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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 Leslie won the conservative victory in the general election which took place a year or so after my last visit to “Highclose.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Leslie won the conservative victory in the general election which took place a year or so after my last visit to “Highclose.”
amused
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From this reading I heard occasionally from Lettie how she was busy, amused, or bored.
behalf
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From this reading She told me that George had thrown himself into the struggle on behalf of the candidate of the Labour Party; that she had not seen him, except in the streets, for a very long time.
bored
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From this reading I heard occasionally from Lettie how she was busy, amused, or bored.
busy
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From this reading I heard occasionally from Lettie how she was busy, amused, or bored.
candidate
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From this reading She told me that George had thrown himself into the struggle on behalf of the candidate of the Labour Party; that she had not seen him, except in the streets, for a very long time.
conservative
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From this reading Leslie won the conservative victory in the general election which took place a year or so after my last visit to “Highclose.”
continuous
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From this reading In the interim the Tempests had entertained a continuous stream of people.
down
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From this reading When I went down to Eberwich in the March succeeding the election, I found several people staying with my sister.
Eberwich
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From this reading When I went down to Eberwich in the March succeeding the election, I found several people staying with my sister.
election
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From this reading Leslie won the conservative victory in the general election which took place a year or so after my last visit to “Highclose.”
entertained
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From this reading In the interim the Tempests had entertained a continuous stream of people.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading She told me that George had thrown himself into the struggle on behalf of the candidate of the Labour Party; that she had not seen him, except in the streets, for a very long time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She told me that George had thrown himself into the struggle on behalf of the candidate of the Labour Party; that she had not seen him, except in the streets, for a very long time.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I went down to Eberwich in the March succeeding the election, I found several people staying with my sister.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I heard occasionally from Lettie how she was busy, amused, or bored.
general
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From this reading Leslie won the conservative victory in the general election which took place a year or so after my last visit to “Highclose.”
George
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From this reading She told me that George had thrown himself into the struggle on behalf of the candidate of the Labour Party; that she had not seen him, except in the streets, for a very long time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the interim the Tempests had entertained a continuous stream of people.
heard
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From this reading I heard occasionally from Lettie how she was busy, amused, or bored.
Highclose
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From this reading Leslie won the conservative victory in the general election which took place a year or so after my last visit to “Highclose.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She told me that George had thrown himself into the struggle on behalf of the candidate of the Labour Party; that she had not seen him, except in the streets, for a very long time.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She told me that George had thrown himself into the struggle on behalf of the candidate of the Labour Party; that she had not seen him, except in the streets, for a very long time.
how
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From this reading I heard occasionally from Lettie how she was busy, amused, or bored.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I heard occasionally from Lettie how she was busy, amused, or bored.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Leslie won the conservative victory in the general election which took place a year or so after my last visit to “Highclose.”
interim
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From this reading In the interim the Tempests had entertained a continuous stream of people.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She told me that George had thrown himself into the struggle on behalf of the candidate of the Labour Party; that she had not seen him, except in the streets, for a very long time.
Labour
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From this reading She told me that George had thrown himself into the struggle on behalf of the candidate of the Labour Party; that she had not seen him, except in the streets, for a very long time.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leslie won the conservative victory in the general election which took place a year or so after my last visit to “Highclose.”
Leslie
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From this reading Leslie won the conservative victory in the general election which took place a year or so after my last visit to “Highclose.”
Lettie
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From this reading I heard occasionally from Lettie how she was busy, amused, or bored.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She told me that George had thrown himself into the struggle on behalf of the candidate of the Labour Party; that she had not seen him, except in the streets, for a very long time.
March
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From this reading When I went down to Eberwich in the March succeeding the election, I found several people staying with my sister.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She told me that George had thrown himself into the struggle on behalf of the candidate of the Labour Party; that she had not seen him, except in the streets, for a very long time.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Leslie won the conservative victory in the general election which took place a year or so after my last visit to “Highclose.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She told me that George had thrown himself into the struggle on behalf of the candidate of the Labour Party; that she had not seen him, except in the streets, for a very long time.
occasionally
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From this reading I heard occasionally from Lettie how she was busy, amused, or bored.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the interim the Tempests had entertained a continuous stream of people.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She told me that George had thrown himself into the struggle on behalf of the candidate of the Labour Party; that she had not seen him, except in the streets, for a very long time.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Leslie won the conservative victory in the general election which took place a year or so after my last visit to “Highclose.”
PartynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She told me that George had thrown himself into the struggle on behalf of the candidate of the Labour Party; that she had not seen him, except in the streets, for a very long time.
people
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From this reading In the interim the Tempests had entertained a continuous stream of people.
place
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From this reading Leslie won the conservative victory in the general election which took place a year or so after my last visit to “Highclose.”
seen
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From this reading She told me that George had thrown himself into the struggle on behalf of the candidate of the Labour Party; that she had not seen him, except in the streets, for a very long time.
several
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From this reading When I went down to Eberwich in the March succeeding the election, I found several people staying with my sister.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I heard occasionally from Lettie how she was busy, amused, or bored.
sister
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From this reading When I went down to Eberwich in the March succeeding the election, I found several people staying with my sister.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Leslie won the conservative victory in the general election which took place a year or so after my last visit to “Highclose.”
staying
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From this reading When I went down to Eberwich in the March succeeding the election, I found several people staying with my sister.
stream
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From this reading In the interim the Tempests had entertained a continuous stream of people.
streets
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From this reading She told me that George had thrown himself into the struggle on behalf of the candidate of the Labour Party; that she had not seen him, except in the streets, for a very long time.
struggle
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From this reading She told me that George had thrown himself into the struggle on behalf of the candidate of the Labour Party; that she had not seen him, except in the streets, for a very long time.
succeeding
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From this reading When I went down to Eberwich in the March succeeding the election, I found several people staying with my sister.
Tempests
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From this reading In the interim the Tempests had entertained a continuous stream of people.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She told me that George had thrown himself into the struggle on behalf of the candidate of the Labour Party; that she had not seen him, except in the streets, for a very long time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leslie won the conservative victory in the general election which took place a year or so after my last visit to “Highclose.”
thrown
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From this reading She told me that George had thrown himself into the struggle on behalf of the candidate of the Labour Party; that she had not seen him, except in the streets, for a very long time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She told me that George had thrown himself into the struggle on behalf of the candidate of the Labour Party; that she had not seen him, except in the streets, for a very long time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leslie won the conservative victory in the general election which took place a year or so after my last visit to “Highclose.”
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She told me that George had thrown himself into the struggle on behalf of the candidate of the Labour Party; that she had not seen him, except in the streets, for a very long time.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leslie won the conservative victory in the general election which took place a year or so after my last visit to “Highclose.”
very
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From this reading She told me that George had thrown himself into the struggle on behalf of the candidate of the Labour Party; that she had not seen him, except in the streets, for a very long time.
victory
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From this reading Leslie won the conservative victory in the general election which took place a year or so after my last visit to “Highclose.”
visit
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From this reading Leslie won the conservative victory in the general election which took place a year or so after my last visit to “Highclose.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I heard occasionally from Lettie how she was busy, amused, or bored.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I went down to Eberwich in the March succeeding the election, I found several people staying with my sister.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I went down to Eberwich in the March succeeding the election, I found several people staying with my sister.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Leslie won the conservative victory in the general election which took place a year or so after my last visit to “Highclose.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When I went down to Eberwich in the March succeeding the election, I found several people staying with my sister.
won
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From this reading Leslie won the conservative victory in the general election which took place a year or so after my last visit to “Highclose.”
year
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From this reading Leslie won the conservative victory in the general election which took place a year or so after my last visit to “Highclose.”
