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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 TOO LATE Years nearly a score have come and gone since Mr. Winch brought home the news of the untimely demise of the whilom heir of Withington Chase.
accidentally
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From this reading Two of them have died of consumption when on the verge of manhood, while the youngest has been accidentally drowned.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TOO LATE Years nearly a score have come and gone since Mr. Winch brought home the news of the untimely demise of the whilom heir of Withington Chase.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Many have been the changes under the old roof-tree during that time.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Sir Gilbert Clare, who is now entering on his seventy-fourth year, is both a widower and childless.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading TOO LATE Years nearly a score have come and gone since Mr. Winch brought home the news of the untimely demise of the whilom heir of Withington Chase.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not only is the second Lady Clare dead, but her three sons have followed her to the tomb.
changes
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From this reading Many have been the changes under the old roof-tree during that time.
Chase
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From this reading TOO LATE Years nearly a score have come and gone since Mr. Winch brought home the news of the untimely demise of the whilom heir of Withington Chase.
childless
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From this reading Sir Gilbert Clare, who is now entering on his seventy-fourth year, is both a widower and childless.
Clare
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From this reading Sir Gilbert Clare, who is now entering on his seventy-fourth year, is both a widower and childless.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TOO LATE Years nearly a score have come and gone since Mr. Winch brought home the news of the untimely demise of the whilom heir of Withington Chase.
consumption
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From this reading Two of them have died of consumption when on the verge of manhood, while the youngest has been accidentally drowned.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not only is the second Lady Clare dead, but her three sons have followed her to the tomb.
demise
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From this reading TOO LATE Years nearly a score have come and gone since Mr. Winch brought home the news of the untimely demise of the whilom heir of Withington Chase.
died
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From this reading Two of them have died of consumption when on the verge of manhood, while the youngest has been accidentally drowned.
drowned
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From this reading Two of them have died of consumption when on the verge of manhood, while the youngest has been accidentally drowned.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Many have been the changes under the old roof-tree during that time.
entering
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From this reading Sir Gilbert Clare, who is now entering on his seventy-fourth year, is both a widower and childless.
followed
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From this reading Not only is the second Lady Clare dead, but her three sons have followed her to the tomb.
Gilbert
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From this reading Sir Gilbert Clare, who is now entering on his seventy-fourth year, is both a widower and childless.
gone
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From this reading TOO LATE Years nearly a score have come and gone since Mr. Winch brought home the news of the untimely demise of the whilom heir of Withington Chase.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Two of them have died of consumption when on the verge of manhood, while the youngest has been accidentally drowned.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading TOO LATE Years nearly a score have come and gone since Mr. Winch brought home the news of the untimely demise of the whilom heir of Withington Chase.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading TOO LATE Years nearly a score have come and gone since Mr. Winch brought home the news of the untimely demise of the whilom heir of Withington Chase.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Not only is the second Lady Clare dead, but her three sons have followed her to the tomb.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Gilbert Clare, who is now entering on his seventy-fourth year, is both a widower and childless.
home
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From this reading TOO LATE Years nearly a score have come and gone since Mr. Winch brought home the news of the untimely demise of the whilom heir of Withington Chase.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir Gilbert Clare, who is now entering on his seventy-fourth year, is both a widower and childless.
Lady
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From this reading Not only is the second Lady Clare dead, but her three sons have followed her to the tomb.
LATE
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From this reading TOO LATE Years nearly a score have come and gone since Mr. Winch brought home the news of the untimely demise of the whilom heir of Withington Chase.
manhood
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From this reading Two of them have died of consumption when on the verge of manhood, while the youngest has been accidentally drowned.
Many
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From this reading Many have been the changes under the old roof-tree during that time.
Mr
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From this reading TOO LATE Years nearly a score have come and gone since Mr. Winch brought home the news of the untimely demise of the whilom heir of Withington Chase.
nearly
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From this reading TOO LATE Years nearly a score have come and gone since Mr. Winch brought home the news of the untimely demise of the whilom heir of Withington Chase.
news
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From this reading TOO LATE Years nearly a score have come and gone since Mr. Winch brought home the news of the untimely demise of the whilom heir of Withington Chase.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not only is the second Lady Clare dead, but her three sons have followed her to the tomb.
now
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From this reading Sir Gilbert Clare, who is now entering on his seventy-fourth year, is both a widower and childless.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TOO LATE Years nearly a score have come and gone since Mr. Winch brought home the news of the untimely demise of the whilom heir of Withington Chase.
old
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From this reading Many have been the changes under the old roof-tree during that time.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sir Gilbert Clare, who is now entering on his seventy-fourth year, is both a widower and childless.
only
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From this reading Not only is the second Lady Clare dead, but her three sons have followed her to the tomb.
roof-tree
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From this reading Many have been the changes under the old roof-tree during that time.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TOO LATE Years nearly a score have come and gone since Mr. Winch brought home the news of the untimely demise of the whilom heir of Withington Chase.
second
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From this reading Not only is the second Lady Clare dead, but her three sons have followed her to the tomb.
seventy-fourth
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From this reading Sir Gilbert Clare, who is now entering on his seventy-fourth year, is both a widower and childless.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading TOO LATE Years nearly a score have come and gone since Mr. Winch brought home the news of the untimely demise of the whilom heir of Withington Chase.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Gilbert Clare, who is now entering on his seventy-fourth year, is both a widower and childless.
sons
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From this reading Not only is the second Lady Clare dead, but her three sons have followed her to the tomb.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Many have been the changes under the old roof-tree during that time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOO LATE Years nearly a score have come and gone since Mr. Winch brought home the news of the untimely demise of the whilom heir of Withington Chase.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Two of them have died of consumption when on the verge of manhood, while the youngest has been accidentally drowned.
three
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From this reading Not only is the second Lady Clare dead, but her three sons have followed her to the tomb.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many have been the changes under the old roof-tree during that time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not only is the second Lady Clare dead, but her three sons have followed her to the tomb.
tomb
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From this reading Not only is the second Lady Clare dead, but her three sons have followed her to the tomb.
TOO
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From this reading TOO LATE Years nearly a score have come and gone since Mr. Winch brought home the news of the untimely demise of the whilom heir of Withington Chase.
Two
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From this reading Two of them have died of consumption when on the verge of manhood, while the youngest has been accidentally drowned.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Many have been the changes under the old roof-tree during that time.
untimely
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From this reading TOO LATE Years nearly a score have come and gone since Mr. Winch brought home the news of the untimely demise of the whilom heir of Withington Chase.
verge
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From this reading Two of them have died of consumption when on the verge of manhood, while the youngest has been accidentally drowned.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Two of them have died of consumption when on the verge of manhood, while the youngest has been accidentally drowned.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Two of them have died of consumption when on the verge of manhood, while the youngest has been accidentally drowned.
whilom
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From this reading TOO LATE Years nearly a score have come and gone since Mr. Winch brought home the news of the untimely demise of the whilom heir of Withington Chase.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Sir Gilbert Clare, who is now entering on his seventy-fourth year, is both a widower and childless.
widower
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From this reading Sir Gilbert Clare, who is now entering on his seventy-fourth year, is both a widower and childless.
Winch
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From this reading TOO LATE Years nearly a score have come and gone since Mr. Winch brought home the news of the untimely demise of the whilom heir of Withington Chase.
Withington
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From this reading TOO LATE Years nearly a score have come and gone since Mr. Winch brought home the news of the untimely demise of the whilom heir of Withington Chase.
year
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From this reading Sir Gilbert Clare, who is now entering on his seventy-fourth year, is both a widower and childless.
Years
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From this reading TOO LATE Years nearly a score have come and gone since Mr. Winch brought home the news of the untimely demise of the whilom heir of Withington Chase.
youngest
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From this reading Two of them have died of consumption when on the verge of manhood, while the youngest has been accidentally drowned.
