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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 Only one vehicle passed her before she came within sight of the streets; it was a carriage and pair, and she recognised the coachman of a family who lived towards Rickstead.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only one vehicle passed her before she came within sight of the streets; it was a carriage and pair, and she recognised the coachman of a family who lived towards Rickstead.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The polling was long since over; would he linger with his friends at the committee room?
away
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From this reading But that was away on the other side of Polterham, and in the meantime he might be starting for Pear-tree Cottage.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Quarrier was doubtless still in the town, but to find him might be difficult.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Only one vehicle passed her before she came within sight of the streets; it was a carriage and pair, and she recognised the coachman of a family who lived towards Rickstead.
better
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From this reading Perhaps she had better go to his house and despatch a servant in search of him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Quarrier was doubtless still in the town, but to find him might be difficult.
came
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From this reading Only one vehicle passed her before she came within sight of the streets; it was a carriage and pair, and she recognised the coachman of a family who lived towards Rickstead.
carriage
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From this reading Only one vehicle passed her before she came within sight of the streets; it was a carriage and pair, and she recognised the coachman of a family who lived towards Rickstead.
coachman
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From this reading Only one vehicle passed her before she came within sight of the streets; it was a carriage and pair, and she recognised the coachman of a family who lived towards Rickstead.
committee
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From this reading The polling was long since over; would he linger with his friends at the committee room?
Cottage
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From this reading But that was away on the other side of Polterham, and in the meantime he might be starting for Pear-tree Cottage.
despatch
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From this reading Perhaps she had better go to his house and despatch a servant in search of him.
difficult
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From this reading Quarrier was doubtless still in the town, but to find him might be difficult.
doubtless
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From this reading Quarrier was doubtless still in the town, but to find him might be difficult.
family
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From this reading Only one vehicle passed her before she came within sight of the streets; it was a carriage and pair, and she recognised the coachman of a family who lived towards Rickstead.
find
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From this reading Quarrier was doubtless still in the town, but to find him might be difficult.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But that was away on the other side of Polterham, and in the meantime he might be starting for Pear-tree Cottage.
friends
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From this reading The polling was long since over; would he linger with his friends at the committee room?
go
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From this reading Perhaps she had better go to his house and despatch a servant in search of him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Perhaps she had better go to his house and despatch a servant in search of him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But that was away on the other side of Polterham, and in the meantime he might be starting for Pear-tree Cottage.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Only one vehicle passed her before she came within sight of the streets; it was a carriage and pair, and she recognised the coachman of a family who lived towards Rickstead.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Quarrier was doubtless still in the town, but to find him might be difficult.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps she had better go to his house and despatch a servant in search of him.
house
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From this reading Perhaps she had better go to his house and despatch a servant in search of him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Quarrier was doubtless still in the town, but to find him might be difficult.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Only one vehicle passed her before she came within sight of the streets; it was a carriage and pair, and she recognised the coachman of a family who lived towards Rickstead.
linger
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From this reading The polling was long since over; would he linger with his friends at the committee room?
lived
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From this reading Only one vehicle passed her before she came within sight of the streets; it was a carriage and pair, and she recognised the coachman of a family who lived towards Rickstead.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The polling was long since over; would he linger with his friends at the committee room?
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading But that was away on the other side of Polterham, and in the meantime he might be starting for Pear-tree Cottage.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Quarrier was doubtless still in the town, but to find him might be difficult.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only one vehicle passed her before she came within sight of the streets; it was a carriage and pair, and she recognised the coachman of a family who lived towards Rickstead.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But that was away on the other side of Polterham, and in the meantime he might be starting for Pear-tree Cottage.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Only one vehicle passed her before she came within sight of the streets; it was a carriage and pair, and she recognised the coachman of a family who lived towards Rickstead.
Only
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From this reading Only one vehicle passed her before she came within sight of the streets; it was a carriage and pair, and she recognised the coachman of a family who lived towards Rickstead.
other
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From this reading But that was away on the other side of Polterham, and in the meantime he might be starting for Pear-tree Cottage.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The polling was long since over; would he linger with his friends at the committee room?
pair
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From this reading Only one vehicle passed her before she came within sight of the streets; it was a carriage and pair, and she recognised the coachman of a family who lived towards Rickstead.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only one vehicle passed her before she came within sight of the streets; it was a carriage and pair, and she recognised the coachman of a family who lived towards Rickstead.
Pear-tree
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From this reading But that was away on the other side of Polterham, and in the meantime he might be starting for Pear-tree Cottage.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps she had better go to his house and despatch a servant in search of him.
polling
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From this reading The polling was long since over; would he linger with his friends at the committee room?
Polterham
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From this reading But that was away on the other side of Polterham, and in the meantime he might be starting for Pear-tree Cottage.
Quarrier
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From this reading Quarrier was doubtless still in the town, but to find him might be difficult.
recognised
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From this reading Only one vehicle passed her before she came within sight of the streets; it was a carriage and pair, and she recognised the coachman of a family who lived towards Rickstead.
Rickstead
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From this reading Only one vehicle passed her before she came within sight of the streets; it was a carriage and pair, and she recognised the coachman of a family who lived towards Rickstead.
room
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From this reading The polling was long since over; would he linger with his friends at the committee room?
search
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From this reading Perhaps she had better go to his house and despatch a servant in search of him.
servant
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From this reading Perhaps she had better go to his house and despatch a servant in search of him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only one vehicle passed her before she came within sight of the streets; it was a carriage and pair, and she recognised the coachman of a family who lived towards Rickstead.
side
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From this reading But that was away on the other side of Polterham, and in the meantime he might be starting for Pear-tree Cottage.
sight
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From this reading Only one vehicle passed her before she came within sight of the streets; it was a carriage and pair, and she recognised the coachman of a family who lived towards Rickstead.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The polling was long since over; would he linger with his friends at the committee room?
starting
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From this reading But that was away on the other side of Polterham, and in the meantime he might be starting for Pear-tree Cottage.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quarrier was doubtless still in the town, but to find him might be difficult.
streets
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From this reading Only one vehicle passed her before she came within sight of the streets; it was a carriage and pair, and she recognised the coachman of a family who lived towards Rickstead.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that was away on the other side of Polterham, and in the meantime he might be starting for Pear-tree Cottage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Only one vehicle passed her before she came within sight of the streets; it was a carriage and pair, and she recognised the coachman of a family who lived towards Rickstead.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Quarrier was doubtless still in the town, but to find him might be difficult.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Only one vehicle passed her before she came within sight of the streets; it was a carriage and pair, and she recognised the coachman of a family who lived towards Rickstead.
town
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From this reading Quarrier was doubtless still in the town, but to find him might be difficult.
vehicle
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From this reading Only one vehicle passed her before she came within sight of the streets; it was a carriage and pair, and she recognised the coachman of a family who lived towards Rickstead.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only one vehicle passed her before she came within sight of the streets; it was a carriage and pair, and she recognised the coachman of a family who lived towards Rickstead.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Only one vehicle passed her before she came within sight of the streets; it was a carriage and pair, and she recognised the coachman of a family who lived towards Rickstead.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The polling was long since over; would he linger with his friends at the committee room?
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Only one vehicle passed her before she came within sight of the streets; it was a carriage and pair, and she recognised the coachman of a family who lived towards Rickstead.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The polling was long since over; would he linger with his friends at the committee room?
