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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 SEEN IN THE LIGHTNING It was truly a mystery.
Alpenny's
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From this reading Yet she in the parlour-carriage, facing Alpenny's counting-house, had not seen him emerge; nor had Durban, busy in the kitchen, the door of which commanded a view of the postern, beheld his master depart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So far as Beatrice knew, there were but two ways of getting out of The Camp--by the large gate and the smaller one.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So far as Beatrice knew, there were but two ways of getting out of The Camp--by the large gate and the smaller one.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The telegraph office was at the railway station three miles away, and there was no one in The Camp save Durban and his young mistress to send with a wire.
away
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From this reading The telegraph office was at the railway station three miles away, and there was no one in The Camp save Durban and his young mistress to send with a wire.
Beatrice
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From this reading So far as Beatrice knew, there were but two ways of getting out of The Camp--by the large gate and the smaller one.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Yet the wire had been sent, and the reply had been received.
beheld
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From this reading Yet she in the parlour-carriage, facing Alpenny's counting-house, had not seen him emerge; nor had Durban, busy in the kitchen, the door of which commanded a view of the postern, beheld his master depart.
busy
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From this reading Yet she in the parlour-carriage, facing Alpenny's counting-house, had not seen him emerge; nor had Durban, busy in the kitchen, the door of which commanded a view of the postern, beheld his master depart.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So far as Beatrice knew, there were but two ways of getting out of The Camp--by the large gate and the smaller one.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So far as Beatrice knew, there were but two ways of getting out of The Camp--by the large gate and the smaller one.
Camp
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From this reading So far as Beatrice knew, there were but two ways of getting out of The Camp--by the large gate and the smaller one.
commanded
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From this reading Yet she in the parlour-carriage, facing Alpenny's counting-house, had not seen him emerge; nor had Durban, busy in the kitchen, the door of which commanded a view of the postern, beheld his master depart.
counting-house
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From this reading Yet she in the parlour-carriage, facing Alpenny's counting-house, had not seen him emerge; nor had Durban, busy in the kitchen, the door of which commanded a view of the postern, beheld his master depart.
depart
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From this reading Yet she in the parlour-carriage, facing Alpenny's counting-house, had not seen him emerge; nor had Durban, busy in the kitchen, the door of which commanded a view of the postern, beheld his master depart.
door
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From this reading Yet she in the parlour-carriage, facing Alpenny's counting-house, had not seen him emerge; nor had Durban, busy in the kitchen, the door of which commanded a view of the postern, beheld his master depart.
Durban
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From this reading Yet she in the parlour-carriage, facing Alpenny's counting-house, had not seen him emerge; nor had Durban, busy in the kitchen, the door of which commanded a view of the postern, beheld his master depart.
emerge
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From this reading Yet she in the parlour-carriage, facing Alpenny's counting-house, had not seen him emerge; nor had Durban, busy in the kitchen, the door of which commanded a view of the postern, beheld his master depart.
facing
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From this reading Yet she in the parlour-carriage, facing Alpenny's counting-house, had not seen him emerge; nor had Durban, busy in the kitchen, the door of which commanded a view of the postern, beheld his master depart.
far
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From this reading So far as Beatrice knew, there were but two ways of getting out of The Camp--by the large gate and the smaller one.
gate
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From this reading So far as Beatrice knew, there were but two ways of getting out of The Camp--by the large gate and the smaller one.
getting
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From this reading So far as Beatrice knew, there were but two ways of getting out of The Camp--by the large gate and the smaller one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet she in the parlour-carriage, facing Alpenny's counting-house, had not seen him emerge; nor had Durban, busy in the kitchen, the door of which commanded a view of the postern, beheld his master depart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet she in the parlour-carriage, facing Alpenny's counting-house, had not seen him emerge; nor had Durban, busy in the kitchen, the door of which commanded a view of the postern, beheld his master depart.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet she in the parlour-carriage, facing Alpenny's counting-house, had not seen him emerge; nor had Durban, busy in the kitchen, the door of which commanded a view of the postern, beheld his master depart.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SEEN IN THE LIGHTNING It was truly a mystery.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SEEN IN THE LIGHTNING It was truly a mystery.
kitchen
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From this reading Yet she in the parlour-carriage, facing Alpenny's counting-house, had not seen him emerge; nor had Durban, busy in the kitchen, the door of which commanded a view of the postern, beheld his master depart.
knew
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From this reading So far as Beatrice knew, there were but two ways of getting out of The Camp--by the large gate and the smaller one.
large
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From this reading So far as Beatrice knew, there were but two ways of getting out of The Camp--by the large gate and the smaller one.
LIGHTNING
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From this reading SEEN IN THE LIGHTNING It was truly a mystery.
master
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From this reading Yet she in the parlour-carriage, facing Alpenny's counting-house, had not seen him emerge; nor had Durban, busy in the kitchen, the door of which commanded a view of the postern, beheld his master depart.
miles
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From this reading The telegraph office was at the railway station three miles away, and there was no one in The Camp save Durban and his young mistress to send with a wire.
mistress
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From this reading The telegraph office was at the railway station three miles away, and there was no one in The Camp save Durban and his young mistress to send with a wire.
mystery
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From this reading SEEN IN THE LIGHTNING It was truly a mystery.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The telegraph office was at the railway station three miles away, and there was no one in The Camp save Durban and his young mistress to send with a wire.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Yet she in the parlour-carriage, facing Alpenny's counting-house, had not seen him emerge; nor had Durban, busy in the kitchen, the door of which commanded a view of the postern, beheld his master depart.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet she in the parlour-carriage, facing Alpenny's counting-house, had not seen him emerge; nor had Durban, busy in the kitchen, the door of which commanded a view of the postern, beheld his master depart.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So far as Beatrice knew, there were but two ways of getting out of The Camp--by the large gate and the smaller one.
office
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From this reading The telegraph office was at the railway station three miles away, and there was no one in The Camp save Durban and his young mistress to send with a wire.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So far as Beatrice knew, there were but two ways of getting out of The Camp--by the large gate and the smaller one.
out
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From this reading So far as Beatrice knew, there were but two ways of getting out of The Camp--by the large gate and the smaller one.
parlour-carriage
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From this reading Yet she in the parlour-carriage, facing Alpenny's counting-house, had not seen him emerge; nor had Durban, busy in the kitchen, the door of which commanded a view of the postern, beheld his master depart.
postern
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From this reading Yet she in the parlour-carriage, facing Alpenny's counting-house, had not seen him emerge; nor had Durban, busy in the kitchen, the door of which commanded a view of the postern, beheld his master depart.
railway
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From this reading The telegraph office was at the railway station three miles away, and there was no one in The Camp save Durban and his young mistress to send with a wire.
received
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From this reading Yet the wire had been sent, and the reply had been received.
reply
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From this reading Yet the wire had been sent, and the reply had been received.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The telegraph office was at the railway station three miles away, and there was no one in The Camp save Durban and his young mistress to send with a wire.
SEEN
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From this reading SEEN IN THE LIGHTNING It was truly a mystery.
send
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From this reading The telegraph office was at the railway station three miles away, and there was no one in The Camp save Durban and his young mistress to send with a wire.
sent
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From this reading Yet the wire had been sent, and the reply had been received.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet she in the parlour-carriage, facing Alpenny's counting-house, had not seen him emerge; nor had Durban, busy in the kitchen, the door of which commanded a view of the postern, beheld his master depart.
smaller
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From this reading So far as Beatrice knew, there were but two ways of getting out of The Camp--by the large gate and the smaller one.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far as Beatrice knew, there were but two ways of getting out of The Camp--by the large gate and the smaller one.
station
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From this reading The telegraph office was at the railway station three miles away, and there was no one in The Camp save Durban and his young mistress to send with a wire.
telegraph
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From this reading The telegraph office was at the railway station three miles away, and there was no one in The Camp save Durban and his young mistress to send with a wire.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SEEN IN THE LIGHTNING It was truly a mystery.
there
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From this reading So far as Beatrice knew, there were but two ways of getting out of The Camp--by the large gate and the smaller one.
three
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From this reading The telegraph office was at the railway station three miles away, and there was no one in The Camp save Durban and his young mistress to send with a wire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The telegraph office was at the railway station three miles away, and there was no one in The Camp save Durban and his young mistress to send with a wire.
truly
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From this reading SEEN IN THE LIGHTNING It was truly a mystery.
two
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From this reading So far as Beatrice knew, there were but two ways of getting out of The Camp--by the large gate and the smaller one.
view
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From this reading Yet she in the parlour-carriage, facing Alpenny's counting-house, had not seen him emerge; nor had Durban, busy in the kitchen, the door of which commanded a view of the postern, beheld his master depart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SEEN IN THE LIGHTNING It was truly a mystery.
ways
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From this reading So far as Beatrice knew, there were but two ways of getting out of The Camp--by the large gate and the smaller one.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So far as Beatrice knew, there were but two ways of getting out of The Camp--by the large gate and the smaller one.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yet she in the parlour-carriage, facing Alpenny's counting-house, had not seen him emerge; nor had Durban, busy in the kitchen, the door of which commanded a view of the postern, beheld his master depart.
wire
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From this reading The telegraph office was at the railway station three miles away, and there was no one in The Camp save Durban and his young mistress to send with a wire.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The telegraph office was at the railway station three miles away, and there was no one in The Camp save Durban and his young mistress to send with a wire.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet she in the parlour-carriage, facing Alpenny's counting-house, had not seen him emerge; nor had Durban, busy in the kitchen, the door of which commanded a view of the postern, beheld his master depart.
young
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From this reading The telegraph office was at the railway station three miles away, and there was no one in The Camp save Durban and his young mistress to send with a wire.
