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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 next morning Henry Hindes received a scrawl, in a hand which he could not recognise as that of Mr Crampton’s, containing but three words, ‘Come to me.’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had just returned from church with his wife and elder children.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next morning Henry Hindes received a scrawl, in a hand which he could not recognise as that of Mr Crampton’s, containing but three words, ‘Come to me.’
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He guessed at once what they meant.
attendant
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From this reading He had not dared to refuse to go, for he was a regular attendant there, and the omission would have looked peculiar.
blank
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From this reading So he had stood and knelt and sat through a service of two mortal hours, whilst his eyes gazed into space and his mind was a blank, and he only followed mechanically what the others said or did.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The next morning Henry Hindes received a scrawl, in a hand which he could not recognise as that of Mr Crampton’s, containing but three words, ‘Come to me.’
children
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From this reading He had just returned from church with his wife and elder children.
church
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From this reading He had just returned from church with his wife and elder children.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Henry Hindes received a scrawl, in a hand which he could not recognise as that of Mr Crampton’s, containing but three words, ‘Come to me.’
containing
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From this reading The next morning Henry Hindes received a scrawl, in a hand which he could not recognise as that of Mr Crampton’s, containing but three words, ‘Come to me.’
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The next morning Henry Hindes received a scrawl, in a hand which he could not recognise as that of Mr Crampton’s, containing but three words, ‘Come to me.’
Crampton's
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From this reading The next morning Henry Hindes received a scrawl, in a hand which he could not recognise as that of Mr Crampton’s, containing but three words, ‘Come to me.’
dared
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From this reading He had not dared to refuse to go, for he was a regular attendant there, and the omission would have looked peculiar.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So he had stood and knelt and sat through a service of two mortal hours, whilst his eyes gazed into space and his mind was a blank, and he only followed mechanically what the others said or did.
elder
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From this reading He had just returned from church with his wife and elder children.
eyes
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From this reading So he had stood and knelt and sat through a service of two mortal hours, whilst his eyes gazed into space and his mind was a blank, and he only followed mechanically what the others said or did.
followed
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From this reading So he had stood and knelt and sat through a service of two mortal hours, whilst his eyes gazed into space and his mind was a blank, and he only followed mechanically what the others said or did.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had not dared to refuse to go, for he was a regular attendant there, and the omission would have looked peculiar.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had just returned from church with his wife and elder children.
gazed
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From this reading So he had stood and knelt and sat through a service of two mortal hours, whilst his eyes gazed into space and his mind was a blank, and he only followed mechanically what the others said or did.
go
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From this reading He had not dared to refuse to go, for he was a regular attendant there, and the omission would have looked peculiar.
guessed
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From this reading He guessed at once what they meant.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had just returned from church with his wife and elder children.
hand
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From this reading The next morning Henry Hindes received a scrawl, in a hand which he could not recognise as that of Mr Crampton’s, containing but three words, ‘Come to me.’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had not dared to refuse to go, for he was a regular attendant there, and the omission would have looked peculiar.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next morning Henry Hindes received a scrawl, in a hand which he could not recognise as that of Mr Crampton’s, containing but three words, ‘Come to me.’
Henry
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From this reading The next morning Henry Hindes received a scrawl, in a hand which he could not recognise as that of Mr Crampton’s, containing but three words, ‘Come to me.’
Hindes
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From this reading The next morning Henry Hindes received a scrawl, in a hand which he could not recognise as that of Mr Crampton’s, containing but three words, ‘Come to me.’
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had just returned from church with his wife and elder children.
hours
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From this reading So he had stood and knelt and sat through a service of two mortal hours, whilst his eyes gazed into space and his mind was a blank, and he only followed mechanically what the others said or did.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next morning Henry Hindes received a scrawl, in a hand which he could not recognise as that of Mr Crampton’s, containing but three words, ‘Come to me.’
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So he had stood and knelt and sat through a service of two mortal hours, whilst his eyes gazed into space and his mind was a blank, and he only followed mechanically what the others said or did.
just
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From this reading He had just returned from church with his wife and elder children.
knelt
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From this reading So he had stood and knelt and sat through a service of two mortal hours, whilst his eyes gazed into space and his mind was a blank, and he only followed mechanically what the others said or did.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not dared to refuse to go, for he was a regular attendant there, and the omission would have looked peculiar.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next morning Henry Hindes received a scrawl, in a hand which he could not recognise as that of Mr Crampton’s, containing but three words, ‘Come to me.’
meant
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From this reading He guessed at once what they meant.
mechanically
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From this reading So he had stood and knelt and sat through a service of two mortal hours, whilst his eyes gazed into space and his mind was a blank, and he only followed mechanically what the others said or did.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So he had stood and knelt and sat through a service of two mortal hours, whilst his eyes gazed into space and his mind was a blank, and he only followed mechanically what the others said or did.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Henry Hindes received a scrawl, in a hand which he could not recognise as that of Mr Crampton’s, containing but three words, ‘Come to me.’
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading So he had stood and knelt and sat through a service of two mortal hours, whilst his eyes gazed into space and his mind was a blank, and he only followed mechanically what the others said or did.
Mr
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From this reading The next morning Henry Hindes received a scrawl, in a hand which he could not recognise as that of Mr Crampton’s, containing but three words, ‘Come to me.’
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Henry Hindes received a scrawl, in a hand which he could not recognise as that of Mr Crampton’s, containing but three words, ‘Come to me.’
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The next morning Henry Hindes received a scrawl, in a hand which he could not recognise as that of Mr Crampton’s, containing but three words, ‘Come to me.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next morning Henry Hindes received a scrawl, in a hand which he could not recognise as that of Mr Crampton’s, containing but three words, ‘Come to me.’
omission
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From this reading He had not dared to refuse to go, for he was a regular attendant there, and the omission would have looked peculiar.
once
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From this reading He guessed at once what they meant.
only
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From this reading So he had stood and knelt and sat through a service of two mortal hours, whilst his eyes gazed into space and his mind was a blank, and he only followed mechanically what the others said or did.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So he had stood and knelt and sat through a service of two mortal hours, whilst his eyes gazed into space and his mind was a blank, and he only followed mechanically what the others said or did.
others
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From this reading So he had stood and knelt and sat through a service of two mortal hours, whilst his eyes gazed into space and his mind was a blank, and he only followed mechanically what the others said or did.
peculiar
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From this reading He had not dared to refuse to go, for he was a regular attendant there, and the omission would have looked peculiar.
received
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From this reading The next morning Henry Hindes received a scrawl, in a hand which he could not recognise as that of Mr Crampton’s, containing but three words, ‘Come to me.’
recognise
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From this reading The next morning Henry Hindes received a scrawl, in a hand which he could not recognise as that of Mr Crampton’s, containing but three words, ‘Come to me.’
refuse
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From this reading He had not dared to refuse to go, for he was a regular attendant there, and the omission would have looked peculiar.
regular
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From this reading He had not dared to refuse to go, for he was a regular attendant there, and the omission would have looked peculiar.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had just returned from church with his wife and elder children.
said
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From this reading So he had stood and knelt and sat through a service of two mortal hours, whilst his eyes gazed into space and his mind was a blank, and he only followed mechanically what the others said or did.
sat
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From this reading So he had stood and knelt and sat through a service of two mortal hours, whilst his eyes gazed into space and his mind was a blank, and he only followed mechanically what the others said or did.
scrawl
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From this reading The next morning Henry Hindes received a scrawl, in a hand which he could not recognise as that of Mr Crampton’s, containing but three words, ‘Come to me.’
service
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From this reading So he had stood and knelt and sat through a service of two mortal hours, whilst his eyes gazed into space and his mind was a blank, and he only followed mechanically what the others said or did.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he had stood and knelt and sat through a service of two mortal hours, whilst his eyes gazed into space and his mind was a blank, and he only followed mechanically what the others said or did.
space
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From this reading So he had stood and knelt and sat through a service of two mortal hours, whilst his eyes gazed into space and his mind was a blank, and he only followed mechanically what the others said or did.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So he had stood and knelt and sat through a service of two mortal hours, whilst his eyes gazed into space and his mind was a blank, and he only followed mechanically what the others said or did.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next morning Henry Hindes received a scrawl, in a hand which he could not recognise as that of Mr Crampton’s, containing but three words, ‘Come to me.’
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Henry Hindes received a scrawl, in a hand which he could not recognise as that of Mr Crampton’s, containing but three words, ‘Come to me.’
there
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From this reading He had not dared to refuse to go, for he was a regular attendant there, and the omission would have looked peculiar.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He guessed at once what they meant.
three
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From this reading The next morning Henry Hindes received a scrawl, in a hand which he could not recognise as that of Mr Crampton’s, containing but three words, ‘Come to me.’
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So he had stood and knelt and sat through a service of two mortal hours, whilst his eyes gazed into space and his mind was a blank, and he only followed mechanically what the others said or did.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning Henry Hindes received a scrawl, in a hand which he could not recognise as that of Mr Crampton’s, containing but three words, ‘Come to me.’
two
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From this reading So he had stood and knelt and sat through a service of two mortal hours, whilst his eyes gazed into space and his mind was a blank, and he only followed mechanically what the others said or did.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had not dared to refuse to go, for he was a regular attendant there, and the omission would have looked peculiar.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He guessed at once what they meant.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The next morning Henry Hindes received a scrawl, in a hand which he could not recognise as that of Mr Crampton’s, containing but three words, ‘Come to me.’
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading So he had stood and knelt and sat through a service of two mortal hours, whilst his eyes gazed into space and his mind was a blank, and he only followed mechanically what the others said or did.
wife
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From this reading He had just returned from church with his wife and elder children.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had just returned from church with his wife and elder children.
words
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From this reading The next morning Henry Hindes received a scrawl, in a hand which he could not recognise as that of Mr Crampton’s, containing but three words, ‘Come to me.’
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had not dared to refuse to go, for he was a regular attendant there, and the omission would have looked peculiar.
