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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 He had got thin and, when he was quiet, looked worn, but he had returned in triumph and soon persuaded Marston that his efforts had earned a rich reward.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Electric lights burned above the mantel and Wyndham sat by the cheerful fire, with Flora in a low chair opposite.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading MABEL'S PEARLS Four months after Marston reached England, Wyndham came home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had got thin and, when he was quiet, looked worn, but he had returned in triumph and soon persuaded Marston that his efforts had earned a rich reward.
arrival
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From this reading On the evening of his arrival, he waited in Flora's drawing-room for Chisholm, who had not yet got back from his office at the port.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the evening of his arrival, he waited in Flora's drawing-room for Chisholm, who had not yet got back from his office at the port.
back
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From this reading On the evening of his arrival, he waited in Flora's drawing-room for Chisholm, who had not yet got back from his office at the port.
better
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From this reading Things had gone better than his letters indicated.
burned
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From this reading Electric lights burned above the mantel and Wyndham sat by the cheerful fire, with Flora in a low chair opposite.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had got thin and, when he was quiet, looked worn, but he had returned in triumph and soon persuaded Marston that his efforts had earned a rich reward.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Electric lights burned above the mantel and Wyndham sat by the cheerful fire, with Flora in a low chair opposite.
came
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From this reading MABEL'S PEARLS Four months after Marston reached England, Wyndham came home.
chair
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From this reading Electric lights burned above the mantel and Wyndham sat by the cheerful fire, with Flora in a low chair opposite.
cheerful
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From this reading Electric lights burned above the mantel and Wyndham sat by the cheerful fire, with Flora in a low chair opposite.
Chisholm
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From this reading On the evening of his arrival, he waited in Flora's drawing-room for Chisholm, who had not yet got back from his office at the port.
drawing-room
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From this reading On the evening of his arrival, he waited in Flora's drawing-room for Chisholm, who had not yet got back from his office at the port.
earned
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From this reading He had got thin and, when he was quiet, looked worn, but he had returned in triumph and soon persuaded Marston that his efforts had earned a rich reward.
efforts
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From this reading He had got thin and, when he was quiet, looked worn, but he had returned in triumph and soon persuaded Marston that his efforts had earned a rich reward.
Electric
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From this reading Electric lights burned above the mantel and Wyndham sat by the cheerful fire, with Flora in a low chair opposite.
England
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From this reading MABEL'S PEARLS Four months after Marston reached England, Wyndham came home.
evening
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From this reading On the evening of his arrival, he waited in Flora's drawing-room for Chisholm, who had not yet got back from his office at the port.
fire
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From this reading Electric lights burned above the mantel and Wyndham sat by the cheerful fire, with Flora in a low chair opposite.
Flora
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From this reading Electric lights burned above the mantel and Wyndham sat by the cheerful fire, with Flora in a low chair opposite.
Flora's
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From this reading On the evening of his arrival, he waited in Flora's drawing-room for Chisholm, who had not yet got back from his office at the port.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the evening of his arrival, he waited in Flora's drawing-room for Chisholm, who had not yet got back from his office at the port.
Four
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From this reading MABEL'S PEARLS Four months after Marston reached England, Wyndham came home.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the evening of his arrival, he waited in Flora's drawing-room for Chisholm, who had not yet got back from his office at the port.
gone
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From this reading Things had gone better than his letters indicated.
got
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From this reading He had got thin and, when he was quiet, looked worn, but he had returned in triumph and soon persuaded Marston that his efforts had earned a rich reward.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had got thin and, when he was quiet, looked worn, but he had returned in triumph and soon persuaded Marston that his efforts had earned a rich reward.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had got thin and, when he was quiet, looked worn, but he had returned in triumph and soon persuaded Marston that his efforts had earned a rich reward.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had got thin and, when he was quiet, looked worn, but he had returned in triumph and soon persuaded Marston that his efforts had earned a rich reward.
home
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From this reading MABEL'S PEARLS Four months after Marston reached England, Wyndham came home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had got thin and, when he was quiet, looked worn, but he had returned in triumph and soon persuaded Marston that his efforts had earned a rich reward.
indicated
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From this reading Things had gone better than his letters indicated.
letters
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From this reading Things had gone better than his letters indicated.
lights
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From this reading Electric lights burned above the mantel and Wyndham sat by the cheerful fire, with Flora in a low chair opposite.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had got thin and, when he was quiet, looked worn, but he had returned in triumph and soon persuaded Marston that his efforts had earned a rich reward.
low
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From this reading Electric lights burned above the mantel and Wyndham sat by the cheerful fire, with Flora in a low chair opposite.
MABEL'S
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From this reading MABEL'S PEARLS Four months after Marston reached England, Wyndham came home.
mantel
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From this reading Electric lights burned above the mantel and Wyndham sat by the cheerful fire, with Flora in a low chair opposite.
Marston
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From this reading MABEL'S PEARLS Four months after Marston reached England, Wyndham came home.
months
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From this reading MABEL'S PEARLS Four months after Marston reached England, Wyndham came home.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On the evening of his arrival, he waited in Flora's drawing-room for Chisholm, who had not yet got back from his office at the port.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the evening of his arrival, he waited in Flora's drawing-room for Chisholm, who had not yet got back from his office at the port.
office
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From this reading On the evening of his arrival, he waited in Flora's drawing-room for Chisholm, who had not yet got back from his office at the port.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the evening of his arrival, he waited in Flora's drawing-room for Chisholm, who had not yet got back from his office at the port.
opposite
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From this reading Electric lights burned above the mantel and Wyndham sat by the cheerful fire, with Flora in a low chair opposite.
PEARLS
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From this reading MABEL'S PEARLS Four months after Marston reached England, Wyndham came home.
persuaded
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From this reading He had got thin and, when he was quiet, looked worn, but he had returned in triumph and soon persuaded Marston that his efforts had earned a rich reward.
port
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From this reading On the evening of his arrival, he waited in Flora's drawing-room for Chisholm, who had not yet got back from his office at the port.
quiet
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From this reading He had got thin and, when he was quiet, looked worn, but he had returned in triumph and soon persuaded Marston that his efforts had earned a rich reward.
reached
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From this reading MABEL'S PEARLS Four months after Marston reached England, Wyndham came home.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had got thin and, when he was quiet, looked worn, but he had returned in triumph and soon persuaded Marston that his efforts had earned a rich reward.
reward
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From this reading He had got thin and, when he was quiet, looked worn, but he had returned in triumph and soon persuaded Marston that his efforts had earned a rich reward.
rich
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From this reading He had got thin and, when he was quiet, looked worn, but he had returned in triumph and soon persuaded Marston that his efforts had earned a rich reward.
sat
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From this reading Electric lights burned above the mantel and Wyndham sat by the cheerful fire, with Flora in a low chair opposite.
soon
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From this reading He had got thin and, when he was quiet, looked worn, but he had returned in triumph and soon persuaded Marston that his efforts had earned a rich reward.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Things had gone better than his letters indicated.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had got thin and, when he was quiet, looked worn, but he had returned in triumph and soon persuaded Marston that his efforts had earned a rich reward.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the evening of his arrival, he waited in Flora's drawing-room for Chisholm, who had not yet got back from his office at the port.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading He had got thin and, when he was quiet, looked worn, but he had returned in triumph and soon persuaded Marston that his efforts had earned a rich reward.
Things
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From this reading Things had gone better than his letters indicated.
triumph
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From this reading He had got thin and, when he was quiet, looked worn, but he had returned in triumph and soon persuaded Marston that his efforts had earned a rich reward.
waited
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From this reading On the evening of his arrival, he waited in Flora's drawing-room for Chisholm, who had not yet got back from his office at the port.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had got thin and, when he was quiet, looked worn, but he had returned in triumph and soon persuaded Marston that his efforts had earned a rich reward.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had got thin and, when he was quiet, looked worn, but he had returned in triumph and soon persuaded Marston that his efforts had earned a rich reward.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On the evening of his arrival, he waited in Flora's drawing-room for Chisholm, who had not yet got back from his office at the port.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Electric lights burned above the mantel and Wyndham sat by the cheerful fire, with Flora in a low chair opposite.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading He had got thin and, when he was quiet, looked worn, but he had returned in triumph and soon persuaded Marston that his efforts had earned a rich reward.
Wyndham
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From this reading MABEL'S PEARLS Four months after Marston reached England, Wyndham came home.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading On the evening of his arrival, he waited in Flora's drawing-room for Chisholm, who had not yet got back from his office at the port.
