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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 "He never said a word to me about Julia," Peter Sherringham returned.
able
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From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "He never said a word to me about Julia," Peter Sherringham returned.
Agnes
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From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
all
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From this reading She had come up to Paris by an early train--- she had been staying at Versailles, of all places in the world.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The young man set forth that she was at the moment at an hotel in the Rue de la Paix, but had only been there since that morning; he had seen her before proceeding to the Champs Elysees.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The young man set forth that she was at the moment at an hotel in the Rue de la Paix, but had only been there since that morning; he had seen her before proceeding to the Champs Elysees.
Billinghurst
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From this reading She had been a week in Paris on her return from Cannes--her stay there had been of nearly a month: fancy!--and then had gone out to Versailles to see Mrs. Billinghurst.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The young man set forth that she was at the moment at an hotel in the Rue de la Paix, but had only been there since that morning; he had seen her before proceeding to the Champs Elysees.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had come up to Paris by an early train--- she had been staying at Versailles, of all places in the world.
Cannes
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From this reading She had been a week in Paris on her return from Cannes--her stay there had been of nearly a month: fancy!--and then had gone out to Versailles to see Mrs. Billinghurst.
Champs
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From this reading The young man set forth that she was at the moment at an hotel in the Rue de la Paix, but had only been there since that morning; he had seen her before proceeding to the Champs Elysees.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
daughter
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From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
de
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From this reading The young man set forth that she was at the moment at an hotel in the Rue de la Paix, but had only been there since that morning; he had seen her before proceeding to the Champs Elysees.
dropped
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From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
early
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From this reading She had come up to Paris by an early train--- she had been staying at Versailles, of all places in the world.
Elysees
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From this reading The young man set forth that she was at the moment at an hotel in the Rue de la Paix, but had only been there since that morning; he had seen her before proceeding to the Champs Elysees.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
fancy
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From this reading She had been a week in Paris on her return from Cannes--her stay there had been of nearly a month: fancy!--and then had gone out to Versailles to see Mrs. Billinghurst.
forth
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From this reading The young man set forth that she was at the moment at an hotel in the Rue de la Paix, but had only been there since that morning; he had seen her before proceeding to the Champs Elysees.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had been a week in Paris on her return from Cannes--her stay there had been of nearly a month: fancy!--and then had gone out to Versailles to see Mrs. Billinghurst.
glance
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From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
gone
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From this reading She had been a week in Paris on her return from Cannes--her stay there had been of nearly a month: fancy!--and then had gone out to Versailles to see Mrs. Billinghurst.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He never said a word to me about Julia," Peter Sherringham returned.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
hoping
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From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
hotel
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From this reading The young man set forth that she was at the moment at an hotel in the Rue de la Paix, but had only been there since that morning; he had seen her before proceeding to the Champs Elysees.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The young man set forth that she was at the moment at an hotel in the Rue de la Paix, but had only been there since that morning; he had seen her before proceeding to the Champs Elysees.
Julia
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From this reading "He never said a word to me about Julia," Peter Sherringham returned.
la
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From this reading The young man set forth that she was at the moment at an hotel in the Rue de la Paix, but had only been there since that morning; he had seen her before proceeding to the Champs Elysees.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
ladyship
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From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
latter
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From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
man
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From this reading The young man set forth that she was at the moment at an hotel in the Rue de la Paix, but had only been there since that morning; he had seen her before proceeding to the Champs Elysees.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He never said a word to me about Julia," Peter Sherringham returned.
moment
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From this reading The young man set forth that she was at the moment at an hotel in the Rue de la Paix, but had only been there since that morning; he had seen her before proceeding to the Champs Elysees.
month
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From this reading She had been a week in Paris on her return from Cannes--her stay there had been of nearly a month: fancy!--and then had gone out to Versailles to see Mrs. Billinghurst.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man set forth that she was at the moment at an hotel in the Rue de la Paix, but had only been there since that morning; he had seen her before proceeding to the Champs Elysees.
Mrs
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From this reading She had been a week in Paris on her return from Cannes--her stay there had been of nearly a month: fancy!--and then had gone out to Versailles to see Mrs. Billinghurst.
nearly
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From this reading She had been a week in Paris on her return from Cannes--her stay there had been of nearly a month: fancy!--and then had gone out to Versailles to see Mrs. Billinghurst.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He never said a word to me about Julia," Peter Sherringham returned.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had come up to Paris by an early train--- she had been staying at Versailles, of all places in the world.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had been a week in Paris on her return from Cannes--her stay there had been of nearly a month: fancy!--and then had gone out to Versailles to see Mrs. Billinghurst.
only
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From this reading The young man set forth that she was at the moment at an hotel in the Rue de la Paix, but had only been there since that morning; he had seen her before proceeding to the Champs Elysees.
out
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From this reading She had been a week in Paris on her return from Cannes--her stay there had been of nearly a month: fancy!--and then had gone out to Versailles to see Mrs. Billinghurst.
Paix
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From this reading The young man set forth that she was at the moment at an hotel in the Rue de la Paix, but had only been there since that morning; he had seen her before proceeding to the Champs Elysees.
Paris
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From this reading She had come up to Paris by an early train--- she had been staying at Versailles, of all places in the world.
Peter
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From this reading "He never said a word to me about Julia," Peter Sherringham returned.
places
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From this reading She had come up to Paris by an early train--- she had been staying at Versailles, of all places in the world.
proceeding
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From this reading The young man set forth that she was at the moment at an hotel in the Rue de la Paix, but had only been there since that morning; he had seen her before proceeding to the Champs Elysees.
return
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From this reading She had been a week in Paris on her return from Cannes--her stay there had been of nearly a month: fancy!--and then had gone out to Versailles to see Mrs. Billinghurst.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "He never said a word to me about Julia," Peter Sherringham returned.
Rue
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From this reading The young man set forth that she was at the moment at an hotel in the Rue de la Paix, but had only been there since that morning; he had seen her before proceeding to the Champs Elysees.
said
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From this reading "He never said a word to me about Julia," Peter Sherringham returned.
see
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From this reading She had been a week in Paris on her return from Cannes--her stay there had been of nearly a month: fancy!--and then had gone out to Versailles to see Mrs. Billinghurst.
seen
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From this reading The young man set forth that she was at the moment at an hotel in the Rue de la Paix, but had only been there since that morning; he had seen her before proceeding to the Champs Elysees.
set
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From this reading The young man set forth that she was at the moment at an hotel in the Rue de la Paix, but had only been there since that morning; he had seen her before proceeding to the Champs Elysees.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
Sherringham
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From this reading "He never said a word to me about Julia," Peter Sherringham returned.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The young man set forth that she was at the moment at an hotel in the Rue de la Paix, but had only been there since that morning; he had seen her before proceeding to the Champs Elysees.
stay
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From this reading She had been a week in Paris on her return from Cannes--her stay there had been of nearly a month: fancy!--and then had gone out to Versailles to see Mrs. Billinghurst.
staying
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From this reading She had come up to Paris by an early train--- she had been staying at Versailles, of all places in the world.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
then
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From this reading She had been a week in Paris on her return from Cannes--her stay there had been of nearly a month: fancy!--and then had gone out to Versailles to see Mrs. Billinghurst.
there
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From this reading The young man set forth that she was at the moment at an hotel in the Rue de la Paix, but had only been there since that morning; he had seen her before proceeding to the Champs Elysees.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
three
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From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
times
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From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He never said a word to me about Julia," Peter Sherringham returned.
train
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From this reading She had come up to Paris by an early train--- she had been staying at Versailles, of all places in the world.
up
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From this reading She had come up to Paris by an early train--- she had been staying at Versailles, of all places in the world.
Versailles
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From this reading She had come up to Paris by an early train--- she had been staying at Versailles, of all places in the world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
week
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From this reading She had been a week in Paris on her return from Cannes--her stay there had been of nearly a month: fancy!--and then had gone out to Versailles to see Mrs. Billinghurst.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
word
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From this reading "He never said a word to me about Julia," Peter Sherringham returned.
world
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From this reading She had come up to Paris by an early train--- she had been staying at Versailles, of all places in the world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lady Agnes and her daughter exchanged a glance at this: the latter had already asked three times where Julia was, and her ladyship dropped that they had been hoping she would be able to come with Peter.
young
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From this reading The young man set forth that she was at the moment at an hotel in the Rue de la Paix, but had only been there since that morning; he had seen her before proceeding to the Champs Elysees.
