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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 It was too late for him to intrude on the household of his young partner, and he spent the night at a hotel.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was too late for him to intrude on the household of his young partner, and he spent the night at a hotel.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was too late for him to intrude on the household of his young partner, and he spent the night at a hotel.
attempt
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From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
BANK
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From this reading THE OLD BANK.
bearing
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From this reading It had the power of issuing its own notes; and until lately these notes, bearing the familiar names of Clifford and Sefton, had been preferred by the country people round to those of the Bank of England itself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The old bank at Riversborough had been flourishing for the last hundred years.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
Clifford
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From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
country
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From this reading It had the power of issuing its own notes; and until lately these notes, bearing the familiar names of Clifford and Sefton, had been preferred by the country people round to those of the Bank of England itself.
England
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From this reading It had the power of issuing its own notes; and until lately these notes, bearing the familiar names of Clifford and Sefton, had been preferred by the country people round to those of the Bank of England itself.
escape
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From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
familiar
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From this reading It had the power of issuing its own notes; and until lately these notes, bearing the familiar names of Clifford and Sefton, had been preferred by the country people round to those of the Bank of England itself.
firm
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From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
flourishing
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From this reading The old bank at Riversborough had been flourishing for the last hundred years.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was too late for him to intrude on the household of his young partner, and he spent the night at a hotel.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The old bank at Riversborough had been flourishing for the last hundred years.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was too late for him to intrude on the household of his young partner, and he spent the night at a hotel.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was too late for him to intrude on the household of his young partner, and he spent the night at a hotel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
hotel
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From this reading It was too late for him to intrude on the household of his young partner, and he spent the night at a hotel.
hour
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From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
household
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From this reading It was too late for him to intrude on the household of his young partner, and he spent the night at a hotel.
hundred
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From this reading The old bank at Riversborough had been flourishing for the last hundred years.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
intrude
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From this reading It was too late for him to intrude on the household of his young partner, and he spent the night at a hotel.
issuing
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From this reading It had the power of issuing its own notes; and until lately these notes, bearing the familiar names of Clifford and Sefton, had been preferred by the country people round to those of the Bank of England itself.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was too late for him to intrude on the household of his young partner, and he spent the night at a hotel.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It had the power of issuing its own notes; and until lately these notes, bearing the familiar names of Clifford and Sefton, had been preferred by the country people round to those of the Bank of England itself.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It had the power of issuing its own notes; and until lately these notes, bearing the familiar names of Clifford and Sefton, had been preferred by the country people round to those of the Bank of England itself.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
late
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From this reading It was too late for him to intrude on the household of his young partner, and he spent the night at a hotel.
lately
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From this reading It had the power of issuing its own notes; and until lately these notes, bearing the familiar names of Clifford and Sefton, had been preferred by the country people round to those of the Bank of England itself.
London
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From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
Marlowe's
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From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
Mr
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From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
names
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From this reading It had the power of issuing its own notes; and until lately these notes, bearing the familiar names of Clifford and Sefton, had been preferred by the country people round to those of the Bank of England itself.
night
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From this reading It was too late for him to intrude on the household of his young partner, and he spent the night at a hotel.
notes
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From this reading It had the power of issuing its own notes; and until lately these notes, bearing the familiar names of Clifford and Sefton, had been preferred by the country people round to those of the Bank of England itself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
off
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From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
OLD
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From this reading THE OLD BANK.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was too late for him to intrude on the household of his young partner, and he spent the night at a hotel.
own
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From this reading It had the power of issuing its own notes; and until lately these notes, bearing the familiar names of Clifford and Sefton, had been preferred by the country people round to those of the Bank of England itself.
partner
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From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
people
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From this reading It had the power of issuing its own notes; and until lately these notes, bearing the familiar names of Clifford and Sefton, had been preferred by the country people round to those of the Bank of England itself.
power
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From this reading It had the power of issuing its own notes; and until lately these notes, bearing the familiar names of Clifford and Sefton, had been preferred by the country people round to those of the Bank of England itself.
preferred
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From this reading It had the power of issuing its own notes; and until lately these notes, bearing the familiar names of Clifford and Sefton, had been preferred by the country people round to those of the Bank of England itself.
reached
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From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
Riversborough
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From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
Roland
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From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
round
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From this reading It had the power of issuing its own notes; and until lately these notes, bearing the familiar names of Clifford and Sefton, had been preferred by the country people round to those of the Bank of England itself.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
Sefton
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From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
senior
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From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
set
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From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
shelter
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From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
spent
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From this reading It was too late for him to intrude on the household of his young partner, and he spent the night at a hotel.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD BANK.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It had the power of issuing its own notes; and until lately these notes, bearing the familiar names of Clifford and Sefton, had been preferred by the country people round to those of the Bank of England itself.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It had the power of issuing its own notes; and until lately these notes, bearing the familiar names of Clifford and Sefton, had been preferred by the country people round to those of the Bank of England itself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
too
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From this reading It was too late for him to intrude on the household of his young partner, and he spent the night at a hotel.
train
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From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It had the power of issuing its own notes; and until lately these notes, bearing the familiar names of Clifford and Sefton, had been preferred by the country people round to those of the Bank of England itself.
wagon
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From this reading About the same hour that Roland Sefton set off under shelter of old Marlowe's wagon to attempt his escape, Mr. Clifford, the senior partner in the firm, reached Riversborough by the last train from London.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was too late for him to intrude on the household of his young partner, and he spent the night at a hotel.
years
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From this reading The old bank at Riversborough had been flourishing for the last hundred years.
young
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From this reading It was too late for him to intrude on the household of his young partner, and he spent the night at a hotel.
