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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 Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
addition
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From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
agreed
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From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The day was fine, and they now wandered along the road, so engaged in chat that they scarcely knew how far they were from home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
attain
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From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They had turned down a cross-road before they came to Shanvilla, the little village where Emon-a-knock lived.
calculated
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From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
came
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From this reading They had turned down a cross-road before they came to Shanvilla, the little village where Emon-a-knock lived.
Certainly
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From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
chance
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From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
chat
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From this reading The day was fine, and they now wandered along the road, so engaged in chat that they scarcely knew how far they were from home.
cross-road
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From this reading They had turned down a cross-road before they came to Shanvilla, the little village where Emon-a-knock lived.
day
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From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
down
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From this reading They had turned down a cross-road before they came to Shanvilla, the little village where Emon-a-knock lived.
Emon-a-knock
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From this reading They had turned down a cross-road before they came to Shanvilla, the little village where Emon-a-knock lived.
engaged
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From this reading The day was fine, and they now wandered along the road, so engaged in chat that they scarcely knew how far they were from home.
far
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From this reading The day was fine, and they now wandered along the road, so engaged in chat that they scarcely knew how far they were from home.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day was fine, and they now wandered along the road, so engaged in chat that they scarcely knew how far they were from home.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The day was fine, and they now wandered along the road, so engaged in chat that they scarcely knew how far they were from home.
get
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From this reading This was not a mere trick of Winny's to get rid of Tom Murdock.
gratuitous
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From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
home
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From this reading The day was fine, and they now wandered along the road, so engaged in chat that they scarcely knew how far they were from home.
how
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From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
Kate
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From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
knew
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From this reading The day was fine, and they now wandered along the road, so engaged in chat that they scarcely knew how far they were from home.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had turned down a cross-road before they came to Shanvilla, the little village where Emon-a-knock lived.
lived
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From this reading They had turned down a cross-road before they came to Shanvilla, the little village where Emon-a-knock lived.
lone
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From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
mass
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From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
mere
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From this reading This was not a mere trick of Winny's to get rid of Tom Murdock.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
Murdock
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From this reading This was not a mere trick of Winny's to get rid of Tom Murdock.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was not a mere trick of Winny's to get rid of Tom Murdock.
now
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From this reading The day was fine, and they now wandered along the road, so engaged in chat that they scarcely knew how far they were from home.
object
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From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was not a mere trick of Winny's to get rid of Tom Murdock.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
promptly
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From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
rid
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From this reading This was not a mere trick of Winny's to get rid of Tom Murdock.
road
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From this reading The day was fine, and they now wandered along the road, so engaged in chat that they scarcely knew how far they were from home.
scarcely
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From this reading The day was fine, and they now wandered along the road, so engaged in chat that they scarcely knew how far they were from home.
seen
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From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
Shanvilla
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From this reading They had turned down a cross-road before they came to Shanvilla, the little village where Emon-a-knock lived.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The day was fine, and they now wandered along the road, so engaged in chat that they scarcely knew how far they were from home.
succeeded
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From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was not a mere trick of Winny's to get rid of Tom Murdock.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
Tom
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From this reading This was not a mere trick of Winny's to get rid of Tom Murdock.
trick
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From this reading This was not a mere trick of Winny's to get rid of Tom Murdock.
turned
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From this reading They had turned down a cross-road before they came to Shanvilla, the little village where Emon-a-knock lived.
village
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From this reading They had turned down a cross-road before they came to Shanvilla, the little village where Emon-a-knock lived.
walk
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From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
wandered
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From this reading The day was fine, and they now wandered along the road, so engaged in chat that they scarcely knew how far they were from home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was not a mere trick of Winny's to get rid of Tom Murdock.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The day was fine, and they now wandered along the road, so engaged in chat that they scarcely knew how far they were from home.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They had turned down a cross-road before they came to Shanvilla, the little village where Emon-a-knock lived.
Winny
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From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
Winny's
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From this reading This was not a mere trick of Winny's to get rid of Tom Murdock.
