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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 Perhaps, also, he did not how know cunning Love makes a man.
also
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From this reading Perhaps, also, he did not how know cunning Love makes a man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The younger man had assumed his overcoat and hat, and gone forth at the hall door, as if he had but one intention--to seek the railway station, since his brougham had returned to town.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The younger man had assumed his overcoat and hat, and gone forth at the hall door, as if he had but one intention--to seek the railway station, since his brougham had returned to town.
assumed
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From this reading The younger man had assumed his overcoat and hat, and gone forth at the hall door, as if he had but one intention--to seek the railway station, since his brougham had returned to town.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The younger man had assumed his overcoat and hat, and gone forth at the hall door, as if he had but one intention--to seek the railway station, since his brougham had returned to town.
back
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From this reading But, once clear of the scrutiny of the servants, he skirted the house on the left side, and passed from the front garden to the back, which is easily done in most suburban houses.
ballroom
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From this reading This brought him on to a large lawn, from which the interior of the lighted ballroom might be easily seen through the open windows.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This brought him on to a large lawn, from which the interior of the lighted ballroom might be easily seen through the open windows.
brougham
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From this reading The younger man had assumed his overcoat and hat, and gone forth at the hall door, as if he had but one intention--to seek the railway station, since his brougham had returned to town.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This brought him on to a large lawn, from which the interior of the lighted ballroom might be easily seen through the open windows.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he did not quite know Frederick Walcheren.
clear
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From this reading But, once clear of the scrutiny of the servants, he skirted the house on the left side, and passed from the front garden to the back, which is easily done in most suburban houses.
cunning
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From this reading Perhaps, also, he did not how know cunning Love makes a man.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But he did not quite know Frederick Walcheren.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, once clear of the scrutiny of the servants, he skirted the house on the left side, and passed from the front garden to the back, which is easily done in most suburban houses.
door
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From this reading The younger man had assumed his overcoat and hat, and gone forth at the hall door, as if he had but one intention--to seek the railway station, since his brougham had returned to town.
easily
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From this reading But, once clear of the scrutiny of the servants, he skirted the house on the left side, and passed from the front garden to the back, which is easily done in most suburban houses.
forth
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From this reading The younger man had assumed his overcoat and hat, and gone forth at the hall door, as if he had but one intention--to seek the railway station, since his brougham had returned to town.
Frederick
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From this reading But he did not quite know Frederick Walcheren.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But, once clear of the scrutiny of the servants, he skirted the house on the left side, and passed from the front garden to the back, which is easily done in most suburban houses.
front
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From this reading But, once clear of the scrutiny of the servants, he skirted the house on the left side, and passed from the front garden to the back, which is easily done in most suburban houses.
garden
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From this reading But, once clear of the scrutiny of the servants, he skirted the house on the left side, and passed from the front garden to the back, which is easily done in most suburban houses.
gone
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From this reading The younger man had assumed his overcoat and hat, and gone forth at the hall door, as if he had but one intention--to seek the railway station, since his brougham had returned to town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The younger man had assumed his overcoat and hat, and gone forth at the hall door, as if he had but one intention--to seek the railway station, since his brougham had returned to town.
hall
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From this reading The younger man had assumed his overcoat and hat, and gone forth at the hall door, as if he had but one intention--to seek the railway station, since his brougham had returned to town.
hat
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From this reading The younger man had assumed his overcoat and hat, and gone forth at the hall door, as if he had but one intention--to seek the railway station, since his brougham had returned to town.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he did not quite know Frederick Walcheren.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This brought him on to a large lawn, from which the interior of the lighted ballroom might be easily seen through the open windows.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The younger man had assumed his overcoat and hat, and gone forth at the hall door, as if he had but one intention--to seek the railway station, since his brougham had returned to town.
house
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From this reading But, once clear of the scrutiny of the servants, he skirted the house on the left side, and passed from the front garden to the back, which is easily done in most suburban houses.
houses
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From this reading But, once clear of the scrutiny of the servants, he skirted the house on the left side, and passed from the front garden to the back, which is easily done in most suburban houses.
how
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From this reading Perhaps, also, he did not how know cunning Love makes a man.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The younger man had assumed his overcoat and hat, and gone forth at the hall door, as if he had but one intention--to seek the railway station, since his brougham had returned to town.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, once clear of the scrutiny of the servants, he skirted the house on the left side, and passed from the front garden to the back, which is easily done in most suburban houses.
intention
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From this reading The younger man had assumed his overcoat and hat, and gone forth at the hall door, as if he had but one intention--to seek the railway station, since his brougham had returned to town.
interior
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From this reading This brought him on to a large lawn, from which the interior of the lighted ballroom might be easily seen through the open windows.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, once clear of the scrutiny of the servants, he skirted the house on the left side, and passed from the front garden to the back, which is easily done in most suburban houses.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he did not quite know Frederick Walcheren.
large
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From this reading This brought him on to a large lawn, from which the interior of the lighted ballroom might be easily seen through the open windows.
lawn
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From this reading This brought him on to a large lawn, from which the interior of the lighted ballroom might be easily seen through the open windows.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, once clear of the scrutiny of the servants, he skirted the house on the left side, and passed from the front garden to the back, which is easily done in most suburban houses.
lighted
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From this reading This brought him on to a large lawn, from which the interior of the lighted ballroom might be easily seen through the open windows.
Love
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From this reading Perhaps, also, he did not how know cunning Love makes a man.
makes
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From this reading Perhaps, also, he did not how know cunning Love makes a man.
man
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From this reading Perhaps, also, he did not how know cunning Love makes a man.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This brought him on to a large lawn, from which the interior of the lighted ballroom might be easily seen through the open windows.
most
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From this reading But, once clear of the scrutiny of the servants, he skirted the house on the left side, and passed from the front garden to the back, which is easily done in most suburban houses.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he did not quite know Frederick Walcheren.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But, once clear of the scrutiny of the servants, he skirted the house on the left side, and passed from the front garden to the back, which is easily done in most suburban houses.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But, once clear of the scrutiny of the servants, he skirted the house on the left side, and passed from the front garden to the back, which is easily done in most suburban houses.
once
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From this reading But, once clear of the scrutiny of the servants, he skirted the house on the left side, and passed from the front garden to the back, which is easily done in most suburban houses.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The younger man had assumed his overcoat and hat, and gone forth at the hall door, as if he had but one intention--to seek the railway station, since his brougham had returned to town.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading This brought him on to a large lawn, from which the interior of the lighted ballroom might be easily seen through the open windows.
overcoat
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From this reading The younger man had assumed his overcoat and hat, and gone forth at the hall door, as if he had but one intention--to seek the railway station, since his brougham had returned to town.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, once clear of the scrutiny of the servants, he skirted the house on the left side, and passed from the front garden to the back, which is easily done in most suburban houses.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps, also, he did not how know cunning Love makes a man.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he did not quite know Frederick Walcheren.
railway
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From this reading The younger man had assumed his overcoat and hat, and gone forth at the hall door, as if he had but one intention--to seek the railway station, since his brougham had returned to town.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The younger man had assumed his overcoat and hat, and gone forth at the hall door, as if he had but one intention--to seek the railway station, since his brougham had returned to town.
scrutiny
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From this reading But, once clear of the scrutiny of the servants, he skirted the house on the left side, and passed from the front garden to the back, which is easily done in most suburban houses.
seek
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From this reading The younger man had assumed his overcoat and hat, and gone forth at the hall door, as if he had but one intention--to seek the railway station, since his brougham had returned to town.
seen
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From this reading This brought him on to a large lawn, from which the interior of the lighted ballroom might be easily seen through the open windows.
servants
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From this reading But, once clear of the scrutiny of the servants, he skirted the house on the left side, and passed from the front garden to the back, which is easily done in most suburban houses.
side
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From this reading But, once clear of the scrutiny of the servants, he skirted the house on the left side, and passed from the front garden to the back, which is easily done in most suburban houses.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The younger man had assumed his overcoat and hat, and gone forth at the hall door, as if he had but one intention--to seek the railway station, since his brougham had returned to town.
skirtednounUS /ˈskirted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But, once clear of the scrutiny of the servants, he skirted the house on the left side, and passed from the front garden to the back, which is easily done in most suburban houses.
station
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From this reading The younger man had assumed his overcoat and hat, and gone forth at the hall door, as if he had but one intention--to seek the railway station, since his brougham had returned to town.
suburban
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From this reading But, once clear of the scrutiny of the servants, he skirted the house on the left side, and passed from the front garden to the back, which is easily done in most suburban houses.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The younger man had assumed his overcoat and hat, and gone forth at the hall door, as if he had but one intention--to seek the railway station, since his brougham had returned to town.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This brought him on to a large lawn, from which the interior of the lighted ballroom might be easily seen through the open windows.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This brought him on to a large lawn, from which the interior of the lighted ballroom might be easily seen through the open windows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The younger man had assumed his overcoat and hat, and gone forth at the hall door, as if he had but one intention--to seek the railway station, since his brougham had returned to town.
town
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From this reading The younger man had assumed his overcoat and hat, and gone forth at the hall door, as if he had but one intention--to seek the railway station, since his brougham had returned to town.
Walcheren
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From this reading But he did not quite know Frederick Walcheren.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But, once clear of the scrutiny of the servants, he skirted the house on the left side, and passed from the front garden to the back, which is easily done in most suburban houses.
windows
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From this reading This brought him on to a large lawn, from which the interior of the lighted ballroom might be easily seen through the open windows.
younger
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From this reading The younger man had assumed his overcoat and hat, and gone forth at the hall door, as if he had but one intention--to seek the railway station, since his brougham had returned to town.
