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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 The Ambassador, when he left Mr. Sabin's house, stepped into a hired hansom and drove off towards Arlington Street.
Ambassador
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From this reading The Ambassador, when he left Mr. Sabin's house, stepped into a hired hansom and drove off towards Arlington Street.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Ambassador, when he left Mr. Sabin's house, stepped into a hired hansom and drove off towards Arlington Street.
Arlington
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From this reading The Ambassador, when he left Mr. Sabin's house, stepped into a hired hansom and drove off towards Arlington Street.
brougham
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From this reading A young man who had watched him come out, from the other side of the way, walked swiftly to the corner of the street and stepped into a private brougham which was waiting there.
come
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From this reading A young man who had watched him come out, from the other side of the way, walked swiftly to the corner of the street and stepped into a private brougham which was waiting there.
corner
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From this reading A young man who had watched him come out, from the other side of the way, walked swiftly to the corner of the street and stepped into a private brougham which was waiting there.
Drive
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From this reading "Drive fast!"
drove
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From this reading The Ambassador, when he left Mr. Sabin's house, stepped into a hired hansom and drove off towards Arlington Street.
Embassy
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From this reading "To the Embassy," he said.
EMPEROR
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From this reading "HE HAS GONE TO THE EMPEROR!"
fast
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From this reading "Drive fast!"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A young man who had watched him come out, from the other side of the way, walked swiftly to the corner of the street and stepped into a private brougham which was waiting there.
GONE
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From this reading "HE HAS GONE TO THE EMPEROR!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A young man who had watched him come out, from the other side of the way, walked swiftly to the corner of the street and stepped into a private brougham which was waiting there.
hansom
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From this reading The Ambassador, when he left Mr. Sabin's house, stepped into a hired hansom and drove off towards Arlington Street.
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "HE HAS GONE TO THE EMPEROR!"
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "HE HAS GONE TO THE EMPEROR!"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A young man who had watched him come out, from the other side of the way, walked swiftly to the corner of the street and stepped into a private brougham which was waiting there.
hired
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From this reading The Ambassador, when he left Mr. Sabin's house, stepped into a hired hansom and drove off towards Arlington Street.
house
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From this reading The Ambassador, when he left Mr. Sabin's house, stepped into a hired hansom and drove off towards Arlington Street.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Ambassador, when he left Mr. Sabin's house, stepped into a hired hansom and drove off towards Arlington Street.
left
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From this reading The Ambassador, when he left Mr. Sabin's house, stepped into a hired hansom and drove off towards Arlington Street.
man
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From this reading A young man who had watched him come out, from the other side of the way, walked swiftly to the corner of the street and stepped into a private brougham which was waiting there.
Mr
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From this reading The Ambassador, when he left Mr. Sabin's house, stepped into a hired hansom and drove off towards Arlington Street.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A young man who had watched him come out, from the other side of the way, walked swiftly to the corner of the street and stepped into a private brougham which was waiting there.
off
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From this reading The Ambassador, when he left Mr. Sabin's house, stepped into a hired hansom and drove off towards Arlington Street.
other
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From this reading A young man who had watched him come out, from the other side of the way, walked swiftly to the corner of the street and stepped into a private brougham which was waiting there.
out
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From this reading A young man who had watched him come out, from the other side of the way, walked swiftly to the corner of the street and stepped into a private brougham which was waiting there.
private
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From this reading A young man who had watched him come out, from the other side of the way, walked swiftly to the corner of the street and stepped into a private brougham which was waiting there.
Sabin's
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From this reading The Ambassador, when he left Mr. Sabin's house, stepped into a hired hansom and drove off towards Arlington Street.
said
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From this reading "To the Embassy," he said.
side
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From this reading A young man who had watched him come out, from the other side of the way, walked swiftly to the corner of the street and stepped into a private brougham which was waiting there.
stepped
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From this reading The Ambassador, when he left Mr. Sabin's house, stepped into a hired hansom and drove off towards Arlington Street.
Street
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From this reading The Ambassador, when he left Mr. Sabin's house, stepped into a hired hansom and drove off towards Arlington Street.
swiftly
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From this reading A young man who had watched him come out, from the other side of the way, walked swiftly to the corner of the street and stepped into a private brougham which was waiting there.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "HE HAS GONE TO THE EMPEROR!"
there
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From this reading A young man who had watched him come out, from the other side of the way, walked swiftly to the corner of the street and stepped into a private brougham which was waiting there.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "HE HAS GONE TO THE EMPEROR!"
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The Ambassador, when he left Mr. Sabin's house, stepped into a hired hansom and drove off towards Arlington Street.
waiting
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From this reading A young man who had watched him come out, from the other side of the way, walked swiftly to the corner of the street and stepped into a private brougham which was waiting there.
walked
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From this reading A young man who had watched him come out, from the other side of the way, walked swiftly to the corner of the street and stepped into a private brougham which was waiting there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A young man who had watched him come out, from the other side of the way, walked swiftly to the corner of the street and stepped into a private brougham which was waiting there.
watched
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From this reading A young man who had watched him come out, from the other side of the way, walked swiftly to the corner of the street and stepped into a private brougham which was waiting there.
way
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From this reading A young man who had watched him come out, from the other side of the way, walked swiftly to the corner of the street and stepped into a private brougham which was waiting there.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Ambassador, when he left Mr. Sabin's house, stepped into a hired hansom and drove off towards Arlington Street.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A young man who had watched him come out, from the other side of the way, walked swiftly to the corner of the street and stepped into a private brougham which was waiting there.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A young man who had watched him come out, from the other side of the way, walked swiftly to the corner of the street and stepped into a private brougham which was waiting there.
young
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From this reading A young man who had watched him come out, from the other side of the way, walked swiftly to the corner of the street and stepped into a private brougham which was waiting there.
