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accident
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From this reading He was one of those who had succeeded in the hunt, and consequently had heard nothing of the accident till the end of it.
Alston
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From this reading Augustus Staveley came home while the Alston doctor was still busy at the broken bones, and of course he would not leave his friend.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Augustus Staveley came home while the Alston doctor was still busy at the broken bones, and of course he would not leave his friend.
ANOTHERnounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER FALL.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Augustus Staveley came home while the Alston doctor was still busy at the broken bones, and of course he would not leave his friend.
Augustus
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From this reading Augustus Staveley came home while the Alston doctor was still busy at the broken bones, and of course he would not leave his friend.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Miss Tristram had been the first to tell him that Mr. Graham had fallen in leaving the covert, but having seen him rise to his legs she had not thought he was seriously hurt.
bones
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From this reading Augustus Staveley came home while the Alston doctor was still busy at the broken bones, and of course he would not leave his friend.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Augustus Staveley came home while the Alston doctor was still busy at the broken bones, and of course he would not leave his friend.
busy
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From this reading Augustus Staveley came home while the Alston doctor was still busy at the broken bones, and of course he would not leave his friend.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Felix Graham had plenty of nurses, but Madeline was not one of them.
came
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From this reading Augustus Staveley came home while the Alston doctor was still busy at the broken bones, and of course he would not leave his friend.
consequently
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From this reading He was one of those who had succeeded in the hunt, and consequently had heard nothing of the accident till the end of it.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Augustus Staveley came home while the Alston doctor was still busy at the broken bones, and of course he would not leave his friend.
covert
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From this reading Miss Tristram had been the first to tell him that Mr. Graham had fallen in leaving the covert, but having seen him rise to his legs she had not thought he was seriously hurt.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Augustus Staveley came home while the Alston doctor was still busy at the broken bones, and of course he would not leave his friend.
end
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From this reading He was one of those who had succeeded in the hunt, and consequently had heard nothing of the accident till the end of it.
FALL
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From this reading ANOTHER FALL.
fallen
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From this reading Miss Tristram had been the first to tell him that Mr. Graham had fallen in leaving the covert, but having seen him rise to his legs she had not thought he was seriously hurt.
Felix
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From this reading Felix Graham had plenty of nurses, but Madeline was not one of them.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Tristram had been the first to tell him that Mr. Graham had fallen in leaving the covert, but having seen him rise to his legs she had not thought he was seriously hurt.
friend
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From this reading Augustus Staveley came home while the Alston doctor was still busy at the broken bones, and of course he would not leave his friend.
Graham
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From this reading Felix Graham had plenty of nurses, but Madeline was not one of them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Felix Graham had plenty of nurses, but Madeline was not one of them.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Miss Tristram had been the first to tell him that Mr. Graham had fallen in leaving the covert, but having seen him rise to his legs she had not thought he was seriously hurt.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Augustus Staveley came home while the Alston doctor was still busy at the broken bones, and of course he would not leave his friend.
heard
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From this reading He was one of those who had succeeded in the hunt, and consequently had heard nothing of the accident till the end of it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miss Tristram had been the first to tell him that Mr. Graham had fallen in leaving the covert, but having seen him rise to his legs she had not thought he was seriously hurt.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Augustus Staveley came home while the Alston doctor was still busy at the broken bones, and of course he would not leave his friend.
home
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From this reading Augustus Staveley came home while the Alston doctor was still busy at the broken bones, and of course he would not leave his friend.
hunt
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From this reading He was one of those who had succeeded in the hunt, and consequently had heard nothing of the accident till the end of it.
hurt
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From this reading Miss Tristram had been the first to tell him that Mr. Graham had fallen in leaving the covert, but having seen him rise to his legs she had not thought he was seriously hurt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was one of those who had succeeded in the hunt, and consequently had heard nothing of the accident till the end of it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was one of those who had succeeded in the hunt, and consequently had heard nothing of the accident till the end of it.
leave
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From this reading Augustus Staveley came home while the Alston doctor was still busy at the broken bones, and of course he would not leave his friend.
leaving
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From this reading Miss Tristram had been the first to tell him that Mr. Graham had fallen in leaving the covert, but having seen him rise to his legs she had not thought he was seriously hurt.
legs
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From this reading Miss Tristram had been the first to tell him that Mr. Graham had fallen in leaving the covert, but having seen him rise to his legs she had not thought he was seriously hurt.
Madeline
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From this reading Felix Graham had plenty of nurses, but Madeline was not one of them.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Tristram had been the first to tell him that Mr. Graham had fallen in leaving the covert, but having seen him rise to his legs she had not thought he was seriously hurt.
Mr
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From this reading Miss Tristram had been the first to tell him that Mr. Graham had fallen in leaving the covert, but having seen him rise to his legs she had not thought he was seriously hurt.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Felix Graham had plenty of nurses, but Madeline was not one of them.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He was one of those who had succeeded in the hunt, and consequently had heard nothing of the accident till the end of it.
nurses
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From this reading Felix Graham had plenty of nurses, but Madeline was not one of them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Felix Graham had plenty of nurses, but Madeline was not one of them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Felix Graham had plenty of nurses, but Madeline was not one of them.
plenty
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From this reading Felix Graham had plenty of nurses, but Madeline was not one of them.
rise
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From this reading Miss Tristram had been the first to tell him that Mr. Graham had fallen in leaving the covert, but having seen him rise to his legs she had not thought he was seriously hurt.
seen
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From this reading Miss Tristram had been the first to tell him that Mr. Graham had fallen in leaving the covert, but having seen him rise to his legs she had not thought he was seriously hurt.
seriously
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From this reading Miss Tristram had been the first to tell him that Mr. Graham had fallen in leaving the covert, but having seen him rise to his legs she had not thought he was seriously hurt.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Tristram had been the first to tell him that Mr. Graham had fallen in leaving the covert, but having seen him rise to his legs she had not thought he was seriously hurt.
Staveley
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From this reading Augustus Staveley came home while the Alston doctor was still busy at the broken bones, and of course he would not leave his friend.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Augustus Staveley came home while the Alston doctor was still busy at the broken bones, and of course he would not leave his friend.
succeeded
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From this reading He was one of those who had succeeded in the hunt, and consequently had heard nothing of the accident till the end of it.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Tristram had been the first to tell him that Mr. Graham had fallen in leaving the covert, but having seen him rise to his legs she had not thought he was seriously hurt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Miss Tristram had been the first to tell him that Mr. Graham had fallen in leaving the covert, but having seen him rise to his legs she had not thought he was seriously hurt.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Augustus Staveley came home while the Alston doctor was still busy at the broken bones, and of course he would not leave his friend.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Felix Graham had plenty of nurses, but Madeline was not one of them.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He was one of those who had succeeded in the hunt, and consequently had heard nothing of the accident till the end of it.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Tristram had been the first to tell him that Mr. Graham had fallen in leaving the covert, but having seen him rise to his legs she had not thought he was seriously hurt.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He was one of those who had succeeded in the hunt, and consequently had heard nothing of the accident till the end of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Tristram had been the first to tell him that Mr. Graham had fallen in leaving the covert, but having seen him rise to his legs she had not thought he was seriously hurt.
Tristram
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From this reading Miss Tristram had been the first to tell him that Mr. Graham had fallen in leaving the covert, but having seen him rise to his legs she had not thought he was seriously hurt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Felix Graham had plenty of nurses, but Madeline was not one of them.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Augustus Staveley came home while the Alston doctor was still busy at the broken bones, and of course he would not leave his friend.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was one of those who had succeeded in the hunt, and consequently had heard nothing of the accident till the end of it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Augustus Staveley came home while the Alston doctor was still busy at the broken bones, and of course he would not leave his friend.
