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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 letter or a telegraphic message would bring them thence swiftly to the bedside of the dying Captain, should the last fatal change set in suddenly.
Albion
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From this reading "You can engage rooms at the Albion," Captain Paget had said to his son-in-law a few days before the quiet wedding.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Monsieur and Madame Lenoble went to Brighton for their honeymoon.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You can engage rooms at the Albion," Captain Paget had said to his son-in-law a few days before the quiet wedding.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Diana had wished to stay with her father, but Horatio insisted upon the honeymoon trip, and that everything should be done in a correct and gentlemanly manner.
bedside
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From this reading A letter or a telegraphic message would bring them thence swiftly to the bedside of the dying Captain, should the last fatal change set in suddenly.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "You can engage rooms at the Albion," Captain Paget had said to his son-in-law a few days before the quiet wedding.
BOHEMIAN
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From this reading BOHEMIAN INDEPENDENCE.
Brighton
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From this reading Monsieur and Madame Lenoble went to Brighton for their honeymoon.
bring
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From this reading A letter or a telegraphic message would bring them thence swiftly to the bedside of the dying Captain, should the last fatal change set in suddenly.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Diana had wished to stay with her father, but Horatio insisted upon the honeymoon trip, and that everything should be done in a correct and gentlemanly manner.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can engage rooms at the Albion," Captain Paget had said to his son-in-law a few days before the quiet wedding.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A letter or a telegraphic message would bring them thence swiftly to the bedside of the dying Captain, should the last fatal change set in suddenly.
change
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From this reading A letter or a telegraphic message would bring them thence swiftly to the bedside of the dying Captain, should the last fatal change set in suddenly.
correct
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From this reading Diana had wished to stay with her father, but Horatio insisted upon the honeymoon trip, and that everything should be done in a correct and gentlemanly manner.
days
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From this reading "You can engage rooms at the Albion," Captain Paget had said to his son-in-law a few days before the quiet wedding.
Diana
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From this reading Diana had wished to stay with her father, but Horatio insisted upon the honeymoon trip, and that everything should be done in a correct and gentlemanly manner.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Diana had wished to stay with her father, but Horatio insisted upon the honeymoon trip, and that everything should be done in a correct and gentlemanly manner.
dying
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From this reading A letter or a telegraphic message would bring them thence swiftly to the bedside of the dying Captain, should the last fatal change set in suddenly.
engage
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From this reading "You can engage rooms at the Albion," Captain Paget had said to his son-in-law a few days before the quiet wedding.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Diana had wished to stay with her father, but Horatio insisted upon the honeymoon trip, and that everything should be done in a correct and gentlemanly manner.
fatal
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From this reading A letter or a telegraphic message would bring them thence swiftly to the bedside of the dying Captain, should the last fatal change set in suddenly.
father
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From this reading Diana had wished to stay with her father, but Horatio insisted upon the honeymoon trip, and that everything should be done in a correct and gentlemanly manner.
few
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From this reading "You can engage rooms at the Albion," Captain Paget had said to his son-in-law a few days before the quiet wedding.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Monsieur and Madame Lenoble went to Brighton for their honeymoon.
gentlemanly
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From this reading Diana had wished to stay with her father, but Horatio insisted upon the honeymoon trip, and that everything should be done in a correct and gentlemanly manner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Diana had wished to stay with her father, but Horatio insisted upon the honeymoon trip, and that everything should be done in a correct and gentlemanly manner.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Diana had wished to stay with her father, but Horatio insisted upon the honeymoon trip, and that everything should be done in a correct and gentlemanly manner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You can engage rooms at the Albion," Captain Paget had said to his son-in-law a few days before the quiet wedding.
honeymoon
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From this reading Monsieur and Madame Lenoble went to Brighton for their honeymoon.
Horatio
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From this reading Diana had wished to stay with her father, but Horatio insisted upon the honeymoon trip, and that everything should be done in a correct and gentlemanly manner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A letter or a telegraphic message would bring them thence swiftly to the bedside of the dying Captain, should the last fatal change set in suddenly.
INDEPENDENCE
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From this reading BOHEMIAN INDEPENDENCE.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading Diana had wished to stay with her father, but Horatio insisted upon the honeymoon trip, and that everything should be done in a correct and gentlemanly manner.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A letter or a telegraphic message would bring them thence swiftly to the bedside of the dying Captain, should the last fatal change set in suddenly.
Lenoble
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From this reading Monsieur and Madame Lenoble went to Brighton for their honeymoon.
letter
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From this reading A letter or a telegraphic message would bring them thence swiftly to the bedside of the dying Captain, should the last fatal change set in suddenly.
Madame
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From this reading Monsieur and Madame Lenoble went to Brighton for their honeymoon.
manner
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From this reading Diana had wished to stay with her father, but Horatio insisted upon the honeymoon trip, and that everything should be done in a correct and gentlemanly manner.
message
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From this reading A letter or a telegraphic message would bring them thence swiftly to the bedside of the dying Captain, should the last fatal change set in suddenly.
Monsieur
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From this reading Monsieur and Madame Lenoble went to Brighton for their honeymoon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A letter or a telegraphic message would bring them thence swiftly to the bedside of the dying Captain, should the last fatal change set in suddenly.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A letter or a telegraphic message would bring them thence swiftly to the bedside of the dying Captain, should the last fatal change set in suddenly.
Paget
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From this reading "You can engage rooms at the Albion," Captain Paget had said to his son-in-law a few days before the quiet wedding.
quiet
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From this reading "You can engage rooms at the Albion," Captain Paget had said to his son-in-law a few days before the quiet wedding.
rooms
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From this reading "You can engage rooms at the Albion," Captain Paget had said to his son-in-law a few days before the quiet wedding.
said
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From this reading "You can engage rooms at the Albion," Captain Paget had said to his son-in-law a few days before the quiet wedding.
set
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From this reading A letter or a telegraphic message would bring them thence swiftly to the bedside of the dying Captain, should the last fatal change set in suddenly.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading A letter or a telegraphic message would bring them thence swiftly to the bedside of the dying Captain, should the last fatal change set in suddenly.
son-in-law
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From this reading "You can engage rooms at the Albion," Captain Paget had said to his son-in-law a few days before the quiet wedding.
stay
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From this reading Diana had wished to stay with her father, but Horatio insisted upon the honeymoon trip, and that everything should be done in a correct and gentlemanly manner.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A letter or a telegraphic message would bring them thence swiftly to the bedside of the dying Captain, should the last fatal change set in suddenly.
swiftly
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From this reading A letter or a telegraphic message would bring them thence swiftly to the bedside of the dying Captain, should the last fatal change set in suddenly.
telegraphic
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From this reading A letter or a telegraphic message would bring them thence swiftly to the bedside of the dying Captain, should the last fatal change set in suddenly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Diana had wished to stay with her father, but Horatio insisted upon the honeymoon trip, and that everything should be done in a correct and gentlemanly manner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A letter or a telegraphic message would bring them thence swiftly to the bedside of the dying Captain, should the last fatal change set in suddenly.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Monsieur and Madame Lenoble went to Brighton for their honeymoon.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A letter or a telegraphic message would bring them thence swiftly to the bedside of the dying Captain, should the last fatal change set in suddenly.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading A letter or a telegraphic message would bring them thence swiftly to the bedside of the dying Captain, should the last fatal change set in suddenly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Monsieur and Madame Lenoble went to Brighton for their honeymoon.
trip
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From this reading Diana had wished to stay with her father, but Horatio insisted upon the honeymoon trip, and that everything should be done in a correct and gentlemanly manner.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Diana had wished to stay with her father, but Horatio insisted upon the honeymoon trip, and that everything should be done in a correct and gentlemanly manner.
wedding
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From this reading "You can engage rooms at the Albion," Captain Paget had said to his son-in-law a few days before the quiet wedding.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monsieur and Madame Lenoble went to Brighton for their honeymoon.
wished
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From this reading Diana had wished to stay with her father, but Horatio insisted upon the honeymoon trip, and that everything should be done in a correct and gentlemanly manner.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Diana had wished to stay with her father, but Horatio insisted upon the honeymoon trip, and that everything should be done in a correct and gentlemanly manner.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A letter or a telegraphic message would bring them thence swiftly to the bedside of the dying Captain, should the last fatal change set in suddenly.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can engage rooms at the Albion," Captain Paget had said to his son-in-law a few days before the quiet wedding.
