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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 There was a moon the next night also.
acquaintance
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From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
affect
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From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
also
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From this reading There was a moon the next night also.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
appreciably
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From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
arriving
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From this reading The waggonette that had taken Guthrie Carey to the train had returned full of them, and batches had been arriving at intervals through the day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
baby's
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From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
batches
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From this reading The waggonette that had taken Guthrie Carey to the train had returned full of them, and batches had been arriving at intervals through the day.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The waggonette that had taken Guthrie Carey to the train had returned full of them, and batches had been arriving at intervals through the day.
bit
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From this reading But it turned Redford garden, with its fine old trees and lawns, into the usual bit of fairyland for those who strayed therein.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it turned Redford garden, with its fine old trees and lawns, into the usual bit of fairyland for those who strayed therein.
caretaker
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From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
Carey
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From this reading The waggonette that had taken Guthrie Carey to the train had returned full of them, and batches had been arriving at intervals through the day.
Christmas
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From this reading Redford was packed with Christmas guests.
day
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From this reading The waggonette that had taken Guthrie Carey to the train had returned full of them, and batches had been arriving at intervals through the day.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
dirty
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From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
down
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From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
evening
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From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
fairyland
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From this reading But it turned Redford garden, with its fine old trees and lawns, into the usual bit of fairyland for those who strayed therein.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it turned Redford garden, with its fine old trees and lawns, into the usual bit of fairyland for those who strayed therein.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But it turned Redford garden, with its fine old trees and lawns, into the usual bit of fairyland for those who strayed therein.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
full
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From this reading The waggonette that had taken Guthrie Carey to the train had returned full of them, and batches had been arriving at intervals through the day.
garden
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From this reading But it turned Redford garden, with its fine old trees and lawns, into the usual bit of fairyland for those who strayed therein.
general
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From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
guests
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From this reading Redford was packed with Christmas guests.
Guthrie
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From this reading The waggonette that had taken Guthrie Carey to the train had returned full of them, and batches had been arriving at intervals through the day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The waggonette that had taken Guthrie Carey to the train had returned full of them, and batches had been arriving at intervals through the day.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
hobnobbing
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From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
intervals
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From this reading The waggonette that had taken Guthrie Carey to the train had returned full of them, and batches had been arriving at intervals through the day.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But it turned Redford garden, with its fine old trees and lawns, into the usual bit of fairyland for those who strayed therein.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But it turned Redford garden, with its fine old trees and lawns, into the usual bit of fairyland for those who strayed therein.
lawns
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From this reading But it turned Redford garden, with its fine old trees and lawns, into the usual bit of fairyland for those who strayed therein.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
moon
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From this reading There was a moon the next night also.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a moon the next night also.
night
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From this reading There was a moon the next night also.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But it turned Redford garden, with its fine old trees and lawns, into the usual bit of fairyland for those who strayed therein.
old
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From this reading But it turned Redford garden, with its fine old trees and lawns, into the usual bit of fairyland for those who strayed therein.
packed
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From this reading Redford was packed with Christmas guests.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
Redford
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From this reading But it turned Redford garden, with its fine old trees and lawns, into the usual bit of fairyland for those who strayed therein.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The waggonette that had taken Guthrie Carey to the train had returned full of them, and batches had been arriving at intervals through the day.
sailor's
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From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
Sandridge
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From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
shop
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From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
shutting
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From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
six
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From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
spend
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From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
strayed
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From this reading But it turned Redford garden, with its fine old trees and lawns, into the usual bit of fairyland for those who strayed therein.
taken
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From this reading The waggonette that had taken Guthrie Carey to the train had returned full of them, and batches had been arriving at intervals through the day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The waggonette that had taken Guthrie Carey to the train had returned full of them, and batches had been arriving at intervals through the day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a moon the next night also.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The waggonette that had taken Guthrie Carey to the train had returned full of them, and batches had been arriving at intervals through the day.
There
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From this reading There was a moon the next night also.
therein
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From this reading But it turned Redford garden, with its fine old trees and lawns, into the usual bit of fairyland for those who strayed therein.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But it turned Redford garden, with its fine old trees and lawns, into the usual bit of fairyland for those who strayed therein.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The waggonette that had taken Guthrie Carey to the train had returned full of them, and batches had been arriving at intervals through the day.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
train
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From this reading The waggonette that had taken Guthrie Carey to the train had returned full of them, and batches had been arriving at intervals through the day.
trees
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From this reading But it turned Redford garden, with its fine old trees and lawns, into the usual bit of fairyland for those who strayed therein.
turned
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From this reading But it turned Redford garden, with its fine old trees and lawns, into the usual bit of fairyland for those who strayed therein.
usual
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From this reading But it turned Redford garden, with its fine old trees and lawns, into the usual bit of fairyland for those who strayed therein.
waggonette
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From this reading The waggonette that had taken Guthrie Carey to the train had returned full of them, and batches had been arriving at intervals through the day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a moon the next night also.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It did not appreciably affect him this time--down in dirty Sandridge, hobnobbing with the baby's caretaker and the general merchant, who, shutting his shop at six, was free to make the sailor's acquaintance, and help him to spend a pleasant evening.
