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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 They themselves were going to Scotland, and there Mabel had decided she would no longer be kept in the schoolroom, and intended to come forward as a grown-up girl assisting in the hospitalities of her father's shooting lodge.
accompanying
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From this reading There had not been much opposition raised by Mr. and Mrs. Anderton to Halcyone's accompanying her old master.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Professor and his protégée spent the whole of that July wandering in Brittany--going from one old-world spot to another.
Anderton
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From this reading There had not been much opposition raised by Mr. and Mrs. Anderton to Halcyone's accompanying her old master.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Professor and his protégée spent the whole of that July wandering in Brittany--going from one old-world spot to another.
any
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From this reading And Mrs. Anderton, knowing her temper, thought a rival of any sort might make difficulties.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They themselves were going to Scotland, and there Mabel had decided she would no longer be kept in the schoolroom, and intended to come forward as a grown-up girl assisting in the hospitalities of her father's shooting lodge.
assisting
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From this reading They themselves were going to Scotland, and there Mabel had decided she would no longer be kept in the schoolroom, and intended to come forward as a grown-up girl assisting in the hospitalities of her father's shooting lodge.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So, as far as they were concerned, Halcyone might start at once.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They themselves were going to Scotland, and there Mabel had decided she would no longer be kept in the schoolroom, and intended to come forward as a grown-up girl assisting in the hospitalities of her father's shooting lodge.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had not been much opposition raised by Mr. and Mrs. Anderton to Halcyone's accompanying her old master.
Brittany
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From this reading The Professor and his protégée spent the whole of that July wandering in Brittany--going from one old-world spot to another.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There had not been much opposition raised by Mr. and Mrs. Anderton to Halcyone's accompanying her old master.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They themselves were going to Scotland, and there Mabel had decided she would no longer be kept in the schoolroom, and intended to come forward as a grown-up girl assisting in the hospitalities of her father's shooting lodge.
concerned
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From this reading So, as far as they were concerned, Halcyone might start at once.
decided
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From this reading They themselves were going to Scotland, and there Mabel had decided she would no longer be kept in the schoolroom, and intended to come forward as a grown-up girl assisting in the hospitalities of her father's shooting lodge.
difficulties
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From this reading And Mrs. Anderton, knowing her temper, thought a rival of any sort might make difficulties.
far
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From this reading So, as far as they were concerned, Halcyone might start at once.
father's
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From this reading They themselves were going to Scotland, and there Mabel had decided she would no longer be kept in the schoolroom, and intended to come forward as a grown-up girl assisting in the hospitalities of her father's shooting lodge.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They themselves were going to Scotland, and there Mabel had decided she would no longer be kept in the schoolroom, and intended to come forward as a grown-up girl assisting in the hospitalities of her father's shooting lodge.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Professor and his protégée spent the whole of that July wandering in Brittany--going from one old-world spot to another.
girl
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From this reading They themselves were going to Scotland, and there Mabel had decided she would no longer be kept in the schoolroom, and intended to come forward as a grown-up girl assisting in the hospitalities of her father's shooting lodge.
going
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From this reading The Professor and his protégée spent the whole of that July wandering in Brittany--going from one old-world spot to another.
grown-up
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From this reading They themselves were going to Scotland, and there Mabel had decided she would no longer be kept in the schoolroom, and intended to come forward as a grown-up girl assisting in the hospitalities of her father's shooting lodge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had not been much opposition raised by Mr. and Mrs. Anderton to Halcyone's accompanying her old master.
Halcyone
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From this reading So, as far as they were concerned, Halcyone might start at once.
Halcyone's
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From this reading There had not been much opposition raised by Mr. and Mrs. Anderton to Halcyone's accompanying her old master.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There had not been much opposition raised by Mr. and Mrs. Anderton to Halcyone's accompanying her old master.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Professor and his protégée spent the whole of that July wandering in Brittany--going from one old-world spot to another.
hospitalities
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From this reading They themselves were going to Scotland, and there Mabel had decided she would no longer be kept in the schoolroom, and intended to come forward as a grown-up girl assisting in the hospitalities of her father's shooting lodge.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Professor and his protégée spent the whole of that July wandering in Brittany--going from one old-world spot to another.
intended
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From this reading They themselves were going to Scotland, and there Mabel had decided she would no longer be kept in the schoolroom, and intended to come forward as a grown-up girl assisting in the hospitalities of her father's shooting lodge.
July
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From this reading The Professor and his protégée spent the whole of that July wandering in Brittany--going from one old-world spot to another.
kept
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From this reading They themselves were going to Scotland, and there Mabel had decided she would no longer be kept in the schoolroom, and intended to come forward as a grown-up girl assisting in the hospitalities of her father's shooting lodge.
knowing
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From this reading And Mrs. Anderton, knowing her temper, thought a rival of any sort might make difficulties.
lodge
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From this reading They themselves were going to Scotland, and there Mabel had decided she would no longer be kept in the schoolroom, and intended to come forward as a grown-up girl assisting in the hospitalities of her father's shooting lodge.
longer
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From this reading They themselves were going to Scotland, and there Mabel had decided she would no longer be kept in the schoolroom, and intended to come forward as a grown-up girl assisting in the hospitalities of her father's shooting lodge.
Mabel
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From this reading They themselves were going to Scotland, and there Mabel had decided she would no longer be kept in the schoolroom, and intended to come forward as a grown-up girl assisting in the hospitalities of her father's shooting lodge.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Mrs. Anderton, knowing her temper, thought a rival of any sort might make difficulties.
master
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From this reading There had not been much opposition raised by Mr. and Mrs. Anderton to Halcyone's accompanying her old master.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And Mrs. Anderton, knowing her temper, thought a rival of any sort might make difficulties.
Mr
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From this reading There had not been much opposition raised by Mr. and Mrs. Anderton to Halcyone's accompanying her old master.
Mrs
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From this reading There had not been much opposition raised by Mr. and Mrs. Anderton to Halcyone's accompanying her old master.
much
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From this reading There had not been much opposition raised by Mr. and Mrs. Anderton to Halcyone's accompanying her old master.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They themselves were going to Scotland, and there Mabel had decided she would no longer be kept in the schoolroom, and intended to come forward as a grown-up girl assisting in the hospitalities of her father's shooting lodge.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There had not been much opposition raised by Mr. and Mrs. Anderton to Halcyone's accompanying her old master.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Professor and his protégée spent the whole of that July wandering in Brittany--going from one old-world spot to another.
old
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From this reading There had not been much opposition raised by Mr. and Mrs. Anderton to Halcyone's accompanying her old master.
old-world
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From this reading The Professor and his protégée spent the whole of that July wandering in Brittany--going from one old-world spot to another.
once
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From this reading So, as far as they were concerned, Halcyone might start at once.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Professor and his protégée spent the whole of that July wandering in Brittany--going from one old-world spot to another.
opposition
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From this reading There had not been much opposition raised by Mr. and Mrs. Anderton to Halcyone's accompanying her old master.
Professor
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From this reading The Professor and his protégée spent the whole of that July wandering in Brittany--going from one old-world spot to another.
protégée
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From this reading The Professor and his protégée spent the whole of that July wandering in Brittany--going from one old-world spot to another.
raised
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From this reading There had not been much opposition raised by Mr. and Mrs. Anderton to Halcyone's accompanying her old master.
rival
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From this reading And Mrs. Anderton, knowing her temper, thought a rival of any sort might make difficulties.
schoolroom
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From this reading They themselves were going to Scotland, and there Mabel had decided she would no longer be kept in the schoolroom, and intended to come forward as a grown-up girl assisting in the hospitalities of her father's shooting lodge.
Scotland
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From this reading They themselves were going to Scotland, and there Mabel had decided she would no longer be kept in the schoolroom, and intended to come forward as a grown-up girl assisting in the hospitalities of her father's shooting lodge.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They themselves were going to Scotland, and there Mabel had decided she would no longer be kept in the schoolroom, and intended to come forward as a grown-up girl assisting in the hospitalities of her father's shooting lodge.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They themselves were going to Scotland, and there Mabel had decided she would no longer be kept in the schoolroom, and intended to come forward as a grown-up girl assisting in the hospitalities of her father's shooting lodge.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, as far as they were concerned, Halcyone might start at once.
sort
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From this reading And Mrs. Anderton, knowing her temper, thought a rival of any sort might make difficulties.
spent
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From this reading The Professor and his protégée spent the whole of that July wandering in Brittany--going from one old-world spot to another.
spot
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From this reading The Professor and his protégée spent the whole of that July wandering in Brittany--going from one old-world spot to another.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So, as far as they were concerned, Halcyone might start at once.
temper
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From this reading And Mrs. Anderton, knowing her temper, thought a rival of any sort might make difficulties.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Professor and his protégée spent the whole of that July wandering in Brittany--going from one old-world spot to another.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Professor and his protégée spent the whole of that July wandering in Brittany--going from one old-world spot to another.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They themselves were going to Scotland, and there Mabel had decided she would no longer be kept in the schoolroom, and intended to come forward as a grown-up girl assisting in the hospitalities of her father's shooting lodge.
There
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From this reading There had not been much opposition raised by Mr. and Mrs. Anderton to Halcyone's accompanying her old master.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They themselves were going to Scotland, and there Mabel had decided she would no longer be kept in the schoolroom, and intended to come forward as a grown-up girl assisting in the hospitalities of her father's shooting lodge.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Mrs. Anderton, knowing her temper, thought a rival of any sort might make difficulties.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Professor and his protégée spent the whole of that July wandering in Brittany--going from one old-world spot to another.
wandering
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From this reading The Professor and his protégée spent the whole of that July wandering in Brittany--going from one old-world spot to another.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They themselves were going to Scotland, and there Mabel had decided she would no longer be kept in the schoolroom, and intended to come forward as a grown-up girl assisting in the hospitalities of her father's shooting lodge.
whole
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From this reading The Professor and his protégée spent the whole of that July wandering in Brittany--going from one old-world spot to another.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They themselves were going to Scotland, and there Mabel had decided she would no longer be kept in the schoolroom, and intended to come forward as a grown-up girl assisting in the hospitalities of her father's shooting lodge.
