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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 But in sending it to Godfrey Holmes, he did not omit a few accompanying remarks of his own.
accompanying
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From this reading But in sending it to Godfrey Holmes, he did not omit a few accompanying remarks of his own.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An answer came from Godfrey by return of post; and on the afternoon of the sixth of January, Frank Garrow drove over to the station at Penrith to meet him.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An answer came from Godfrey by return of post; and on the afternoon of the sixth of January, Frank Garrow drove over to the station at Penrith to meet him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An answer came from Godfrey by return of post; and on the afternoon of the sixth of January, Frank Garrow drove over to the station at Penrith to meet him.
answer
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From this reading An answer came from Godfrey by return of post; and on the afternoon of the sixth of January, Frank Garrow drove over to the station at Penrith to meet him.
arranged
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From this reading On their way back to Thwaite Hall there grew up a very close confidence between the two future brothers-in-law, and Frank explained with great perspicuity a little plan which he had arranged himself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It is as good as though she had filled the sheet,” said the Major.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An answer came from Godfrey by return of post; and on the afternoon of the sixth of January, Frank Garrow drove over to the station at Penrith to meet him.
back
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From this reading On their way back to Thwaite Hall there grew up a very close confidence between the two future brothers-in-law, and Frank explained with great perspicuity a little plan which he had arranged himself.
BESSY
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From this reading BESSY.”
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading On their way back to Thwaite Hall there grew up a very close confidence between the two future brothers-in-law, and Frank explained with great perspicuity a little plan which he had arranged himself.
brothers-in-law
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From this reading On their way back to Thwaite Hall there grew up a very close confidence between the two future brothers-in-law, and Frank explained with great perspicuity a little plan which he had arranged himself.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in sending it to Godfrey Holmes, he did not omit a few accompanying remarks of his own.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading An answer came from Godfrey by return of post; and on the afternoon of the sixth of January, Frank Garrow drove over to the station at Penrith to meet him.
came
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From this reading An answer came from Godfrey by return of post; and on the afternoon of the sixth of January, Frank Garrow drove over to the station at Penrith to meet him.
close
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From this reading On their way back to Thwaite Hall there grew up a very close confidence between the two future brothers-in-law, and Frank explained with great perspicuity a little plan which he had arranged himself.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On their way back to Thwaite Hall there grew up a very close confidence between the two future brothers-in-law, and Frank explained with great perspicuity a little plan which he had arranged himself.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But in sending it to Godfrey Holmes, he did not omit a few accompanying remarks of his own.
drove
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From this reading An answer came from Godfrey by return of post; and on the afternoon of the sixth of January, Frank Garrow drove over to the station at Penrith to meet him.
explained
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From this reading On their way back to Thwaite Hall there grew up a very close confidence between the two future brothers-in-law, and Frank explained with great perspicuity a little plan which he had arranged himself.
few
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From this reading But in sending it to Godfrey Holmes, he did not omit a few accompanying remarks of his own.
filled
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From this reading “It is as good as though she had filled the sheet,” said the Major.
Frank
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From this reading An answer came from Godfrey by return of post; and on the afternoon of the sixth of January, Frank Garrow drove over to the station at Penrith to meet him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An answer came from Godfrey by return of post; and on the afternoon of the sixth of January, Frank Garrow drove over to the station at Penrith to meet him.
future
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From this reading On their way back to Thwaite Hall there grew up a very close confidence between the two future brothers-in-law, and Frank explained with great perspicuity a little plan which he had arranged himself.
Garrow
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From this reading An answer came from Godfrey by return of post; and on the afternoon of the sixth of January, Frank Garrow drove over to the station at Penrith to meet him.
Godfrey
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From this reading But in sending it to Godfrey Holmes, he did not omit a few accompanying remarks of his own.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is as good as though she had filled the sheet,” said the Major.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On their way back to Thwaite Hall there grew up a very close confidence between the two future brothers-in-law, and Frank explained with great perspicuity a little plan which he had arranged himself.
grew
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From this reading On their way back to Thwaite Hall there grew up a very close confidence between the two future brothers-in-law, and Frank explained with great perspicuity a little plan which he had arranged himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “It is as good as though she had filled the sheet,” said the Major.
Hall
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From this reading On their way back to Thwaite Hall there grew up a very close confidence between the two future brothers-in-law, and Frank explained with great perspicuity a little plan which he had arranged himself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But in sending it to Godfrey Holmes, he did not omit a few accompanying remarks of his own.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An answer came from Godfrey by return of post; and on the afternoon of the sixth of January, Frank Garrow drove over to the station at Penrith to meet him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading On their way back to Thwaite Hall there grew up a very close confidence between the two future brothers-in-law, and Frank explained with great perspicuity a little plan which he had arranged himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But in sending it to Godfrey Holmes, he did not omit a few accompanying remarks of his own.
Holmes
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From this reading But in sending it to Godfrey Holmes, he did not omit a few accompanying remarks of his own.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in sending it to Godfrey Holmes, he did not omit a few accompanying remarks of his own.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is as good as though she had filled the sheet,” said the Major.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is as good as though she had filled the sheet,” said the Major.
January
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From this reading An answer came from Godfrey by return of post; and on the afternoon of the sixth of January, Frank Garrow drove over to the station at Penrith to meet him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On their way back to Thwaite Hall there grew up a very close confidence between the two future brothers-in-law, and Frank explained with great perspicuity a little plan which he had arranged himself.
Major
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From this reading “It is as good as though she had filled the sheet,” said the Major.
meet
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From this reading An answer came from Godfrey by return of post; and on the afternoon of the sixth of January, Frank Garrow drove over to the station at Penrith to meet him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But in sending it to Godfrey Holmes, he did not omit a few accompanying remarks of his own.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But in sending it to Godfrey Holmes, he did not omit a few accompanying remarks of his own.
omit
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From this reading But in sending it to Godfrey Holmes, he did not omit a few accompanying remarks of his own.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading An answer came from Godfrey by return of post; and on the afternoon of the sixth of January, Frank Garrow drove over to the station at Penrith to meet him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading An answer came from Godfrey by return of post; and on the afternoon of the sixth of January, Frank Garrow drove over to the station at Penrith to meet him.
own
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From this reading But in sending it to Godfrey Holmes, he did not omit a few accompanying remarks of his own.
Penrith
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From this reading An answer came from Godfrey by return of post; and on the afternoon of the sixth of January, Frank Garrow drove over to the station at Penrith to meet him.
perspicuity
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From this reading On their way back to Thwaite Hall there grew up a very close confidence between the two future brothers-in-law, and Frank explained with great perspicuity a little plan which he had arranged himself.
plan
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From this reading On their way back to Thwaite Hall there grew up a very close confidence between the two future brothers-in-law, and Frank explained with great perspicuity a little plan which he had arranged himself.
post
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From this reading An answer came from Godfrey by return of post; and on the afternoon of the sixth of January, Frank Garrow drove over to the station at Penrith to meet him.
remarks
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From this reading But in sending it to Godfrey Holmes, he did not omit a few accompanying remarks of his own.
return
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From this reading An answer came from Godfrey by return of post; and on the afternoon of the sixth of January, Frank Garrow drove over to the station at Penrith to meet him.
said
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From this reading “It is as good as though she had filled the sheet,” said the Major.
sending
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From this reading But in sending it to Godfrey Holmes, he did not omit a few accompanying remarks of his own.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It is as good as though she had filled the sheet,” said the Major.
sheet
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From this reading “It is as good as though she had filled the sheet,” said the Major.
sixthnounUS /sixth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An answer came from Godfrey by return of post; and on the afternoon of the sixth of January, Frank Garrow drove over to the station at Penrith to meet him.
station
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From this reading An answer came from Godfrey by return of post; and on the afternoon of the sixth of January, Frank Garrow drove over to the station at Penrith to meet him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It is as good as though she had filled the sheet,” said the Major.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On their way back to Thwaite Hall there grew up a very close confidence between the two future brothers-in-law, and Frank explained with great perspicuity a little plan which he had arranged himself.
there
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From this reading On their way back to Thwaite Hall there grew up a very close confidence between the two future brothers-in-law, and Frank explained with great perspicuity a little plan which he had arranged himself.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “It is as good as though she had filled the sheet,” said the Major.
Thwaite
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From this reading On their way back to Thwaite Hall there grew up a very close confidence between the two future brothers-in-law, and Frank explained with great perspicuity a little plan which he had arranged himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But in sending it to Godfrey Holmes, he did not omit a few accompanying remarks of his own.
two
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From this reading On their way back to Thwaite Hall there grew up a very close confidence between the two future brothers-in-law, and Frank explained with great perspicuity a little plan which he had arranged himself.
up
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From this reading On their way back to Thwaite Hall there grew up a very close confidence between the two future brothers-in-law, and Frank explained with great perspicuity a little plan which he had arranged himself.
very
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From this reading On their way back to Thwaite Hall there grew up a very close confidence between the two future brothers-in-law, and Frank explained with great perspicuity a little plan which he had arranged himself.
way
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From this reading On their way back to Thwaite Hall there grew up a very close confidence between the two future brothers-in-law, and Frank explained with great perspicuity a little plan which he had arranged himself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On their way back to Thwaite Hall there grew up a very close confidence between the two future brothers-in-law, and Frank explained with great perspicuity a little plan which he had arranged himself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On their way back to Thwaite Hall there grew up a very close confidence between the two future brothers-in-law, and Frank explained with great perspicuity a little plan which he had arranged himself.
