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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 middle of the library at the Towers was occupied by a large oblong oaken table, with a number of leather seated chairs ranged around it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Roden Marsh was the first to enter, and, by the baronet's request, he took a seat about half way down the table to the left of the latter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the upper end of this sat Sir John Musgrave, who had lately bought the mansion and estate of Grovelands, and was as yet a comparative stranger in the neighborhood.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The middle of the library at the Towers was occupied by a large oblong oaken table, with a number of leather seated chairs ranged around it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the upper end of this sat Sir John Musgrave, who had lately bought the mansion and estate of Grovelands, and was as yet a comparative stranger in the neighborhood.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The middle of the library at the Towers was occupied by a large oblong oaken table, with a number of leather seated chairs ranged around it.
baronet
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From this reading Mr. Ormsby, brother-in-law to Mr. Drelincourt, took the chair on the right of the baronet.
baronet's
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From this reading Roden Marsh was the first to enter, and, by the baronet's request, he took a seat about half way down the table to the left of the latter.
bought
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From this reading At the upper end of this sat Sir John Musgrave, who had lately bought the mansion and estate of Grovelands, and was as yet a comparative stranger in the neighborhood.
brother-in-law
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From this reading Mr. Ormsby, brother-in-law to Mr. Drelincourt, took the chair on the right of the baronet.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The middle of the library at the Towers was occupied by a large oblong oaken table, with a number of leather seated chairs ranged around it.
chair
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From this reading Mr. Ormsby, brother-in-law to Mr. Drelincourt, took the chair on the right of the baronet.
chairs
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From this reading The middle of the library at the Towers was occupied by a large oblong oaken table, with a number of leather seated chairs ranged around it.
comparative
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From this reading At the upper end of this sat Sir John Musgrave, who had lately bought the mansion and estate of Grovelands, and was as yet a comparative stranger in the neighborhood.
CONDUCTS
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From this reading SIR JOHN CONDUCTS THE INQUIRY.
down
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From this reading Roden Marsh was the first to enter, and, by the baronet's request, he took a seat about half way down the table to the left of the latter.
Drelincourt
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From this reading Mr. Ormsby, brother-in-law to Mr. Drelincourt, took the chair on the right of the baronet.
end
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From this reading At the upper end of this sat Sir John Musgrave, who had lately bought the mansion and estate of Grovelands, and was as yet a comparative stranger in the neighborhood.
enter
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From this reading Roden Marsh was the first to enter, and, by the baronet's request, he took a seat about half way down the table to the left of the latter.
estate
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From this reading At the upper end of this sat Sir John Musgrave, who had lately bought the mansion and estate of Grovelands, and was as yet a comparative stranger in the neighborhood.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Roden Marsh was the first to enter, and, by the baronet's request, he took a seat about half way down the table to the left of the latter.
Grovelands
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From this reading At the upper end of this sat Sir John Musgrave, who had lately bought the mansion and estate of Grovelands, and was as yet a comparative stranger in the neighborhood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the upper end of this sat Sir John Musgrave, who had lately bought the mansion and estate of Grovelands, and was as yet a comparative stranger in the neighborhood.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Roden Marsh was the first to enter, and, by the baronet's request, he took a seat about half way down the table to the left of the latter.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Roden Marsh was the first to enter, and, by the baronet's request, he took a seat about half way down the table to the left of the latter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the upper end of this sat Sir John Musgrave, who had lately bought the mansion and estate of Grovelands, and was as yet a comparative stranger in the neighborhood.
INQUIRY
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From this reading SIR JOHN CONDUCTS THE INQUIRY.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The middle of the library at the Towers was occupied by a large oblong oaken table, with a number of leather seated chairs ranged around it.
JOHN
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From this reading SIR JOHN CONDUCTS THE INQUIRY.
large
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From this reading The middle of the library at the Towers was occupied by a large oblong oaken table, with a number of leather seated chairs ranged around it.
lately
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From this reading At the upper end of this sat Sir John Musgrave, who had lately bought the mansion and estate of Grovelands, and was as yet a comparative stranger in the neighborhood.
latter
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From this reading Roden Marsh was the first to enter, and, by the baronet's request, he took a seat about half way down the table to the left of the latter.
leather
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From this reading The middle of the library at the Towers was occupied by a large oblong oaken table, with a number of leather seated chairs ranged around it.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Roden Marsh was the first to enter, and, by the baronet's request, he took a seat about half way down the table to the left of the latter.
library
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From this reading The middle of the library at the Towers was occupied by a large oblong oaken table, with a number of leather seated chairs ranged around it.
mansion
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From this reading At the upper end of this sat Sir John Musgrave, who had lately bought the mansion and estate of Grovelands, and was as yet a comparative stranger in the neighborhood.
Marsh
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From this reading Roden Marsh was the first to enter, and, by the baronet's request, he took a seat about half way down the table to the left of the latter.
middle
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From this reading The middle of the library at the Towers was occupied by a large oblong oaken table, with a number of leather seated chairs ranged around it.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Ormsby, brother-in-law to Mr. Drelincourt, took the chair on the right of the baronet.
Musgrave
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From this reading At the upper end of this sat Sir John Musgrave, who had lately bought the mansion and estate of Grovelands, and was as yet a comparative stranger in the neighborhood.
neighborhood
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From this reading At the upper end of this sat Sir John Musgrave, who had lately bought the mansion and estate of Grovelands, and was as yet a comparative stranger in the neighborhood.
number
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From this reading The middle of the library at the Towers was occupied by a large oblong oaken table, with a number of leather seated chairs ranged around it.
oaken
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From this reading The middle of the library at the Towers was occupied by a large oblong oaken table, with a number of leather seated chairs ranged around it.
oblong
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From this reading The middle of the library at the Towers was occupied by a large oblong oaken table, with a number of leather seated chairs ranged around it.
occupied
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From this reading The middle of the library at the Towers was occupied by a large oblong oaken table, with a number of leather seated chairs ranged around it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The middle of the library at the Towers was occupied by a large oblong oaken table, with a number of leather seated chairs ranged around it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Ormsby, brother-in-law to Mr. Drelincourt, took the chair on the right of the baronet.
Ormsby
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From this reading Mr. Ormsby, brother-in-law to Mr. Drelincourt, took the chair on the right of the baronet.
ranged
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From this reading The middle of the library at the Towers was occupied by a large oblong oaken table, with a number of leather seated chairs ranged around it.
request
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From this reading Roden Marsh was the first to enter, and, by the baronet's request, he took a seat about half way down the table to the left of the latter.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Ormsby, brother-in-law to Mr. Drelincourt, took the chair on the right of the baronet.
Roden
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From this reading Roden Marsh was the first to enter, and, by the baronet's request, he took a seat about half way down the table to the left of the latter.
sat
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From this reading At the upper end of this sat Sir John Musgrave, who had lately bought the mansion and estate of Grovelands, and was as yet a comparative stranger in the neighborhood.
seat
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From this reading Roden Marsh was the first to enter, and, by the baronet's request, he took a seat about half way down the table to the left of the latter.
seated
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From this reading The middle of the library at the Towers was occupied by a large oblong oaken table, with a number of leather seated chairs ranged around it.
SIR
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From this reading SIR JOHN CONDUCTS THE INQUIRY.
stranger
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From this reading At the upper end of this sat Sir John Musgrave, who had lately bought the mansion and estate of Grovelands, and was as yet a comparative stranger in the neighborhood.
table
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From this reading The middle of the library at the Towers was occupied by a large oblong oaken table, with a number of leather seated chairs ranged around it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SIR JOHN CONDUCTS THE INQUIRY.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At the upper end of this sat Sir John Musgrave, who had lately bought the mansion and estate of Grovelands, and was as yet a comparative stranger in the neighborhood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Ormsby, brother-in-law to Mr. Drelincourt, took the chair on the right of the baronet.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Ormsby, brother-in-law to Mr. Drelincourt, took the chair on the right of the baronet.
Towers
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From this reading The middle of the library at the Towers was occupied by a large oblong oaken table, with a number of leather seated chairs ranged around it.
upper
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From this reading At the upper end of this sat Sir John Musgrave, who had lately bought the mansion and estate of Grovelands, and was as yet a comparative stranger in the neighborhood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The middle of the library at the Towers was occupied by a large oblong oaken table, with a number of leather seated chairs ranged around it.
way
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From this reading Roden Marsh was the first to enter, and, by the baronet's request, he took a seat about half way down the table to the left of the latter.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At the upper end of this sat Sir John Musgrave, who had lately bought the mansion and estate of Grovelands, and was as yet a comparative stranger in the neighborhood.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The middle of the library at the Towers was occupied by a large oblong oaken table, with a number of leather seated chairs ranged around it.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading At the upper end of this sat Sir John Musgrave, who had lately bought the mansion and estate of Grovelands, and was as yet a comparative stranger in the neighborhood.
