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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 Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.
affairs
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From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.
all
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From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'We are not a sentimental race,' he had said.
arrange
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From this reading The two young men had much to arrange together, and this had been thought to be expedient.
assured
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From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The two young men had much to arrange together, and this had been thought to be expedient.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The two young men had much to arrange together, and this had been thought to be expedient.
Caldigate
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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.
direct
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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.
disperse
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From this reading 'There are a dozen of us, and the sooner some of us disperse ourselves, the more room will there be in the nest for the others.'
dozen
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From this reading 'There are a dozen of us, and the sooner some of us disperse ourselves, the more room will there be in the nest for the others.'
expedient
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From this reading The two young men had much to arrange together, and this had been thought to be expedient.
family
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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.
father
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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.
Folking
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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'There are a dozen of us, and the sooner some of us disperse ourselves, the more room will there be in the nest for the others.'
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.
friend
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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.
go
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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.
home
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From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.
house
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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.
how
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From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.
John
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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.
lived
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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.
men
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From this reading The two young men had much to arrange together, and this had been thought to be expedient.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.
moment
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From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.
more
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From this reading 'There are a dozen of us, and the sooner some of us disperse ourselves, the more room will there be in the nest for the others.'
much
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From this reading The two young men had much to arrange together, and this had been thought to be expedient.
nest
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From this reading 'There are a dozen of us, and the sooner some of us disperse ourselves, the more room will there be in the nest for the others.'
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'We are not a sentimental race,' he had said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.
others
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From this reading 'There are a dozen of us, and the sooner some of us disperse ourselves, the more room will there be in the nest for the others.'
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading 'There are a dozen of us, and the sooner some of us disperse ourselves, the more room will there be in the nest for the others.'
own
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From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.
promised
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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.
race
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From this reading 'We are not a sentimental race,' he had said.
rather
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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.
remembering
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From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.
Richard
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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.
room
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From this reading 'There are a dozen of us, and the sooner some of us disperse ourselves, the more room will there be in the nest for the others.'
sad
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From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.
sadness
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From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.
said
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From this reading 'We are not a sentimental race,' he had said.
sentimental
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From this reading 'We are not a sentimental race,' he had said.
Shand
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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.
Shand's
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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.
Shands
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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.
some
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From this reading 'There are a dozen of us, and the sooner some of us disperse ourselves, the more room will there be in the nest for the others.'
sooner
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From this reading 'There are a dozen of us, and the sooner some of us disperse ourselves, the more room will there be in the nest for the others.'
suggested
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From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.
there
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From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The two young men had much to arrange together, and this had been thought to be expedient.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two young men had much to arrange together, and this had been thought to be expedient.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.
together
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From this reading The two young men had much to arrange together, and this had been thought to be expedient.
two
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From this reading The two young men had much to arrange together, and this had been thought to be expedient.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'There are a dozen of us, and the sooner some of us disperse ourselves, the more room will there be in the nest for the others.'
way
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From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'We are not a sentimental race,' he had said.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'There are a dozen of us, and the sooner some of us disperse ourselves, the more room will there be in the nest for the others.'
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.
young
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From this reading The two young men had much to arrange together, and this had been thought to be expedient.
