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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 A FAREWELL.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
approached
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From this reading Hugo gave him a searching glance as he approached, and was not reassured.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hugo gave him a searching glance as he approached, and was not reassured.
Brian
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From this reading It was here that Hugo was slowly pacing up and down when Brian Luttrell came out of the house in search of him.
Brian's
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From this reading Brian's face wore a curiously restrained expression, which gave it a look of sternness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
came
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From this reading It was here that Hugo was slowly pacing up and down when Brian Luttrell came out of the house in search of him.
cigar
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From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
crimson
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From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
curiously
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From this reading Brian's face wore a curiously restrained expression, which gave it a look of sternness.
dining-room
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From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
down
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From this reading It was here that Hugo was slowly pacing up and down when Brian Luttrell came out of the house in search of him.
edged
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From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
expression
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From this reading Brian's face wore a curiously restrained expression, which gave it a look of sternness.
face
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From this reading Brian's face wore a curiously restrained expression, which gave it a look of sternness.
FAREWELL
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From this reading A FAREWELL.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
gave
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From this reading Hugo gave him a searching glance as he approached, and was not reassured.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
glance
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From this reading Hugo gave him a searching glance as he approached, and was not reassured.
green
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From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
habit
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From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hugo gave him a searching glance as he approached, and was not reassured.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was here that Hugo was slowly pacing up and down when Brian Luttrell came out of the house in search of him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was here that Hugo was slowly pacing up and down when Brian Luttrell came out of the house in search of him.
house
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From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
Hugo
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From this reading It was here that Hugo was slowly pacing up and down when Brian Luttrell came out of the house in search of him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was here that Hugo was slowly pacing up and down when Brian Luttrell came out of the house in search of him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brian's face wore a curiously restrained expression, which gave it a look of sternness.
Luttrell
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From this reading It was here that Hugo was slowly pacing up and down when Brian Luttrell came out of the house in search of him.
masses
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From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hugo gave him a searching glance as he approached, and was not reassured.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
opposite
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From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
out
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From this reading It was here that Hugo was slowly pacing up and down when Brian Luttrell came out of the house in search of him.
pacing
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From this reading It was here that Hugo was slowly pacing up and down when Brian Luttrell came out of the house in search of him.
phlox
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From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
reassuredverbUS /ˌriːəˈʃʊrd/
made less worried or afraid
From this reading Hugo gave him a searching glance as he approached, and was not reassured.
restrained
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From this reading Brian's face wore a curiously restrained expression, which gave it a look of sternness.
row
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From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
search
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From this reading It was here that Hugo was slowly pacing up and down when Brian Luttrell came out of the house in search of him.
searching
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From this reading Hugo gave him a searching glance as he approached, and was not reassured.
side
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From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
slowly
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From this reading It was here that Hugo was slowly pacing up and down when Brian Luttrell came out of the house in search of him.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
sternness
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From this reading Brian's face wore a curiously restrained expression, which gave it a look of sternness.
stroll
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From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
sunflowers
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From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
sunny
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From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
taking
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From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was here that Hugo was slowly pacing up and down when Brian Luttrell came out of the house in search of him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
There
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From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
up
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From this reading It was here that Hugo was slowly pacing up and down when Brian Luttrell came out of the house in search of him.
walk
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From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was here that Hugo was slowly pacing up and down when Brian Luttrell came out of the house in search of him.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Brian's face wore a curiously restrained expression, which gave it a look of sternness.
white
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From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
windows
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From this reading There was a little, sunny, green walk opposite the dining-room windows, edged on either side by masses of white and crimson phlox and a row of sunflowers, where the gentlemen of the house were in the habit of taking their morning stroll and smoking their first cigar.
wore
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From this reading Brian's face wore a curiously restrained expression, which gave it a look of sternness.
