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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 There was a numerous gathering of Claverings in the drawing-room of the Great House when the family from the rectory arrived comprising three generations; for the nurse was in the room holding the heir in her arms.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SIR HUGH AND HIS BROTHER ARCHIE.
ARCHIE
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From this reading SIR HUGH AND HIS BROTHER ARCHIE.
arms
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From this reading There was a numerous gathering of Claverings in the drawing-room of the Great House when the family from the rectory arrived comprising three generations; for the nurse was in the room holding the heir in her arms.
arrived
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From this reading There was a numerous gathering of Claverings in the drawing-room of the Great House when the family from the rectory arrived comprising three generations; for the nurse was in the room holding the heir in her arms.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Clavering and Fanny of course inspected the child at once, as they were bound to do, while Lady Clavering welcomed Florence Burton.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Clavering and Fanny of course inspected the child at once, as they were bound to do, while Lady Clavering welcomed Florence Burton.
bound
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From this reading Mrs. Clavering and Fanny of course inspected the child at once, as they were bound to do, while Lady Clavering welcomed Florence Burton.
BROTHER
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From this reading SIR HUGH AND HIS BROTHER ARCHIE.
brow
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From this reading Then there came a feeble squeak from the infant, and there was a cloud at once upon Sir Hugh's brow.
Burton
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From this reading Mrs. Clavering and Fanny of course inspected the child at once, as they were bound to do, while Lady Clavering welcomed Florence Burton.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Archie spoke a word or two to his uncle, and Sir Hugh vouchsafed to give one finger to his cousin Harry by way of shaking hands with him.
came
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From this reading Then there came a feeble squeak from the infant, and there was a cloud at once upon Sir Hugh's brow.
child
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From this reading Mrs. Clavering and Fanny of course inspected the child at once, as they were bound to do, while Lady Clavering welcomed Florence Burton.
Clavering
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From this reading Mrs. Clavering and Fanny of course inspected the child at once, as they were bound to do, while Lady Clavering welcomed Florence Burton.
Claverings
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From this reading There was a numerous gathering of Claverings in the drawing-room of the Great House when the family from the rectory arrived comprising three generations; for the nurse was in the room holding the heir in her arms.
cloud
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From this reading Then there came a feeble squeak from the infant, and there was a cloud at once upon Sir Hugh's brow.
comprising
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From this reading There was a numerous gathering of Claverings in the drawing-room of the Great House when the family from the rectory arrived comprising three generations; for the nurse was in the room holding the heir in her arms.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Clavering and Fanny of course inspected the child at once, as they were bound to do, while Lady Clavering welcomed Florence Burton.
cousin
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From this reading Archie spoke a word or two to his uncle, and Sir Hugh vouchsafed to give one finger to his cousin Harry by way of shaking hands with him.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Mrs. Clavering and Fanny of course inspected the child at once, as they were bound to do, while Lady Clavering welcomed Florence Burton.
drawing-room
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From this reading There was a numerous gathering of Claverings in the drawing-room of the Great House when the family from the rectory arrived comprising three generations; for the nurse was in the room holding the heir in her arms.
family
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From this reading There was a numerous gathering of Claverings in the drawing-room of the Great House when the family from the rectory arrived comprising three generations; for the nurse was in the room holding the heir in her arms.
Fanny
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From this reading Mrs. Clavering and Fanny of course inspected the child at once, as they were bound to do, while Lady Clavering welcomed Florence Burton.
feeble
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From this reading Then there came a feeble squeak from the infant, and there was a cloud at once upon Sir Hugh's brow.
finger
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From this reading Archie spoke a word or two to his uncle, and Sir Hugh vouchsafed to give one finger to his cousin Harry by way of shaking hands with him.
Florence
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From this reading Mrs. Clavering and Fanny of course inspected the child at once, as they were bound to do, while Lady Clavering welcomed Florence Burton.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a numerous gathering of Claverings in the drawing-room of the Great House when the family from the rectory arrived comprising three generations; for the nurse was in the room holding the heir in her arms.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a numerous gathering of Claverings in the drawing-room of the Great House when the family from the rectory arrived comprising three generations; for the nurse was in the room holding the heir in her arms.
gathering
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From this reading There was a numerous gathering of Claverings in the drawing-room of the Great House when the family from the rectory arrived comprising three generations; for the nurse was in the room holding the heir in her arms.
generations
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From this reading There was a numerous gathering of Claverings in the drawing-room of the Great House when the family from the rectory arrived comprising three generations; for the nurse was in the room holding the heir in her arms.
give
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From this reading Archie spoke a word or two to his uncle, and Sir Hugh vouchsafed to give one finger to his cousin Harry by way of shaking hands with him.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a numerous gathering of Claverings in the drawing-room of the Great House when the family from the rectory arrived comprising three generations; for the nurse was in the room holding the heir in her arms.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Archie spoke a word or two to his uncle, and Sir Hugh vouchsafed to give one finger to his cousin Harry by way of shaking hands with him.
Harry
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From this reading Archie spoke a word or two to his uncle, and Sir Hugh vouchsafed to give one finger to his cousin Harry by way of shaking hands with him.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading There was a numerous gathering of Claverings in the drawing-room of the Great House when the family from the rectory arrived comprising three generations; for the nurse was in the room holding the heir in her arms.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a numerous gathering of Claverings in the drawing-room of the Great House when the family from the rectory arrived comprising three generations; for the nurse was in the room holding the heir in her arms.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Archie spoke a word or two to his uncle, and Sir Hugh vouchsafed to give one finger to his cousin Harry by way of shaking hands with him.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SIR HUGH AND HIS BROTHER ARCHIE.
holding
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From this reading There was a numerous gathering of Claverings in the drawing-room of the Great House when the family from the rectory arrived comprising three generations; for the nurse was in the room holding the heir in her arms.
House
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From this reading There was a numerous gathering of Claverings in the drawing-room of the Great House when the family from the rectory arrived comprising three generations; for the nurse was in the room holding the heir in her arms.
HUGH
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From this reading SIR HUGH AND HIS BROTHER ARCHIE.
Hugh's
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From this reading Then there came a feeble squeak from the infant, and there was a cloud at once upon Sir Hugh's brow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a numerous gathering of Claverings in the drawing-room of the Great House when the family from the rectory arrived comprising three generations; for the nurse was in the room holding the heir in her arms.
infant
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From this reading Then there came a feeble squeak from the infant, and there was a cloud at once upon Sir Hugh's brow.
inspected
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From this reading Mrs. Clavering and Fanny of course inspected the child at once, as they were bound to do, while Lady Clavering welcomed Florence Burton.
Lady
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From this reading Mrs. Clavering and Fanny of course inspected the child at once, as they were bound to do, while Lady Clavering welcomed Florence Burton.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Clavering and Fanny of course inspected the child at once, as they were bound to do, while Lady Clavering welcomed Florence Burton.
numerous
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From this reading There was a numerous gathering of Claverings in the drawing-room of the Great House when the family from the rectory arrived comprising three generations; for the nurse was in the room holding the heir in her arms.
nurse
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From this reading There was a numerous gathering of Claverings in the drawing-room of the Great House when the family from the rectory arrived comprising three generations; for the nurse was in the room holding the heir in her arms.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a numerous gathering of Claverings in the drawing-room of the Great House when the family from the rectory arrived comprising three generations; for the nurse was in the room holding the heir in her arms.
once
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From this reading Mrs. Clavering and Fanny of course inspected the child at once, as they were bound to do, while Lady Clavering welcomed Florence Burton.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Archie spoke a word or two to his uncle, and Sir Hugh vouchsafed to give one finger to his cousin Harry by way of shaking hands with him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Archie spoke a word or two to his uncle, and Sir Hugh vouchsafed to give one finger to his cousin Harry by way of shaking hands with him.
rectory
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From this reading There was a numerous gathering of Claverings in the drawing-room of the Great House when the family from the rectory arrived comprising three generations; for the nurse was in the room holding the heir in her arms.
room
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From this reading There was a numerous gathering of Claverings in the drawing-room of the Great House when the family from the rectory arrived comprising three generations; for the nurse was in the room holding the heir in her arms.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Archie spoke a word or two to his uncle, and Sir Hugh vouchsafed to give one finger to his cousin Harry by way of shaking hands with him.
SIR
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From this reading SIR HUGH AND HIS BROTHER ARCHIE.
spoke
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From this reading Archie spoke a word or two to his uncle, and Sir Hugh vouchsafed to give one finger to his cousin Harry by way of shaking hands with him.
squeak
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From this reading Then there came a feeble squeak from the infant, and there was a cloud at once upon Sir Hugh's brow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a numerous gathering of Claverings in the drawing-room of the Great House when the family from the rectory arrived comprising three generations; for the nurse was in the room holding the heir in her arms.
Then
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From this reading Then there came a feeble squeak from the infant, and there was a cloud at once upon Sir Hugh's brow.
There
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From this reading There was a numerous gathering of Claverings in the drawing-room of the Great House when the family from the rectory arrived comprising three generations; for the nurse was in the room holding the heir in her arms.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Clavering and Fanny of course inspected the child at once, as they were bound to do, while Lady Clavering welcomed Florence Burton.
three
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From this reading There was a numerous gathering of Claverings in the drawing-room of the Great House when the family from the rectory arrived comprising three generations; for the nurse was in the room holding the heir in her arms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Clavering and Fanny of course inspected the child at once, as they were bound to do, while Lady Clavering welcomed Florence Burton.
two
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From this reading Archie spoke a word or two to his uncle, and Sir Hugh vouchsafed to give one finger to his cousin Harry by way of shaking hands with him.
uncle
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From this reading Archie spoke a word or two to his uncle, and Sir Hugh vouchsafed to give one finger to his cousin Harry by way of shaking hands with him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then there came a feeble squeak from the infant, and there was a cloud at once upon Sir Hugh's brow.
vouchsafed
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From this reading Archie spoke a word or two to his uncle, and Sir Hugh vouchsafed to give one finger to his cousin Harry by way of shaking hands with him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a numerous gathering of Claverings in the drawing-room of the Great House when the family from the rectory arrived comprising three generations; for the nurse was in the room holding the heir in her arms.
way
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From this reading Archie spoke a word or two to his uncle, and Sir Hugh vouchsafed to give one finger to his cousin Harry by way of shaking hands with him.
welcomed
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From this reading Mrs. Clavering and Fanny of course inspected the child at once, as they were bound to do, while Lady Clavering welcomed Florence Burton.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mrs. Clavering and Fanny of course inspected the child at once, as they were bound to do, while Lady Clavering welcomed Florence Burton.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was a numerous gathering of Claverings in the drawing-room of the Great House when the family from the rectory arrived comprising three generations; for the nurse was in the room holding the heir in her arms.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Mrs. Clavering and Fanny of course inspected the child at once, as they were bound to do, while Lady Clavering welcomed Florence Burton.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Archie spoke a word or two to his uncle, and Sir Hugh vouchsafed to give one finger to his cousin Harry by way of shaking hands with him.
word
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From this reading Archie spoke a word or two to his uncle, and Sir Hugh vouchsafed to give one finger to his cousin Harry by way of shaking hands with him.
