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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 thing on the blind side of the heart, On the wrong side of the door; The green plant groweth, menacing Almighty lovers in the spring; There is always a forgotten thing, And love is not secure."
actually
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From this reading The news of Harry's marriage, which was convulsing Riff, had actually failed to reach Red Riff Farm by tea-time.
Almighty
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From this reading "The thing on the blind side of the heart, On the wrong side of the door; The green plant groweth, menacing Almighty lovers in the spring; There is always a forgotten thing, And love is not secure."
always
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From this reading "The thing on the blind side of the heart, On the wrong side of the door; The green plant groweth, menacing Almighty lovers in the spring; There is always a forgotten thing, And love is not secure."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The thing on the blind side of the heart, On the wrong side of the door; The green plant groweth, menacing Almighty lovers in the spring; There is always a forgotten thing, And love is not secure."
aristocratically
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From this reading The Miss Blinketts, on the contrary, less aristocratically remote than the Miss Nevills, had heard it at midday, when the Dower House gardener went past The Hermitage to his dinner.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Miss Blinketts, on the contrary, less aristocratically remote than the Miss Nevills, had heard it at midday, when the Dower House gardener went past The Hermitage to his dinner.
aware
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From this reading And they were aware by two o'clock that Janey had had a consultation with Roger in his office, and that the bride had left Riff by the midday express from Riebenbridge.
blind
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From this reading "The thing on the blind side of the heart, On the wrong side of the door; The green plant groweth, menacing Almighty lovers in the spring; There is always a forgotten thing, And love is not secure."
Blinketts
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From this reading The Miss Blinketts, on the contrary, less aristocratically remote than the Miss Nevills, had heard it at midday, when the Dower House gardener went past The Hermitage to his dinner.
bride
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From this reading And they were aware by two o'clock that Janey had had a consultation with Roger in his office, and that the bride had left Riff by the midday express from Riebenbridge.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The news of Harry's marriage, which was convulsing Riff, had actually failed to reach Red Riff Farm by tea-time.
CHESTERTON
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From this reading G. K. CHESTERTON.
consultation
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From this reading And they were aware by two o'clock that Janey had had a consultation with Roger in his office, and that the bride had left Riff by the midday express from Riebenbridge.
contrary
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From this reading The Miss Blinketts, on the contrary, less aristocratically remote than the Miss Nevills, had heard it at midday, when the Dower House gardener went past The Hermitage to his dinner.
convulsing
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From this reading The news of Harry's marriage, which was convulsing Riff, had actually failed to reach Red Riff Farm by tea-time.
dinner
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From this reading The Miss Blinketts, on the contrary, less aristocratically remote than the Miss Nevills, had heard it at midday, when the Dower House gardener went past The Hermitage to his dinner.
door
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From this reading "The thing on the blind side of the heart, On the wrong side of the door; The green plant groweth, menacing Almighty lovers in the spring; There is always a forgotten thing, And love is not secure."
Dower
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From this reading The Miss Blinketts, on the contrary, less aristocratically remote than the Miss Nevills, had heard it at midday, when the Dower House gardener went past The Hermitage to his dinner.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading And they were aware by two o'clock that Janey had had a consultation with Roger in his office, and that the bride had left Riff by the midday express from Riebenbridge.
failed
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From this reading The news of Harry's marriage, which was convulsing Riff, had actually failed to reach Red Riff Farm by tea-time.
Farm
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From this reading The news of Harry's marriage, which was convulsing Riff, had actually failed to reach Red Riff Farm by tea-time.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading "The thing on the blind side of the heart, On the wrong side of the door; The green plant groweth, menacing Almighty lovers in the spring; There is always a forgotten thing, And love is not secure."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And they were aware by two o'clock that Janey had had a consultation with Roger in his office, and that the bride had left Riff by the midday express from Riebenbridge.
G
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From this reading G. K. CHESTERTON.
gardener
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From this reading The Miss Blinketts, on the contrary, less aristocratically remote than the Miss Nevills, had heard it at midday, when the Dower House gardener went past The Hermitage to his dinner.
green
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From this reading "The thing on the blind side of the heart, On the wrong side of the door; The green plant groweth, menacing Almighty lovers in the spring; There is always a forgotten thing, And love is not secure."
groweth
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From this reading "The thing on the blind side of the heart, On the wrong side of the door; The green plant groweth, menacing Almighty lovers in the spring; There is always a forgotten thing, And love is not secure."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The news of Harry's marriage, which was convulsing Riff, had actually failed to reach Red Riff Farm by tea-time.
Harry's
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From this reading The news of Harry's marriage, which was convulsing Riff, had actually failed to reach Red Riff Farm by tea-time.
heard
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From this reading The Miss Blinketts, on the contrary, less aristocratically remote than the Miss Nevills, had heard it at midday, when the Dower House gardener went past The Hermitage to his dinner.
heart
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From this reading "The thing on the blind side of the heart, On the wrong side of the door; The green plant groweth, menacing Almighty lovers in the spring; There is always a forgotten thing, And love is not secure."
Hermitage
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From this reading The Miss Blinketts, on the contrary, less aristocratically remote than the Miss Nevills, had heard it at midday, when the Dower House gardener went past The Hermitage to his dinner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Miss Blinketts, on the contrary, less aristocratically remote than the Miss Nevills, had heard it at midday, when the Dower House gardener went past The Hermitage to his dinner.
House
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From this reading The Miss Blinketts, on the contrary, less aristocratically remote than the Miss Nevills, had heard it at midday, when the Dower House gardener went past The Hermitage to his dinner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The thing on the blind side of the heart, On the wrong side of the door; The green plant groweth, menacing Almighty lovers in the spring; There is always a forgotten thing, And love is not secure."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The thing on the blind side of the heart, On the wrong side of the door; The green plant groweth, menacing Almighty lovers in the spring; There is always a forgotten thing, And love is not secure."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Miss Blinketts, on the contrary, less aristocratically remote than the Miss Nevills, had heard it at midday, when the Dower House gardener went past The Hermitage to his dinner.
Janey
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From this reading And they were aware by two o'clock that Janey had had a consultation with Roger in his office, and that the bride had left Riff by the midday express from Riebenbridge.
K
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From this reading G. K. CHESTERTON.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And they were aware by two o'clock that Janey had had a consultation with Roger in his office, and that the bride had left Riff by the midday express from Riebenbridge.
less
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From this reading The Miss Blinketts, on the contrary, less aristocratically remote than the Miss Nevills, had heard it at midday, when the Dower House gardener went past The Hermitage to his dinner.
love
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From this reading "The thing on the blind side of the heart, On the wrong side of the door; The green plant groweth, menacing Almighty lovers in the spring; There is always a forgotten thing, And love is not secure."
lovers
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From this reading "The thing on the blind side of the heart, On the wrong side of the door; The green plant groweth, menacing Almighty lovers in the spring; There is always a forgotten thing, And love is not secure."
marriage
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From this reading The news of Harry's marriage, which was convulsing Riff, had actually failed to reach Red Riff Farm by tea-time.
menacing
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From this reading "The thing on the blind side of the heart, On the wrong side of the door; The green plant groweth, menacing Almighty lovers in the spring; There is always a forgotten thing, And love is not secure."
midday
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From this reading The Miss Blinketts, on the contrary, less aristocratically remote than the Miss Nevills, had heard it at midday, when the Dower House gardener went past The Hermitage to his dinner.
Miss
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From this reading The Miss Blinketts, on the contrary, less aristocratically remote than the Miss Nevills, had heard it at midday, when the Dower House gardener went past The Hermitage to his dinner.
Nevills
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From this reading The Miss Blinketts, on the contrary, less aristocratically remote than the Miss Nevills, had heard it at midday, when the Dower House gardener went past The Hermitage to his dinner.
news
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From this reading The news of Harry's marriage, which was convulsing Riff, had actually failed to reach Red Riff Farm by tea-time.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "The thing on the blind side of the heart, On the wrong side of the door; The green plant groweth, menacing Almighty lovers in the spring; There is always a forgotten thing, And love is not secure."
o'clock
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From this reading And they were aware by two o'clock that Janey had had a consultation with Roger in his office, and that the bride had left Riff by the midday express from Riebenbridge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The thing on the blind side of the heart, On the wrong side of the door; The green plant groweth, menacing Almighty lovers in the spring; There is always a forgotten thing, And love is not secure."
office
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From this reading And they were aware by two o'clock that Janey had had a consultation with Roger in his office, and that the bride had left Riff by the midday express from Riebenbridge.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The thing on the blind side of the heart, On the wrong side of the door; The green plant groweth, menacing Almighty lovers in the spring; There is always a forgotten thing, And love is not secure."
past
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From this reading The Miss Blinketts, on the contrary, less aristocratically remote than the Miss Nevills, had heard it at midday, when the Dower House gardener went past The Hermitage to his dinner.
plant
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From this reading "The thing on the blind side of the heart, On the wrong side of the door; The green plant groweth, menacing Almighty lovers in the spring; There is always a forgotten thing, And love is not secure."
reach
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From this reading The news of Harry's marriage, which was convulsing Riff, had actually failed to reach Red Riff Farm by tea-time.
Red
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From this reading The news of Harry's marriage, which was convulsing Riff, had actually failed to reach Red Riff Farm by tea-time.
remote
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From this reading The Miss Blinketts, on the contrary, less aristocratically remote than the Miss Nevills, had heard it at midday, when the Dower House gardener went past The Hermitage to his dinner.
Riebenbridge
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From this reading And they were aware by two o'clock that Janey had had a consultation with Roger in his office, and that the bride had left Riff by the midday express from Riebenbridge.
Riff
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From this reading The news of Harry's marriage, which was convulsing Riff, had actually failed to reach Red Riff Farm by tea-time.
Roger
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From this reading And they were aware by two o'clock that Janey had had a consultation with Roger in his office, and that the bride had left Riff by the midday express from Riebenbridge.
secure
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From this reading "The thing on the blind side of the heart, On the wrong side of the door; The green plant groweth, menacing Almighty lovers in the spring; There is always a forgotten thing, And love is not secure."
side
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From this reading "The thing on the blind side of the heart, On the wrong side of the door; The green plant groweth, menacing Almighty lovers in the spring; There is always a forgotten thing, And love is not secure."
spring
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From this reading "The thing on the blind side of the heart, On the wrong side of the door; The green plant groweth, menacing Almighty lovers in the spring; There is always a forgotten thing, And love is not secure."
tea-time
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From this reading The news of Harry's marriage, which was convulsing Riff, had actually failed to reach Red Riff Farm by tea-time.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Miss Blinketts, on the contrary, less aristocratically remote than the Miss Nevills, had heard it at midday, when the Dower House gardener went past The Hermitage to his dinner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And they were aware by two o'clock that Janey had had a consultation with Roger in his office, and that the bride had left Riff by the midday express from Riebenbridge.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The thing on the blind side of the heart, On the wrong side of the door; The green plant groweth, menacing Almighty lovers in the spring; There is always a forgotten thing, And love is not secure."
There
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From this reading "The thing on the blind side of the heart, On the wrong side of the door; The green plant groweth, menacing Almighty lovers in the spring; There is always a forgotten thing, And love is not secure."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they were aware by two o'clock that Janey had had a consultation with Roger in his office, and that the bride had left Riff by the midday express from Riebenbridge.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The thing on the blind side of the heart, On the wrong side of the door; The green plant groweth, menacing Almighty lovers in the spring; There is always a forgotten thing, And love is not secure."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The news of Harry's marriage, which was convulsing Riff, had actually failed to reach Red Riff Farm by tea-time.
two
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From this reading And they were aware by two o'clock that Janey had had a consultation with Roger in his office, and that the bride had left Riff by the midday express from Riebenbridge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The news of Harry's marriage, which was convulsing Riff, had actually failed to reach Red Riff Farm by tea-time.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Miss Blinketts, on the contrary, less aristocratically remote than the Miss Nevills, had heard it at midday, when the Dower House gardener went past The Hermitage to his dinner.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And they were aware by two o'clock that Janey had had a consultation with Roger in his office, and that the bride had left Riff by the midday express from Riebenbridge.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Miss Blinketts, on the contrary, less aristocratically remote than the Miss Nevills, had heard it at midday, when the Dower House gardener went past The Hermitage to his dinner.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The news of Harry's marriage, which was convulsing Riff, had actually failed to reach Red Riff Farm by tea-time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And they were aware by two o'clock that Janey had had a consultation with Roger in his office, and that the bride had left Riff by the midday express from Riebenbridge.
wrong
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From this reading "The thing on the blind side of the heart, On the wrong side of the door; The green plant groweth, menacing Almighty lovers in the spring; There is always a forgotten thing, And love is not secure."
