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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 As he sat at dinner on that day at Mistletoe his neighbour had said some word to him in joke as to his attachment to Miss Trefoil, and after the ladies had left the room another neighbour of the other sex had hoped that he had had a pleasant time on the road.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When he ran away from Mistletoe, as he certainly did, he had thought much about that journey home in the carriage, and was quite aware that he had made an ass of himself.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As he sat at dinner on that day at Mistletoe his neighbour had said some word to him in joke as to his attachment to Miss Trefoil, and after the ladies had left the room another neighbour of the other sex had hoped that he had had a pleasant time on the road.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again, in the drawing-room it had seemed to him that he was observed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When he ran away from Mistletoe, as he certainly did, he had thought much about that journey home in the carriage, and was quite aware that he had made an ass of himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When he ran away from Mistletoe, as he certainly did, he had thought much about that journey home in the carriage, and was quite aware that he had made an ass of himself.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As he sat at dinner on that day at Mistletoe his neighbour had said some word to him in joke as to his attachment to Miss Trefoil, and after the ladies had left the room another neighbour of the other sex had hoped that he had had a pleasant time on the road.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it happened, Lord Rufford got the two letters together, the cause of which was as follows.
ass
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From this reading When he ran away from Mistletoe, as he certainly did, he had thought much about that journey home in the carriage, and was quite aware that he had made an ass of himself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As he sat at dinner on that day at Mistletoe his neighbour had said some word to him in joke as to his attachment to Miss Trefoil, and after the ladies had left the room another neighbour of the other sex had hoped that he had had a pleasant time on the road.
attachment
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From this reading As he sat at dinner on that day at Mistletoe his neighbour had said some word to him in joke as to his attachment to Miss Trefoil, and after the ladies had left the room another neighbour of the other sex had hoped that he had had a pleasant time on the road.
aware
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From this reading When he ran away from Mistletoe, as he certainly did, he had thought much about that journey home in the carriage, and was quite aware that he had made an ass of himself.
away
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From this reading When he ran away from Mistletoe, as he certainly did, he had thought much about that journey home in the carriage, and was quite aware that he had made an ass of himself.
carriage
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From this reading When he ran away from Mistletoe, as he certainly did, he had thought much about that journey home in the carriage, and was quite aware that he had made an ass of himself.
cause
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From this reading As it happened, Lord Rufford got the two letters together, the cause of which was as follows.
certainly
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From this reading When he ran away from Mistletoe, as he certainly did, he had thought much about that journey home in the carriage, and was quite aware that he had made an ass of himself.
day
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From this reading As he sat at dinner on that day at Mistletoe his neighbour had said some word to him in joke as to his attachment to Miss Trefoil, and after the ladies had left the room another neighbour of the other sex had hoped that he had had a pleasant time on the road.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When he ran away from Mistletoe, as he certainly did, he had thought much about that journey home in the carriage, and was quite aware that he had made an ass of himself.
dinner
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From this reading As he sat at dinner on that day at Mistletoe his neighbour had said some word to him in joke as to his attachment to Miss Trefoil, and after the ladies had left the room another neighbour of the other sex had hoped that he had had a pleasant time on the road.
drawing-room
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From this reading Again, in the drawing-room it had seemed to him that he was observed.
follows
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From this reading As it happened, Lord Rufford got the two letters together, the cause of which was as follows.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When he ran away from Mistletoe, as he certainly did, he had thought much about that journey home in the carriage, and was quite aware that he had made an ass of himself.
got
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From this reading As it happened, Lord Rufford got the two letters together, the cause of which was as follows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he ran away from Mistletoe, as he certainly did, he had thought much about that journey home in the carriage, and was quite aware that he had made an ass of himself.
happened
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From this reading As it happened, Lord Rufford got the two letters together, the cause of which was as follows.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he ran away from Mistletoe, as he certainly did, he had thought much about that journey home in the carriage, and was quite aware that he had made an ass of himself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he sat at dinner on that day at Mistletoe his neighbour had said some word to him in joke as to his attachment to Miss Trefoil, and after the ladies had left the room another neighbour of the other sex had hoped that he had had a pleasant time on the road.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When he ran away from Mistletoe, as he certainly did, he had thought much about that journey home in the carriage, and was quite aware that he had made an ass of himself.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LORD RUFFORD MAKES UP HIS MIND.
home
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From this reading When he ran away from Mistletoe, as he certainly did, he had thought much about that journey home in the carriage, and was quite aware that he had made an ass of himself.
hoped
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From this reading As he sat at dinner on that day at Mistletoe his neighbour had said some word to him in joke as to his attachment to Miss Trefoil, and after the ladies had left the room another neighbour of the other sex had hoped that he had had a pleasant time on the road.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he ran away from Mistletoe, as he certainly did, he had thought much about that journey home in the carriage, and was quite aware that he had made an ass of himself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As it happened, Lord Rufford got the two letters together, the cause of which was as follows.
joke
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From this reading As he sat at dinner on that day at Mistletoe his neighbour had said some word to him in joke as to his attachment to Miss Trefoil, and after the ladies had left the room another neighbour of the other sex had hoped that he had had a pleasant time on the road.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he ran away from Mistletoe, as he certainly did, he had thought much about that journey home in the carriage, and was quite aware that he had made an ass of himself.
ladies
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From this reading As he sat at dinner on that day at Mistletoe his neighbour had said some word to him in joke as to his attachment to Miss Trefoil, and after the ladies had left the room another neighbour of the other sex had hoped that he had had a pleasant time on the road.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he sat at dinner on that day at Mistletoe his neighbour had said some word to him in joke as to his attachment to Miss Trefoil, and after the ladies had left the room another neighbour of the other sex had hoped that he had had a pleasant time on the road.
letters
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From this reading As it happened, Lord Rufford got the two letters together, the cause of which was as follows.
LORD
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From this reading LORD RUFFORD MAKES UP HIS MIND.
made
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From this reading When he ran away from Mistletoe, as he certainly did, he had thought much about that journey home in the carriage, and was quite aware that he had made an ass of himself.
MAKES
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From this reading LORD RUFFORD MAKES UP HIS MIND.
MINDnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LORD RUFFORD MAKES UP HIS MIND.
Miss
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From this reading As he sat at dinner on that day at Mistletoe his neighbour had said some word to him in joke as to his attachment to Miss Trefoil, and after the ladies had left the room another neighbour of the other sex had hoped that he had had a pleasant time on the road.
Mistletoe
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From this reading When he ran away from Mistletoe, as he certainly did, he had thought much about that journey home in the carriage, and was quite aware that he had made an ass of himself.
much
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From this reading When he ran away from Mistletoe, as he certainly did, he had thought much about that journey home in the carriage, and was quite aware that he had made an ass of himself.
neighbour
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From this reading As he sat at dinner on that day at Mistletoe his neighbour had said some word to him in joke as to his attachment to Miss Trefoil, and after the ladies had left the room another neighbour of the other sex had hoped that he had had a pleasant time on the road.
observed
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From this reading Again, in the drawing-room it had seemed to him that he was observed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As it happened, Lord Rufford got the two letters together, the cause of which was as follows.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As he sat at dinner on that day at Mistletoe his neighbour had said some word to him in joke as to his attachment to Miss Trefoil, and after the ladies had left the room another neighbour of the other sex had hoped that he had had a pleasant time on the road.
other
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From this reading As he sat at dinner on that day at Mistletoe his neighbour had said some word to him in joke as to his attachment to Miss Trefoil, and after the ladies had left the room another neighbour of the other sex had hoped that he had had a pleasant time on the road.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he sat at dinner on that day at Mistletoe his neighbour had said some word to him in joke as to his attachment to Miss Trefoil, and after the ladies had left the room another neighbour of the other sex had hoped that he had had a pleasant time on the road.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he ran away from Mistletoe, as he certainly did, he had thought much about that journey home in the carriage, and was quite aware that he had made an ass of himself.
ran
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From this reading When he ran away from Mistletoe, as he certainly did, he had thought much about that journey home in the carriage, and was quite aware that he had made an ass of himself.
road
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From this reading As he sat at dinner on that day at Mistletoe his neighbour had said some word to him in joke as to his attachment to Miss Trefoil, and after the ladies had left the room another neighbour of the other sex had hoped that he had had a pleasant time on the road.
room
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From this reading As he sat at dinner on that day at Mistletoe his neighbour had said some word to him in joke as to his attachment to Miss Trefoil, and after the ladies had left the room another neighbour of the other sex had hoped that he had had a pleasant time on the road.
RUFFORD
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From this reading LORD RUFFORD MAKES UP HIS MIND.
said
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From this reading As he sat at dinner on that day at Mistletoe his neighbour had said some word to him in joke as to his attachment to Miss Trefoil, and after the ladies had left the room another neighbour of the other sex had hoped that he had had a pleasant time on the road.
sat
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From this reading As he sat at dinner on that day at Mistletoe his neighbour had said some word to him in joke as to his attachment to Miss Trefoil, and after the ladies had left the room another neighbour of the other sex had hoped that he had had a pleasant time on the road.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again, in the drawing-room it had seemed to him that he was observed.
sex
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From this reading As he sat at dinner on that day at Mistletoe his neighbour had said some word to him in joke as to his attachment to Miss Trefoil, and after the ladies had left the room another neighbour of the other sex had hoped that he had had a pleasant time on the road.
some
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From this reading As he sat at dinner on that day at Mistletoe his neighbour had said some word to him in joke as to his attachment to Miss Trefoil, and after the ladies had left the room another neighbour of the other sex had hoped that he had had a pleasant time on the road.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When he ran away from Mistletoe, as he certainly did, he had thought much about that journey home in the carriage, and was quite aware that he had made an ass of himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As it happened, Lord Rufford got the two letters together, the cause of which was as follows.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he ran away from Mistletoe, as he certainly did, he had thought much about that journey home in the carriage, and was quite aware that he had made an ass of himself.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he sat at dinner on that day at Mistletoe his neighbour had said some word to him in joke as to his attachment to Miss Trefoil, and after the ladies had left the room another neighbour of the other sex had hoped that he had had a pleasant time on the road.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he sat at dinner on that day at Mistletoe his neighbour had said some word to him in joke as to his attachment to Miss Trefoil, and after the ladies had left the room another neighbour of the other sex had hoped that he had had a pleasant time on the road.
together
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From this reading As it happened, Lord Rufford got the two letters together, the cause of which was as follows.
Trefoil
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From this reading As he sat at dinner on that day at Mistletoe his neighbour had said some word to him in joke as to his attachment to Miss Trefoil, and after the ladies had left the room another neighbour of the other sex had hoped that he had had a pleasant time on the road.
two
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From this reading As it happened, Lord Rufford got the two letters together, the cause of which was as follows.
UP
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From this reading LORD RUFFORD MAKES UP HIS MIND.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As it happened, Lord Rufford got the two letters together, the cause of which was as follows.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he ran away from Mistletoe, as he certainly did, he had thought much about that journey home in the carriage, and was quite aware that he had made an ass of himself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As it happened, Lord Rufford got the two letters together, the cause of which was as follows.
word
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From this reading As he sat at dinner on that day at Mistletoe his neighbour had said some word to him in joke as to his attachment to Miss Trefoil, and after the ladies had left the room another neighbour of the other sex had hoped that he had had a pleasant time on the road.
