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all
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From this reading It had rained for two days before he left London, and it rained steadily all the way to Lancashire, and was raining steadily when he reached Temple Barholm.
amazed
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From this reading It was the quiet, unmoved persistence of it which amazed him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had rained for two days before he left London, and it rained steadily all the way to Lancashire, and was raining steadily when he reached Temple Barholm.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he sat in the railroad carriage and watched the slanting lines of its unabating downpour, he felt that Mr. Palford must inevitably make some remark upon it.
Barholm
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From this reading It had rained for two days before he left London, and it rained steadily all the way to Lancashire, and was raining steadily when he reached Temple Barholm.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The necessary business in London having been transacted, Tembarom went north to take possession of the home of his forefathers.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It had rained for two days before he left London, and it rained steadily all the way to Lancashire, and was raining steadily when he reached Temple Barholm.
business
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From this reading The necessary business in London having been transacted, Tembarom went north to take possession of the home of his forefathers.
carriage
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From this reading As he sat in the railroad carriage and watched the slanting lines of its unabating downpour, he felt that Mr. Palford must inevitably make some remark upon it.
days
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From this reading It had rained for two days before he left London, and it rained steadily all the way to Lancashire, and was raining steadily when he reached Temple Barholm.
downpour
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From this reading As he sat in the railroad carriage and watched the slanting lines of its unabating downpour, he felt that Mr. Palford must inevitably make some remark upon it.
felt
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From this reading As he sat in the railroad carriage and watched the slanting lines of its unabating downpour, he felt that Mr. Palford must inevitably make some remark upon it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had rained for two days before he left London, and it rained steadily all the way to Lancashire, and was raining steadily when he reached Temple Barholm.
forefathers
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From this reading The necessary business in London having been transacted, Tembarom went north to take possession of the home of his forefathers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had rained for two days before he left London, and it rained steadily all the way to Lancashire, and was raining steadily when he reached Temple Barholm.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The necessary business in London having been transacted, Tembarom went north to take possession of the home of his forefathers.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had rained for two days before he left London, and it rained steadily all the way to Lancashire, and was raining steadily when he reached Temple Barholm.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was the quiet, unmoved persistence of it which amazed him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The necessary business in London having been transacted, Tembarom went north to take possession of the home of his forefathers.
home
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From this reading The necessary business in London having been transacted, Tembarom went north to take possession of the home of his forefathers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The necessary business in London having been transacted, Tembarom went north to take possession of the home of his forefathers.
inevitably
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From this reading As he sat in the railroad carriage and watched the slanting lines of its unabating downpour, he felt that Mr. Palford must inevitably make some remark upon it.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had rained for two days before he left London, and it rained steadily all the way to Lancashire, and was raining steadily when he reached Temple Barholm.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As he sat in the railroad carriage and watched the slanting lines of its unabating downpour, he felt that Mr. Palford must inevitably make some remark upon it.
Lancashire
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From this reading It had rained for two days before he left London, and it rained steadily all the way to Lancashire, and was raining steadily when he reached Temple Barholm.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had rained for two days before he left London, and it rained steadily all the way to Lancashire, and was raining steadily when he reached Temple Barholm.
lines
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From this reading As he sat in the railroad carriage and watched the slanting lines of its unabating downpour, he felt that Mr. Palford must inevitably make some remark upon it.
London
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From this reading The necessary business in London having been transacted, Tembarom went north to take possession of the home of his forefathers.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he sat in the railroad carriage and watched the slanting lines of its unabating downpour, he felt that Mr. Palford must inevitably make some remark upon it.
Mr
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From this reading As he sat in the railroad carriage and watched the slanting lines of its unabating downpour, he felt that Mr. Palford must inevitably make some remark upon it.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading As he sat in the railroad carriage and watched the slanting lines of its unabating downpour, he felt that Mr. Palford must inevitably make some remark upon it.
necessary
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From this reading The necessary business in London having been transacted, Tembarom went north to take possession of the home of his forefathers.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never seen such rain before.
north
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From this reading The necessary business in London having been transacted, Tembarom went north to take possession of the home of his forefathers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The necessary business in London having been transacted, Tembarom went north to take possession of the home of his forefathers.
Palford
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From this reading As he sat in the railroad carriage and watched the slanting lines of its unabating downpour, he felt that Mr. Palford must inevitably make some remark upon it.
persistence
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From this reading It was the quiet, unmoved persistence of it which amazed him.
possession
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From this reading The necessary business in London having been transacted, Tembarom went north to take possession of the home of his forefathers.
quiet
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From this reading It was the quiet, unmoved persistence of it which amazed him.
railroad
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From this reading As he sat in the railroad carriage and watched the slanting lines of its unabating downpour, he felt that Mr. Palford must inevitably make some remark upon it.
rain
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From this reading He had never seen such rain before.
rained
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From this reading It had rained for two days before he left London, and it rained steadily all the way to Lancashire, and was raining steadily when he reached Temple Barholm.
raining
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From this reading It had rained for two days before he left London, and it rained steadily all the way to Lancashire, and was raining steadily when he reached Temple Barholm.
reached
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From this reading It had rained for two days before he left London, and it rained steadily all the way to Lancashire, and was raining steadily when he reached Temple Barholm.
remark
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From this reading As he sat in the railroad carriage and watched the slanting lines of its unabating downpour, he felt that Mr. Palford must inevitably make some remark upon it.
sat
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From this reading As he sat in the railroad carriage and watched the slanting lines of its unabating downpour, he felt that Mr. Palford must inevitably make some remark upon it.
seen
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From this reading He had never seen such rain before.
slanting
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From this reading As he sat in the railroad carriage and watched the slanting lines of its unabating downpour, he felt that Mr. Palford must inevitably make some remark upon it.
some
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From this reading As he sat in the railroad carriage and watched the slanting lines of its unabating downpour, he felt that Mr. Palford must inevitably make some remark upon it.
steadily
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From this reading It had rained for two days before he left London, and it rained steadily all the way to Lancashire, and was raining steadily when he reached Temple Barholm.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had never seen such rain before.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The necessary business in London having been transacted, Tembarom went north to take possession of the home of his forefathers.
Tembarom
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From this reading The necessary business in London having been transacted, Tembarom went north to take possession of the home of his forefathers.
Temple
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From this reading It had rained for two days before he left London, and it rained steadily all the way to Lancashire, and was raining steadily when he reached Temple Barholm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he sat in the railroad carriage and watched the slanting lines of its unabating downpour, he felt that Mr. Palford must inevitably make some remark upon it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The necessary business in London having been transacted, Tembarom went north to take possession of the home of his forefathers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The necessary business in London having been transacted, Tembarom went north to take possession of the home of his forefathers.
transacted
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From this reading The necessary business in London having been transacted, Tembarom went north to take possession of the home of his forefathers.
two
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From this reading It had rained for two days before he left London, and it rained steadily all the way to Lancashire, and was raining steadily when he reached Temple Barholm.
unabating
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From this reading As he sat in the railroad carriage and watched the slanting lines of its unabating downpour, he felt that Mr. Palford must inevitably make some remark upon it.
unmoved
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From this reading It was the quiet, unmoved persistence of it which amazed him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As he sat in the railroad carriage and watched the slanting lines of its unabating downpour, he felt that Mr. Palford must inevitably make some remark upon it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It had rained for two days before he left London, and it rained steadily all the way to Lancashire, and was raining steadily when he reached Temple Barholm.
watched
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From this reading As he sat in the railroad carriage and watched the slanting lines of its unabating downpour, he felt that Mr. Palford must inevitably make some remark upon it.
way
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From this reading It had rained for two days before he left London, and it rained steadily all the way to Lancashire, and was raining steadily when he reached Temple Barholm.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The necessary business in London having been transacted, Tembarom went north to take possession of the home of his forefathers.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It had rained for two days before he left London, and it rained steadily all the way to Lancashire, and was raining steadily when he reached Temple Barholm.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the quiet, unmoved persistence of it which amazed him.
