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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 A NEW PERSECUTOR Soon after Greythorpe's visit Mrs. Chudleigh went away, leaving Challoner unpleasantly uncertain about the course she might take.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A NEW PERSECUTOR Soon after Greythorpe's visit Mrs. Chudleigh went away, leaving Challoner unpleasantly uncertain about the course she might take.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A NEW PERSECUTOR Soon after Greythorpe's visit Mrs. Chudleigh went away, leaving Challoner unpleasantly uncertain about the course she might take.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was still without news of Blake; he could not question his son, whose integrity he tried hard to believe in, and he spent a few anxious weeks.
anxious
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From this reading He was still without news of Blake; he could not question his son, whose integrity he tried hard to believe in, and he spent a few anxious weeks.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Challoner glanced at the card his servant gave him.
away
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From this reading A NEW PERSECUTOR Soon after Greythorpe's visit Mrs. Chudleigh went away, leaving Challoner unpleasantly uncertain about the course she might take.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was still without news of Blake; he could not question his son, whose integrity he tried hard to believe in, and he spent a few anxious weeks.
Blake
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From this reading He was still without news of Blake; he could not question his son, whose integrity he tried hard to believe in, and he spent a few anxious weeks.
called
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From this reading Then one evening when he came home from a neighbour's house he was told that a man who had called to see him some time earlier was in the library.
came
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From this reading Then one evening when he came home from a neighbour's house he was told that a man who had called to see him some time earlier was in the library.
card
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From this reading Challoner glanced at the card his servant gave him.
Challoner
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From this reading A NEW PERSECUTOR Soon after Greythorpe's visit Mrs. Chudleigh went away, leaving Challoner unpleasantly uncertain about the course she might take.
Chudleigh
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From this reading A NEW PERSECUTOR Soon after Greythorpe's visit Mrs. Chudleigh went away, leaving Challoner unpleasantly uncertain about the course she might take.
Clarke
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From this reading "Clarke?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was still without news of Blake; he could not question his son, whose integrity he tried hard to believe in, and he spent a few anxious weeks.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NEW PERSECUTOR Soon after Greythorpe's visit Mrs. Chudleigh went away, leaving Challoner unpleasantly uncertain about the course she might take.
earlier
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From this reading Then one evening when he came home from a neighbour's house he was told that a man who had called to see him some time earlier was in the library.
evening
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From this reading Then one evening when he came home from a neighbour's house he was told that a man who had called to see him some time earlier was in the library.
few
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From this reading He was still without news of Blake; he could not question his son, whose integrity he tried hard to believe in, and he spent a few anxious weeks.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then one evening when he came home from a neighbour's house he was told that a man who had called to see him some time earlier was in the library.
gave
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From this reading Challoner glanced at the card his servant gave him.
glanced
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From this reading Challoner glanced at the card his servant gave him.
Greythorpe's
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From this reading A NEW PERSECUTOR Soon after Greythorpe's visit Mrs. Chudleigh went away, leaving Challoner unpleasantly uncertain about the course she might take.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then one evening when he came home from a neighbour's house he was told that a man who had called to see him some time earlier was in the library.
hard
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From this reading He was still without news of Blake; he could not question his son, whose integrity he tried hard to believe in, and he spent a few anxious weeks.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was still without news of Blake; he could not question his son, whose integrity he tried hard to believe in, and he spent a few anxious weeks.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then one evening when he came home from a neighbour's house he was told that a man who had called to see him some time earlier was in the library.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was still without news of Blake; he could not question his son, whose integrity he tried hard to believe in, and he spent a few anxious weeks.
home
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From this reading Then one evening when he came home from a neighbour's house he was told that a man who had called to see him some time earlier was in the library.
house
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From this reading Then one evening when he came home from a neighbour's house he was told that a man who had called to see him some time earlier was in the library.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was still without news of Blake; he could not question his son, whose integrity he tried hard to believe in, and he spent a few anxious weeks.
integrity
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From this reading He was still without news of Blake; he could not question his son, whose integrity he tried hard to believe in, and he spent a few anxious weeks.
leaving
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From this reading A NEW PERSECUTOR Soon after Greythorpe's visit Mrs. Chudleigh went away, leaving Challoner unpleasantly uncertain about the course she might take.
library
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From this reading Then one evening when he came home from a neighbour's house he was told that a man who had called to see him some time earlier was in the library.
man
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From this reading Then one evening when he came home from a neighbour's house he was told that a man who had called to see him some time earlier was in the library.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A NEW PERSECUTOR Soon after Greythorpe's visit Mrs. Chudleigh went away, leaving Challoner unpleasantly uncertain about the course she might take.
Mrs
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From this reading A NEW PERSECUTOR Soon after Greythorpe's visit Mrs. Chudleigh went away, leaving Challoner unpleasantly uncertain about the course she might take.
neighbour's
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From this reading Then one evening when he came home from a neighbour's house he was told that a man who had called to see him some time earlier was in the library.
NEW
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From this reading A NEW PERSECUTOR Soon after Greythorpe's visit Mrs. Chudleigh went away, leaving Challoner unpleasantly uncertain about the course she might take.
news
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From this reading He was still without news of Blake; he could not question his son, whose integrity he tried hard to believe in, and he spent a few anxious weeks.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was still without news of Blake; he could not question his son, whose integrity he tried hard to believe in, and he spent a few anxious weeks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was still without news of Blake; he could not question his son, whose integrity he tried hard to believe in, and he spent a few anxious weeks.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then one evening when he came home from a neighbour's house he was told that a man who had called to see him some time earlier was in the library.
PERSECUTOR
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From this reading A NEW PERSECUTOR Soon after Greythorpe's visit Mrs. Chudleigh went away, leaving Challoner unpleasantly uncertain about the course she might take.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was still without news of Blake; he could not question his son, whose integrity he tried hard to believe in, and he spent a few anxious weeks.
see
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From this reading Then one evening when he came home from a neighbour's house he was told that a man who had called to see him some time earlier was in the library.
servant
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From this reading Challoner glanced at the card his servant gave him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A NEW PERSECUTOR Soon after Greythorpe's visit Mrs. Chudleigh went away, leaving Challoner unpleasantly uncertain about the course she might take.
some
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From this reading Then one evening when he came home from a neighbour's house he was told that a man who had called to see him some time earlier was in the library.
son
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From this reading He was still without news of Blake; he could not question his son, whose integrity he tried hard to believe in, and he spent a few anxious weeks.
Soon
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From this reading A NEW PERSECUTOR Soon after Greythorpe's visit Mrs. Chudleigh went away, leaving Challoner unpleasantly uncertain about the course she might take.
spent
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From this reading He was still without news of Blake; he could not question his son, whose integrity he tried hard to believe in, and he spent a few anxious weeks.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was still without news of Blake; he could not question his son, whose integrity he tried hard to believe in, and he spent a few anxious weeks.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NEW PERSECUTOR Soon after Greythorpe's visit Mrs. Chudleigh went away, leaving Challoner unpleasantly uncertain about the course she might take.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then one evening when he came home from a neighbour's house he was told that a man who had called to see him some time earlier was in the library.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NEW PERSECUTOR Soon after Greythorpe's visit Mrs. Chudleigh went away, leaving Challoner unpleasantly uncertain about the course she might take.
Then
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From this reading Then one evening when he came home from a neighbour's house he was told that a man who had called to see him some time earlier was in the library.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then one evening when he came home from a neighbour's house he was told that a man who had called to see him some time earlier was in the library.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was still without news of Blake; he could not question his son, whose integrity he tried hard to believe in, and he spent a few anxious weeks.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then one evening when he came home from a neighbour's house he was told that a man who had called to see him some time earlier was in the library.
tried
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From this reading He was still without news of Blake; he could not question his son, whose integrity he tried hard to believe in, and he spent a few anxious weeks.
uncertain
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From this reading A NEW PERSECUTOR Soon after Greythorpe's visit Mrs. Chudleigh went away, leaving Challoner unpleasantly uncertain about the course she might take.
unpleasantly
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From this reading A NEW PERSECUTOR Soon after Greythorpe's visit Mrs. Chudleigh went away, leaving Challoner unpleasantly uncertain about the course she might take.
visit
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From this reading A NEW PERSECUTOR Soon after Greythorpe's visit Mrs. Chudleigh went away, leaving Challoner unpleasantly uncertain about the course she might take.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was still without news of Blake; he could not question his son, whose integrity he tried hard to believe in, and he spent a few anxious weeks.
weeks
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From this reading He was still without news of Blake; he could not question his son, whose integrity he tried hard to believe in, and he spent a few anxious weeks.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NEW PERSECUTOR Soon after Greythorpe's visit Mrs. Chudleigh went away, leaving Challoner unpleasantly uncertain about the course she might take.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Then one evening when he came home from a neighbour's house he was told that a man who had called to see him some time earlier was in the library.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Then one evening when he came home from a neighbour's house he was told that a man who had called to see him some time earlier was in the library.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He was still without news of Blake; he could not question his son, whose integrity he tried hard to believe in, and he spent a few anxious weeks.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He was still without news of Blake; he could not question his son, whose integrity he tried hard to believe in, and he spent a few anxious weeks.
