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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 When Arabella Clinker and her mother were settled together at Wendover, a strange peace seemed to fall upon the place.
abasement
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From this reading Even in his misery and abasement, John Derringham was too assured a spirit and too much a man of the world to have any hesitation or awkwardness.
allowed
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From this reading By the time he was allowed to be carried to a sofa in the sitting-room which had been arranged for him, July had well set in.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Arabella Clinker and her mother were settled together at Wendover, a strange peace seemed to fall upon the place.
any
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From this reading Even in his misery and abasement, John Derringham was too assured a spirit and too much a man of the world to have any hesitation or awkwardness.
Arabella
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From this reading When Arabella Clinker and her mother were settled together at Wendover, a strange peace seemed to fall upon the place.
arranged
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From this reading By the time he was allowed to be carried to a sofa in the sitting-room which had been arranged for him, July had well set in.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading John Derringham was conscious of it upstairs as he lay in his Louis XV bed.
assured
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From this reading Even in his misery and abasement, John Derringham was too assured a spirit and too much a man of the world to have any hesitation or awkwardness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Arabella Clinker and her mother were settled together at Wendover, a strange peace seemed to fall upon the place.
awkwardness
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From this reading Even in his misery and abasement, John Derringham was too assured a spirit and too much a man of the world to have any hesitation or awkwardness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By the time he was allowed to be carried to a sofa in the sitting-room which had been arranged for him, July had well set in.
bed
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From this reading John Derringham was conscious of it upstairs as he lay in his Louis XV bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading By the time he was allowed to be carried to a sofa in the sitting-room which had been arranged for him, July had well set in.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time he was allowed to be carried to a sofa in the sitting-room which had been arranged for him, July had well set in.
carried
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From this reading By the time he was allowed to be carried to a sofa in the sitting-room which had been arranged for him, July had well set in.
Cecilia
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From this reading He had parted from his Cecilia with suitable things said upon either side.
Clinker
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From this reading When Arabella Clinker and her mother were settled together at Wendover, a strange peace seemed to fall upon the place.
conscious
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From this reading John Derringham was conscious of it upstairs as he lay in his Louis XV bed.
Derringham
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From this reading John Derringham was conscious of it upstairs as he lay in his Louis XV bed.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading He had parted from his Cecilia with suitable things said upon either side.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in his misery and abasement, John Derringham was too assured a spirit and too much a man of the world to have any hesitation or awkwardness.
fall
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From this reading When Arabella Clinker and her mother were settled together at Wendover, a strange peace seemed to fall upon the place.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By the time he was allowed to be carried to a sofa in the sitting-room which had been arranged for him, July had well set in.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had parted from his Cecilia with suitable things said upon either side.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the time he was allowed to be carried to a sofa in the sitting-room which had been arranged for him, July had well set in.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Even in his misery and abasement, John Derringham was too assured a spirit and too much a man of the world to have any hesitation or awkwardness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading John Derringham was conscious of it upstairs as he lay in his Louis XV bed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Arabella Clinker and her mother were settled together at Wendover, a strange peace seemed to fall upon the place.
hesitation
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From this reading Even in his misery and abasement, John Derringham was too assured a spirit and too much a man of the world to have any hesitation or awkwardness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By the time he was allowed to be carried to a sofa in the sitting-room which had been arranged for him, July had well set in.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John Derringham was conscious of it upstairs as he lay in his Louis XV bed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading John Derringham was conscious of it upstairs as he lay in his Louis XV bed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading John Derringham was conscious of it upstairs as he lay in his Louis XV bed.
John
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From this reading John Derringham was conscious of it upstairs as he lay in his Louis XV bed.
July
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From this reading By the time he was allowed to be carried to a sofa in the sitting-room which had been arranged for him, July had well set in.
lay
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From this reading John Derringham was conscious of it upstairs as he lay in his Louis XV bed.
Louis
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From this reading John Derringham was conscious of it upstairs as he lay in his Louis XV bed.
man
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From this reading Even in his misery and abasement, John Derringham was too assured a spirit and too much a man of the world to have any hesitation or awkwardness.
misery
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From this reading Even in his misery and abasement, John Derringham was too assured a spirit and too much a man of the world to have any hesitation or awkwardness.
mother
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From this reading When Arabella Clinker and her mother were settled together at Wendover, a strange peace seemed to fall upon the place.
much
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From this reading Even in his misery and abasement, John Derringham was too assured a spirit and too much a man of the world to have any hesitation or awkwardness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading John Derringham was conscious of it upstairs as he lay in his Louis XV bed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Even in his misery and abasement, John Derringham was too assured a spirit and too much a man of the world to have any hesitation or awkwardness.
parted
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From this reading He had parted from his Cecilia with suitable things said upon either side.
peace
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From this reading When Arabella Clinker and her mother were settled together at Wendover, a strange peace seemed to fall upon the place.
place
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From this reading When Arabella Clinker and her mother were settled together at Wendover, a strange peace seemed to fall upon the place.
said
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From this reading He had parted from his Cecilia with suitable things said upon either side.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Arabella Clinker and her mother were settled together at Wendover, a strange peace seemed to fall upon the place.
set
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From this reading By the time he was allowed to be carried to a sofa in the sitting-room which had been arranged for him, July had well set in.
settled
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From this reading When Arabella Clinker and her mother were settled together at Wendover, a strange peace seemed to fall upon the place.
side
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From this reading He had parted from his Cecilia with suitable things said upon either side.
sitting-room
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From this reading By the time he was allowed to be carried to a sofa in the sitting-room which had been arranged for him, July had well set in.
sofa
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From this reading By the time he was allowed to be carried to a sofa in the sitting-room which had been arranged for him, July had well set in.
spirit
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From this reading Even in his misery and abasement, John Derringham was too assured a spirit and too much a man of the world to have any hesitation or awkwardness.
strange
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From this reading When Arabella Clinker and her mother were settled together at Wendover, a strange peace seemed to fall upon the place.
suitable
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From this reading He had parted from his Cecilia with suitable things said upon either side.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Arabella Clinker and her mother were settled together at Wendover, a strange peace seemed to fall upon the place.
things
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From this reading He had parted from his Cecilia with suitable things said upon either side.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time he was allowed to be carried to a sofa in the sitting-room which had been arranged for him, July had well set in.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Arabella Clinker and her mother were settled together at Wendover, a strange peace seemed to fall upon the place.
together
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From this reading When Arabella Clinker and her mother were settled together at Wendover, a strange peace seemed to fall upon the place.
too
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From this reading Even in his misery and abasement, John Derringham was too assured a spirit and too much a man of the world to have any hesitation or awkwardness.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When Arabella Clinker and her mother were settled together at Wendover, a strange peace seemed to fall upon the place.
upstairs
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From this reading John Derringham was conscious of it upstairs as he lay in his Louis XV bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John Derringham was conscious of it upstairs as he lay in his Louis XV bed.
well
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From this reading By the time he was allowed to be carried to a sofa in the sitting-room which had been arranged for him, July had well set in.
Wendover
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From this reading When Arabella Clinker and her mother were settled together at Wendover, a strange peace seemed to fall upon the place.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When Arabella Clinker and her mother were settled together at Wendover, a strange peace seemed to fall upon the place.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Arabella Clinker and her mother were settled together at Wendover, a strange peace seemed to fall upon the place.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading By the time he was allowed to be carried to a sofa in the sitting-room which had been arranged for him, July had well set in.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had parted from his Cecilia with suitable things said upon either side.
world
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From this reading Even in his misery and abasement, John Derringham was too assured a spirit and too much a man of the world to have any hesitation or awkwardness.
XV
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From this reading John Derringham was conscious of it upstairs as he lay in his Louis XV bed.
