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1854
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From this reading She entered that establishment in August, 1854.
abruptly
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From this reading The history of Lucy Graham ends abruptly on the threshold of Mrs. Vincent's school.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Robert Audley walked slowly through the leafless grove, under the bare and shadowless trees in the gray February atmosphere, thinking as he went of the discovery he had just made.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Robert Audley walked slowly through the leafless grove, under the bare and shadowless trees in the gray February atmosphere, thinking as he went of the discovery he had just made.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BEGINNING AT THE OTHER END.
atmosphere
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From this reading Robert Audley walked slowly through the leafless grove, under the bare and shadowless trees in the gray February atmosphere, thinking as he went of the discovery he had just made.
Audley
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From this reading Robert Audley walked slowly through the leafless grove, under the bare and shadowless trees in the gray February atmosphere, thinking as he went of the discovery he had just made.
August
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From this reading She entered that establishment in August, 1854.
bare
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From this reading Robert Audley walked slowly through the leafless grove, under the bare and shadowless trees in the gray February atmosphere, thinking as he went of the discovery he had just made.
BEGINNINGnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BEGINNING AT THE OTHER END.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "I have that in my pocket-book," he pondered, "which forms the connecting link between the woman whose death George Talboys read of in the Times newspaper and the woman who rules in my uncle's house.
connecting
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death
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discovery
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From this reading Robert Audley walked slowly through the leafless grove, under the bare and shadowless trees in the gray February atmosphere, thinking as he went of the discovery he had just made.
END
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From this reading BEGINNING AT THE OTHER END.
ends
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From this reading The history of Lucy Graham ends abruptly on the threshold of Mrs. Vincent's school.
entered
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From this reading She entered that establishment in August, 1854.
establishment
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From this reading She entered that establishment in August, 1854.
February
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From this reading Robert Audley walked slowly through the leafless grove, under the bare and shadowless trees in the gray February atmosphere, thinking as he went of the discovery he had just made.
forms
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From this reading "I have that in my pocket-book," he pondered, "which forms the connecting link between the woman whose death George Talboys read of in the Times newspaper and the woman who rules in my uncle's house.
George
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From this reading "I have that in my pocket-book," he pondered, "which forms the connecting link between the woman whose death George Talboys read of in the Times newspaper and the woman who rules in my uncle's house.
Graham
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From this reading The history of Lucy Graham ends abruptly on the threshold of Mrs. Vincent's school.
gray
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From this reading Robert Audley walked slowly through the leafless grove, under the bare and shadowless trees in the gray February atmosphere, thinking as he went of the discovery he had just made.
grove
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From this reading Robert Audley walked slowly through the leafless grove, under the bare and shadowless trees in the gray February atmosphere, thinking as he went of the discovery he had just made.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Robert Audley walked slowly through the leafless grove, under the bare and shadowless trees in the gray February atmosphere, thinking as he went of the discovery he had just made.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have that in my pocket-book," he pondered, "which forms the connecting link between the woman whose death George Talboys read of in the Times newspaper and the woman who rules in my uncle's house.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Robert Audley walked slowly through the leafless grove, under the bare and shadowless trees in the gray February atmosphere, thinking as he went of the discovery he had just made.
history
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From this reading The history of Lucy Graham ends abruptly on the threshold of Mrs. Vincent's school.
house
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From this reading "I have that in my pocket-book," he pondered, "which forms the connecting link between the woman whose death George Talboys read of in the Times newspaper and the woman who rules in my uncle's house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have that in my pocket-book," he pondered, "which forms the connecting link between the woman whose death George Talboys read of in the Times newspaper and the woman who rules in my uncle's house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Robert Audley walked slowly through the leafless grove, under the bare and shadowless trees in the gray February atmosphere, thinking as he went of the discovery he had just made.
just
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From this reading Robert Audley walked slowly through the leafless grove, under the bare and shadowless trees in the gray February atmosphere, thinking as he went of the discovery he had just made.
leaflessadjectiveUS /ˈliːfləs/
having no leaves, usually because of the season
From this reading Robert Audley walked slowly through the leafless grove, under the bare and shadowless trees in the gray February atmosphere, thinking as he went of the discovery he had just made.
link
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From this reading "I have that in my pocket-book," he pondered, "which forms the connecting link between the woman whose death George Talboys read of in the Times newspaper and the woman who rules in my uncle's house.
Lucy
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From this reading The history of Lucy Graham ends abruptly on the threshold of Mrs. Vincent's school.
made
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From this reading Robert Audley walked slowly through the leafless grove, under the bare and shadowless trees in the gray February atmosphere, thinking as he went of the discovery he had just made.
Mrs
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From this reading The history of Lucy Graham ends abruptly on the threshold of Mrs. Vincent's school.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have that in my pocket-book," he pondered, "which forms the connecting link between the woman whose death George Talboys read of in the Times newspaper and the woman who rules in my uncle's house.
newspaper
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From this reading "I have that in my pocket-book," he pondered, "which forms the connecting link between the woman whose death George Talboys read of in the Times newspaper and the woman who rules in my uncle's house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Robert Audley walked slowly through the leafless grove, under the bare and shadowless trees in the gray February atmosphere, thinking as he went of the discovery he had just made.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The history of Lucy Graham ends abruptly on the threshold of Mrs. Vincent's school.
OTHER
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From this reading BEGINNING AT THE OTHER END.
pocket-book
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From this reading "I have that in my pocket-book," he pondered, "which forms the connecting link between the woman whose death George Talboys read of in the Times newspaper and the woman who rules in my uncle's house.
pondered
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From this reading "I have that in my pocket-book," he pondered, "which forms the connecting link between the woman whose death George Talboys read of in the Times newspaper and the woman who rules in my uncle's house.
read
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From this reading "I have that in my pocket-book," he pondered, "which forms the connecting link between the woman whose death George Talboys read of in the Times newspaper and the woman who rules in my uncle's house.
Robert
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From this reading Robert Audley walked slowly through the leafless grove, under the bare and shadowless trees in the gray February atmosphere, thinking as he went of the discovery he had just made.
rules
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From this reading "I have that in my pocket-book," he pondered, "which forms the connecting link between the woman whose death George Talboys read of in the Times newspaper and the woman who rules in my uncle's house.
school
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From this reading The history of Lucy Graham ends abruptly on the threshold of Mrs. Vincent's school.
shadowless
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From this reading Robert Audley walked slowly through the leafless grove, under the bare and shadowless trees in the gray February atmosphere, thinking as he went of the discovery he had just made.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She entered that establishment in August, 1854.
slowly
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From this reading Robert Audley walked slowly through the leafless grove, under the bare and shadowless trees in the gray February atmosphere, thinking as he went of the discovery he had just made.
Talboys
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From this reading "I have that in my pocket-book," he pondered, "which forms the connecting link between the woman whose death George Talboys read of in the Times newspaper and the woman who rules in my uncle's house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I have that in my pocket-book," he pondered, "which forms the connecting link between the woman whose death George Talboys read of in the Times newspaper and the woman who rules in my uncle's house.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEGINNING AT THE OTHER END.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robert Audley walked slowly through the leafless grove, under the bare and shadowless trees in the gray February atmosphere, thinking as he went of the discovery he had just made.
threshold
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From this reading The history of Lucy Graham ends abruptly on the threshold of Mrs. Vincent's school.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Robert Audley walked slowly through the leafless grove, under the bare and shadowless trees in the gray February atmosphere, thinking as he went of the discovery he had just made.
Times
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From this reading "I have that in my pocket-book," he pondered, "which forms the connecting link between the woman whose death George Talboys read of in the Times newspaper and the woman who rules in my uncle's house.
trees
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From this reading Robert Audley walked slowly through the leafless grove, under the bare and shadowless trees in the gray February atmosphere, thinking as he went of the discovery he had just made.
uncle's
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From this reading "I have that in my pocket-book," he pondered, "which forms the connecting link between the woman whose death George Talboys read of in the Times newspaper and the woman who rules in my uncle's house.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Robert Audley walked slowly through the leafless grove, under the bare and shadowless trees in the gray February atmosphere, thinking as he went of the discovery he had just made.
Vincent's
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From this reading The history of Lucy Graham ends abruptly on the threshold of Mrs. Vincent's school.
walked
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From this reading Robert Audley walked slowly through the leafless grove, under the bare and shadowless trees in the gray February atmosphere, thinking as he went of the discovery he had just made.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robert Audley walked slowly through the leafless grove, under the bare and shadowless trees in the gray February atmosphere, thinking as he went of the discovery he had just made.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I have that in my pocket-book," he pondered, "which forms the connecting link between the woman whose death George Talboys read of in the Times newspaper and the woman who rules in my uncle's house.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "I have that in my pocket-book," he pondered, "which forms the connecting link between the woman whose death George Talboys read of in the Times newspaper and the woman who rules in my uncle's house.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "I have that in my pocket-book," he pondered, "which forms the connecting link between the woman whose death George Talboys read of in the Times newspaper and the woman who rules in my uncle's house.
woman
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From this reading "I have that in my pocket-book," he pondered, "which forms the connecting link between the woman whose death George Talboys read of in the Times newspaper and the woman who rules in my uncle's house.
