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Adela
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From this reading Adela reached the house door at the very moment that Mutimer’s trap drove up.
Agworth
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From this reading ‘I was lucky enough to overtake your brother in Agworth,’ he said.
Ah
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From this reading ‘Ah, you have deprived him of what he calls his constitutional,’ laughed Adela.
Alfred
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From this reading Mutimer raised his hat with much _aplomb_ before he had pulled up his horse, and his look stayed on her whilst Alfred Waltham was descending and taking leave.
all
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From this reading She had run nearly all the way down the hill, and her soberer pace during the last ten minutes had not quite reduced the flush in her cheeks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had run nearly all the way down the hill, and her soberer pace during the last ten minutes had not quite reduced the flush in her cheeks.
aplomb
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From this reading Mutimer raised his hat with much _aplomb_ before he had pulled up his horse, and his look stayed on her whilst Alfred Waltham was descending and taking leave.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Adela reached the house door at the very moment that Mutimer’s trap drove up.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mutimer raised his hat with much _aplomb_ before he had pulled up his horse, and his look stayed on her whilst Alfred Waltham was descending and taking leave.
brother
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From this reading ‘I was lucky enough to overtake your brother in Agworth,’ he said.
calls
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From this reading ‘Ah, you have deprived him of what he calls his constitutional,’ laughed Adela.
cheeks
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From this reading She had run nearly all the way down the hill, and her soberer pace during the last ten minutes had not quite reduced the flush in her cheeks.
constitutional
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From this reading ‘Ah, you have deprived him of what he calls his constitutional,’ laughed Adela.
deprived
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From this reading ‘Ah, you have deprived him of what he calls his constitutional,’ laughed Adela.
descending
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From this reading Mutimer raised his hat with much _aplomb_ before he had pulled up his horse, and his look stayed on her whilst Alfred Waltham was descending and taking leave.
door
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From this reading Adela reached the house door at the very moment that Mutimer’s trap drove up.
down
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From this reading She had run nearly all the way down the hill, and her soberer pace during the last ten minutes had not quite reduced the flush in her cheeks.
drove
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From this reading Adela reached the house door at the very moment that Mutimer’s trap drove up.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading She had run nearly all the way down the hill, and her soberer pace during the last ten minutes had not quite reduced the flush in her cheeks.
enough
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From this reading ‘I was lucky enough to overtake your brother in Agworth,’ he said.
flush
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From this reading She had run nearly all the way down the hill, and her soberer pace during the last ten minutes had not quite reduced the flush in her cheeks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had run nearly all the way down the hill, and her soberer pace during the last ten minutes had not quite reduced the flush in her cheeks.
hat
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From this reading Mutimer raised his hat with much _aplomb_ before he had pulled up his horse, and his look stayed on her whilst Alfred Waltham was descending and taking leave.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘Ah, you have deprived him of what he calls his constitutional,’ laughed Adela.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mutimer raised his hat with much _aplomb_ before he had pulled up his horse, and his look stayed on her whilst Alfred Waltham was descending and taking leave.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had run nearly all the way down the hill, and her soberer pace during the last ten minutes had not quite reduced the flush in her cheeks.
hill
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From this reading She had run nearly all the way down the hill, and her soberer pace during the last ten minutes had not quite reduced the flush in her cheeks.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Ah, you have deprived him of what he calls his constitutional,’ laughed Adela.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mutimer raised his hat with much _aplomb_ before he had pulled up his horse, and his look stayed on her whilst Alfred Waltham was descending and taking leave.
horse
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From this reading Mutimer raised his hat with much _aplomb_ before he had pulled up his horse, and his look stayed on her whilst Alfred Waltham was descending and taking leave.
house
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From this reading Adela reached the house door at the very moment that Mutimer’s trap drove up.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I was lucky enough to overtake your brother in Agworth,’ he said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had run nearly all the way down the hill, and her soberer pace during the last ten minutes had not quite reduced the flush in her cheeks.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had run nearly all the way down the hill, and her soberer pace during the last ten minutes had not quite reduced the flush in her cheeks.
laughed
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From this reading ‘Ah, you have deprived him of what he calls his constitutional,’ laughed Adela.
leave
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From this reading Mutimer raised his hat with much _aplomb_ before he had pulled up his horse, and his look stayed on her whilst Alfred Waltham was descending and taking leave.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mutimer raised his hat with much _aplomb_ before he had pulled up his horse, and his look stayed on her whilst Alfred Waltham was descending and taking leave.
lucky
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From this reading ‘I was lucky enough to overtake your brother in Agworth,’ he said.
minutes
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From this reading She had run nearly all the way down the hill, and her soberer pace during the last ten minutes had not quite reduced the flush in her cheeks.
moment
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From this reading Adela reached the house door at the very moment that Mutimer’s trap drove up.
much
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From this reading Mutimer raised his hat with much _aplomb_ before he had pulled up his horse, and his look stayed on her whilst Alfred Waltham was descending and taking leave.
Mutimer
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From this reading Mutimer raised his hat with much _aplomb_ before he had pulled up his horse, and his look stayed on her whilst Alfred Waltham was descending and taking leave.
Mutimer's
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From this reading Adela reached the house door at the very moment that Mutimer’s trap drove up.
nearly
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From this reading She had run nearly all the way down the hill, and her soberer pace during the last ten minutes had not quite reduced the flush in her cheeks.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had run nearly all the way down the hill, and her soberer pace during the last ten minutes had not quite reduced the flush in her cheeks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Ah, you have deprived him of what he calls his constitutional,’ laughed Adela.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mutimer raised his hat with much _aplomb_ before he had pulled up his horse, and his look stayed on her whilst Alfred Waltham was descending and taking leave.
overtake
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From this reading ‘I was lucky enough to overtake your brother in Agworth,’ he said.
pace
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From this reading She had run nearly all the way down the hill, and her soberer pace during the last ten minutes had not quite reduced the flush in her cheeks.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mutimer raised his hat with much _aplomb_ before he had pulled up his horse, and his look stayed on her whilst Alfred Waltham was descending and taking leave.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had run nearly all the way down the hill, and her soberer pace during the last ten minutes had not quite reduced the flush in her cheeks.
raised
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From this reading Mutimer raised his hat with much _aplomb_ before he had pulled up his horse, and his look stayed on her whilst Alfred Waltham was descending and taking leave.
reached
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From this reading Adela reached the house door at the very moment that Mutimer’s trap drove up.
reduced
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From this reading She had run nearly all the way down the hill, and her soberer pace during the last ten minutes had not quite reduced the flush in her cheeks.
run
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From this reading She had run nearly all the way down the hill, and her soberer pace during the last ten minutes had not quite reduced the flush in her cheeks.
said
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From this reading ‘I was lucky enough to overtake your brother in Agworth,’ he said.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had run nearly all the way down the hill, and her soberer pace during the last ten minutes had not quite reduced the flush in her cheeks.
soberer
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From this reading She had run nearly all the way down the hill, and her soberer pace during the last ten minutes had not quite reduced the flush in her cheeks.
stayed
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From this reading Mutimer raised his hat with much _aplomb_ before he had pulled up his horse, and his look stayed on her whilst Alfred Waltham was descending and taking leave.
taking
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From this reading Mutimer raised his hat with much _aplomb_ before he had pulled up his horse, and his look stayed on her whilst Alfred Waltham was descending and taking leave.
ten
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From this reading She had run nearly all the way down the hill, and her soberer pace during the last ten minutes had not quite reduced the flush in her cheeks.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Adela reached the house door at the very moment that Mutimer’s trap drove up.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Adela reached the house door at the very moment that Mutimer’s trap drove up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘I was lucky enough to overtake your brother in Agworth,’ he said.
trap
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From this reading Adela reached the house door at the very moment that Mutimer’s trap drove up.
up
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From this reading Adela reached the house door at the very moment that Mutimer’s trap drove up.
very
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From this reading Adela reached the house door at the very moment that Mutimer’s trap drove up.
Waltham
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From this reading Mutimer raised his hat with much _aplomb_ before he had pulled up his horse, and his look stayed on her whilst Alfred Waltham was descending and taking leave.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mutimer raised his hat with much _aplomb_ before he had pulled up his horse, and his look stayed on her whilst Alfred Waltham was descending and taking leave.
way
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From this reading She had run nearly all the way down the hill, and her soberer pace during the last ten minutes had not quite reduced the flush in her cheeks.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘Ah, you have deprived him of what he calls his constitutional,’ laughed Adela.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Mutimer raised his hat with much _aplomb_ before he had pulled up his horse, and his look stayed on her whilst Alfred Waltham was descending and taking leave.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mutimer raised his hat with much _aplomb_ before he had pulled up his horse, and his look stayed on her whilst Alfred Waltham was descending and taking leave.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Ah, you have deprived him of what he calls his constitutional,’ laughed Adela.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘I was lucky enough to overtake your brother in Agworth,’ he said.
