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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 Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
Agatha
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From this reading Such little shadows of an event might have been traced from day to day if that once possible lady of the house, whose ghost Aunt Agatha had met with in all the rooms, had been there to watch over its master.
all
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From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Such little shadows of an event might have been traced from day to day if that once possible lady of the house, whose ghost Aunt Agatha had met with in all the rooms, had been there to watch over its master.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
aroused
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From this reading He thought Mr. Ochterlony was just as usual--and so he was; and yet there were some things that were not as usual, and which might have aroused an experienced observer.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He thought Mr. Ochterlony was just as usual--and so he was; and yet there were some things that were not as usual, and which might have aroused an experienced observer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
Aunt
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From this reading Such little shadows of an event might have been traced from day to day if that once possible lady of the house, whose ghost Aunt Agatha had met with in all the rooms, had been there to watch over its master.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hugh had come to be fond of his uncle, and to look up to him in many ways; but he was young, and nothing had ever occurred to him to put insight into his eyes.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There being nobody but Hugh, everything was supposed to go on in its usual way.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
came
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From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
change
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From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
clear-sighted
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From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hugh had come to be fond of his uncle, and to look up to him in many ways; but he was young, and nothing had ever occurred to him to put insight into his eyes.
day
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From this reading Such little shadows of an event might have been traced from day to day if that once possible lady of the house, whose ghost Aunt Agatha had met with in all the rooms, had been there to watch over its master.
Earlston
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From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
event
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From this reading Such little shadows of an event might have been traced from day to day if that once possible lady of the house, whose ghost Aunt Agatha had met with in all the rooms, had been there to watch over its master.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hugh had come to be fond of his uncle, and to look up to him in many ways; but he was young, and nothing had ever occurred to him to put insight into his eyes.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading There being nobody but Hugh, everything was supposed to go on in its usual way.
experienced
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From this reading He thought Mr. Ochterlony was just as usual--and so he was; and yet there were some things that were not as usual, and which might have aroused an experienced observer.
eyes
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From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
fond
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From this reading Hugh had come to be fond of his uncle, and to look up to him in many ways; but he was young, and nothing had ever occurred to him to put insight into his eyes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Such little shadows of an event might have been traced from day to day if that once possible lady of the house, whose ghost Aunt Agatha had met with in all the rooms, had been there to watch over its master.
ghost
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From this reading Such little shadows of an event might have been traced from day to day if that once possible lady of the house, whose ghost Aunt Agatha had met with in all the rooms, had been there to watch over its master.
go
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From this reading There being nobody but Hugh, everything was supposed to go on in its usual way.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
hand
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From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hugh had come to be fond of his uncle, and to look up to him in many ways; but he was young, and nothing had ever occurred to him to put insight into his eyes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hugh had come to be fond of his uncle, and to look up to him in many ways; but he was young, and nothing had ever occurred to him to put insight into his eyes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hugh had come to be fond of his uncle, and to look up to him in many ways; but he was young, and nothing had ever occurred to him to put insight into his eyes.
house
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From this reading Such little shadows of an event might have been traced from day to day if that once possible lady of the house, whose ghost Aunt Agatha had met with in all the rooms, had been there to watch over its master.
Hugh
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From this reading There being nobody but Hugh, everything was supposed to go on in its usual way.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
immediately
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From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such little shadows of an event might have been traced from day to day if that once possible lady of the house, whose ghost Aunt Agatha had met with in all the rooms, had been there to watch over its master.
insight
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From this reading Hugh had come to be fond of his uncle, and to look up to him in many ways; but he was young, and nothing had ever occurred to him to put insight into his eyes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Hugh had come to be fond of his uncle, and to look up to him in many ways; but he was young, and nothing had ever occurred to him to put insight into his eyes.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Such little shadows of an event might have been traced from day to day if that once possible lady of the house, whose ghost Aunt Agatha had met with in all the rooms, had been there to watch over its master.
just
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From this reading He thought Mr. Ochterlony was just as usual--and so he was; and yet there were some things that were not as usual, and which might have aroused an experienced observer.
lady
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From this reading Such little shadows of an event might have been traced from day to day if that once possible lady of the house, whose ghost Aunt Agatha had met with in all the rooms, had been there to watch over its master.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such little shadows of an event might have been traced from day to day if that once possible lady of the house, whose ghost Aunt Agatha had met with in all the rooms, had been there to watch over its master.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hugh had come to be fond of his uncle, and to look up to him in many ways; but he was young, and nothing had ever occurred to him to put insight into his eyes.
many
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From this reading Hugh had come to be fond of his uncle, and to look up to him in many ways; but he was young, and nothing had ever occurred to him to put insight into his eyes.
master
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From this reading Such little shadows of an event might have been traced from day to day if that once possible lady of the house, whose ghost Aunt Agatha had met with in all the rooms, had been there to watch over its master.
met
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From this reading Such little shadows of an event might have been traced from day to day if that once possible lady of the house, whose ghost Aunt Agatha had met with in all the rooms, had been there to watch over its master.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
Mr
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From this reading He thought Mr. Ochterlony was just as usual--and so he was; and yet there were some things that were not as usual, and which might have aroused an experienced observer.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading There being nobody but Hugh, everything was supposed to go on in its usual way.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He thought Mr. Ochterlony was just as usual--and so he was; and yet there were some things that were not as usual, and which might have aroused an experienced observer.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Hugh had come to be fond of his uncle, and to look up to him in many ways; but he was young, and nothing had ever occurred to him to put insight into his eyes.
observer
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From this reading He thought Mr. Ochterlony was just as usual--and so he was; and yet there were some things that were not as usual, and which might have aroused an experienced observer.
occurred
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From this reading Hugh had come to be fond of his uncle, and to look up to him in many ways; but he was young, and nothing had ever occurred to him to put insight into his eyes.
Ochterlony
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From this reading He thought Mr. Ochterlony was just as usual--and so he was; and yet there were some things that were not as usual, and which might have aroused an experienced observer.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There being nobody but Hugh, everything was supposed to go on in its usual way.
once
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From this reading Such little shadows of an event might have been traced from day to day if that once possible lady of the house, whose ghost Aunt Agatha had met with in all the rooms, had been there to watch over its master.
other
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From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Such little shadows of an event might have been traced from day to day if that once possible lady of the house, whose ghost Aunt Agatha had met with in all the rooms, had been there to watch over its master.
perceptible
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From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
possible
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From this reading Such little shadows of an event might have been traced from day to day if that once possible lady of the house, whose ghost Aunt Agatha had met with in all the rooms, had been there to watch over its master.
put
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From this reading Hugh had come to be fond of his uncle, and to look up to him in many ways; but he was young, and nothing had ever occurred to him to put insight into his eyes.
results
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From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
rooms
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From this reading Such little shadows of an event might have been traced from day to day if that once possible lady of the house, whose ghost Aunt Agatha had met with in all the rooms, had been there to watch over its master.
shadows
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From this reading Such little shadows of an event might have been traced from day to day if that once possible lady of the house, whose ghost Aunt Agatha had met with in all the rooms, had been there to watch over its master.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He thought Mr. Ochterlony was just as usual--and so he was; and yet there were some things that were not as usual, and which might have aroused an experienced observer.
some
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From this reading He thought Mr. Ochterlony was just as usual--and so he was; and yet there were some things that were not as usual, and which might have aroused an experienced observer.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such little shadows of an event might have been traced from day to day if that once possible lady of the house, whose ghost Aunt Agatha had met with in all the rooms, had been there to watch over its master.
supposed
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From this reading There being nobody but Hugh, everything was supposed to go on in its usual way.
symptoms
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From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
there
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From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
things
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From this reading He thought Mr. Ochterlony was just as usual--and so he was; and yet there were some things that were not as usual, and which might have aroused an experienced observer.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought Mr. Ochterlony was just as usual--and so he was; and yet there were some things that were not as usual, and which might have aroused an experienced observer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
traced
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From this reading Such little shadows of an event might have been traced from day to day if that once possible lady of the house, whose ghost Aunt Agatha had met with in all the rooms, had been there to watch over its master.
uncle
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From this reading Hugh had come to be fond of his uncle, and to look up to him in many ways; but he was young, and nothing had ever occurred to him to put insight into his eyes.
up
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From this reading Hugh had come to be fond of his uncle, and to look up to him in many ways; but he was young, and nothing had ever occurred to him to put insight into his eyes.
usual
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From this reading There being nobody but Hugh, everything was supposed to go on in its usual way.
visit
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From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
watch
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From this reading Such little shadows of an event might have been traced from day to day if that once possible lady of the house, whose ghost Aunt Agatha had met with in all the rooms, had been there to watch over its master.
way
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From this reading There being nobody but Hugh, everything was supposed to go on in its usual way.
ways
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From this reading Hugh had come to be fond of his uncle, and to look up to him in many ways; but he was young, and nothing had ever occurred to him to put insight into his eyes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He thought Mr. Ochterlony was just as usual--and so he was; and yet there were some things that were not as usual, and which might have aroused an experienced observer.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He thought Mr. Ochterlony was just as usual--and so he was; and yet there were some things that were not as usual, and which might have aroused an experienced observer.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Such little shadows of an event might have been traced from day to day if that once possible lady of the house, whose ghost Aunt Agatha had met with in all the rooms, had been there to watch over its master.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Of the visit to Earlston, this was all that came immediately; but yet, if anybody had been there with clear-sighted eyes, there might have been other results perceptible and other symptoms of a great change at hand.
young
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From this reading Hugh had come to be fond of his uncle, and to look up to him in many ways; but he was young, and nothing had ever occurred to him to put insight into his eyes.
