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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 Now this event had served to make a mutual and kindred impression on Evelyn and Maltravers.
adventure
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From this reading He simply and shortly narrated the adventure of the morning; but he did not mention that Vargrave had been the cause of the injury his new guest had sustained.
air
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From this reading HENCE oft to win some stubborn maid, Still does the wanton god assume The martial air, the gay cockade, The sword, the shoulder-knot, and plume.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE hall was cleared, the sufferer had been removed, and Maltravers was left alone with Cleveland and Evelyn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HENCE oft to win some stubborn maid, Still does the wanton god assume The martial air, the gay cockade, The sword, the shoulder-knot, and plume.
assume
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From this reading HENCE oft to win some stubborn maid, Still does the wanton god assume The martial air, the gay cockade, The sword, the shoulder-knot, and plume.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE hall was cleared, the sufferer had been removed, and Maltravers was left alone with Cleveland and Evelyn.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He simply and shortly narrated the adventure of the morning; but he did not mention that Vargrave had been the cause of the injury his new guest had sustained.
cause
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From this reading He simply and shortly narrated the adventure of the morning; but he did not mention that Vargrave had been the cause of the injury his new guest had sustained.
cleared
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From this reading THE hall was cleared, the sufferer had been removed, and Maltravers was left alone with Cleveland and Evelyn.
Cleveland
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From this reading THE hall was cleared, the sufferer had been removed, and Maltravers was left alone with Cleveland and Evelyn.
cockade
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From this reading HENCE oft to win some stubborn maid, Still does the wanton god assume The martial air, the gay cockade, The sword, the shoulder-knot, and plume.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He simply and shortly narrated the adventure of the morning; but he did not mention that Vargrave had been the cause of the injury his new guest had sustained.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HENCE oft to win some stubborn maid, Still does the wanton god assume The martial air, the gay cockade, The sword, the shoulder-knot, and plume.
Evelyn
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From this reading THE hall was cleared, the sufferer had been removed, and Maltravers was left alone with Cleveland and Evelyn.
event
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From this reading Now this event had served to make a mutual and kindred impression on Evelyn and Maltravers.
gay
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From this reading HENCE oft to win some stubborn maid, Still does the wanton god assume The martial air, the gay cockade, The sword, the shoulder-knot, and plume.
god
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From this reading HENCE oft to win some stubborn maid, Still does the wanton god assume The martial air, the gay cockade, The sword, the shoulder-knot, and plume.
guest
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From this reading He simply and shortly narrated the adventure of the morning; but he did not mention that Vargrave had been the cause of the injury his new guest had sustained.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE hall was cleared, the sufferer had been removed, and Maltravers was left alone with Cleveland and Evelyn.
hall
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From this reading THE hall was cleared, the sufferer had been removed, and Maltravers was left alone with Cleveland and Evelyn.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He simply and shortly narrated the adventure of the morning; but he did not mention that Vargrave had been the cause of the injury his new guest had sustained.
HENCEadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading HENCE oft to win some stubborn maid, Still does the wanton god assume The martial air, the gay cockade, The sword, the shoulder-knot, and plume.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He simply and shortly narrated the adventure of the morning; but he did not mention that Vargrave had been the cause of the injury his new guest had sustained.
impression
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From this reading Now this event had served to make a mutual and kindred impression on Evelyn and Maltravers.
injury
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From this reading He simply and shortly narrated the adventure of the morning; but he did not mention that Vargrave had been the cause of the injury his new guest had sustained.
kindred
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From this reading Now this event had served to make a mutual and kindred impression on Evelyn and Maltravers.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE hall was cleared, the sufferer had been removed, and Maltravers was left alone with Cleveland and Evelyn.
maid
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From this reading HENCE oft to win some stubborn maid, Still does the wanton god assume The martial air, the gay cockade, The sword, the shoulder-knot, and plume.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now this event had served to make a mutual and kindred impression on Evelyn and Maltravers.
Maltravers
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From this reading THE hall was cleared, the sufferer had been removed, and Maltravers was left alone with Cleveland and Evelyn.
MARRIOTT
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From this reading MARRIOTT.
martial
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From this reading HENCE oft to win some stubborn maid, Still does the wanton god assume The martial air, the gay cockade, The sword, the shoulder-knot, and plume.
mention
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From this reading He simply and shortly narrated the adventure of the morning; but he did not mention that Vargrave had been the cause of the injury his new guest had sustained.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He simply and shortly narrated the adventure of the morning; but he did not mention that Vargrave had been the cause of the injury his new guest had sustained.
mutual
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From this reading Now this event had served to make a mutual and kindred impression on Evelyn and Maltravers.
narrated
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From this reading He simply and shortly narrated the adventure of the morning; but he did not mention that Vargrave had been the cause of the injury his new guest had sustained.
new
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From this reading He simply and shortly narrated the adventure of the morning; but he did not mention that Vargrave had been the cause of the injury his new guest had sustained.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He simply and shortly narrated the adventure of the morning; but he did not mention that Vargrave had been the cause of the injury his new guest had sustained.
Now
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From this reading Now this event had served to make a mutual and kindred impression on Evelyn and Maltravers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He simply and shortly narrated the adventure of the morning; but he did not mention that Vargrave had been the cause of the injury his new guest had sustained.
oft
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From this reading HENCE oft to win some stubborn maid, Still does the wanton god assume The martial air, the gay cockade, The sword, the shoulder-knot, and plume.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now this event had served to make a mutual and kindred impression on Evelyn and Maltravers.
plume
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From this reading HENCE oft to win some stubborn maid, Still does the wanton god assume The martial air, the gay cockade, The sword, the shoulder-knot, and plume.
removed
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From this reading THE hall was cleared, the sufferer had been removed, and Maltravers was left alone with Cleveland and Evelyn.
served
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From this reading Now this event had served to make a mutual and kindred impression on Evelyn and Maltravers.
shortly
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From this reading He simply and shortly narrated the adventure of the morning; but he did not mention that Vargrave had been the cause of the injury his new guest had sustained.
shoulder-knot
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From this reading HENCE oft to win some stubborn maid, Still does the wanton god assume The martial air, the gay cockade, The sword, the shoulder-knot, and plume.
simply
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From this reading He simply and shortly narrated the adventure of the morning; but he did not mention that Vargrave had been the cause of the injury his new guest had sustained.
some
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From this reading HENCE oft to win some stubborn maid, Still does the wanton god assume The martial air, the gay cockade, The sword, the shoulder-knot, and plume.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HENCE oft to win some stubborn maid, Still does the wanton god assume The martial air, the gay cockade, The sword, the shoulder-knot, and plume.
stubborn
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From this reading HENCE oft to win some stubborn maid, Still does the wanton god assume The martial air, the gay cockade, The sword, the shoulder-knot, and plume.
sufferer
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From this reading THE hall was cleared, the sufferer had been removed, and Maltravers was left alone with Cleveland and Evelyn.
sustained
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From this reading He simply and shortly narrated the adventure of the morning; but he did not mention that Vargrave had been the cause of the injury his new guest had sustained.
sword
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From this reading HENCE oft to win some stubborn maid, Still does the wanton god assume The martial air, the gay cockade, The sword, the shoulder-knot, and plume.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He simply and shortly narrated the adventure of the morning; but he did not mention that Vargrave had been the cause of the injury his new guest had sustained.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HENCE oft to win some stubborn maid, Still does the wanton god assume The martial air, the gay cockade, The sword, the shoulder-knot, and plume.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now this event had served to make a mutual and kindred impression on Evelyn and Maltravers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HENCE oft to win some stubborn maid, Still does the wanton god assume The martial air, the gay cockade, The sword, the shoulder-knot, and plume.
Vargrave
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From this reading He simply and shortly narrated the adventure of the morning; but he did not mention that Vargrave had been the cause of the injury his new guest had sustained.
wanton
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From this reading HENCE oft to win some stubborn maid, Still does the wanton god assume The martial air, the gay cockade, The sword, the shoulder-knot, and plume.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE hall was cleared, the sufferer had been removed, and Maltravers was left alone with Cleveland and Evelyn.
win
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From this reading HENCE oft to win some stubborn maid, Still does the wanton god assume The martial air, the gay cockade, The sword, the shoulder-knot, and plume.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE hall was cleared, the sufferer had been removed, and Maltravers was left alone with Cleveland and Evelyn.
