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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 Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And much about the same time the information was brought to Lady Elizabeth by her housekeeper, and to Emily by her own maid.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old butler, Cloudesdale, brought him the news, and Cloudesdale whispered it into his ears with solemn sorrow.
aware
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From this reading Cloudesdale was well aware that Cousin George was no credit to the house of Humblethwaite.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith.
butler
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From this reading The old butler, Cloudesdale, brought him the news, and Cloudesdale whispered it into his ears with solemn sorrow.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And much about the same time the information was brought to Lady Elizabeth by her housekeeper, and to Emily by her own maid.
Cloudesdale
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From this reading The old butler, Cloudesdale, brought him the news, and Cloudesdale whispered it into his ears with solemn sorrow.
Cousin
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From this reading Cloudesdale was well aware that Cousin George was no credit to the house of Humblethwaite.
credit
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From this reading Cloudesdale was well aware that Cousin George was no credit to the house of Humblethwaite.
ears
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From this reading The old butler, Cloudesdale, brought him the news, and Cloudesdale whispered it into his ears with solemn sorrow.
Elizabeth
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From this reading And much about the same time the information was brought to Lady Elizabeth by her housekeeper, and to Emily by her own maid.
Emily
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From this reading And much about the same time the information was brought to Lady Elizabeth by her housekeeper, and to Emily by her own maid.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith.
George
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From this reading Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith.
Harry
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From this reading Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And much about the same time the information was brought to Lady Elizabeth by her housekeeper, and to Emily by her own maid.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old butler, Cloudesdale, brought him the news, and Cloudesdale whispered it into his ears with solemn sorrow.
Hotspur
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From this reading Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith.
house
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From this reading Cloudesdale was well aware that Cousin George was no credit to the house of Humblethwaite.
housekeeper
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From this reading And much about the same time the information was brought to Lady Elizabeth by her housekeeper, and to Emily by her own maid.
Humblethwaite
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From this reading Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith.
information
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From this reading And much about the same time the information was brought to Lady Elizabeth by her housekeeper, and to Emily by her own maid.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The old butler, Cloudesdale, brought him the news, and Cloudesdale whispered it into his ears with solemn sorrow.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The old butler, Cloudesdale, brought him the news, and Cloudesdale whispered it into his ears with solemn sorrow.
Lady
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From this reading And much about the same time the information was brought to Lady Elizabeth by her housekeeper, and to Emily by her own maid.
library
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From this reading Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith.
maid
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From this reading And much about the same time the information was brought to Lady Elizabeth by her housekeeper, and to Emily by her own maid.
much
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From this reading And much about the same time the information was brought to Lady Elizabeth by her housekeeper, and to Emily by her own maid.
NEW
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From this reading THE NEW SMITHY.
news
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From this reading The old butler, Cloudesdale, brought him the news, and Cloudesdale whispered it into his ears with solemn sorrow.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Cloudesdale was well aware that Cousin George was no credit to the house of Humblethwaite.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith.
old
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From this reading The old butler, Cloudesdale, brought him the news, and Cloudesdale whispered it into his ears with solemn sorrow.
own
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From this reading And much about the same time the information was brought to Lady Elizabeth by her housekeeper, and to Emily by her own maid.
pair
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From this reading Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith.
Penrith
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From this reading Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith.
post-horses
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From this reading Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith.
reached
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From this reading Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And much about the same time the information was brought to Lady Elizabeth by her housekeeper, and to Emily by her own maid.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith.
sitting
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From this reading Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith.
SMITHY
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From this reading THE NEW SMITHY.
solemn
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From this reading The old butler, Cloudesdale, brought him the news, and Cloudesdale whispered it into his ears with solemn sorrow.
sorrow
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From this reading The old butler, Cloudesdale, brought him the news, and Cloudesdale whispered it into his ears with solemn sorrow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW SMITHY.
tidings
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From this reading Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And much about the same time the information was brought to Lady Elizabeth by her housekeeper, and to Emily by her own maid.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith.
well
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From this reading Cloudesdale was well aware that Cousin George was no credit to the house of Humblethwaite.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith.
whispered
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From this reading The old butler, Cloudesdale, brought him the news, and Cloudesdale whispered it into his ears with solemn sorrow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith.
