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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 As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
able
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From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But he found the door of the vault safely locked, and no signs about of any recent visitor.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But he found the door of the vault safely locked, and no signs about of any recent visitor.
Ann's
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From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
any
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From this reading But he found the door of the vault safely locked, and no signs about of any recent visitor.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he found the door of the vault safely locked, and no signs about of any recent visitor.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
call
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From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
church
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From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
coffin
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From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
confessed
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From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
cutter
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From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
day
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From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
days
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From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
dear
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From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
discovered
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From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
door
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From this reading But he found the door of the vault safely locked, and no signs about of any recent visitor.
eye
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From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
FAREWELL
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From this reading THE FREE-TRADERS’ FAREWELL.
following
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From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he found the door of the vault safely locked, and no signs about of any recent visitor.
FREE-TRADERS
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From this reading THE FREE-TRADERS’ FAREWELL.
friends
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From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he found the door of the vault safely locked, and no signs about of any recent visitor.
held
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From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This seemed so likely, that Tregenna was resolved to put his notion to the test.
hour
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From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
instance
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From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
keep
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From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
key
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From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
likely
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From this reading This seemed so likely, that Tregenna was resolved to put his notion to the test.
locked
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From this reading But he found the door of the vault safely locked, and no signs about of any recent visitor.
lover
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From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
made
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From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But he found the door of the vault safely locked, and no signs about of any recent visitor.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
notion
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From this reading This seemed so likely, that Tregenna was resolved to put his notion to the test.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
paid
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From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
Parsonage
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From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
pass
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From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
put
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From this reading This seemed so likely, that Tregenna was resolved to put his notion to the test.
recent
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From this reading But he found the door of the vault safely locked, and no signs about of any recent visitor.
regularly
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From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
remains
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From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
resolved
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From this reading This seemed so likely, that Tregenna was resolved to put his notion to the test.
returning
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From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
safely
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From this reading But he found the door of the vault safely locked, and no signs about of any recent visitor.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This seemed so likely, that Tregenna was resolved to put his notion to the test.
signs
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From this reading But he found the door of the vault safely locked, and no signs about of any recent visitor.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
spot
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From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
stolen
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From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
ten
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From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
test
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From this reading This seemed so likely, that Tregenna was resolved to put his notion to the test.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This seemed so likely, that Tregenna was resolved to put his notion to the test.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FREE-TRADERS’ FAREWELL.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This seemed so likely, that Tregenna was resolved to put his notion to the test.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
Tom
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From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
Tregenna
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From this reading This seemed so likely, that Tregenna was resolved to put his notion to the test.
up
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From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
vaultnounUS /vɔːlt/
a stone room, often below a church, used for burial
From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
vicar
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From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
visit
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From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
visitor
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From this reading But he found the door of the vault safely locked, and no signs about of any recent visitor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This seemed so likely, that Tregenna was resolved to put his notion to the test.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading What if one of Ann’s friends, her poor lover Tom for instance, had stolen the key of the vault, in order to be able to pass an hour by the coffin which held the remains of one who had been so dear to him?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading As, however, on the following day, the vicar confessed that the key had not yet been discovered, Tregenna made up his mind to keep an eye on the church; and he regularly, for the next ten days, paid a visit to the spot before returning to the cutter after his call at the Parsonage.
