia scarcely joined, and she was more than ready when Georgina proposed to go.
revealed
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From this reading They took their departure immediately after the scene in the drawing-room when Geoffrey French, at his cousin's wish, gathered Buntingford's guests together, and revealed the identity of the woman in the wood.
saw
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From this reading Julian Horne found them their wraps, and saw them off.
scarcely
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From this reading In the hurried conversation that followed, Cynthia scarcely joined, and she was more than ready when Georgina proposed to go.
scene
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From this reading They took their departure immediately after the scene in the drawing-room when Geoffrey French, at his cousin's wish, gathered Buntingford's guests together, and revealed the identity of the woman in the wood.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the hurried conversation that followed, Cynthia scarcely joined, and she was more than ready when Georgina proposed to go.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In the hurried conversation that followed, Cynthia scarcely joined, and she was more than ready when Georgina proposed to go.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the hurried conversation that followed, Cynthia scarcely joined, and she was more than ready when Georgina proposed to go.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cynthia and Georgina Welwyn were dining at Beechmark on the eventful evening.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They took their departure immediately after the scene in the drawing-room when Geoffrey French, at his cousin's wish, gathered Buntingford's guests together, and revealed the identity of the woman in the wood.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Julian Horne found them their wraps, and saw them off.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They took their departure immediately after the scene in the drawing-room when Geoffrey French, at his cousin's wish, gathered Buntingford's guests together, and revealed the identity of the woman in the wood.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a beautiful night, and they were to walk home through the park.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the hurried conversation that followed, Cynthia scarcely joined, and she was more than ready when Georgina proposed to go.
together
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From this reading They took their departure immediately after the scene in the drawing-room when Geoffrey French, at his cousin's wish, gathered Buntingford's guests together, and revealed the identity of the woman in the wood.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They took their departure immediately after the scene in the drawing-room when Geoffrey French, at his cousin's wish, gathered Buntingford's guests together, and revealed the identity of the woman in the wood.
walk
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From this reading It was a beautiful night, and they were to walk home through the park.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the hurried conversation that followed, Cynthia scarcely joined, and she was more than ready when Georgina proposed to go.
Welwyn
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From this reading Cynthia and Georgina Welwyn were dining at Beechmark on the eventful evening.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Cynthia and Georgina Welwyn were dining at Beechmark on the eventful evening.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They took their departure immediately after the scene in the drawing-room when Geoffrey French, at his cousin's wish, gathered Buntingford's guests together, and revealed the identity of the woman in the wood.
wish
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From this reading They took their departure immediately after the scene in the drawing-room when Geoffrey French, at his cousin's wish, gathered Buntingford's guests together, and revealed the identity of the woman in the wood.
woman
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From this reading They took their departure immediately after the scene in the drawing-room when Geoffrey French, at his cousin's wish, gathered Buntingford's guests together, and revealed the identity of the woman in the wood.
wood
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From this reading They took their departure immediately after the scene in the drawing-room when Geoffrey French, at his cousin's wish, gathered Buntingford's guests together, and revealed the identity of the woman in the wood.
wraps
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From this reading Julian Horne found them their wraps, and saw them off.
