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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 SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
ACCOUNTSnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
actually
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From this reading It occurred at once to most of them that they had never actually left it--an impression that was pleasantly confirmed by Mrs. Wibberley-Stimpson's first remark as she awoke later.
Almost
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From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For, although the light had faded, their surroundings were reassuringly familiar.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It occurred at once to most of them that they had never actually left it--an impression that was pleasantly confirmed by Mrs. Wibberley-Stimpson's first remark as she awoke later.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It occurred at once to most of them that they had never actually left it--an impression that was pleasantly confirmed by Mrs. Wibberley-Stimpson's first remark as she awoke later.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were in their own drawing-room at "Inglegarth."
awoke
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From this reading It occurred at once to most of them that they had never actually left it--an impression that was pleasantly confirmed by Mrs. Wibberley-Stimpson's first remark as she awoke later.
bewilderment
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From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It occurred at once to most of them that they had never actually left it--an impression that was pleasantly confirmed by Mrs. Wibberley-Stimpson's first remark as she awoke later.
confirmed
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From this reading It occurred at once to most of them that they had never actually left it--an impression that was pleasantly confirmed by Mrs. Wibberley-Stimpson's first remark as she awoke later.
crossly
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From this reading "Why, hasn't the dinner-gong gone yet?" she inquired crossly.
daughters
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From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
dinner-gong
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From this reading "Why, hasn't the dinner-gong gone yet?" she inquired crossly.
drawing-room
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From this reading They were in their own drawing-room at "Inglegarth."
eyes
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From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
faded
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From this reading For, although the light had faded, their surroundings were reassuringly familiar.
familiar
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From this reading For, although the light had faded, their surroundings were reassuringly familiar.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It occurred at once to most of them that they had never actually left it--an impression that was pleasantly confirmed by Mrs. Wibberley-Stimpson's first remark as she awoke later.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For, although the light had faded, their surroundings were reassuringly familiar.
gave
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From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
gone
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From this reading "Why, hasn't the dinner-gong gone yet?" she inquired crossly.
gradually
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From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For, although the light had faded, their surroundings were reassuringly familiar.
hasn't
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From this reading "Why, hasn't the dinner-gong gone yet?" she inquired crossly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
impression
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From this reading It occurred at once to most of them that they had never actually left it--an impression that was pleasantly confirmed by Mrs. Wibberley-Stimpson's first remark as she awoke later.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were in their own drawing-room at "Inglegarth."
Inglegarth
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From this reading They were in their own drawing-room at "Inglegarth."
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Why, hasn't the dinner-gong gone yet?" she inquired crossly.
intense
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From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It occurred at once to most of them that they had never actually left it--an impression that was pleasantly confirmed by Mrs. Wibberley-Stimpson's first remark as she awoke later.
later
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From this reading It occurred at once to most of them that they had never actually left it--an impression that was pleasantly confirmed by Mrs. Wibberley-Stimpson's first remark as she awoke later.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It occurred at once to most of them that they had never actually left it--an impression that was pleasantly confirmed by Mrs. Wibberley-Stimpson's first remark as she awoke later.
light
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From this reading For, although the light had faded, their surroundings were reassuringly familiar.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
most
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From this reading It occurred at once to most of them that they had never actually left it--an impression that was pleasantly confirmed by Mrs. Wibberley-Stimpson's first remark as she awoke later.
Mr
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From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
Mrs
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From this reading It occurred at once to most of them that they had never actually left it--an impression that was pleasantly confirmed by Mrs. Wibberley-Stimpson's first remark as she awoke later.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It occurred at once to most of them that they had never actually left it--an impression that was pleasantly confirmed by Mrs. Wibberley-Stimpson's first remark as she awoke later.
occurred
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From this reading It occurred at once to most of them that they had never actually left it--an impression that was pleasantly confirmed by Mrs. Wibberley-Stimpson's first remark as she awoke later.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It occurred at once to most of them that they had never actually left it--an impression that was pleasantly confirmed by Mrs. Wibberley-Stimpson's first remark as she awoke later.
once
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From this reading It occurred at once to most of them that they had never actually left it--an impression that was pleasantly confirmed by Mrs. Wibberley-Stimpson's first remark as she awoke later.
opened
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From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
own
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From this reading They were in their own drawing-room at "Inglegarth."
pleasantly
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From this reading It occurred at once to most of them that they had never actually left it--an impression that was pleasantly confirmed by Mrs. Wibberley-Stimpson's first remark as she awoke later.
reassuringly
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From this reading For, although the light had faded, their surroundings were reassuringly familiar.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
remark
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From this reading It occurred at once to most of them that they had never actually left it--an impression that was pleasantly confirmed by Mrs. Wibberley-Stimpson's first remark as she awoke later.
rubbed
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From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
sat
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From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It occurred at once to most of them that they had never actually left it--an impression that was pleasantly confirmed by Mrs. Wibberley-Stimpson's first remark as she awoke later.
simultaneously
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From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
son
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From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
SQUARING
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From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
surroundings
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From this reading For, although the light had faded, their surroundings were reassuringly familiar.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For, although the light had faded, their surroundings were reassuringly familiar.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
then
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From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were in their own drawing-room at "Inglegarth."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
up
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From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It occurred at once to most of them that they had never actually left it--an impression that was pleasantly confirmed by Mrs. Wibberley-Stimpson's first remark as she awoke later.
way
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From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For, although the light had faded, their surroundings were reassuringly familiar.
Why
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From this reading "Why, hasn't the dinner-gong gone yet?" she inquired crossly.
Wibberley-Stimpson
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From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
Wibberley-Stimpson's
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From this reading It occurred at once to most of them that they had never actually left it--an impression that was pleasantly confirmed by Mrs. Wibberley-Stimpson's first remark as she awoke later.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading SQUARING ACCOUNTS Almost simultaneously Mr. Wibberley-Stimpson and his son and daughters opened their eyes, then rubbed them, and sat up and looked about them with a bewilderment that gradually gave way to intense relief.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Why, hasn't the dinner-gong gone yet?" she inquired crossly.
