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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 Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am to arrange whether to keep it or not.'
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They were driving over an open heath in its summer carpet-like state of purple heather, dwarf gorse, and bracken.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
arrange
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From this reading I am to arrange whether to keep it or not.'
arriving
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From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'It is Miss Morton's, I believe, at present.
bracken
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From this reading They were driving over an open heath in its summer carpet-like state of purple heather, dwarf gorse, and bracken.
breathed
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From this reading 'I say,' he breathed forth, when they were shut in, 'is this yours?'
brougham
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From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
carpet-like
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From this reading They were driving over an open heath in its summer carpet-like state of purple heather, dwarf gorse, and bracken.
coroneted
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From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
country
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From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
driving
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From this reading They were driving over an open heath in its summer carpet-like state of purple heather, dwarf gorse, and bracken.
dwarfnounUS /dwɔːrf/
in traditional stories, a small humanlike being with magical qualities
From this reading They were driving over an open heath in its summer carpet-like state of purple heather, dwarf gorse, and bracken.
finger
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From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
forth
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From this reading 'I say,' he breathed forth, when they were shut in, 'is this yours?'
gorse
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From this reading They were driving over an open heath in its summer carpet-like state of purple heather, dwarf gorse, and bracken.
hat
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From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I say,' he breathed forth, when they were shut in, 'is this yours?'
heathnounUS /hiːθ/
open uncultivated land covered with low plants
From this reading They were driving over an open heath in its summer carpet-like state of purple heather, dwarf gorse, and bracken.
heather
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From this reading They were driving over an open heath in its summer carpet-like state of purple heather, dwarf gorse, and bracken.
Herbert
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From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I say,' he breathed forth, when they were shut in, 'is this yours?'
impressed
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From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'I say,' he breathed forth, when they were shut in, 'is this yours?'
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'It is Miss Morton's, I believe, at present.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They were driving over an open heath in its summer carpet-like state of purple heather, dwarf gorse, and bracken.
keep
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From this reading I am to arrange whether to keep it or not.'
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
Lordship's
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From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
luggage
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From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
Miss
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From this reading 'It is Miss Morton's, I believe, at present.
Morton's
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From this reading 'It is Miss Morton's, I believe, at present.
mourning
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From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am to arrange whether to keep it or not.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were driving over an open heath in its summer carpet-like state of purple heather, dwarf gorse, and bracken.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading They were driving over an open heath in its summer carpet-like state of purple heather, dwarf gorse, and bracken.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I am to arrange whether to keep it or not.'
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
present
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From this reading 'It is Miss Morton's, I believe, at present.
presiding
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From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
purple
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From this reading They were driving over an open heath in its summer carpet-like state of purple heather, dwarf gorse, and bracken.
say
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From this reading 'I say,' he breathed forth, when they were shut in, 'is this yours?'
seen
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From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
servant
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From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
shut
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From this reading 'I say,' he breathed forth, when they were shut in, 'is this yours?'
state
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From this reading They were driving over an open heath in its summer carpet-like state of purple heather, dwarf gorse, and bracken.
station
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From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
summer
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From this reading They were driving over an open heath in its summer carpet-like state of purple heather, dwarf gorse, and bracken.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I say,' he breathed forth, when they were shut in, 'is this yours?'
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'I say,' he breathed forth, when they were shut in, 'is this yours?'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
train
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From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'I say,' he breathed forth, when they were shut in, 'is this yours?'
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I am to arrange whether to keep it or not.'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Herbert began to be impressed when, on the train arriving at a little country station, a servant in mourning, with finger to his hat, inquired after his Lordship's luggage, and another was seen presiding over a coroneted brougham.
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading 'I say,' he breathed forth, when they were shut in, 'is this yours?'
