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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 The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
alighted
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From this reading She alighted at Charing Cross, and tripped over to Trafalgar Square, where she was immediately greeted by a man whose face Seth, being compelled to keep at a safe distance, could not distinguish.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At the Mansion House she entered an omnibus, and Seth climbed to the top.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
appeared
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From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She alighted at Charing Cross, and tripped over to Trafalgar Square, where she was immediately greeted by a man whose face Seth, being compelled to keep at a safe distance, could not distinguish.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She alighted at Charing Cross, and tripped over to Trafalgar Square, where she was immediately greeted by a man whose face Seth, being compelled to keep at a safe distance, could not distinguish.
caution
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From this reading There was no difficulty in following the pair; and it needed only ordinary caution to prevent being detected.
Charing
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From this reading She alighted at Charing Cross, and tripped over to Trafalgar Square, where she was immediately greeted by a man whose face Seth, being compelled to keep at a safe distance, could not distinguish.
climbed
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From this reading At the Mansion House she entered an omnibus, and Seth climbed to the top.
compelled
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From this reading She alighted at Charing Cross, and tripped over to Trafalgar Square, where she was immediately greeted by a man whose face Seth, being compelled to keep at a safe distance, could not distinguish.
convenient
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From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
conversation
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From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
corner
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From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She alighted at Charing Cross, and tripped over to Trafalgar Square, where she was immediately greeted by a man whose face Seth, being compelled to keep at a safe distance, could not distinguish.
Cross
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From this reading She alighted at Charing Cross, and tripped over to Trafalgar Square, where she was immediately greeted by a man whose face Seth, being compelled to keep at a safe distance, could not distinguish.
detected
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From this reading There was no difficulty in following the pair; and it needed only ordinary caution to prevent being detected.
difficulty
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From this reading There was no difficulty in following the pair; and it needed only ordinary caution to prevent being detected.
distance
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From this reading She alighted at Charing Cross, and tripped over to Trafalgar Square, where she was immediately greeted by a man whose face Seth, being compelled to keep at a safe distance, could not distinguish.
distinguish
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From this reading She alighted at Charing Cross, and tripped over to Trafalgar Square, where she was immediately greeted by a man whose face Seth, being compelled to keep at a safe distance, could not distinguish.
dry
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From this reading It was a fine dry evening, and the Duchess walked swiftly towards the west of London.
Duchess
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From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
Dumbrick
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From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
entered
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From this reading At the Mansion House she entered an omnibus, and Seth climbed to the top.
evening
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From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
face
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From this reading She alighted at Charing Cross, and tripped over to Trafalgar Square, where she was immediately greeted by a man whose face Seth, being compelled to keep at a safe distance, could not distinguish.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a fine dry evening, and the Duchess walked swiftly towards the west of London.
followed
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From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
following
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From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
going
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From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
greeted
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From this reading She alighted at Charing Cross, and tripped over to Trafalgar Square, where she was immediately greeted by a man whose face Seth, being compelled to keep at a safe distance, could not distinguish.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
home
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From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
House
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From this reading At the Mansion House she entered an omnibus, and Seth climbed to the top.
immediately
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From this reading She alighted at Charing Cross, and tripped over to Trafalgar Square, where she was immediately greeted by a man whose face Seth, being compelled to keep at a safe distance, could not distinguish.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no difficulty in following the pair; and it needed only ordinary caution to prevent being detected.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a fine dry evening, and the Duchess walked swiftly towards the west of London.
keep
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From this reading She alighted at Charing Cross, and tripped over to Trafalgar Square, where she was immediately greeted by a man whose face Seth, being compelled to keep at a safe distance, could not distinguish.
London
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From this reading It was a fine dry evening, and the Duchess walked swiftly towards the west of London.
man
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From this reading She alighted at Charing Cross, and tripped over to Trafalgar Square, where she was immediately greeted by a man whose face Seth, being compelled to keep at a safe distance, could not distinguish.
Mansion
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From this reading At the Mansion House she entered an omnibus, and Seth climbed to the top.
needed
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From this reading There was no difficulty in following the pair; and it needed only ordinary caution to prevent being detected.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no difficulty in following the pair; and it needed only ordinary caution to prevent being detected.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
observed
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From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
omnibus
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From this reading At the Mansion House she entered an omnibus, and Seth climbed to the top.
only
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From this reading There was no difficulty in following the pair; and it needed only ordinary caution to prevent being detected.
ordinary
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From this reading There was no difficulty in following the pair; and it needed only ordinary caution to prevent being detected.
out
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From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She alighted at Charing Cross, and tripped over to Trafalgar Square, where she was immediately greeted by a man whose face Seth, being compelled to keep at a safe distance, could not distinguish.
pair
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From this reading There was no difficulty in following the pair; and it needed only ordinary caution to prevent being detected.
prevent
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From this reading There was no difficulty in following the pair; and it needed only ordinary caution to prevent being detected.
safe
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From this reading She alighted at Charing Cross, and tripped over to Trafalgar Square, where she was immediately greeted by a man whose face Seth, being compelled to keep at a safe distance, could not distinguish.
Seth
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From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
Square
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From this reading She alighted at Charing Cross, and tripped over to Trafalgar Square, where she was immediately greeted by a man whose face Seth, being compelled to keep at a safe distance, could not distinguish.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
street
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From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
swiftly
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From this reading It was a fine dry evening, and the Duchess walked swiftly towards the west of London.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
There
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From this reading There was no difficulty in following the pair; and it needed only ordinary caution to prevent being detected.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
top
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From this reading At the Mansion House she entered an omnibus, and Seth climbed to the top.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading It was a fine dry evening, and the Duchess walked swiftly towards the west of London.
Trafalgar
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From this reading She alighted at Charing Cross, and tripped over to Trafalgar Square, where she was immediately greeted by a man whose face Seth, being compelled to keep at a safe distance, could not distinguish.
tripped
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From this reading She alighted at Charing Cross, and tripped over to Trafalgar Square, where she was immediately greeted by a man whose face Seth, being compelled to keep at a safe distance, could not distinguish.
walked
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From this reading It was a fine dry evening, and the Duchess walked swiftly towards the west of London.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
watched
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From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
west
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From this reading It was a fine dry evening, and the Duchess walked swiftly towards the west of London.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She alighted at Charing Cross, and tripped over to Trafalgar Square, where she was immediately greeted by a man whose face Seth, being compelled to keep at a safe distance, could not distinguish.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The evening following this conversation, Seth Dumbrick, going out while the Duchess was still at home, watched for her at the corner of a convenient street, and when she appeared, followed her so as not to be observed.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading She alighted at Charing Cross, and tripped over to Trafalgar Square, where she was immediately greeted by a man whose face Seth, being compelled to keep at a safe distance, could not distinguish.
