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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 drove to a fashionable hotel not very far from Lord Seely's house, and refreshed himself with a warm bath and a luxurious breakfast.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Stiff, tired, and cold, Algernon alighted the next morning at the coach-office in London after his night journey.
Algernon
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From this reading Stiff, tired, and cold, Algernon alighted the next morning at the coach-office in London after his night journey.
alighted
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From this reading Stiff, tired, and cold, Algernon alighted the next morning at the coach-office in London after his night journey.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stiff, tired, and cold, Algernon alighted the next morning at the coach-office in London after his night journey.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Stiff, tired, and cold, Algernon alighted the next morning at the coach-office in London after his night journey.
bath
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From this reading He drove to a fashionable hotel not very far from Lord Seely's house, and refreshed himself with a warm bath and a luxurious breakfast.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He knew Lady Seely's habits well enough to feel tolerably sure that she would not be out of her bed before eleven o'clock, nor out of her room before mid-day.
bed
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From this reading He knew Lady Seely's habits well enough to feel tolerably sure that she would not be out of her bed before eleven o'clock, nor out of her room before mid-day.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been considering how best to proceed, in a leisurely way, during his breakfast, and had decided to go to Lord Seely's house without further delay.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He knew Lady Seely's habits well enough to feel tolerably sure that she would not be out of her bed before eleven o'clock, nor out of her room before mid-day.
best
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From this reading He had been considering how best to proceed, in a leisurely way, during his breakfast, and had decided to go to Lord Seely's house without further delay.
breakfast
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From this reading He drove to a fashionable hotel not very far from Lord Seely's house, and refreshed himself with a warm bath and a luxurious breakfast.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time that was done it was eleven o'clock in the forenoon.
coach-office
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From this reading Stiff, tired, and cold, Algernon alighted the next morning at the coach-office in London after his night journey.
cold
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From this reading Stiff, tired, and cold, Algernon alighted the next morning at the coach-office in London after his night journey.
considering
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From this reading He had been considering how best to proceed, in a leisurely way, during his breakfast, and had decided to go to Lord Seely's house without further delay.
decided
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From this reading He had been considering how best to proceed, in a leisurely way, during his breakfast, and had decided to go to Lord Seely's house without further delay.
delay
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From this reading He had been considering how best to proceed, in a leisurely way, during his breakfast, and had decided to go to Lord Seely's house without further delay.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time that was done it was eleven o'clock in the forenoon.
drove
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From this reading He drove to a fashionable hotel not very far from Lord Seely's house, and refreshed himself with a warm bath and a luxurious breakfast.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He had been considering how best to proceed, in a leisurely way, during his breakfast, and had decided to go to Lord Seely's house without further delay.
eleven
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From this reading By the time that was done it was eleven o'clock in the forenoon.
enough
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From this reading He knew Lady Seely's habits well enough to feel tolerably sure that she would not be out of her bed before eleven o'clock, nor out of her room before mid-day.
far
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From this reading He drove to a fashionable hotel not very far from Lord Seely's house, and refreshed himself with a warm bath and a luxurious breakfast.
fashionable
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From this reading He drove to a fashionable hotel not very far from Lord Seely's house, and refreshed himself with a warm bath and a luxurious breakfast.
feel
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From this reading He knew Lady Seely's habits well enough to feel tolerably sure that she would not be out of her bed before eleven o'clock, nor out of her room before mid-day.
forenoon
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From this reading By the time that was done it was eleven o'clock in the forenoon.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He drove to a fashionable hotel not very far from Lord Seely's house, and refreshed himself with a warm bath and a luxurious breakfast.
further
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From this reading He had been considering how best to proceed, in a leisurely way, during his breakfast, and had decided to go to Lord Seely's house without further delay.
go
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From this reading He had been considering how best to proceed, in a leisurely way, during his breakfast, and had decided to go to Lord Seely's house without further delay.
habits
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From this reading He knew Lady Seely's habits well enough to feel tolerably sure that she would not be out of her bed before eleven o'clock, nor out of her room before mid-day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been considering how best to proceed, in a leisurely way, during his breakfast, and had decided to go to Lord Seely's house without further delay.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He drove to a fashionable hotel not very far from Lord Seely's house, and refreshed himself with a warm bath and a luxurious breakfast.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew Lady Seely's habits well enough to feel tolerably sure that she would not be out of her bed before eleven o'clock, nor out of her room before mid-day.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He drove to a fashionable hotel not very far from Lord Seely's house, and refreshed himself with a warm bath and a luxurious breakfast.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Stiff, tired, and cold, Algernon alighted the next morning at the coach-office in London after his night journey.
hotel
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From this reading He drove to a fashionable hotel not very far from Lord Seely's house, and refreshed himself with a warm bath and a luxurious breakfast.
house
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From this reading He drove to a fashionable hotel not very far from Lord Seely's house, and refreshed himself with a warm bath and a luxurious breakfast.
how
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From this reading He had been considering how best to proceed, in a leisurely way, during his breakfast, and had decided to go to Lord Seely's house without further delay.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Stiff, tired, and cold, Algernon alighted the next morning at the coach-office in London after his night journey.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By the time that was done it was eleven o'clock in the forenoon.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Stiff, tired, and cold, Algernon alighted the next morning at the coach-office in London after his night journey.
knew
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From this reading He knew Lady Seely's habits well enough to feel tolerably sure that she would not be out of her bed before eleven o'clock, nor out of her room before mid-day.
Lady
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From this reading He knew Lady Seely's habits well enough to feel tolerably sure that she would not be out of her bed before eleven o'clock, nor out of her room before mid-day.
leisurely
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From this reading He had been considering how best to proceed, in a leisurely way, during his breakfast, and had decided to go to Lord Seely's house without further delay.
London
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From this reading Stiff, tired, and cold, Algernon alighted the next morning at the coach-office in London after his night journey.
Lord
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From this reading He drove to a fashionable hotel not very far from Lord Seely's house, and refreshed himself with a warm bath and a luxurious breakfast.
luxurious
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From this reading He drove to a fashionable hotel not very far from Lord Seely's house, and refreshed himself with a warm bath and a luxurious breakfast.
mid-day
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From this reading He knew Lady Seely's habits well enough to feel tolerably sure that she would not be out of her bed before eleven o'clock, nor out of her room before mid-day.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stiff, tired, and cold, Algernon alighted the next morning at the coach-office in London after his night journey.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stiff, tired, and cold, Algernon alighted the next morning at the coach-office in London after his night journey.
night
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From this reading Stiff, tired, and cold, Algernon alighted the next morning at the coach-office in London after his night journey.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He knew Lady Seely's habits well enough to feel tolerably sure that she would not be out of her bed before eleven o'clock, nor out of her room before mid-day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He drove to a fashionable hotel not very far from Lord Seely's house, and refreshed himself with a warm bath and a luxurious breakfast.
o'clock
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From this reading By the time that was done it was eleven o'clock in the forenoon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He knew Lady Seely's habits well enough to feel tolerably sure that she would not be out of her bed before eleven o'clock, nor out of her room before mid-day.
out
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From this reading He knew Lady Seely's habits well enough to feel tolerably sure that she would not be out of her bed before eleven o'clock, nor out of her room before mid-day.
proceed
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From this reading He had been considering how best to proceed, in a leisurely way, during his breakfast, and had decided to go to Lord Seely's house without further delay.
refreshed
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From this reading He drove to a fashionable hotel not very far from Lord Seely's house, and refreshed himself with a warm bath and a luxurious breakfast.
room
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From this reading He knew Lady Seely's habits well enough to feel tolerably sure that she would not be out of her bed before eleven o'clock, nor out of her room before mid-day.
Seely's
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From this reading He drove to a fashionable hotel not very far from Lord Seely's house, and refreshed himself with a warm bath and a luxurious breakfast.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew Lady Seely's habits well enough to feel tolerably sure that she would not be out of her bed before eleven o'clock, nor out of her room before mid-day.
Stiff
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From this reading Stiff, tired, and cold, Algernon alighted the next morning at the coach-office in London after his night journey.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew Lady Seely's habits well enough to feel tolerably sure that she would not be out of her bed before eleven o'clock, nor out of her room before mid-day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By the time that was done it was eleven o'clock in the forenoon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stiff, tired, and cold, Algernon alighted the next morning at the coach-office in London after his night journey.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time that was done it was eleven o'clock in the forenoon.
tired
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From this reading Stiff, tired, and cold, Algernon alighted the next morning at the coach-office in London after his night journey.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He drove to a fashionable hotel not very far from Lord Seely's house, and refreshed himself with a warm bath and a luxurious breakfast.
tolerably
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From this reading He knew Lady Seely's habits well enough to feel tolerably sure that she would not be out of her bed before eleven o'clock, nor out of her room before mid-day.
very
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From this reading He drove to a fashionable hotel not very far from Lord Seely's house, and refreshed himself with a warm bath and a luxurious breakfast.
warm
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From this reading He drove to a fashionable hotel not very far from Lord Seely's house, and refreshed himself with a warm bath and a luxurious breakfast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the time that was done it was eleven o'clock in the forenoon.
way
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From this reading He had been considering how best to proceed, in a leisurely way, during his breakfast, and had decided to go to Lord Seely's house without further delay.
well
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From this reading He knew Lady Seely's habits well enough to feel tolerably sure that she would not be out of her bed before eleven o'clock, nor out of her room before mid-day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He drove to a fashionable hotel not very far from Lord Seely's house, and refreshed himself with a warm bath and a luxurious breakfast.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had been considering how best to proceed, in a leisurely way, during his breakfast, and had decided to go to Lord Seely's house without further delay.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He knew Lady Seely's habits well enough to feel tolerably sure that she would not be out of her bed before eleven o'clock, nor out of her room before mid-day.
