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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 "Here's a woman down below as must see you directly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
Accident
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From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She'll be upstairs after me if you're not down quick."
always
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From this reading She was always an early riser; and if she had not been gone to bed long before Mr Bradshaw's visit last night, Mr Benson might safely have trusted to her calling him.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
any
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From this reading "Is it any one from Clarke's?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
awake
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From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She'll be upstairs after me if you're not down quick."
bed
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From this reading She was always an early riser; and if she had not been gone to bed long before Mr Bradshaw's visit last night, Mr Benson might safely have trusted to her calling him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was always an early riser; and if she had not been gone to bed long before Mr Bradshaw's visit last night, Mr Benson might safely have trusted to her calling him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She was always an early riser; and if she had not been gone to bed long before Mr Bradshaw's visit last night, Mr Benson might safely have trusted to her calling him.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "Here's a woman down below as must see you directly.
Benson
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From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
Bradshaw's
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From this reading She was always an early riser; and if she had not been gone to bed long before Mr Bradshaw's visit last night, Mr Benson might safely have trusted to her calling him.
calling
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From this reading She was always an early riser; and if she had not been gone to bed long before Mr Bradshaw's visit last night, Mr Benson might safely have trusted to her calling him.
came
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From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
Clarke's
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From this reading "Is it any one from Clarke's?"
Coach
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From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
dark
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From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Here's a woman down below as must see you directly.
door
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From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
Dover
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From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
down
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From this reading "Here's a woman down below as must see you directly.
early
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From this reading She was always an early riser; and if she had not been gone to bed long before Mr Bradshaw's visit last night, Mr Benson might safely have trusted to her calling him.
Farquhar's
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From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
fear
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From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Is it any one from Clarke's?"
gone
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From this reading She was always an early riser; and if she had not been gone to bed long before Mr Bradshaw's visit last night, Mr Benson might safely have trusted to her calling him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was always an early riser; and if she had not been gone to bed long before Mr Bradshaw's visit last night, Mr Benson might safely have trusted to her calling him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was always an early riser; and if she had not been gone to bed long before Mr Bradshaw's visit last night, Mr Benson might safely have trusted to her calling him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was always an early riser; and if she had not been gone to bed long before Mr Bradshaw's visit last night, Mr Benson might safely have trusted to her calling him.
Here's
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From this reading "Here's a woman down below as must see you directly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was always an early riser; and if she had not been gone to bed long before Mr Bradshaw's visit last night, Mr Benson might safely have trusted to her calling him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was always an early riser; and if she had not been gone to bed long before Mr Bradshaw's visit last night, Mr Benson might safely have trusted to her calling him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
knocked
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From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was always an early riser; and if she had not been gone to bed long before Mr Bradshaw's visit last night, Mr Benson might safely have trusted to her calling him.
late
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From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
lay
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From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was always an early riser; and if she had not been gone to bed long before Mr Bradshaw's visit last night, Mr Benson might safely have trusted to her calling him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She'll be upstairs after me if you're not down quick."
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She was always an early riser; and if she had not been gone to bed long before Mr Bradshaw's visit last night, Mr Benson might safely have trusted to her calling him.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
Mr
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From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Here's a woman down below as must see you directly.
night
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From this reading She was always an early riser; and if she had not been gone to bed long before Mr Bradshaw's visit last night, Mr Benson might safely have trusted to her calling him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was always an early riser; and if she had not been gone to bed long before Mr Bradshaw's visit last night, Mr Benson might safely have trusted to her calling him.
o'clock
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From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
October
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From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Is it any one from Clarke's?"
oversleeping
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From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
quick
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From this reading She'll be upstairs after me if you're not down quick."
riser
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From this reading She was always an early riser; and if she had not been gone to bed long before Mr Bradshaw's visit last night, Mr Benson might safely have trusted to her calling him.
safely
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From this reading She was always an early riser; and if she had not been gone to bed long before Mr Bradshaw's visit last night, Mr Benson might safely have trusted to her calling him.
Sally
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From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
see
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From this reading "Here's a woman down below as must see you directly.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was always an early riser; and if she had not been gone to bed long before Mr Bradshaw's visit last night, Mr Benson might safely have trusted to her calling him.
She'll
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From this reading She'll be upstairs after me if you're not down quick."
six
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From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
somewhere
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From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
trusted
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From this reading She was always an early riser; and if she had not been gone to bed long before Mr Bradshaw's visit last night, Mr Benson might safely have trusted to her calling him.
upstairs
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From this reading She'll be upstairs after me if you're not down quick."
visit
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From this reading She was always an early riser; and if she had not been gone to bed long before Mr Bradshaw's visit last night, Mr Benson might safely have trusted to her calling him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading An Accident to the Dover Coach While Mr Benson lay awake for fear of oversleeping himself, and so being late at Mr Farquhar's (it was somewhere about six o'clock--dark as an October morning is at that time), Sally came to his door and knocked.
woman
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From this reading "Here's a woman down below as must see you directly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Here's a woman down below as must see you directly.
you're
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From this reading She'll be upstairs after me if you're not down quick."
