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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 Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
all
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From this reading "Looks like you've been travelling all night, sir," he remarked pleasantly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At half-past seven on the morning of Saturday, June the twenty-first, there drew up before it a long, low two-seater car.
away
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From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Looks like you've been travelling all night, sir," he remarked pleasantly.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
branch
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From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
called
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From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
came
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From this reading The landlord, a sharp-faced little man with kindly eyes and a shrewd mouth, came to the door.
car
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From this reading At half-past seven on the morning of Saturday, June the twenty-first, there drew up before it a long, low two-seater car.
Coach
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From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
coast
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From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
cross-roads
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From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
door
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From this reading The landlord, a sharp-faced little man with kindly eyes and a shrewd mouth, came to the door.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At half-past seven on the morning of Saturday, June the twenty-first, there drew up before it a long, low two-seater car.
eastern
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From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
eyes
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From this reading The landlord, a sharp-faced little man with kindly eyes and a shrewd mouth, came to the door.
FROCK
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From this reading THE GREEN FROCK.
GREEN
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From this reading THE GREEN FROCK.
half-past
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From this reading At half-past seven on the morning of Saturday, June the twenty-first, there drew up before it a long, low two-seater car.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Looks like you've been travelling all night, sir," he remarked pleasantly.
Horses
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From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
house
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From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
inn
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From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At half-past seven on the morning of Saturday, June the twenty-first, there drew up before it a long, low two-seater car.
June
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From this reading At half-past seven on the morning of Saturday, June the twenty-first, there drew up before it a long, low two-seater car.
just
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From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
kindly
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From this reading The landlord, a sharp-faced little man with kindly eyes and a shrewd mouth, came to the door.
landlord
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From this reading The landlord, a sharp-faced little man with kindly eyes and a shrewd mouth, came to the door.
like
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From this reading "Looks like you've been travelling all night, sir," he remarked pleasantly.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At half-past seven on the morning of Saturday, June the twenty-first, there drew up before it a long, low two-seater car.
Looks
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From this reading "Looks like you've been travelling all night, sir," he remarked pleasantly.
low
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From this reading At half-past seven on the morning of Saturday, June the twenty-first, there drew up before it a long, low two-seater car.
man
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From this reading The landlord, a sharp-faced little man with kindly eyes and a shrewd mouth, came to the door.
miles
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From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
Millsborough
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From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At half-past seven on the morning of Saturday, June the twenty-first, there drew up before it a long, low two-seater car.
mouth
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From this reading The landlord, a sharp-faced little man with kindly eyes and a shrewd mouth, came to the door.
night
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From this reading "Looks like you've been travelling all night, sir," he remarked pleasantly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At half-past seven on the morning of Saturday, June the twenty-first, there drew up before it a long, low two-seater car.
only
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From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
pleasantly
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From this reading "Looks like you've been travelling all night, sir," he remarked pleasantly.
remarked
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From this reading "Looks like you've been travelling all night, sir," he remarked pleasantly.
roadside
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From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
runs
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From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
Saturday
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From this reading At half-past seven on the morning of Saturday, June the twenty-first, there drew up before it a long, low two-seater car.
Seven
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From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
sharp-faced
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From this reading The landlord, a sharp-faced little man with kindly eyes and a shrewd mouth, came to the door.
shrewd
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From this reading The landlord, a sharp-faced little man with kindly eyes and a shrewd mouth, came to the door.
sight
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From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
sir
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From this reading "Looks like you've been travelling all night, sir," he remarked pleasantly.
some
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From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
south
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From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
stands
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From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREEN FROCK.
there
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From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
thirty
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From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
travelling
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From this reading "Looks like you've been travelling all night, sir," he remarked pleasantly.
twenty-first
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From this reading At half-past seven on the morning of Saturday, June the twenty-first, there drew up before it a long, low two-seater car.
two-seater
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From this reading At half-past seven on the morning of Saturday, June the twenty-first, there drew up before it a long, low two-seater car.
up
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From this reading At half-past seven on the morning of Saturday, June the twenty-first, there drew up before it a long, low two-seater car.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The landlord, a sharp-faced little man with kindly eyes and a shrewd mouth, came to the door.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Seven miles south of Millsborough, just before you come to the cross-roads, whose eastern branch runs to the coast some thirty miles away, there stands, the only house in sight, a little roadside inn called "The Coach and Horses."
you've
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From this reading "Looks like you've been travelling all night, sir," he remarked pleasantly.
