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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 On the day after Clara's departure, Herbert did, as a matter of course, make his promised visit at Desmond Court.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was on that day that Sir Thomas had been driving about in the pony-carriage with Lady Fitzgerald, as Richard had reported.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the day after Clara's departure, Herbert did, as a matter of course, make his promised visit at Desmond Court.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Herbert had been with his father in the morning, and then having seen him and his mother well packed up in their shawls and cloaks, had mounted his horse and ridden off.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the day after Clara's departure, Herbert did, as a matter of course, make his promised visit at Desmond Court.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the day after Clara's departure, Herbert did, as a matter of course, make his promised visit at Desmond Court.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I may be kept some time," said he, "as I have promised to go on to Clady, and see after that soup kitchen."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was on that day that Sir Thomas had been driving about in the pony-carriage with Lady Fitzgerald, as Richard had reported.
Clady
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From this reading "I may be kept some time," said he, "as I have promised to go on to Clady, and see after that soup kitchen."
Clara's
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From this reading On the day after Clara's departure, Herbert did, as a matter of course, make his promised visit at Desmond Court.
cloaks
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From this reading Herbert had been with his father in the morning, and then having seen him and his mother well packed up in their shawls and cloaks, had mounted his horse and ridden off.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the day after Clara's departure, Herbert did, as a matter of course, make his promised visit at Desmond Court.
Court
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From this reading On the day after Clara's departure, Herbert did, as a matter of course, make his promised visit at Desmond Court.
day
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From this reading On the day after Clara's departure, Herbert did, as a matter of course, make his promised visit at Desmond Court.
departure
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From this reading On the day after Clara's departure, Herbert did, as a matter of course, make his promised visit at Desmond Court.
Desmond
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From this reading On the day after Clara's departure, Herbert did, as a matter of course, make his promised visit at Desmond Court.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading On the day after Clara's departure, Herbert did, as a matter of course, make his promised visit at Desmond Court.
driving
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From this reading It was on that day that Sir Thomas had been driving about in the pony-carriage with Lady Fitzgerald, as Richard had reported.
father
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From this reading Herbert had been with his father in the morning, and then having seen him and his mother well packed up in their shawls and cloaks, had mounted his horse and ridden off.
Fitzgerald
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From this reading It was on that day that Sir Thomas had been driving about in the pony-carriage with Lady Fitzgerald, as Richard had reported.
go
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From this reading "I may be kept some time," said he, "as I have promised to go on to Clady, and see after that soup kitchen."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was on that day that Sir Thomas had been driving about in the pony-carriage with Lady Fitzgerald, as Richard had reported.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I may be kept some time," said he, "as I have promised to go on to Clady, and see after that soup kitchen."
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Herbert had been with his father in the morning, and then having seen him and his mother well packed up in their shawls and cloaks, had mounted his horse and ridden off.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I may be kept some time," said he, "as I have promised to go on to Clady, and see after that soup kitchen."
Herbert
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From this reading On the day after Clara's departure, Herbert did, as a matter of course, make his promised visit at Desmond Court.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Herbert had been with his father in the morning, and then having seen him and his mother well packed up in their shawls and cloaks, had mounted his horse and ridden off.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the day after Clara's departure, Herbert did, as a matter of course, make his promised visit at Desmond Court.
horse
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From this reading Herbert had been with his father in the morning, and then having seen him and his mother well packed up in their shawls and cloaks, had mounted his horse and ridden off.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I may be kept some time," said he, "as I have promised to go on to Clady, and see after that soup kitchen."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was on that day that Sir Thomas had been driving about in the pony-carriage with Lady Fitzgerald, as Richard had reported.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on that day that Sir Thomas had been driving about in the pony-carriage with Lady Fitzgerald, as Richard had reported.
kept
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From this reading "I may be kept some time," said he, "as I have promised to go on to Clady, and see after that soup kitchen."
kitchen
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From this reading "I may be kept some time," said he, "as I have promised to go on to Clady, and see after that soup kitchen."
Lady
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From this reading It was on that day that Sir Thomas had been driving about in the pony-carriage with Lady Fitzgerald, as Richard had reported.
LOVE
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From this reading SECOND LOVE.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the day after Clara's departure, Herbert did, as a matter of course, make his promised visit at Desmond Court.
matter
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From this reading On the day after Clara's departure, Herbert did, as a matter of course, make his promised visit at Desmond Court.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "I may be kept some time," said he, "as I have promised to go on to Clady, and see after that soup kitchen."
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Herbert had been with his father in the morning, and then having seen him and his mother well packed up in their shawls and cloaks, had mounted his horse and ridden off.
mother
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From this reading Herbert had been with his father in the morning, and then having seen him and his mother well packed up in their shawls and cloaks, had mounted his horse and ridden off.
mounted
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From this reading Herbert had been with his father in the morning, and then having seen him and his mother well packed up in their shawls and cloaks, had mounted his horse and ridden off.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the day after Clara's departure, Herbert did, as a matter of course, make his promised visit at Desmond Court.
off
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From this reading Herbert had been with his father in the morning, and then having seen him and his mother well packed up in their shawls and cloaks, had mounted his horse and ridden off.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the day after Clara's departure, Herbert did, as a matter of course, make his promised visit at Desmond Court.
packed
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From this reading Herbert had been with his father in the morning, and then having seen him and his mother well packed up in their shawls and cloaks, had mounted his horse and ridden off.
pony-carriage
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From this reading It was on that day that Sir Thomas had been driving about in the pony-carriage with Lady Fitzgerald, as Richard had reported.
promised
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From this reading On the day after Clara's departure, Herbert did, as a matter of course, make his promised visit at Desmond Court.
reported
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From this reading It was on that day that Sir Thomas had been driving about in the pony-carriage with Lady Fitzgerald, as Richard had reported.
Richard
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From this reading It was on that day that Sir Thomas had been driving about in the pony-carriage with Lady Fitzgerald, as Richard had reported.
ridden
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From this reading Herbert had been with his father in the morning, and then having seen him and his mother well packed up in their shawls and cloaks, had mounted his horse and ridden off.
said
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From this reading "I may be kept some time," said he, "as I have promised to go on to Clady, and see after that soup kitchen."
SECOND
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From this reading SECOND LOVE.
see
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From this reading "I may be kept some time," said he, "as I have promised to go on to Clady, and see after that soup kitchen."
seen
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From this reading Herbert had been with his father in the morning, and then having seen him and his mother well packed up in their shawls and cloaks, had mounted his horse and ridden off.
shawls
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From this reading Herbert had been with his father in the morning, and then having seen him and his mother well packed up in their shawls and cloaks, had mounted his horse and ridden off.
Sir
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From this reading It was on that day that Sir Thomas had been driving about in the pony-carriage with Lady Fitzgerald, as Richard had reported.
some
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From this reading "I may be kept some time," said he, "as I have promised to go on to Clady, and see after that soup kitchen."
soup
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From this reading "I may be kept some time," said he, "as I have promised to go on to Clady, and see after that soup kitchen."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was on that day that Sir Thomas had been driving about in the pony-carriage with Lady Fitzgerald, as Richard had reported.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the day after Clara's departure, Herbert did, as a matter of course, make his promised visit at Desmond Court.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Herbert had been with his father in the morning, and then having seen him and his mother well packed up in their shawls and cloaks, had mounted his horse and ridden off.
then
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From this reading Herbert had been with his father in the morning, and then having seen him and his mother well packed up in their shawls and cloaks, had mounted his horse and ridden off.
Thomas
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From this reading It was on that day that Sir Thomas had been driving about in the pony-carriage with Lady Fitzgerald, as Richard had reported.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I may be kept some time," said he, "as I have promised to go on to Clady, and see after that soup kitchen."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I may be kept some time," said he, "as I have promised to go on to Clady, and see after that soup kitchen."
up
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From this reading Herbert had been with his father in the morning, and then having seen him and his mother well packed up in their shawls and cloaks, had mounted his horse and ridden off.
visit
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From this reading On the day after Clara's departure, Herbert did, as a matter of course, make his promised visit at Desmond Court.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on that day that Sir Thomas had been driving about in the pony-carriage with Lady Fitzgerald, as Richard had reported.
well
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From this reading Herbert had been with his father in the morning, and then having seen him and his mother well packed up in their shawls and cloaks, had mounted his horse and ridden off.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was on that day that Sir Thomas had been driving about in the pony-carriage with Lady Fitzgerald, as Richard had reported.
