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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 Though the party was large enough to enable them to "have a good time" without any assistance from outside of the hotel, they invited many of the people of Rockhaven to join them in their indoor amusements.
absent
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From this reading As Mr. Hamilton was a native of the town, he was quite at home there, though he had been absent from his boyhood.
amusements
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From this reading Though the party was large enough to enable them to "have a good time" without any assistance from outside of the hotel, they invited many of the people of Rockhaven to join them in their indoor amusements.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The yacht party which had come to Rockhaven in the Orion, in spite of the fog and the rain, appeared to be very happy.
any
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From this reading Though the party was large enough to enable them to "have a good time" without any assistance from outside of the hotel, they invited many of the people of Rockhaven to join them in their indoor amusements.
appeared
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From this reading The yacht party which had come to Rockhaven in the Orion, in spite of the fog and the rain, appeared to be very happy.
aristocratic
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From this reading If they were aristocratic in the metropolis, they were not so in their summer resort.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Mr. Hamilton was a native of the town, he was quite at home there, though he had been absent from his boyhood.
assistance
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From this reading Though the party was large enough to enable them to "have a good time" without any assistance from outside of the hotel, they invited many of the people of Rockhaven to join them in their indoor amusements.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As Mr. Hamilton was a native of the town, he was quite at home there, though he had been absent from his boyhood.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The yacht party which had come to Rockhaven in the Orion, in spite of the fog and the rain, appeared to be very happy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As Mr. Hamilton was a native of the town, he was quite at home there, though he had been absent from his boyhood.
boyhood
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From this reading As Mr. Hamilton was a native of the town, he was quite at home there, though he had been absent from his boyhood.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The yacht party which had come to Rockhaven in the Orion, in spite of the fog and the rain, appeared to be very happy.
enable
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From this reading Though the party was large enough to enable them to "have a good time" without any assistance from outside of the hotel, they invited many of the people of Rockhaven to join them in their indoor amusements.
enough
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From this reading Though the party was large enough to enable them to "have a good time" without any assistance from outside of the hotel, they invited many of the people of Rockhaven to join them in their indoor amusements.
EXCURSION
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From this reading THE EXCURSION TO HIGH ROCK.
fog
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From this reading The yacht party which had come to Rockhaven in the Orion, in spite of the fog and the rain, appeared to be very happy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Though the party was large enough to enable them to "have a good time" without any assistance from outside of the hotel, they invited many of the people of Rockhaven to join them in their indoor amusements.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though the party was large enough to enable them to "have a good time" without any assistance from outside of the hotel, they invited many of the people of Rockhaven to join them in their indoor amusements.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The yacht party which had come to Rockhaven in the Orion, in spite of the fog and the rain, appeared to be very happy.
Hamilton
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From this reading As Mr. Hamilton was a native of the town, he was quite at home there, though he had been absent from his boyhood.
happy
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From this reading The yacht party which had come to Rockhaven in the Orion, in spite of the fog and the rain, appeared to be very happy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Though the party was large enough to enable them to "have a good time" without any assistance from outside of the hotel, they invited many of the people of Rockhaven to join them in their indoor amusements.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Mr. Hamilton was a native of the town, he was quite at home there, though he had been absent from his boyhood.
HIGH
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From this reading THE EXCURSION TO HIGH ROCK.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Mr. Hamilton was a native of the town, he was quite at home there, though he had been absent from his boyhood.
home
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From this reading As Mr. Hamilton was a native of the town, he was quite at home there, though he had been absent from his boyhood.
hotel
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From this reading Though the party was large enough to enable them to "have a good time" without any assistance from outside of the hotel, they invited many of the people of Rockhaven to join them in their indoor amusements.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If they were aristocratic in the metropolis, they were not so in their summer resort.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The yacht party which had come to Rockhaven in the Orion, in spite of the fog and the rain, appeared to be very happy.
indoor
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From this reading Though the party was large enough to enable them to "have a good time" without any assistance from outside of the hotel, they invited many of the people of Rockhaven to join them in their indoor amusements.
invited
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From this reading Though the party was large enough to enable them to "have a good time" without any assistance from outside of the hotel, they invited many of the people of Rockhaven to join them in their indoor amusements.
join
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From this reading Though the party was large enough to enable them to "have a good time" without any assistance from outside of the hotel, they invited many of the people of Rockhaven to join them in their indoor amusements.
large
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From this reading Though the party was large enough to enable them to "have a good time" without any assistance from outside of the hotel, they invited many of the people of Rockhaven to join them in their indoor amusements.
many
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From this reading Though the party was large enough to enable them to "have a good time" without any assistance from outside of the hotel, they invited many of the people of Rockhaven to join them in their indoor amusements.
metropolis
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From this reading If they were aristocratic in the metropolis, they were not so in their summer resort.
Mr
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From this reading As Mr. Hamilton was a native of the town, he was quite at home there, though he had been absent from his boyhood.
native
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From this reading As Mr. Hamilton was a native of the town, he was quite at home there, though he had been absent from his boyhood.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If they were aristocratic in the metropolis, they were not so in their summer resort.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The yacht party which had come to Rockhaven in the Orion, in spite of the fog and the rain, appeared to be very happy.
Orion
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From this reading The yacht party which had come to Rockhaven in the Orion, in spite of the fog and the rain, appeared to be very happy.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Though the party was large enough to enable them to "have a good time" without any assistance from outside of the hotel, they invited many of the people of Rockhaven to join them in their indoor amusements.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The yacht party which had come to Rockhaven in the Orion, in spite of the fog and the rain, appeared to be very happy.
people
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From this reading Though the party was large enough to enable them to "have a good time" without any assistance from outside of the hotel, they invited many of the people of Rockhaven to join them in their indoor amusements.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Mr. Hamilton was a native of the town, he was quite at home there, though he had been absent from his boyhood.
rain
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From this reading The yacht party which had come to Rockhaven in the Orion, in spite of the fog and the rain, appeared to be very happy.
resort
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From this reading If they were aristocratic in the metropolis, they were not so in their summer resort.
ROCK
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From this reading THE EXCURSION TO HIGH ROCK.
Rockhaven
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From this reading The yacht party which had come to Rockhaven in the Orion, in spite of the fog and the rain, appeared to be very happy.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If they were aristocratic in the metropolis, they were not so in their summer resort.
spite
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From this reading The yacht party which had come to Rockhaven in the Orion, in spite of the fog and the rain, appeared to be very happy.
summer
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From this reading If they were aristocratic in the metropolis, they were not so in their summer resort.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EXCURSION TO HIGH ROCK.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If they were aristocratic in the metropolis, they were not so in their summer resort.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Though the party was large enough to enable them to "have a good time" without any assistance from outside of the hotel, they invited many of the people of Rockhaven to join them in their indoor amusements.
there
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From this reading As Mr. Hamilton was a native of the town, he was quite at home there, though he had been absent from his boyhood.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If they were aristocratic in the metropolis, they were not so in their summer resort.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though the party was large enough to enable them to "have a good time" without any assistance from outside of the hotel, they invited many of the people of Rockhaven to join them in their indoor amusements.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though the party was large enough to enable them to "have a good time" without any assistance from outside of the hotel, they invited many of the people of Rockhaven to join them in their indoor amusements.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE EXCURSION TO HIGH ROCK.
town
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From this reading As Mr. Hamilton was a native of the town, he was quite at home there, though he had been absent from his boyhood.
very
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From this reading The yacht party which had come to Rockhaven in the Orion, in spite of the fog and the rain, appeared to be very happy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though the party was large enough to enable them to "have a good time" without any assistance from outside of the hotel, they invited many of the people of Rockhaven to join them in their indoor amusements.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If they were aristocratic in the metropolis, they were not so in their summer resort.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The yacht party which had come to Rockhaven in the Orion, in spite of the fog and the rain, appeared to be very happy.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Though the party was large enough to enable them to "have a good time" without any assistance from outside of the hotel, they invited many of the people of Rockhaven to join them in their indoor amusements.
yacht
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From this reading The yacht party which had come to Rockhaven in the Orion, in spite of the fog and the rain, appeared to be very happy.
