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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 Next evening, Lydia and Alice reached Mrs. Hoskyn’s house in Campden Hill Road a few minutes before ten o’clock.
address
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From this reading Presently they heard some one come down and address him excitedly thus, “Worthington.
Alice
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From this reading Next evening, Lydia and Alice reached Mrs. Hoskyn’s house in Campden Hill Road a few minutes before ten o’clock.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next evening, Lydia and Alice reached Mrs. Hoskyn’s house in Campden Hill Road a few minutes before ten o’clock.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They went into a parlor to take off their wraps, leaving him at the foot of the stairs.
away
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From this reading He threw away his cigar and returned to the house with the two ladies, who observed that he was somewhat flushed with wine.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Next evening, Lydia and Alice reached Mrs. Hoskyn’s house in Campden Hill Road a few minutes before ten o’clock.
Campden
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From this reading Next evening, Lydia and Alice reached Mrs. Hoskyn’s house in Campden Hill Road a few minutes before ten o’clock.
chatting
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From this reading They found Lord Worthington in the front garden, smoking and chatting with Mr. Hoskyn.
cigar
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From this reading He threw away his cigar and returned to the house with the two ladies, who observed that he was somewhat flushed with wine.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently they heard some one come down and address him excitedly thus, “Worthington.
down
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evening
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From this reading Next evening, Lydia and Alice reached Mrs. Hoskyn’s house in Campden Hill Road a few minutes before ten o’clock.
excitedly
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From this reading Presently they heard some one come down and address him excitedly thus, “Worthington.
few
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From this reading Next evening, Lydia and Alice reached Mrs. Hoskyn’s house in Campden Hill Road a few minutes before ten o’clock.
flushed
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From this reading He threw away his cigar and returned to the house with the two ladies, who observed that he was somewhat flushed with wine.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went into a parlor to take off their wraps, leaving him at the foot of the stairs.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found Lord Worthington in the front garden, smoking and chatting with Mr. Hoskyn.
front
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From this reading They found Lord Worthington in the front garden, smoking and chatting with Mr. Hoskyn.
garden
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From this reading They found Lord Worthington in the front garden, smoking and chatting with Mr. Hoskyn.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He threw away his cigar and returned to the house with the two ladies, who observed that he was somewhat flushed with wine.
heard
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From this reading Presently they heard some one come down and address him excitedly thus, “Worthington.
Hill
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From this reading Next evening, Lydia and Alice reached Mrs. Hoskyn’s house in Campden Hill Road a few minutes before ten o’clock.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They went into a parlor to take off their wraps, leaving him at the foot of the stairs.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He threw away his cigar and returned to the house with the two ladies, who observed that he was somewhat flushed with wine.
Hoskyn
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From this reading They found Lord Worthington in the front garden, smoking and chatting with Mr. Hoskyn.
Hoskyn's
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From this reading Next evening, Lydia and Alice reached Mrs. Hoskyn’s house in Campden Hill Road a few minutes before ten o’clock.
house
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From this reading Next evening, Lydia and Alice reached Mrs. Hoskyn’s house in Campden Hill Road a few minutes before ten o’clock.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Next evening, Lydia and Alice reached Mrs. Hoskyn’s house in Campden Hill Road a few minutes before ten o’clock.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They went into a parlor to take off their wraps, leaving him at the foot of the stairs.
ladies
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From this reading He threw away his cigar and returned to the house with the two ladies, who observed that he was somewhat flushed with wine.
leaving
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From this reading They went into a parlor to take off their wraps, leaving him at the foot of the stairs.
Lord
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From this reading They found Lord Worthington in the front garden, smoking and chatting with Mr. Hoskyn.
Lydia
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From this reading Next evening, Lydia and Alice reached Mrs. Hoskyn’s house in Campden Hill Road a few minutes before ten o’clock.
minutes
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From this reading Next evening, Lydia and Alice reached Mrs. Hoskyn’s house in Campden Hill Road a few minutes before ten o’clock.
Mr
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From this reading They found Lord Worthington in the front garden, smoking and chatting with Mr. Hoskyn.
Mrs
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From this reading Next evening, Lydia and Alice reached Mrs. Hoskyn’s house in Campden Hill Road a few minutes before ten o’clock.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next evening, Lydia and Alice reached Mrs. Hoskyn’s house in Campden Hill Road a few minutes before ten o’clock.
o'clock
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From this reading Next evening, Lydia and Alice reached Mrs. Hoskyn’s house in Campden Hill Road a few minutes before ten o’clock.
observed
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From this reading He threw away his cigar and returned to the house with the two ladies, who observed that he was somewhat flushed with wine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They went into a parlor to take off their wraps, leaving him at the foot of the stairs.
off
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From this reading They went into a parlor to take off their wraps, leaving him at the foot of the stairs.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Presently they heard some one come down and address him excitedly thus, “Worthington.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading They went into a parlor to take off their wraps, leaving him at the foot of the stairs.
Presently
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From this reading Presently they heard some one come down and address him excitedly thus, “Worthington.
reached
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From this reading Next evening, Lydia and Alice reached Mrs. Hoskyn’s house in Campden Hill Road a few minutes before ten o’clock.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He threw away his cigar and returned to the house with the two ladies, who observed that he was somewhat flushed with wine.
Road
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From this reading Next evening, Lydia and Alice reached Mrs. Hoskyn’s house in Campden Hill Road a few minutes before ten o’clock.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They found Lord Worthington in the front garden, smoking and chatting with Mr. Hoskyn.
some
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From this reading Presently they heard some one come down and address him excitedly thus, “Worthington.
somewhat
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From this reading He threw away his cigar and returned to the house with the two ladies, who observed that he was somewhat flushed with wine.
stairs
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From this reading They went into a parlor to take off their wraps, leaving him at the foot of the stairs.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went into a parlor to take off their wraps, leaving him at the foot of the stairs.
ten
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From this reading Next evening, Lydia and Alice reached Mrs. Hoskyn’s house in Campden Hill Road a few minutes before ten o’clock.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He threw away his cigar and returned to the house with the two ladies, who observed that he was somewhat flushed with wine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They found Lord Worthington in the front garden, smoking and chatting with Mr. Hoskyn.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They went into a parlor to take off their wraps, leaving him at the foot of the stairs.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found Lord Worthington in the front garden, smoking and chatting with Mr. Hoskyn.
threw
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From this reading He threw away his cigar and returned to the house with the two ladies, who observed that he was somewhat flushed with wine.
thus
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From this reading Presently they heard some one come down and address him excitedly thus, “Worthington.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He threw away his cigar and returned to the house with the two ladies, who observed that he was somewhat flushed with wine.
two
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From this reading He threw away his cigar and returned to the house with the two ladies, who observed that he was somewhat flushed with wine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He threw away his cigar and returned to the house with the two ladies, who observed that he was somewhat flushed with wine.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went into a parlor to take off their wraps, leaving him at the foot of the stairs.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He threw away his cigar and returned to the house with the two ladies, who observed that he was somewhat flushed with wine.
wine
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From this reading He threw away his cigar and returned to the house with the two ladies, who observed that he was somewhat flushed with wine.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They found Lord Worthington in the front garden, smoking and chatting with Mr. Hoskyn.
Worthington
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From this reading They found Lord Worthington in the front garden, smoking and chatting with Mr. Hoskyn.
wraps
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From this reading They went into a parlor to take off their wraps, leaving him at the foot of the stairs.
