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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 The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.
Adam
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From this reading Adam too had come from Stoniton on Monday evening, and to-day he had not left home, except to go to the family at the Hall Farm and tell them everything that Mr. Irwine had left untold.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
Arthur
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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
best
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From this reading He thought he could do that best in the Grove.
breathing-space
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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.
Chase
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From this reading The scene was the Grove by Donnithorne Chase: you know who the men were.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
common
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From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.
confirm
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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He thought he could do that best in the Grove.
day
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From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He thought he could do that best in the Grove.
Donnithorne
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From this reading The scene was the Grove by Donnithorne Chase: you know who the men were.
drawn
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From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.
evening
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From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Adam too had come from Stoniton on Monday evening, and to-day he had not left home, except to go to the family at the Hall Farm and tell them everything that Mr. Irwine had left untold.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Adam too had come from Stoniton on Monday evening, and to-day he had not left home, except to go to the family at the Hall Farm and tell them everything that Mr. Irwine had left untold.
family
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From this reading Adam too had come from Stoniton on Monday evening, and to-day he had not left home, except to go to the family at the Hall Farm and tell them everything that Mr. Irwine had left untold.
Farm
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From this reading Adam too had come from Stoniton on Monday evening, and to-day he had not left home, except to go to the family at the Hall Farm and tell them everything that Mr. Irwine had left untold.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
fixedly
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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.
funeral
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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
future
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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
go
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From this reading Adam too had come from Stoniton on Monday evening, and to-day he had not left home, except to go to the family at the Hall Farm and tell them everything that Mr. Irwine had left untold.
Grove
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From this reading The scene was the Grove by Donnithorne Chase: you know who the men were.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
Hall
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From this reading Adam too had come from Stoniton on Monday evening, and to-day he had not left home, except to go to the family at the Hall Farm and tell them everything that Mr. Irwine had left untold.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
home
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From this reading Adam too had come from Stoniton on Monday evening, and to-day he had not left home, except to go to the family at the Hall Farm and tell them everything that Mr. Irwine had left untold.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
Irwine
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From this reading Adam too had come from Stoniton on Monday evening, and to-day he had not left home, except to go to the family at the Hall Farm and tell them everything that Mr. Irwine had left untold.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The scene was the Grove by Donnithorne Chase: you know who the men were.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Adam too had come from Stoniton on Monday evening, and to-day he had not left home, except to go to the family at the Hall Farm and tell them everything that Mr. Irwine had left untold.
lonely
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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.
men
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From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
Monday
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From this reading Adam too had come from Stoniton on Monday evening, and to-day he had not left home, except to go to the family at the Hall Farm and tell them everything that Mr. Irwine had left untold.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
Mr
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From this reading Adam too had come from Stoniton on Monday evening, and to-day he had not left home, except to go to the family at the Hall Farm and tell them everything that Mr. Irwine had left untold.
new
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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Adam too had come from Stoniton on Monday evening, and to-day he had not left home, except to go to the family at the Hall Farm and tell them everything that Mr. Irwine had left untold.
now
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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
old
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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Adam too had come from Stoniton on Monday evening, and to-day he had not left home, except to go to the family at the Hall Farm and tell them everything that Mr. Irwine had left untold.
opposite
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From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.
out
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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
place
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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
points
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From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.
read
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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
resolution
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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
sad
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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.
scene
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From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.
squire's
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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
Stoniton
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From this reading Adam too had come from Stoniton on Monday evening, and to-day he had not left home, except to go to the family at the Hall Farm and tell them everything that Mr. Irwine had left untold.
taken
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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Adam too had come from Stoniton on Monday evening, and to-day he had not left home, except to go to the family at the Hall Farm and tell them everything that Mr. Irwine had left untold.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Adam too had come from Stoniton on Monday evening, and to-day he had not left home, except to go to the family at the Hall Farm and tell them everything that Mr. Irwine had left untold.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought he could do that best in the Grove.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Adam too had come from Stoniton on Monday evening, and to-day he had not left home, except to go to the family at the Hall Farm and tell them everything that Mr. Irwine had left untold.
to-day
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From this reading Adam too had come from Stoniton on Monday evening, and to-day he had not left home, except to go to the family at the Hall Farm and tell them everything that Mr. Irwine had left untold.
too
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From this reading Adam too had come from Stoniton on Monday evening, and to-day he had not left home, except to go to the family at the Hall Farm and tell them everything that Mr. Irwine had left untold.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.
two
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From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.
untold
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From this reading Adam too had come from Stoniton on Monday evening, and to-day he had not left home, except to go to the family at the Hall Farm and tell them everything that Mr. Irwine had left untold.
walk
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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
walking
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From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The scene was the Grove by Donnithorne Chase: you know who the men were.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The scene was the Grove by Donnithorne Chase: you know who the men were.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The scene was the Grove by Donnithorne Chase: you know who the men were.
