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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 Mr. Semple had been down to Bowshott again, bringing a mass of correspondence with him, and had left that morning.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Semple had been down to Bowshott again, bringing a mass of correspondence with him, and had left that morning.
almost
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From this reading No one ever arrived at Hulworth without remarking on the almost grotesque ugliness of the house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I think I 'll go over and see Toffy,' said Peter to himself one day in the following week.
appalling
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From this reading Nigel Christopherson was ill at Hulworth with one of his usual appalling colds, which brought him as nearly as possible to the grave every time they attacked him.
arrived
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From this reading No one ever arrived at Hulworth without remarking on the almost grotesque ugliness of the house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nigel Christopherson was ill at Hulworth with one of his usual appalling colds, which brought him as nearly as possible to the grave every time they attacked him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nigel Christopherson was ill at Hulworth with one of his usual appalling colds, which brought him as nearly as possible to the grave every time they attacked him.
attacked
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From this reading Nigel Christopherson was ill at Hulworth with one of his usual appalling colds, which brought him as nearly as possible to the grave every time they attacked him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Semple had been down to Bowshott again, bringing a mass of correspondence with him, and had left that morning.
Bowshott
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From this reading Mr. Semple had been down to Bowshott again, bringing a mass of correspondence with him, and had left that morning.
bringing
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From this reading Mr. Semple had been down to Bowshott again, bringing a mass of correspondence with him, and had left that morning.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nigel Christopherson was ill at Hulworth with one of his usual appalling colds, which brought him as nearly as possible to the grave every time they attacked him.
Christopherson
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From this reading Nigel Christopherson was ill at Hulworth with one of his usual appalling colds, which brought him as nearly as possible to the grave every time they attacked him.
colds
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From this reading Nigel Christopherson was ill at Hulworth with one of his usual appalling colds, which brought him as nearly as possible to the grave every time they attacked him.
correspondence
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From this reading Mr. Semple had been down to Bowshott again, bringing a mass of correspondence with him, and had left that morning.
day
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down
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From this reading Mr. Semple had been down to Bowshott again, bringing a mass of correspondence with him, and had left that morning.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one ever arrived at Hulworth without remarking on the almost grotesque ugliness of the house.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Nigel Christopherson was ill at Hulworth with one of his usual appalling colds, which brought him as nearly as possible to the grave every time they attacked him.
family
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From this reading Peter once again read through the letters and papers which he and the family lawyer had pored over until the small hours of this morning, and then he ordered his horse and rode over to see his friend.
following
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From this reading 'I think I 'll go over and see Toffy,' said Peter to himself one day in the following week.
friend
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From this reading Peter once again read through the letters and papers which he and the family lawyer had pored over until the small hours of this morning, and then he ordered his horse and rode over to see his friend.
go
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From this reading 'I think I 'll go over and see Toffy,' said Peter to himself one day in the following week.
grave
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From this reading Nigel Christopherson was ill at Hulworth with one of his usual appalling colds, which brought him as nearly as possible to the grave every time they attacked him.
grotesque
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From this reading No one ever arrived at Hulworth without remarking on the almost grotesque ugliness of the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Semple had been down to Bowshott again, bringing a mass of correspondence with him, and had left that morning.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Peter once again read through the letters and papers which he and the family lawyer had pored over until the small hours of this morning, and then he ordered his horse and rode over to see his friend.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Semple had been down to Bowshott again, bringing a mass of correspondence with him, and had left that morning.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading 'I think I 'll go over and see Toffy,' said Peter to himself one day in the following week.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nigel Christopherson was ill at Hulworth with one of his usual appalling colds, which brought him as nearly as possible to the grave every time they attacked him.
horse
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From this reading Peter once again read through the letters and papers which he and the family lawyer had pored over until the small hours of this morning, and then he ordered his horse and rode over to see his friend.
hours
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From this reading Peter once again read through the letters and papers which he and the family lawyer had pored over until the small hours of this morning, and then he ordered his horse and rode over to see his friend.
house
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From this reading No one ever arrived at Hulworth without remarking on the almost grotesque ugliness of the house.
Hulworth
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From this reading Nigel Christopherson was ill at Hulworth with one of his usual appalling colds, which brought him as nearly as possible to the grave every time they attacked him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I think I 'll go over and see Toffy,' said Peter to himself one day in the following week.
ill
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From this reading Nigel Christopherson was ill at Hulworth with one of his usual appalling colds, which brought him as nearly as possible to the grave every time they attacked him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'I think I 'll go over and see Toffy,' said Peter to himself one day in the following week.
lawyer
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leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Semple had been down to Bowshott again, bringing a mass of correspondence with him, and had left that morning.
letters
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ll
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From this reading 'I think I 'll go over and see Toffy,' said Peter to himself one day in the following week.
mass
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From this reading Mr. Semple had been down to Bowshott again, bringing a mass of correspondence with him, and had left that morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Semple had been down to Bowshott again, bringing a mass of correspondence with him, and had left that morning.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Semple had been down to Bowshott again, bringing a mass of correspondence with him, and had left that morning.
nearly
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From this reading Nigel Christopherson was ill at Hulworth with one of his usual appalling colds, which brought him as nearly as possible to the grave every time they attacked him.
Nigel
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From this reading Nigel Christopherson was ill at Hulworth with one of his usual appalling colds, which brought him as nearly as possible to the grave every time they attacked him.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one ever arrived at Hulworth without remarking on the almost grotesque ugliness of the house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Semple had been down to Bowshott again, bringing a mass of correspondence with him, and had left that morning.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No one ever arrived at Hulworth without remarking on the almost grotesque ugliness of the house.
once
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From this reading Peter once again read through the letters and papers which he and the family lawyer had pored over until the small hours of this morning, and then he ordered his horse and rode over to see his friend.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'I think I 'll go over and see Toffy,' said Peter to himself one day in the following week.
ordered
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From this reading Peter once again read through the letters and papers which he and the family lawyer had pored over until the small hours of this morning, and then he ordered his horse and rode over to see his friend.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading 'I think I 'll go over and see Toffy,' said Peter to himself one day in the following week.
papers
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From this reading Peter once again read through the letters and papers which he and the family lawyer had pored over until the small hours of this morning, and then he ordered his horse and rode over to see his friend.
Peter
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From this reading 'I think I 'll go over and see Toffy,' said Peter to himself one day in the following week.
pored
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possible
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From this reading Nigel Christopherson was ill at Hulworth with one of his usual appalling colds, which brought him as nearly as possible to the grave every time they attacked him.
read
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From this reading Peter once again read through the letters and papers which he and the family lawyer had pored over until the small hours of this morning, and then he ordered his horse and rode over to see his friend.
remarking
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From this reading No one ever arrived at Hulworth without remarking on the almost grotesque ugliness of the house.
rode
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From this reading Peter once again read through the letters and papers which he and the family lawyer had pored over until the small hours of this morning, and then he ordered his horse and rode over to see his friend.
said
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From this reading 'I think I 'll go over and see Toffy,' said Peter to himself one day in the following week.
see
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From this reading 'I think I 'll go over and see Toffy,' said Peter to himself one day in the following week.
Semple
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From this reading Mr. Semple had been down to Bowshott again, bringing a mass of correspondence with him, and had left that morning.
small
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From this reading Peter once again read through the letters and papers which he and the family lawyer had pored over until the small hours of this morning, and then he ordered his horse and rode over to see his friend.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Semple had been down to Bowshott again, bringing a mass of correspondence with him, and had left that morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'I think I 'll go over and see Toffy,' said Peter to himself one day in the following week.
then
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From this reading Peter once again read through the letters and papers which he and the family lawyer had pored over until the small hours of this morning, and then he ordered his horse and rode over to see his friend.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nigel Christopherson was ill at Hulworth with one of his usual appalling colds, which brought him as nearly as possible to the grave every time they attacked him.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I think I 'll go over and see Toffy,' said Peter to himself one day in the following week.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Peter once again read through the letters and papers which he and the family lawyer had pored over until the small hours of this morning, and then he ordered his horse and rode over to see his friend.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Peter once again read through the letters and papers which he and the family lawyer had pored over until the small hours of this morning, and then he ordered his horse and rode over to see his friend.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nigel Christopherson was ill at Hulworth with one of his usual appalling colds, which brought him as nearly as possible to the grave every time they attacked him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I think I 'll go over and see Toffy,' said Peter to himself one day in the following week.
Toffy
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From this reading 'I think I 'll go over and see Toffy,' said Peter to himself one day in the following week.
ugliness
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From this reading No one ever arrived at Hulworth without remarking on the almost grotesque ugliness of the house.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Peter once again read through the letters and papers which he and the family lawyer had pored over until the small hours of this morning, and then he ordered his horse and rode over to see his friend.
usual
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From this reading Nigel Christopherson was ill at Hulworth with one of his usual appalling colds, which brought him as nearly as possible to the grave every time they attacked him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nigel Christopherson was ill at Hulworth with one of his usual appalling colds, which brought him as nearly as possible to the grave every time they attacked him.
week
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From this reading 'I think I 'll go over and see Toffy,' said Peter to himself one day in the following week.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nigel Christopherson was ill at Hulworth with one of his usual appalling colds, which brought him as nearly as possible to the grave every time they attacked him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Semple had been down to Bowshott again, bringing a mass of correspondence with him, and had left that morning.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading No one ever arrived at Hulworth without remarking on the almost grotesque ugliness of the house.
