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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 On the following morning the breakfast at Mannering was a very tame and silent affair.
absent
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From this reading Forest was not in attendance, and the under housemaid, who commonly replaced him when absent, could not explain his non-appearance.
affair
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From this reading On the following morning the breakfast at Mannering was a very tame and silent affair.
all
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From this reading He and his wife lived in a cottage beyond the stables, and all that could be said was that he 'had not come in.'
also
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From this reading The Squire also was absent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the following morning the breakfast at Mannering was a very tame and silent affair.
any
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From this reading But as his breakfast habits were erratic, owing to the fact that he slept badly and was often up and working at strange seasons of the night, neither of his daughters took any notice.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as his breakfast habits were erratic, owing to the fact that he slept badly and was often up and working at strange seasons of the night, neither of his daughters took any notice.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the following morning the breakfast at Mannering was a very tame and silent affair.
attendance
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From this reading Forest was not in attendance, and the under housemaid, who commonly replaced him when absent, could not explain his non-appearance.
badly
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From this reading But as his breakfast habits were erratic, owing to the fact that he slept badly and was often up and working at strange seasons of the night, neither of his daughters took any notice.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He and his wife lived in a cottage beyond the stables, and all that could be said was that he 'had not come in.'
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He and his wife lived in a cottage beyond the stables, and all that could be said was that he 'had not come in.'
breakfast
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From this reading On the following morning the breakfast at Mannering was a very tame and silent affair.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as his breakfast habits were erratic, owing to the fact that he slept badly and was often up and working at strange seasons of the night, neither of his daughters took any notice.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He and his wife lived in a cottage beyond the stables, and all that could be said was that he 'had not come in.'
commonly
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From this reading Forest was not in attendance, and the under housemaid, who commonly replaced him when absent, could not explain his non-appearance.
cottage
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From this reading He and his wife lived in a cottage beyond the stables, and all that could be said was that he 'had not come in.'
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Forest was not in attendance, and the under housemaid, who commonly replaced him when absent, could not explain his non-appearance.
daughters
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From this reading But as his breakfast habits were erratic, owing to the fact that he slept badly and was often up and working at strange seasons of the night, neither of his daughters took any notice.
erratic
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From this reading But as his breakfast habits were erratic, owing to the fact that he slept badly and was often up and working at strange seasons of the night, neither of his daughters took any notice.
explain
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From this reading Forest was not in attendance, and the under housemaid, who commonly replaced him when absent, could not explain his non-appearance.
fact
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From this reading But as his breakfast habits were erratic, owing to the fact that he slept badly and was often up and working at strange seasons of the night, neither of his daughters took any notice.
following
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From this reading On the following morning the breakfast at Mannering was a very tame and silent affair.
Forest
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From this reading Forest was not in attendance, and the under housemaid, who commonly replaced him when absent, could not explain his non-appearance.
habits
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From this reading But as his breakfast habits were erratic, owing to the fact that he slept badly and was often up and working at strange seasons of the night, neither of his daughters took any notice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He and his wife lived in a cottage beyond the stables, and all that could be said was that he 'had not come in.'
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and his wife lived in a cottage beyond the stables, and all that could be said was that he 'had not come in.'
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Forest was not in attendance, and the under housemaid, who commonly replaced him when absent, could not explain his non-appearance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Forest was not in attendance, and the under housemaid, who commonly replaced him when absent, could not explain his non-appearance.
housemaid
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From this reading Forest was not in attendance, and the under housemaid, who commonly replaced him when absent, could not explain his non-appearance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Forest was not in attendance, and the under housemaid, who commonly replaced him when absent, could not explain his non-appearance.
lived
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From this reading He and his wife lived in a cottage beyond the stables, and all that could be said was that he 'had not come in.'
Mannering
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From this reading On the following morning the breakfast at Mannering was a very tame and silent affair.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following morning the breakfast at Mannering was a very tame and silent affair.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But as his breakfast habits were erratic, owing to the fact that he slept badly and was often up and working at strange seasons of the night, neither of his daughters took any notice.
night
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From this reading But as his breakfast habits were erratic, owing to the fact that he slept badly and was often up and working at strange seasons of the night, neither of his daughters took any notice.
non-appearance
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From this reading Forest was not in attendance, and the under housemaid, who commonly replaced him when absent, could not explain his non-appearance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Forest was not in attendance, and the under housemaid, who commonly replaced him when absent, could not explain his non-appearance.
notice
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From this reading But as his breakfast habits were erratic, owing to the fact that he slept badly and was often up and working at strange seasons of the night, neither of his daughters took any notice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But as his breakfast habits were erratic, owing to the fact that he slept badly and was often up and working at strange seasons of the night, neither of his daughters took any notice.
often
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From this reading But as his breakfast habits were erratic, owing to the fact that he slept badly and was often up and working at strange seasons of the night, neither of his daughters took any notice.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following morning the breakfast at Mannering was a very tame and silent affair.
owing
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From this reading But as his breakfast habits were erratic, owing to the fact that he slept badly and was often up and working at strange seasons of the night, neither of his daughters took any notice.
replaced
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From this reading Forest was not in attendance, and the under housemaid, who commonly replaced him when absent, could not explain his non-appearance.
said
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From this reading He and his wife lived in a cottage beyond the stables, and all that could be said was that he 'had not come in.'
seasons
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From this reading But as his breakfast habits were erratic, owing to the fact that he slept badly and was often up and working at strange seasons of the night, neither of his daughters took any notice.
silent
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From this reading On the following morning the breakfast at Mannering was a very tame and silent affair.
slept
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From this reading But as his breakfast habits were erratic, owing to the fact that he slept badly and was often up and working at strange seasons of the night, neither of his daughters took any notice.
Squire
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From this reading The Squire also was absent.
stables
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From this reading He and his wife lived in a cottage beyond the stables, and all that could be said was that he 'had not come in.'
strange
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From this reading But as his breakfast habits were erratic, owing to the fact that he slept badly and was often up and working at strange seasons of the night, neither of his daughters took any notice.
tame
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From this reading On the following morning the breakfast at Mannering was a very tame and silent affair.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He and his wife lived in a cottage beyond the stables, and all that could be said was that he 'had not come in.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the following morning the breakfast at Mannering was a very tame and silent affair.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But as his breakfast habits were erratic, owing to the fact that he slept badly and was often up and working at strange seasons of the night, neither of his daughters took any notice.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as his breakfast habits were erratic, owing to the fact that he slept badly and was often up and working at strange seasons of the night, neither of his daughters took any notice.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Forest was not in attendance, and the under housemaid, who commonly replaced him when absent, could not explain his non-appearance.
up
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From this reading But as his breakfast habits were erratic, owing to the fact that he slept badly and was often up and working at strange seasons of the night, neither of his daughters took any notice.
very
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From this reading On the following morning the breakfast at Mannering was a very tame and silent affair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the following morning the breakfast at Mannering was a very tame and silent affair.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But as his breakfast habits were erratic, owing to the fact that he slept badly and was often up and working at strange seasons of the night, neither of his daughters took any notice.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Forest was not in attendance, and the under housemaid, who commonly replaced him when absent, could not explain his non-appearance.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Forest was not in attendance, and the under housemaid, who commonly replaced him when absent, could not explain his non-appearance.
wife
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From this reading He and his wife lived in a cottage beyond the stables, and all that could be said was that he 'had not come in.'
working
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From this reading But as his breakfast habits were erratic, owing to the fact that he slept badly and was often up and working at strange seasons of the night, neither of his daughters took any notice.
