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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 Her cab was waiting for her outside; and the attention of the porter had been distracted, at the same time, by a new arrival of travellers at the hotel.
abstained
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From this reading He abstained from alluding, in his letter, to the manner in which she had left him; it was her right, it was even her duty to spare herself.
action
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From this reading It is more or less in the nature of all men who are worthy of the name, to take refuge from distress in action.
all
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From this reading It is more or less in the nature of all men who are worthy of the name, to take refuge from distress in action.
alluding
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From this reading He abstained from alluding, in his letter, to the manner in which she had left him; it was her right, it was even her duty to spare herself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FATAL WORDS WHEN Mountjoy had rung for the servant, and the bedroom door had been unlocked, it was too late to follow the fugitive.
appeal
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From this reading Hugh decided on writing to Iris, and on making his appeal to her father, that evening.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is more or less in the nature of all men who are worthy of the name, to take refuge from distress in action.
arrival
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From this reading Her cab was waiting for her outside; and the attention of the porter had been distracted, at the same time, by a new arrival of travellers at the hotel.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her cab was waiting for her outside; and the attention of the porter had been distracted, at the same time, by a new arrival of travellers at the hotel.
attention
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From this reading Her cab was waiting for her outside; and the attention of the porter had been distracted, at the same time, by a new arrival of travellers at the hotel.
bedroom
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From this reading THE FATAL WORDS WHEN Mountjoy had rung for the servant, and the bedroom door had been unlocked, it was too late to follow the fugitive.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE FATAL WORDS WHEN Mountjoy had rung for the servant, and the bedroom door had been unlocked, it was too late to follow the fugitive.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her cab was waiting for her outside; and the attention of the porter had been distracted, at the same time, by a new arrival of travellers at the hotel.
cab
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From this reading Her cab was waiting for her outside; and the attention of the porter had been distracted, at the same time, by a new arrival of travellers at the hotel.
decided
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From this reading Hugh decided on writing to Iris, and on making his appeal to her father, that evening.
distracted
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From this reading Her cab was waiting for her outside; and the attention of the porter had been distracted, at the same time, by a new arrival of travellers at the hotel.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading It is more or less in the nature of all men who are worthy of the name, to take refuge from distress in action.
door
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From this reading THE FATAL WORDS WHEN Mountjoy had rung for the servant, and the bedroom door had been unlocked, it was too late to follow the fugitive.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading He abstained from alluding, in his letter, to the manner in which she had left him; it was her right, it was even her duty to spare herself.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He abstained from alluding, in his letter, to the manner in which she had left him; it was her right, it was even her duty to spare herself.
evening
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From this reading Hugh decided on writing to Iris, and on making his appeal to her father, that evening.
FATAL
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From this reading THE FATAL WORDS WHEN Mountjoy had rung for the servant, and the bedroom door had been unlocked, it was too late to follow the fugitive.
father
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From this reading Hugh decided on writing to Iris, and on making his appeal to her father, that evening.
follow
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From this reading THE FATAL WORDS WHEN Mountjoy had rung for the servant, and the bedroom door had been unlocked, it was too late to follow the fugitive.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE FATAL WORDS WHEN Mountjoy had rung for the servant, and the bedroom door had been unlocked, it was too late to follow the fugitive.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is more or less in the nature of all men who are worthy of the name, to take refuge from distress in action.
fugitive
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From this reading THE FATAL WORDS WHEN Mountjoy had rung for the servant, and the bedroom door had been unlocked, it was too late to follow the fugitive.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FATAL WORDS WHEN Mountjoy had rung for the servant, and the bedroom door had been unlocked, it was too late to follow the fugitive.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He abstained from alluding, in his letter, to the manner in which she had left him; it was her right, it was even her duty to spare herself.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her cab was waiting for her outside; and the attention of the porter had been distracted, at the same time, by a new arrival of travellers at the hotel.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading He abstained from alluding, in his letter, to the manner in which she had left him; it was her right, it was even her duty to spare herself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He abstained from alluding, in his letter, to the manner in which she had left him; it was her right, it was even her duty to spare herself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hugh decided on writing to Iris, and on making his appeal to her father, that evening.
hotel
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From this reading Her cab was waiting for her outside; and the attention of the porter had been distracted, at the same time, by a new arrival of travellers at the hotel.
Hugh
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From this reading Hugh decided on writing to Iris, and on making his appeal to her father, that evening.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is more or less in the nature of all men who are worthy of the name, to take refuge from distress in action.
Iris
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From this reading Hugh decided on writing to Iris, and on making his appeal to her father, that evening.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is more or less in the nature of all men who are worthy of the name, to take refuge from distress in action.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE FATAL WORDS WHEN Mountjoy had rung for the servant, and the bedroom door had been unlocked, it was too late to follow the fugitive.
late
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From this reading THE FATAL WORDS WHEN Mountjoy had rung for the servant, and the bedroom door had been unlocked, it was too late to follow the fugitive.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He abstained from alluding, in his letter, to the manner in which she had left him; it was her right, it was even her duty to spare herself.
less
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From this reading It is more or less in the nature of all men who are worthy of the name, to take refuge from distress in action.
letter
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From this reading He abstained from alluding, in his letter, to the manner in which she had left him; it was her right, it was even her duty to spare herself.
making
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From this reading Hugh decided on writing to Iris, and on making his appeal to her father, that evening.
manner
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From this reading He abstained from alluding, in his letter, to the manner in which she had left him; it was her right, it was even her duty to spare herself.
men
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From this reading It is more or less in the nature of all men who are worthy of the name, to take refuge from distress in action.
more
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From this reading It is more or less in the nature of all men who are worthy of the name, to take refuge from distress in action.
Mountjoy
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From this reading THE FATAL WORDS WHEN Mountjoy had rung for the servant, and the bedroom door had been unlocked, it was too late to follow the fugitive.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is more or less in the nature of all men who are worthy of the name, to take refuge from distress in action.
nature
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From this reading It is more or less in the nature of all men who are worthy of the name, to take refuge from distress in action.
new
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From this reading Her cab was waiting for her outside; and the attention of the porter had been distracted, at the same time, by a new arrival of travellers at the hotel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her cab was waiting for her outside; and the attention of the porter had been distracted, at the same time, by a new arrival of travellers at the hotel.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hugh decided on writing to Iris, and on making his appeal to her father, that evening.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is more or less in the nature of all men who are worthy of the name, to take refuge from distress in action.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her cab was waiting for her outside; and the attention of the porter had been distracted, at the same time, by a new arrival of travellers at the hotel.
porter
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From this reading Her cab was waiting for her outside; and the attention of the porter had been distracted, at the same time, by a new arrival of travellers at the hotel.
refuge
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From this reading It is more or less in the nature of all men who are worthy of the name, to take refuge from distress in action.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He abstained from alluding, in his letter, to the manner in which she had left him; it was her right, it was even her duty to spare herself.
rung
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From this reading THE FATAL WORDS WHEN Mountjoy had rung for the servant, and the bedroom door had been unlocked, it was too late to follow the fugitive.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her cab was waiting for her outside; and the attention of the porter had been distracted, at the same time, by a new arrival of travellers at the hotel.
servant
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From this reading THE FATAL WORDS WHEN Mountjoy had rung for the servant, and the bedroom door had been unlocked, it was too late to follow the fugitive.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He abstained from alluding, in his letter, to the manner in which she had left him; it was her right, it was even her duty to spare herself.
spare
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From this reading He abstained from alluding, in his letter, to the manner in which she had left him; it was her right, it was even her duty to spare herself.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is more or less in the nature of all men who are worthy of the name, to take refuge from distress in action.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hugh decided on writing to Iris, and on making his appeal to her father, that evening.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FATAL WORDS WHEN Mountjoy had rung for the servant, and the bedroom door had been unlocked, it was too late to follow the fugitive.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her cab was waiting for her outside; and the attention of the porter had been distracted, at the same time, by a new arrival of travellers at the hotel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FATAL WORDS WHEN Mountjoy had rung for the servant, and the bedroom door had been unlocked, it was too late to follow the fugitive.
too
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From this reading THE FATAL WORDS WHEN Mountjoy had rung for the servant, and the bedroom door had been unlocked, it was too late to follow the fugitive.
travellers
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From this reading Her cab was waiting for her outside; and the attention of the porter had been distracted, at the same time, by a new arrival of travellers at the hotel.
unlocked
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From this reading THE FATAL WORDS WHEN Mountjoy had rung for the servant, and the bedroom door had been unlocked, it was too late to follow the fugitive.
waiting
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From this reading Her cab was waiting for her outside; and the attention of the porter had been distracted, at the same time, by a new arrival of travellers at the hotel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FATAL WORDS WHEN Mountjoy had rung for the servant, and the bedroom door had been unlocked, it was too late to follow the fugitive.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE FATAL WORDS WHEN Mountjoy had rung for the servant, and the bedroom door had been unlocked, it was too late to follow the fugitive.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He abstained from alluding, in his letter, to the manner in which she had left him; it was her right, it was even her duty to spare herself.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It is more or less in the nature of all men who are worthy of the name, to take refuge from distress in action.
WORDS
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From this reading THE FATAL WORDS WHEN Mountjoy had rung for the servant, and the bedroom door had been unlocked, it was too late to follow the fugitive.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading It is more or less in the nature of all men who are worthy of the name, to take refuge from distress in action.
writing
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From this reading Hugh decided on writing to Iris, and on making his appeal to her father, that evening.
