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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 JONAS MEETS WITH A STRANGE ADVENTURE.
ADVENTURE
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From this reading JONAS MEETS WITH A STRANGE ADVENTURE.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had long sighed for an opportunity of confronting the bold stranger, who so slyly had crept into the good graces of his daughter, but whose name, rank, and intentions he knew not.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The horses and carriage were drawn up at the appointed spot, and Jonas, thinking of the large reward which the colonel had often promised him, was on the bright look out for the pre-arranged signal.
appointed
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From this reading The horses and carriage were drawn up at the appointed spot, and Jonas, thinking of the large reward which the colonel had often promised him, was on the bright look out for the pre-arranged signal.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now, as we have seen, Miller Harmer had been informed of this mysterious stranger in Darlington, and had watched him and his servant, and even heard the pre-arranged signal.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The horses and carriage were drawn up at the appointed spot, and Jonas, thinking of the large reward which the colonel had often promised him, was on the bright look out for the pre-arranged signal.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now, as we have seen, Miller Harmer had been informed of this mysterious stranger in Darlington, and had watched him and his servant, and even heard the pre-arranged signal.
bold
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From this reading He had long sighed for an opportunity of confronting the bold stranger, who so slyly had crept into the good graces of his daughter, but whose name, rank, and intentions he knew not.
bright
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From this reading The horses and carriage were drawn up at the appointed spot, and Jonas, thinking of the large reward which the colonel had often promised him, was on the bright look out for the pre-arranged signal.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had long sighed for an opportunity of confronting the bold stranger, who so slyly had crept into the good graces of his daughter, but whose name, rank, and intentions he knew not.
carriage
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From this reading The horses and carriage were drawn up at the appointed spot, and Jonas, thinking of the large reward which the colonel had often promised him, was on the bright look out for the pre-arranged signal.
colonel
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From this reading The horses and carriage were drawn up at the appointed spot, and Jonas, thinking of the large reward which the colonel had often promised him, was on the bright look out for the pre-arranged signal.
confronting
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From this reading He had long sighed for an opportunity of confronting the bold stranger, who so slyly had crept into the good graces of his daughter, but whose name, rank, and intentions he knew not.
crept
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From this reading He had long sighed for an opportunity of confronting the bold stranger, who so slyly had crept into the good graces of his daughter, but whose name, rank, and intentions he knew not.
Darlington
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From this reading Now, as we have seen, Miller Harmer had been informed of this mysterious stranger in Darlington, and had watched him and his servant, and even heard the pre-arranged signal.
daughter
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From this reading He had long sighed for an opportunity of confronting the bold stranger, who so slyly had crept into the good graces of his daughter, but whose name, rank, and intentions he knew not.
drawn
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From this reading The horses and carriage were drawn up at the appointed spot, and Jonas, thinking of the large reward which the colonel had often promised him, was on the bright look out for the pre-arranged signal.
dreamtverbUS /drɛmt/
Experienced dreams during sleep.
From this reading When Jonas left his master to go to their rendezvous he little dreamt of what was in store for him.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, as we have seen, Miller Harmer had been informed of this mysterious stranger in Darlington, and had watched him and his servant, and even heard the pre-arranged signal.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Jonas left his master to go to their rendezvous he little dreamt of what was in store for him.
go
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From this reading When Jonas left his master to go to their rendezvous he little dreamt of what was in store for him.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had long sighed for an opportunity of confronting the bold stranger, who so slyly had crept into the good graces of his daughter, but whose name, rank, and intentions he knew not.
graces
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From this reading He had long sighed for an opportunity of confronting the bold stranger, who so slyly had crept into the good graces of his daughter, but whose name, rank, and intentions he knew not.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The horses and carriage were drawn up at the appointed spot, and Jonas, thinking of the large reward which the colonel had often promised him, was on the bright look out for the pre-arranged signal.
Harmer
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From this reading Now, as we have seen, Miller Harmer had been informed of this mysterious stranger in Darlington, and had watched him and his servant, and even heard the pre-arranged signal.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now, as we have seen, Miller Harmer had been informed of this mysterious stranger in Darlington, and had watched him and his servant, and even heard the pre-arranged signal.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Jonas left his master to go to their rendezvous he little dreamt of what was in store for him.
heard
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From this reading Now, as we have seen, Miller Harmer had been informed of this mysterious stranger in Darlington, and had watched him and his servant, and even heard the pre-arranged signal.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Jonas left his master to go to their rendezvous he little dreamt of what was in store for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Jonas left his master to go to their rendezvous he little dreamt of what was in store for him.
horses
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From this reading The horses and carriage were drawn up at the appointed spot, and Jonas, thinking of the large reward which the colonel had often promised him, was on the bright look out for the pre-arranged signal.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Jonas left his master to go to their rendezvous he little dreamt of what was in store for him.
informed
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From this reading Now, as we have seen, Miller Harmer had been informed of this mysterious stranger in Darlington, and had watched him and his servant, and even heard the pre-arranged signal.
intentions
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From this reading He had long sighed for an opportunity of confronting the bold stranger, who so slyly had crept into the good graces of his daughter, but whose name, rank, and intentions he knew not.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had long sighed for an opportunity of confronting the bold stranger, who so slyly had crept into the good graces of his daughter, but whose name, rank, and intentions he knew not.
JONAS
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From this reading JONAS MEETS WITH A STRANGE ADVENTURE.
knew
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From this reading He had long sighed for an opportunity of confronting the bold stranger, who so slyly had crept into the good graces of his daughter, but whose name, rank, and intentions he knew not.
large
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From this reading The horses and carriage were drawn up at the appointed spot, and Jonas, thinking of the large reward which the colonel had often promised him, was on the bright look out for the pre-arranged signal.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Jonas left his master to go to their rendezvous he little dreamt of what was in store for him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Jonas left his master to go to their rendezvous he little dreamt of what was in store for him.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had long sighed for an opportunity of confronting the bold stranger, who so slyly had crept into the good graces of his daughter, but whose name, rank, and intentions he knew not.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The horses and carriage were drawn up at the appointed spot, and Jonas, thinking of the large reward which the colonel had often promised him, was on the bright look out for the pre-arranged signal.
master
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From this reading When Jonas left his master to go to their rendezvous he little dreamt of what was in store for him.
MEETS
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From this reading JONAS MEETS WITH A STRANGE ADVENTURE.
Miller
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From this reading Now, as we have seen, Miller Harmer had been informed of this mysterious stranger in Darlington, and had watched him and his servant, and even heard the pre-arranged signal.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Now, as we have seen, Miller Harmer had been informed of this mysterious stranger in Darlington, and had watched him and his servant, and even heard the pre-arranged signal.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had long sighed for an opportunity of confronting the bold stranger, who so slyly had crept into the good graces of his daughter, but whose name, rank, and intentions he knew not.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had long sighed for an opportunity of confronting the bold stranger, who so slyly had crept into the good graces of his daughter, but whose name, rank, and intentions he knew not.
Now
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From this reading Now, as we have seen, Miller Harmer had been informed of this mysterious stranger in Darlington, and had watched him and his servant, and even heard the pre-arranged signal.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Jonas left his master to go to their rendezvous he little dreamt of what was in store for him.
often
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From this reading The horses and carriage were drawn up at the appointed spot, and Jonas, thinking of the large reward which the colonel had often promised him, was on the bright look out for the pre-arranged signal.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The horses and carriage were drawn up at the appointed spot, and Jonas, thinking of the large reward which the colonel had often promised him, was on the bright look out for the pre-arranged signal.
opportunity
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From this reading He had long sighed for an opportunity of confronting the bold stranger, who so slyly had crept into the good graces of his daughter, but whose name, rank, and intentions he knew not.
out
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From this reading The horses and carriage were drawn up at the appointed spot, and Jonas, thinking of the large reward which the colonel had often promised him, was on the bright look out for the pre-arranged signal.
pre-arranged
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From this reading The horses and carriage were drawn up at the appointed spot, and Jonas, thinking of the large reward which the colonel had often promised him, was on the bright look out for the pre-arranged signal.
promised
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From this reading The horses and carriage were drawn up at the appointed spot, and Jonas, thinking of the large reward which the colonel had often promised him, was on the bright look out for the pre-arranged signal.
rank
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From this reading He had long sighed for an opportunity of confronting the bold stranger, who so slyly had crept into the good graces of his daughter, but whose name, rank, and intentions he knew not.
rendezvous
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From this reading When Jonas left his master to go to their rendezvous he little dreamt of what was in store for him.
reward
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From this reading The horses and carriage were drawn up at the appointed spot, and Jonas, thinking of the large reward which the colonel had often promised him, was on the bright look out for the pre-arranged signal.
seen
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From this reading Now, as we have seen, Miller Harmer had been informed of this mysterious stranger in Darlington, and had watched him and his servant, and even heard the pre-arranged signal.
servant
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From this reading Now, as we have seen, Miller Harmer had been informed of this mysterious stranger in Darlington, and had watched him and his servant, and even heard the pre-arranged signal.
sighed
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From this reading He had long sighed for an opportunity of confronting the bold stranger, who so slyly had crept into the good graces of his daughter, but whose name, rank, and intentions he knew not.
signal
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From this reading The horses and carriage were drawn up at the appointed spot, and Jonas, thinking of the large reward which the colonel had often promised him, was on the bright look out for the pre-arranged signal.
slyly
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From this reading He had long sighed for an opportunity of confronting the bold stranger, who so slyly had crept into the good graces of his daughter, but whose name, rank, and intentions he knew not.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had long sighed for an opportunity of confronting the bold stranger, who so slyly had crept into the good graces of his daughter, but whose name, rank, and intentions he knew not.
spot
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From this reading The horses and carriage were drawn up at the appointed spot, and Jonas, thinking of the large reward which the colonel had often promised him, was on the bright look out for the pre-arranged signal.
store
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From this reading When Jonas left his master to go to their rendezvous he little dreamt of what was in store for him.
STRANGE
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From this reading JONAS MEETS WITH A STRANGE ADVENTURE.
stranger
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From this reading Now, as we have seen, Miller Harmer had been informed of this mysterious stranger in Darlington, and had watched him and his servant, and even heard the pre-arranged signal.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The horses and carriage were drawn up at the appointed spot, and Jonas, thinking of the large reward which the colonel had often promised him, was on the bright look out for the pre-arranged signal.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When Jonas left his master to go to their rendezvous he little dreamt of what was in store for him.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The horses and carriage were drawn up at the appointed spot, and Jonas, thinking of the large reward which the colonel had often promised him, was on the bright look out for the pre-arranged signal.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now, as we have seen, Miller Harmer had been informed of this mysterious stranger in Darlington, and had watched him and his servant, and even heard the pre-arranged signal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Jonas left his master to go to their rendezvous he little dreamt of what was in store for him.
up
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From this reading The horses and carriage were drawn up at the appointed spot, and Jonas, thinking of the large reward which the colonel had often promised him, was on the bright look out for the pre-arranged signal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Jonas left his master to go to their rendezvous he little dreamt of what was in store for him.
watched
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From this reading Now, as we have seen, Miller Harmer had been informed of this mysterious stranger in Darlington, and had watched him and his servant, and even heard the pre-arranged signal.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Now, as we have seen, Miller Harmer had been informed of this mysterious stranger in Darlington, and had watched him and his servant, and even heard the pre-arranged signal.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The horses and carriage were drawn up at the appointed spot, and Jonas, thinking of the large reward which the colonel had often promised him, was on the bright look out for the pre-arranged signal.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When Jonas left his master to go to their rendezvous he little dreamt of what was in store for him.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Jonas left his master to go to their rendezvous he little dreamt of what was in store for him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The horses and carriage were drawn up at the appointed spot, and Jonas, thinking of the large reward which the colonel had often promised him, was on the bright look out for the pre-arranged signal.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had long sighed for an opportunity of confronting the bold stranger, who so slyly had crept into the good graces of his daughter, but whose name, rank, and intentions he knew not.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He had long sighed for an opportunity of confronting the bold stranger, who so slyly had crept into the good graces of his daughter, but whose name, rank, and intentions he knew not.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading JONAS MEETS WITH A STRANGE ADVENTURE.
