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all
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From this reading The incidents of the previous night had been rather wearing on them all, and they were later than usual that morning, and, at that, dallying over an enjoyment that would soon be of the memory only.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The incidents of the previous night had been rather wearing on them all, and they were later than usual that morning, and, at that, dallying over an enjoyment that would soon be of the memory only.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
Arnot's
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From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
back
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From this reading He was to them as one come back from the dead, and they grudged every minute he was out of their sight.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The incidents of the previous night had been rather wearing on them all, and they were later than usual that morning, and, at that, dallying over an enjoyment that would soon be of the memory only.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The incidents of the previous night had been rather wearing on them all, and they were later than usual that morning, and, at that, dallying over an enjoyment that would soon be of the memory only.
Blair
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From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
breakfast
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From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
colour
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From this reading The rare colour filled his pale face as he read the two lines of Miss Arnot's note, and he read them several times, as though frequent perusal might provoke interpretation.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was to them as one come back from the dead, and they grudged every minute he was out of their sight.
company
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From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
dallying
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From this reading The incidents of the previous night had been rather wearing on them all, and they were later than usual that morning, and, at that, dallying over an enjoyment that would soon be of the memory only.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was to them as one come back from the dead, and they grudged every minute he was out of their sight.
DEAR
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From this reading "DEAR MR.
Embankment
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From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
enjoyment
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From this reading The incidents of the previous night had been rather wearing on them all, and they were later than usual that morning, and, at that, dallying over an enjoyment that would soon be of the memory only.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He was to them as one come back from the dead, and they grudged every minute he was out of their sight.
face
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From this reading The rare colour filled his pale face as he read the two lines of Miss Arnot's note, and he read them several times, as though frequent perusal might provoke interpretation.
filled
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From this reading The rare colour filled his pale face as he read the two lines of Miss Arnot's note, and he read them several times, as though frequent perusal might provoke interpretation.
frequent
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From this reading The rare colour filled his pale face as he read the two lines of Miss Arnot's note, and he read them several times, as though frequent perusal might provoke interpretation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was to them as one come back from the dead, and they grudged every minute he was out of their sight.
grudged
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From this reading He was to them as one come back from the dead, and they grudged every minute he was out of their sight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The incidents of the previous night had been rather wearing on them all, and they were later than usual that morning, and, at that, dallying over an enjoyment that would soon be of the memory only.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The rare colour filled his pale face as he read the two lines of Miss Arnot's note, and he read them several times, as though frequent perusal might provoke interpretation.
hotel
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From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
incidents
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From this reading The incidents of the previous night had been rather wearing on them all, and they were later than usual that morning, and, at that, dallying over an enjoyment that would soon be of the memory only.
interpretation
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From this reading The rare colour filled his pale face as he read the two lines of Miss Arnot's note, and he read them several times, as though frequent perusal might provoke interpretation.
Kenneth
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From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
later
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From this reading The incidents of the previous night had been rather wearing on them all, and they were later than usual that morning, and, at that, dallying over an enjoyment that would soon be of the memory only.
LEAP
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From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
lines
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From this reading The rare colour filled his pale face as he read the two lines of Miss Arnot's note, and he read them several times, as though frequent perusal might provoke interpretation.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
MacTavish
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From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The incidents of the previous night had been rather wearing on them all, and they were later than usual that morning, and, at that, dallying over an enjoyment that would soon be of the memory only.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The rare colour filled his pale face as he read the two lines of Miss Arnot's note, and he read them several times, as though frequent perusal might provoke interpretation.
minute
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From this reading He was to them as one come back from the dead, and they grudged every minute he was out of their sight.
Miss
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From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The incidents of the previous night had been rather wearing on them all, and they were later than usual that morning, and, at that, dallying over an enjoyment that would soon be of the memory only.
Mr
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From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
Mrs
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From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
night
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From this reading The incidents of the previous night had been rather wearing on them all, and they were later than usual that morning, and, at that, dallying over an enjoyment that would soon be of the memory only.
note
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From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The incidents of the previous night had been rather wearing on them all, and they were later than usual that morning, and, at that, dallying over an enjoyment that would soon be of the memory only.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was to them as one come back from the dead, and they grudged every minute he was out of their sight.
only
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From this reading The incidents of the previous night had been rather wearing on them all, and they were later than usual that morning, and, at that, dallying over an enjoyment that would soon be of the memory only.
out
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From this reading He was to them as one come back from the dead, and they grudged every minute he was out of their sight.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The incidents of the previous night had been rather wearing on them all, and they were later than usual that morning, and, at that, dallying over an enjoyment that would soon be of the memory only.
overlooking
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From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
pale
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From this reading The rare colour filled his pale face as he read the two lines of Miss Arnot's note, and he read them several times, as though frequent perusal might provoke interpretation.
perusal
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From this reading The rare colour filled his pale face as he read the two lines of Miss Arnot's note, and he read them several times, as though frequent perusal might provoke interpretation.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
previous
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From this reading The incidents of the previous night had been rather wearing on them all, and they were later than usual that morning, and, at that, dallying over an enjoyment that would soon be of the memory only.
provoke
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From this reading The rare colour filled his pale face as he read the two lines of Miss Arnot's note, and he read them several times, as though frequent perusal might provoke interpretation.
quiet
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From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
rare
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From this reading The rare colour filled his pale face as he read the two lines of Miss Arnot's note, and he read them several times, as though frequent perusal might provoke interpretation.
rather
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From this reading The incidents of the previous night had been rather wearing on them all, and they were later than usual that morning, and, at that, dallying over an enjoyment that would soon be of the memory only.
read
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From this reading The rare colour filled his pale face as he read the two lines of Miss Arnot's note, and he read them several times, as though frequent perusal might provoke interpretation.
received
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From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
room
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From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
sat
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From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
several
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From this reading The rare colour filled his pale face as he read the two lines of Miss Arnot's note, and he read them several times, as though frequent perusal might provoke interpretation.
sight
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From this reading He was to them as one come back from the dead, and they grudged every minute he was out of their sight.
soon
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From this reading The incidents of the previous night had been rather wearing on them all, and they were later than usual that morning, and, at that, dallying over an enjoyment that would soon be of the memory only.
staying
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From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The incidents of the previous night had been rather wearing on them all, and they were later than usual that morning, and, at that, dallying over an enjoyment that would soon be of the memory only.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The incidents of the previous night had been rather wearing on them all, and they were later than usual that morning, and, at that, dallying over an enjoyment that would soon be of the memory only.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was to them as one come back from the dead, and they grudged every minute he was out of their sight.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was to them as one come back from the dead, and they grudged every minute he was out of their sight.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was to them as one come back from the dead, and they grudged every minute he was out of their sight.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The rare colour filled his pale face as he read the two lines of Miss Arnot's note, and he read them several times, as though frequent perusal might provoke interpretation.
times
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From this reading The rare colour filled his pale face as he read the two lines of Miss Arnot's note, and he read them several times, as though frequent perusal might provoke interpretation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was to them as one come back from the dead, and they grudged every minute he was out of their sight.
two
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From this reading The rare colour filled his pale face as he read the two lines of Miss Arnot's note, and he read them several times, as though frequent perusal might provoke interpretation.
usual
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From this reading The incidents of the previous night had been rather wearing on them all, and they were later than usual that morning, and, at that, dallying over an enjoyment that would soon be of the memory only.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
wearing
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From this reading The incidents of the previous night had been rather wearing on them all, and they were later than usual that morning, and, at that, dallying over an enjoyment that would soon be of the memory only.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The incidents of the previous night had been rather wearing on them all, and they were later than usual that morning, and, at that, dallying over an enjoyment that would soon be of the memory only.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The incidents of the previous night had been rather wearing on them all, and they were later than usual that morning, and, at that, dallying over an enjoyment that would soon be of the memory only.
YEAR
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From this reading LEAP YEAR Kenneth Blair received Miss Arnot's note as he sat at breakfast in the pleasant room of the quiet little hotel overlooking the Embankment, where he was staying in company with Mr. and Mrs. MacTavish.
