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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 “It is singular,” said Mareschal to Ratcliffe, “that four horsemen and a female prisoner should have passed through the country without leaving the slightest trace of their passage.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The researches after Miss Vere were (for the sake of appearances, perhaps) resumed on the succeeding day, with similar bad success, and the party were returning towards Ellieslaw in the evening.
air
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From this reading One would think they had traversed the air, or sunk through the ground.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The researches after Miss Vere were (for the sake of appearances, perhaps) resumed on the succeeding day, with similar bad success, and the party were returning towards Ellieslaw in the evening.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some one way, some another--Do you know Where we may apprehend her?
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Men may often,” answered Ratcliffe, “arrive at the knowledge of that which is, from discovering that which is not.
appearances
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From this reading The researches after Miss Vere were (for the sake of appearances, perhaps) resumed on the succeeding day, with similar bad success, and the party were returning towards Ellieslaw in the evening.
apprehend
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From this reading Some one way, some another--Do you know Where we may apprehend her?
arrive
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From this reading “Men may often,” answered Ratcliffe, “arrive at the knowledge of that which is, from discovering that which is not.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Men may often,” answered Ratcliffe, “arrive at the knowledge of that which is, from discovering that which is not.
bad
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From this reading The researches after Miss Vere were (for the sake of appearances, perhaps) resumed on the succeeding day, with similar bad success, and the party were returning towards Ellieslaw in the evening.
country
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From this reading “It is singular,” said Mareschal to Ratcliffe, “that four horsemen and a female prisoner should have passed through the country without leaving the slightest trace of their passage.
day
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From this reading The researches after Miss Vere were (for the sake of appearances, perhaps) resumed on the succeeding day, with similar bad success, and the party were returning towards Ellieslaw in the evening.
discovering
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From this reading “Men may often,” answered Ratcliffe, “arrive at the knowledge of that which is, from discovering that which is not.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Some one way, some another--Do you know Where we may apprehend her?
Ellieslaw
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From this reading The researches after Miss Vere were (for the sake of appearances, perhaps) resumed on the succeeding day, with similar bad success, and the party were returning towards Ellieslaw in the evening.
evening
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From this reading The researches after Miss Vere were (for the sake of appearances, perhaps) resumed on the succeeding day, with similar bad success, and the party were returning towards Ellieslaw in the evening.
female
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From this reading “It is singular,” said Mareschal to Ratcliffe, “that four horsemen and a female prisoner should have passed through the country without leaving the slightest trace of their passage.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The researches after Miss Vere were (for the sake of appearances, perhaps) resumed on the succeeding day, with similar bad success, and the party were returning towards Ellieslaw in the evening.
four
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From this reading “It is singular,” said Mareschal to Ratcliffe, “that four horsemen and a female prisoner should have passed through the country without leaving the slightest trace of their passage.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Men may often,” answered Ratcliffe, “arrive at the knowledge of that which is, from discovering that which is not.
ground
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From this reading One would think they had traversed the air, or sunk through the ground.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One would think they had traversed the air, or sunk through the ground.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It is singular,” said Mareschal to Ratcliffe, “that four horsemen and a female prisoner should have passed through the country without leaving the slightest trace of their passage.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Some one way, some another--Do you know Where we may apprehend her?
horsemen
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From this reading “It is singular,” said Mareschal to Ratcliffe, “that four horsemen and a female prisoner should have passed through the country without leaving the slightest trace of their passage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The researches after Miss Vere were (for the sake of appearances, perhaps) resumed on the succeeding day, with similar bad success, and the party were returning towards Ellieslaw in the evening.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is singular,” said Mareschal to Ratcliffe, “that four horsemen and a female prisoner should have passed through the country without leaving the slightest trace of their passage.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is singular,” said Mareschal to Ratcliffe, “that four horsemen and a female prisoner should have passed through the country without leaving the slightest trace of their passage.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some one way, some another--Do you know Where we may apprehend her?
knowledge
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From this reading “Men may often,” answered Ratcliffe, “arrive at the knowledge of that which is, from discovering that which is not.
leaving
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From this reading “It is singular,” said Mareschal to Ratcliffe, “that four horsemen and a female prisoner should have passed through the country without leaving the slightest trace of their passage.
Mareschal
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From this reading “It is singular,” said Mareschal to Ratcliffe, “that four horsemen and a female prisoner should have passed through the country without leaving the slightest trace of their passage.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Some one way, some another--Do you know Where we may apprehend her?
Men
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From this reading “Men may often,” answered Ratcliffe, “arrive at the knowledge of that which is, from discovering that which is not.
Miss
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From this reading The researches after Miss Vere were (for the sake of appearances, perhaps) resumed on the succeeding day, with similar bad success, and the party were returning towards Ellieslaw in the evening.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Men may often,” answered Ratcliffe, “arrive at the knowledge of that which is, from discovering that which is not.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The researches after Miss Vere were (for the sake of appearances, perhaps) resumed on the succeeding day, with similar bad success, and the party were returning towards Ellieslaw in the evening.
often
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From this reading “Men may often,” answered Ratcliffe, “arrive at the knowledge of that which is, from discovering that which is not.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The researches after Miss Vere were (for the sake of appearances, perhaps) resumed on the succeeding day, with similar bad success, and the party were returning towards Ellieslaw in the evening.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one way, some another--Do you know Where we may apprehend her?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One would think they had traversed the air, or sunk through the ground.”
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The researches after Miss Vere were (for the sake of appearances, perhaps) resumed on the succeeding day, with similar bad success, and the party were returning towards Ellieslaw in the evening.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It is singular,” said Mareschal to Ratcliffe, “that four horsemen and a female prisoner should have passed through the country without leaving the slightest trace of their passage.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is singular,” said Mareschal to Ratcliffe, “that four horsemen and a female prisoner should have passed through the country without leaving the slightest trace of their passage.
perhaps
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From this reading The researches after Miss Vere were (for the sake of appearances, perhaps) resumed on the succeeding day, with similar bad success, and the party were returning towards Ellieslaw in the evening.
prisoner
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From this reading “It is singular,” said Mareschal to Ratcliffe, “that four horsemen and a female prisoner should have passed through the country without leaving the slightest trace of their passage.
Ratcliffe
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From this reading “It is singular,” said Mareschal to Ratcliffe, “that four horsemen and a female prisoner should have passed through the country without leaving the slightest trace of their passage.
researches
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From this reading The researches after Miss Vere were (for the sake of appearances, perhaps) resumed on the succeeding day, with similar bad success, and the party were returning towards Ellieslaw in the evening.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The researches after Miss Vere were (for the sake of appearances, perhaps) resumed on the succeeding day, with similar bad success, and the party were returning towards Ellieslaw in the evening.
returning
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From this reading The researches after Miss Vere were (for the sake of appearances, perhaps) resumed on the succeeding day, with similar bad success, and the party were returning towards Ellieslaw in the evening.
said
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From this reading “It is singular,” said Mareschal to Ratcliffe, “that four horsemen and a female prisoner should have passed through the country without leaving the slightest trace of their passage.
sake
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From this reading The researches after Miss Vere were (for the sake of appearances, perhaps) resumed on the succeeding day, with similar bad success, and the party were returning towards Ellieslaw in the evening.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “It is singular,” said Mareschal to Ratcliffe, “that four horsemen and a female prisoner should have passed through the country without leaving the slightest trace of their passage.
similar
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From this reading The researches after Miss Vere were (for the sake of appearances, perhaps) resumed on the succeeding day, with similar bad success, and the party were returning towards Ellieslaw in the evening.
singular
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From this reading “It is singular,” said Mareschal to Ratcliffe, “that four horsemen and a female prisoner should have passed through the country without leaving the slightest trace of their passage.
slightest
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From this reading “It is singular,” said Mareschal to Ratcliffe, “that four horsemen and a female prisoner should have passed through the country without leaving the slightest trace of their passage.
Some
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From this reading Some one way, some another--Do you know Where we may apprehend her?
succeeding
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From this reading The researches after Miss Vere were (for the sake of appearances, perhaps) resumed on the succeeding day, with similar bad success, and the party were returning towards Ellieslaw in the evening.
success
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From this reading The researches after Miss Vere were (for the sake of appearances, perhaps) resumed on the succeeding day, with similar bad success, and the party were returning towards Ellieslaw in the evening.
sunk
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From this reading One would think they had traversed the air, or sunk through the ground.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It is singular,” said Mareschal to Ratcliffe, “that four horsemen and a female prisoner should have passed through the country without leaving the slightest trace of their passage.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The researches after Miss Vere were (for the sake of appearances, perhaps) resumed on the succeeding day, with similar bad success, and the party were returning towards Ellieslaw in the evening.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “It is singular,” said Mareschal to Ratcliffe, “that four horsemen and a female prisoner should have passed through the country without leaving the slightest trace of their passage.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One would think they had traversed the air, or sunk through the ground.”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One would think they had traversed the air, or sunk through the ground.”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It is singular,” said Mareschal to Ratcliffe, “that four horsemen and a female prisoner should have passed through the country without leaving the slightest trace of their passage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It is singular,” said Mareschal to Ratcliffe, “that four horsemen and a female prisoner should have passed through the country without leaving the slightest trace of their passage.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The researches after Miss Vere were (for the sake of appearances, perhaps) resumed on the succeeding day, with similar bad success, and the party were returning towards Ellieslaw in the evening.
trace
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From this reading “It is singular,” said Mareschal to Ratcliffe, “that four horsemen and a female prisoner should have passed through the country without leaving the slightest trace of their passage.
traversed
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From this reading One would think they had traversed the air, or sunk through the ground.”
Vere
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From this reading The researches after Miss Vere were (for the sake of appearances, perhaps) resumed on the succeeding day, with similar bad success, and the party were returning towards Ellieslaw in the evening.
way
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From this reading Some one way, some another--Do you know Where we may apprehend her?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Some one way, some another--Do you know Where we may apprehend her?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The researches after Miss Vere were (for the sake of appearances, perhaps) resumed on the succeeding day, with similar bad success, and the party were returning towards Ellieslaw in the evening.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Some one way, some another--Do you know Where we may apprehend her?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Men may often,” answered Ratcliffe, “arrive at the knowledge of that which is, from discovering that which is not.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The researches after Miss Vere were (for the sake of appearances, perhaps) resumed on the succeeding day, with similar bad success, and the party were returning towards Ellieslaw in the evening.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “It is singular,” said Mareschal to Ratcliffe, “that four horsemen and a female prisoner should have passed through the country without leaving the slightest trace of their passage.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One would think they had traversed the air, or sunk through the ground.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Some one way, some another--Do you know Where we may apprehend her?
