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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 On his way back he stayed chatting with the bank manager until rather later than usual, and afterwards strolled on to the Terrace, where he looked with some eagerness towards a certain point in the bay.
afterwards
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From this reading On his way back he stayed chatting with the bank manager until rather later than usual, and afterwards strolled on to the Terrace, where he looked with some eagerness towards a certain point in the bay.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HONEYMOONING Hunterleys saw the Right Honourable Meredith Simpson and Monsieur Douaille off to Paris early that morning.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he called round at the hospital to find that Sidney Roche was out of danger, and went on to the villa with the good news.
back
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From this reading On his way back he stayed chatting with the bank manager until rather later than usual, and afterwards strolled on to the Terrace, where he looked with some eagerness towards a certain point in the bay.
bank
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From this reading On his way back he stayed chatting with the bank manager until rather later than usual, and afterwards strolled on to the Terrace, where he looked with some eagerness towards a certain point in the bay.
bay
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From this reading On his way back he stayed chatting with the bank manager until rather later than usual, and afterwards strolled on to the Terrace, where he looked with some eagerness towards a certain point in the bay.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Grex and his friends, then, had been set free.
called
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From this reading Then he called round at the hospital to find that Sidney Roche was out of danger, and went on to the villa with the good news.
certain
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From this reading On his way back he stayed chatting with the bank manager until rather later than usual, and afterwards strolled on to the Terrace, where he looked with some eagerness towards a certain point in the bay.
chatting
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From this reading On his way back he stayed chatting with the bank manager until rather later than usual, and afterwards strolled on to the Terrace, where he looked with some eagerness towards a certain point in the bay.
danger
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From this reading Then he called round at the hospital to find that Sidney Roche was out of danger, and went on to the villa with the good news.
departed
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From this reading The _Minnehaha_ had departed.
Douaille
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From this reading HONEYMOONING Hunterleys saw the Right Honourable Meredith Simpson and Monsieur Douaille off to Paris early that morning.
eagerness
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From this reading On his way back he stayed chatting with the bank manager until rather later than usual, and afterwards strolled on to the Terrace, where he looked with some eagerness towards a certain point in the bay.
early
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From this reading HONEYMOONING Hunterleys saw the Right Honourable Meredith Simpson and Monsieur Douaille off to Paris early that morning.
find
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From this reading Then he called round at the hospital to find that Sidney Roche was out of danger, and went on to the villa with the good news.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Mr. Grex and his friends, then, had been set free.
friends
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From this reading Mr. Grex and his friends, then, had been set free.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he called round at the hospital to find that Sidney Roche was out of danger, and went on to the villa with the good news.
Grex
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From this reading Mr. Grex and his friends, then, had been set free.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The _Minnehaha_ had departed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he called round at the hospital to find that Sidney Roche was out of danger, and went on to the villa with the good news.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On his way back he stayed chatting with the bank manager until rather later than usual, and afterwards strolled on to the Terrace, where he looked with some eagerness towards a certain point in the bay.
HONEYMOONING
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From this reading HONEYMOONING Hunterleys saw the Right Honourable Meredith Simpson and Monsieur Douaille off to Paris early that morning.
Honourable
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From this reading HONEYMOONING Hunterleys saw the Right Honourable Meredith Simpson and Monsieur Douaille off to Paris early that morning.
hospital
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From this reading Then he called round at the hospital to find that Sidney Roche was out of danger, and went on to the villa with the good news.
Hunterleys
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From this reading HONEYMOONING Hunterleys saw the Right Honourable Meredith Simpson and Monsieur Douaille off to Paris early that morning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On his way back he stayed chatting with the bank manager until rather later than usual, and afterwards strolled on to the Terrace, where he looked with some eagerness towards a certain point in the bay.
later
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From this reading On his way back he stayed chatting with the bank manager until rather later than usual, and afterwards strolled on to the Terrace, where he looked with some eagerness towards a certain point in the bay.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On his way back he stayed chatting with the bank manager until rather later than usual, and afterwards strolled on to the Terrace, where he looked with some eagerness towards a certain point in the bay.
manager
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From this reading On his way back he stayed chatting with the bank manager until rather later than usual, and afterwards strolled on to the Terrace, where he looked with some eagerness towards a certain point in the bay.
Meredith
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From this reading HONEYMOONING Hunterleys saw the Right Honourable Meredith Simpson and Monsieur Douaille off to Paris early that morning.
Minnehaha
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From this reading The _Minnehaha_ had departed.
Monsieur
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From this reading HONEYMOONING Hunterleys saw the Right Honourable Meredith Simpson and Monsieur Douaille off to Paris early that morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HONEYMOONING Hunterleys saw the Right Honourable Meredith Simpson and Monsieur Douaille off to Paris early that morning.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Grex and his friends, then, had been set free.
news
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From this reading Then he called round at the hospital to find that Sidney Roche was out of danger, and went on to the villa with the good news.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he called round at the hospital to find that Sidney Roche was out of danger, and went on to the villa with the good news.
off
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From this reading HONEYMOONING Hunterleys saw the Right Honourable Meredith Simpson and Monsieur Douaille off to Paris early that morning.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he called round at the hospital to find that Sidney Roche was out of danger, and went on to the villa with the good news.
out
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From this reading Then he called round at the hospital to find that Sidney Roche was out of danger, and went on to the villa with the good news.
Paris
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From this reading HONEYMOONING Hunterleys saw the Right Honourable Meredith Simpson and Monsieur Douaille off to Paris early that morning.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading On his way back he stayed chatting with the bank manager until rather later than usual, and afterwards strolled on to the Terrace, where he looked with some eagerness towards a certain point in the bay.
rather
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From this reading On his way back he stayed chatting with the bank manager until rather later than usual, and afterwards strolled on to the Terrace, where he looked with some eagerness towards a certain point in the bay.
RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HONEYMOONING Hunterleys saw the Right Honourable Meredith Simpson and Monsieur Douaille off to Paris early that morning.
Roche
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From this reading Then he called round at the hospital to find that Sidney Roche was out of danger, and went on to the villa with the good news.
round
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From this reading Then he called round at the hospital to find that Sidney Roche was out of danger, and went on to the villa with the good news.
saw
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From this reading HONEYMOONING Hunterleys saw the Right Honourable Meredith Simpson and Monsieur Douaille off to Paris early that morning.
set
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From this reading Mr. Grex and his friends, then, had been set free.
Sidney
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From this reading Then he called round at the hospital to find that Sidney Roche was out of danger, and went on to the villa with the good news.
Simpson
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From this reading HONEYMOONING Hunterleys saw the Right Honourable Meredith Simpson and Monsieur Douaille off to Paris early that morning.
some
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From this reading On his way back he stayed chatting with the bank manager until rather later than usual, and afterwards strolled on to the Terrace, where he looked with some eagerness towards a certain point in the bay.
stayed
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From this reading On his way back he stayed chatting with the bank manager until rather later than usual, and afterwards strolled on to the Terrace, where he looked with some eagerness towards a certain point in the bay.
strolled
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From this reading On his way back he stayed chatting with the bank manager until rather later than usual, and afterwards strolled on to the Terrace, where he looked with some eagerness towards a certain point in the bay.
Terrace
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From this reading On his way back he stayed chatting with the bank manager until rather later than usual, and afterwards strolled on to the Terrace, where he looked with some eagerness towards a certain point in the bay.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading On his way back he stayed chatting with the bank manager until rather later than usual, and afterwards strolled on to the Terrace, where he looked with some eagerness towards a certain point in the bay.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HONEYMOONING Hunterleys saw the Right Honourable Meredith Simpson and Monsieur Douaille off to Paris early that morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HONEYMOONING Hunterleys saw the Right Honourable Meredith Simpson and Monsieur Douaille off to Paris early that morning.
Then
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From this reading Then he called round at the hospital to find that Sidney Roche was out of danger, and went on to the villa with the good news.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HONEYMOONING Hunterleys saw the Right Honourable Meredith Simpson and Monsieur Douaille off to Paris early that morning.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading On his way back he stayed chatting with the bank manager until rather later than usual, and afterwards strolled on to the Terrace, where he looked with some eagerness towards a certain point in the bay.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading On his way back he stayed chatting with the bank manager until rather later than usual, and afterwards strolled on to the Terrace, where he looked with some eagerness towards a certain point in the bay.
usual
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From this reading On his way back he stayed chatting with the bank manager until rather later than usual, and afterwards strolled on to the Terrace, where he looked with some eagerness towards a certain point in the bay.
villa
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From this reading Then he called round at the hospital to find that Sidney Roche was out of danger, and went on to the villa with the good news.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he called round at the hospital to find that Sidney Roche was out of danger, and went on to the villa with the good news.
way
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From this reading On his way back he stayed chatting with the bank manager until rather later than usual, and afterwards strolled on to the Terrace, where he looked with some eagerness towards a certain point in the bay.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he called round at the hospital to find that Sidney Roche was out of danger, and went on to the villa with the good news.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading On his way back he stayed chatting with the bank manager until rather later than usual, and afterwards strolled on to the Terrace, where he looked with some eagerness towards a certain point in the bay.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he called round at the hospital to find that Sidney Roche was out of danger, and went on to the villa with the good news.
