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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 It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
allow
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From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Vulgarity The Duke and Duchess with their children and personal servants reached Gatherum Castle the day before the first crowd of visitors was expected.
arrangement
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From this reading But the Duchess when she reached the Castle declined to fall into this arrangement.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They could dine late, at half-past eight or nine, so that they might be walking from seven to eight.
autumn
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From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They could dine late, at half-past eight or nine, so that they might be walking from seven to eight.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The journey had been hot and dusty and she was a little cross.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Vulgarity The Duke and Duchess with their children and personal servants reached Gatherum Castle the day before the first crowd of visitors was expected.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the Duchess when she reached the Castle declined to fall into this arrangement.
Castle
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From this reading Vulgarity The Duke and Duchess with their children and personal servants reached Gatherum Castle the day before the first crowd of visitors was expected.
children
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From this reading Vulgarity The Duke and Duchess with their children and personal servants reached Gatherum Castle the day before the first crowd of visitors was expected.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could dine late, at half-past eight or nine, so that they might be walking from seven to eight.
cross
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From this reading The journey had been hot and dusty and she was a little cross.
crowd
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From this reading Vulgarity The Duke and Duchess with their children and personal servants reached Gatherum Castle the day before the first crowd of visitors was expected.
day
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From this reading Vulgarity The Duke and Duchess with their children and personal servants reached Gatherum Castle the day before the first crowd of visitors was expected.
declined
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From this reading But the Duchess when she reached the Castle declined to fall into this arrangement.
dine
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From this reading They could dine late, at half-past eight or nine, so that they might be walking from seven to eight.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
Duchess
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From this reading Vulgarity The Duke and Duchess with their children and personal servants reached Gatherum Castle the day before the first crowd of visitors was expected.
Duke
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From this reading Vulgarity The Duke and Duchess with their children and personal servants reached Gatherum Castle the day before the first crowd of visitors was expected.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
dusty
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From this reading The journey had been hot and dusty and she was a little cross.
eight
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From this reading They could dine late, at half-past eight or nine, so that they might be walking from seven to eight.
endeavoured
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From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
expected
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From this reading Vulgarity The Duke and Duchess with their children and personal servants reached Gatherum Castle the day before the first crowd of visitors was expected.
fall
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From this reading But the Duchess when she reached the Castle declined to fall into this arrangement.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vulgarity The Duke and Duchess with their children and personal servants reached Gatherum Castle the day before the first crowd of visitors was expected.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They could dine late, at half-past eight or nine, so that they might be walking from seven to eight.
Gatherum
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From this reading Vulgarity The Duke and Duchess with their children and personal servants reached Gatherum Castle the day before the first crowd of visitors was expected.
grounds
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From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
half-past
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From this reading They could dine late, at half-past eight or nine, so that they might be walking from seven to eight.
heat
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From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
hot
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From this reading The journey had been hot and dusty and she was a little cross.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But the Duchess when she reached the Castle declined to fall into this arrangement.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
late
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From this reading They could dine late, at half-past eight or nine, so that they might be walking from seven to eight.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The journey had been hot and dusty and she was a little cross.
lovely
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From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They could dine late, at half-past eight or nine, so that they might be walking from seven to eight.
nine
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From this reading They could dine late, at half-past eight or nine, so that they might be walking from seven to eight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Vulgarity The Duke and Duchess with their children and personal servants reached Gatherum Castle the day before the first crowd of visitors was expected.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They could dine late, at half-past eight or nine, so that they might be walking from seven to eight.
personal
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From this reading Vulgarity The Duke and Duchess with their children and personal servants reached Gatherum Castle the day before the first crowd of visitors was expected.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
reached
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From this reading Vulgarity The Duke and Duchess with their children and personal servants reached Gatherum Castle the day before the first crowd of visitors was expected.
saunter
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From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
see
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From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
servants
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From this reading Vulgarity The Duke and Duchess with their children and personal servants reached Gatherum Castle the day before the first crowd of visitors was expected.
seven
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From this reading They could dine late, at half-past eight or nine, so that they might be walking from seven to eight.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the Duchess when she reached the Castle declined to fall into this arrangement.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They could dine late, at half-past eight or nine, so that they might be walking from seven to eight.
soon
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From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
suggested
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From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Vulgarity The Duke and Duchess with their children and personal servants reached Gatherum Castle the day before the first crowd of visitors was expected.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Vulgarity The Duke and Duchess with their children and personal servants reached Gatherum Castle the day before the first crowd of visitors was expected.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But the Duchess when she reached the Castle declined to fall into this arrangement.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
visitors
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From this reading Vulgarity The Duke and Duchess with their children and personal servants reached Gatherum Castle the day before the first crowd of visitors was expected.
Vulgarity
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From this reading Vulgarity The Duke and Duchess with their children and personal servants reached Gatherum Castle the day before the first crowd of visitors was expected.
walking
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From this reading They could dine late, at half-past eight or nine, so that they might be walking from seven to eight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Vulgarity The Duke and Duchess with their children and personal servants reached Gatherum Castle the day before the first crowd of visitors was expected.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But the Duchess when she reached the Castle declined to fall into this arrangement.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Vulgarity The Duke and Duchess with their children and personal servants reached Gatherum Castle the day before the first crowd of visitors was expected.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was on a lovely autumn afternoon, and the Duke, who had endeavoured to make himself pleasant during the journey, had suggested that as soon as the heat would allow them they would saunter about the grounds and see what was being done.
