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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 The weather was miserable--rain, fog, and slush--but this had heretofore proved no obstacle, for her lodgings were situated less than half a mile away.
Afraid
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From this reading Afraid of missing her if he went out, he fretted through another hour, and was at length relieved by the arrival of a letter of explanation.
alarming
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From this reading Eve wrote that she had been summoned to Dudley; her father was stricken with alarming illness, and her brother had telegraphed.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour passed, and Eve, who had the uncommon virtue of punctuality, still did not come.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An hour passed, and Eve, who had the uncommon virtue of punctuality, still did not come.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Afraid of missing her if he went out, he fretted through another hour, and was at length relieved by the arrival of a letter of explanation.
appointed
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From this reading At the time appointed for their next meeting, Hilliard waited in vain.
arrival
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From this reading Afraid of missing her if he went out, he fretted through another hour, and was at length relieved by the arrival of a letter of explanation.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the time appointed for their next meeting, Hilliard waited in vain.
away
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From this reading The weather was miserable--rain, fog, and slush--but this had heretofore proved no obstacle, for her lodgings were situated less than half a mile away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Eve wrote that she had been summoned to Dudley; her father was stricken with alarming illness, and her brother had telegraphed.
brother
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From this reading Eve wrote that she had been summoned to Dudley; her father was stricken with alarming illness, and her brother had telegraphed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The weather was miserable--rain, fog, and slush--but this had heretofore proved no obstacle, for her lodgings were situated less than half a mile away.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Afraid of missing her if he went out, he fretted through another hour, and was at length relieved by the arrival of a letter of explanation.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour passed, and Eve, who had the uncommon virtue of punctuality, still did not come.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading An hour passed, and Eve, who had the uncommon virtue of punctuality, still did not come.
Dudley
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From this reading Eve wrote that she had been summoned to Dudley; her father was stricken with alarming illness, and her brother had telegraphed.
Eve
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From this reading An hour passed, and Eve, who had the uncommon virtue of punctuality, still did not come.
explanation
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From this reading Afraid of missing her if he went out, he fretted through another hour, and was at length relieved by the arrival of a letter of explanation.
father
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From this reading Eve wrote that she had been summoned to Dudley; her father was stricken with alarming illness, and her brother had telegraphed.
fog
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From this reading The weather was miserable--rain, fog, and slush--but this had heretofore proved no obstacle, for her lodgings were situated less than half a mile away.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the time appointed for their next meeting, Hilliard waited in vain.
fretted
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From this reading Afraid of missing her if he went out, he fretted through another hour, and was at length relieved by the arrival of a letter of explanation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An hour passed, and Eve, who had the uncommon virtue of punctuality, still did not come.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather was miserable--rain, fog, and slush--but this had heretofore proved no obstacle, for her lodgings were situated less than half a mile away.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Afraid of missing her if he went out, he fretted through another hour, and was at length relieved by the arrival of a letter of explanation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The weather was miserable--rain, fog, and slush--but this had heretofore proved no obstacle, for her lodgings were situated less than half a mile away.
heretofore
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From this reading The weather was miserable--rain, fog, and slush--but this had heretofore proved no obstacle, for her lodgings were situated less than half a mile away.
Hilliard
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From this reading At the time appointed for their next meeting, Hilliard waited in vain.
hour
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From this reading An hour passed, and Eve, who had the uncommon virtue of punctuality, still did not come.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Afraid of missing her if he went out, he fretted through another hour, and was at length relieved by the arrival of a letter of explanation.
illness
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From this reading Eve wrote that she had been summoned to Dudley; her father was stricken with alarming illness, and her brother had telegraphed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the time appointed for their next meeting, Hilliard waited in vain.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Afraid of missing her if he went out, he fretted through another hour, and was at length relieved by the arrival of a letter of explanation.
less
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From this reading The weather was miserable--rain, fog, and slush--but this had heretofore proved no obstacle, for her lodgings were situated less than half a mile away.
letter
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From this reading Afraid of missing her if he went out, he fretted through another hour, and was at length relieved by the arrival of a letter of explanation.
lodgings
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From this reading The weather was miserable--rain, fog, and slush--but this had heretofore proved no obstacle, for her lodgings were situated less than half a mile away.
meeting
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From this reading At the time appointed for their next meeting, Hilliard waited in vain.
mile
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From this reading The weather was miserable--rain, fog, and slush--but this had heretofore proved no obstacle, for her lodgings were situated less than half a mile away.
miserable
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From this reading The weather was miserable--rain, fog, and slush--but this had heretofore proved no obstacle, for her lodgings were situated less than half a mile away.
missing
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From this reading Afraid of missing her if he went out, he fretted through another hour, and was at length relieved by the arrival of a letter of explanation.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the time appointed for their next meeting, Hilliard waited in vain.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The weather was miserable--rain, fog, and slush--but this had heretofore proved no obstacle, for her lodgings were situated less than half a mile away.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading An hour passed, and Eve, who had the uncommon virtue of punctuality, still did not come.
obstacle
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From this reading The weather was miserable--rain, fog, and slush--but this had heretofore proved no obstacle, for her lodgings were situated less than half a mile away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An hour passed, and Eve, who had the uncommon virtue of punctuality, still did not come.
out
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From this reading Afraid of missing her if he went out, he fretted through another hour, and was at length relieved by the arrival of a letter of explanation.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour passed, and Eve, who had the uncommon virtue of punctuality, still did not come.
proved
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From this reading The weather was miserable--rain, fog, and slush--but this had heretofore proved no obstacle, for her lodgings were situated less than half a mile away.
punctuality
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From this reading An hour passed, and Eve, who had the uncommon virtue of punctuality, still did not come.
rain
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From this reading The weather was miserable--rain, fog, and slush--but this had heretofore proved no obstacle, for her lodgings were situated less than half a mile away.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Afraid of missing her if he went out, he fretted through another hour, and was at length relieved by the arrival of a letter of explanation.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Eve wrote that she had been summoned to Dudley; her father was stricken with alarming illness, and her brother had telegraphed.
situated
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From this reading The weather was miserable--rain, fog, and slush--but this had heretofore proved no obstacle, for her lodgings were situated less than half a mile away.
slush
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From this reading The weather was miserable--rain, fog, and slush--but this had heretofore proved no obstacle, for her lodgings were situated less than half a mile away.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour passed, and Eve, who had the uncommon virtue of punctuality, still did not come.
stricken
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From this reading Eve wrote that she had been summoned to Dudley; her father was stricken with alarming illness, and her brother had telegraphed.
summoned
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From this reading Eve wrote that she had been summoned to Dudley; her father was stricken with alarming illness, and her brother had telegraphed.
telegraphed
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From this reading Eve wrote that she had been summoned to Dudley; her father was stricken with alarming illness, and her brother had telegraphed.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The weather was miserable--rain, fog, and slush--but this had heretofore proved no obstacle, for her lodgings were situated less than half a mile away.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Eve wrote that she had been summoned to Dudley; her father was stricken with alarming illness, and her brother had telegraphed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the time appointed for their next meeting, Hilliard waited in vain.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At the time appointed for their next meeting, Hilliard waited in vain.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The weather was miserable--rain, fog, and slush--but this had heretofore proved no obstacle, for her lodgings were situated less than half a mile away.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Afraid of missing her if he went out, he fretted through another hour, and was at length relieved by the arrival of a letter of explanation.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the time appointed for their next meeting, Hilliard waited in vain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Eve wrote that she had been summoned to Dudley; her father was stricken with alarming illness, and her brother had telegraphed.
uncommon
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From this reading An hour passed, and Eve, who had the uncommon virtue of punctuality, still did not come.
vain
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From this reading At the time appointed for their next meeting, Hilliard waited in vain.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading An hour passed, and Eve, who had the uncommon virtue of punctuality, still did not come.
waited
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From this reading At the time appointed for their next meeting, Hilliard waited in vain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The weather was miserable--rain, fog, and slush--but this had heretofore proved no obstacle, for her lodgings were situated less than half a mile away.
weather
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From this reading The weather was miserable--rain, fog, and slush--but this had heretofore proved no obstacle, for her lodgings were situated less than half a mile away.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Afraid of missing her if he went out, he fretted through another hour, and was at length relieved by the arrival of a letter of explanation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The weather was miserable--rain, fog, and slush--but this had heretofore proved no obstacle, for her lodgings were situated less than half a mile away.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading An hour passed, and Eve, who had the uncommon virtue of punctuality, still did not come.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Eve wrote that she had been summoned to Dudley; her father was stricken with alarming illness, and her brother had telegraphed.
wrote
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From this reading Eve wrote that she had been summoned to Dudley; her father was stricken with alarming illness, and her brother had telegraphed.
