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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 In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "If he cared to be with us, he would have come," Isabel thought, with a pensive reproachful feeling about Mr. Lansdell.
according
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From this reading It is just possible that Roland might have ridden after the fly from Graybridge, and ridden beside it along the quiet country roads, talking as he only in all the world could talk, according to Mrs. Gilbert's opinion.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It is just possible that Roland might have ridden after the fly from Graybridge, and ridden beside it along the quiet country roads, talking as he only in all the world could talk, according to Mrs. Gilbert's opinion.
all
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From this reading It is just possible that Roland might have ridden after the fly from Graybridge, and ridden beside it along the quiet country roads, talking as he only in all the world could talk, according to Mrs. Gilbert's opinion.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It is just possible that Roland might have ridden after the fly from Graybridge, and ridden beside it along the quiet country roads, talking as he only in all the world could talk, according to Mrs. Gilbert's opinion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is just possible that Roland might have ridden after the fly from Graybridge, and ridden beside it along the quiet country roads, talking as he only in all the world could talk, according to Mrs. Gilbert's opinion.
back
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From this reading In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
BEENauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN!
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading It is just possible that Roland might have ridden after the fly from Graybridge, and ridden beside it along the quiet country roads, talking as he only in all the world could talk, according to Mrs. Gilbert's opinion.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
cared
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From this reading "If he cared to be with us, he would have come," Isabel thought, with a pensive reproachful feeling about Mr. Lansdell.
carriage-window
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From this reading In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
come
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From this reading "If he cared to be with us, he would have come," Isabel thought, with a pensive reproachful feeling about Mr. Lansdell.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It is just possible that Roland might have ridden after the fly from Graybridge, and ridden beside it along the quiet country roads, talking as he only in all the world could talk, according to Mrs. Gilbert's opinion.
country
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From this reading It is just possible that Roland might have ridden after the fly from Graybridge, and ridden beside it along the quiet country roads, talking as he only in all the world could talk, according to Mrs. Gilbert's opinion.
drive
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From this reading Mrs. Gilbert spoke very little during the homeward drive through the moonlight.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Mrs. Gilbert spoke very little during the homeward drive through the moonlight.
escort
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From this reading In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
fancied
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From this reading In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
feeling
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From this reading "If he cared to be with us, he would have come," Isabel thought, with a pensive reproachful feeling about Mr. Lansdell.
few
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From this reading In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
fly
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From this reading It is just possible that Roland might have ridden after the fly from Graybridge, and ridden beside it along the quiet country roads, talking as he only in all the world could talk, according to Mrs. Gilbert's opinion.
friends
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From this reading In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is just possible that Roland might have ridden after the fly from Graybridge, and ridden beside it along the quiet country roads, talking as he only in all the world could talk, according to Mrs. Gilbert's opinion.
Gilbert
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From this reading Mrs. Gilbert spoke very little during the homeward drive through the moonlight.
Gilbert's
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From this reading It is just possible that Roland might have ridden after the fly from Graybridge, and ridden beside it along the quiet country roads, talking as he only in all the world could talk, according to Mrs. Gilbert's opinion.
going
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From this reading In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
Graybridge
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From this reading In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If he cared to be with us, he would have come," Isabel thought, with a pensive reproachful feeling about Mr. Lansdell.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
homeward
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From this reading Mrs. Gilbert spoke very little during the homeward drive through the moonlight.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If he cared to be with us, he would have come," Isabel thought, with a pensive reproachful feeling about Mr. Lansdell.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is just possible that Roland might have ridden after the fly from Graybridge, and ridden beside it along the quiet country roads, talking as he only in all the world could talk, according to Mrs. Gilbert's opinion.
Isabel
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From this reading "If he cared to be with us, he would have come," Isabel thought, with a pensive reproachful feeling about Mr. Lansdell.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is just possible that Roland might have ridden after the fly from Graybridge, and ridden beside it along the quiet country roads, talking as he only in all the world could talk, according to Mrs. Gilbert's opinion.
just
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From this reading It is just possible that Roland might have ridden after the fly from Graybridge, and ridden beside it along the quiet country roads, talking as he only in all the world could talk, according to Mrs. Gilbert's opinion.
Lansdell
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From this reading In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
little
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From this reading Mrs. Gilbert spoke very little during the homeward drive through the moonlight.
MIGHTmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN!
miles
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From this reading In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
moonlight
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From this reading Mrs. Gilbert spoke very little during the homeward drive through the moonlight.
Mr
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From this reading "If he cared to be with us, he would have come," Isabel thought, with a pensive reproachful feeling about Mr. Lansdell.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Gilbert spoke very little during the homeward drive through the moonlight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
only
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From this reading It is just possible that Roland might have ridden after the fly from Graybridge, and ridden beside it along the quiet country roads, talking as he only in all the world could talk, according to Mrs. Gilbert's opinion.
opinion
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From this reading It is just possible that Roland might have ridden after the fly from Graybridge, and ridden beside it along the quiet country roads, talking as he only in all the world could talk, according to Mrs. Gilbert's opinion.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
order
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From this reading In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
out
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From this reading In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
pensive
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From this reading "If he cared to be with us, he would have come," Isabel thought, with a pensive reproachful feeling about Mr. Lansdell.
possible
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From this reading It is just possible that Roland might have ridden after the fly from Graybridge, and ridden beside it along the quiet country roads, talking as he only in all the world could talk, according to Mrs. Gilbert's opinion.
quiet
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From this reading It is just possible that Roland might have ridden after the fly from Graybridge, and ridden beside it along the quiet country roads, talking as he only in all the world could talk, according to Mrs. Gilbert's opinion.
reproachful
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From this reading "If he cared to be with us, he would have come," Isabel thought, with a pensive reproachful feeling about Mr. Lansdell.
ridden
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From this reading It is just possible that Roland might have ridden after the fly from Graybridge, and ridden beside it along the quiet country roads, talking as he only in all the world could talk, according to Mrs. Gilbert's opinion.
riding
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From this reading In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
roads
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From this reading It is just possible that Roland might have ridden after the fly from Graybridge, and ridden beside it along the quiet country roads, talking as he only in all the world could talk, according to Mrs. Gilbert's opinion.
Roland
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From this reading In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
spoke
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From this reading Mrs. Gilbert spoke very little during the homeward drive through the moonlight.
talk
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From this reading It is just possible that Roland might have ridden after the fly from Graybridge, and ridden beside it along the quiet country roads, talking as he only in all the world could talk, according to Mrs. Gilbert's opinion.
talking
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From this reading It is just possible that Roland might have ridden after the fly from Graybridge, and ridden beside it along the quiet country roads, talking as he only in all the world could talk, according to Mrs. Gilbert's opinion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Gilbert spoke very little during the homeward drive through the moonlight.
thought
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From this reading "If he cared to be with us, he would have come," Isabel thought, with a pensive reproachful feeling about Mr. Lansdell.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Mrs. Gilbert spoke very little during the homeward drive through the moonlight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If he cared to be with us, he would have come," Isabel thought, with a pensive reproachful feeling about Mr. Lansdell.
very
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From this reading Mrs. Gilbert spoke very little during the homeward drive through the moonlight.
visions
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From this reading In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
way
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From this reading In her visions of that drive--or what that drive might be--she had fancied Roland Lansdell riding by the carriage-window, and going a few miles out of his way in order to escort his friends back to Graybridge.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "If he cared to be with us, he would have come," Isabel thought, with a pensive reproachful feeling about Mr. Lansdell.
world
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From this reading It is just possible that Roland might have ridden after the fly from Graybridge, and ridden beside it along the quiet country roads, talking as he only in all the world could talk, according to Mrs. Gilbert's opinion.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If he cared to be with us, he would have come," Isabel thought, with a pensive reproachful feeling about Mr. Lansdell.
