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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 A Life's Eclipse, by George Manville Fenn.
accident
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From this reading There is an accident when John has ascended a large cedar tree that had lost a bough in a gale, and a broken branch needed to be tidied up.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But as he is no more than an under-gardener Ellis is angry with him for even thinking of Mary.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is an accident when John has ascended a large cedar tree that had lost a bough in a gale, and a broken branch needed to be tidied up.
angry
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From this reading But as he is no more than an under-gardener Ellis is angry with him for even thinking of Mary.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as he is no more than an under-gardener Ellis is angry with him for even thinking of Mary.
ascended
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From this reading There is an accident when John has ascended a large cedar tree that had lost a bough in a gale, and a broken branch needed to be tidied up.
bailiff
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From this reading The hero is John Grange, a young gardener on Mrs Mostyn's estate, who finds himself to be in love with Mary Ellis, the daughter of the bailiff, James Ellis.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The hero is John Grange, a young gardener on Mrs Mostyn's estate, who finds himself to be in love with Mary Ellis, the daughter of the bailiff, James Ellis.
book
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From this reading This is a short book by G.M. Fenn's usual standards, but you will enjoy reading it.
bough
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From this reading There is an accident when John has ascended a large cedar tree that had lost a bough in a gale, and a broken branch needed to be tidied up.
branch
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From this reading There is an accident when John has ascended a large cedar tree that had lost a bough in a gale, and a broken branch needed to be tidied up.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is an accident when John has ascended a large cedar tree that had lost a bough in a gale, and a broken branch needed to be tidied up.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This is a short book by G.M. Fenn's usual standards, but you will enjoy reading it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A Life's Eclipse, by George Manville Fenn.
cedar
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From this reading There is an accident when John has ascended a large cedar tree that had lost a bough in a gale, and a broken branch needed to be tidied up.
daughter
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From this reading The hero is John Grange, a young gardener on Mrs Mostyn's estate, who finds himself to be in love with Mary Ellis, the daughter of the bailiff, James Ellis.
Eclipse
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From this reading A Life's Eclipse, by George Manville Fenn.
Ellis
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From this reading The hero is John Grange, a young gardener on Mrs Mostyn's estate, who finds himself to be in love with Mary Ellis, the daughter of the bailiff, James Ellis.
enjoy
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From this reading This is a short book by G.M. Fenn's usual standards, but you will enjoy reading it.
estate
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From this reading The hero is John Grange, a young gardener on Mrs Mostyn's estate, who finds himself to be in love with Mary Ellis, the daughter of the bailiff, James Ellis.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as he is no more than an under-gardener Ellis is angry with him for even thinking of Mary.
Fenn
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From this reading A Life's Eclipse, by George Manville Fenn.
Fenn's
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From this reading This is a short book by G.M. Fenn's usual standards, but you will enjoy reading it.
finds
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From this reading The hero is John Grange, a young gardener on Mrs Mostyn's estate, who finds himself to be in love with Mary Ellis, the daughter of the bailiff, James Ellis.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But as he is no more than an under-gardener Ellis is angry with him for even thinking of Mary.
G
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From this reading This is a short book by G.M. Fenn's usual standards, but you will enjoy reading it.
gale
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From this reading There is an accident when John has ascended a large cedar tree that had lost a bough in a gale, and a broken branch needed to be tidied up.
gardener
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From this reading The hero is John Grange, a young gardener on Mrs Mostyn's estate, who finds himself to be in love with Mary Ellis, the daughter of the bailiff, James Ellis.
George
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From this reading A Life's Eclipse, by George Manville Fenn.
Grange
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From this reading The hero is John Grange, a young gardener on Mrs Mostyn's estate, who finds himself to be in love with Mary Ellis, the daughter of the bailiff, James Ellis.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There is an accident when John has ascended a large cedar tree that had lost a bough in a gale, and a broken branch needed to be tidied up.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is an accident when John has ascended a large cedar tree that had lost a bough in a gale, and a broken branch needed to be tidied up.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But as he is no more than an under-gardener Ellis is angry with him for even thinking of Mary.
hero
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From this reading The hero is John Grange, a young gardener on Mrs Mostyn's estate, who finds himself to be in love with Mary Ellis, the daughter of the bailiff, James Ellis.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But as he is no more than an under-gardener Ellis is angry with him for even thinking of Mary.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The hero is John Grange, a young gardener on Mrs Mostyn's estate, who finds himself to be in love with Mary Ellis, the daughter of the bailiff, James Ellis.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hero is John Grange, a young gardener on Mrs Mostyn's estate, who finds himself to be in love with Mary Ellis, the daughter of the bailiff, James Ellis.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is a short book by G.M. Fenn's usual standards, but you will enjoy reading it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This is a short book by G.M. Fenn's usual standards, but you will enjoy reading it.
James
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From this reading The hero is John Grange, a young gardener on Mrs Mostyn's estate, who finds himself to be in love with Mary Ellis, the daughter of the bailiff, James Ellis.
John
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From this reading The hero is John Grange, a young gardener on Mrs Mostyn's estate, who finds himself to be in love with Mary Ellis, the daughter of the bailiff, James Ellis.
large
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From this reading There is an accident when John has ascended a large cedar tree that had lost a bough in a gale, and a broken branch needed to be tidied up.
Life's
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From this reading A Life's Eclipse, by George Manville Fenn.
lost
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From this reading There is an accident when John has ascended a large cedar tree that had lost a bough in a gale, and a broken branch needed to be tidied up.
love
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From this reading The hero is John Grange, a young gardener on Mrs Mostyn's estate, who finds himself to be in love with Mary Ellis, the daughter of the bailiff, James Ellis.
M
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From this reading This is a short book by G.M. Fenn's usual standards, but you will enjoy reading it.
Manville
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From this reading A Life's Eclipse, by George Manville Fenn.
Mary
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From this reading The hero is John Grange, a young gardener on Mrs Mostyn's estate, who finds himself to be in love with Mary Ellis, the daughter of the bailiff, James Ellis.
more
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From this reading But as he is no more than an under-gardener Ellis is angry with him for even thinking of Mary.
Mostyn's
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From this reading The hero is John Grange, a young gardener on Mrs Mostyn's estate, who finds himself to be in love with Mary Ellis, the daughter of the bailiff, James Ellis.
Mrs
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From this reading The hero is John Grange, a young gardener on Mrs Mostyn's estate, who finds himself to be in love with Mary Ellis, the daughter of the bailiff, James Ellis.
needed
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From this reading There is an accident when John has ascended a large cedar tree that had lost a bough in a gale, and a broken branch needed to be tidied up.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But as he is no more than an under-gardener Ellis is angry with him for even thinking of Mary.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hero is John Grange, a young gardener on Mrs Mostyn's estate, who finds himself to be in love with Mary Ellis, the daughter of the bailiff, James Ellis.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The hero is John Grange, a young gardener on Mrs Mostyn's estate, who finds himself to be in love with Mary Ellis, the daughter of the bailiff, James Ellis.
reading
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From this reading This is a short book by G.M. Fenn's usual standards, but you will enjoy reading it.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading This is a short book by G.M. Fenn's usual standards, but you will enjoy reading it.
standards
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From this reading This is a short book by G.M. Fenn's usual standards, but you will enjoy reading it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But as he is no more than an under-gardener Ellis is angry with him for even thinking of Mary.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is an accident when John has ascended a large cedar tree that had lost a bough in a gale, and a broken branch needed to be tidied up.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hero is John Grange, a young gardener on Mrs Mostyn's estate, who finds himself to be in love with Mary Ellis, the daughter of the bailiff, James Ellis.
There
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From this reading There is an accident when John has ascended a large cedar tree that had lost a bough in a gale, and a broken branch needed to be tidied up.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as he is no more than an under-gardener Ellis is angry with him for even thinking of Mary.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is a short book by G.M. Fenn's usual standards, but you will enjoy reading it.
tidied
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From this reading There is an accident when John has ascended a large cedar tree that had lost a bough in a gale, and a broken branch needed to be tidied up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hero is John Grange, a young gardener on Mrs Mostyn's estate, who finds himself to be in love with Mary Ellis, the daughter of the bailiff, James Ellis.
tree
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From this reading There is an accident when John has ascended a large cedar tree that had lost a bough in a gale, and a broken branch needed to be tidied up.
under-gardener
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From this reading But as he is no more than an under-gardener Ellis is angry with him for even thinking of Mary.
up
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From this reading There is an accident when John has ascended a large cedar tree that had lost a bough in a gale, and a broken branch needed to be tidied up.
usual
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From this reading This is a short book by G.M. Fenn's usual standards, but you will enjoy reading it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There is an accident when John has ascended a large cedar tree that had lost a bough in a gale, and a broken branch needed to be tidied up.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The hero is John Grange, a young gardener on Mrs Mostyn's estate, who finds himself to be in love with Mary Ellis, the daughter of the bailiff, James Ellis.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This is a short book by G.M. Fenn's usual standards, but you will enjoy reading it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The hero is John Grange, a young gardener on Mrs Mostyn's estate, who finds himself to be in love with Mary Ellis, the daughter of the bailiff, James Ellis.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This is a short book by G.M. Fenn's usual standards, but you will enjoy reading it.
young
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From this reading The hero is John Grange, a young gardener on Mrs Mostyn's estate, who finds himself to be in love with Mary Ellis, the daughter of the bailiff, James Ellis.
