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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 The boy was in one of his better moods, although that was a poor consolation.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The boy was in one of his better moods, although that was a poor consolation.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
appeared
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From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
away
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From this reading "I could not make out whether she had been lost in the snow, or whether your cousin, that Mr. St. George Wilton, had run away with her.
back
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From this reading "I thought Ella was never coming back yesterday," he said, in his plaintive, querulous voice.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I could not make out whether she had been lost in the snow, or whether your cousin, that Mr. St. George Wilton, had run away with her.
better
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From this reading The boy was in one of his better moods, although that was a poor consolation.
boy
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From this reading The boy was in one of his better moods, although that was a poor consolation.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
coming
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From this reading "I thought Ella was never coming back yesterday," he said, in his plaintive, querulous voice.
consolation
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From this reading The boy was in one of his better moods, although that was a poor consolation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I could not make out whether she had been lost in the snow, or whether your cousin, that Mr. St. George Wilton, had run away with her.
cousin
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From this reading "I could not make out whether she had been lost in the snow, or whether your cousin, that Mr. St. George Wilton, had run away with her.
day
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From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
Donald
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From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
Ella
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From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
George
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From this reading "I could not make out whether she had been lost in the snow, or whether your cousin, that Mr. St. George Wilton, had run away with her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I could not make out whether she had been lost in the snow, or whether your cousin, that Mr. St. George Wilton, had run away with her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
hour
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From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought Ella was never coming back yesterday," he said, in his plaintive, querulous voice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boy was in one of his better moods, although that was a poor consolation.
inquiry
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From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
intention
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From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
lost
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From this reading "I could not make out whether she had been lost in the snow, or whether your cousin, that Mr. St. George Wilton, had run away with her.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
moods
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From this reading The boy was in one of his better moods, although that was a poor consolation.
Mr
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From this reading "I could not make out whether she had been lost in the snow, or whether your cousin, that Mr. St. George Wilton, had run away with her.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I could not make out whether she had been lost in the snow, or whether your cousin, that Mr. St. George Wilton, had run away with her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
Oh
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From this reading Oh!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The boy was in one of his better moods, although that was a poor consolation.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I could not make out whether she had been lost in the snow, or whether your cousin, that Mr. St. George Wilton, had run away with her.
out
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From this reading "I could not make out whether she had been lost in the snow, or whether your cousin, that Mr. St. George Wilton, had run away with her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
plaintive
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From this reading "I thought Ella was never coming back yesterday," he said, in his plaintive, querulous voice.
pleasure
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From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy was in one of his better moods, although that was a poor consolation.
promised
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From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
querulous
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From this reading "I thought Ella was never coming back yesterday," he said, in his plaintive, querulous voice.
Rivers
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From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
rode
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From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
run
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From this reading "I could not make out whether she had been lost in the snow, or whether your cousin, that Mr. St. George Wilton, had run away with her.
said
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From this reading "I thought Ella was never coming back yesterday," he said, in his plaintive, querulous voice.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I could not make out whether she had been lost in the snow, or whether your cousin, that Mr. St. George Wilton, had run away with her.
snow
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From this reading "I could not make out whether she had been lost in the snow, or whether your cousin, that Mr. St. George Wilton, had run away with her.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
St
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From this reading "I could not make out whether she had been lost in the snow, or whether your cousin, that Mr. St. George Wilton, had run away with her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The boy was in one of his better moods, although that was a poor consolation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought Ella was never coming back yesterday," he said, in his plaintive, querulous voice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
true
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From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
voice
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From this reading "I thought Ella was never coming back yesterday," he said, in his plaintive, querulous voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "I could not make out whether she had been lost in the snow, or whether your cousin, that Mr. St. George Wilton, had run away with her.
Wilton
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From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wilton was true to his intention, and rode over the next day to make the promised inquiry, when he had the pleasure of spending half an hour with Donald, but Ella Rivers never appeared.
yesterday
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From this reading "I thought Ella was never coming back yesterday," he said, in his plaintive, querulous voice.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I could not make out whether she had been lost in the snow, or whether your cousin, that Mr. St. George Wilton, had run away with her.
