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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 Miss Payne caught a severe cold, owing to the unusual circumstance of having forgotten her umbrella, and, in consequence, getting wet through by a sudden heavy shower.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Payne caught a severe cold, owing to the unusual circumstance of having forgotten her umbrella, and, in consequence, getting wet through by a sudden heavy shower.
attendance
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From this reading Instead, therefore, of speeding London-wards on Monday, Miss Payne spent the weary hours in bed with a racking headache and Katherine in close attendance.
bed
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From this reading Instead, therefore, of speeding London-wards on Monday, Miss Payne spent the weary hours in bed with a racking headache and Katherine in close attendance.
better
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From this reading Next day, however, she was considerably better, and even talked of coming downstairs in the evening when the house was shut up.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Miss Payne caught a severe cold, owing to the unusual circumstance of having forgotten her umbrella, and, in consequence, getting wet through by a sudden heavy shower.
carried
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From this reading The project of going to town, however, was not carried out.
caught
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From this reading Miss Payne caught a severe cold, owing to the unusual circumstance of having forgotten her umbrella, and, in consequence, getting wet through by a sudden heavy shower.
circumstance
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From this reading Miss Payne caught a severe cold, owing to the unusual circumstance of having forgotten her umbrella, and, in consequence, getting wet through by a sudden heavy shower.
close
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From this reading Instead, therefore, of speeding London-wards on Monday, Miss Payne spent the weary hours in bed with a racking headache and Katherine in close attendance.
cold
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From this reading Miss Payne caught a severe cold, owing to the unusual circumstance of having forgotten her umbrella, and, in consequence, getting wet through by a sudden heavy shower.
coming
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From this reading Next day, however, she was considerably better, and even talked of coming downstairs in the evening when the house was shut up.
consequence
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From this reading Miss Payne caught a severe cold, owing to the unusual circumstance of having forgotten her umbrella, and, in consequence, getting wet through by a sudden heavy shower.
considerably
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From this reading Next day, however, she was considerably better, and even talked of coming downstairs in the evening when the house was shut up.
day
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From this reading Next day, however, she was considerably better, and even talked of coming downstairs in the evening when the house was shut up.
downstairs
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From this reading Next day, however, she was considerably better, and even talked of coming downstairs in the evening when the house was shut up.
END
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From this reading THE END.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day, however, she was considerably better, and even talked of coming downstairs in the evening when the house was shut up.
evening
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From this reading Next day, however, she was considerably better, and even talked of coming downstairs in the evening when the house was shut up.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Miss Payne caught a severe cold, owing to the unusual circumstance of having forgotten her umbrella, and, in consequence, getting wet through by a sudden heavy shower.
getting
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From this reading Miss Payne caught a severe cold, owing to the unusual circumstance of having forgotten her umbrella, and, in consequence, getting wet through by a sudden heavy shower.
going
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From this reading The project of going to town, however, was not carried out.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Miss Payne caught a severe cold, owing to the unusual circumstance of having forgotten her umbrella, and, in consequence, getting wet through by a sudden heavy shower.
headache
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From this reading Instead, therefore, of speeding London-wards on Monday, Miss Payne spent the weary hours in bed with a racking headache and Katherine in close attendance.
heavy
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From this reading Miss Payne caught a severe cold, owing to the unusual circumstance of having forgotten her umbrella, and, in consequence, getting wet through by a sudden heavy shower.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Payne caught a severe cold, owing to the unusual circumstance of having forgotten her umbrella, and, in consequence, getting wet through by a sudden heavy shower.
hours
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From this reading Instead, therefore, of speeding London-wards on Monday, Miss Payne spent the weary hours in bed with a racking headache and Katherine in close attendance.
house
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From this reading Next day, however, she was considerably better, and even talked of coming downstairs in the evening when the house was shut up.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The project of going to town, however, was not carried out.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Payne caught a severe cold, owing to the unusual circumstance of having forgotten her umbrella, and, in consequence, getting wet through by a sudden heavy shower.
Instead
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From this reading Instead, therefore, of speeding London-wards on Monday, Miss Payne spent the weary hours in bed with a racking headache and Katherine in close attendance.
Katherine
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From this reading Instead, therefore, of speeding London-wards on Monday, Miss Payne spent the weary hours in bed with a racking headache and Katherine in close attendance.
London-wards
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From this reading Instead, therefore, of speeding London-wards on Monday, Miss Payne spent the weary hours in bed with a racking headache and Katherine in close attendance.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Payne caught a severe cold, owing to the unusual circumstance of having forgotten her umbrella, and, in consequence, getting wet through by a sudden heavy shower.
Monday
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From this reading Instead, therefore, of speeding London-wards on Monday, Miss Payne spent the weary hours in bed with a racking headache and Katherine in close attendance.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day, however, she was considerably better, and even talked of coming downstairs in the evening when the house was shut up.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The project of going to town, however, was not carried out.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The project of going to town, however, was not carried out.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Instead, therefore, of speeding London-wards on Monday, Miss Payne spent the weary hours in bed with a racking headache and Katherine in close attendance.
out
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From this reading The project of going to town, however, was not carried out.
owing
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From this reading Miss Payne caught a severe cold, owing to the unusual circumstance of having forgotten her umbrella, and, in consequence, getting wet through by a sudden heavy shower.
Payne
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From this reading Miss Payne caught a severe cold, owing to the unusual circumstance of having forgotten her umbrella, and, in consequence, getting wet through by a sudden heavy shower.
project
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From this reading The project of going to town, however, was not carried out.
racking
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From this reading Instead, therefore, of speeding London-wards on Monday, Miss Payne spent the weary hours in bed with a racking headache and Katherine in close attendance.
severe
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From this reading Miss Payne caught a severe cold, owing to the unusual circumstance of having forgotten her umbrella, and, in consequence, getting wet through by a sudden heavy shower.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Next day, however, she was considerably better, and even talked of coming downstairs in the evening when the house was shut up.
shower
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From this reading Miss Payne caught a severe cold, owing to the unusual circumstance of having forgotten her umbrella, and, in consequence, getting wet through by a sudden heavy shower.
shut
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From this reading Next day, however, she was considerably better, and even talked of coming downstairs in the evening when the house was shut up.
speeding
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From this reading Instead, therefore, of speeding London-wards on Monday, Miss Payne spent the weary hours in bed with a racking headache and Katherine in close attendance.
spent
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From this reading Instead, therefore, of speeding London-wards on Monday, Miss Payne spent the weary hours in bed with a racking headache and Katherine in close attendance.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Payne caught a severe cold, owing to the unusual circumstance of having forgotten her umbrella, and, in consequence, getting wet through by a sudden heavy shower.
talked
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From this reading Next day, however, she was considerably better, and even talked of coming downstairs in the evening when the house was shut up.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Instead, therefore, of speeding London-wards on Monday, Miss Payne spent the weary hours in bed with a racking headache and Katherine in close attendance.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Miss Payne caught a severe cold, owing to the unusual circumstance of having forgotten her umbrella, and, in consequence, getting wet through by a sudden heavy shower.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The project of going to town, however, was not carried out.
town
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From this reading The project of going to town, however, was not carried out.
umbrella
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From this reading Miss Payne caught a severe cold, owing to the unusual circumstance of having forgotten her umbrella, and, in consequence, getting wet through by a sudden heavy shower.
unusual
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From this reading Miss Payne caught a severe cold, owing to the unusual circumstance of having forgotten her umbrella, and, in consequence, getting wet through by a sudden heavy shower.
up
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From this reading Next day, however, she was considerably better, and even talked of coming downstairs in the evening when the house was shut up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The project of going to town, however, was not carried out.
weary
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From this reading Instead, therefore, of speeding London-wards on Monday, Miss Payne spent the weary hours in bed with a racking headache and Katherine in close attendance.
wet
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From this reading Miss Payne caught a severe cold, owing to the unusual circumstance of having forgotten her umbrella, and, in consequence, getting wet through by a sudden heavy shower.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Next day, however, she was considerably better, and even talked of coming downstairs in the evening when the house was shut up.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Instead, therefore, of speeding London-wards on Monday, Miss Payne spent the weary hours in bed with a racking headache and Katherine in close attendance.
