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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 SEARCH.
always
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From this reading DINNER in the hotel was served always at six o’clock.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joan was by this time exceedingly wide awake; and efforts had been made to detach her from George in time for dinner, Dulcibel proposing to remain upstairs in charge of the little creature, having a tray sent up for herself.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Considerable sensation was caused by the late appearance of that “interesting man, Mr. Rutherford,” with a dark-browed infant in his arms.
arms
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From this reading Considerable sensation was caused by the late appearance of that “interesting man, Mr. Rutherford,” with a dark-browed infant in his arms.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Though now somewhat late in the season, tourists to the number of fifty still mustered around the table of horseshoe shape.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DINNER in the hotel was served always at six o’clock.
awake
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From this reading Joan was by this time exceedingly wide awake; and efforts had been made to detach her from George in time for dinner, Dulcibel proposing to remain upstairs in charge of the little creature, having a tray sent up for herself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Joan was by this time exceedingly wide awake; and efforts had been made to detach her from George in time for dinner, Dulcibel proposing to remain upstairs in charge of the little creature, having a tray sent up for herself.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Considerable sensation was caused by the late appearance of that “interesting man, Mr. Rutherford,” with a dark-browed infant in his arms.
caused
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From this reading Considerable sensation was caused by the late appearance of that “interesting man, Mr. Rutherford,” with a dark-browed infant in his arms.
charge
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From this reading Joan was by this time exceedingly wide awake; and efforts had been made to detach her from George in time for dinner, Dulcibel proposing to remain upstairs in charge of the little creature, having a tray sent up for herself.
Considerable
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From this reading Considerable sensation was caused by the late appearance of that “interesting man, Mr. Rutherford,” with a dark-browed infant in his arms.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Joan was by this time exceedingly wide awake; and efforts had been made to detach her from George in time for dinner, Dulcibel proposing to remain upstairs in charge of the little creature, having a tray sent up for herself.
dark-browed
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From this reading Considerable sensation was caused by the late appearance of that “interesting man, Mr. Rutherford,” with a dark-browed infant in his arms.
detach
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From this reading Joan was by this time exceedingly wide awake; and efforts had been made to detach her from George in time for dinner, Dulcibel proposing to remain upstairs in charge of the little creature, having a tray sent up for herself.
DINNER
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From this reading DINNER in the hotel was served always at six o’clock.
Dulcibel
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From this reading Joan was by this time exceedingly wide awake; and efforts had been made to detach her from George in time for dinner, Dulcibel proposing to remain upstairs in charge of the little creature, having a tray sent up for herself.
efforts
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From this reading Joan was by this time exceedingly wide awake; and efforts had been made to detach her from George in time for dinner, Dulcibel proposing to remain upstairs in charge of the little creature, having a tray sent up for herself.
exceedingly
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From this reading Joan was by this time exceedingly wide awake; and efforts had been made to detach her from George in time for dinner, Dulcibel proposing to remain upstairs in charge of the little creature, having a tray sent up for herself.
fifty
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From this reading Though now somewhat late in the season, tourists to the number of fifty still mustered around the table of horseshoe shape.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Joan was by this time exceedingly wide awake; and efforts had been made to detach her from George in time for dinner, Dulcibel proposing to remain upstairs in charge of the little creature, having a tray sent up for herself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Joan was by this time exceedingly wide awake; and efforts had been made to detach her from George in time for dinner, Dulcibel proposing to remain upstairs in charge of the little creature, having a tray sent up for herself.
George
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From this reading Joan was by this time exceedingly wide awake; and efforts had been made to detach her from George in time for dinner, Dulcibel proposing to remain upstairs in charge of the little creature, having a tray sent up for herself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Joan was by this time exceedingly wide awake; and efforts had been made to detach her from George in time for dinner, Dulcibel proposing to remain upstairs in charge of the little creature, having a tray sent up for herself.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Joan was by this time exceedingly wide awake; and efforts had been made to detach her from George in time for dinner, Dulcibel proposing to remain upstairs in charge of the little creature, having a tray sent up for herself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Joan was by this time exceedingly wide awake; and efforts had been made to detach her from George in time for dinner, Dulcibel proposing to remain upstairs in charge of the little creature, having a tray sent up for herself.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Joan was by this time exceedingly wide awake; and efforts had been made to detach her from George in time for dinner, Dulcibel proposing to remain upstairs in charge of the little creature, having a tray sent up for herself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Considerable sensation was caused by the late appearance of that “interesting man, Mr. Rutherford,” with a dark-browed infant in his arms.
horseshoe
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From this reading Though now somewhat late in the season, tourists to the number of fifty still mustered around the table of horseshoe shape.
hotel
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From this reading DINNER in the hotel was served always at six o’clock.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DINNER in the hotel was served always at six o’clock.
infant
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From this reading Considerable sensation was caused by the late appearance of that “interesting man, Mr. Rutherford,” with a dark-browed infant in his arms.
interesting
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From this reading Considerable sensation was caused by the late appearance of that “interesting man, Mr. Rutherford,” with a dark-browed infant in his arms.
Joan
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From this reading Joan was by this time exceedingly wide awake; and efforts had been made to detach her from George in time for dinner, Dulcibel proposing to remain upstairs in charge of the little creature, having a tray sent up for herself.
late
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From this reading Though now somewhat late in the season, tourists to the number of fifty still mustered around the table of horseshoe shape.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joan was by this time exceedingly wide awake; and efforts had been made to detach her from George in time for dinner, Dulcibel proposing to remain upstairs in charge of the little creature, having a tray sent up for herself.
made
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From this reading Joan was by this time exceedingly wide awake; and efforts had been made to detach her from George in time for dinner, Dulcibel proposing to remain upstairs in charge of the little creature, having a tray sent up for herself.
man
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From this reading Considerable sensation was caused by the late appearance of that “interesting man, Mr. Rutherford,” with a dark-browed infant in his arms.
Mr
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From this reading Considerable sensation was caused by the late appearance of that “interesting man, Mr. Rutherford,” with a dark-browed infant in his arms.
mustered
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From this reading Though now somewhat late in the season, tourists to the number of fifty still mustered around the table of horseshoe shape.
now
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From this reading Though now somewhat late in the season, tourists to the number of fifty still mustered around the table of horseshoe shape.
number
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From this reading Though now somewhat late in the season, tourists to the number of fifty still mustered around the table of horseshoe shape.
o'clock
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From this reading DINNER in the hotel was served always at six o’clock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Though now somewhat late in the season, tourists to the number of fifty still mustered around the table of horseshoe shape.
proposing
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From this reading Joan was by this time exceedingly wide awake; and efforts had been made to detach her from George in time for dinner, Dulcibel proposing to remain upstairs in charge of the little creature, having a tray sent up for herself.
remain
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From this reading Joan was by this time exceedingly wide awake; and efforts had been made to detach her from George in time for dinner, Dulcibel proposing to remain upstairs in charge of the little creature, having a tray sent up for herself.
Rutherford
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From this reading Considerable sensation was caused by the late appearance of that “interesting man, Mr. Rutherford,” with a dark-browed infant in his arms.
SEARCH
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From this reading A SEARCH.
season
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From this reading Though now somewhat late in the season, tourists to the number of fifty still mustered around the table of horseshoe shape.
sensation
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From this reading Considerable sensation was caused by the late appearance of that “interesting man, Mr. Rutherford,” with a dark-browed infant in his arms.
sent
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From this reading Joan was by this time exceedingly wide awake; and efforts had been made to detach her from George in time for dinner, Dulcibel proposing to remain upstairs in charge of the little creature, having a tray sent up for herself.
served
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From this reading DINNER in the hotel was served always at six o’clock.
shape
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From this reading Though now somewhat late in the season, tourists to the number of fifty still mustered around the table of horseshoe shape.
six
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From this reading DINNER in the hotel was served always at six o’clock.
somewhat
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From this reading Though now somewhat late in the season, tourists to the number of fifty still mustered around the table of horseshoe shape.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though now somewhat late in the season, tourists to the number of fifty still mustered around the table of horseshoe shape.
table
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From this reading Though now somewhat late in the season, tourists to the number of fifty still mustered around the table of horseshoe shape.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Considerable sensation was caused by the late appearance of that “interesting man, Mr. Rutherford,” with a dark-browed infant in his arms.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DINNER in the hotel was served always at six o’clock.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Joan was by this time exceedingly wide awake; and efforts had been made to detach her from George in time for dinner, Dulcibel proposing to remain upstairs in charge of the little creature, having a tray sent up for herself.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though now somewhat late in the season, tourists to the number of fifty still mustered around the table of horseshoe shape.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joan was by this time exceedingly wide awake; and efforts had been made to detach her from George in time for dinner, Dulcibel proposing to remain upstairs in charge of the little creature, having a tray sent up for herself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though now somewhat late in the season, tourists to the number of fifty still mustered around the table of horseshoe shape.
tourists
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From this reading Though now somewhat late in the season, tourists to the number of fifty still mustered around the table of horseshoe shape.
tray
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From this reading Joan was by this time exceedingly wide awake; and efforts had been made to detach her from George in time for dinner, Dulcibel proposing to remain upstairs in charge of the little creature, having a tray sent up for herself.
up
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From this reading Joan was by this time exceedingly wide awake; and efforts had been made to detach her from George in time for dinner, Dulcibel proposing to remain upstairs in charge of the little creature, having a tray sent up for herself.
upstairs
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From this reading Joan was by this time exceedingly wide awake; and efforts had been made to detach her from George in time for dinner, Dulcibel proposing to remain upstairs in charge of the little creature, having a tray sent up for herself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DINNER in the hotel was served always at six o’clock.
wide
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From this reading Joan was by this time exceedingly wide awake; and efforts had been made to detach her from George in time for dinner, Dulcibel proposing to remain upstairs in charge of the little creature, having a tray sent up for herself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Considerable sensation was caused by the late appearance of that “interesting man, Mr. Rutherford,” with a dark-browed infant in his arms.
