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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 Rand found himself cornered by Major Edward and drawn into a discussion of the impeachment of Judge Chase.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was going away that afternoon.
afterward
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From this reading Breakfast had been taken in his own room, but afterward, with some dubitation, he had gone downstairs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
away
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From this reading He was going away that afternoon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Breakfast had been taken in his own room, but afterward, with some dubitation, he had gone downstairs.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
blue
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From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
Breakfast
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From this reading Breakfast had been taken in his own room, but afterward, with some dubitation, he had gone downstairs.
business
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From this reading There Colonel Churchill met him heartily enough, but presently business with his overseer had taken the Colonel away.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Breakfast had been taken in his own room, but afterward, with some dubitation, he had gone downstairs.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Rand found himself cornered by Major Edward and drawn into a discussion of the impeachment of Judge Chase.
Chase
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From this reading Rand found himself cornered by Major Edward and drawn into a discussion of the impeachment of Judge Chase.
Churchill
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From this reading There Colonel Churchill met him heartily enough, but presently business with his overseer had taken the Colonel away.
closed
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From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
Colonel
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From this reading There Colonel Churchill met him heartily enough, but presently business with his overseer had taken the Colonel away.
cornered
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From this reading Rand found himself cornered by Major Edward and drawn into a discussion of the impeachment of Judge Chase.
day
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From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
discussion
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From this reading Rand found himself cornered by Major Edward and drawn into a discussion of the impeachment of Judge Chase.
door
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From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
downstairs
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From this reading Breakfast had been taken in his own room, but afterward, with some dubitation, he had gone downstairs.
drawn
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From this reading Rand found himself cornered by Major Edward and drawn into a discussion of the impeachment of Judge Chase.
dubitation
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From this reading Breakfast had been taken in his own room, but afterward, with some dubitation, he had gone downstairs.
Edward
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From this reading Rand found himself cornered by Major Edward and drawn into a discussion of the impeachment of Judge Chase.
enough
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From this reading There Colonel Churchill met him heartily enough, but presently business with his overseer had taken the Colonel away.
flower
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From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
forenoon
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From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rand found himself cornered by Major Edward and drawn into a discussion of the impeachment of Judge Chase.
GARDEN
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From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
going
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From this reading He was going away that afternoon.
gone
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From this reading Breakfast had been taken in his own room, but afterward, with some dubitation, he had gone downstairs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Breakfast had been taken in his own room, but afterward, with some dubitation, he had gone downstairs.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was going away that afternoon.
heartily
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From this reading There Colonel Churchill met him heartily enough, but presently business with his overseer had taken the Colonel away.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Rand found himself cornered by Major Edward and drawn into a discussion of the impeachment of Judge Chase.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Breakfast had been taken in his own room, but afterward, with some dubitation, he had gone downstairs.
house
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From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
impeachment
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From this reading Rand found himself cornered by Major Edward and drawn into a discussion of the impeachment of Judge Chase.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
Judge
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From this reading Rand found himself cornered by Major Edward and drawn into a discussion of the impeachment of Judge Chase.
Major
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From this reading Rand found himself cornered by Major Edward and drawn into a discussion of the impeachment of Judge Chase.
met
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From this reading There Colonel Churchill met him heartily enough, but presently business with his overseer had taken the Colonel away.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
out
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From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
overseer
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From this reading There Colonel Churchill met him heartily enough, but presently business with his overseer had taken the Colonel away.
own
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From this reading Breakfast had been taken in his own room, but afterward, with some dubitation, he had gone downstairs.
passing
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From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
presently
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From this reading There Colonel Churchill met him heartily enough, but presently business with his overseer had taken the Colonel away.
quiet
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From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
Rand
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From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
room
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From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
second
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From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
some
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From this reading Breakfast had been taken in his own room, but afterward, with some dubitation, he had gone downstairs.
stairs
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From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
taken
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From this reading Breakfast had been taken in his own room, but afterward, with some dubitation, he had gone downstairs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
There
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From this reading There Colonel Churchill met him heartily enough, but presently business with his overseer had taken the Colonel away.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was going away that afternoon.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE GARDEN In the forenoon of the next day Rand closed, for the second time that morning, the door of the blue room behind him, descended the stairs, and, passing through the quiet house, went out into the flower garden.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Breakfast had been taken in his own room, but afterward, with some dubitation, he had gone downstairs.
