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1887
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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the course of my wanderings I visited the underground chamber, and sat down there to rest.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.
Boston
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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not finding her in the house, I sought her in the garden, but she was not there.
came
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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.
chamber
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From this reading In the course of my wanderings I visited the underground chamber, and sat down there to rest.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of my wanderings I visited the underground chamber, and sat down there to rest.
daily
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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.
disappointed
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From this reading In this, however, I was disappointed.
down
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From this reading In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.
Dr
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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.
early
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From this reading In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.
Edith
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From this reading In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.
finding
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From this reading Not finding her in the house, I sought her in the garden, but she was not there.
garden
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From this reading Not finding her in the house, I sought her in the garden, but she was not there.
glancing
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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Not finding her in the house, I sought her in the garden, but she was not there.
hope
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From this reading In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.
house
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From this reading Not finding her in the house, I sought her in the garden, but she was not there.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading In this, however, I was disappointed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.
interested
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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.
lay
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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.
Leete
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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the course of my wanderings I visited the underground chamber, and sat down there to rest.
newspapers
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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not finding her in the house, I sought her in the garden, but she was not there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.
papers
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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.
periodicals
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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.
reading
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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of my wanderings I visited the underground chamber, and sat down there to rest.
sat
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From this reading In the course of my wanderings I visited the underground chamber, and sat down there to rest.
seeing
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From this reading In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.
several
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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not finding her in the house, I sought her in the garden, but she was not there.
sought
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From this reading Not finding her in the house, I sought her in the garden, but she was not there.
stairs
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From this reading In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.
table
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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.
there
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From this reading Not finding her in the house, I sought her in the garden, but she was not there.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this, however, I was disappointed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the course of my wanderings I visited the underground chamber, and sat down there to rest.
underground
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From this reading In the course of my wanderings I visited the underground chamber, and sat down there to rest.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.
visited
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From this reading In the course of my wanderings I visited the underground chamber, and sat down there to rest.
wanderings
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From this reading In the course of my wanderings I visited the underground chamber, and sat down there to rest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In this, however, I was disappointed.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.
