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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 In consequence, when he descended the companion ladder and entered the drawing-room, he had to undergo a cross-examination as to his movements.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When Browne reached the yacht, after bidding good-bye to the girl he had rescued, he found his friends much exercised in their minds concerning him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had themselves been overtaken by the fog, and very naturally they had supposed that their host, seeing it coming on, had returned to the yacht without waiting for them.
arrived
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From this reading Their surprise, therefore, when they arrived on board and found him still missing was scarcely to be wondered at.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In consequence, when he descended the companion ladder and entered the drawing-room, he had to undergo a cross-examination as to his movements.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Their surprise, therefore, when they arrived on board and found him still missing was scarcely to be wondered at.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Their surprise, therefore, when they arrived on board and found him still missing was scarcely to be wondered at.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had themselves been overtaken by the fog, and very naturally they had supposed that their host, seeing it coming on, had returned to the yacht without waiting for them.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Strangely enough, this solicitude for his welfare was far from being pleasing to him.
bidding
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From this reading When Browne reached the yacht, after bidding good-bye to the girl he had rescued, he found his friends much exercised in their minds concerning him.
board
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From this reading Their surprise, therefore, when they arrived on board and found him still missing was scarcely to be wondered at.
Browne
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From this reading When Browne reached the yacht, after bidding good-bye to the girl he had rescued, he found his friends much exercised in their minds concerning him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had themselves been overtaken by the fog, and very naturally they had supposed that their host, seeing it coming on, had returned to the yacht without waiting for them.
coming
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From this reading They had themselves been overtaken by the fog, and very naturally they had supposed that their host, seeing it coming on, had returned to the yacht without waiting for them.
companion
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From this reading In consequence, when he descended the companion ladder and entered the drawing-room, he had to undergo a cross-examination as to his movements.
concerning
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From this reading When Browne reached the yacht, after bidding good-bye to the girl he had rescued, he found his friends much exercised in their minds concerning him.
consequence
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From this reading In consequence, when he descended the companion ladder and entered the drawing-room, he had to undergo a cross-examination as to his movements.
cross-examination
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From this reading In consequence, when he descended the companion ladder and entered the drawing-room, he had to undergo a cross-examination as to his movements.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In consequence, when he descended the companion ladder and entered the drawing-room, he had to undergo a cross-examination as to his movements.
drawing-room
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From this reading In consequence, when he descended the companion ladder and entered the drawing-room, he had to undergo a cross-examination as to his movements.
enough
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From this reading Strangely enough, this solicitude for his welfare was far from being pleasing to him.
entered
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From this reading In consequence, when he descended the companion ladder and entered the drawing-room, he had to undergo a cross-examination as to his movements.
exercised
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From this reading When Browne reached the yacht, after bidding good-bye to the girl he had rescued, he found his friends much exercised in their minds concerning him.
far
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From this reading Strangely enough, this solicitude for his welfare was far from being pleasing to him.
fog
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From this reading They had themselves been overtaken by the fog, and very naturally they had supposed that their host, seeing it coming on, had returned to the yacht without waiting for them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had themselves been overtaken by the fog, and very naturally they had supposed that their host, seeing it coming on, had returned to the yacht without waiting for them.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Browne reached the yacht, after bidding good-bye to the girl he had rescued, he found his friends much exercised in their minds concerning him.
friends
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From this reading When Browne reached the yacht, after bidding good-bye to the girl he had rescued, he found his friends much exercised in their minds concerning him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Strangely enough, this solicitude for his welfare was far from being pleasing to him.
girl
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From this reading When Browne reached the yacht, after bidding good-bye to the girl he had rescued, he found his friends much exercised in their minds concerning him.
good-bye
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From this reading When Browne reached the yacht, after bidding good-bye to the girl he had rescued, he found his friends much exercised in their minds concerning him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Browne reached the yacht, after bidding good-bye to the girl he had rescued, he found his friends much exercised in their minds concerning him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Browne reached the yacht, after bidding good-bye to the girl he had rescued, he found his friends much exercised in their minds concerning him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Browne reached the yacht, after bidding good-bye to the girl he had rescued, he found his friends much exercised in their minds concerning him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Browne reached the yacht, after bidding good-bye to the girl he had rescued, he found his friends much exercised in their minds concerning him.
host
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From this reading They had themselves been overtaken by the fog, and very naturally they had supposed that their host, seeing it coming on, had returned to the yacht without waiting for them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Browne reached the yacht, after bidding good-bye to the girl he had rescued, he found his friends much exercised in their minds concerning him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had themselves been overtaken by the fog, and very naturally they had supposed that their host, seeing it coming on, had returned to the yacht without waiting for them.
ladder
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From this reading In consequence, when he descended the companion ladder and entered the drawing-room, he had to undergo a cross-examination as to his movements.
minds
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From this reading When Browne reached the yacht, after bidding good-bye to the girl he had rescued, he found his friends much exercised in their minds concerning him.
missing
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From this reading Their surprise, therefore, when they arrived on board and found him still missing was scarcely to be wondered at.
movements
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From this reading In consequence, when he descended the companion ladder and entered the drawing-room, he had to undergo a cross-examination as to his movements.
much
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From this reading When Browne reached the yacht, after bidding good-bye to the girl he had rescued, he found his friends much exercised in their minds concerning him.
naturally
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From this reading They had themselves been overtaken by the fog, and very naturally they had supposed that their host, seeing it coming on, had returned to the yacht without waiting for them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had themselves been overtaken by the fog, and very naturally they had supposed that their host, seeing it coming on, had returned to the yacht without waiting for them.
overtaken
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From this reading They had themselves been overtaken by the fog, and very naturally they had supposed that their host, seeing it coming on, had returned to the yacht without waiting for them.
pleasing
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From this reading Strangely enough, this solicitude for his welfare was far from being pleasing to him.
reached
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From this reading When Browne reached the yacht, after bidding good-bye to the girl he had rescued, he found his friends much exercised in their minds concerning him.
rescued
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From this reading When Browne reached the yacht, after bidding good-bye to the girl he had rescued, he found his friends much exercised in their minds concerning him.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had themselves been overtaken by the fog, and very naturally they had supposed that their host, seeing it coming on, had returned to the yacht without waiting for them.
scarcely
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From this reading Their surprise, therefore, when they arrived on board and found him still missing was scarcely to be wondered at.
seeing
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From this reading They had themselves been overtaken by the fog, and very naturally they had supposed that their host, seeing it coming on, had returned to the yacht without waiting for them.
solicitude
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From this reading Strangely enough, this solicitude for his welfare was far from being pleasing to him.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their surprise, therefore, when they arrived on board and found him still missing was scarcely to be wondered at.
StrangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Strangely enough, this solicitude for his welfare was far from being pleasing to him.
supposed
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From this reading They had themselves been overtaken by the fog, and very naturally they had supposed that their host, seeing it coming on, had returned to the yacht without waiting for them.
surprise
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From this reading Their surprise, therefore, when they arrived on board and found him still missing was scarcely to be wondered at.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had themselves been overtaken by the fog, and very naturally they had supposed that their host, seeing it coming on, had returned to the yacht without waiting for them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Browne reached the yacht, after bidding good-bye to the girl he had rescued, he found his friends much exercised in their minds concerning him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When Browne reached the yacht, after bidding good-bye to the girl he had rescued, he found his friends much exercised in their minds concerning him.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had themselves been overtaken by the fog, and very naturally they had supposed that their host, seeing it coming on, had returned to the yacht without waiting for them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They had themselves been overtaken by the fog, and very naturally they had supposed that their host, seeing it coming on, had returned to the yacht without waiting for them.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Their surprise, therefore, when they arrived on board and found him still missing was scarcely to be wondered at.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had themselves been overtaken by the fog, and very naturally they had supposed that their host, seeing it coming on, had returned to the yacht without waiting for them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Strangely enough, this solicitude for his welfare was far from being pleasing to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Browne reached the yacht, after bidding good-bye to the girl he had rescued, he found his friends much exercised in their minds concerning him.
undergo
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From this reading In consequence, when he descended the companion ladder and entered the drawing-room, he had to undergo a cross-examination as to his movements.
very
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From this reading They had themselves been overtaken by the fog, and very naturally they had supposed that their host, seeing it coming on, had returned to the yacht without waiting for them.
waiting
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From this reading They had themselves been overtaken by the fog, and very naturally they had supposed that their host, seeing it coming on, had returned to the yacht without waiting for them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their surprise, therefore, when they arrived on board and found him still missing was scarcely to be wondered at.
welfare
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From this reading Strangely enough, this solicitude for his welfare was far from being pleasing to him.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Browne reached the yacht, after bidding good-bye to the girl he had rescued, he found his friends much exercised in their minds concerning him.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They had themselves been overtaken by the fog, and very naturally they had supposed that their host, seeing it coming on, had returned to the yacht without waiting for them.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their surprise, therefore, when they arrived on board and found him still missing was scarcely to be wondered at.
yacht
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From this reading When Browne reached the yacht, after bidding good-bye to the girl he had rescued, he found his friends much exercised in their minds concerning him.
