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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 And during his walk he did come to a certain resolution.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr Whittlestaff had had his own troubles in thinking of the unlucky coincidence of John Gordon's return, and had wandered forth, determined to leave those two together, so that they might speak to each other as they pleased.
any
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From this reading Should a request of any kind be made to him by John Gordon, it should receive not the slightest attention.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr Whittlestaff had had his own troubles in thinking of the unlucky coincidence of John Gordon's return, and had wandered forth, determined to leave those two together, so that they might speak to each other as they pleased.
attention
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From this reading Should a request of any kind be made to him by John Gordon, it should receive not the slightest attention.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Should a request of any kind be made to him by John Gordon, it should receive not the slightest attention.
BLAKE
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From this reading THE REV MONTAGU BLAKE.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading John Gordon, when he left the room, went out to look for Mr Whittlestaff, but was told that he had gone into the town.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Should a request of any kind be made to him by John Gordon, it should receive not the slightest attention.
certain
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From this reading And during his walk he did come to a certain resolution.
coincidence
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From this reading Mr Whittlestaff had had his own troubles in thinking of the unlucky coincidence of John Gordon's return, and had wandered forth, determined to leave those two together, so that they might speak to each other as they pleased.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And during his walk he did come to a certain resolution.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Mr Whittlestaff had had his own troubles in thinking of the unlucky coincidence of John Gordon's return, and had wandered forth, determined to leave those two together, so that they might speak to each other as they pleased.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And during his walk he did come to a certain resolution.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading And during his walk he did come to a certain resolution.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Mr Whittlestaff had had his own troubles in thinking of the unlucky coincidence of John Gordon's return, and had wandered forth, determined to leave those two together, so that they might speak to each other as they pleased.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading John Gordon, when he left the room, went out to look for Mr Whittlestaff, but was told that he had gone into the town.
forth
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From this reading Mr Whittlestaff had had his own troubles in thinking of the unlucky coincidence of John Gordon's return, and had wandered forth, determined to leave those two together, so that they might speak to each other as they pleased.
gone
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From this reading John Gordon, when he left the room, went out to look for Mr Whittlestaff, but was told that he had gone into the town.
Gordon
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From this reading John Gordon, when he left the room, went out to look for Mr Whittlestaff, but was told that he had gone into the town.
Gordon's
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From this reading Mr Whittlestaff had had his own troubles in thinking of the unlucky coincidence of John Gordon's return, and had wandered forth, determined to leave those two together, so that they might speak to each other as they pleased.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading John Gordon, when he left the room, went out to look for Mr Whittlestaff, but was told that he had gone into the town.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading John Gordon, when he left the room, went out to look for Mr Whittlestaff, but was told that he had gone into the town.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Should a request of any kind be made to him by John Gordon, it should receive not the slightest attention.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr Whittlestaff had had his own troubles in thinking of the unlucky coincidence of John Gordon's return, and had wandered forth, determined to leave those two together, so that they might speak to each other as they pleased.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr Whittlestaff had had his own troubles in thinking of the unlucky coincidence of John Gordon's return, and had wandered forth, determined to leave those two together, so that they might speak to each other as they pleased.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading John Gordon, when he left the room, went out to look for Mr Whittlestaff, but was told that he had gone into the town.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Should a request of any kind be made to him by John Gordon, it should receive not the slightest attention.
John
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From this reading John Gordon, when he left the room, went out to look for Mr Whittlestaff, but was told that he had gone into the town.
kind
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From this reading Should a request of any kind be made to him by John Gordon, it should receive not the slightest attention.
leave
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From this reading Mr Whittlestaff had had his own troubles in thinking of the unlucky coincidence of John Gordon's return, and had wandered forth, determined to leave those two together, so that they might speak to each other as they pleased.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Gordon, when he left the room, went out to look for Mr Whittlestaff, but was told that he had gone into the town.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Gordon, when he left the room, went out to look for Mr Whittlestaff, but was told that he had gone into the town.
made
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From this reading Should a request of any kind be made to him by John Gordon, it should receive not the slightest attention.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Mr Whittlestaff had had his own troubles in thinking of the unlucky coincidence of John Gordon's return, and had wandered forth, determined to leave those two together, so that they might speak to each other as they pleased.
MONTAGU
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From this reading THE REV MONTAGU BLAKE.
Mr
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From this reading John Gordon, when he left the room, went out to look for Mr Whittlestaff, but was told that he had gone into the town.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Should a request of any kind be made to him by John Gordon, it should receive not the slightest attention.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr Whittlestaff had had his own troubles in thinking of the unlucky coincidence of John Gordon's return, and had wandered forth, determined to leave those two together, so that they might speak to each other as they pleased.
other
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From this reading Mr Whittlestaff had had his own troubles in thinking of the unlucky coincidence of John Gordon's return, and had wandered forth, determined to leave those two together, so that they might speak to each other as they pleased.
out
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From this reading John Gordon, when he left the room, went out to look for Mr Whittlestaff, but was told that he had gone into the town.
own
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From this reading Mr Whittlestaff had had his own troubles in thinking of the unlucky coincidence of John Gordon's return, and had wandered forth, determined to leave those two together, so that they might speak to each other as they pleased.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr Whittlestaff had had his own troubles in thinking of the unlucky coincidence of John Gordon's return, and had wandered forth, determined to leave those two together, so that they might speak to each other as they pleased.
receive
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From this reading Should a request of any kind be made to him by John Gordon, it should receive not the slightest attention.
request
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From this reading Should a request of any kind be made to him by John Gordon, it should receive not the slightest attention.
resolution
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From this reading And during his walk he did come to a certain resolution.
return
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From this reading Mr Whittlestaff had had his own troubles in thinking of the unlucky coincidence of John Gordon's return, and had wandered forth, determined to leave those two together, so that they might speak to each other as they pleased.
REV
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From this reading THE REV MONTAGU BLAKE.
room
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From this reading John Gordon, when he left the room, went out to look for Mr Whittlestaff, but was told that he had gone into the town.
Shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should a request of any kind be made to him by John Gordon, it should receive not the slightest attention.
slightest
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From this reading Should a request of any kind be made to him by John Gordon, it should receive not the slightest attention.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mr Whittlestaff had had his own troubles in thinking of the unlucky coincidence of John Gordon's return, and had wandered forth, determined to leave those two together, so that they might speak to each other as they pleased.
speak
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From this reading Mr Whittlestaff had had his own troubles in thinking of the unlucky coincidence of John Gordon's return, and had wandered forth, determined to leave those two together, so that they might speak to each other as they pleased.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading John Gordon, when he left the room, went out to look for Mr Whittlestaff, but was told that he had gone into the town.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REV MONTAGU BLAKE.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr Whittlestaff had had his own troubles in thinking of the unlucky coincidence of John Gordon's return, and had wandered forth, determined to leave those two together, so that they might speak to each other as they pleased.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Whittlestaff had had his own troubles in thinking of the unlucky coincidence of John Gordon's return, and had wandered forth, determined to leave those two together, so that they might speak to each other as they pleased.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Mr Whittlestaff had had his own troubles in thinking of the unlucky coincidence of John Gordon's return, and had wandered forth, determined to leave those two together, so that they might speak to each other as they pleased.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading John Gordon, when he left the room, went out to look for Mr Whittlestaff, but was told that he had gone into the town.
together
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From this reading Mr Whittlestaff had had his own troubles in thinking of the unlucky coincidence of John Gordon's return, and had wandered forth, determined to leave those two together, so that they might speak to each other as they pleased.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Gordon, when he left the room, went out to look for Mr Whittlestaff, but was told that he had gone into the town.
town
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From this reading John Gordon, when he left the room, went out to look for Mr Whittlestaff, but was told that he had gone into the town.
troubles
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From this reading Mr Whittlestaff had had his own troubles in thinking of the unlucky coincidence of John Gordon's return, and had wandered forth, determined to leave those two together, so that they might speak to each other as they pleased.
two
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From this reading Mr Whittlestaff had had his own troubles in thinking of the unlucky coincidence of John Gordon's return, and had wandered forth, determined to leave those two together, so that they might speak to each other as they pleased.
unlucky
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From this reading Mr Whittlestaff had had his own troubles in thinking of the unlucky coincidence of John Gordon's return, and had wandered forth, determined to leave those two together, so that they might speak to each other as they pleased.
walk
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From this reading And during his walk he did come to a certain resolution.
wandered
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From this reading Mr Whittlestaff had had his own troubles in thinking of the unlucky coincidence of John Gordon's return, and had wandered forth, determined to leave those two together, so that they might speak to each other as they pleased.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John Gordon, when he left the room, went out to look for Mr Whittlestaff, but was told that he had gone into the town.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Gordon, when he left the room, went out to look for Mr Whittlestaff, but was told that he had gone into the town.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading John Gordon, when he left the room, went out to look for Mr Whittlestaff, but was told that he had gone into the town.
Whittlestaff
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From this reading John Gordon, when he left the room, went out to look for Mr Whittlestaff, but was told that he had gone into the town.
