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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 She was one of his patients, and a patient fearful of the disease with which she was threatened.
also
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From this reading He had to see the squire on the subject of the forthcoming loan, and he had also to see Lady Arabella.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When he reached the Greshamsbury gates, he sent his horse to its own stable by one of the people at the lodge, and then walked on to the mansion.
Arabella
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From this reading He had to see the squire on the subject of the forthcoming loan, and he had also to see Lady Arabella.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Lady Arabella, though she was not personally attached to the doctor with quite so much warmth as some others of her family, still had reasons of her own for not dispensing with his visits to the house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sentence of Exile Dr Thorne did not at once go home to his own house.
attached
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From this reading The Lady Arabella, though she was not personally attached to the doctor with quite so much warmth as some others of her family, still had reasons of her own for not dispensing with his visits to the house.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When he reached the Greshamsbury gates, he sent his horse to its own stable by one of the people at the lodge, and then walked on to the mansion.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Sentence of Exile Dr Thorne did not at once go home to his own house.
disease
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From this reading She was one of his patients, and a patient fearful of the disease with which she was threatened.
dispensing
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From this reading The Lady Arabella, though she was not personally attached to the doctor with quite so much warmth as some others of her family, still had reasons of her own for not dispensing with his visits to the house.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Lady Arabella, though she was not personally attached to the doctor with quite so much warmth as some others of her family, still had reasons of her own for not dispensing with his visits to the house.
Dr
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From this reading Sentence of Exile Dr Thorne did not at once go home to his own house.
Exile
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From this reading Sentence of Exile Dr Thorne did not at once go home to his own house.
family
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From this reading The Lady Arabella, though she was not personally attached to the doctor with quite so much warmth as some others of her family, still had reasons of her own for not dispensing with his visits to the house.
fearful
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From this reading She was one of his patients, and a patient fearful of the disease with which she was threatened.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Lady Arabella, though she was not personally attached to the doctor with quite so much warmth as some others of her family, still had reasons of her own for not dispensing with his visits to the house.
forthcoming
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From this reading He had to see the squire on the subject of the forthcoming loan, and he had also to see Lady Arabella.
gates
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From this reading When he reached the Greshamsbury gates, he sent his horse to its own stable by one of the people at the lodge, and then walked on to the mansion.
go
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From this reading Sentence of Exile Dr Thorne did not at once go home to his own house.
Greshamsbury
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From this reading When he reached the Greshamsbury gates, he sent his horse to its own stable by one of the people at the lodge, and then walked on to the mansion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had to see the squire on the subject of the forthcoming loan, and he had also to see Lady Arabella.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he reached the Greshamsbury gates, he sent his horse to its own stable by one of the people at the lodge, and then walked on to the mansion.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Lady Arabella, though she was not personally attached to the doctor with quite so much warmth as some others of her family, still had reasons of her own for not dispensing with his visits to the house.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sentence of Exile Dr Thorne did not at once go home to his own house.
home
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From this reading Sentence of Exile Dr Thorne did not at once go home to his own house.
horse
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From this reading When he reached the Greshamsbury gates, he sent his horse to its own stable by one of the people at the lodge, and then walked on to the mansion.
house
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From this reading Sentence of Exile Dr Thorne did not at once go home to his own house.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading When he reached the Greshamsbury gates, he sent his horse to its own stable by one of the people at the lodge, and then walked on to the mansion.
Lady
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From this reading He had to see the squire on the subject of the forthcoming loan, and he had also to see Lady Arabella.
loan
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From this reading He had to see the squire on the subject of the forthcoming loan, and he had also to see Lady Arabella.
lodge
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From this reading When he reached the Greshamsbury gates, he sent his horse to its own stable by one of the people at the lodge, and then walked on to the mansion.
mansion
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From this reading When he reached the Greshamsbury gates, he sent his horse to its own stable by one of the people at the lodge, and then walked on to the mansion.
much
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From this reading The Lady Arabella, though she was not personally attached to the doctor with quite so much warmth as some others of her family, still had reasons of her own for not dispensing with his visits to the house.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sentence of Exile Dr Thorne did not at once go home to his own house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sentence of Exile Dr Thorne did not at once go home to his own house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When he reached the Greshamsbury gates, he sent his horse to its own stable by one of the people at the lodge, and then walked on to the mansion.
once
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From this reading Sentence of Exile Dr Thorne did not at once go home to his own house.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When he reached the Greshamsbury gates, he sent his horse to its own stable by one of the people at the lodge, and then walked on to the mansion.
others
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From this reading The Lady Arabella, though she was not personally attached to the doctor with quite so much warmth as some others of her family, still had reasons of her own for not dispensing with his visits to the house.
own
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From this reading Sentence of Exile Dr Thorne did not at once go home to his own house.
patient
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From this reading She was one of his patients, and a patient fearful of the disease with which she was threatened.
patients
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From this reading She was one of his patients, and a patient fearful of the disease with which she was threatened.
people
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From this reading When he reached the Greshamsbury gates, he sent his horse to its own stable by one of the people at the lodge, and then walked on to the mansion.
personally
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From this reading The Lady Arabella, though she was not personally attached to the doctor with quite so much warmth as some others of her family, still had reasons of her own for not dispensing with his visits to the house.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Lady Arabella, though she was not personally attached to the doctor with quite so much warmth as some others of her family, still had reasons of her own for not dispensing with his visits to the house.
reached
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From this reading When he reached the Greshamsbury gates, he sent his horse to its own stable by one of the people at the lodge, and then walked on to the mansion.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Lady Arabella, though she was not personally attached to the doctor with quite so much warmth as some others of her family, still had reasons of her own for not dispensing with his visits to the house.
see
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From this reading He had to see the squire on the subject of the forthcoming loan, and he had also to see Lady Arabella.
sent
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From this reading When he reached the Greshamsbury gates, he sent his horse to its own stable by one of the people at the lodge, and then walked on to the mansion.
Sentence
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From this reading Sentence of Exile Dr Thorne did not at once go home to his own house.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Lady Arabella, though she was not personally attached to the doctor with quite so much warmth as some others of her family, still had reasons of her own for not dispensing with his visits to the house.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Lady Arabella, though she was not personally attached to the doctor with quite so much warmth as some others of her family, still had reasons of her own for not dispensing with his visits to the house.
some
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From this reading The Lady Arabella, though she was not personally attached to the doctor with quite so much warmth as some others of her family, still had reasons of her own for not dispensing with his visits to the house.
squire
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From this reading He had to see the squire on the subject of the forthcoming loan, and he had also to see Lady Arabella.
stable
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From this reading When he reached the Greshamsbury gates, he sent his horse to its own stable by one of the people at the lodge, and then walked on to the mansion.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Lady Arabella, though she was not personally attached to the doctor with quite so much warmth as some others of her family, still had reasons of her own for not dispensing with his visits to the house.
subject
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From this reading He had to see the squire on the subject of the forthcoming loan, and he had also to see Lady Arabella.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he reached the Greshamsbury gates, he sent his horse to its own stable by one of the people at the lodge, and then walked on to the mansion.
then
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From this reading When he reached the Greshamsbury gates, he sent his horse to its own stable by one of the people at the lodge, and then walked on to the mansion.
Thorne
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From this reading Sentence of Exile Dr Thorne did not at once go home to his own house.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The Lady Arabella, though she was not personally attached to the doctor with quite so much warmth as some others of her family, still had reasons of her own for not dispensing with his visits to the house.
threatened
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From this reading She was one of his patients, and a patient fearful of the disease with which she was threatened.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sentence of Exile Dr Thorne did not at once go home to his own house.
visits
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From this reading The Lady Arabella, though she was not personally attached to the doctor with quite so much warmth as some others of her family, still had reasons of her own for not dispensing with his visits to the house.
walked
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From this reading When he reached the Greshamsbury gates, he sent his horse to its own stable by one of the people at the lodge, and then walked on to the mansion.
warmth
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From this reading The Lady Arabella, though she was not personally attached to the doctor with quite so much warmth as some others of her family, still had reasons of her own for not dispensing with his visits to the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Lady Arabella, though she was not personally attached to the doctor with quite so much warmth as some others of her family, still had reasons of her own for not dispensing with his visits to the house.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he reached the Greshamsbury gates, he sent his horse to its own stable by one of the people at the lodge, and then walked on to the mansion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was one of his patients, and a patient fearful of the disease with which she was threatened.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Lady Arabella, though she was not personally attached to the doctor with quite so much warmth as some others of her family, still had reasons of her own for not dispensing with his visits to the house.
