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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The butler was on the stairs, descending from above; so he checked himself, letting her go.
accents
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From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
act
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From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
apparently
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From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Never, never, never!' she flung at him as she hurried away.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Never, never, never!' she flung at him as she hurried away.
away
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From this reading 'Never, never, never!' she flung at him as she hurried away.
bear
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From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
burst
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From this reading Lionel was at home, in Grosvenor Place: she burst into the library and found him playing papa.
butler
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From this reading The butler was on the stairs, descending from above; so he checked himself, letting her go.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
cab
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From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
checked
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From this reading The butler was on the stairs, descending from above; so he checked himself, letting her go.
child
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From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
descending
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From this reading The butler was on the stairs, descending from above; so he checked himself, letting her go.
dispensed
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From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
down
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From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
extraordinary
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From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
Ferdy
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From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
flew
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From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
flung
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From this reading 'Never, never, never!' she flung at him as she hurried away.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lionel was at home, in Grosvenor Place: she burst into the library and found him playing papa.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The butler was on the stairs, descending from above; so he checked himself, letting her go.
Geordie
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From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
go
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From this reading The butler was on the stairs, descending from above; so he checked himself, letting her go.
Grosvenor
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From this reading Lionel was at home, in Grosvenor Place: she burst into the library and found him playing papa.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The butler was on the stairs, descending from above; so he checked himself, letting her go.
heard
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From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The butler was on the stairs, descending from above; so he checked himself, letting her go.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Never, never, never!' she flung at him as she hurried away.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The butler was on the stairs, descending from above; so he checked himself, letting her go.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
holding
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From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
home
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From this reading Lionel was at home, in Grosvenor Place: she burst into the library and found him playing papa.
horizontally
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From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
house
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From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
hurried
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From this reading 'Never, never, never!' she flung at him as she hurried away.
immediately
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From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
intended
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From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
ladyship
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From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
Laura
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From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
legs
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From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
letting
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From this reading The butler was on the stairs, descending from above; so he checked himself, letting her go.
library
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From this reading Lionel was at home, in Grosvenor Place: she burst into the library and found him playing papa.
Lionel
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From this reading Lionel was at home, in Grosvenor Place: she burst into the library and found him playing papa.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
made
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From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
measured
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From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
Miss
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From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
movements
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From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
Mr
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From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Never, never, never!' she flung at him as she hurried away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The butler was on the stairs, descending from above; so he checked himself, letting her go.
out
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From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
papa
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From this reading Lionel was at home, in Grosvenor Place: she burst into the library and found him playing papa.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
Place
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From this reading Lionel was at home, in Grosvenor Place: she burst into the library and found him playing papa.
playing
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From this reading Lionel was at home, in Grosvenor Place: she burst into the library and found him playing papa.
presence
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From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
represent
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From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
saying
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From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
servant
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From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Never, never, never!' she flung at him as she hurried away.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The butler was on the stairs, descending from above; so he checked himself, letting her go.
son
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From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
speed
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From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
sporting
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From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
sprawling
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From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
stairs
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From this reading The butler was on the stairs, descending from above; so he checked himself, letting her go.
Steet
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From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
stomach
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From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
swimming
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From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The butler was on the stairs, descending from above; so he checked himself, letting her go.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The butler was on the stairs, descending from above; so he checked himself, letting her go.
Wendover
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From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
wheels
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From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Laura passed out of the house and flew into her cab with extraordinary speed, for Mr. Wendover heard the wheels bear her away while the servant was saying to him in measured accents that her ladyship would come down immediately.
younger
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From this reading Geordie and Ferdy were sporting around him, the presence of Miss Steet had been dispensed with, and he was holding his younger son by the stomach, horizontally, between his legs, while the child made little sprawling movements which were apparently intended to represent the act of swimming.
