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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 He went on: In the first week in January, a gay house-party assembled at Hawstead Park, Lord Teesdale's fine old Elizabethan seat a few miles from Malton, not very far from Overstow.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After she had gone, he resumed the narrative, which was certainly of deep interest, as you will see.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF TAI-K'AN At that moment Lola, who was shopping in London, entered and her father cut off quickly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After she had gone, he resumed the narrative, which was certainly of deep interest, as you will see.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she asked some question regarding the purchase of some cutlery, and on her father replying she left the flat.
assembled
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From this reading He went on: In the first week in January, a gay house-party assembled at Hawstead Park, Lord Teesdale's fine old Elizabethan seat a few miles from Malton, not very far from Overstow.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF TAI-K'AN At that moment Lola, who was shopping in London, entered and her father cut off quickly.
certainly
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From this reading After she had gone, he resumed the narrative, which was certainly of deep interest, as you will see.
cut
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From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF TAI-K'AN At that moment Lola, who was shopping in London, entered and her father cut off quickly.
cutlery
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From this reading Then she asked some question regarding the purchase of some cutlery, and on her father replying she left the flat.
deep
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From this reading After she had gone, he resumed the narrative, which was certainly of deep interest, as you will see.
Elizabethan
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From this reading He went on: In the first week in January, a gay house-party assembled at Hawstead Park, Lord Teesdale's fine old Elizabethan seat a few miles from Malton, not very far from Overstow.
entered
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From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF TAI-K'AN At that moment Lola, who was shopping in London, entered and her father cut off quickly.
far
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From this reading He went on: In the first week in January, a gay house-party assembled at Hawstead Park, Lord Teesdale's fine old Elizabethan seat a few miles from Malton, not very far from Overstow.
father
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From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF TAI-K'AN At that moment Lola, who was shopping in London, entered and her father cut off quickly.
few
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From this reading He went on: In the first week in January, a gay house-party assembled at Hawstead Park, Lord Teesdale's fine old Elizabethan seat a few miles from Malton, not very far from Overstow.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went on: In the first week in January, a gay house-party assembled at Hawstead Park, Lord Teesdale's fine old Elizabethan seat a few miles from Malton, not very far from Overstow.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went on: In the first week in January, a gay house-party assembled at Hawstead Park, Lord Teesdale's fine old Elizabethan seat a few miles from Malton, not very far from Overstow.
flat
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From this reading Then she asked some question regarding the purchase of some cutlery, and on her father replying she left the flat.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He went on: In the first week in January, a gay house-party assembled at Hawstead Park, Lord Teesdale's fine old Elizabethan seat a few miles from Malton, not very far from Overstow.
gay
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From this reading He went on: In the first week in January, a gay house-party assembled at Hawstead Park, Lord Teesdale's fine old Elizabethan seat a few miles from Malton, not very far from Overstow.
girl
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From this reading The girl glanced at me and smiled.
glanced
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From this reading The girl glanced at me and smiled.
gone
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From this reading After she had gone, he resumed the narrative, which was certainly of deep interest, as you will see.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After she had gone, he resumed the narrative, which was certainly of deep interest, as you will see.
Hawstead
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From this reading He went on: In the first week in January, a gay house-party assembled at Hawstead Park, Lord Teesdale's fine old Elizabethan seat a few miles from Malton, not very far from Overstow.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After she had gone, he resumed the narrative, which was certainly of deep interest, as you will see.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF TAI-K'AN At that moment Lola, who was shopping in London, entered and her father cut off quickly.
house-party
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From this reading He went on: In the first week in January, a gay house-party assembled at Hawstead Park, Lord Teesdale's fine old Elizabethan seat a few miles from Malton, not very far from Overstow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF TAI-K'AN At that moment Lola, who was shopping in London, entered and her father cut off quickly.
interest
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From this reading After she had gone, he resumed the narrative, which was certainly of deep interest, as you will see.
January
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From this reading He went on: In the first week in January, a gay house-party assembled at Hawstead Park, Lord Teesdale's fine old Elizabethan seat a few miles from Malton, not very far from Overstow.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she asked some question regarding the purchase of some cutlery, and on her father replying she left the flat.
Lola
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From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF TAI-K'AN At that moment Lola, who was shopping in London, entered and her father cut off quickly.
London
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From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF TAI-K'AN At that moment Lola, who was shopping in London, entered and her father cut off quickly.
Lord
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From this reading He went on: In the first week in January, a gay house-party assembled at Hawstead Park, Lord Teesdale's fine old Elizabethan seat a few miles from Malton, not very far from Overstow.
Malton
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From this reading He went on: In the first week in January, a gay house-party assembled at Hawstead Park, Lord Teesdale's fine old Elizabethan seat a few miles from Malton, not very far from Overstow.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl glanced at me and smiled.
miles
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From this reading He went on: In the first week in January, a gay house-party assembled at Hawstead Park, Lord Teesdale's fine old Elizabethan seat a few miles from Malton, not very far from Overstow.
moment
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From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF TAI-K'AN At that moment Lola, who was shopping in London, entered and her father cut off quickly.
narrative
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From this reading After she had gone, he resumed the narrative, which was certainly of deep interest, as you will see.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He went on: In the first week in January, a gay house-party assembled at Hawstead Park, Lord Teesdale's fine old Elizabethan seat a few miles from Malton, not very far from Overstow.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF TAI-K'AN At that moment Lola, who was shopping in London, entered and her father cut off quickly.
off
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From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF TAI-K'AN At that moment Lola, who was shopping in London, entered and her father cut off quickly.
old
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From this reading He went on: In the first week in January, a gay house-party assembled at Hawstead Park, Lord Teesdale's fine old Elizabethan seat a few miles from Malton, not very far from Overstow.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then she asked some question regarding the purchase of some cutlery, and on her father replying she left the flat.
Overstow
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From this reading He went on: In the first week in January, a gay house-party assembled at Hawstead Park, Lord Teesdale's fine old Elizabethan seat a few miles from Malton, not very far from Overstow.
Park
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From this reading He went on: In the first week in January, a gay house-party assembled at Hawstead Park, Lord Teesdale's fine old Elizabethan seat a few miles from Malton, not very far from Overstow.
purchase
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From this reading Then she asked some question regarding the purchase of some cutlery, and on her father replying she left the flat.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then she asked some question regarding the purchase of some cutlery, and on her father replying she left the flat.
quickly
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From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF TAI-K'AN At that moment Lola, who was shopping in London, entered and her father cut off quickly.
regarding
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From this reading Then she asked some question regarding the purchase of some cutlery, and on her father replying she left the flat.
replying
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From this reading Then she asked some question regarding the purchase of some cutlery, and on her father replying she left the flat.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After she had gone, he resumed the narrative, which was certainly of deep interest, as you will see.
seat
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From this reading He went on: In the first week in January, a gay house-party assembled at Hawstead Park, Lord Teesdale's fine old Elizabethan seat a few miles from Malton, not very far from Overstow.
see
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From this reading After she had gone, he resumed the narrative, which was certainly of deep interest, as you will see.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she asked some question regarding the purchase of some cutlery, and on her father replying she left the flat.
shopping
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From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF TAI-K'AN At that moment Lola, who was shopping in London, entered and her father cut off quickly.
smiled
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From this reading The girl glanced at me and smiled.
some
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From this reading Then she asked some question regarding the purchase of some cutlery, and on her father replying she left the flat.
TAI-K'AN
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From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF TAI-K'AN At that moment Lola, who was shopping in London, entered and her father cut off quickly.
Teesdale's
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From this reading He went on: In the first week in January, a gay house-party assembled at Hawstead Park, Lord Teesdale's fine old Elizabethan seat a few miles from Malton, not very far from Overstow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF TAI-K'AN At that moment Lola, who was shopping in London, entered and her father cut off quickly.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF TAI-K'AN At that moment Lola, who was shopping in London, entered and her father cut off quickly.
Then
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From this reading Then she asked some question regarding the purchase of some cutlery, and on her father replying she left the flat.
VENGEANCE
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From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF TAI-K'AN At that moment Lola, who was shopping in London, entered and her father cut off quickly.
very
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From this reading He went on: In the first week in January, a gay house-party assembled at Hawstead Park, Lord Teesdale's fine old Elizabethan seat a few miles from Malton, not very far from Overstow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF TAI-K'AN At that moment Lola, who was shopping in London, entered and her father cut off quickly.
week
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From this reading He went on: In the first week in January, a gay house-party assembled at Hawstead Park, Lord Teesdale's fine old Elizabethan seat a few miles from Malton, not very far from Overstow.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went on: In the first week in January, a gay house-party assembled at Hawstead Park, Lord Teesdale's fine old Elizabethan seat a few miles from Malton, not very far from Overstow.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After she had gone, he resumed the narrative, which was certainly of deep interest, as you will see.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE VENGEANCE OF TAI-K'AN At that moment Lola, who was shopping in London, entered and her father cut off quickly.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading After she had gone, he resumed the narrative, which was certainly of deep interest, as you will see.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading After she had gone, he resumed the narrative, which was certainly of deep interest, as you will see.
