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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 a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an impellingness of body as well as mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A certain impellingness of mood suggested that exercise would be a good thing and he decided to walk home.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was an impellingness of body as well as mind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A certain impellingness of mood suggested that exercise would be a good thing and he decided to walk home.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had remained later than the relative who had by chance been responsible for his being brought, an uninvited guest, to the party.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He had remained later than the relative who had by chance been responsible for his being brought, an uninvited guest, to the party.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was an impellingness of body as well as mind.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had remained later than the relative who had by chance been responsible for his being brought, an uninvited guest, to the party.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
certain
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From this reading A certain impellingness of mood suggested that exercise would be a good thing and he decided to walk home.
chance
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From this reading He had remained later than the relative who had by chance been responsible for his being brought, an uninvited guest, to the party.
changing
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From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
dance
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From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
Darte
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From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
dawn
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From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
decided
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From this reading A certain impellingness of mood suggested that exercise would be a good thing and he decided to walk home.
Donal
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From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
Dowager
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From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
Duchess
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From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
Eaton
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From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
enchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
exercise
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From this reading A certain impellingness of mood suggested that exercise would be a good thing and he decided to walk home.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had remained later than the relative who had by chance been responsible for his being brought, an uninvited guest, to the party.
given
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From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A certain impellingness of mood suggested that exercise would be a good thing and he decided to walk home.
grave
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From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
guest
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From this reading He had remained later than the relative who had by chance been responsible for his being brought, an uninvited guest, to the party.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had remained later than the relative who had by chance been responsible for his being brought, an uninvited guest, to the party.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A certain impellingness of mood suggested that exercise would be a good thing and he decided to walk home.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had remained later than the relative who had by chance been responsible for his being brought, an uninvited guest, to the party.
home
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From this reading A certain impellingness of mood suggested that exercise would be a good thing and he decided to walk home.
house
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From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
impellingness
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From this reading A certain impellingness of mood suggested that exercise would be a good thing and he decided to walk home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Duchess had not known that he was in London.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
known
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From this reading The Duchess had not known that he was in London.
later
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From this reading He had remained later than the relative who had by chance been responsible for his being brought, an uninvited guest, to the party.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
London
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From this reading The Duchess had not known that he was in London.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was an impellingness of body as well as mind.
mood
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From this reading A certain impellingness of mood suggested that exercise would be a good thing and he decided to walk home.
Muir
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From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
mystically
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From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
night
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From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Duchess had not known that he was in London.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
old
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From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had remained later than the relative who had by chance been responsible for his being brought, an uninvited guest, to the party.
relative
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From this reading He had remained later than the relative who had by chance been responsible for his being brought, an uninvited guest, to the party.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had remained later than the relative who had by chance been responsible for his being brought, an uninvited guest, to the party.
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading He had remained later than the relative who had by chance been responsible for his being brought, an uninvited guest, to the party.
soft
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From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
Square
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From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
starlit
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From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
suggested
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From this reading A certain impellingness of mood suggested that exercise would be a good thing and he decided to walk home.
tall
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From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had remained later than the relative who had by chance been responsible for his being brought, an uninvited guest, to the party.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A certain impellingness of mood suggested that exercise would be a good thing and he decided to walk home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A certain impellingness of mood suggested that exercise would be a good thing and he decided to walk home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A certain impellingness of mood suggested that exercise would be a good thing and he decided to walk home.
uninvited
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From this reading He had remained later than the relative who had by chance been responsible for his being brought, an uninvited guest, to the party.
walk
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From this reading A certain impellingness of mood suggested that exercise would be a good thing and he decided to walk home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
well
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From this reading It was an impellingness of body as well as mind.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a soft starlit night mystically changing into dawn when Donal Muir left the tall, grave house on Eaton Square after the strangely enchanted dance given by the old Dowager Duchess of Darte.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had remained later than the relative who had by chance been responsible for his being brought, an uninvited guest, to the party.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A certain impellingness of mood suggested that exercise would be a good thing and he decided to walk home.
