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From this reading TERMINATIONS Sec.1 Next morning came a remarkable telegram from Folkestone.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TERMINATIONS Sec.1 Next morning came a remarkable telegram from Folkestone.
affecting
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From this reading He let himself in with his latchkey and came into the dining-room where Ann sat, affecting to work at a little thing she called a bib.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Please come at once, urgent, Walshingham," said the telegram, and Kipps, after an agitated but still ample breakfast, departed....
agitated
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From this reading "Please come at once, urgent, Walshingham," said the telegram, and Kipps, after an agitated but still ample breakfast, departed....
ample
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From this reading "Please come at once, urgent, Walshingham," said the telegram, and Kipps, after an agitated but still ample breakfast, departed....
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Please come at once, urgent, Walshingham," said the telegram, and Kipps, after an agitated but still ample breakfast, departed....
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Please come at once, urgent, Walshingham," said the telegram, and Kipps, after an agitated but still ample breakfast, departed....
Ann
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From this reading He let himself in with his latchkey and came into the dining-room where Ann sat, affecting to work at a little thing she called a bib.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She heard his hat fall in the hall before he entered, as though he had missed the peg.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Please come at once, urgent, Walshingham," said the telegram, and Kipps, after an agitated but still ample breakfast, departed....
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She heard his hat fall in the hall before he entered, as though he had missed the peg.
bib
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From this reading He let himself in with his latchkey and came into the dining-room where Ann sat, affecting to work at a little thing she called a bib.
breakfast
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From this reading "Please come at once, urgent, Walshingham," said the telegram, and Kipps, after an agitated but still ample breakfast, departed....
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Please come at once, urgent, Walshingham," said the telegram, and Kipps, after an agitated but still ample breakfast, departed....
called
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From this reading He let himself in with his latchkey and came into the dining-room where Ann sat, affecting to work at a little thing she called a bib.
came
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Please come at once, urgent, Walshingham," said the telegram, and Kipps, after an agitated but still ample breakfast, departed....
countenance
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From this reading When he returned his face was very white and his countenance disordered.
departed
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From this reading "Please come at once, urgent, Walshingham," said the telegram, and Kipps, after an agitated but still ample breakfast, departed....
dining-room
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From this reading He let himself in with his latchkey and came into the dining-room where Ann sat, affecting to work at a little thing she called a bib.
disordered
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From this reading When he returned his face was very white and his countenance disordered.
entered
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From this reading She heard his hat fall in the hall before he entered, as though he had missed the peg.
face
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From this reading When he returned his face was very white and his countenance disordered.
fall
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From this reading She heard his hat fall in the hall before he entered, as though he had missed the peg.
Folkestone
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TERMINATIONS Sec.1 Next morning came a remarkable telegram from Folkestone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She heard his hat fall in the hall before he entered, as though he had missed the peg.
hall
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From this reading She heard his hat fall in the hall before he entered, as though he had missed the peg.
hat
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From this reading She heard his hat fall in the hall before he entered, as though he had missed the peg.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he returned his face was very white and his countenance disordered.
heard
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From this reading She heard his hat fall in the hall before he entered, as though he had missed the peg.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He let himself in with his latchkey and came into the dining-room where Ann sat, affecting to work at a little thing she called a bib.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he returned his face was very white and his countenance disordered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He let himself in with his latchkey and came into the dining-room where Ann sat, affecting to work at a little thing she called a bib.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He let himself in with his latchkey and came into the dining-room where Ann sat, affecting to work at a little thing she called a bib.
Kipps
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From this reading "Please come at once, urgent, Walshingham," said the telegram, and Kipps, after an agitated but still ample breakfast, departed....
latchkey
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From this reading He let himself in with his latchkey and came into the dining-room where Ann sat, affecting to work at a little thing she called a bib.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He let himself in with his latchkey and came into the dining-room where Ann sat, affecting to work at a little thing she called a bib.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He let himself in with his latchkey and came into the dining-room where Ann sat, affecting to work at a little thing she called a bib.
missed
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From this reading She heard his hat fall in the hall before he entered, as though he had missed the peg.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TERMINATIONS Sec.1 Next morning came a remarkable telegram from Folkestone.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TERMINATIONS Sec.1 Next morning came a remarkable telegram from Folkestone.
once
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From this reading "Please come at once, urgent, Walshingham," said the telegram, and Kipps, after an agitated but still ample breakfast, departed....
peg
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From this reading She heard his hat fall in the hall before he entered, as though he had missed the peg.
Please
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From this reading "Please come at once, urgent, Walshingham," said the telegram, and Kipps, after an agitated but still ample breakfast, departed....
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading TERMINATIONS Sec.1 Next morning came a remarkable telegram from Folkestone.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he returned his face was very white and his countenance disordered.
said
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From this reading "Please come at once, urgent, Walshingham," said the telegram, and Kipps, after an agitated but still ample breakfast, departed....
sat
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From this reading He let himself in with his latchkey and came into the dining-room where Ann sat, affecting to work at a little thing she called a bib.
Sec
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From this reading TERMINATIONS Sec.1 Next morning came a remarkable telegram from Folkestone.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He let himself in with his latchkey and came into the dining-room where Ann sat, affecting to work at a little thing she called a bib.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Please come at once, urgent, Walshingham," said the telegram, and Kipps, after an agitated but still ample breakfast, departed....
telegram
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From this reading TERMINATIONS Sec.1 Next morning came a remarkable telegram from Folkestone.
TERMINATIONS
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From this reading TERMINATIONS Sec.1 Next morning came a remarkable telegram from Folkestone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Please come at once, urgent, Walshingham," said the telegram, and Kipps, after an agitated but still ample breakfast, departed....
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He let himself in with his latchkey and came into the dining-room where Ann sat, affecting to work at a little thing she called a bib.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She heard his hat fall in the hall before he entered, as though he had missed the peg.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He let himself in with his latchkey and came into the dining-room where Ann sat, affecting to work at a little thing she called a bib.
urgent
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From this reading "Please come at once, urgent, Walshingham," said the telegram, and Kipps, after an agitated but still ample breakfast, departed....
very
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From this reading When he returned his face was very white and his countenance disordered.
Walshingham
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From this reading "Please come at once, urgent, Walshingham," said the telegram, and Kipps, after an agitated but still ample breakfast, departed....
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he returned his face was very white and his countenance disordered.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he returned his face was very white and his countenance disordered.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He let himself in with his latchkey and came into the dining-room where Ann sat, affecting to work at a little thing she called a bib.
white
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From this reading When he returned his face was very white and his countenance disordered.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He let himself in with his latchkey and came into the dining-room where Ann sat, affecting to work at a little thing she called a bib.
work
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From this reading He let himself in with his latchkey and came into the dining-room where Ann sat, affecting to work at a little thing she called a bib.
