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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 MURIES OF CONNACHAN Elise, Lady Heyburn's French maid, discovered next morning that an antique snake-bracelet was missing, a loss which occasioned great consternation in the household.
accepted
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From this reading The girl's offer was accepted, and half an hour later the smaller of the two Glencardine cars--the "sixteen" Fiat--was brought round to the door by Stokes, the smart chauffeur.
allowed
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From this reading Young Gellatly, fresh down from Oxford, begged to be allowed to go with her, and his escort was accepted.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE MURIES OF CONNACHAN Elise, Lady Heyburn's French maid, discovered next morning that an antique snake-bracelet was missing, a loss which occasioned great consternation in the household.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Breakfast was late, and at table, when the loss was mentioned, Gabrielle offered to drive over to Connachan in the car and make inquiry and search.
antique
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From this reading THE MURIES OF CONNACHAN Elise, Lady Heyburn's French maid, discovered next morning that an antique snake-bracelet was missing, a loss which occasioned great consternation in the household.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Breakfast was late, and at table, when the loss was mentioned, Gabrielle offered to drive over to Connachan in the car and make inquiry and search.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Young Gellatly, fresh down from Oxford, begged to be allowed to go with her, and his escort was accepted.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The general opinion was that it had been dropped in one of the rooms, and was probably still lying there undiscovered.
begged
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From this reading Young Gellatly, fresh down from Oxford, begged to be allowed to go with her, and his escort was accepted.
Breakfast
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From this reading Breakfast was late, and at table, when the loss was mentioned, Gabrielle offered to drive over to Connachan in the car and make inquiry and search.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The girl's offer was accepted, and half an hour later the smaller of the two Glencardine cars--the "sixteen" Fiat--was brought round to the door by Stokes, the smart chauffeur.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The girl's offer was accepted, and half an hour later the smaller of the two Glencardine cars--the "sixteen" Fiat--was brought round to the door by Stokes, the smart chauffeur.
car
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From this reading Breakfast was late, and at table, when the loss was mentioned, Gabrielle offered to drive over to Connachan in the car and make inquiry and search.
cars
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From this reading The girl's offer was accepted, and half an hour later the smaller of the two Glencardine cars--the "sixteen" Fiat--was brought round to the door by Stokes, the smart chauffeur.
chauffeur
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From this reading The girl's offer was accepted, and half an hour later the smaller of the two Glencardine cars--the "sixteen" Fiat--was brought round to the door by Stokes, the smart chauffeur.
CONNACHAN
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From this reading THE MURIES OF CONNACHAN Elise, Lady Heyburn's French maid, discovered next morning that an antique snake-bracelet was missing, a loss which occasioned great consternation in the household.
consternation
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From this reading THE MURIES OF CONNACHAN Elise, Lady Heyburn's French maid, discovered next morning that an antique snake-bracelet was missing, a loss which occasioned great consternation in the household.
discovered
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From this reading THE MURIES OF CONNACHAN Elise, Lady Heyburn's French maid, discovered next morning that an antique snake-bracelet was missing, a loss which occasioned great consternation in the household.
door
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From this reading The girl's offer was accepted, and half an hour later the smaller of the two Glencardine cars--the "sixteen" Fiat--was brought round to the door by Stokes, the smart chauffeur.
down
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From this reading Young Gellatly, fresh down from Oxford, begged to be allowed to go with her, and his escort was accepted.
drive
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From this reading Breakfast was late, and at table, when the loss was mentioned, Gabrielle offered to drive over to Connachan in the car and make inquiry and search.
dropped
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From this reading The general opinion was that it had been dropped in one of the rooms, and was probably still lying there undiscovered.
Elise
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From this reading THE MURIES OF CONNACHAN Elise, Lady Heyburn's French maid, discovered next morning that an antique snake-bracelet was missing, a loss which occasioned great consternation in the household.
escort
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From this reading Young Gellatly, fresh down from Oxford, begged to be allowed to go with her, and his escort was accepted.
Fiat
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From this reading The girl's offer was accepted, and half an hour later the smaller of the two Glencardine cars--the "sixteen" Fiat--was brought round to the door by Stokes, the smart chauffeur.
French
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From this reading THE MURIES OF CONNACHAN Elise, Lady Heyburn's French maid, discovered next morning that an antique snake-bracelet was missing, a loss which occasioned great consternation in the household.
fresh
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From this reading Young Gellatly, fresh down from Oxford, begged to be allowed to go with her, and his escort was accepted.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Young Gellatly, fresh down from Oxford, begged to be allowed to go with her, and his escort was accepted.
Gabrielle
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From this reading Breakfast was late, and at table, when the loss was mentioned, Gabrielle offered to drive over to Connachan in the car and make inquiry and search.
Gellatly
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From this reading Young Gellatly, fresh down from Oxford, begged to be allowed to go with her, and his escort was accepted.
general
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From this reading The general opinion was that it had been dropped in one of the rooms, and was probably still lying there undiscovered.
girl's
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From this reading The girl's offer was accepted, and half an hour later the smaller of the two Glencardine cars--the "sixteen" Fiat--was brought round to the door by Stokes, the smart chauffeur.
Glencardine
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From this reading The girl's offer was accepted, and half an hour later the smaller of the two Glencardine cars--the "sixteen" Fiat--was brought round to the door by Stokes, the smart chauffeur.
go
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From this reading Young Gellatly, fresh down from Oxford, begged to be allowed to go with her, and his escort was accepted.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MURIES OF CONNACHAN Elise, Lady Heyburn's French maid, discovered next morning that an antique snake-bracelet was missing, a loss which occasioned great consternation in the household.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The general opinion was that it had been dropped in one of the rooms, and was probably still lying there undiscovered.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl's offer was accepted, and half an hour later the smaller of the two Glencardine cars--the "sixteen" Fiat--was brought round to the door by Stokes, the smart chauffeur.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Young Gellatly, fresh down from Oxford, begged to be allowed to go with her, and his escort was accepted.
Heyburn's
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From this reading THE MURIES OF CONNACHAN Elise, Lady Heyburn's French maid, discovered next morning that an antique snake-bracelet was missing, a loss which occasioned great consternation in the household.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Young Gellatly, fresh down from Oxford, begged to be allowed to go with her, and his escort was accepted.
hour
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From this reading The girl's offer was accepted, and half an hour later the smaller of the two Glencardine cars--the "sixteen" Fiat--was brought round to the door by Stokes, the smart chauffeur.
household
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From this reading THE MURIES OF CONNACHAN Elise, Lady Heyburn's French maid, discovered next morning that an antique snake-bracelet was missing, a loss which occasioned great consternation in the household.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MURIES OF CONNACHAN Elise, Lady Heyburn's French maid, discovered next morning that an antique snake-bracelet was missing, a loss which occasioned great consternation in the household.
inquiry
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From this reading Breakfast was late, and at table, when the loss was mentioned, Gabrielle offered to drive over to Connachan in the car and make inquiry and search.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The general opinion was that it had been dropped in one of the rooms, and was probably still lying there undiscovered.
Lady
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From this reading THE MURIES OF CONNACHAN Elise, Lady Heyburn's French maid, discovered next morning that an antique snake-bracelet was missing, a loss which occasioned great consternation in the household.
late
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From this reading Breakfast was late, and at table, when the loss was mentioned, Gabrielle offered to drive over to Connachan in the car and make inquiry and search.
later
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From this reading The girl's offer was accepted, and half an hour later the smaller of the two Glencardine cars--the "sixteen" Fiat--was brought round to the door by Stokes, the smart chauffeur.
loss
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From this reading THE MURIES OF CONNACHAN Elise, Lady Heyburn's French maid, discovered next morning that an antique snake-bracelet was missing, a loss which occasioned great consternation in the household.
lying
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From this reading The general opinion was that it had been dropped in one of the rooms, and was probably still lying there undiscovered.
maid
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From this reading THE MURIES OF CONNACHAN Elise, Lady Heyburn's French maid, discovered next morning that an antique snake-bracelet was missing, a loss which occasioned great consternation in the household.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Breakfast was late, and at table, when the loss was mentioned, Gabrielle offered to drive over to Connachan in the car and make inquiry and search.
mentioned
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From this reading Breakfast was late, and at table, when the loss was mentioned, Gabrielle offered to drive over to Connachan in the car and make inquiry and search.
missing
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From this reading THE MURIES OF CONNACHAN Elise, Lady Heyburn's French maid, discovered next morning that an antique snake-bracelet was missing, a loss which occasioned great consternation in the household.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MURIES OF CONNACHAN Elise, Lady Heyburn's French maid, discovered next morning that an antique snake-bracelet was missing, a loss which occasioned great consternation in the household.
MURIES
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From this reading THE MURIES OF CONNACHAN Elise, Lady Heyburn's French maid, discovered next morning that an antique snake-bracelet was missing, a loss which occasioned great consternation in the household.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MURIES OF CONNACHAN Elise, Lady Heyburn's French maid, discovered next morning that an antique snake-bracelet was missing, a loss which occasioned great consternation in the household.
occasioned
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From this reading THE MURIES OF CONNACHAN Elise, Lady Heyburn's French maid, discovered next morning that an antique snake-bracelet was missing, a loss which occasioned great consternation in the household.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MURIES OF CONNACHAN Elise, Lady Heyburn's French maid, discovered next morning that an antique snake-bracelet was missing, a loss which occasioned great consternation in the household.
offer
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From this reading The girl's offer was accepted, and half an hour later the smaller of the two Glencardine cars--the "sixteen" Fiat--was brought round to the door by Stokes, the smart chauffeur.
offered
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From this reading Breakfast was late, and at table, when the loss was mentioned, Gabrielle offered to drive over to Connachan in the car and make inquiry and search.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The general opinion was that it had been dropped in one of the rooms, and was probably still lying there undiscovered.
opinion
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From this reading The general opinion was that it had been dropped in one of the rooms, and was probably still lying there undiscovered.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Breakfast was late, and at table, when the loss was mentioned, Gabrielle offered to drive over to Connachan in the car and make inquiry and search.
Oxford
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From this reading Young Gellatly, fresh down from Oxford, begged to be allowed to go with her, and his escort was accepted.
probably
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From this reading The general opinion was that it had been dropped in one of the rooms, and was probably still lying there undiscovered.
rooms
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From this reading The general opinion was that it had been dropped in one of the rooms, and was probably still lying there undiscovered.
round
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From this reading The girl's offer was accepted, and half an hour later the smaller of the two Glencardine cars--the "sixteen" Fiat--was brought round to the door by Stokes, the smart chauffeur.
search
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From this reading Breakfast was late, and at table, when the loss was mentioned, Gabrielle offered to drive over to Connachan in the car and make inquiry and search.
sixteen
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From this reading The girl's offer was accepted, and half an hour later the smaller of the two Glencardine cars--the "sixteen" Fiat--was brought round to the door by Stokes, the smart chauffeur.
smaller
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From this reading The girl's offer was accepted, and half an hour later the smaller of the two Glencardine cars--the "sixteen" Fiat--was brought round to the door by Stokes, the smart chauffeur.
smart
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From this reading The girl's offer was accepted, and half an hour later the smaller of the two Glencardine cars--the "sixteen" Fiat--was brought round to the door by Stokes, the smart chauffeur.
snake-bracelet
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From this reading THE MURIES OF CONNACHAN Elise, Lady Heyburn's French maid, discovered next morning that an antique snake-bracelet was missing, a loss which occasioned great consternation in the household.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The general opinion was that it had been dropped in one of the rooms, and was probably still lying there undiscovered.
Stokes
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From this reading The girl's offer was accepted, and half an hour later the smaller of the two Glencardine cars--the "sixteen" Fiat--was brought round to the door by Stokes, the smart chauffeur.
table
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From this reading Breakfast was late, and at table, when the loss was mentioned, Gabrielle offered to drive over to Connachan in the car and make inquiry and search.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE MURIES OF CONNACHAN Elise, Lady Heyburn's French maid, discovered next morning that an antique snake-bracelet was missing, a loss which occasioned great consternation in the household.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MURIES OF CONNACHAN Elise, Lady Heyburn's French maid, discovered next morning that an antique snake-bracelet was missing, a loss which occasioned great consternation in the household.
there
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From this reading The general opinion was that it had been dropped in one of the rooms, and was probably still lying there undiscovered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Breakfast was late, and at table, when the loss was mentioned, Gabrielle offered to drive over to Connachan in the car and make inquiry and search.
two
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From this reading The girl's offer was accepted, and half an hour later the smaller of the two Glencardine cars--the "sixteen" Fiat--was brought round to the door by Stokes, the smart chauffeur.
undiscovered
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From this reading The general opinion was that it had been dropped in one of the rooms, and was probably still lying there undiscovered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MURIES OF CONNACHAN Elise, Lady Heyburn's French maid, discovered next morning that an antique snake-bracelet was missing, a loss which occasioned great consternation in the household.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Breakfast was late, and at table, when the loss was mentioned, Gabrielle offered to drive over to Connachan in the car and make inquiry and search.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE MURIES OF CONNACHAN Elise, Lady Heyburn's French maid, discovered next morning that an antique snake-bracelet was missing, a loss which occasioned great consternation in the household.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Young Gellatly, fresh down from Oxford, begged to be allowed to go with her, and his escort was accepted.
Young
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From this reading Young Gellatly, fresh down from Oxford, begged to be allowed to go with her, and his escort was accepted.
