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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 It was a Saturday night in the beginning of August, and John was at home until the following Monday.
able
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From this reading He had not seen Margaret for many days, but he had a feeling to-night that she would be able to keep her tryst.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading And there, standing amid the rushes on the lakeside, he found her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a Saturday night in the beginning of August, and John was at home until the following Monday.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He dressed himself and went out towards Brogar, and Christine watched him far over the western moor, and blessed him as he went.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a Saturday night in the beginning of August, and John was at home until the following Monday.
August
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From this reading It was a Saturday night in the beginning of August, and John was at home until the following Monday.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had not seen Margaret for many days, but he had a feeling to-night that she would be able to keep her tryst.
beach
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From this reading They had so much to say to each other that Margaret forgot her father's return, and delayed so long that she thought it best to go straight home, instead of walking down the beach to meet him.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a Saturday night in the beginning of August, and John was at home until the following Monday.
best
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From this reading They had so much to say to each other that Margaret forgot her father's return, and delayed so long that she thought it best to go straight home, instead of walking down the beach to meet him.
blessed
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From this reading He dressed himself and went out towards Brogar, and Christine watched him far over the western moor, and blessed him as he went.
Brogar
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From this reading He dressed himself and went out towards Brogar, and Christine watched him far over the western moor, and blessed him as he went.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had not seen Margaret for many days, but he had a feeling to-night that she would be able to keep her tryst.
Christine
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From this reading He dressed himself and went out towards Brogar, and Christine watched him far over the western moor, and blessed him as he went.
days
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From this reading He had not seen Margaret for many days, but he had a feeling to-night that she would be able to keep her tryst.
delayed
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From this reading They had so much to say to each other that Margaret forgot her father's return, and delayed so long that she thought it best to go straight home, instead of walking down the beach to meet him.
down
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From this reading They had so much to say to each other that Margaret forgot her father's return, and delayed so long that she thought it best to go straight home, instead of walking down the beach to meet him.
dressed
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From this reading He dressed himself and went out towards Brogar, and Christine watched him far over the western moor, and blessed him as he went.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They had so much to say to each other that Margaret forgot her father's return, and delayed so long that she thought it best to go straight home, instead of walking down the beach to meet him.
far
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From this reading He dressed himself and went out towards Brogar, and Christine watched him far over the western moor, and blessed him as he went.
father's
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From this reading They had so much to say to each other that Margaret forgot her father's return, and delayed so long that she thought it best to go straight home, instead of walking down the beach to meet him.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had not seen Margaret for many days, but he had a feeling to-night that she would be able to keep her tryst.
following
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From this reading It was a Saturday night in the beginning of August, and John was at home until the following Monday.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had not seen Margaret for many days, but he had a feeling to-night that she would be able to keep her tryst.
forgot
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From this reading They had so much to say to each other that Margaret forgot her father's return, and delayed so long that she thought it best to go straight home, instead of walking down the beach to meet him.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And there, standing amid the rushes on the lakeside, he found her.
go
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From this reading They had so much to say to each other that Margaret forgot her father's return, and delayed so long that she thought it best to go straight home, instead of walking down the beach to meet him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not seen Margaret for many days, but he had a feeling to-night that she would be able to keep her tryst.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He dressed himself and went out towards Brogar, and Christine watched him far over the western moor, and blessed him as he went.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had not seen Margaret for many days, but he had a feeling to-night that she would be able to keep her tryst.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He dressed himself and went out towards Brogar, and Christine watched him far over the western moor, and blessed him as he went.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He dressed himself and went out towards Brogar, and Christine watched him far over the western moor, and blessed him as he went.
home
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From this reading It was a Saturday night in the beginning of August, and John was at home until the following Monday.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a Saturday night in the beginning of August, and John was at home until the following Monday.
instead
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From this reading They had so much to say to each other that Margaret forgot her father's return, and delayed so long that she thought it best to go straight home, instead of walking down the beach to meet him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a Saturday night in the beginning of August, and John was at home until the following Monday.
John
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From this reading It was a Saturday night in the beginning of August, and John was at home until the following Monday.
keep
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From this reading He had not seen Margaret for many days, but he had a feeling to-night that she would be able to keep her tryst.
lakeside
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From this reading And there, standing amid the rushes on the lakeside, he found her.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had so much to say to each other that Margaret forgot her father's return, and delayed so long that she thought it best to go straight home, instead of walking down the beach to meet him.
many
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From this reading He had not seen Margaret for many days, but he had a feeling to-night that she would be able to keep her tryst.
Margaret
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From this reading He had not seen Margaret for many days, but he had a feeling to-night that she would be able to keep her tryst.
meet
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From this reading They had so much to say to each other that Margaret forgot her father's return, and delayed so long that she thought it best to go straight home, instead of walking down the beach to meet him.
Monday
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From this reading It was a Saturday night in the beginning of August, and John was at home until the following Monday.
moor
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From this reading He dressed himself and went out towards Brogar, and Christine watched him far over the western moor, and blessed him as he went.
much
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From this reading They had so much to say to each other that Margaret forgot her father's return, and delayed so long that she thought it best to go straight home, instead of walking down the beach to meet him.
night
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From this reading It was a Saturday night in the beginning of August, and John was at home until the following Monday.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not seen Margaret for many days, but he had a feeling to-night that she would be able to keep her tryst.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a Saturday night in the beginning of August, and John was at home until the following Monday.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And there, standing amid the rushes on the lakeside, he found her.
other
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From this reading They had so much to say to each other that Margaret forgot her father's return, and delayed so long that she thought it best to go straight home, instead of walking down the beach to meet him.
out
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From this reading He dressed himself and went out towards Brogar, and Christine watched him far over the western moor, and blessed him as he went.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He dressed himself and went out towards Brogar, and Christine watched him far over the western moor, and blessed him as he went.
return
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From this reading They had so much to say to each other that Margaret forgot her father's return, and delayed so long that she thought it best to go straight home, instead of walking down the beach to meet him.
rushes
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From this reading And there, standing amid the rushes on the lakeside, he found her.
Saturday
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From this reading It was a Saturday night in the beginning of August, and John was at home until the following Monday.
say
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From this reading They had so much to say to each other that Margaret forgot her father's return, and delayed so long that she thought it best to go straight home, instead of walking down the beach to meet him.
seen
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From this reading He had not seen Margaret for many days, but he had a feeling to-night that she would be able to keep her tryst.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not seen Margaret for many days, but he had a feeling to-night that she would be able to keep her tryst.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They had so much to say to each other that Margaret forgot her father's return, and delayed so long that she thought it best to go straight home, instead of walking down the beach to meet him.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And there, standing amid the rushes on the lakeside, he found her.
straight
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From this reading They had so much to say to each other that Margaret forgot her father's return, and delayed so long that she thought it best to go straight home, instead of walking down the beach to meet him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had not seen Margaret for many days, but he had a feeling to-night that she would be able to keep her tryst.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a Saturday night in the beginning of August, and John was at home until the following Monday.
there
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From this reading And there, standing amid the rushes on the lakeside, he found her.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had so much to say to each other that Margaret forgot her father's return, and delayed so long that she thought it best to go straight home, instead of walking down the beach to meet him.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had so much to say to each other that Margaret forgot her father's return, and delayed so long that she thought it best to go straight home, instead of walking down the beach to meet him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had not seen Margaret for many days, but he had a feeling to-night that she would be able to keep her tryst.
to-night
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From this reading He had not seen Margaret for many days, but he had a feeling to-night that she would be able to keep her tryst.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He dressed himself and went out towards Brogar, and Christine watched him far over the western moor, and blessed him as he went.
tryst
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From this reading He had not seen Margaret for many days, but he had a feeling to-night that she would be able to keep her tryst.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was a Saturday night in the beginning of August, and John was at home until the following Monday.
walking
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From this reading They had so much to say to each other that Margaret forgot her father's return, and delayed so long that she thought it best to go straight home, instead of walking down the beach to meet him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a Saturday night in the beginning of August, and John was at home until the following Monday.
watched
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From this reading He dressed himself and went out towards Brogar, and Christine watched him far over the western moor, and blessed him as he went.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He dressed himself and went out towards Brogar, and Christine watched him far over the western moor, and blessed him as he went.
western
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From this reading He dressed himself and went out towards Brogar, and Christine watched him far over the western moor, and blessed him as he went.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had not seen Margaret for many days, but he had a feeling to-night that she would be able to keep her tryst.
