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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The minds of the marquis and lord Charles being at rest both as regarded the gap in the defences of the castle and the character of its inmates, the very next day all was order again.
all
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From this reading The minds of the marquis and lord Charles being at rest both as regarded the gap in the defences of the castle and the character of its inmates, the very next day all was order again.
allowed
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From this reading The fate of Amanda was allowed gradually to ooze out, but the greater portion both of domestics and garrison continued firm in the belief that she had been carried off by Satan.
Amanda
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From this reading The fate of Amanda was allowed gradually to ooze out, but the greater portion both of domestics and garrison continued firm in the belief that she had been carried off by Satan.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DOROTHY AND ROWLAND.
any
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From this reading Such was the force of law and custom in Raglan that as soon as any commotion ceased things settled at once.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such was the force of law and custom in Raglan that as soon as any commotion ceased things settled at once.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Such was the force of law and custom in Raglan that as soon as any commotion ceased things settled at once.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The fate of Amanda was allowed gradually to ooze out, but the greater portion both of domestics and garrison continued firm in the belief that she had been carried off by Satan.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The minds of the marquis and lord Charles being at rest both as regarded the gap in the defences of the castle and the character of its inmates, the very next day all was order again.
belief
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From this reading The fate of Amanda was allowed gradually to ooze out, but the greater portion both of domestics and garrison continued firm in the belief that she had been carried off by Satan.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The minds of the marquis and lord Charles being at rest both as regarded the gap in the defences of the castle and the character of its inmates, the very next day all was order again.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The fate of Amanda was allowed gradually to ooze out, but the greater portion both of domestics and garrison continued firm in the belief that she had been carried off by Satan.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The fate of Amanda was allowed gradually to ooze out, but the greater portion both of domestics and garrison continued firm in the belief that she had been carried off by Satan.
carried
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From this reading The fate of Amanda was allowed gradually to ooze out, but the greater portion both of domestics and garrison continued firm in the belief that she had been carried off by Satan.
castle
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From this reading The minds of the marquis and lord Charles being at rest both as regarded the gap in the defences of the castle and the character of its inmates, the very next day all was order again.
ceased
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From this reading Such was the force of law and custom in Raglan that as soon as any commotion ceased things settled at once.
character
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From this reading The minds of the marquis and lord Charles being at rest both as regarded the gap in the defences of the castle and the character of its inmates, the very next day all was order again.
Charles
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From this reading The minds of the marquis and lord Charles being at rest both as regarded the gap in the defences of the castle and the character of its inmates, the very next day all was order again.
commotion
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From this reading Such was the force of law and custom in Raglan that as soon as any commotion ceased things settled at once.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fate of Amanda was allowed gradually to ooze out, but the greater portion both of domestics and garrison continued firm in the belief that she had been carried off by Satan.
custom
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From this reading Such was the force of law and custom in Raglan that as soon as any commotion ceased things settled at once.
day
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From this reading The minds of the marquis and lord Charles being at rest both as regarded the gap in the defences of the castle and the character of its inmates, the very next day all was order again.
defences
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From this reading The minds of the marquis and lord Charles being at rest both as regarded the gap in the defences of the castle and the character of its inmates, the very next day all was order again.
domestics
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From this reading The fate of Amanda was allowed gradually to ooze out, but the greater portion both of domestics and garrison continued firm in the belief that she had been carried off by Satan.
DOROTHY
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From this reading DOROTHY AND ROWLAND.
fate
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From this reading The fate of Amanda was allowed gradually to ooze out, but the greater portion both of domestics and garrison continued firm in the belief that she had been carried off by Satan.
firm
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From this reading The fate of Amanda was allowed gradually to ooze out, but the greater portion both of domestics and garrison continued firm in the belief that she had been carried off by Satan.
force
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From this reading Such was the force of law and custom in Raglan that as soon as any commotion ceased things settled at once.
gap
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From this reading The minds of the marquis and lord Charles being at rest both as regarded the gap in the defences of the castle and the character of its inmates, the very next day all was order again.
garrisonnounUS /ˈɡærəsən/
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading The fate of Amanda was allowed gradually to ooze out, but the greater portion both of domestics and garrison continued firm in the belief that she had been carried off by Satan.
gradually
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From this reading The fate of Amanda was allowed gradually to ooze out, but the greater portion both of domestics and garrison continued firm in the belief that she had been carried off by Satan.
greater
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From this reading The fate of Amanda was allowed gradually to ooze out, but the greater portion both of domestics and garrison continued firm in the belief that she had been carried off by Satan.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fate of Amanda was allowed gradually to ooze out, but the greater portion both of domestics and garrison continued firm in the belief that she had been carried off by Satan.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such was the force of law and custom in Raglan that as soon as any commotion ceased things settled at once.
inmates
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From this reading The minds of the marquis and lord Charles being at rest both as regarded the gap in the defences of the castle and the character of its inmates, the very next day all was order again.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was so now.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The minds of the marquis and lord Charles being at rest both as regarded the gap in the defences of the castle and the character of its inmates, the very next day all was order again.
law
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From this reading Such was the force of law and custom in Raglan that as soon as any commotion ceased things settled at once.
lord
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From this reading The minds of the marquis and lord Charles being at rest both as regarded the gap in the defences of the castle and the character of its inmates, the very next day all was order again.
marquis
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From this reading The minds of the marquis and lord Charles being at rest both as regarded the gap in the defences of the castle and the character of its inmates, the very next day all was order again.
minds
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From this reading The minds of the marquis and lord Charles being at rest both as regarded the gap in the defences of the castle and the character of its inmates, the very next day all was order again.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The minds of the marquis and lord Charles being at rest both as regarded the gap in the defences of the castle and the character of its inmates, the very next day all was order again.
now
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From this reading It was so now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such was the force of law and custom in Raglan that as soon as any commotion ceased things settled at once.
off
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From this reading The fate of Amanda was allowed gradually to ooze out, but the greater portion both of domestics and garrison continued firm in the belief that she had been carried off by Satan.
once
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From this reading Such was the force of law and custom in Raglan that as soon as any commotion ceased things settled at once.
ooze
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From this reading The fate of Amanda was allowed gradually to ooze out, but the greater portion both of domestics and garrison continued firm in the belief that she had been carried off by Satan.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The minds of the marquis and lord Charles being at rest both as regarded the gap in the defences of the castle and the character of its inmates, the very next day all was order again.
out
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From this reading The fate of Amanda was allowed gradually to ooze out, but the greater portion both of domestics and garrison continued firm in the belief that she had been carried off by Satan.
portion
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From this reading The fate of Amanda was allowed gradually to ooze out, but the greater portion both of domestics and garrison continued firm in the belief that she had been carried off by Satan.
Raglan
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From this reading Such was the force of law and custom in Raglan that as soon as any commotion ceased things settled at once.
regarded
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From this reading The minds of the marquis and lord Charles being at rest both as regarded the gap in the defences of the castle and the character of its inmates, the very next day all was order again.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The minds of the marquis and lord Charles being at rest both as regarded the gap in the defences of the castle and the character of its inmates, the very next day all was order again.
ROWLAND
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From this reading DOROTHY AND ROWLAND.
Satan
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From this reading The fate of Amanda was allowed gradually to ooze out, but the greater portion both of domestics and garrison continued firm in the belief that she had been carried off by Satan.
settled
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From this reading Such was the force of law and custom in Raglan that as soon as any commotion ceased things settled at once.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fate of Amanda was allowed gradually to ooze out, but the greater portion both of domestics and garrison continued firm in the belief that she had been carried off by Satan.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so now.
soon
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From this reading Such was the force of law and custom in Raglan that as soon as any commotion ceased things settled at once.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was the force of law and custom in Raglan that as soon as any commotion ceased things settled at once.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Such was the force of law and custom in Raglan that as soon as any commotion ceased things settled at once.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such was the force of law and custom in Raglan that as soon as any commotion ceased things settled at once.
things
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From this reading Such was the force of law and custom in Raglan that as soon as any commotion ceased things settled at once.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fate of Amanda was allowed gradually to ooze out, but the greater portion both of domestics and garrison continued firm in the belief that she had been carried off by Satan.
very
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From this reading The minds of the marquis and lord Charles being at rest both as regarded the gap in the defences of the castle and the character of its inmates, the very next day all was order again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was the force of law and custom in Raglan that as soon as any commotion ceased things settled at once.
