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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 In the morning, the inhabitants of the Vernonry were to be seen a little before or after noon, according to the season, appearing and disappearing in the immediate neighbourhood of their house.
according
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From this reading In the morning, the inhabitants of the Vernonry were to be seen a little before or after noon, according to the season, appearing and disappearing in the immediate neighbourhood of their house.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the morning, the inhabitants of the Vernonry were to be seen a little before or after noon, according to the season, appearing and disappearing in the immediate neighbourhood of their house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the morning, the inhabitants of the Vernonry were to be seen a little before or after noon, according to the season, appearing and disappearing in the immediate neighbourhood of their house.
appeared
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From this reading It was a little after eleven when Mr. Mildmay Vernon appeared.
appearing
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From this reading In the morning, the inhabitants of the Vernonry were to be seen a little before or after noon, according to the season, appearing and disappearing in the immediate neighbourhood of their house.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those who have least to do, are often most rigorous in thus measuring themselves out; it gives a certain sense of something real in their lives.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a matter of fact they were exceedingly punctual, coming and going as by clockwork, supporting their otherwise limp existence by a severe mechanism of rule.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a little community perfectly at leisure, called out by no work in the morning, returning with no more punctuality than pleased them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the morning, the inhabitants of the Vernonry were to be seen a little before or after noon, according to the season, appearing and disappearing in the immediate neighbourhood of their house.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In the morning, the inhabitants of the Vernonry were to be seen a little before or after noon, according to the season, appearing and disappearing in the immediate neighbourhood of their house.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a little community perfectly at leisure, called out by no work in the morning, returning with no more punctuality than pleased them.
called
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From this reading It was a little community perfectly at leisure, called out by no work in the morning, returning with no more punctuality than pleased them.
certain
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From this reading Those who have least to do, are often most rigorous in thus measuring themselves out; it gives a certain sense of something real in their lives.
clockwork
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From this reading As a matter of fact they were exceedingly punctual, coming and going as by clockwork, supporting their otherwise limp existence by a severe mechanism of rule.
coming
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From this reading As a matter of fact they were exceedingly punctual, coming and going as by clockwork, supporting their otherwise limp existence by a severe mechanism of rule.
community
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From this reading It was a little community perfectly at leisure, called out by no work in the morning, returning with no more punctuality than pleased them.
disappearing
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From this reading In the morning, the inhabitants of the Vernonry were to be seen a little before or after noon, according to the season, appearing and disappearing in the immediate neighbourhood of their house.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Those who have least to do, are often most rigorous in thus measuring themselves out; it gives a certain sense of something real in their lives.
eleven
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From this reading It was a little after eleven when Mr. Mildmay Vernon appeared.
exceedingly
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From this reading As a matter of fact they were exceedingly punctual, coming and going as by clockwork, supporting their otherwise limp existence by a severe mechanism of rule.
existence
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From this reading As a matter of fact they were exceedingly punctual, coming and going as by clockwork, supporting their otherwise limp existence by a severe mechanism of rule.
fact
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From this reading As a matter of fact they were exceedingly punctual, coming and going as by clockwork, supporting their otherwise limp existence by a severe mechanism of rule.
gives
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From this reading Those who have least to do, are often most rigorous in thus measuring themselves out; it gives a certain sense of something real in their lives.
going
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From this reading As a matter of fact they were exceedingly punctual, coming and going as by clockwork, supporting their otherwise limp existence by a severe mechanism of rule.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Those who have least to do, are often most rigorous in thus measuring themselves out; it gives a certain sense of something real in their lives.
house
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From this reading In the morning, the inhabitants of the Vernonry were to be seen a little before or after noon, according to the season, appearing and disappearing in the immediate neighbourhood of their house.
immediate
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From this reading In the morning, the inhabitants of the Vernonry were to be seen a little before or after noon, according to the season, appearing and disappearing in the immediate neighbourhood of their house.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning, the inhabitants of the Vernonry were to be seen a little before or after noon, according to the season, appearing and disappearing in the immediate neighbourhood of their house.
inhabitants
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From this reading In the morning, the inhabitants of the Vernonry were to be seen a little before or after noon, according to the season, appearing and disappearing in the immediate neighbourhood of their house.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a little community perfectly at leisure, called out by no work in the morning, returning with no more punctuality than pleased them.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who have least to do, are often most rigorous in thus measuring themselves out; it gives a certain sense of something real in their lives.
leisure
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From this reading It was a little community perfectly at leisure, called out by no work in the morning, returning with no more punctuality than pleased them.
limp
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From this reading As a matter of fact they were exceedingly punctual, coming and going as by clockwork, supporting their otherwise limp existence by a severe mechanism of rule.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning, the inhabitants of the Vernonry were to be seen a little before or after noon, according to the season, appearing and disappearing in the immediate neighbourhood of their house.
lives
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From this reading Those who have least to do, are often most rigorous in thus measuring themselves out; it gives a certain sense of something real in their lives.
matter
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From this reading As a matter of fact they were exceedingly punctual, coming and going as by clockwork, supporting their otherwise limp existence by a severe mechanism of rule.
measuring
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From this reading Those who have least to do, are often most rigorous in thus measuring themselves out; it gives a certain sense of something real in their lives.
mechanism
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From this reading As a matter of fact they were exceedingly punctual, coming and going as by clockwork, supporting their otherwise limp existence by a severe mechanism of rule.
Mildmay
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From this reading It was a little after eleven when Mr. Mildmay Vernon appeared.
more
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From this reading It was a little community perfectly at leisure, called out by no work in the morning, returning with no more punctuality than pleased them.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning, the inhabitants of the Vernonry were to be seen a little before or after noon, according to the season, appearing and disappearing in the immediate neighbourhood of their house.
most
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From this reading Those who have least to do, are often most rigorous in thus measuring themselves out; it gives a certain sense of something real in their lives.
Mr
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From this reading It was a little after eleven when Mr. Mildmay Vernon appeared.
neighbourhood
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From this reading In the morning, the inhabitants of the Vernonry were to be seen a little before or after noon, according to the season, appearing and disappearing in the immediate neighbourhood of their house.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was a little community perfectly at leisure, called out by no work in the morning, returning with no more punctuality than pleased them.
noon
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From this reading In the morning, the inhabitants of the Vernonry were to be seen a little before or after noon, according to the season, appearing and disappearing in the immediate neighbourhood of their house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the morning, the inhabitants of the Vernonry were to be seen a little before or after noon, according to the season, appearing and disappearing in the immediate neighbourhood of their house.
often
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From this reading Those who have least to do, are often most rigorous in thus measuring themselves out; it gives a certain sense of something real in their lives.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the morning, the inhabitants of the Vernonry were to be seen a little before or after noon, according to the season, appearing and disappearing in the immediate neighbourhood of their house.
otherwise
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From this reading As a matter of fact they were exceedingly punctual, coming and going as by clockwork, supporting their otherwise limp existence by a severe mechanism of rule.
out
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From this reading It was a little community perfectly at leisure, called out by no work in the morning, returning with no more punctuality than pleased them.
perfectly
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From this reading It was a little community perfectly at leisure, called out by no work in the morning, returning with no more punctuality than pleased them.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a little community perfectly at leisure, called out by no work in the morning, returning with no more punctuality than pleased them.
punctual
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From this reading As a matter of fact they were exceedingly punctual, coming and going as by clockwork, supporting their otherwise limp existence by a severe mechanism of rule.
punctuality
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From this reading It was a little community perfectly at leisure, called out by no work in the morning, returning with no more punctuality than pleased them.
real
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From this reading Those who have least to do, are often most rigorous in thus measuring themselves out; it gives a certain sense of something real in their lives.
returning
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From this reading It was a little community perfectly at leisure, called out by no work in the morning, returning with no more punctuality than pleased them.
rigorous
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From this reading Those who have least to do, are often most rigorous in thus measuring themselves out; it gives a certain sense of something real in their lives.
rule
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From this reading As a matter of fact they were exceedingly punctual, coming and going as by clockwork, supporting their otherwise limp existence by a severe mechanism of rule.
season
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From this reading In the morning, the inhabitants of the Vernonry were to be seen a little before or after noon, according to the season, appearing and disappearing in the immediate neighbourhood of their house.
seen
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From this reading In the morning, the inhabitants of the Vernonry were to be seen a little before or after noon, according to the season, appearing and disappearing in the immediate neighbourhood of their house.
sense
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From this reading Those who have least to do, are often most rigorous in thus measuring themselves out; it gives a certain sense of something real in their lives.
severe
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From this reading As a matter of fact they were exceedingly punctual, coming and going as by clockwork, supporting their otherwise limp existence by a severe mechanism of rule.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Those who have least to do, are often most rigorous in thus measuring themselves out; it gives a certain sense of something real in their lives.
supporting
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From this reading As a matter of fact they were exceedingly punctual, coming and going as by clockwork, supporting their otherwise limp existence by a severe mechanism of rule.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was a little community perfectly at leisure, called out by no work in the morning, returning with no more punctuality than pleased them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the morning, the inhabitants of the Vernonry were to be seen a little before or after noon, according to the season, appearing and disappearing in the immediate neighbourhood of their house.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the morning, the inhabitants of the Vernonry were to be seen a little before or after noon, according to the season, appearing and disappearing in the immediate neighbourhood of their house.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was a little community perfectly at leisure, called out by no work in the morning, returning with no more punctuality than pleased them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Those who have least to do, are often most rigorous in thus measuring themselves out; it gives a certain sense of something real in their lives.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As a matter of fact they were exceedingly punctual, coming and going as by clockwork, supporting their otherwise limp existence by a severe mechanism of rule.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who have least to do, are often most rigorous in thus measuring themselves out; it gives a certain sense of something real in their lives.
thus
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From this reading Those who have least to do, are often most rigorous in thus measuring themselves out; it gives a certain sense of something real in their lives.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the morning, the inhabitants of the Vernonry were to be seen a little before or after noon, according to the season, appearing and disappearing in the immediate neighbourhood of their house.
Vernon
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From this reading It was a little after eleven when Mr. Mildmay Vernon appeared.
Vernonry
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From this reading In the morning, the inhabitants of the Vernonry were to be seen a little before or after noon, according to the season, appearing and disappearing in the immediate neighbourhood of their house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a little community perfectly at leisure, called out by no work in the morning, returning with no more punctuality than pleased them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the morning, the inhabitants of the Vernonry were to be seen a little before or after noon, according to the season, appearing and disappearing in the immediate neighbourhood of their house.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a little after eleven when Mr. Mildmay Vernon appeared.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those who have least to do, are often most rigorous in thus measuring themselves out; it gives a certain sense of something real in their lives.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a little community perfectly at leisure, called out by no work in the morning, returning with no more punctuality than pleased them.
work
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From this reading It was a little community perfectly at leisure, called out by no work in the morning, returning with no more punctuality than pleased them.
