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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 "That's a likely young man wot came here to-night," said the mother.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after the departure of the two young men, the rest of the guests left the Clays' house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Saturday night was the real night for business; then work went on until far into the small hours of the morning, and Louisa was obliged to turn to and help her father, but to-night there was nothing to prevent her going to bed.
bed
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From this reading Saturday night was the real night for business; then work went on until far into the small hours of the morning, and Louisa was obliged to turn to and help her father, but to-night there was nothing to prevent her going to bed.
business
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From this reading Saturday night was the real night for business; then work went on until far into the small hours of the morning, and Louisa was obliged to turn to and help her father, but to-night there was nothing to prevent her going to bed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Saturday night was the real night for business; then work went on until far into the small hours of the morning, and Louisa was obliged to turn to and help her father, but to-night there was nothing to prevent her going to bed.
came
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From this reading "That's a likely young man wot came here to-night," said the mother.
candle
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From this reading She lit her candle in the hall, and turned to say "good-night" to her parents.
Clays
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From this reading Soon after the departure of the two young men, the rest of the guests left the Clays' house.
departure
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From this reading Soon after the departure of the two young men, the rest of the guests left the Clays' house.
far
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From this reading Saturday night was the real night for business; then work went on until far into the small hours of the morning, and Louisa was obliged to turn to and help her father, but to-night there was nothing to prevent her going to bed.
father
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From this reading Saturday night was the real night for business; then work went on until far into the small hours of the morning, and Louisa was obliged to turn to and help her father, but to-night there was nothing to prevent her going to bed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Saturday night was the real night for business; then work went on until far into the small hours of the morning, and Louisa was obliged to turn to and help her father, but to-night there was nothing to prevent her going to bed.
going
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From this reading Saturday night was the real night for business; then work went on until far into the small hours of the morning, and Louisa was obliged to turn to and help her father, but to-night there was nothing to prevent her going to bed.
good-night
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From this reading She lit her candle in the hall, and turned to say "good-night" to her parents.
guests
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From this reading Soon after the departure of the two young men, the rest of the guests left the Clays' house.
hall
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From this reading She lit her candle in the hall, and turned to say "good-night" to her parents.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Saturday night was the real night for business; then work went on until far into the small hours of the morning, and Louisa was obliged to turn to and help her father, but to-night there was nothing to prevent her going to bed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Saturday night was the real night for business; then work went on until far into the small hours of the morning, and Louisa was obliged to turn to and help her father, but to-night there was nothing to prevent her going to bed.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's a likely young man wot came here to-night," said the mother.
hours
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From this reading Saturday night was the real night for business; then work went on until far into the small hours of the morning, and Louisa was obliged to turn to and help her father, but to-night there was nothing to prevent her going to bed.
house
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From this reading Soon after the departure of the two young men, the rest of the guests left the Clays' house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She lit her candle in the hall, and turned to say "good-night" to her parents.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Saturday night was the real night for business; then work went on until far into the small hours of the morning, and Louisa was obliged to turn to and help her father, but to-night there was nothing to prevent her going to bed.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon after the departure of the two young men, the rest of the guests left the Clays' house.
likely
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From this reading "That's a likely young man wot came here to-night," said the mother.
lit
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From this reading She lit her candle in the hall, and turned to say "good-night" to her parents.
Louisa
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From this reading Saturday night was the real night for business; then work went on until far into the small hours of the morning, and Louisa was obliged to turn to and help her father, but to-night there was nothing to prevent her going to bed.
man
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From this reading "That's a likely young man wot came here to-night," said the mother.
men
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From this reading Soon after the departure of the two young men, the rest of the guests left the Clays' house.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Saturday night was the real night for business; then work went on until far into the small hours of the morning, and Louisa was obliged to turn to and help her father, but to-night there was nothing to prevent her going to bed.
mother
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From this reading "That's a likely young man wot came here to-night," said the mother.
night
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From this reading There was no special run on the pawnshop that night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no special run on the pawnshop that night.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Saturday night was the real night for business; then work went on until far into the small hours of the morning, and Louisa was obliged to turn to and help her father, but to-night there was nothing to prevent her going to bed.
obliged
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From this reading Saturday night was the real night for business; then work went on until far into the small hours of the morning, and Louisa was obliged to turn to and help her father, but to-night there was nothing to prevent her going to bed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Soon after the departure of the two young men, the rest of the guests left the Clays' house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was no special run on the pawnshop that night.
parents
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From this reading She lit her candle in the hall, and turned to say "good-night" to her parents.
pawnshop
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From this reading There was no special run on the pawnshop that night.
prevent
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From this reading Saturday night was the real night for business; then work went on until far into the small hours of the morning, and Louisa was obliged to turn to and help her father, but to-night there was nothing to prevent her going to bed.
real
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From this reading Saturday night was the real night for business; then work went on until far into the small hours of the morning, and Louisa was obliged to turn to and help her father, but to-night there was nothing to prevent her going to bed.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon after the departure of the two young men, the rest of the guests left the Clays' house.
run
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From this reading There was no special run on the pawnshop that night.
said
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From this reading "That's a likely young man wot came here to-night," said the mother.
Saturday
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From this reading Saturday night was the real night for business; then work went on until far into the small hours of the morning, and Louisa was obliged to turn to and help her father, but to-night there was nothing to prevent her going to bed.
say
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From this reading She lit her candle in the hall, and turned to say "good-night" to her parents.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lit her candle in the hall, and turned to say "good-night" to her parents.
small
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From this reading Saturday night was the real night for business; then work went on until far into the small hours of the morning, and Louisa was obliged to turn to and help her father, but to-night there was nothing to prevent her going to bed.
Soon
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From this reading Soon after the departure of the two young men, the rest of the guests left the Clays' house.
special
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From this reading There was no special run on the pawnshop that night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was no special run on the pawnshop that night.
That's
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From this reading "That's a likely young man wot came here to-night," said the mother.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Soon after the departure of the two young men, the rest of the guests left the Clays' house.
then
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From this reading Saturday night was the real night for business; then work went on until far into the small hours of the morning, and Louisa was obliged to turn to and help her father, but to-night there was nothing to prevent her going to bed.
There
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From this reading There was no special run on the pawnshop that night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Saturday night was the real night for business; then work went on until far into the small hours of the morning, and Louisa was obliged to turn to and help her father, but to-night there was nothing to prevent her going to bed.
to-night
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From this reading Saturday night was the real night for business; then work went on until far into the small hours of the morning, and Louisa was obliged to turn to and help her father, but to-night there was nothing to prevent her going to bed.
turn
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From this reading Saturday night was the real night for business; then work went on until far into the small hours of the morning, and Louisa was obliged to turn to and help her father, but to-night there was nothing to prevent her going to bed.
turned
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From this reading She lit her candle in the hall, and turned to say "good-night" to her parents.
two
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From this reading Soon after the departure of the two young men, the rest of the guests left the Clays' house.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Saturday night was the real night for business; then work went on until far into the small hours of the morning, and Louisa was obliged to turn to and help her father, but to-night there was nothing to prevent her going to bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no special run on the pawnshop that night.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Saturday night was the real night for business; then work went on until far into the small hours of the morning, and Louisa was obliged to turn to and help her father, but to-night there was nothing to prevent her going to bed.
work
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From this reading Saturday night was the real night for business; then work went on until far into the small hours of the morning, and Louisa was obliged to turn to and help her father, but to-night there was nothing to prevent her going to bed.
wot
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From this reading "That's a likely young man wot came here to-night," said the mother.
young
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From this reading Soon after the departure of the two young men, the rest of the guests left the Clays' house.
