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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 WALTER GIVES WARNING THE morning dawned bright and sunny--a perfect autumn morning--at the pretty Château of Lérouville.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The message which Blanche had received after returning had not caused her much consternation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WALTER GIVES WARNING THE morning dawned bright and sunny--a perfect autumn morning--at the pretty Château of Lérouville.
announced
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From this reading When, however, they sat at breakfast--served in the English style--Sir Hugh opened a letter which lay upon his plate, and at once announced his intention of returning to London.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WALTER GIVES WARNING THE morning dawned bright and sunny--a perfect autumn morning--at the pretty Château of Lérouville.
autumn
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From this reading WALTER GIVES WARNING THE morning dawned bright and sunny--a perfect autumn morning--at the pretty Château of Lérouville.
away
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From this reading She supposed that Paul had been suddenly called away on business.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She supposed that Paul had been suddenly called away on business.
Blanche
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From this reading The message which Blanche had received after returning had not caused her much consternation.
breakfast
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From this reading When, however, they sat at breakfast--served in the English style--Sir Hugh opened a letter which lay upon his plate, and at once announced his intention of returning to London.
bright
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From this reading WALTER GIVES WARNING THE morning dawned bright and sunny--a perfect autumn morning--at the pretty Château of Lérouville.
business
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From this reading She supposed that Paul had been suddenly called away on business.
called
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From this reading She supposed that Paul had been suddenly called away on business.
caused
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From this reading The message which Blanche had received after returning had not caused her much consternation.
ChâteaunounUS /ʃæˈtoʊ/
A large French country house or castle, often surrounded by expansive estates and private galleries.
From this reading WALTER GIVES WARNING THE morning dawned bright and sunny--a perfect autumn morning--at the pretty Château of Lérouville.
consternation
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From this reading The message which Blanche had received after returning had not caused her much consternation.
dawned
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From this reading WALTER GIVES WARNING THE morning dawned bright and sunny--a perfect autumn morning--at the pretty Château of Lérouville.
eaten
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From this reading So she had eaten her supper with her father and Enid and retired to rest.
English
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From this reading When, however, they sat at breakfast--served in the English style--Sir Hugh opened a letter which lay upon his plate, and at once announced his intention of returning to London.
Enid
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From this reading So she had eaten her supper with her father and Enid and retired to rest.
father
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From this reading So she had eaten her supper with her father and Enid and retired to rest.
GIVES
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From this reading WALTER GIVES WARNING THE morning dawned bright and sunny--a perfect autumn morning--at the pretty Château of Lérouville.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The message which Blanche had received after returning had not caused her much consternation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The message which Blanche had received after returning had not caused her much consternation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When, however, they sat at breakfast--served in the English style--Sir Hugh opened a letter which lay upon his plate, and at once announced his intention of returning to London.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading When, however, they sat at breakfast--served in the English style--Sir Hugh opened a letter which lay upon his plate, and at once announced his intention of returning to London.
Hugh
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From this reading When, however, they sat at breakfast--served in the English style--Sir Hugh opened a letter which lay upon his plate, and at once announced his intention of returning to London.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When, however, they sat at breakfast--served in the English style--Sir Hugh opened a letter which lay upon his plate, and at once announced his intention of returning to London.
intention
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From this reading When, however, they sat at breakfast--served in the English style--Sir Hugh opened a letter which lay upon his plate, and at once announced his intention of returning to London.
lay
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From this reading When, however, they sat at breakfast--served in the English style--Sir Hugh opened a letter which lay upon his plate, and at once announced his intention of returning to London.
letter
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From this reading When, however, they sat at breakfast--served in the English style--Sir Hugh opened a letter which lay upon his plate, and at once announced his intention of returning to London.
London
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From this reading When, however, they sat at breakfast--served in the English style--Sir Hugh opened a letter which lay upon his plate, and at once announced his intention of returning to London.
Lérouville
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From this reading WALTER GIVES WARNING THE morning dawned bright and sunny--a perfect autumn morning--at the pretty Château of Lérouville.
message
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From this reading The message which Blanche had received after returning had not caused her much consternation.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WALTER GIVES WARNING THE morning dawned bright and sunny--a perfect autumn morning--at the pretty Château of Lérouville.
much
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From this reading The message which Blanche had received after returning had not caused her much consternation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The message which Blanche had received after returning had not caused her much consternation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WALTER GIVES WARNING THE morning dawned bright and sunny--a perfect autumn morning--at the pretty Château of Lérouville.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She supposed that Paul had been suddenly called away on business.
once
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From this reading When, however, they sat at breakfast--served in the English style--Sir Hugh opened a letter which lay upon his plate, and at once announced his intention of returning to London.
opened
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From this reading When, however, they sat at breakfast--served in the English style--Sir Hugh opened a letter which lay upon his plate, and at once announced his intention of returning to London.
Paul
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From this reading She supposed that Paul had been suddenly called away on business.
perfect
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From this reading WALTER GIVES WARNING THE morning dawned bright and sunny--a perfect autumn morning--at the pretty Château of Lérouville.
plate
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From this reading When, however, they sat at breakfast--served in the English style--Sir Hugh opened a letter which lay upon his plate, and at once announced his intention of returning to London.
pretty
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From this reading WALTER GIVES WARNING THE morning dawned bright and sunny--a perfect autumn morning--at the pretty Château of Lérouville.
received
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From this reading The message which Blanche had received after returning had not caused her much consternation.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So she had eaten her supper with her father and Enid and retired to rest.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading So she had eaten her supper with her father and Enid and retired to rest.
returning
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From this reading The message which Blanche had received after returning had not caused her much consternation.
sat
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From this reading When, however, they sat at breakfast--served in the English style--Sir Hugh opened a letter which lay upon his plate, and at once announced his intention of returning to London.
served
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From this reading When, however, they sat at breakfast--served in the English style--Sir Hugh opened a letter which lay upon his plate, and at once announced his intention of returning to London.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She supposed that Paul had been suddenly called away on business.
Sir
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From this reading When, however, they sat at breakfast--served in the English style--Sir Hugh opened a letter which lay upon his plate, and at once announced his intention of returning to London.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she had eaten her supper with her father and Enid and retired to rest.
style
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From this reading When, however, they sat at breakfast--served in the English style--Sir Hugh opened a letter which lay upon his plate, and at once announced his intention of returning to London.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She supposed that Paul had been suddenly called away on business.
sunny
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From this reading WALTER GIVES WARNING THE morning dawned bright and sunny--a perfect autumn morning--at the pretty Château of Lérouville.
supper
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From this reading So she had eaten her supper with her father and Enid and retired to rest.
supposed
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From this reading She supposed that Paul had been suddenly called away on business.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She supposed that Paul had been suddenly called away on business.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WALTER GIVES WARNING THE morning dawned bright and sunny--a perfect autumn morning--at the pretty Château of Lérouville.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When, however, they sat at breakfast--served in the English style--Sir Hugh opened a letter which lay upon his plate, and at once announced his intention of returning to London.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So she had eaten her supper with her father and Enid and retired to rest.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When, however, they sat at breakfast--served in the English style--Sir Hugh opened a letter which lay upon his plate, and at once announced his intention of returning to London.
WALTER
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From this reading WALTER GIVES WARNING THE morning dawned bright and sunny--a perfect autumn morning--at the pretty Château of Lérouville.
WARNING
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From this reading WALTER GIVES WARNING THE morning dawned bright and sunny--a perfect autumn morning--at the pretty Château of Lérouville.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When, however, they sat at breakfast--served in the English style--Sir Hugh opened a letter which lay upon his plate, and at once announced his intention of returning to London.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The message which Blanche had received after returning had not caused her much consternation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So she had eaten her supper with her father and Enid and retired to rest.
