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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 Nora, with Lady Milborough's carriage, and Lady Milborough's coach and footman, and with a cab ready for the luggage close behind the carriage, was waiting at the railway station when the party from Dover arrived.
almost
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From this reading "We got a bed-carriage for him at Dover," said Hugh; "and I think he has borne the journey pretty well;--but he feels the heat almost as badly as in Italy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nora, with Lady Milborough's carriage, and Lady Milborough's coach and footman, and with a cab ready for the luggage close behind the carriage, was waiting at the railway station when the party from Dover arrived.
anxious
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From this reading They had not a word to say to each other of themselves, so anxious were they both respecting Trevelyan.
arrived
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From this reading Nora, with Lady Milborough's carriage, and Lady Milborough's coach and footman, and with a cab ready for the luggage close behind the carriage, was waiting at the railway station when the party from Dover arrived.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We got a bed-carriage for him at Dover," said Hugh; "and I think he has borne the journey pretty well;--but he feels the heat almost as badly as in Italy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nora, with Lady Milborough's carriage, and Lady Milborough's coach and footman, and with a cab ready for the luggage close behind the carriage, was waiting at the railway station when the party from Dover arrived.
BACK
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From this reading TREVELYAN BACK IN ENGLAND.
badly
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From this reading "We got a bed-carriage for him at Dover," said Hugh; "and I think he has borne the journey pretty well;--but he feels the heat almost as badly as in Italy.
bed-carriage
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From this reading "We got a bed-carriage for him at Dover," said Hugh; "and I think he has borne the journey pretty well;--but he feels the heat almost as badly as in Italy.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Nora, with Lady Milborough's carriage, and Lady Milborough's coach and footman, and with a cab ready for the luggage close behind the carriage, was waiting at the railway station when the party from Dover arrived.
borne
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From this reading "We got a bed-carriage for him at Dover," said Hugh; "and I think he has borne the journey pretty well;--but he feels the heat almost as badly as in Italy.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading They had not a word to say to each other of themselves, so anxious were they both respecting Trevelyan.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "We got a bed-carriage for him at Dover," said Hugh; "and I think he has borne the journey pretty well;--but he feels the heat almost as badly as in Italy.
cab
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From this reading Nora, with Lady Milborough's carriage, and Lady Milborough's coach and footman, and with a cab ready for the luggage close behind the carriage, was waiting at the railway station when the party from Dover arrived.
carriage
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From this reading Nora, with Lady Milborough's carriage, and Lady Milborough's coach and footman, and with a cab ready for the luggage close behind the carriage, was waiting at the railway station when the party from Dover arrived.
close
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From this reading Nora, with Lady Milborough's carriage, and Lady Milborough's coach and footman, and with a cab ready for the luggage close behind the carriage, was waiting at the railway station when the party from Dover arrived.
coach
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From this reading Nora, with Lady Milborough's carriage, and Lady Milborough's coach and footman, and with a cab ready for the luggage close behind the carriage, was waiting at the railway station when the party from Dover arrived.
Dover
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From this reading Nora, with Lady Milborough's carriage, and Lady Milborough's coach and footman, and with a cab ready for the luggage close behind the carriage, was waiting at the railway station when the party from Dover arrived.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They had not a word to say to each other of themselves, so anxious were they both respecting Trevelyan.
ENGLAND
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From this reading TREVELYAN BACK IN ENGLAND.
feels
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From this reading "We got a bed-carriage for him at Dover," said Hugh; "and I think he has borne the journey pretty well;--but he feels the heat almost as badly as in Italy.
footman
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From this reading Nora, with Lady Milborough's carriage, and Lady Milborough's coach and footman, and with a cab ready for the luggage close behind the carriage, was waiting at the railway station when the party from Dover arrived.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nora, with Lady Milborough's carriage, and Lady Milborough's coach and footman, and with a cab ready for the luggage close behind the carriage, was waiting at the railway station when the party from Dover arrived.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nora, with Lady Milborough's carriage, and Lady Milborough's coach and footman, and with a cab ready for the luggage close behind the carriage, was waiting at the railway station when the party from Dover arrived.
got
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From this reading "We got a bed-carriage for him at Dover," said Hugh; "and I think he has borne the journey pretty well;--but he feels the heat almost as badly as in Italy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had not a word to say to each other of themselves, so anxious were they both respecting Trevelyan.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We got a bed-carriage for him at Dover," said Hugh; "and I think he has borne the journey pretty well;--but he feels the heat almost as badly as in Italy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We got a bed-carriage for him at Dover," said Hugh; "and I think he has borne the journey pretty well;--but he feels the heat almost as badly as in Italy.
heat
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From this reading "We got a bed-carriage for him at Dover," said Hugh; "and I think he has borne the journey pretty well;--but he feels the heat almost as badly as in Italy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She soon saw Hugh upon the platform, and ran to him with her news.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She soon saw Hugh upon the platform, and ran to him with her news.
Hugh
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From this reading She soon saw Hugh upon the platform, and ran to him with her news.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We got a bed-carriage for him at Dover," said Hugh; "and I think he has borne the journey pretty well;--but he feels the heat almost as badly as in Italy.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TREVELYAN BACK IN ENGLAND.
Italy
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From this reading "We got a bed-carriage for him at Dover," said Hugh; "and I think he has borne the journey pretty well;--but he feels the heat almost as badly as in Italy.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "We got a bed-carriage for him at Dover," said Hugh; "and I think he has borne the journey pretty well;--but he feels the heat almost as badly as in Italy.
Lady
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From this reading Nora, with Lady Milborough's carriage, and Lady Milborough's coach and footman, and with a cab ready for the luggage close behind the carriage, was waiting at the railway station when the party from Dover arrived.
luggage
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From this reading Nora, with Lady Milborough's carriage, and Lady Milborough's coach and footman, and with a cab ready for the luggage close behind the carriage, was waiting at the railway station when the party from Dover arrived.
Milborough's
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From this reading Nora, with Lady Milborough's carriage, and Lady Milborough's coach and footman, and with a cab ready for the luggage close behind the carriage, was waiting at the railway station when the party from Dover arrived.
news
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From this reading She soon saw Hugh upon the platform, and ran to him with her news.
Nora
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From this reading Nora, with Lady Milborough's carriage, and Lady Milborough's coach and footman, and with a cab ready for the luggage close behind the carriage, was waiting at the railway station when the party from Dover arrived.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had not a word to say to each other of themselves, so anxious were they both respecting Trevelyan.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had not a word to say to each other of themselves, so anxious were they both respecting Trevelyan.
other
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From this reading They had not a word to say to each other of themselves, so anxious were they both respecting Trevelyan.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nora, with Lady Milborough's carriage, and Lady Milborough's coach and footman, and with a cab ready for the luggage close behind the carriage, was waiting at the railway station when the party from Dover arrived.
platform
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From this reading She soon saw Hugh upon the platform, and ran to him with her news.
pretty
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From this reading "We got a bed-carriage for him at Dover," said Hugh; "and I think he has borne the journey pretty well;--but he feels the heat almost as badly as in Italy.
railway
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From this reading Nora, with Lady Milborough's carriage, and Lady Milborough's coach and footman, and with a cab ready for the luggage close behind the carriage, was waiting at the railway station when the party from Dover arrived.
ran
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From this reading She soon saw Hugh upon the platform, and ran to him with her news.
ready
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From this reading Nora, with Lady Milborough's carriage, and Lady Milborough's coach and footman, and with a cab ready for the luggage close behind the carriage, was waiting at the railway station when the party from Dover arrived.
respecting
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From this reading They had not a word to say to each other of themselves, so anxious were they both respecting Trevelyan.
said
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From this reading "We got a bed-carriage for him at Dover," said Hugh; "and I think he has borne the journey pretty well;--but he feels the heat almost as badly as in Italy.
saw
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From this reading She soon saw Hugh upon the platform, and ran to him with her news.
say
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From this reading They had not a word to say to each other of themselves, so anxious were they both respecting Trevelyan.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She soon saw Hugh upon the platform, and ran to him with her news.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They had not a word to say to each other of themselves, so anxious were they both respecting Trevelyan.
soon
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From this reading She soon saw Hugh upon the platform, and ran to him with her news.
station
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From this reading Nora, with Lady Milborough's carriage, and Lady Milborough's coach and footman, and with a cab ready for the luggage close behind the carriage, was waiting at the railway station when the party from Dover arrived.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nora, with Lady Milborough's carriage, and Lady Milborough's coach and footman, and with a cab ready for the luggage close behind the carriage, was waiting at the railway station when the party from Dover arrived.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They had not a word to say to each other of themselves, so anxious were they both respecting Trevelyan.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had not a word to say to each other of themselves, so anxious were they both respecting Trevelyan.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We got a bed-carriage for him at Dover," said Hugh; "and I think he has borne the journey pretty well;--but he feels the heat almost as badly as in Italy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She soon saw Hugh upon the platform, and ran to him with her news.
TREVELYAN
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From this reading TREVELYAN BACK IN ENGLAND.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She soon saw Hugh upon the platform, and ran to him with her news.
waiting
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From this reading Nora, with Lady Milborough's carriage, and Lady Milborough's coach and footman, and with a cab ready for the luggage close behind the carriage, was waiting at the railway station when the party from Dover arrived.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nora, with Lady Milborough's carriage, and Lady Milborough's coach and footman, and with a cab ready for the luggage close behind the carriage, was waiting at the railway station when the party from Dover arrived.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We got a bed-carriage for him at Dover," said Hugh; "and I think he has borne the journey pretty well;--but he feels the heat almost as badly as in Italy.
well
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From this reading "We got a bed-carriage for him at Dover," said Hugh; "and I think he has borne the journey pretty well;--but he feels the heat almost as badly as in Italy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had not a word to say to each other of themselves, so anxious were they both respecting Trevelyan.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Nora, with Lady Milborough's carriage, and Lady Milborough's coach and footman, and with a cab ready for the luggage close behind the carriage, was waiting at the railway station when the party from Dover arrived.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nora, with Lady Milborough's carriage, and Lady Milborough's coach and footman, and with a cab ready for the luggage close behind the carriage, was waiting at the railway station when the party from Dover arrived.
word
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From this reading They had not a word to say to each other of themselves, so anxious were they both respecting Trevelyan.
