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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 Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It chanced that they were alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
anecdotal
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From this reading It seemed to her that she had never found Mr. Sabin more entertaining, had never more appreciated his rare gift of effortless and anecdotal conversation.
any
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From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
From this reading Nevertheless, Mr. Sabin lunched with discretion, as usual, but with no lack of appetite.
appreciated
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From this reading It seemed to her that she had never found Mr. Sabin more entertaining, had never more appreciated his rare gift of effortless and anecdotal conversation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nevertheless, Mr. Sabin lunched with discretion, as usual, but with no lack of appetite.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nevertheless, Mr. Sabin lunched with discretion, as usual, but with no lack of appetite.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
Camperdown
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From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
chanced
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From this reading It chanced that they were alone.
conversation
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From this reading It seemed to her that she had never found Mr. Sabin more entertaining, had never more appreciated his rare gift of effortless and anecdotal conversation.
day's
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From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
discretion
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From this reading Nevertheless, Mr. Sabin lunched with discretion, as usual, but with no lack of appetite.
down
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From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
drop
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From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
effortless
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From this reading It seemed to her that she had never found Mr. Sabin more entertaining, had never more appreciated his rare gift of effortless and anecdotal conversation.
ensured
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From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
entertaining
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From this reading It seemed to her that she had never found Mr. Sabin more entertaining, had never more appreciated his rare gift of effortless and anecdotal conversation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to her that she had never found Mr. Sabin more entertaining, had never more appreciated his rare gift of effortless and anecdotal conversation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
gift
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From this reading It seemed to her that she had never found Mr. Sabin more entertaining, had never more appreciated his rare gift of effortless and anecdotal conversation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
hall
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From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
Helene
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From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to her that she had never found Mr. Sabin more entertaining, had never more appreciated his rare gift of effortless and anecdotal conversation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to her that she had never found Mr. Sabin more entertaining, had never more appreciated his rare gift of effortless and anecdotal conversation.
house
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From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
hunting
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From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It chanced that they were alone.
lack
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From this reading Nevertheless, Mr. Sabin lunched with discretion, as usual, but with no lack of appetite.
Lord
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From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
lunched
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From this reading Nevertheless, Mr. Sabin lunched with discretion, as usual, but with no lack of appetite.
marvelous
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From this reading What a marvelous memory!
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading What a marvelous memory!
Midlands
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From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
more
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From this reading It seemed to her that she had never found Mr. Sabin more entertaining, had never more appreciated his rare gift of effortless and anecdotal conversation.
Mr
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From this reading Nevertheless, Mr. Sabin lunched with discretion, as usual, but with no lack of appetite.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to her that she had never found Mr. Sabin more entertaining, had never more appreciated his rare gift of effortless and anecdotal conversation.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, Mr. Sabin lunched with discretion, as usual, but with no lack of appetite.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Nevertheless, Mr. Sabin lunched with discretion, as usual, but with no lack of appetite.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nevertheless, Mr. Sabin lunched with discretion, as usual, but with no lack of appetite.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
porter
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From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
rare
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From this reading It seemed to her that she had never found Mr. Sabin more entertaining, had never more appreciated his rare gift of effortless and anecdotal conversation.
Sabin
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From this reading Nevertheless, Mr. Sabin lunched with discretion, as usual, but with no lack of appetite.
seclusion
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From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to her that she had never found Mr. Sabin more entertaining, had never more appreciated his rare gift of effortless and anecdotal conversation.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed to her that she had never found Mr. Sabin more entertaining, had never more appreciated his rare gift of effortless and anecdotal conversation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It chanced that they were alone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It chanced that they were alone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
usual
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From this reading Nevertheless, Mr. Sabin lunched with discretion, as usual, but with no lack of appetite.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It chanced that they were alone.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a marvelous memory!
whispered
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From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nevertheless, Mr. Sabin lunched with discretion, as usual, but with no lack of appetite.
word
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From this reading Lord Camperdown was down in the Midlands for a day’s hunting, and Helene had ensured their seclusion from any one who might drop in by a whispered word to the hall porter as they passed into the house.
