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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 Her father, the ex-governor, was coming for her; he was to pass a night under his old friend’s roof, and them resume his way, taking with him his handsome daughter to entertain for him guests of political importance.
Abercrombie
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From this reading Helen Abercrombie was going home.
acceptance
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From this reading He had stayed on at the Cleavedge Arms to receive formally the ex-governor’s acceptance of him as his future son-in-law.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Exits and Entrances_ Miss Carrington’s dignified house was shaken out of its settled monotony.
Arms
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From this reading He had stayed on at the Cleavedge Arms to receive formally the ex-governor’s acceptance of him as his future son-in-law.
arranged
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From this reading George Lanbury had arranged to travel with them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had stayed on at the Cleavedge Arms to receive formally the ex-governor’s acceptance of him as his future son-in-law.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had stayed on at the Cleavedge Arms to receive formally the ex-governor’s acceptance of him as his future son-in-law.
Carrington's
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From this reading _Exits and Entrances_ Miss Carrington’s dignified house was shaken out of its settled monotony.
Cleavedge
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From this reading He had stayed on at the Cleavedge Arms to receive formally the ex-governor’s acceptance of him as his future son-in-law.
coming
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From this reading Her father, the ex-governor, was coming for her; he was to pass a night under his old friend’s roof, and them resume his way, taking with him his handsome daughter to entertain for him guests of political importance.
daughter
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From this reading Her father, the ex-governor, was coming for her; he was to pass a night under his old friend’s roof, and them resume his way, taking with him his handsome daughter to entertain for him guests of political importance.
dignified
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From this reading _Exits and Entrances_ Miss Carrington’s dignified house was shaken out of its settled monotony.
entertain
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From this reading Her father, the ex-governor, was coming for her; he was to pass a night under his old friend’s roof, and them resume his way, taking with him his handsome daughter to entertain for him guests of political importance.
Entrances
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From this reading _Exits and Entrances_ Miss Carrington’s dignified house was shaken out of its settled monotony.
ex-governor
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From this reading Her father, the ex-governor, was coming for her; he was to pass a night under his old friend’s roof, and them resume his way, taking with him his handsome daughter to entertain for him guests of political importance.
ex-governor's
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From this reading He had stayed on at the Cleavedge Arms to receive formally the ex-governor’s acceptance of him as his future son-in-law.
Exits
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From this reading _Exits and Entrances_ Miss Carrington’s dignified house was shaken out of its settled monotony.
father
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From this reading Her father, the ex-governor, was coming for her; he was to pass a night under his old friend’s roof, and them resume his way, taking with him his handsome daughter to entertain for him guests of political importance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her father, the ex-governor, was coming for her; he was to pass a night under his old friend’s roof, and them resume his way, taking with him his handsome daughter to entertain for him guests of political importance.
formally
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From this reading He had stayed on at the Cleavedge Arms to receive formally the ex-governor’s acceptance of him as his future son-in-law.
friend's
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From this reading Her father, the ex-governor, was coming for her; he was to pass a night under his old friend’s roof, and them resume his way, taking with him his handsome daughter to entertain for him guests of political importance.
future
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From this reading He had stayed on at the Cleavedge Arms to receive formally the ex-governor’s acceptance of him as his future son-in-law.
George
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From this reading George Lanbury had arranged to travel with them.
going
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From this reading Helen Abercrombie was going home.
guests
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From this reading Her father, the ex-governor, was coming for her; he was to pass a night under his old friend’s roof, and them resume his way, taking with him his handsome daughter to entertain for him guests of political importance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading George Lanbury had arranged to travel with them.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her father, the ex-governor, was coming for her; he was to pass a night under his old friend’s roof, and them resume his way, taking with him his handsome daughter to entertain for him guests of political importance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her father, the ex-governor, was coming for her; he was to pass a night under his old friend’s roof, and them resume his way, taking with him his handsome daughter to entertain for him guests of political importance.
Helen
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From this reading Helen Abercrombie was going home.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father, the ex-governor, was coming for her; he was to pass a night under his old friend’s roof, and them resume his way, taking with him his handsome daughter to entertain for him guests of political importance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her father, the ex-governor, was coming for her; he was to pass a night under his old friend’s roof, and them resume his way, taking with him his handsome daughter to entertain for him guests of political importance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father, the ex-governor, was coming for her; he was to pass a night under his old friend’s roof, and them resume his way, taking with him his handsome daughter to entertain for him guests of political importance.
home
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From this reading Helen Abercrombie was going home.
house
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From this reading _Exits and Entrances_ Miss Carrington’s dignified house was shaken out of its settled monotony.
importance
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From this reading Her father, the ex-governor, was coming for her; he was to pass a night under his old friend’s roof, and them resume his way, taking with him his handsome daughter to entertain for him guests of political importance.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading _Exits and Entrances_ Miss Carrington’s dignified house was shaken out of its settled monotony.
Lanbury
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From this reading George Lanbury had arranged to travel with them.
Miss
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From this reading _Exits and Entrances_ Miss Carrington’s dignified house was shaken out of its settled monotony.
monotony
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From this reading _Exits and Entrances_ Miss Carrington’s dignified house was shaken out of its settled monotony.
night
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From this reading Her father, the ex-governor, was coming for her; he was to pass a night under his old friend’s roof, and them resume his way, taking with him his handsome daughter to entertain for him guests of political importance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Exits and Entrances_ Miss Carrington’s dignified house was shaken out of its settled monotony.
old
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From this reading Her father, the ex-governor, was coming for her; he was to pass a night under his old friend’s roof, and them resume his way, taking with him his handsome daughter to entertain for him guests of political importance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had stayed on at the Cleavedge Arms to receive formally the ex-governor’s acceptance of him as his future son-in-law.
out
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From this reading _Exits and Entrances_ Miss Carrington’s dignified house was shaken out of its settled monotony.
pass
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From this reading Her father, the ex-governor, was coming for her; he was to pass a night under his old friend’s roof, and them resume his way, taking with him his handsome daughter to entertain for him guests of political importance.
political
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From this reading Her father, the ex-governor, was coming for her; he was to pass a night under his old friend’s roof, and them resume his way, taking with him his handsome daughter to entertain for him guests of political importance.
receive
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From this reading He had stayed on at the Cleavedge Arms to receive formally the ex-governor’s acceptance of him as his future son-in-law.
resume
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From this reading Her father, the ex-governor, was coming for her; he was to pass a night under his old friend’s roof, and them resume his way, taking with him his handsome daughter to entertain for him guests of political importance.
roof
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From this reading Her father, the ex-governor, was coming for her; he was to pass a night under his old friend’s roof, and them resume his way, taking with him his handsome daughter to entertain for him guests of political importance.
settled
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From this reading _Exits and Entrances_ Miss Carrington’s dignified house was shaken out of its settled monotony.
shaken
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From this reading _Exits and Entrances_ Miss Carrington’s dignified house was shaken out of its settled monotony.
son-in-law
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From this reading He had stayed on at the Cleavedge Arms to receive formally the ex-governor’s acceptance of him as his future son-in-law.
stayed
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From this reading He had stayed on at the Cleavedge Arms to receive formally the ex-governor’s acceptance of him as his future son-in-law.
taking
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From this reading Her father, the ex-governor, was coming for her; he was to pass a night under his old friend’s roof, and them resume his way, taking with him his handsome daughter to entertain for him guests of political importance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her father, the ex-governor, was coming for her; he was to pass a night under his old friend’s roof, and them resume his way, taking with him his handsome daughter to entertain for him guests of political importance.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Her father, the ex-governor, was coming for her; he was to pass a night under his old friend’s roof, and them resume his way, taking with him his handsome daughter to entertain for him guests of political importance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her father, the ex-governor, was coming for her; he was to pass a night under his old friend’s roof, and them resume his way, taking with him his handsome daughter to entertain for him guests of political importance.
travel
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From this reading George Lanbury had arranged to travel with them.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Her father, the ex-governor, was coming for her; he was to pass a night under his old friend’s roof, and them resume his way, taking with him his handsome daughter to entertain for him guests of political importance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Exits and Entrances_ Miss Carrington’s dignified house was shaken out of its settled monotony.
way
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From this reading Her father, the ex-governor, was coming for her; he was to pass a night under his old friend’s roof, and them resume his way, taking with him his handsome daughter to entertain for him guests of political importance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her father, the ex-governor, was coming for her; he was to pass a night under his old friend’s roof, and them resume his way, taking with him his handsome daughter to entertain for him guests of political importance.
