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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 Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
accompanied
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From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
accomplished
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From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After some demur, the man handed it to an usher, who promised to lay it before the Earl.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading After some demur, the man handed it to an usher, who promised to lay it before the Earl.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
Chetham
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From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
commanded
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From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
companion
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From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
delay
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From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
demur
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From this reading After some demur, the man handed it to an usher, who promised to lay it before the Earl.
desired
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From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
direct
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From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
Earl
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From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
elapsed
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From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
expedition
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From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
extraordinarily
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From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
follow
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From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
given
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From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
guard
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From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
halberdier
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From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
handed
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From this reading After some demur, the man handed it to an usher, who promised to lay it before the Earl.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
Humphrey
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From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
known
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From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
lay
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From this reading After some demur, the man handed it to an usher, who promised to lay it before the Earl.
letter
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From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
London
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From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
made
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From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
man
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From this reading After some demur, the man handed it to an usher, who promised to lay it before the Earl.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
officer
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From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
placed
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From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
Proceeding
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From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
promised
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From this reading After some demur, the man handed it to an usher, who promised to lay it before the Earl.
reception
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From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
result
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From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
Salisbury
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From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
sergeants
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From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
some
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From this reading After some demur, the man handed it to an usher, who promised to lay it before the Earl.
space
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From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
two
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From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
used
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From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
usher
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From this reading After some demur, the man handed it to an usher, who promised to lay it before the Earl.
Viviana
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From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
WHITEHALL
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From this reading WHITEHALL.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading After some demur, the man handed it to an usher, who promised to lay it before the Earl.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
