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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 There was, however, without doubt, a certain stimulus in the occasional appearance of Miss Vanderpoel, who almost daily sauntered round the place to look on, and exchange a few words with the workmen.
acceleration
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From this reading When they saw her coming, the men, hastily standing up to touch their foreheads, were conscious of a slight acceleration of being which was not quite the ordinary quickening produced by the presence of employers.
achieved
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From this reading KEDGERS The work at Stornham Court went on steadily, though with no greater rapidity than is usually achieved by rural labourers.
almost
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From this reading There was, however, without doubt, a certain stimulus in the occasional appearance of Miss Vanderpoel, who almost daily sauntered round the place to look on, and exchange a few words with the workmen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was, however, without doubt, a certain stimulus in the occasional appearance of Miss Vanderpoel, who almost daily sauntered round the place to look on, and exchange a few words with the workmen.
anxious
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From this reading It was, in fact, a sensation rather pleasing than anxious.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was, however, without doubt, a certain stimulus in the occasional appearance of Miss Vanderpoel, who almost daily sauntered round the place to look on, and exchange a few words with the workmen.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading KEDGERS The work at Stornham Court went on steadily, though with no greater rapidity than is usually achieved by rural labourers.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her interest in the work was, upon the whole, one which they found themselves beginning to share.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading When they saw her coming, the men, hastily standing up to touch their foreheads, were conscious of a slight acceleration of being which was not quite the ordinary quickening produced by the presence of employers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading KEDGERS The work at Stornham Court went on steadily, though with no greater rapidity than is usually achieved by rural labourers.
certain
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From this reading There was, however, without doubt, a certain stimulus in the occasional appearance of Miss Vanderpoel, who almost daily sauntered round the place to look on, and exchange a few words with the workmen.
coming
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From this reading When they saw her coming, the men, hastily standing up to touch their foreheads, were conscious of a slight acceleration of being which was not quite the ordinary quickening produced by the presence of employers.
conscious
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From this reading When they saw her coming, the men, hastily standing up to touch their foreheads, were conscious of a slight acceleration of being which was not quite the ordinary quickening produced by the presence of employers.
Court
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From this reading KEDGERS The work at Stornham Court went on steadily, though with no greater rapidity than is usually achieved by rural labourers.
daily
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From this reading There was, however, without doubt, a certain stimulus in the occasional appearance of Miss Vanderpoel, who almost daily sauntered round the place to look on, and exchange a few words with the workmen.
doubt
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From this reading There was, however, without doubt, a certain stimulus in the occasional appearance of Miss Vanderpoel, who almost daily sauntered round the place to look on, and exchange a few words with the workmen.
employers
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From this reading When they saw her coming, the men, hastily standing up to touch their foreheads, were conscious of a slight acceleration of being which was not quite the ordinary quickening produced by the presence of employers.
exchange
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From this reading There was, however, without doubt, a certain stimulus in the occasional appearance of Miss Vanderpoel, who almost daily sauntered round the place to look on, and exchange a few words with the workmen.
fact
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From this reading It was, in fact, a sensation rather pleasing than anxious.
few
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From this reading There was, however, without doubt, a certain stimulus in the occasional appearance of Miss Vanderpoel, who almost daily sauntered round the place to look on, and exchange a few words with the workmen.
foreheads
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From this reading When they saw her coming, the men, hastily standing up to touch their foreheads, were conscious of a slight acceleration of being which was not quite the ordinary quickening produced by the presence of employers.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her interest in the work was, upon the whole, one which they found themselves beginning to share.
greater
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From this reading KEDGERS The work at Stornham Court went on steadily, though with no greater rapidity than is usually achieved by rural labourers.
hastily
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From this reading When they saw her coming, the men, hastily standing up to touch their foreheads, were conscious of a slight acceleration of being which was not quite the ordinary quickening produced by the presence of employers.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When they saw her coming, the men, hastily standing up to touch their foreheads, were conscious of a slight acceleration of being which was not quite the ordinary quickening produced by the presence of employers.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There was, however, without doubt, a certain stimulus in the occasional appearance of Miss Vanderpoel, who almost daily sauntered round the place to look on, and exchange a few words with the workmen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was, however, without doubt, a certain stimulus in the occasional appearance of Miss Vanderpoel, who almost daily sauntered round the place to look on, and exchange a few words with the workmen.
interest
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From this reading Her interest in the work was, upon the whole, one which they found themselves beginning to share.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading KEDGERS The work at Stornham Court went on steadily, though with no greater rapidity than is usually achieved by rural labourers.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was, in fact, a sensation rather pleasing than anxious.
KEDGERS
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From this reading KEDGERS The work at Stornham Court went on steadily, though with no greater rapidity than is usually achieved by rural labourers.
labourers
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From this reading KEDGERS The work at Stornham Court went on steadily, though with no greater rapidity than is usually achieved by rural labourers.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was, however, without doubt, a certain stimulus in the occasional appearance of Miss Vanderpoel, who almost daily sauntered round the place to look on, and exchange a few words with the workmen.
men
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From this reading When they saw her coming, the men, hastily standing up to touch their foreheads, were conscious of a slight acceleration of being which was not quite the ordinary quickening produced by the presence of employers.
Miss
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From this reading There was, however, without doubt, a certain stimulus in the occasional appearance of Miss Vanderpoel, who almost daily sauntered round the place to look on, and exchange a few words with the workmen.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading KEDGERS The work at Stornham Court went on steadily, though with no greater rapidity than is usually achieved by rural labourers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When they saw her coming, the men, hastily standing up to touch their foreheads, were conscious of a slight acceleration of being which was not quite the ordinary quickening produced by the presence of employers.
occasional
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From this reading There was, however, without doubt, a certain stimulus in the occasional appearance of Miss Vanderpoel, who almost daily sauntered round the place to look on, and exchange a few words with the workmen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was, however, without doubt, a certain stimulus in the occasional appearance of Miss Vanderpoel, who almost daily sauntered round the place to look on, and exchange a few words with the workmen.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading KEDGERS The work at Stornham Court went on steadily, though with no greater rapidity than is usually achieved by rural labourers.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her interest in the work was, upon the whole, one which they found themselves beginning to share.
ordinary
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From this reading When they saw her coming, the men, hastily standing up to touch their foreheads, were conscious of a slight acceleration of being which was not quite the ordinary quickening produced by the presence of employers.
place
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From this reading There was, however, without doubt, a certain stimulus in the occasional appearance of Miss Vanderpoel, who almost daily sauntered round the place to look on, and exchange a few words with the workmen.
pleasing
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From this reading It was, in fact, a sensation rather pleasing than anxious.
presence
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From this reading When they saw her coming, the men, hastily standing up to touch their foreheads, were conscious of a slight acceleration of being which was not quite the ordinary quickening produced by the presence of employers.
produced
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From this reading When they saw her coming, the men, hastily standing up to touch their foreheads, were conscious of a slight acceleration of being which was not quite the ordinary quickening produced by the presence of employers.
quickening
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From this reading When they saw her coming, the men, hastily standing up to touch their foreheads, were conscious of a slight acceleration of being which was not quite the ordinary quickening produced by the presence of employers.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they saw her coming, the men, hastily standing up to touch their foreheads, were conscious of a slight acceleration of being which was not quite the ordinary quickening produced by the presence of employers.
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
great speed
From this reading KEDGERS The work at Stornham Court went on steadily, though with no greater rapidity than is usually achieved by rural labourers.
rather
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From this reading It was, in fact, a sensation rather pleasing than anxious.
round
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From this reading There was, however, without doubt, a certain stimulus in the occasional appearance of Miss Vanderpoel, who almost daily sauntered round the place to look on, and exchange a few words with the workmen.
rural
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From this reading KEDGERS The work at Stornham Court went on steadily, though with no greater rapidity than is usually achieved by rural labourers.
sauntered
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From this reading There was, however, without doubt, a certain stimulus in the occasional appearance of Miss Vanderpoel, who almost daily sauntered round the place to look on, and exchange a few words with the workmen.
saw
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From this reading When they saw her coming, the men, hastily standing up to touch their foreheads, were conscious of a slight acceleration of being which was not quite the ordinary quickening produced by the presence of employers.
sensation
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From this reading It was, in fact, a sensation rather pleasing than anxious.
share
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From this reading Her interest in the work was, upon the whole, one which they found themselves beginning to share.
slight
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From this reading When they saw her coming, the men, hastily standing up to touch their foreheads, were conscious of a slight acceleration of being which was not quite the ordinary quickening produced by the presence of employers.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When they saw her coming, the men, hastily standing up to touch their foreheads, were conscious of a slight acceleration of being which was not quite the ordinary quickening produced by the presence of employers.
steadily
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From this reading KEDGERS The work at Stornham Court went on steadily, though with no greater rapidity than is usually achieved by rural labourers.
stimulus
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From this reading There was, however, without doubt, a certain stimulus in the occasional appearance of Miss Vanderpoel, who almost daily sauntered round the place to look on, and exchange a few words with the workmen.
Stornham
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From this reading KEDGERS The work at Stornham Court went on steadily, though with no greater rapidity than is usually achieved by rural labourers.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading KEDGERS The work at Stornham Court went on steadily, though with no greater rapidity than is usually achieved by rural labourers.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KEDGERS The work at Stornham Court went on steadily, though with no greater rapidity than is usually achieved by rural labourers.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When they saw her coming, the men, hastily standing up to touch their foreheads, were conscious of a slight acceleration of being which was not quite the ordinary quickening produced by the presence of employers.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Her interest in the work was, upon the whole, one which they found themselves beginning to share.
There
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From this reading There was, however, without doubt, a certain stimulus in the occasional appearance of Miss Vanderpoel, who almost daily sauntered round the place to look on, and exchange a few words with the workmen.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they saw her coming, the men, hastily standing up to touch their foreheads, were conscious of a slight acceleration of being which was not quite the ordinary quickening produced by the presence of employers.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading KEDGERS The work at Stornham Court went on steadily, though with no greater rapidity than is usually achieved by rural labourers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was, however, without doubt, a certain stimulus in the occasional appearance of Miss Vanderpoel, who almost daily sauntered round the place to look on, and exchange a few words with the workmen.
touch
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From this reading When they saw her coming, the men, hastily standing up to touch their foreheads, were conscious of a slight acceleration of being which was not quite the ordinary quickening produced by the presence of employers.
up
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From this reading When they saw her coming, the men, hastily standing up to touch their foreheads, were conscious of a slight acceleration of being which was not quite the ordinary quickening produced by the presence of employers.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her interest in the work was, upon the whole, one which they found themselves beginning to share.
usually
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From this reading KEDGERS The work at Stornham Court went on steadily, though with no greater rapidity than is usually achieved by rural labourers.
Vanderpoel
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From this reading There was, however, without doubt, a certain stimulus in the occasional appearance of Miss Vanderpoel, who almost daily sauntered round the place to look on, and exchange a few words with the workmen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was, however, without doubt, a certain stimulus in the occasional appearance of Miss Vanderpoel, who almost daily sauntered round the place to look on, and exchange a few words with the workmen.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KEDGERS The work at Stornham Court went on steadily, though with no greater rapidity than is usually achieved by rural labourers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they saw her coming, the men, hastily standing up to touch their foreheads, were conscious of a slight acceleration of being which was not quite the ordinary quickening produced by the presence of employers.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they saw her coming, the men, hastily standing up to touch their foreheads, were conscious of a slight acceleration of being which was not quite the ordinary quickening produced by the presence of employers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When they saw her coming, the men, hastily standing up to touch their foreheads, were conscious of a slight acceleration of being which was not quite the ordinary quickening produced by the presence of employers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was, however, without doubt, a certain stimulus in the occasional appearance of Miss Vanderpoel, who almost daily sauntered round the place to look on, and exchange a few words with the workmen.
whole
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From this reading Her interest in the work was, upon the whole, one which they found themselves beginning to share.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading KEDGERS The work at Stornham Court went on steadily, though with no greater rapidity than is usually achieved by rural labourers.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There was, however, without doubt, a certain stimulus in the occasional appearance of Miss Vanderpoel, who almost daily sauntered round the place to look on, and exchange a few words with the workmen.
words
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From this reading There was, however, without doubt, a certain stimulus in the occasional appearance of Miss Vanderpoel, who almost daily sauntered round the place to look on, and exchange a few words with the workmen.
work
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From this reading KEDGERS The work at Stornham Court went on steadily, though with no greater rapidity than is usually achieved by rural labourers.
workmen
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From this reading There was, however, without doubt, a certain stimulus in the occasional appearance of Miss Vanderpoel, who almost daily sauntered round the place to look on, and exchange a few words with the workmen.
