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1897
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From this reading We were compelled to take a furnished house at Haslemere until the early months of 1897, when we moved up to Moorlands, a boarding house on Hindhead close to the site of my building.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AN INTERLUDE OF PEACE Hindhead--“A Duet”--A Haunted House--A Curious Society--Preternatural Powers--The Little Doctor--The Shadow of Africa.
Africa
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From this reading AN INTERLUDE OF PEACE Hindhead--“A Duet”--A Haunted House--A Curious Society--Preternatural Powers--The Little Doctor--The Shadow of Africa.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INTERLUDE OF PEACE Hindhead--“A Duet”--A Haunted House--A Curious Society--Preternatural Powers--The Little Doctor--The Shadow of Africa.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There we spent some happy and busy months until the house was ready in the summer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We were compelled to take a furnished house at Haslemere until the early months of 1897, when we moved up to Moorlands, a boarding house on Hindhead close to the site of my building.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When we returned to England I found that the house in which we hoped that the cure would be completed was not yet ready.
boarding
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From this reading We were compelled to take a furnished house at Haslemere until the early months of 1897, when we moved up to Moorlands, a boarding house on Hindhead close to the site of my building.
build
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From this reading It was a considerable mansion planned upon a large scale, so that it was not surprising that it had taken some time to build.
building
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From this reading We were compelled to take a furnished house at Haslemere until the early months of 1897, when we moved up to Moorlands, a boarding house on Hindhead close to the site of my building.
busy
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From this reading There we spent some happy and busy months until the house was ready in the summer.
close
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From this reading We were compelled to take a furnished house at Haslemere until the early months of 1897, when we moved up to Moorlands, a boarding house on Hindhead close to the site of my building.
compelled
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From this reading We were compelled to take a furnished house at Haslemere until the early months of 1897, when we moved up to Moorlands, a boarding house on Hindhead close to the site of my building.
completed
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From this reading When we returned to England I found that the house in which we hoped that the cure would be completed was not yet ready.
considerable
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From this reading It was a considerable mansion planned upon a large scale, so that it was not surprising that it had taken some time to build.
cure
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From this reading When we returned to England I found that the house in which we hoped that the cure would be completed was not yet ready.
Curious
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From this reading AN INTERLUDE OF PEACE Hindhead--“A Duet”--A Haunted House--A Curious Society--Preternatural Powers--The Little Doctor--The Shadow of Africa.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN INTERLUDE OF PEACE Hindhead--“A Duet”--A Haunted House--A Curious Society--Preternatural Powers--The Little Doctor--The Shadow of Africa.
Duet
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From this reading AN INTERLUDE OF PEACE Hindhead--“A Duet”--A Haunted House--A Curious Society--Preternatural Powers--The Little Doctor--The Shadow of Africa.
early
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From this reading We were compelled to take a furnished house at Haslemere until the early months of 1897, when we moved up to Moorlands, a boarding house on Hindhead close to the site of my building.
England
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From this reading When we returned to England I found that the house in which we hoped that the cure would be completed was not yet ready.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we returned to England I found that the house in which we hoped that the cure would be completed was not yet ready.
furnished
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From this reading We were compelled to take a furnished house at Haslemere until the early months of 1897, when we moved up to Moorlands, a boarding house on Hindhead close to the site of my building.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a considerable mansion planned upon a large scale, so that it was not surprising that it had taken some time to build.
happy
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From this reading There we spent some happy and busy months until the house was ready in the summer.
Haslemere
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From this reading We were compelled to take a furnished house at Haslemere until the early months of 1897, when we moved up to Moorlands, a boarding house on Hindhead close to the site of my building.
Haunted
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From this reading AN INTERLUDE OF PEACE Hindhead--“A Duet”--A Haunted House--A Curious Society--Preternatural Powers--The Little Doctor--The Shadow of Africa.
Hindhead
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From this reading AN INTERLUDE OF PEACE Hindhead--“A Duet”--A Haunted House--A Curious Society--Preternatural Powers--The Little Doctor--The Shadow of Africa.
hoped
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From this reading When we returned to England I found that the house in which we hoped that the cure would be completed was not yet ready.
House
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From this reading AN INTERLUDE OF PEACE Hindhead--“A Duet”--A Haunted House--A Curious Society--Preternatural Powers--The Little Doctor--The Shadow of Africa.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When we returned to England I found that the house in which we hoped that the cure would be completed was not yet ready.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When we returned to England I found that the house in which we hoped that the cure would be completed was not yet ready.
INTERLUDE
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From this reading AN INTERLUDE OF PEACE Hindhead--“A Duet”--A Haunted House--A Curious Society--Preternatural Powers--The Little Doctor--The Shadow of Africa.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a considerable mansion planned upon a large scale, so that it was not surprising that it had taken some time to build.
large
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From this reading It was a considerable mansion planned upon a large scale, so that it was not surprising that it had taken some time to build.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN INTERLUDE OF PEACE Hindhead--“A Duet”--A Haunted House--A Curious Society--Preternatural Powers--The Little Doctor--The Shadow of Africa.
mansion
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From this reading It was a considerable mansion planned upon a large scale, so that it was not surprising that it had taken some time to build.
months
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From this reading We were compelled to take a furnished house at Haslemere until the early months of 1897, when we moved up to Moorlands, a boarding house on Hindhead close to the site of my building.
Moorlands
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From this reading We were compelled to take a furnished house at Haslemere until the early months of 1897, when we moved up to Moorlands, a boarding house on Hindhead close to the site of my building.
moved
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From this reading We were compelled to take a furnished house at Haslemere until the early months of 1897, when we moved up to Moorlands, a boarding house on Hindhead close to the site of my building.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We were compelled to take a furnished house at Haslemere until the early months of 1897, when we moved up to Moorlands, a boarding house on Hindhead close to the site of my building.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When we returned to England I found that the house in which we hoped that the cure would be completed was not yet ready.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN INTERLUDE OF PEACE Hindhead--“A Duet”--A Haunted House--A Curious Society--Preternatural Powers--The Little Doctor--The Shadow of Africa.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We were compelled to take a furnished house at Haslemere until the early months of 1897, when we moved up to Moorlands, a boarding house on Hindhead close to the site of my building.
PEACE
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From this reading AN INTERLUDE OF PEACE Hindhead--“A Duet”--A Haunted House--A Curious Society--Preternatural Powers--The Little Doctor--The Shadow of Africa.
planned
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From this reading It was a considerable mansion planned upon a large scale, so that it was not surprising that it had taken some time to build.
PowersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN INTERLUDE OF PEACE Hindhead--“A Duet”--A Haunted House--A Curious Society--Preternatural Powers--The Little Doctor--The Shadow of Africa.
Preternatural
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From this reading AN INTERLUDE OF PEACE Hindhead--“A Duet”--A Haunted House--A Curious Society--Preternatural Powers--The Little Doctor--The Shadow of Africa.
ready
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From this reading When we returned to England I found that the house in which we hoped that the cure would be completed was not yet ready.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When we returned to England I found that the house in which we hoped that the cure would be completed was not yet ready.
scale
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From this reading It was a considerable mansion planned upon a large scale, so that it was not surprising that it had taken some time to build.
ShadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading AN INTERLUDE OF PEACE Hindhead--“A Duet”--A Haunted House--A Curious Society--Preternatural Powers--The Little Doctor--The Shadow of Africa.
site
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From this reading We were compelled to take a furnished house at Haslemere until the early months of 1897, when we moved up to Moorlands, a boarding house on Hindhead close to the site of my building.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was a considerable mansion planned upon a large scale, so that it was not surprising that it had taken some time to build.
Society
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From this reading AN INTERLUDE OF PEACE Hindhead--“A Duet”--A Haunted House--A Curious Society--Preternatural Powers--The Little Doctor--The Shadow of Africa.
some
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From this reading It was a considerable mansion planned upon a large scale, so that it was not surprising that it had taken some time to build.
spent
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From this reading There we spent some happy and busy months until the house was ready in the summer.
summer
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From this reading There we spent some happy and busy months until the house was ready in the summer.
surprising
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From this reading It was a considerable mansion planned upon a large scale, so that it was not surprising that it had taken some time to build.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were compelled to take a furnished house at Haslemere until the early months of 1897, when we moved up to Moorlands, a boarding house on Hindhead close to the site of my building.
taken
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From this reading It was a considerable mansion planned upon a large scale, so that it was not surprising that it had taken some time to build.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When we returned to England I found that the house in which we hoped that the cure would be completed was not yet ready.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN INTERLUDE OF PEACE Hindhead--“A Duet”--A Haunted House--A Curious Society--Preternatural Powers--The Little Doctor--The Shadow of Africa.
There
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From this reading There we spent some happy and busy months until the house was ready in the summer.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a considerable mansion planned upon a large scale, so that it was not surprising that it had taken some time to build.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When we returned to England I found that the house in which we hoped that the cure would be completed was not yet ready.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading We were compelled to take a furnished house at Haslemere until the early months of 1897, when we moved up to Moorlands, a boarding house on Hindhead close to the site of my building.
up
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From this reading We were compelled to take a furnished house at Haslemere until the early months of 1897, when we moved up to Moorlands, a boarding house on Hindhead close to the site of my building.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was a considerable mansion planned upon a large scale, so that it was not surprising that it had taken some time to build.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When we returned to England I found that the house in which we hoped that the cure would be completed was not yet ready.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we returned to England I found that the house in which we hoped that the cure would be completed was not yet ready.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were compelled to take a furnished house at Haslemere until the early months of 1897, when we moved up to Moorlands, a boarding house on Hindhead close to the site of my building.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When we returned to England I found that the house in which we hoped that the cure would be completed was not yet ready.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When we returned to England I found that the house in which we hoped that the cure would be completed was not yet ready.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When we returned to England I found that the house in which we hoped that the cure would be completed was not yet ready.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading When we returned to England I found that the house in which we hoped that the cure would be completed was not yet ready.
