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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 From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
absence
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From this reading Gabrielle had been south to visit one of her girlfriends near Durham, and the week of her absence her afflicted father had spent in dark loneliness, for Flockart had gone to London, and her ladyship was away on a fortnight's visit to the Pelhams, down at New Galloway.
activity
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From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
afflicted
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From this reading Gabrielle had been south to visit one of her girlfriends near Durham, and the week of her absence her afflicted father had spent in dark loneliness, for Flockart had gone to London, and her ladyship was away on a fortnight's visit to the Pelhams, down at New Galloway.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading REVEALS THE SPY The Twelfth--the glorious Twelfth--had come and gone.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Glencardine there were little or no grouse; therefore it was not until later that Sir Henry invited his usual party.
away
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From this reading Gabrielle had been south to visit one of her girlfriends near Durham, and the week of her absence her afflicted father had spent in dark loneliness, for Flockart had gone to London, and her ladyship was away on a fortnight's visit to the Pelhams, down at New Galloway.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Gabrielle had been south to visit one of her girlfriends near Durham, and the week of her absence her afflicted father had spent in dark loneliness, for Flockart had gone to London, and her ladyship was away on a fortnight's visit to the Pelhams, down at New Galloway.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading REVEALS THE SPY The Twelfth--the glorious Twelfth--had come and gone.
commenced
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From this reading "The rush to the North" had commenced from London.
Cross
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From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
crowded
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From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
dark
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From this reading Gabrielle had been south to visit one of her girlfriends near Durham, and the week of her absence her afflicted father had spent in dark loneliness, for Flockart had gone to London, and her ladyship was away on a fortnight's visit to the Pelhams, down at New Galloway.
down
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From this reading Gabrielle had been south to visit one of her girlfriends near Durham, and the week of her absence her afflicted father had spent in dark loneliness, for Flockart had gone to London, and her ladyship was away on a fortnight's visit to the Pelhams, down at New Galloway.
Durham
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From this reading Gabrielle had been south to visit one of her girlfriends near Durham, and the week of her absence her afflicted father had spent in dark loneliness, for Flockart had gone to London, and her ladyship was away on a fortnight's visit to the Pelhams, down at New Galloway.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
Euston
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From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
father
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From this reading Gabrielle had been south to visit one of her girlfriends near Durham, and the week of her absence her afflicted father had spent in dark loneliness, for Flockart had gone to London, and her ladyship was away on a fortnight's visit to the Pelhams, down at New Galloway.
Flockart
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From this reading Gabrielle had been south to visit one of her girlfriends near Durham, and the week of her absence her afflicted father had spent in dark loneliness, for Flockart had gone to London, and her ladyship was away on a fortnight's visit to the Pelhams, down at New Galloway.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
fortnight's
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From this reading Gabrielle had been south to visit one of her girlfriends near Durham, and the week of her absence her afflicted father had spent in dark loneliness, for Flockart had gone to London, and her ladyship was away on a fortnight's visit to the Pelhams, down at New Galloway.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The rush to the North" had commenced from London.
Gabrielle
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From this reading Gabrielle had been south to visit one of her girlfriends near Durham, and the week of her absence her afflicted father had spent in dark loneliness, for Flockart had gone to London, and her ladyship was away on a fortnight's visit to the Pelhams, down at New Galloway.
Galloway
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From this reading Gabrielle had been south to visit one of her girlfriends near Durham, and the week of her absence her afflicted father had spent in dark loneliness, for Flockart had gone to London, and her ladyship was away on a fortnight's visit to the Pelhams, down at New Galloway.
girlfriends
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From this reading Gabrielle had been south to visit one of her girlfriends near Durham, and the week of her absence her afflicted father had spent in dark loneliness, for Flockart had gone to London, and her ladyship was away on a fortnight's visit to the Pelhams, down at New Galloway.
Glencardine
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From this reading At Glencardine there were little or no grouse; therefore it was not until later that Sir Henry invited his usual party.
gloomy
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From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
glorious
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From this reading REVEALS THE SPY The Twelfth--the glorious Twelfth--had come and gone.
gone
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From this reading REVEALS THE SPY The Twelfth--the glorious Twelfth--had come and gone.
grouse
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From this reading At Glencardine there were little or no grouse; therefore it was not until later that Sir Henry invited his usual party.
gun-cases
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From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading REVEALS THE SPY The Twelfth--the glorious Twelfth--had come and gone.
Henry
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From this reading At Glencardine there were little or no grouse; therefore it was not until later that Sir Henry invited his usual party.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gabrielle had been south to visit one of her girlfriends near Durham, and the week of her absence her afflicted father had spent in dark loneliness, for Flockart had gone to London, and her ladyship was away on a fortnight's visit to the Pelhams, down at New Galloway.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At Glencardine there were little or no grouse; therefore it was not until later that Sir Henry invited his usual party.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
invited
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From this reading At Glencardine there were little or no grouse; therefore it was not until later that Sir Henry invited his usual party.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At Glencardine there were little or no grouse; therefore it was not until later that Sir Henry invited his usual party.
King's
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From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
kit-bags
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From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
ladyship
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From this reading Gabrielle had been south to visit one of her girlfriends near Durham, and the week of her absence her afflicted father had spent in dark loneliness, for Flockart had gone to London, and her ladyship was away on a fortnight's visit to the Pelhams, down at New Galloway.
later
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From this reading At Glencardine there were little or no grouse; therefore it was not until later that Sir Henry invited his usual party.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Glencardine there were little or no grouse; therefore it was not until later that Sir Henry invited his usual party.
London
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From this reading "The rush to the North" had commenced from London.
loneliness
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From this reading Gabrielle had been south to visit one of her girlfriends near Durham, and the week of her absence her afflicted father had spent in dark loneliness, for Flockart had gone to London, and her ladyship was away on a fortnight's visit to the Pelhams, down at New Galloway.
men
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From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
near
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From this reading Gabrielle had been south to visit one of her girlfriends near Durham, and the week of her absence her afflicted father had spent in dark loneliness, for Flockart had gone to London, and her ladyship was away on a fortnight's visit to the Pelhams, down at New Galloway.
New
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From this reading Gabrielle had been south to visit one of her girlfriends near Durham, and the week of her absence her afflicted father had spent in dark loneliness, for Flockart had gone to London, and her ladyship was away on a fortnight's visit to the Pelhams, down at New Galloway.
night
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From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At Glencardine there were little or no grouse; therefore it was not until later that Sir Henry invited his usual party.
North
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From this reading "The rush to the North" had commenced from London.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At Glencardine there were little or no grouse; therefore it was not until later that Sir Henry invited his usual party.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
old
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From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gabrielle had been south to visit one of her girlfriends near Durham, and the week of her absence her afflicted father had spent in dark loneliness, for Flockart had gone to London, and her ladyship was away on a fortnight's visit to the Pelhams, down at New Galloway.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Gabrielle had been south to visit one of her girlfriends near Durham, and the week of her absence her afflicted father had spent in dark loneliness, for Flockart had gone to London, and her ladyship was away on a fortnight's visit to the Pelhams, down at New Galloway.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At Glencardine there were little or no grouse; therefore it was not until later that Sir Henry invited his usual party.
Pancras
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From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Glencardine there were little or no grouse; therefore it was not until later that Sir Henry invited his usual party.
Pelhams
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From this reading Gabrielle had been south to visit one of her girlfriends near Durham, and the week of her absence her afflicted father had spent in dark loneliness, for Flockart had gone to London, and her ladyship was away on a fortnight's visit to the Pelhams, down at New Galloway.
Perth
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From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
REVEALS
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From this reading REVEALS THE SPY The Twelfth--the glorious Twelfth--had come and gone.
run
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From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
rush
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From this reading "The rush to the North" had commenced from London.
scene
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From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
Scotland
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From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
Sir
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From this reading At Glencardine there were little or no grouse; therefore it was not until later that Sir Henry invited his usual party.
south
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From this reading Gabrielle had been south to visit one of her girlfriends near Durham, and the week of her absence her afflicted father had spent in dark loneliness, for Flockart had gone to London, and her ladyship was away on a fortnight's visit to the Pelhams, down at New Galloway.
spent
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From this reading Gabrielle had been south to visit one of her girlfriends near Durham, and the week of her absence her afflicted father had spent in dark loneliness, for Flockart had gone to London, and her ladyship was away on a fortnight's visit to the Pelhams, down at New Galloway.
SPY
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From this reading REVEALS THE SPY The Twelfth--the glorious Twelfth--had come and gone.
St
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From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
station
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From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At Glencardine there were little or no grouse; therefore it was not until later that Sir Henry invited his usual party.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REVEALS THE SPY The Twelfth--the glorious Twelfth--had come and gone.
there
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From this reading At Glencardine there were little or no grouse; therefore it was not until later that Sir Henry invited his usual party.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading At Glencardine there were little or no grouse; therefore it was not until later that Sir Henry invited his usual party.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The rush to the North" had commenced from London.
trains
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From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
triplicate
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From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
Twelfth
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From this reading REVEALS THE SPY The Twelfth--the glorious Twelfth--had come and gone.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading At Glencardine there were little or no grouse; therefore it was not until later that Sir Henry invited his usual party.
unwonted
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From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
usual
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From this reading At Glencardine there were little or no grouse; therefore it was not until later that Sir Henry invited his usual party.
visit
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From this reading Gabrielle had been south to visit one of her girlfriends near Durham, and the week of her absence her afflicted father had spent in dark loneliness, for Flockart had gone to London, and her ladyship was away on a fortnight's visit to the Pelhams, down at New Galloway.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
week
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From this reading Gabrielle had been south to visit one of her girlfriends near Durham, and the week of her absence her afflicted father had spent in dark loneliness, for Flockart had gone to London, and her ladyship was away on a fortnight's visit to the Pelhams, down at New Galloway.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At Glencardine there were little or no grouse; therefore it was not until later that Sir Henry invited his usual party.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
