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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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accepted
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From this reading I should have said that Godolphin slept in the house; for, coming from a distance and through country roads, Lady Erpingham had proffered him that hospitality, and he had willingly accepted it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I should have said that Godolphin slept in the house; for, coming from a distance and through country roads, Lady Erpingham had proffered him that hospitality, and he had willingly accepted it.
apartments
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From this reading The western chamber was that I have mentioned as the one in which Constance usually fixed her retreat, when neither sociability nor state summoned her to the more public apartments.
appointed
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From this reading Before the appointed hour, he was at the appointed spot.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The western chamber was that I have mentioned as the one in which Constance usually fixed her retreat, when neither sociability nor state summoned her to the more public apartments.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Before the appointed hour, he was at the appointed spot.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the appointed hour, he was at the appointed spot.
chamber
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From this reading The western chamber was that I have mentioned as the one in which Constance usually fixed her retreat, when neither sociability nor state summoned her to the more public apartments.
coming
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From this reading I should have said that Godolphin slept in the house; for, coming from a distance and through country roads, Lady Erpingham had proffered him that hospitality, and he had willingly accepted it.
Constance
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From this reading The western chamber was that I have mentioned as the one in which Constance usually fixed her retreat, when neither sociability nor state summoned her to the more public apartments.
country
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From this reading I should have said that Godolphin slept in the house; for, coming from a distance and through country roads, Lady Erpingham had proffered him that hospitality, and he had willingly accepted it.
CRISIS
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distance
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From this reading I should have said that Godolphin slept in the house; for, coming from a distance and through country roads, Lady Erpingham had proffered him that hospitality, and he had willingly accepted it.
Erpingham
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From this reading I should have said that Godolphin slept in the house; for, coming from a distance and through country roads, Lady Erpingham had proffered him that hospitality, and he had willingly accepted it.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had passed the hours till then without even seeking his pillow.
fixed
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From this reading The western chamber was that I have mentioned as the one in which Constance usually fixed her retreat, when neither sociability nor state summoned her to the more public apartments.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I should have said that Godolphin slept in the house; for, coming from a distance and through country roads, Lady Erpingham had proffered him that hospitality, and he had willingly accepted it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I should have said that Godolphin slept in the house; for, coming from a distance and through country roads, Lady Erpingham had proffered him that hospitality, and he had willingly accepted it.
Godolphin
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From this reading I should have said that Godolphin slept in the house; for, coming from a distance and through country roads, Lady Erpingham had proffered him that hospitality, and he had willingly accepted it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I should have said that Godolphin slept in the house; for, coming from a distance and through country roads, Lady Erpingham had proffered him that hospitality, and he had willingly accepted it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The western chamber was that I have mentioned as the one in which Constance usually fixed her retreat, when neither sociability nor state summoned her to the more public apartments.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I should have said that Godolphin slept in the house; for, coming from a distance and through country roads, Lady Erpingham had proffered him that hospitality, and he had willingly accepted it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The western chamber was that I have mentioned as the one in which Constance usually fixed her retreat, when neither sociability nor state summoned her to the more public apartments.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I should have said that Godolphin slept in the house; for, coming from a distance and through country roads, Lady Erpingham had proffered him that hospitality, and he had willingly accepted it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had passed the hours till then without even seeking his pillow.
hospitality
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From this reading I should have said that Godolphin slept in the house; for, coming from a distance and through country roads, Lady Erpingham had proffered him that hospitality, and he had willingly accepted it.
hour
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From this reading Before the appointed hour, he was at the appointed spot.
hours
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From this reading He had passed the hours till then without even seeking his pillow.
house
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From this reading I should have said that Godolphin slept in the house; for, coming from a distance and through country roads, Lady Erpingham had proffered him that hospitality, and he had willingly accepted it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The western chamber was that I have mentioned as the one in which Constance usually fixed her retreat, when neither sociability nor state summoned her to the more public apartments.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The western chamber was that I have mentioned as the one in which Constance usually fixed her retreat, when neither sociability nor state summoned her to the more public apartments.
INTERVIEW
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I should have said that Godolphin slept in the house; for, coming from a distance and through country roads, Lady Erpingham had proffered him that hospitality, and he had willingly accepted it.
Lady
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From this reading I should have said that Godolphin slept in the house; for, coming from a distance and through country roads, Lady Erpingham had proffered him that hospitality, and he had willingly accepted it.
LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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mentioned
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From this reading The western chamber was that I have mentioned as the one in which Constance usually fixed her retreat, when neither sociability nor state summoned her to the more public apartments.
more
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From this reading The western chamber was that I have mentioned as the one in which Constance usually fixed her retreat, when neither sociability nor state summoned her to the more public apartments.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The western chamber was that I have mentioned as the one in which Constance usually fixed her retreat, when neither sociability nor state summoned her to the more public apartments.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The western chamber was that I have mentioned as the one in which Constance usually fixed her retreat, when neither sociability nor state summoned her to the more public apartments.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The western chamber was that I have mentioned as the one in which Constance usually fixed her retreat, when neither sociability nor state summoned her to the more public apartments.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had passed the hours till then without even seeking his pillow.
pillow
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From this reading He had passed the hours till then without even seeking his pillow.
proffered
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From this reading I should have said that Godolphin slept in the house; for, coming from a distance and through country roads, Lady Erpingham had proffered him that hospitality, and he had willingly accepted it.
public
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From this reading The western chamber was that I have mentioned as the one in which Constance usually fixed her retreat, when neither sociability nor state summoned her to the more public apartments.
retreat
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From this reading The western chamber was that I have mentioned as the one in which Constance usually fixed her retreat, when neither sociability nor state summoned her to the more public apartments.
roads
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From this reading I should have said that Godolphin slept in the house; for, coming from a distance and through country roads, Lady Erpingham had proffered him that hospitality, and he had willingly accepted it.
said
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From this reading I should have said that Godolphin slept in the house; for, coming from a distance and through country roads, Lady Erpingham had proffered him that hospitality, and he had willingly accepted it.
seeking
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From this reading He had passed the hours till then without even seeking his pillow.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should have said that Godolphin slept in the house; for, coming from a distance and through country roads, Lady Erpingham had proffered him that hospitality, and he had willingly accepted it.
slept
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From this reading I should have said that Godolphin slept in the house; for, coming from a distance and through country roads, Lady Erpingham had proffered him that hospitality, and he had willingly accepted it.
sociability
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From this reading The western chamber was that I have mentioned as the one in which Constance usually fixed her retreat, when neither sociability nor state summoned her to the more public apartments.
spot
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From this reading Before the appointed hour, he was at the appointed spot.
state
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From this reading The western chamber was that I have mentioned as the one in which Constance usually fixed her retreat, when neither sociability nor state summoned her to the more public apartments.
summoned
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From this reading The western chamber was that I have mentioned as the one in which Constance usually fixed her retreat, when neither sociability nor state summoned her to the more public apartments.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The western chamber was that I have mentioned as the one in which Constance usually fixed her retreat, when neither sociability nor state summoned her to the more public apartments.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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then
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From this reading He had passed the hours till then without even seeking his pillow.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I should have said that Godolphin slept in the house; for, coming from a distance and through country roads, Lady Erpingham had proffered him that hospitality, and he had willingly accepted it.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He had passed the hours till then without even seeking his pillow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The western chamber was that I have mentioned as the one in which Constance usually fixed her retreat, when neither sociability nor state summoned her to the more public apartments.
usually
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From this reading The western chamber was that I have mentioned as the one in which Constance usually fixed her retreat, when neither sociability nor state summoned her to the more public apartments.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The western chamber was that I have mentioned as the one in which Constance usually fixed her retreat, when neither sociability nor state summoned her to the more public apartments.
western
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From this reading The western chamber was that I have mentioned as the one in which Constance usually fixed her retreat, when neither sociability nor state summoned her to the more public apartments.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The western chamber was that I have mentioned as the one in which Constance usually fixed her retreat, when neither sociability nor state summoned her to the more public apartments.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The western chamber was that I have mentioned as the one in which Constance usually fixed her retreat, when neither sociability nor state summoned her to the more public apartments.
willingly
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From this reading I should have said that Godolphin slept in the house; for, coming from a distance and through country roads, Lady Erpingham had proffered him that hospitality, and he had willingly accepted it.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had passed the hours till then without even seeking his pillow.
