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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 WHILE the conversation just narrated took place, Kenelm had walked forth to pay a visit to Will Somers.
All
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From this reading All obstacles to Will's marriage were now cleared away; the transfer of lease for the shop had been signed, and the banns were to be published for the first time on the following Sunday.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Kenelm then paid a visit to Mrs. Bowles, with whom he stayed an hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All obstacles to Will's marriage were now cleared away; the transfer of lease for the shop had been signed, and the banns were to be published for the first time on the following Sunday.
away
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From this reading All obstacles to Will's marriage were now cleared away; the transfer of lease for the shop had been signed, and the banns were to be published for the first time on the following Sunday.
banns
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From this reading All obstacles to Will's marriage were now cleared away; the transfer of lease for the shop had been signed, and the banns were to be published for the first time on the following Sunday.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All obstacles to Will's marriage were now cleared away; the transfer of lease for the shop had been signed, and the banns were to be published for the first time on the following Sunday.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All obstacles to Will's marriage were now cleared away; the transfer of lease for the shop had been signed, and the banns were to be published for the first time on the following Sunday.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading On reentering the Park, he saw Travers, walking slowly, with downcast eyes and his hands clasped behind him (his habit when in thought).
Bowles
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From this reading Kenelm then paid a visit to Mrs. Bowles, with whom he stayed an hour.
clasped
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From this reading On reentering the Park, he saw Travers, walking slowly, with downcast eyes and his hands clasped behind him (his habit when in thought).
cleared
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From this reading All obstacles to Will's marriage were now cleared away; the transfer of lease for the shop had been signed, and the banns were to be published for the first time on the following Sunday.
conversation
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From this reading WHILE the conversation just narrated took place, Kenelm had walked forth to pay a visit to Will Somers.
downcast
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From this reading On reentering the Park, he saw Travers, walking slowly, with downcast eyes and his hands clasped behind him (his habit when in thought).
eyes
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From this reading On reentering the Park, he saw Travers, walking slowly, with downcast eyes and his hands clasped behind him (his habit when in thought).
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All obstacles to Will's marriage were now cleared away; the transfer of lease for the shop had been signed, and the banns were to be published for the first time on the following Sunday.
following
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From this reading All obstacles to Will's marriage were now cleared away; the transfer of lease for the shop had been signed, and the banns were to be published for the first time on the following Sunday.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All obstacles to Will's marriage were now cleared away; the transfer of lease for the shop had been signed, and the banns were to be published for the first time on the following Sunday.
forth
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From this reading WHILE the conversation just narrated took place, Kenelm had walked forth to pay a visit to Will Somers.
habit
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From this reading On reentering the Park, he saw Travers, walking slowly, with downcast eyes and his hands clasped behind him (his habit when in thought).
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHILE the conversation just narrated took place, Kenelm had walked forth to pay a visit to Will Somers.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading On reentering the Park, he saw Travers, walking slowly, with downcast eyes and his hands clasped behind him (his habit when in thought).
happy
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From this reading We need not say that Will was very happy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kenelm then paid a visit to Mrs. Bowles, with whom he stayed an hour.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On reentering the Park, he saw Travers, walking slowly, with downcast eyes and his hands clasped behind him (his habit when in thought).
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On reentering the Park, he saw Travers, walking slowly, with downcast eyes and his hands clasped behind him (his habit when in thought).
hour
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From this reading Kenelm then paid a visit to Mrs. Bowles, with whom he stayed an hour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On reentering the Park, he saw Travers, walking slowly, with downcast eyes and his hands clasped behind him (his habit when in thought).
just
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From this reading WHILE the conversation just narrated took place, Kenelm had walked forth to pay a visit to Will Somers.
Kenelm
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From this reading WHILE the conversation just narrated took place, Kenelm had walked forth to pay a visit to Will Somers.
lease
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From this reading All obstacles to Will's marriage were now cleared away; the transfer of lease for the shop had been signed, and the banns were to be published for the first time on the following Sunday.
marriage
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From this reading All obstacles to Will's marriage were now cleared away; the transfer of lease for the shop had been signed, and the banns were to be published for the first time on the following Sunday.
Mrs
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From this reading Kenelm then paid a visit to Mrs. Bowles, with whom he stayed an hour.
narrated
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From this reading WHILE the conversation just narrated took place, Kenelm had walked forth to pay a visit to Will Somers.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We need not say that Will was very happy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We need not say that Will was very happy.
now
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From this reading All obstacles to Will's marriage were now cleared away; the transfer of lease for the shop had been signed, and the banns were to be published for the first time on the following Sunday.
obstacles
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From this reading All obstacles to Will's marriage were now cleared away; the transfer of lease for the shop had been signed, and the banns were to be published for the first time on the following Sunday.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All obstacles to Will's marriage were now cleared away; the transfer of lease for the shop had been signed, and the banns were to be published for the first time on the following Sunday.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All obstacles to Will's marriage were now cleared away; the transfer of lease for the shop had been signed, and the banns were to be published for the first time on the following Sunday.
paid
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From this reading Kenelm then paid a visit to Mrs. Bowles, with whom he stayed an hour.
Park
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From this reading On reentering the Park, he saw Travers, walking slowly, with downcast eyes and his hands clasped behind him (his habit when in thought).
pay
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From this reading WHILE the conversation just narrated took place, Kenelm had walked forth to pay a visit to Will Somers.
place
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From this reading WHILE the conversation just narrated took place, Kenelm had walked forth to pay a visit to Will Somers.
published
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From this reading All obstacles to Will's marriage were now cleared away; the transfer of lease for the shop had been signed, and the banns were to be published for the first time on the following Sunday.
reentering
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From this reading On reentering the Park, he saw Travers, walking slowly, with downcast eyes and his hands clasped behind him (his habit when in thought).
saw
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From this reading On reentering the Park, he saw Travers, walking slowly, with downcast eyes and his hands clasped behind him (his habit when in thought).
say
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From this reading We need not say that Will was very happy.
shop
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From this reading All obstacles to Will's marriage were now cleared away; the transfer of lease for the shop had been signed, and the banns were to be published for the first time on the following Sunday.
signed
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From this reading All obstacles to Will's marriage were now cleared away; the transfer of lease for the shop had been signed, and the banns were to be published for the first time on the following Sunday.
slowly
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From this reading On reentering the Park, he saw Travers, walking slowly, with downcast eyes and his hands clasped behind him (his habit when in thought).
Somers
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From this reading WHILE the conversation just narrated took place, Kenelm had walked forth to pay a visit to Will Somers.
stayed
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From this reading Kenelm then paid a visit to Mrs. Bowles, with whom he stayed an hour.
Sunday
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From this reading All obstacles to Will's marriage were now cleared away; the transfer of lease for the shop had been signed, and the banns were to be published for the first time on the following Sunday.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We need not say that Will was very happy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHILE the conversation just narrated took place, Kenelm had walked forth to pay a visit to Will Somers.
then
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From this reading Kenelm then paid a visit to Mrs. Bowles, with whom he stayed an hour.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On reentering the Park, he saw Travers, walking slowly, with downcast eyes and his hands clasped behind him (his habit when in thought).
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All obstacles to Will's marriage were now cleared away; the transfer of lease for the shop had been signed, and the banns were to be published for the first time on the following Sunday.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHILE the conversation just narrated took place, Kenelm had walked forth to pay a visit to Will Somers.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHILE the conversation just narrated took place, Kenelm had walked forth to pay a visit to Will Somers.
transfer
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From this reading All obstacles to Will's marriage were now cleared away; the transfer of lease for the shop had been signed, and the banns were to be published for the first time on the following Sunday.
Travers
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From this reading On reentering the Park, he saw Travers, walking slowly, with downcast eyes and his hands clasped behind him (his habit when in thought).
very
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From this reading We need not say that Will was very happy.
visit
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From this reading WHILE the conversation just narrated took place, Kenelm had walked forth to pay a visit to Will Somers.
walked
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From this reading WHILE the conversation just narrated took place, Kenelm had walked forth to pay a visit to Will Somers.
walking
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From this reading On reentering the Park, he saw Travers, walking slowly, with downcast eyes and his hands clasped behind him (his habit when in thought).
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We need not say that Will was very happy.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We need not say that Will was very happy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All obstacles to Will's marriage were now cleared away; the transfer of lease for the shop had been signed, and the banns were to be published for the first time on the following Sunday.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On reentering the Park, he saw Travers, walking slowly, with downcast eyes and his hands clasped behind him (his habit when in thought).
WHILEconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading WHILE the conversation just narrated took place, Kenelm had walked forth to pay a visit to Will Somers.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Kenelm then paid a visit to Mrs. Bowles, with whom he stayed an hour.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading WHILE the conversation just narrated took place, Kenelm had walked forth to pay a visit to Will Somers.
Will's
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From this reading All obstacles to Will's marriage were now cleared away; the transfer of lease for the shop had been signed, and the banns were to be published for the first time on the following Sunday.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Kenelm then paid a visit to Mrs. Bowles, with whom he stayed an hour.
