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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 very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."
almost
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From this reading And the dead man's daughter herself, in trailing crape and sables, deathly pale and still, was likewise there, cold and rigid almost as the corpse itself.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And the dead man's daughter herself, in trailing crape and sables, deathly pale and still, was likewise there, cold and rigid almost as the corpse itself.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
betrothed
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From this reading Sir Everard Kingsland was there, conspicuous and interesting in his new capacity of betrothed to the dead man's daughter.
capacity
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From this reading Sir Everard Kingsland was there, conspicuous and interesting in his new capacity of betrothed to the dead man's daughter.
ceremonial
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From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
chap
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From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."
cold
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From this reading And the dead man's daughter herself, in trailing crape and sables, deathly pale and still, was likewise there, cold and rigid almost as the corpse itself.
conspicuous
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From this reading Sir Everard Kingsland was there, conspicuous and interesting in his new capacity of betrothed to the dead man's daughter.
corpse
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From this reading And the dead man's daughter herself, in trailing crape and sables, deathly pale and still, was likewise there, cold and rigid almost as the corpse itself.
crape
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From this reading And the dead man's daughter herself, in trailing crape and sables, deathly pale and still, was likewise there, cold and rigid almost as the corpse itself.
daughter
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From this reading Sir Everard Kingsland was there, conspicuous and interesting in his new capacity of betrothed to the dead man's daughter.
DEADnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DEAD MAN'S SECRET.
deathly
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From this reading And the dead man's daughter herself, in trailing crape and sables, deathly pale and still, was likewise there, cold and rigid almost as the corpse itself.
Everard
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From this reading Sir Everard Kingsland was there, conspicuous and interesting in his new capacity of betrothed to the dead man's daughter.
exulting
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From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."
gates
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From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
Godfrey
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From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
gone
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From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
got
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From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
Hall
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From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
Harold
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From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
hat-band
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From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And the dead man's daughter herself, in trailing crape and sables, deathly pale and still, was likewise there, cold and rigid almost as the corpse itself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."
Hunsden
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From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
Hunsden's
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From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
Hunsdens
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From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
impoverishedadjectiveUS /ɪmˈpɒv.ər.ɪʃt/
Reduced to poverty; having very little money or resources.
From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."
interesting
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From this reading Sir Everard Kingsland was there, conspicuous and interesting in his new capacity of betrothed to the dead man's daughter.
inwardly
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From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And the dead man's daughter herself, in trailing crape and sables, deathly pale and still, was likewise there, cold and rigid almost as the corpse itself.
king
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From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."
Kingsland
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From this reading Sir Everard Kingsland was there, conspicuous and interesting in his new capacity of betrothed to the dead man's daughter.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."
law
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From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."
lay
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From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
likewise
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From this reading And the dead man's daughter herself, in trailing crape and sables, deathly pale and still, was likewise there, cold and rigid almost as the corpse itself.
London
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From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."
MAN'S
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From this reading THE DEAD MAN'S SECRET.
many
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From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
new
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From this reading Sir Everard Kingsland was there, conspicuous and interesting in his new capacity of betrothed to the dead man's daughter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
old
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From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."
own
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From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."
pale
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From this reading And the dead man's daughter herself, in trailing crape and sables, deathly pale and still, was likewise there, cold and rigid almost as the corpse itself.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
rigid
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From this reading And the dead man's daughter herself, in trailing crape and sables, deathly pale and still, was likewise there, cold and rigid almost as the corpse itself.
sables
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From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."
scores
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From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE DEAD MAN'S SECRET.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Everard Kingsland was there, conspicuous and interesting in his new capacity of betrothed to the dead man's daughter.
stately
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From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the dead man's daughter herself, in trailing crape and sables, deathly pale and still, was likewise there, cold and rigid almost as the corpse itself.
sweeping
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From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."
swell
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From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEAD MAN'S SECRET.
there
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From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
trailing
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From this reading And the dead man's daughter herself, in trailing crape and sables, deathly pale and still, was likewise there, cold and rigid almost as the corpse itself.
very
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From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.
