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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 latter, who had watched the ascent, and had seen some of the party on the cone just before the cloud had hidden everything, was a trifle uneasy himself.
all
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From this reading He put two and two together, and, being a quick-witted fellow, had started to meet Philip with all the ropes his establishment could muster.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fortunate indeed was it for Wentworth that the _chalet_ was inhabited at that time of year, and that its occupier happened to be there that day.
ascent
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From this reading The latter, who had watched the ascent, and had seen some of the party on the cone just before the cloud had hidden everything, was a trifle uneasy himself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fortunate indeed was it for Wentworth that the _chalet_ was inhabited at that time of year, and that its occupier happened to be there that day.
athletic
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From this reading But the sight of a tall athletic young Englishman tearing down the slope in his shirtsleeves confirmed his fears.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Fortunate indeed was it for Wentworth that the _chalet_ was inhabited at that time of year, and that its occupier happened to be there that day.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The latter, who had watched the ascent, and had seen some of the party on the cone just before the cloud had hidden everything, was a trifle uneasy himself.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He put two and two together, and, being a quick-witted fellow, had started to meet Philip with all the ropes his establishment could muster.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the sight of a tall athletic young Englishman tearing down the slope in his shirtsleeves confirmed his fears.
chalet
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From this reading Fortunate indeed was it for Wentworth that the _chalet_ was inhabited at that time of year, and that its occupier happened to be there that day.
cloud
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From this reading The latter, who had watched the ascent, and had seen some of the party on the cone just before the cloud had hidden everything, was a trifle uneasy himself.
cone
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From this reading The latter, who had watched the ascent, and had seen some of the party on the cone just before the cloud had hidden everything, was a trifle uneasy himself.
confirmed
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From this reading But the sight of a tall athletic young Englishman tearing down the slope in his shirtsleeves confirmed his fears.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He put two and two together, and, being a quick-witted fellow, had started to meet Philip with all the ropes his establishment could muster.
day
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From this reading Fortunate indeed was it for Wentworth that the _chalet_ was inhabited at that time of year, and that its occupier happened to be there that day.
down
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From this reading But the sight of a tall athletic young Englishman tearing down the slope in his shirtsleeves confirmed his fears.
encouragement
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From this reading All this was shouted down to Wentworth for the encouragement of the latter.
Englishman
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From this reading But the sight of a tall athletic young Englishman tearing down the slope in his shirtsleeves confirmed his fears.
establishment
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From this reading He put two and two together, and, being a quick-witted fellow, had started to meet Philip with all the ropes his establishment could muster.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The latter, who had watched the ascent, and had seen some of the party on the cone just before the cloud had hidden everything, was a trifle uneasy himself.
fears
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From this reading But the sight of a tall athletic young Englishman tearing down the slope in his shirtsleeves confirmed his fears.
fellow
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From this reading He put two and two together, and, being a quick-witted fellow, had started to meet Philip with all the ropes his establishment could muster.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fortunate indeed was it for Wentworth that the _chalet_ was inhabited at that time of year, and that its occupier happened to be there that day.
Fortunate
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From this reading Fortunate indeed was it for Wentworth that the _chalet_ was inhabited at that time of year, and that its occupier happened to be there that day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The latter, who had watched the ascent, and had seen some of the party on the cone just before the cloud had hidden everything, was a trifle uneasy himself.
happened
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From this reading Fortunate indeed was it for Wentworth that the _chalet_ was inhabited at that time of year, and that its occupier happened to be there that day.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He put two and two together, and, being a quick-witted fellow, had started to meet Philip with all the ropes his establishment could muster.
hidden
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From this reading The latter, who had watched the ascent, and had seen some of the party on the cone just before the cloud had hidden everything, was a trifle uneasy himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The latter, who had watched the ascent, and had seen some of the party on the cone just before the cloud had hidden everything, was a trifle uneasy himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the sight of a tall athletic young Englishman tearing down the slope in his shirtsleeves confirmed his fears.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the sight of a tall athletic young Englishman tearing down the slope in his shirtsleeves confirmed his fears.
indeed
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From this reading Fortunate indeed was it for Wentworth that the _chalet_ was inhabited at that time of year, and that its occupier happened to be there that day.
inhabited
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From this reading Fortunate indeed was it for Wentworth that the _chalet_ was inhabited at that time of year, and that its occupier happened to be there that day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Fortunate indeed was it for Wentworth that the _chalet_ was inhabited at that time of year, and that its occupier happened to be there that day.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Fortunate indeed was it for Wentworth that the _chalet_ was inhabited at that time of year, and that its occupier happened to be there that day.
just
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From this reading The latter, who had watched the ascent, and had seen some of the party on the cone just before the cloud had hidden everything, was a trifle uneasy himself.
latter
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From this reading The latter, who had watched the ascent, and had seen some of the party on the cone just before the cloud had hidden everything, was a trifle uneasy himself.
meet
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From this reading He put two and two together, and, being a quick-witted fellow, had started to meet Philip with all the ropes his establishment could muster.
muster
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From this reading He put two and two together, and, being a quick-witted fellow, had started to meet Philip with all the ropes his establishment could muster.
occupier
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From this reading Fortunate indeed was it for Wentworth that the _chalet_ was inhabited at that time of year, and that its occupier happened to be there that day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fortunate indeed was it for Wentworth that the _chalet_ was inhabited at that time of year, and that its occupier happened to be there that day.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The latter, who had watched the ascent, and had seen some of the party on the cone just before the cloud had hidden everything, was a trifle uneasy himself.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The latter, who had watched the ascent, and had seen some of the party on the cone just before the cloud had hidden everything, was a trifle uneasy himself.
Philip
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From this reading He put two and two together, and, being a quick-witted fellow, had started to meet Philip with all the ropes his establishment could muster.
put
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From this reading He put two and two together, and, being a quick-witted fellow, had started to meet Philip with all the ropes his establishment could muster.
quick-witted
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From this reading He put two and two together, and, being a quick-witted fellow, had started to meet Philip with all the ropes his establishment could muster.
ropes
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From this reading He put two and two together, and, being a quick-witted fellow, had started to meet Philip with all the ropes his establishment could muster.
seen
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From this reading The latter, who had watched the ascent, and had seen some of the party on the cone just before the cloud had hidden everything, was a trifle uneasy himself.
shirtsleeves
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From this reading But the sight of a tall athletic young Englishman tearing down the slope in his shirtsleeves confirmed his fears.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All this was shouted down to Wentworth for the encouragement of the latter.
sight
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From this reading But the sight of a tall athletic young Englishman tearing down the slope in his shirtsleeves confirmed his fears.
slope
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From this reading But the sight of a tall athletic young Englishman tearing down the slope in his shirtsleeves confirmed his fears.
some
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From this reading The latter, who had watched the ascent, and had seen some of the party on the cone just before the cloud had hidden everything, was a trifle uneasy himself.
started
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From this reading He put two and two together, and, being a quick-witted fellow, had started to meet Philip with all the ropes his establishment could muster.
tall
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From this reading But the sight of a tall athletic young Englishman tearing down the slope in his shirtsleeves confirmed his fears.
tearing
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From this reading But the sight of a tall athletic young Englishman tearing down the slope in his shirtsleeves confirmed his fears.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fortunate indeed was it for Wentworth that the _chalet_ was inhabited at that time of year, and that its occupier happened to be there that day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fortunate indeed was it for Wentworth that the _chalet_ was inhabited at that time of year, and that its occupier happened to be there that day.
there
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From this reading Fortunate indeed was it for Wentworth that the _chalet_ was inhabited at that time of year, and that its occupier happened to be there that day.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this was shouted down to Wentworth for the encouragement of the latter.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fortunate indeed was it for Wentworth that the _chalet_ was inhabited at that time of year, and that its occupier happened to be there that day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fortunate indeed was it for Wentworth that the _chalet_ was inhabited at that time of year, and that its occupier happened to be there that day.
together
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From this reading He put two and two together, and, being a quick-witted fellow, had started to meet Philip with all the ropes his establishment could muster.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading The latter, who had watched the ascent, and had seen some of the party on the cone just before the cloud had hidden everything, was a trifle uneasy himself.
two
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From this reading He put two and two together, and, being a quick-witted fellow, had started to meet Philip with all the ropes his establishment could muster.
uneasy
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From this reading The latter, who had watched the ascent, and had seen some of the party on the cone just before the cloud had hidden everything, was a trifle uneasy himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fortunate indeed was it for Wentworth that the _chalet_ was inhabited at that time of year, and that its occupier happened to be there that day.
watched
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From this reading The latter, who had watched the ascent, and had seen some of the party on the cone just before the cloud had hidden everything, was a trifle uneasy himself.
Wentworth
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From this reading Fortunate indeed was it for Wentworth that the _chalet_ was inhabited at that time of year, and that its occupier happened to be there that day.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The latter, who had watched the ascent, and had seen some of the party on the cone just before the cloud had hidden everything, was a trifle uneasy himself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He put two and two together, and, being a quick-witted fellow, had started to meet Philip with all the ropes his establishment could muster.
year
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From this reading Fortunate indeed was it for Wentworth that the _chalet_ was inhabited at that time of year, and that its occupier happened to be there that day.
young
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From this reading But the sight of a tall athletic young Englishman tearing down the slope in his shirtsleeves confirmed his fears.
