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ADVENTURES
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From this reading JOHN EAMES ENCOUNTERS TWO ADVENTURES, AND DISPLAYS GREAT COURAGE IN BOTH.
all
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From this reading Lily thought that her lover's letter was all that it should be.
Allington
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From this reading She was not quite aware what might be the course of post between Courcy and Allington, and had not, therefore, felt very grievously disappointed when the letter did not come on the very first day.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOHN EAMES ENCOUNTERS TWO ADVENTURES, AND DISPLAYS GREAT COURAGE IN BOTH.
aware
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From this reading She was not quite aware what might be the course of post between Courcy and Allington, and had not, therefore, felt very grievously disappointed when the letter did not come on the very first day.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lily thought that her lover's letter was all that it should be.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She was not quite aware what might be the course of post between Courcy and Allington, and had not, therefore, felt very grievously disappointed when the letter did not come on the very first day.
BOTHdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading JOHN EAMES ENCOUNTERS TWO ADVENTURES, AND DISPLAYS GREAT COURAGE IN BOTH.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was not quite aware what might be the course of post between Courcy and Allington, and had not, therefore, felt very grievously disappointed when the letter did not come on the very first day.
COURAGE
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From this reading JOHN EAMES ENCOUNTERS TWO ADVENTURES, AND DISPLAYS GREAT COURAGE IN BOTH.
Courcy
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From this reading She was not quite aware what might be the course of post between Courcy and Allington, and had not, therefore, felt very grievously disappointed when the letter did not come on the very first day.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was not quite aware what might be the course of post between Courcy and Allington, and had not, therefore, felt very grievously disappointed when the letter did not come on the very first day.
Crump
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From this reading "Why, miss, they be all delivered; you know that," said Mrs. Crump, the post-mistress.
day
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From this reading She was not quite aware what might be the course of post between Courcy and Allington, and had not, therefore, felt very grievously disappointed when the letter did not come on the very first day.
delivered
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From this reading "Why, miss, they be all delivered; you know that," said Mrs. Crump, the post-mistress.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was not quite aware what might be the course of post between Courcy and Allington, and had not, therefore, felt very grievously disappointed when the letter did not come on the very first day.
disappointed
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From this reading She was not quite aware what might be the course of post between Courcy and Allington, and had not, therefore, felt very grievously disappointed when the letter did not come on the very first day.
DISPLAYS
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From this reading JOHN EAMES ENCOUNTERS TWO ADVENTURES, AND DISPLAYS GREAT COURAGE IN BOTH.
down
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From this reading She had, however, in the course of the morning, walked down to the post-office, in order that she might be sure that it was not remaining there.
EAMES
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From this reading JOHN EAMES ENCOUNTERS TWO ADVENTURES, AND DISPLAYS GREAT COURAGE IN BOTH.
ENCOUNTERS
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From this reading JOHN EAMES ENCOUNTERS TWO ADVENTURES, AND DISPLAYS GREAT COURAGE IN BOTH.
felt
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From this reading She was not quite aware what might be the course of post between Courcy and Allington, and had not, therefore, felt very grievously disappointed when the letter did not come on the very first day.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was not quite aware what might be the course of post between Courcy and Allington, and had not, therefore, felt very grievously disappointed when the letter did not come on the very first day.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JOHN EAMES ENCOUNTERS TWO ADVENTURES, AND DISPLAYS GREAT COURAGE IN BOTH.
grievously
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From this reading She was not quite aware what might be the course of post between Courcy and Allington, and had not, therefore, felt very grievously disappointed when the letter did not come on the very first day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was not quite aware what might be the course of post between Courcy and Allington, and had not, therefore, felt very grievously disappointed when the letter did not come on the very first day.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lily thought that her lover's letter was all that it should be.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She had, however, in the course of the morning, walked down to the post-office, in order that she might be sure that it was not remaining there.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JOHN EAMES ENCOUNTERS TWO ADVENTURES, AND DISPLAYS GREAT COURAGE IN BOTH.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lily thought that her lover's letter was all that it should be.
JOHN
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From this reading JOHN EAMES ENCOUNTERS TWO ADVENTURES, AND DISPLAYS GREAT COURAGE IN BOTH.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, miss, they be all delivered; you know that," said Mrs. Crump, the post-mistress.
letter
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From this reading Lily thought that her lover's letter was all that it should be.
Lily
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From this reading Lily thought that her lover's letter was all that it should be.
lover's
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From this reading Lily thought that her lover's letter was all that it should be.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She was not quite aware what might be the course of post between Courcy and Allington, and had not, therefore, felt very grievously disappointed when the letter did not come on the very first day.
miss
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From this reading "Why, miss, they be all delivered; you know that," said Mrs. Crump, the post-mistress.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had, however, in the course of the morning, walked down to the post-office, in order that she might be sure that it was not remaining there.
Mrs
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From this reading "Why, miss, they be all delivered; you know that," said Mrs. Crump, the post-mistress.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not quite aware what might be the course of post between Courcy and Allington, and had not, therefore, felt very grievously disappointed when the letter did not come on the very first day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was not quite aware what might be the course of post between Courcy and Allington, and had not, therefore, felt very grievously disappointed when the letter did not come on the very first day.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was not quite aware what might be the course of post between Courcy and Allington, and had not, therefore, felt very grievously disappointed when the letter did not come on the very first day.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had, however, in the course of the morning, walked down to the post-office, in order that she might be sure that it was not remaining there.
post
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From this reading She was not quite aware what might be the course of post between Courcy and Allington, and had not, therefore, felt very grievously disappointed when the letter did not come on the very first day.
post-mistress
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From this reading "Why, miss, they be all delivered; you know that," said Mrs. Crump, the post-mistress.
post-office
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From this reading She had, however, in the course of the morning, walked down to the post-office, in order that she might be sure that it was not remaining there.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was not quite aware what might be the course of post between Courcy and Allington, and had not, therefore, felt very grievously disappointed when the letter did not come on the very first day.
remaining
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From this reading She had, however, in the course of the morning, walked down to the post-office, in order that she might be sure that it was not remaining there.
said
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From this reading "Why, miss, they be all delivered; you know that," said Mrs. Crump, the post-mistress.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not quite aware what might be the course of post between Courcy and Allington, and had not, therefore, felt very grievously disappointed when the letter did not come on the very first day.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Lily thought that her lover's letter was all that it should be.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had, however, in the course of the morning, walked down to the post-office, in order that she might be sure that it was not remaining there.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lily thought that her lover's letter was all that it should be.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was not quite aware what might be the course of post between Courcy and Allington, and had not, therefore, felt very grievously disappointed when the letter did not come on the very first day.
there
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From this reading She had, however, in the course of the morning, walked down to the post-office, in order that she might be sure that it was not remaining there.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading She was not quite aware what might be the course of post between Courcy and Allington, and had not, therefore, felt very grievously disappointed when the letter did not come on the very first day.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why, miss, they be all delivered; you know that," said Mrs. Crump, the post-mistress.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lily thought that her lover's letter was all that it should be.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had, however, in the course of the morning, walked down to the post-office, in order that she might be sure that it was not remaining there.
TWO
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From this reading JOHN EAMES ENCOUNTERS TWO ADVENTURES, AND DISPLAYS GREAT COURAGE IN BOTH.
very
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From this reading She was not quite aware what might be the course of post between Courcy and Allington, and had not, therefore, felt very grievously disappointed when the letter did not come on the very first day.
walked
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From this reading She had, however, in the course of the morning, walked down to the post-office, in order that she might be sure that it was not remaining there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lily thought that her lover's letter was all that it should be.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She was not quite aware what might be the course of post between Courcy and Allington, and had not, therefore, felt very grievously disappointed when the letter did not come on the very first day.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She was not quite aware what might be the course of post between Courcy and Allington, and had not, therefore, felt very grievously disappointed when the letter did not come on the very first day.
Why
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From this reading "Why, miss, they be all delivered; you know that," said Mrs. Crump, the post-mistress.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, miss, they be all delivered; you know that," said Mrs. Crump, the post-mistress.
