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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 parson's visit to the mill was on a Saturday.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was at church, and walked with the two ladies from the porch to their garden gate, but he declined Mrs. Fenwick's invitation to lunch, and was not seen again on that day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next Sunday passed by very quietly, and nothing was seen of Mr. Gilmore at the Vicarage.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next Sunday passed by very quietly, and nothing was seen of Mr. Gilmore at the Vicarage.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The parson had sent word to Fanny Brattle during the service to stop a few minutes for him, and had learned from her that Sam had not been at home last night.
Brattle
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From this reading The parson had sent word to Fanny Brattle during the service to stop a few minutes for him, and had learned from her that Sam had not been at home last night.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was at church, and walked with the two ladies from the porch to their garden gate, but he declined Mrs. Fenwick's invitation to lunch, and was not seen again on that day.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next Sunday passed by very quietly, and nothing was seen of Mr. Gilmore at the Vicarage.
church
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From this reading He was at church, and walked with the two ladies from the porch to their garden gate, but he declined Mrs. Fenwick's invitation to lunch, and was not seen again on that day.
DAY
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From this reading THE LAST DAY.
declined
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From this reading He was at church, and walked with the two ladies from the porch to their garden gate, but he declined Mrs. Fenwick's invitation to lunch, and was not seen again on that day.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The parson had sent word to Fanny Brattle during the service to stop a few minutes for him, and had learned from her that Sam had not been at home last night.
Fanny
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From this reading The parson had sent word to Fanny Brattle during the service to stop a few minutes for him, and had learned from her that Sam had not been at home last night.
Fenwick's
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From this reading He was at church, and walked with the two ladies from the porch to their garden gate, but he declined Mrs. Fenwick's invitation to lunch, and was not seen again on that day.
few
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From this reading The parson had sent word to Fanny Brattle during the service to stop a few minutes for him, and had learned from her that Sam had not been at home last night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The parson had sent word to Fanny Brattle during the service to stop a few minutes for him, and had learned from her that Sam had not been at home last night.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was at church, and walked with the two ladies from the porch to their garden gate, but he declined Mrs. Fenwick's invitation to lunch, and was not seen again on that day.
garden
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From this reading He was at church, and walked with the two ladies from the porch to their garden gate, but he declined Mrs. Fenwick's invitation to lunch, and was not seen again on that day.
gate
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From this reading He was at church, and walked with the two ladies from the porch to their garden gate, but he declined Mrs. Fenwick's invitation to lunch, and was not seen again on that day.
Gilmore
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From this reading The next Sunday passed by very quietly, and nothing was seen of Mr. Gilmore at the Vicarage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The parson had sent word to Fanny Brattle during the service to stop a few minutes for him, and had learned from her that Sam had not been at home last night.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was at church, and walked with the two ladies from the porch to their garden gate, but he declined Mrs. Fenwick's invitation to lunch, and was not seen again on that day.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The parson had sent word to Fanny Brattle during the service to stop a few minutes for him, and had learned from her that Sam had not been at home last night.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The parson had sent word to Fanny Brattle during the service to stop a few minutes for him, and had learned from her that Sam had not been at home last night.
home
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From this reading The parson had sent word to Fanny Brattle during the service to stop a few minutes for him, and had learned from her that Sam had not been at home last night.
invitation
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From this reading He was at church, and walked with the two ladies from the porch to their garden gate, but he declined Mrs. Fenwick's invitation to lunch, and was not seen again on that day.
ladies
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From this reading He was at church, and walked with the two ladies from the porch to their garden gate, but he declined Mrs. Fenwick's invitation to lunch, and was not seen again on that day.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST DAY.
learned
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From this reading The parson had sent word to Fanny Brattle during the service to stop a few minutes for him, and had learned from her that Sam had not been at home last night.
lunch
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From this reading He was at church, and walked with the two ladies from the porch to their garden gate, but he declined Mrs. Fenwick's invitation to lunch, and was not seen again on that day.
mill
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From this reading The parson's visit to the mill was on a Saturday.
minutes
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From this reading The parson had sent word to Fanny Brattle during the service to stop a few minutes for him, and had learned from her that Sam had not been at home last night.
Mr
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From this reading The next Sunday passed by very quietly, and nothing was seen of Mr. Gilmore at the Vicarage.
Mrs
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From this reading He was at church, and walked with the two ladies from the porch to their garden gate, but he declined Mrs. Fenwick's invitation to lunch, and was not seen again on that day.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next Sunday passed by very quietly, and nothing was seen of Mr. Gilmore at the Vicarage.
night
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From this reading The parson had sent word to Fanny Brattle during the service to stop a few minutes for him, and had learned from her that Sam had not been at home last night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was at church, and walked with the two ladies from the porch to their garden gate, but he declined Mrs. Fenwick's invitation to lunch, and was not seen again on that day.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The next Sunday passed by very quietly, and nothing was seen of Mr. Gilmore at the Vicarage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next Sunday passed by very quietly, and nothing was seen of Mr. Gilmore at the Vicarage.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The parson's visit to the mill was on a Saturday.
parson
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From this reading The parson had sent word to Fanny Brattle during the service to stop a few minutes for him, and had learned from her that Sam had not been at home last night.
parson's
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From this reading The parson's visit to the mill was on a Saturday.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next Sunday passed by very quietly, and nothing was seen of Mr. Gilmore at the Vicarage.
porch
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From this reading He was at church, and walked with the two ladies from the porch to their garden gate, but he declined Mrs. Fenwick's invitation to lunch, and was not seen again on that day.
quietly
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From this reading The next Sunday passed by very quietly, and nothing was seen of Mr. Gilmore at the Vicarage.
Sam
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From this reading The parson had sent word to Fanny Brattle during the service to stop a few minutes for him, and had learned from her that Sam had not been at home last night.
Saturday
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From this reading The parson's visit to the mill was on a Saturday.
seen
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From this reading The next Sunday passed by very quietly, and nothing was seen of Mr. Gilmore at the Vicarage.
sent
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From this reading The parson had sent word to Fanny Brattle during the service to stop a few minutes for him, and had learned from her that Sam had not been at home last night.
service
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From this reading The parson had sent word to Fanny Brattle during the service to stop a few minutes for him, and had learned from her that Sam had not been at home last night.
stop
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From this reading The parson had sent word to Fanny Brattle during the service to stop a few minutes for him, and had learned from her that Sam had not been at home last night.
Sunday
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From this reading The next Sunday passed by very quietly, and nothing was seen of Mr. Gilmore at the Vicarage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was at church, and walked with the two ladies from the porch to their garden gate, but he declined Mrs. Fenwick's invitation to lunch, and was not seen again on that day.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST DAY.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was at church, and walked with the two ladies from the porch to their garden gate, but he declined Mrs. Fenwick's invitation to lunch, and was not seen again on that day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The parson's visit to the mill was on a Saturday.
two
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From this reading He was at church, and walked with the two ladies from the porch to their garden gate, but he declined Mrs. Fenwick's invitation to lunch, and was not seen again on that day.
very
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From this reading The next Sunday passed by very quietly, and nothing was seen of Mr. Gilmore at the Vicarage.
Vicarage
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From this reading The next Sunday passed by very quietly, and nothing was seen of Mr. Gilmore at the Vicarage.
visit
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From this reading The parson's visit to the mill was on a Saturday.
walked
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From this reading He was at church, and walked with the two ladies from the porch to their garden gate, but he declined Mrs. Fenwick's invitation to lunch, and was not seen again on that day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The parson's visit to the mill was on a Saturday.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was at church, and walked with the two ladies from the porch to their garden gate, but he declined Mrs. Fenwick's invitation to lunch, and was not seen again on that day.
word
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From this reading The parson had sent word to Fanny Brattle during the service to stop a few minutes for him, and had learned from her that Sam had not been at home last night.
