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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 TRUANT DISPOSITION.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
back
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From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'Come back--where has he been?' exclaimed Louis.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gathering up each broken thread.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
couch
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From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
day
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From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
DISPOSITIONnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading A TRUANT DISPOSITION.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Gathering up each broken thread.
exclaimed
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From this reading 'Come back--where has he been?' exclaimed Louis.
Fitzjocelyn's
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From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
Gathering
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From this reading Gathering up each broken thread.
gone
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From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Come back--where has he been?' exclaimed Louis.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
London
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From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
Lord
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From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
Louis
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From this reading 'Come back--where has he been?' exclaimed Louis.
Madison
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From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
Ormersfield
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From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
said
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From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
sat
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From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
thread
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From this reading Gathering up each broken thread.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
Tom
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From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
TRUANT
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From this reading A TRUANT DISPOSITION.
two
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From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
up
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From this reading Gathering up each broken thread.
Vicar
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From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading 'Come back--where has he been?' exclaimed Louis.
WHYTEHEAD
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From this reading WHYTEHEAD.