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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 A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
adventuress
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From this reading Wrayson smiled to himself as he remembered that this magnificent home and estate belonged to the woman who was his neighbour at Battersea, and whom he himself had been more than half inclined to put down as an adventuress.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Wrayson smiled to himself as he remembered that this magnificent home and estate belonged to the woman who was his neighbour at Battersea, and whom he himself had been more than half inclined to put down as an adventuress.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
arrived
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From this reading MADAME DE MELBAIN Punctually at half-past seven the carriage arrived to take Wrayson to the château.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The park was uncultivated but picturesque, becoming more wooded as they climbed the hill leading to the chateâu.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MADAME DE MELBAIN Punctually at half-past seven the carriage arrived to take Wrayson to the château.
away
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From this reading By the side of the road was a clear trout stream, a little further away a herd of deer stood watching the carriage pass.
Battersea
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From this reading Wrayson smiled to himself as he remembered that this magnificent home and estate belonged to the woman who was his neighbour at Battersea, and whom he himself had been more than half inclined to put down as an adventuress.
becoming
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From this reading The park was uncultivated but picturesque, becoming more wooded as they climbed the hill leading to the chateâu.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Wrayson smiled to himself as he remembered that this magnificent home and estate belonged to the woman who was his neighbour at Battersea, and whom he himself had been more than half inclined to put down as an adventuress.
belonged
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From this reading Wrayson smiled to himself as he remembered that this magnificent home and estate belonged to the woman who was his neighbour at Battersea, and whom he himself had been more than half inclined to put down as an adventuress.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The park was uncultivated but picturesque, becoming more wooded as they climbed the hill leading to the chateâu.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the side of the road was a clear trout stream, a little further away a herd of deer stood watching the carriage pass.
carriage
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From this reading MADAME DE MELBAIN Punctually at half-past seven the carriage arrived to take Wrayson to the château.
chateâu
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From this reading The park was uncultivated but picturesque, becoming more wooded as they climbed the hill leading to the chateâu.
châteaunounUS /ʃæˈtoʊ/
A large French country house or castle, often surrounded by expansive estates and private galleries.
From this reading MADAME DE MELBAIN Punctually at half-past seven the carriage arrived to take Wrayson to the château.
clear
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From this reading By the side of the road was a clear trout stream, a little further away a herd of deer stood watching the carriage pass.
climbed
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From this reading The park was uncultivated but picturesque, becoming more wooded as they climbed the hill leading to the chateâu.
DE
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From this reading MADAME DE MELBAIN Punctually at half-past seven the carriage arrived to take Wrayson to the château.
deer
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From this reading By the side of the road was a clear trout stream, a little further away a herd of deer stood watching the carriage pass.
demur
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From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
down
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From this reading Wrayson smiled to himself as he remembered that this magnificent home and estate belonged to the woman who was his neighbour at Battersea, and whom he himself had been more than half inclined to put down as an adventuress.
drive
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From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
ears
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From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
estate
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From this reading Wrayson smiled to himself as he remembered that this magnificent home and estate belonged to the woman who was his neighbour at Battersea, and whom he himself had been more than half inclined to put down as an adventuress.
few
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From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
fragrant
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From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
further
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From this reading By the side of the road was a clear trout stream, a little further away a herd of deer stood watching the carriage pass.
gates
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From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wrayson smiled to himself as he remembered that this magnificent home and estate belonged to the woman who was his neighbour at Battersea, and whom he himself had been more than half inclined to put down as an adventuress.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wrayson smiled to himself as he remembered that this magnificent home and estate belonged to the woman who was his neighbour at Battersea, and whom he himself had been more than half inclined to put down as an adventuress.
half-past
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From this reading MADAME DE MELBAIN Punctually at half-past seven the carriage arrived to take Wrayson to the château.
hay
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From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wrayson smiled to himself as he remembered that this magnificent home and estate belonged to the woman who was his neighbour at Battersea, and whom he himself had been more than half inclined to put down as an adventuress.
herd
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From this reading By the side of the road was a clear trout stream, a little further away a herd of deer stood watching the carriage pass.
hill
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From this reading The park was uncultivated but picturesque, becoming more wooded as they climbed the hill leading to the chateâu.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Wrayson smiled to himself as he remembered that this magnificent home and estate belonged to the woman who was his neighbour at Battersea, and whom he himself had been more than half inclined to put down as an adventuress.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
home
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From this reading Wrayson smiled to himself as he remembered that this magnificent home and estate belonged to the woman who was his neighbour at Battersea, and whom he himself had been more than half inclined to put down as an adventuress.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
inclined
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From this reading Wrayson smiled to himself as he remembered that this magnificent home and estate belonged to the woman who was his neighbour at Battersea, and whom he himself had been more than half inclined to put down as an adventuress.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
iron
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From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
leading
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From this reading The park was uncultivated but picturesque, becoming more wooded as they climbed the hill leading to the chateâu.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the side of the road was a clear trout stream, a little further away a herd of deer stood watching the carriage pass.
machines
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From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
MADAME
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From this reading MADAME DE MELBAIN Punctually at half-past seven the carriage arrived to take Wrayson to the château.
magnificent
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From this reading Wrayson smiled to himself as he remembered that this magnificent home and estate belonged to the woman who was his neighbour at Battersea, and whom he himself had been more than half inclined to put down as an adventuress.
MELBAIN
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From this reading MADAME DE MELBAIN Punctually at half-past seven the carriage arrived to take Wrayson to the château.
minutes
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From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
more
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From this reading The park was uncultivated but picturesque, becoming more wooded as they climbed the hill leading to the chateâu.
neighbour
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From this reading Wrayson smiled to himself as he remembered that this magnificent home and estate belonged to the woman who was his neighbour at Battersea, and whom he himself had been more than half inclined to put down as an adventuress.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
opened
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From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
park
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From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
pass
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From this reading By the side of the road was a clear trout stream, a little further away a herd of deer stood watching the carriage pass.
perfume
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From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
picturesque
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From this reading The park was uncultivated but picturesque, becoming more wooded as they climbed the hill leading to the chateâu.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
Punctually
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From this reading MADAME DE MELBAIN Punctually at half-past seven the carriage arrived to take Wrayson to the château.
put
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From this reading Wrayson smiled to himself as he remembered that this magnificent home and estate belonged to the woman who was his neighbour at Battersea, and whom he himself had been more than half inclined to put down as an adventuress.
reaping
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From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
remembered
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From this reading Wrayson smiled to himself as he remembered that this magnificent home and estate belonged to the woman who was his neighbour at Battersea, and whom he himself had been more than half inclined to put down as an adventuress.
road
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From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
seven
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From this reading MADAME DE MELBAIN Punctually at half-past seven the carriage arrived to take Wrayson to the château.
side
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From this reading By the side of the road was a clear trout stream, a little further away a herd of deer stood watching the carriage pass.
smiled
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From this reading Wrayson smiled to himself as he remembered that this magnificent home and estate belonged to the woman who was his neighbour at Battersea, and whom he himself had been more than half inclined to put down as an adventuress.
sound
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From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the side of the road was a clear trout stream, a little further away a herd of deer stood watching the carriage pass.
stream
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From this reading By the side of the road was a clear trout stream, a little further away a herd of deer stood watching the carriage pass.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MADAME DE MELBAIN Punctually at half-past seven the carriage arrived to take Wrayson to the château.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Wrayson smiled to himself as he remembered that this magnificent home and estate belonged to the woman who was his neighbour at Battersea, and whom he himself had been more than half inclined to put down as an adventuress.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wrayson smiled to himself as he remembered that this magnificent home and estate belonged to the woman who was his neighbour at Battersea, and whom he himself had been more than half inclined to put down as an adventuress.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MADAME DE MELBAIN Punctually at half-past seven the carriage arrived to take Wrayson to the château.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The park was uncultivated but picturesque, becoming more wooded as they climbed the hill leading to the chateâu.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MADAME DE MELBAIN Punctually at half-past seven the carriage arrived to take Wrayson to the château.
trout
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From this reading By the side of the road was a clear trout stream, a little further away a herd of deer stood watching the carriage pass.
turned
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From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
uncultivated
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From this reading The park was uncultivated but picturesque, becoming more wooded as they climbed the hill leading to the chateâu.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the side of the road was a clear trout stream, a little further away a herd of deer stood watching the carriage pass.
watching
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From this reading By the side of the road was a clear trout stream, a little further away a herd of deer stood watching the carriage pass.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Wrayson smiled to himself as he remembered that this magnificent home and estate belonged to the woman who was his neighbour at Battersea, and whom he himself had been more than half inclined to put down as an adventuress.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wrayson smiled to himself as he remembered that this magnificent home and estate belonged to the woman who was his neighbour at Battersea, and whom he himself had been more than half inclined to put down as an adventuress.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A few minutes' drive along a road fragrant with the perfume of hay, and with the pleasant sound of the reaping machines in his ears, and the carriage turned into the park through the great iron gates, which opened this time without demur.
woman
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From this reading Wrayson smiled to himself as he remembered that this magnificent home and estate belonged to the woman who was his neighbour at Battersea, and whom he himself had been more than half inclined to put down as an adventuress.
wooded
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From this reading The park was uncultivated but picturesque, becoming more wooded as they climbed the hill leading to the chateâu.
Wrayson
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From this reading MADAME DE MELBAIN Punctually at half-past seven the carriage arrived to take Wrayson to the château.
