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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 During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
absent
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From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
accompanying
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From this reading Usually of a genial disposition, he surprised the servants who attended him, by an impatient order that supper be served at once, as he and the gentlemen accompanying him had already fasted too long.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after seven in the evening he dispatched a footman upon an errand into the neighboring street.
alreadynounUS /ˈalready/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Usually of a genial disposition, he surprised the servants who attended him, by an impatient order that supper be served at once, as he and the gentlemen accompanying him had already fasted too long.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Usually of a genial disposition, he surprised the servants who attended him, by an impatient order that supper be served at once, as he and the gentlemen accompanying him had already fasted too long.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
appeared
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From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Usually of a genial disposition, he surprised the servants who attended him, by an impatient order that supper be served at once, as he and the gentlemen accompanying him had already fasted too long.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
attended
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From this reading Usually of a genial disposition, he surprised the servants who attended him, by an impatient order that supper be served at once, as he and the gentlemen accompanying him had already fasted too long.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Usually of a genial disposition, he surprised the servants who attended him, by an impatient order that supper be served at once, as he and the gentlemen accompanying him had already fasted too long.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Usually of a genial disposition, he surprised the servants who attended him, by an impatient order that supper be served at once, as he and the gentlemen accompanying him had already fasted too long.
convening
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From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
day
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From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
dispatched
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From this reading Soon after seven in the evening he dispatched a footman upon an errand into the neighboring street.
disposition
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From this reading Usually of a genial disposition, he surprised the servants who attended him, by an impatient order that supper be served at once, as he and the gentlemen accompanying him had already fasted too long.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
errand
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From this reading Soon after seven in the evening he dispatched a footman upon an errand into the neighboring street.
evening
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From this reading Soon after seven in the evening he dispatched a footman upon an errand into the neighboring street.
extreme
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From this reading His manner was perturbed and preoccupied in the extreme.
fasted
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From this reading Usually of a genial disposition, he surprised the servants who attended him, by an impatient order that supper be served at once, as he and the gentlemen accompanying him had already fasted too long.
five
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From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
footman
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From this reading Soon after seven in the evening he dispatched a footman upon an errand into the neighboring street.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
genial
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From this reading Usually of a genial disposition, he surprised the servants who attended him, by an impatient order that supper be served at once, as he and the gentlemen accompanying him had already fasted too long.
gentlemennounUS /ˈgentlemen/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Usually of a genial disposition, he surprised the servants who attended him, by an impatient order that supper be served at once, as he and the gentlemen accompanying him had already fasted too long.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Usually of a genial disposition, he surprised the servants who attended him, by an impatient order that supper be served at once, as he and the gentlemen accompanying him had already fasted too long.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
house
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From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
Hoxton
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From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
hundred
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From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
impatient
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From this reading Usually of a genial disposition, he surprised the servants who attended him, by an impatient order that supper be served at once, as he and the gentlemen accompanying him had already fasted too long.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Soon after seven in the evening he dispatched a footman upon an errand into the neighboring street.
last
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From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
long
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From this reading Usually of a genial disposition, he surprised the servants who attended him, by an impatient order that supper be served at once, as he and the gentlemen accompanying him had already fasted too long.
Lord
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From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
manner
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From this reading His manner was perturbed and preoccupied in the extreme.
Monteagle
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From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
month
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From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
near
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From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
neighboring
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From this reading Soon after seven in the evening he dispatched a footman upon an errand into the neighboring street.
NOTE
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From this reading THE NOTE OF WARNING.
October
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From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NOTE OF WARNING.
once
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From this reading Usually of a genial disposition, he surprised the servants who attended him, by an impatient order that supper be served at once, as he and the gentlemen accompanying him had already fasted too long.
order
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From this reading Usually of a genial disposition, he surprised the servants who attended him, by an impatient order that supper be served at once, as he and the gentlemen accompanying him had already fasted too long.
Parliament
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From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
perturbed
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From this reading His manner was perturbed and preoccupied in the extreme.
preoccupied
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From this reading His manner was perturbed and preoccupied in the extreme.
servants
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From this reading Usually of a genial disposition, he surprised the servants who attended him, by an impatient order that supper be served at once, as he and the gentlemen accompanying him had already fasted too long.
served
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From this reading Usually of a genial disposition, he surprised the servants who attended him, by an impatient order that supper be served at once, as he and the gentlemen accompanying him had already fasted too long.
seven
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From this reading Soon after seven in the evening he dispatched a footman upon an errand into the neighboring street.
sixteen
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From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
Soon
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From this reading Soon after seven in the evening he dispatched a footman upon an errand into the neighboring street.
street
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From this reading Soon after seven in the evening he dispatched a footman upon an errand into the neighboring street.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
supper
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From this reading Usually of a genial disposition, he surprised the servants who attended him, by an impatient order that supper be served at once, as he and the gentlemen accompanying him had already fasted too long.
surprised
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From this reading Usually of a genial disposition, he surprised the servants who attended him, by an impatient order that supper be served at once, as he and the gentlemen accompanying him had already fasted too long.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Usually of a genial disposition, he surprised the servants who attended him, by an impatient order that supper be served at once, as he and the gentlemen accompanying him had already fasted too long.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NOTE OF WARNING.
too
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From this reading Usually of a genial disposition, he surprised the servants who attended him, by an impatient order that supper be served at once, as he and the gentlemen accompanying him had already fasted too long.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Soon after seven in the evening he dispatched a footman upon an errand into the neighboring street.
Usually
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From this reading Usually of a genial disposition, he surprised the servants who attended him, by an impatient order that supper be served at once, as he and the gentlemen accompanying him had already fasted too long.
WARNING
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From this reading THE NOTE OF WARNING.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His manner was perturbed and preoccupied in the extreme.
week
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From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading During the last week of October, sixteen hundred and five, near the day for the convening of Parliament, Lord Monteagle suddenly appeared in his house at Hoxton, from which he had been absent a month.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Usually of a genial disposition, he surprised the servants who attended him, by an impatient order that supper be served at once, as he and the gentlemen accompanying him had already fasted too long.
