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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 It was impossible that such a one as Lord Hampstead should make repeated visits to the street without notice.
able
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From this reading When Marion returned home from Pegwell Bay, even the potboy at The Duchess of Edinburgh knew why she had come, and Clara Demijohn professed to be able to tell all that passed at the interview next day.
alive
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From this reading When Midsummer came Paradise Row was alive with various interests.
all
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From this reading When Marion returned home from Pegwell Bay, even the potboy at The Duchess of Edinburgh knew why she had come, and Clara Demijohn professed to be able to tell all that passed at the interview next day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was no one there who did not know something of the sad story of Marion Fay and her love.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was impossible that such a one as Lord Hampstead should make repeated visits to the street without notice.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Marion returned home from Pegwell Bay, even the potboy at The Duchess of Edinburgh knew why she had come, and Clara Demijohn professed to be able to tell all that passed at the interview next day.
Bay
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From this reading When Marion returned home from Pegwell Bay, even the potboy at The Duchess of Edinburgh knew why she had come, and Clara Demijohn professed to be able to tell all that passed at the interview next day.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When Marion returned home from Pegwell Bay, even the potboy at The Duchess of Edinburgh knew why she had come, and Clara Demijohn professed to be able to tell all that passed at the interview next day.
came
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From this reading When Midsummer came Paradise Row was alive with various interests.
Clara
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From this reading When Marion returned home from Pegwell Bay, even the potboy at The Duchess of Edinburgh knew why she had come, and Clara Demijohn professed to be able to tell all that passed at the interview next day.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Marion returned home from Pegwell Bay, even the potboy at The Duchess of Edinburgh knew why she had come, and Clara Demijohn professed to be able to tell all that passed at the interview next day.
CROCKER'S
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From this reading CROCKER'S DISTRESS.
day
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From this reading When Marion returned home from Pegwell Bay, even the potboy at The Duchess of Edinburgh knew why she had come, and Clara Demijohn professed to be able to tell all that passed at the interview next day.
Demijohn
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From this reading When Marion returned home from Pegwell Bay, even the potboy at The Duchess of Edinburgh knew why she had come, and Clara Demijohn professed to be able to tell all that passed at the interview next day.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was no one there who did not know something of the sad story of Marion Fay and her love.
DISTRESSnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading CROCKER'S DISTRESS.
Duchess
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From this reading When Marion returned home from Pegwell Bay, even the potboy at The Duchess of Edinburgh knew why she had come, and Clara Demijohn professed to be able to tell all that passed at the interview next day.
Edinburgh
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From this reading When Marion returned home from Pegwell Bay, even the potboy at The Duchess of Edinburgh knew why she had come, and Clara Demijohn professed to be able to tell all that passed at the interview next day.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Marion returned home from Pegwell Bay, even the potboy at The Duchess of Edinburgh knew why she had come, and Clara Demijohn professed to be able to tell all that passed at the interview next day.
Fay
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From this reading There was no one there who did not know something of the sad story of Marion Fay and her love.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Marion returned home from Pegwell Bay, even the potboy at The Duchess of Edinburgh knew why she had come, and Clara Demijohn professed to be able to tell all that passed at the interview next day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Marion returned home from Pegwell Bay, even the potboy at The Duchess of Edinburgh knew why she had come, and Clara Demijohn professed to be able to tell all that passed at the interview next day.
Hampstead
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From this reading It was impossible that such a one as Lord Hampstead should make repeated visits to the street without notice.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no one there who did not know something of the sad story of Marion Fay and her love.
home
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From this reading When Marion returned home from Pegwell Bay, even the potboy at The Duchess of Edinburgh knew why she had come, and Clara Demijohn professed to be able to tell all that passed at the interview next day.
impossible
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From this reading It was impossible that such a one as Lord Hampstead should make repeated visits to the street without notice.
interests
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From this reading When Midsummer came Paradise Row was alive with various interests.
interview
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From this reading When Marion returned home from Pegwell Bay, even the potboy at The Duchess of Edinburgh knew why she had come, and Clara Demijohn professed to be able to tell all that passed at the interview next day.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was impossible that such a one as Lord Hampstead should make repeated visits to the street without notice.
knew
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From this reading When Marion returned home from Pegwell Bay, even the potboy at The Duchess of Edinburgh knew why she had come, and Clara Demijohn professed to be able to tell all that passed at the interview next day.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no one there who did not know something of the sad story of Marion Fay and her love.
Lord
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From this reading It was impossible that such a one as Lord Hampstead should make repeated visits to the street without notice.
love
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From this reading There was no one there who did not know something of the sad story of Marion Fay and her love.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was impossible that such a one as Lord Hampstead should make repeated visits to the street without notice.
Marion
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From this reading There was no one there who did not know something of the sad story of Marion Fay and her love.
Midsummer
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From this reading When Midsummer came Paradise Row was alive with various interests.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Marion returned home from Pegwell Bay, even the potboy at The Duchess of Edinburgh knew why she had come, and Clara Demijohn professed to be able to tell all that passed at the interview next day.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no one there who did not know something of the sad story of Marion Fay and her love.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was no one there who did not know something of the sad story of Marion Fay and her love.
notice
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From this reading It was impossible that such a one as Lord Hampstead should make repeated visits to the street without notice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no one there who did not know something of the sad story of Marion Fay and her love.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was no one there who did not know something of the sad story of Marion Fay and her love.
Paradise
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From this reading When Midsummer came Paradise Row was alive with various interests.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Marion returned home from Pegwell Bay, even the potboy at The Duchess of Edinburgh knew why she had come, and Clara Demijohn professed to be able to tell all that passed at the interview next day.
Pegwell
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From this reading When Marion returned home from Pegwell Bay, even the potboy at The Duchess of Edinburgh knew why she had come, and Clara Demijohn professed to be able to tell all that passed at the interview next day.
potboy
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From this reading When Marion returned home from Pegwell Bay, even the potboy at The Duchess of Edinburgh knew why she had come, and Clara Demijohn professed to be able to tell all that passed at the interview next day.
professed
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From this reading When Marion returned home from Pegwell Bay, even the potboy at The Duchess of Edinburgh knew why she had come, and Clara Demijohn professed to be able to tell all that passed at the interview next day.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was impossible that such a one as Lord Hampstead should make repeated visits to the street without notice.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Marion returned home from Pegwell Bay, even the potboy at The Duchess of Edinburgh knew why she had come, and Clara Demijohn professed to be able to tell all that passed at the interview next day.
Row
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From this reading When Midsummer came Paradise Row was alive with various interests.
sad
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From this reading There was no one there who did not know something of the sad story of Marion Fay and her love.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Marion returned home from Pegwell Bay, even the potboy at The Duchess of Edinburgh knew why she had come, and Clara Demijohn professed to be able to tell all that passed at the interview next day.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was impossible that such a one as Lord Hampstead should make repeated visits to the street without notice.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was no one there who did not know something of the sad story of Marion Fay and her love.
story
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From this reading There was no one there who did not know something of the sad story of Marion Fay and her love.
street
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From this reading It was impossible that such a one as Lord Hampstead should make repeated visits to the street without notice.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was impossible that such a one as Lord Hampstead should make repeated visits to the street without notice.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Marion returned home from Pegwell Bay, even the potboy at The Duchess of Edinburgh knew why she had come, and Clara Demijohn professed to be able to tell all that passed at the interview next day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was impossible that such a one as Lord Hampstead should make repeated visits to the street without notice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was no one there who did not know something of the sad story of Marion Fay and her love.
There
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From this reading There was no one there who did not know something of the sad story of Marion Fay and her love.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was impossible that such a one as Lord Hampstead should make repeated visits to the street without notice.
various
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From this reading When Midsummer came Paradise Row was alive with various interests.
visits
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From this reading It was impossible that such a one as Lord Hampstead should make repeated visits to the street without notice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Midsummer came Paradise Row was alive with various interests.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Midsummer came Paradise Row was alive with various interests.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was no one there who did not know something of the sad story of Marion Fay and her love.
why
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From this reading When Marion returned home from Pegwell Bay, even the potboy at The Duchess of Edinburgh knew why she had come, and Clara Demijohn professed to be able to tell all that passed at the interview next day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Midsummer came Paradise Row was alive with various interests.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was impossible that such a one as Lord Hampstead should make repeated visits to the street without notice.
