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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 At the door she had stood aside to let Lady Johnstone go in, Sir Adam had followed his wife, and Brook had lingered, doubtless hoping to exchange a few words more with Clare.
Adam
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From this reading At the door she had stood aside to let Lady Johnstone go in, Sir Adam had followed his wife, and Brook had lingered, doubtless hoping to exchange a few words more with Clare.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had hardly spoken again during the few minutes while she had necessarily remained with the Johnstones, climbing the hill back to the hotel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the door she had stood aside to let Lady Johnstone go in, Sir Adam had followed his wife, and Brook had lingered, doubtless hoping to exchange a few words more with Clare.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "They have come," she said, as she closed Mrs. Bowring's door behind her.
aside
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From this reading At the door she had stood aside to let Lady Johnstone go in, Sir Adam had followed his wife, and Brook had lingered, doubtless hoping to exchange a few words more with Clare.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the door she had stood aside to let Lady Johnstone go in, Sir Adam had followed his wife, and Brook had lingered, doubtless hoping to exchange a few words more with Clare.
back
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From this reading She had hardly spoken again during the few minutes while she had necessarily remained with the Johnstones, climbing the hill back to the hotel.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "They have come," she said, as she closed Mrs. Bowring's door behind her.
Bowring's
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From this reading "They have come," she said, as she closed Mrs. Bowring's door behind her.
Brook
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From this reading At the door she had stood aside to let Lady Johnstone go in, Sir Adam had followed his wife, and Brook had lingered, doubtless hoping to exchange a few words more with Clare.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she was preoccupied, and had not vouchsafed him a glance.
Clare
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From this reading Clare went directly to her mother's room.
climbing
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From this reading She had hardly spoken again during the few minutes while she had necessarily remained with the Johnstones, climbing the hill back to the hotel.
closed
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From this reading "They have come," she said, as she closed Mrs. Bowring's door behind her.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They have come," she said, as she closed Mrs. Bowring's door behind her.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Clare went directly to her mother's room.
door
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From this reading At the door she had stood aside to let Lady Johnstone go in, Sir Adam had followed his wife, and Brook had lingered, doubtless hoping to exchange a few words more with Clare.
doubtless
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From this reading At the door she had stood aside to let Lady Johnstone go in, Sir Adam had followed his wife, and Brook had lingered, doubtless hoping to exchange a few words more with Clare.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading She had hardly spoken again during the few minutes while she had necessarily remained with the Johnstones, climbing the hill back to the hotel.
exchange
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From this reading At the door she had stood aside to let Lady Johnstone go in, Sir Adam had followed his wife, and Brook had lingered, doubtless hoping to exchange a few words more with Clare.
few
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From this reading She had hardly spoken again during the few minutes while she had necessarily remained with the Johnstones, climbing the hill back to the hotel.
followed
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From this reading At the door she had stood aside to let Lady Johnstone go in, Sir Adam had followed his wife, and Brook had lingered, doubtless hoping to exchange a few words more with Clare.
glance
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From this reading But she was preoccupied, and had not vouchsafed him a glance.
go
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From this reading At the door she had stood aside to let Lady Johnstone go in, Sir Adam had followed his wife, and Brook had lingered, doubtless hoping to exchange a few words more with Clare.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had hardly spoken again during the few minutes while she had necessarily remained with the Johnstones, climbing the hill back to the hotel.
hardly
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From this reading She had hardly spoken again during the few minutes while she had necessarily remained with the Johnstones, climbing the hill back to the hotel.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They have come," she said, as she closed Mrs. Bowring's door behind her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Clare went directly to her mother's room.
hill
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From this reading She had hardly spoken again during the few minutes while she had necessarily remained with the Johnstones, climbing the hill back to the hotel.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But she was preoccupied, and had not vouchsafed him a glance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the door she had stood aside to let Lady Johnstone go in, Sir Adam had followed his wife, and Brook had lingered, doubtless hoping to exchange a few words more with Clare.
hoping
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From this reading At the door she had stood aside to let Lady Johnstone go in, Sir Adam had followed his wife, and Brook had lingered, doubtless hoping to exchange a few words more with Clare.
hotel
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From this reading She had hardly spoken again during the few minutes while she had necessarily remained with the Johnstones, climbing the hill back to the hotel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the door she had stood aside to let Lady Johnstone go in, Sir Adam had followed his wife, and Brook had lingered, doubtless hoping to exchange a few words more with Clare.
Johnstone
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From this reading At the door she had stood aside to let Lady Johnstone go in, Sir Adam had followed his wife, and Brook had lingered, doubtless hoping to exchange a few words more with Clare.
Johnstones
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From this reading She had hardly spoken again during the few minutes while she had necessarily remained with the Johnstones, climbing the hill back to the hotel.
Lady
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From this reading At the door she had stood aside to let Lady Johnstone go in, Sir Adam had followed his wife, and Brook had lingered, doubtless hoping to exchange a few words more with Clare.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading At the door she had stood aside to let Lady Johnstone go in, Sir Adam had followed his wife, and Brook had lingered, doubtless hoping to exchange a few words more with Clare.
lingered
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From this reading At the door she had stood aside to let Lady Johnstone go in, Sir Adam had followed his wife, and Brook had lingered, doubtless hoping to exchange a few words more with Clare.
minutes
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From this reading She had hardly spoken again during the few minutes while she had necessarily remained with the Johnstones, climbing the hill back to the hotel.
more
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From this reading At the door she had stood aside to let Lady Johnstone go in, Sir Adam had followed his wife, and Brook had lingered, doubtless hoping to exchange a few words more with Clare.
mother's
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From this reading Clare went directly to her mother's room.
Mrs
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From this reading "They have come," she said, as she closed Mrs. Bowring's door behind her.
necessarily
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From this reading She had hardly spoken again during the few minutes while she had necessarily remained with the Johnstones, climbing the hill back to the hotel.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she was preoccupied, and had not vouchsafed him a glance.
preoccupied
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From this reading But she was preoccupied, and had not vouchsafed him a glance.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had hardly spoken again during the few minutes while she had necessarily remained with the Johnstones, climbing the hill back to the hotel.
room
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From this reading Clare went directly to her mother's room.
said
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From this reading "They have come," she said, as she closed Mrs. Bowring's door behind her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had hardly spoken again during the few minutes while she had necessarily remained with the Johnstones, climbing the hill back to the hotel.
Sir
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From this reading At the door she had stood aside to let Lady Johnstone go in, Sir Adam had followed his wife, and Brook had lingered, doubtless hoping to exchange a few words more with Clare.
spoken
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From this reading She had hardly spoken again during the few minutes while she had necessarily remained with the Johnstones, climbing the hill back to the hotel.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the door she had stood aside to let Lady Johnstone go in, Sir Adam had followed his wife, and Brook had lingered, doubtless hoping to exchange a few words more with Clare.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had hardly spoken again during the few minutes while she had necessarily remained with the Johnstones, climbing the hill back to the hotel.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They have come," she said, as she closed Mrs. Bowring's door behind her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Clare went directly to her mother's room.
vouchsafed
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From this reading But she was preoccupied, and had not vouchsafed him a glance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But she was preoccupied, and had not vouchsafed him a glance.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clare went directly to her mother's room.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She had hardly spoken again during the few minutes while she had necessarily remained with the Johnstones, climbing the hill back to the hotel.
wife
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From this reading At the door she had stood aside to let Lady Johnstone go in, Sir Adam had followed his wife, and Brook had lingered, doubtless hoping to exchange a few words more with Clare.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had hardly spoken again during the few minutes while she had necessarily remained with the Johnstones, climbing the hill back to the hotel.
words
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From this reading At the door she had stood aside to let Lady Johnstone go in, Sir Adam had followed his wife, and Brook had lingered, doubtless hoping to exchange a few words more with Clare.
