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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 Hector and Tom finished their holidays by a morning’s shooting at the Grange, Dr. May promising to meet them, and let them drive him home.
accepted
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From this reading He looked depressed, and seemed much disappointed at having heard that George and Flora had accepted some further invitations in Scotland, and did not intend to return for another month.
ache
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From this reading The heart may ache, but may not burst; Heaven will not leave thee, nor forsake.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hector and Tom finished their holidays by a morning’s shooting at the Grange, Dr. May promising to meet them, and let them drive him home.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He looked depressed, and seemed much disappointed at having heard that George and Flora had accepted some further invitations in Scotland, and did not intend to return for another month.
arrived
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From this reading Meta was out when he arrived; and, repairing to the library, he found Mr. Rivers sitting by a fire, though it was early in September, with the newspaper before him, but not reading.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hector and Tom finished their holidays by a morning’s shooting at the Grange, Dr. May promising to meet them, and let them drive him home.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Meta was out when he arrived; and, repairing to the library, he found Mr. Rivers sitting by a fire, though it was early in September, with the newspaper before him, but not reading.
burst
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From this reading The heart may ache, but may not burst; Heaven will not leave thee, nor forsake.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The heart may ache, but may not burst; Heaven will not leave thee, nor forsake.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hector and Tom finished their holidays by a morning’s shooting at the Grange, Dr. May promising to meet them, and let them drive him home.
Christian
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From this reading Christian Year.
depressed
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From this reading He looked depressed, and seemed much disappointed at having heard that George and Flora had accepted some further invitations in Scotland, and did not intend to return for another month.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He looked depressed, and seemed much disappointed at having heard that George and Flora had accepted some further invitations in Scotland, and did not intend to return for another month.
disappointed
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From this reading He looked depressed, and seemed much disappointed at having heard that George and Flora had accepted some further invitations in Scotland, and did not intend to return for another month.
Dr
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From this reading Hector and Tom finished their holidays by a morning’s shooting at the Grange, Dr. May promising to meet them, and let them drive him home.
drive
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From this reading Hector and Tom finished their holidays by a morning’s shooting at the Grange, Dr. May promising to meet them, and let them drive him home.
early
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From this reading Meta was out when he arrived; and, repairing to the library, he found Mr. Rivers sitting by a fire, though it was early in September, with the newspaper before him, but not reading.
finished
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From this reading Hector and Tom finished their holidays by a morning’s shooting at the Grange, Dr. May promising to meet them, and let them drive him home.
fire
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From this reading Meta was out when he arrived; and, repairing to the library, he found Mr. Rivers sitting by a fire, though it was early in September, with the newspaper before him, but not reading.
Flora
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From this reading He looked depressed, and seemed much disappointed at having heard that George and Flora had accepted some further invitations in Scotland, and did not intend to return for another month.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He looked depressed, and seemed much disappointed at having heard that George and Flora had accepted some further invitations in Scotland, and did not intend to return for another month.
forsake
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From this reading The heart may ache, but may not burst; Heaven will not leave thee, nor forsake.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meta was out when he arrived; and, repairing to the library, he found Mr. Rivers sitting by a fire, though it was early in September, with the newspaper before him, but not reading.
further
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From this reading He looked depressed, and seemed much disappointed at having heard that George and Flora had accepted some further invitations in Scotland, and did not intend to return for another month.
George
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From this reading He looked depressed, and seemed much disappointed at having heard that George and Flora had accepted some further invitations in Scotland, and did not intend to return for another month.
Grange
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From this reading Hector and Tom finished their holidays by a morning’s shooting at the Grange, Dr. May promising to meet them, and let them drive him home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He looked depressed, and seemed much disappointed at having heard that George and Flora had accepted some further invitations in Scotland, and did not intend to return for another month.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He looked depressed, and seemed much disappointed at having heard that George and Flora had accepted some further invitations in Scotland, and did not intend to return for another month.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Meta was out when he arrived; and, repairing to the library, he found Mr. Rivers sitting by a fire, though it was early in September, with the newspaper before him, but not reading.
heard
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From this reading He looked depressed, and seemed much disappointed at having heard that George and Flora had accepted some further invitations in Scotland, and did not intend to return for another month.
heart
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From this reading The heart may ache, but may not burst; Heaven will not leave thee, nor forsake.
Heaven
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From this reading The heart may ache, but may not burst; Heaven will not leave thee, nor forsake.
Hector
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From this reading Hector and Tom finished their holidays by a morning’s shooting at the Grange, Dr. May promising to meet them, and let them drive him home.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hector and Tom finished their holidays by a morning’s shooting at the Grange, Dr. May promising to meet them, and let them drive him home.
holidays
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From this reading Hector and Tom finished their holidays by a morning’s shooting at the Grange, Dr. May promising to meet them, and let them drive him home.
home
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From this reading Hector and Tom finished their holidays by a morning’s shooting at the Grange, Dr. May promising to meet them, and let them drive him home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meta was out when he arrived; and, repairing to the library, he found Mr. Rivers sitting by a fire, though it was early in September, with the newspaper before him, but not reading.
intend
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From this reading He looked depressed, and seemed much disappointed at having heard that George and Flora had accepted some further invitations in Scotland, and did not intend to return for another month.
invitations
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From this reading He looked depressed, and seemed much disappointed at having heard that George and Flora had accepted some further invitations in Scotland, and did not intend to return for another month.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Meta was out when he arrived; and, repairing to the library, he found Mr. Rivers sitting by a fire, though it was early in September, with the newspaper before him, but not reading.
leave
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From this reading The heart may ache, but may not burst; Heaven will not leave thee, nor forsake.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Hector and Tom finished their holidays by a morning’s shooting at the Grange, Dr. May promising to meet them, and let them drive him home.
library
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From this reading Meta was out when he arrived; and, repairing to the library, he found Mr. Rivers sitting by a fire, though it was early in September, with the newspaper before him, but not reading.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked depressed, and seemed much disappointed at having heard that George and Flora had accepted some further invitations in Scotland, and did not intend to return for another month.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The heart may ache, but may not burst; Heaven will not leave thee, nor forsake.
meet
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From this reading Hector and Tom finished their holidays by a morning’s shooting at the Grange, Dr. May promising to meet them, and let them drive him home.
Meta
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From this reading Meta was out when he arrived; and, repairing to the library, he found Mr. Rivers sitting by a fire, though it was early in September, with the newspaper before him, but not reading.
month
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From this reading He looked depressed, and seemed much disappointed at having heard that George and Flora had accepted some further invitations in Scotland, and did not intend to return for another month.
morning's
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From this reading Hector and Tom finished their holidays by a morning’s shooting at the Grange, Dr. May promising to meet them, and let them drive him home.
Mr
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From this reading Meta was out when he arrived; and, repairing to the library, he found Mr. Rivers sitting by a fire, though it was early in September, with the newspaper before him, but not reading.
much
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From this reading He looked depressed, and seemed much disappointed at having heard that George and Flora had accepted some further invitations in Scotland, and did not intend to return for another month.
newspaper
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From this reading Meta was out when he arrived; and, repairing to the library, he found Mr. Rivers sitting by a fire, though it was early in September, with the newspaper before him, but not reading.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The heart may ache, but may not burst; Heaven will not leave thee, nor forsake.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The heart may ache, but may not burst; Heaven will not leave thee, nor forsake.
out
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From this reading Meta was out when he arrived; and, repairing to the library, he found Mr. Rivers sitting by a fire, though it was early in September, with the newspaper before him, but not reading.
promising
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From this reading Hector and Tom finished their holidays by a morning’s shooting at the Grange, Dr. May promising to meet them, and let them drive him home.
reading
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From this reading Meta was out when he arrived; and, repairing to the library, he found Mr. Rivers sitting by a fire, though it was early in September, with the newspaper before him, but not reading.
repairing
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From this reading Meta was out when he arrived; and, repairing to the library, he found Mr. Rivers sitting by a fire, though it was early in September, with the newspaper before him, but not reading.
return
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From this reading He looked depressed, and seemed much disappointed at having heard that George and Flora had accepted some further invitations in Scotland, and did not intend to return for another month.
Rivers
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From this reading Meta was out when he arrived; and, repairing to the library, he found Mr. Rivers sitting by a fire, though it was early in September, with the newspaper before him, but not reading.
Scotland
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From this reading He looked depressed, and seemed much disappointed at having heard that George and Flora had accepted some further invitations in Scotland, and did not intend to return for another month.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked depressed, and seemed much disappointed at having heard that George and Flora had accepted some further invitations in Scotland, and did not intend to return for another month.
September
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From this reading Meta was out when he arrived; and, repairing to the library, he found Mr. Rivers sitting by a fire, though it was early in September, with the newspaper before him, but not reading.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hector and Tom finished their holidays by a morning’s shooting at the Grange, Dr. May promising to meet them, and let them drive him home.
sitting
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From this reading Meta was out when he arrived; and, repairing to the library, he found Mr. Rivers sitting by a fire, though it was early in September, with the newspaper before him, but not reading.
some
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From this reading He looked depressed, and seemed much disappointed at having heard that George and Flora had accepted some further invitations in Scotland, and did not intend to return for another month.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He looked depressed, and seemed much disappointed at having heard that George and Flora had accepted some further invitations in Scotland, and did not intend to return for another month.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The heart may ache, but may not burst; Heaven will not leave thee, nor forsake.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading The heart may ache, but may not burst; Heaven will not leave thee, nor forsake.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Hector and Tom finished their holidays by a morning’s shooting at the Grange, Dr. May promising to meet them, and let them drive him home.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hector and Tom finished their holidays by a morning’s shooting at the Grange, Dr. May promising to meet them, and let them drive him home.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Meta was out when he arrived; and, repairing to the library, he found Mr. Rivers sitting by a fire, though it was early in September, with the newspaper before him, but not reading.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hector and Tom finished their holidays by a morning’s shooting at the Grange, Dr. May promising to meet them, and let them drive him home.
Tom
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From this reading Hector and Tom finished their holidays by a morning’s shooting at the Grange, Dr. May promising to meet them, and let them drive him home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meta was out when he arrived; and, repairing to the library, he found Mr. Rivers sitting by a fire, though it was early in September, with the newspaper before him, but not reading.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Meta was out when he arrived; and, repairing to the library, he found Mr. Rivers sitting by a fire, though it was early in September, with the newspaper before him, but not reading.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The heart may ache, but may not burst; Heaven will not leave thee, nor forsake.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Meta was out when he arrived; and, repairing to the library, he found Mr. Rivers sitting by a fire, though it was early in September, with the newspaper before him, but not reading.
Year
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From this reading Christian Year.
