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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 THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
abroad
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From this reading Presently it occurred to him that one of Mr. Pomeroy's neighbours might have dined abroad, have sat late over the wine, and be now returning; and that so the incident might admit of the most innocent explanation.
admit
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From this reading Presently it occurred to him that one of Mr. Pomeroy's neighbours might have dined abroad, have sat late over the wine, and be now returning; and that so the incident might admit of the most innocent explanation.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
Bastwick
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From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Presently it occurred to him that one of Mr. Pomeroy's neighbours might have dined abroad, have sat late over the wine, and be now returning; and that so the incident might admit of the most innocent explanation.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
betook
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From this reading Then he turned from the gate, and with a shiver betook himself towards the house.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
carriage
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From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
chance
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From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
CHIPPENHAM
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From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
died
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From this reading Until the last hum of wheels died in the distance he stood listening and thinking.
dined
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From this reading Presently it occurred to him that one of Mr. Pomeroy's neighbours might have dined abroad, have sat late over the wine, and be now returning; and that so the incident might admit of the most innocent explanation.
distance
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From this reading Until the last hum of wheels died in the distance he stood listening and thinking.
explanation
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From this reading Presently it occurred to him that one of Mr. Pomeroy's neighbours might have dined abroad, have sat late over the wine, and be now returning; and that so the incident might admit of the most innocent explanation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then he turned from the gate, and with a shiver betook himself towards the house.
full
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From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
gate
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From this reading Then he turned from the gate, and with a shiver betook himself towards the house.
gates
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From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Presently it occurred to him that one of Mr. Pomeroy's neighbours might have dined abroad, have sat late over the wine, and be now returning; and that so the incident might admit of the most innocent explanation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Until the last hum of wheels died in the distance he stood listening and thinking.
highway
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From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Presently it occurred to him that one of Mr. Pomeroy's neighbours might have dined abroad, have sat late over the wine, and be now returning; and that so the incident might admit of the most innocent explanation.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he turned from the gate, and with a shiver betook himself towards the house.
hour
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From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
house
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From this reading Then he turned from the gate, and with a shiver betook himself towards the house.
hum
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From this reading Until the last hum of wheels died in the distance he stood listening and thinking.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Until the last hum of wheels died in the distance he stood listening and thinking.
incident
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From this reading Presently it occurred to him that one of Mr. Pomeroy's neighbours might have dined abroad, have sat late over the wine, and be now returning; and that so the incident might admit of the most innocent explanation.
INN
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From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
innocent
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From this reading Presently it occurred to him that one of Mr. Pomeroy's neighbours might have dined abroad, have sat late over the wine, and be now returning; and that so the incident might admit of the most innocent explanation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Presently it occurred to him that one of Mr. Pomeroy's neighbours might have dined abroad, have sat late over the wine, and be now returning; and that so the incident might admit of the most innocent explanation.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Until the last hum of wheels died in the distance he stood listening and thinking.
late
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From this reading Presently it occurred to him that one of Mr. Pomeroy's neighbours might have dined abroad, have sat late over the wine, and be now returning; and that so the incident might admit of the most innocent explanation.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet it left him uneasy.
listening
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From this reading Until the last hum of wheels died in the distance he stood listening and thinking.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Presently it occurred to him that one of Mr. Pomeroy's neighbours might have dined abroad, have sat late over the wine, and be now returning; and that so the incident might admit of the most innocent explanation.
minute
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From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
most
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From this reading Presently it occurred to him that one of Mr. Pomeroy's neighbours might have dined abroad, have sat late over the wine, and be now returning; and that so the incident might admit of the most innocent explanation.
Mr
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From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
neighbours
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From this reading Presently it occurred to him that one of Mr. Pomeroy's neighbours might have dined abroad, have sat late over the wine, and be now returning; and that so the incident might admit of the most innocent explanation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
now
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From this reading Presently it occurred to him that one of Mr. Pomeroy's neighbours might have dined abroad, have sat late over the wine, and be now returning; and that so the incident might admit of the most innocent explanation.
occurred
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From this reading Presently it occurred to him that one of Mr. Pomeroy's neighbours might have dined abroad, have sat late over the wine, and be now returning; and that so the incident might admit of the most innocent explanation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Presently it occurred to him that one of Mr. Pomeroy's neighbours might have dined abroad, have sat late over the wine, and be now returning; and that so the incident might admit of the most innocent explanation.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Presently it occurred to him that one of Mr. Pomeroy's neighbours might have dined abroad, have sat late over the wine, and be now returning; and that so the incident might admit of the most innocent explanation.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Presently it occurred to him that one of Mr. Pomeroy's neighbours might have dined abroad, have sat late over the wine, and be now returning; and that so the incident might admit of the most innocent explanation.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
Pomeroy's
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From this reading Presently it occurred to him that one of Mr. Pomeroy's neighbours might have dined abroad, have sat late over the wine, and be now returning; and that so the incident might admit of the most innocent explanation.
Presently
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From this reading Presently it occurred to him that one of Mr. Pomeroy's neighbours might have dined abroad, have sat late over the wine, and be now returning; and that so the incident might admit of the most innocent explanation.
returning
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From this reading Presently it occurred to him that one of Mr. Pomeroy's neighbours might have dined abroad, have sat late over the wine, and be now returning; and that so the incident might admit of the most innocent explanation.
road
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From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
sat
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From this reading Presently it occurred to him that one of Mr. Pomeroy's neighbours might have dined abroad, have sat late over the wine, and be now returning; and that so the incident might admit of the most innocent explanation.
shiver
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From this reading Then he turned from the gate, and with a shiver betook himself towards the house.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Presently it occurred to him that one of Mr. Pomeroy's neighbours might have dined abroad, have sat late over the wine, and be now returning; and that so the incident might admit of the most innocent explanation.
staring
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From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
Then
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From this reading Then he turned from the gate, and with a shiver betook himself towards the house.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Until the last hum of wheels died in the distance he stood listening and thinking.
Thomasson
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From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Presently it occurred to him that one of Mr. Pomeroy's neighbours might have dined abroad, have sat late over the wine, and be now returning; and that so the incident might admit of the most innocent explanation.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Then he turned from the gate, and with a shiver betook himself towards the house.
traveller
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From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
turned
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From this reading Then he turned from the gate, and with a shiver betook himself towards the house.
uneasy
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From this reading Yet it left him uneasy.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until the last hum of wheels died in the distance he stood listening and thinking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
way
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From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
wheels
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From this reading Until the last hum of wheels died in the distance he stood listening and thinking.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
wine
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From this reading Presently it occurred to him that one of Mr. Pomeroy's neighbours might have dined abroad, have sat late over the wine, and be now returning; and that so the incident might admit of the most innocent explanation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he turned from the gate, and with a shiver betook himself towards the house.
wondering
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From this reading THE INN AT CHIPPENHAM The road which passed before the gates at Bastwick was not a highway, and Mr. Thomasson stood a full minute, staring after the carriage, and wondering what chance brought a traveller that way at that hour.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it left him uneasy.
