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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 Colonel Atherton arrived in high spirits, like a schoolboy home for a holiday.
able
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From this reading He was thus able to devote his whole attention to his other uncle, whom he found considerably more interesting.
alliance
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From this reading He struck up an alliance with Percy at once, and insisted on taking him off to the apartments near Regent's Park which were to be his and Raby's home for the next few months.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He struck up an alliance with Percy at once, and insisted on taking him off to the apartments near Regent's Park which were to be his and Raby's home for the next few months.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He struck up an alliance with Percy at once, and insisted on taking him off to the apartments near Regent's Park which were to be his and Raby's home for the next few months.
apartments
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From this reading He struck up an alliance with Percy at once, and insisted on taking him off to the apartments near Regent's Park which were to be his and Raby's home for the next few months.
arrived
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From this reading It relieved him considerably, when the train arrived, to see that his mother recognised the stranger, though not effusively, as her veritable brother.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It relieved him considerably, when the train arrived, to see that his mother recognised the stranger, though not effusively, as her veritable brother.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He struck up an alliance with Percy at once, and insisted on taking him off to the apartments near Regent's Park which were to be his and Raby's home for the next few months.
Atherton
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From this reading Colonel Atherton arrived in high spirits, like a schoolboy home for a holiday.
attention
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From this reading He was thus able to devote his whole attention to his other uncle, whom he found considerably more interesting.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He struck up an alliance with Percy at once, and insisted on taking him off to the apartments near Regent's Park which were to be his and Raby's home for the next few months.
brother
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From this reading It relieved him considerably, when the train arrived, to see that his mother recognised the stranger, though not effusively, as her veritable brother.
caught
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From this reading As he was saying good-bye to the Rimbolts, he caught sight for the first time of Mr Halgrove.
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel Atherton arrived in high spirits, like a schoolboy home for a holiday.
considerably
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From this reading It relieved him considerably, when the train arrived, to see that his mother recognised the stranger, though not effusively, as her veritable brother.
devote
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From this reading He was thus able to devote his whole attention to his other uncle, whom he found considerably more interesting.
effusively
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From this reading It relieved him considerably, when the train arrived, to see that his mother recognised the stranger, though not effusively, as her veritable brother.
few
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From this reading He struck up an alliance with Percy at once, and insisted on taking him off to the apartments near Regent's Park which were to be his and Raby's home for the next few months.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he was saying good-bye to the Rimbolts, he caught sight for the first time of Mr Halgrove.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Colonel Atherton arrived in high spirits, like a schoolboy home for a holiday.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was thus able to devote his whole attention to his other uncle, whom he found considerably more interesting.
good-bye
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From this reading As he was saying good-bye to the Rimbolts, he caught sight for the first time of Mr Halgrove.
Halgrove
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From this reading As he was saying good-bye to the Rimbolts, he caught sight for the first time of Mr Halgrove.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was thus able to devote his whole attention to his other uncle, whom he found considerably more interesting.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It relieved him considerably, when the train arrived, to see that his mother recognised the stranger, though not effusively, as her veritable brother.
high
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From this reading Colonel Atherton arrived in high spirits, like a schoolboy home for a holiday.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It relieved him considerably, when the train arrived, to see that his mother recognised the stranger, though not effusively, as her veritable brother.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It relieved him considerably, when the train arrived, to see that his mother recognised the stranger, though not effusively, as her veritable brother.
holiday
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From this reading Colonel Atherton arrived in high spirits, like a schoolboy home for a holiday.
home
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From this reading Colonel Atherton arrived in high spirits, like a schoolboy home for a holiday.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Colonel Atherton arrived in high spirits, like a schoolboy home for a holiday.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading He struck up an alliance with Percy at once, and insisted on taking him off to the apartments near Regent's Park which were to be his and Raby's home for the next few months.
interesting
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From this reading He was thus able to devote his whole attention to his other uncle, whom he found considerably more interesting.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It relieved him considerably, when the train arrived, to see that his mother recognised the stranger, though not effusively, as her veritable brother.
like
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From this reading Colonel Atherton arrived in high spirits, like a schoolboy home for a holiday.
months
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From this reading He struck up an alliance with Percy at once, and insisted on taking him off to the apartments near Regent's Park which were to be his and Raby's home for the next few months.
more
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From this reading He was thus able to devote his whole attention to his other uncle, whom he found considerably more interesting.
mother
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From this reading It relieved him considerably, when the train arrived, to see that his mother recognised the stranger, though not effusively, as her veritable brother.
Mr
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From this reading As he was saying good-bye to the Rimbolts, he caught sight for the first time of Mr Halgrove.
near
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From this reading He struck up an alliance with Percy at once, and insisted on taking him off to the apartments near Regent's Park which were to be his and Raby's home for the next few months.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He struck up an alliance with Percy at once, and insisted on taking him off to the apartments near Regent's Park which were to be his and Raby's home for the next few months.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It relieved him considerably, when the train arrived, to see that his mother recognised the stranger, though not effusively, as her veritable brother.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he was saying good-bye to the Rimbolts, he caught sight for the first time of Mr Halgrove.
off
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From this reading He struck up an alliance with Percy at once, and insisted on taking him off to the apartments near Regent's Park which were to be his and Raby's home for the next few months.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He struck up an alliance with Percy at once, and insisted on taking him off to the apartments near Regent's Park which were to be his and Raby's home for the next few months.
once
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From this reading He struck up an alliance with Percy at once, and insisted on taking him off to the apartments near Regent's Park which were to be his and Raby's home for the next few months.
other
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From this reading He was thus able to devote his whole attention to his other uncle, whom he found considerably more interesting.
Park
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From this reading He struck up an alliance with Percy at once, and insisted on taking him off to the apartments near Regent's Park which were to be his and Raby's home for the next few months.
Percy
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From this reading He struck up an alliance with Percy at once, and insisted on taking him off to the apartments near Regent's Park which were to be his and Raby's home for the next few months.
Raby's
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From this reading He struck up an alliance with Percy at once, and insisted on taking him off to the apartments near Regent's Park which were to be his and Raby's home for the next few months.
recognised
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From this reading It relieved him considerably, when the train arrived, to see that his mother recognised the stranger, though not effusively, as her veritable brother.
Regent's
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From this reading He struck up an alliance with Percy at once, and insisted on taking him off to the apartments near Regent's Park which were to be his and Raby's home for the next few months.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It relieved him considerably, when the train arrived, to see that his mother recognised the stranger, though not effusively, as her veritable brother.
Rimbolts
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From this reading As he was saying good-bye to the Rimbolts, he caught sight for the first time of Mr Halgrove.
saying
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From this reading As he was saying good-bye to the Rimbolts, he caught sight for the first time of Mr Halgrove.
schoolboy
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From this reading Colonel Atherton arrived in high spirits, like a schoolboy home for a holiday.
see
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From this reading It relieved him considerably, when the train arrived, to see that his mother recognised the stranger, though not effusively, as her veritable brother.
sight
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From this reading As he was saying good-bye to the Rimbolts, he caught sight for the first time of Mr Halgrove.
spirits
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From this reading Colonel Atherton arrived in high spirits, like a schoolboy home for a holiday.
stranger
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From this reading It relieved him considerably, when the train arrived, to see that his mother recognised the stranger, though not effusively, as her veritable brother.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He struck up an alliance with Percy at once, and insisted on taking him off to the apartments near Regent's Park which were to be his and Raby's home for the next few months.
taking
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From this reading He struck up an alliance with Percy at once, and insisted on taking him off to the apartments near Regent's Park which were to be his and Raby's home for the next few months.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It relieved him considerably, when the train arrived, to see that his mother recognised the stranger, though not effusively, as her veritable brother.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It relieved him considerably, when the train arrived, to see that his mother recognised the stranger, though not effusively, as her veritable brother.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It relieved him considerably, when the train arrived, to see that his mother recognised the stranger, though not effusively, as her veritable brother.
thus
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From this reading He was thus able to devote his whole attention to his other uncle, whom he found considerably more interesting.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he was saying good-bye to the Rimbolts, he caught sight for the first time of Mr Halgrove.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It relieved him considerably, when the train arrived, to see that his mother recognised the stranger, though not effusively, as her veritable brother.
train
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From this reading It relieved him considerably, when the train arrived, to see that his mother recognised the stranger, though not effusively, as her veritable brother.
uncle
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From this reading He was thus able to devote his whole attention to his other uncle, whom he found considerably more interesting.
up
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From this reading He struck up an alliance with Percy at once, and insisted on taking him off to the apartments near Regent's Park which were to be his and Raby's home for the next few months.
veritable
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From this reading It relieved him considerably, when the train arrived, to see that his mother recognised the stranger, though not effusively, as her veritable brother.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was thus able to devote his whole attention to his other uncle, whom he found considerably more interesting.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He struck up an alliance with Percy at once, and insisted on taking him off to the apartments near Regent's Park which were to be his and Raby's home for the next few months.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It relieved him considerably, when the train arrived, to see that his mother recognised the stranger, though not effusively, as her veritable brother.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He struck up an alliance with Percy at once, and insisted on taking him off to the apartments near Regent's Park which were to be his and Raby's home for the next few months.
whole
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From this reading He was thus able to devote his whole attention to his other uncle, whom he found considerably more interesting.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was thus able to devote his whole attention to his other uncle, whom he found considerably more interesting.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He struck up an alliance with Percy at once, and insisted on taking him off to the apartments near Regent's Park which were to be his and Raby's home for the next few months.
