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air
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From this reading Crawshay alone lingered, with the obvious air of having something further to say to his host.
all
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From this reading One by one, the next morning, in all manner of vehicles, the guests left the Castle.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Crawshay alone lingered, with the obvious air of having something further to say to his host.
ancestors
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From this reading Sir Denis bade them farewell, parting with some of them in the leaky hall of his ancestors, and with others out in the stone-flagged courtyard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Denis bade them farewell, parting with some of them in the leaky hall of his ancestors, and with others out in the stone-flagged courtyard.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "These," Sir Denis pointed out, "are supposed to be the marbles with which the great giant Cathley used to play.
bade
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From this reading Sir Denis bade them farewell, parting with some of them in the leaky hall of his ancestors, and with others out in the stone-flagged courtyard.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "These," Sir Denis pointed out, "are supposed to be the marbles with which the great giant Cathley used to play.
beach
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From this reading The two men strolled down together seaward to where the great rocks lay thick upon the stormy beach.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One by one, the next morning, in all manner of vehicles, the guests left the Castle.
Castle
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From this reading One by one, the next morning, in all manner of vehicles, the guests left the Castle.
Cathley
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From this reading "These," Sir Denis pointed out, "are supposed to be the marbles with which the great giant Cathley used to play.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading Sir Denis bade them farewell, parting with some of them in the leaky hall of his ancestors, and with others out in the stone-flagged courtyard.
Crawshay
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From this reading Crawshay alone lingered, with the obvious air of having something further to say to his host.
Denis
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From this reading Sir Denis bade them farewell, parting with some of them in the leaky hall of his ancestors, and with others out in the stone-flagged courtyard.
down
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From this reading The two men strolled down together seaward to where the great rocks lay thick upon the stormy beach.
farewell
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From this reading Sir Denis bade them farewell, parting with some of them in the leaky hall of his ancestors, and with others out in the stone-flagged courtyard.
further
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From this reading Crawshay alone lingered, with the obvious air of having something further to say to his host.
giant
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From this reading "These," Sir Denis pointed out, "are supposed to be the marbles with which the great giant Cathley used to play.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two men strolled down together seaward to where the great rocks lay thick upon the stormy beach.
guests
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From this reading One by one, the next morning, in all manner of vehicles, the guests left the Castle.
hall
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From this reading Sir Denis bade them farewell, parting with some of them in the leaky hall of his ancestors, and with others out in the stone-flagged courtyard.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Crawshay alone lingered, with the obvious air of having something further to say to his host.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Denis bade them farewell, parting with some of them in the leaky hall of his ancestors, and with others out in the stone-flagged courtyard.
host
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From this reading Crawshay alone lingered, with the obvious air of having something further to say to his host.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One by one, the next morning, in all manner of vehicles, the guests left the Castle.
lay
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From this reading The two men strolled down together seaward to where the great rocks lay thick upon the stormy beach.
leaky
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From this reading Sir Denis bade them farewell, parting with some of them in the leaky hall of his ancestors, and with others out in the stone-flagged courtyard.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One by one, the next morning, in all manner of vehicles, the guests left the Castle.
lingered
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From this reading Crawshay alone lingered, with the obvious air of having something further to say to his host.
manner
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From this reading One by one, the next morning, in all manner of vehicles, the guests left the Castle.
marbles
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From this reading "These," Sir Denis pointed out, "are supposed to be the marbles with which the great giant Cathley used to play.
men
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From this reading The two men strolled down together seaward to where the great rocks lay thick upon the stormy beach.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One by one, the next morning, in all manner of vehicles, the guests left the Castle.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One by one, the next morning, in all manner of vehicles, the guests left the Castle.
obvious
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From this reading Crawshay alone lingered, with the obvious air of having something further to say to his host.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One by one, the next morning, in all manner of vehicles, the guests left the Castle.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One by one, the next morning, in all manner of vehicles, the guests left the Castle.
others
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From this reading Sir Denis bade them farewell, parting with some of them in the leaky hall of his ancestors, and with others out in the stone-flagged courtyard.
out
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From this reading Sir Denis bade them farewell, parting with some of them in the leaky hall of his ancestors, and with others out in the stone-flagged courtyard.
parting
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From this reading Sir Denis bade them farewell, parting with some of them in the leaky hall of his ancestors, and with others out in the stone-flagged courtyard.
play
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From this reading "These," Sir Denis pointed out, "are supposed to be the marbles with which the great giant Cathley used to play.
pointed
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From this reading "These," Sir Denis pointed out, "are supposed to be the marbles with which the great giant Cathley used to play.
rocks
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From this reading The two men strolled down together seaward to where the great rocks lay thick upon the stormy beach.
say
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From this reading Crawshay alone lingered, with the obvious air of having something further to say to his host.
seaward
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From this reading The two men strolled down together seaward to where the great rocks lay thick upon the stormy beach.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Denis bade them farewell, parting with some of them in the leaky hall of his ancestors, and with others out in the stone-flagged courtyard.
some
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From this reading Sir Denis bade them farewell, parting with some of them in the leaky hall of his ancestors, and with others out in the stone-flagged courtyard.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Crawshay alone lingered, with the obvious air of having something further to say to his host.
stone-flagged
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From this reading Sir Denis bade them farewell, parting with some of them in the leaky hall of his ancestors, and with others out in the stone-flagged courtyard.
stormy
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From this reading The two men strolled down together seaward to where the great rocks lay thick upon the stormy beach.
strolled
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From this reading The two men strolled down together seaward to where the great rocks lay thick upon the stormy beach.
supposed
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From this reading "These," Sir Denis pointed out, "are supposed to be the marbles with which the great giant Cathley used to play.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One by one, the next morning, in all manner of vehicles, the guests left the Castle.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Sir Denis bade them farewell, parting with some of them in the leaky hall of his ancestors, and with others out in the stone-flagged courtyard.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "These," Sir Denis pointed out, "are supposed to be the marbles with which the great giant Cathley used to play.
thick
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From this reading The two men strolled down together seaward to where the great rocks lay thick upon the stormy beach.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Crawshay alone lingered, with the obvious air of having something further to say to his host.
together
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From this reading The two men strolled down together seaward to where the great rocks lay thick upon the stormy beach.
two
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From this reading The two men strolled down together seaward to where the great rocks lay thick upon the stormy beach.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The two men strolled down together seaward to where the great rocks lay thick upon the stormy beach.
used
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From this reading "These," Sir Denis pointed out, "are supposed to be the marbles with which the great giant Cathley used to play.
vehicles
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From this reading One by one, the next morning, in all manner of vehicles, the guests left the Castle.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The two men strolled down together seaward to where the great rocks lay thick upon the stormy beach.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "These," Sir Denis pointed out, "are supposed to be the marbles with which the great giant Cathley used to play.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sir Denis bade them farewell, parting with some of them in the leaky hall of his ancestors, and with others out in the stone-flagged courtyard.
