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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 One night on returning home from a party at Lady Westborough’s in Hanover Square, Clarence observed a man before him walking with an uneven and agitated step.
agitated
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From this reading One night on returning home from a party at Lady Westborough’s in Hanover Square, Clarence observed a man before him walking with an uneven and agitated step.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One night on returning home from a party at Lady Westborough’s in Hanover Square, Clarence observed a man before him walking with an uneven and agitated step.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One night on returning home from a party at Lady Westborough’s in Hanover Square, Clarence observed a man before him walking with an uneven and agitated step.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His right hand was clenched, and he frequently raised it as with a sudden impulse, and struck fiercely as if at some imagined enemy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You shall make no way here but at your peril,” said Sir Geoffrey; “this is my ground.”--Peveril of the Peak.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Make way, Sir Geoffrey Peveril, or you will compel me to do that I may be sorry for!”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading One night on returning home from a party at Lady Westborough’s in Hanover Square, Clarence observed a man before him walking with an uneven and agitated step.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You shall make no way here but at your peril,” said Sir Geoffrey; “this is my ground.”--Peveril of the Peak.
Clarence
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From this reading One night on returning home from a party at Lady Westborough’s in Hanover Square, Clarence observed a man before him walking with an uneven and agitated step.
clenched
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From this reading His right hand was clenched, and he frequently raised it as with a sudden impulse, and struck fiercely as if at some imagined enemy.
compel
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From this reading “Make way, Sir Geoffrey Peveril, or you will compel me to do that I may be sorry for!”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Make way, Sir Geoffrey Peveril, or you will compel me to do that I may be sorry for!”
enemy
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From this reading His right hand was clenched, and he frequently raised it as with a sudden impulse, and struck fiercely as if at some imagined enemy.
fiercely
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From this reading His right hand was clenched, and he frequently raised it as with a sudden impulse, and struck fiercely as if at some imagined enemy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Make way, Sir Geoffrey Peveril, or you will compel me to do that I may be sorry for!”
frequently
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From this reading His right hand was clenched, and he frequently raised it as with a sudden impulse, and struck fiercely as if at some imagined enemy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One night on returning home from a party at Lady Westborough’s in Hanover Square, Clarence observed a man before him walking with an uneven and agitated step.
Geoffrey
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From this reading “Make way, Sir Geoffrey Peveril, or you will compel me to do that I may be sorry for!”
ground
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From this reading “You shall make no way here but at your peril,” said Sir Geoffrey; “this is my ground.”--Peveril of the Peak.
hand
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From this reading His right hand was clenched, and he frequently raised it as with a sudden impulse, and struck fiercely as if at some imagined enemy.
Hanover
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From this reading One night on returning home from a party at Lady Westborough’s in Hanover Square, Clarence observed a man before him walking with an uneven and agitated step.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His right hand was clenched, and he frequently raised it as with a sudden impulse, and struck fiercely as if at some imagined enemy.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You shall make no way here but at your peril,” said Sir Geoffrey; “this is my ground.”--Peveril of the Peak.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One night on returning home from a party at Lady Westborough’s in Hanover Square, Clarence observed a man before him walking with an uneven and agitated step.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His right hand was clenched, and he frequently raised it as with a sudden impulse, and struck fiercely as if at some imagined enemy.
home
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From this reading One night on returning home from a party at Lady Westborough’s in Hanover Square, Clarence observed a man before him walking with an uneven and agitated step.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Make way, Sir Geoffrey Peveril, or you will compel me to do that I may be sorry for!”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading His right hand was clenched, and he frequently raised it as with a sudden impulse, and struck fiercely as if at some imagined enemy.
imagined
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From this reading His right hand was clenched, and he frequently raised it as with a sudden impulse, and struck fiercely as if at some imagined enemy.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading His right hand was clenched, and he frequently raised it as with a sudden impulse, and struck fiercely as if at some imagined enemy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One night on returning home from a party at Lady Westborough’s in Hanover Square, Clarence observed a man before him walking with an uneven and agitated step.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You shall make no way here but at your peril,” said Sir Geoffrey; “this is my ground.”--Peveril of the Peak.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His right hand was clenched, and he frequently raised it as with a sudden impulse, and struck fiercely as if at some imagined enemy.
Lady
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From this reading One night on returning home from a party at Lady Westborough’s in Hanover Square, Clarence observed a man before him walking with an uneven and agitated step.
MakenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Make way, Sir Geoffrey Peveril, or you will compel me to do that I may be sorry for!”
man
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From this reading One night on returning home from a party at Lady Westborough’s in Hanover Square, Clarence observed a man before him walking with an uneven and agitated step.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Make way, Sir Geoffrey Peveril, or you will compel me to do that I may be sorry for!”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Make way, Sir Geoffrey Peveril, or you will compel me to do that I may be sorry for!”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You shall make no way here but at your peril,” said Sir Geoffrey; “this is my ground.”--Peveril of the Peak.
night
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From this reading One night on returning home from a party at Lady Westborough’s in Hanover Square, Clarence observed a man before him walking with an uneven and agitated step.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “You shall make no way here but at your peril,” said Sir Geoffrey; “this is my ground.”--Peveril of the Peak.
observed
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From this reading One night on returning home from a party at Lady Westborough’s in Hanover Square, Clarence observed a man before him walking with an uneven and agitated step.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You shall make no way here but at your peril,” said Sir Geoffrey; “this is my ground.”--Peveril of the Peak.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One night on returning home from a party at Lady Westborough’s in Hanover Square, Clarence observed a man before him walking with an uneven and agitated step.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One night on returning home from a party at Lady Westborough’s in Hanover Square, Clarence observed a man before him walking with an uneven and agitated step.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Make way, Sir Geoffrey Peveril, or you will compel me to do that I may be sorry for!”
pace
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From this reading The stranger slackened his pace.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One night on returning home from a party at Lady Westborough’s in Hanover Square, Clarence observed a man before him walking with an uneven and agitated step.
Peak
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From this reading “You shall make no way here but at your peril,” said Sir Geoffrey; “this is my ground.”--Peveril of the Peak.
peril
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From this reading “You shall make no way here but at your peril,” said Sir Geoffrey; “this is my ground.”--Peveril of the Peak.
Peveril
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From this reading “Make way, Sir Geoffrey Peveril, or you will compel me to do that I may be sorry for!”
raised
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From this reading His right hand was clenched, and he frequently raised it as with a sudden impulse, and struck fiercely as if at some imagined enemy.
returning
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From this reading One night on returning home from a party at Lady Westborough’s in Hanover Square, Clarence observed a man before him walking with an uneven and agitated step.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His right hand was clenched, and he frequently raised it as with a sudden impulse, and struck fiercely as if at some imagined enemy.
said
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From this reading “You shall make no way here but at your peril,” said Sir Geoffrey; “this is my ground.”--Peveril of the Peak.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “You shall make no way here but at your peril,” said Sir Geoffrey; “this is my ground.”--Peveril of the Peak.
Sir
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From this reading “Make way, Sir Geoffrey Peveril, or you will compel me to do that I may be sorry for!”
slackened
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From this reading The stranger slackened his pace.
some
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From this reading His right hand was clenched, and he frequently raised it as with a sudden impulse, and struck fiercely as if at some imagined enemy.
sorry
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From this reading “Make way, Sir Geoffrey Peveril, or you will compel me to do that I may be sorry for!”
Square
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From this reading One night on returning home from a party at Lady Westborough’s in Hanover Square, Clarence observed a man before him walking with an uneven and agitated step.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One night on returning home from a party at Lady Westborough’s in Hanover Square, Clarence observed a man before him walking with an uneven and agitated step.
stranger
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From this reading The stranger slackened his pace.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His right hand was clenched, and he frequently raised it as with a sudden impulse, and struck fiercely as if at some imagined enemy.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His right hand was clenched, and he frequently raised it as with a sudden impulse, and struck fiercely as if at some imagined enemy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Make way, Sir Geoffrey Peveril, or you will compel me to do that I may be sorry for!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You shall make no way here but at your peril,” said Sir Geoffrey; “this is my ground.”--Peveril of the Peak.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You shall make no way here but at your peril,” said Sir Geoffrey; “this is my ground.”--Peveril of the Peak.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Make way, Sir Geoffrey Peveril, or you will compel me to do that I may be sorry for!”
uneven
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From this reading One night on returning home from a party at Lady Westborough’s in Hanover Square, Clarence observed a man before him walking with an uneven and agitated step.
walking
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From this reading One night on returning home from a party at Lady Westborough’s in Hanover Square, Clarence observed a man before him walking with an uneven and agitated step.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His right hand was clenched, and he frequently raised it as with a sudden impulse, and struck fiercely as if at some imagined enemy.
way
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From this reading “Make way, Sir Geoffrey Peveril, or you will compel me to do that I may be sorry for!”
Westborough's
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From this reading One night on returning home from a party at Lady Westborough’s in Hanover Square, Clarence observed a man before him walking with an uneven and agitated step.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Make way, Sir Geoffrey Peveril, or you will compel me to do that I may be sorry for!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One night on returning home from a party at Lady Westborough’s in Hanover Square, Clarence observed a man before him walking with an uneven and agitated step.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Make way, Sir Geoffrey Peveril, or you will compel me to do that I may be sorry for!”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You shall make no way here but at your peril,” said Sir Geoffrey; “this is my ground.”--Peveril of the Peak.
