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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 And suddenly Irene seemed very near, just as she had been that day of rambling at Fontainebleau when they had sat on a log to eat their lunch.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Coming to the log seat fashioned out of an old fallen trunk, he sat down, first laying his overcoat on it.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And suddenly Irene seemed very near, just as she had been that day of rambling at Fontainebleau when they had sat on a log to eat their lunch.
arrived
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From this reading Jolyon, who had crossed from Calais by night, arrived at Robin Hill on Sunday morning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And suddenly Irene seemed very near, just as she had been that day of rambling at Fontainebleau when they had sat on a log to eat their lunch.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jolyon, who had crossed from Calais by night, arrived at Robin Hill on Sunday morning.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And suddenly Irene seemed very near, just as she had been that day of rambling at Fontainebleau when they had sat on a log to eat their lunch.
beforehand
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From this reading He had sent no word beforehand, so walked up from the station, entering his domain by the coppice gate.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Jolyon, who had crossed from Calais by night, arrived at Robin Hill on Sunday morning.
Calais
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From this reading Jolyon, who had crossed from Calais by night, arrived at Robin Hill on Sunday morning.
Coming
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From this reading Coming to the log seat fashioned out of an old fallen trunk, he sat down, first laying his overcoat on it.
coppice
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From this reading He had sent no word beforehand, so walked up from the station, entering his domain by the coppice gate.
crossed
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From this reading Jolyon, who had crossed from Calais by night, arrived at Robin Hill on Sunday morning.
day
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From this reading And suddenly Irene seemed very near, just as she had been that day of rambling at Fontainebleau when they had sat on a log to eat their lunch.
domain
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From this reading He had sent no word beforehand, so walked up from the station, entering his domain by the coppice gate.
down
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From this reading Coming to the log seat fashioned out of an old fallen trunk, he sat down, first laying his overcoat on it.
eat
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From this reading And suddenly Irene seemed very near, just as she had been that day of rambling at Fontainebleau when they had sat on a log to eat their lunch.
ends
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From this reading “Lumbago!” he thought; “that’s what love ends in at my time of life!”
entering
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From this reading He had sent no word beforehand, so walked up from the station, entering his domain by the coppice gate.
fallen
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From this reading Coming to the log seat fashioned out of an old fallen trunk, he sat down, first laying his overcoat on it.
fashioned
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From this reading Coming to the log seat fashioned out of an old fallen trunk, he sat down, first laying his overcoat on it.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Coming to the log seat fashioned out of an old fallen trunk, he sat down, first laying his overcoat on it.
Fontainebleau
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From this reading And suddenly Irene seemed very near, just as she had been that day of rambling at Fontainebleau when they had sat on a log to eat their lunch.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jolyon, who had crossed from Calais by night, arrived at Robin Hill on Sunday morning.
gate
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From this reading He had sent no word beforehand, so walked up from the station, entering his domain by the coppice gate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jolyon, who had crossed from Calais by night, arrived at Robin Hill on Sunday morning.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had sent no word beforehand, so walked up from the station, entering his domain by the coppice gate.
Hill
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From this reading Jolyon, who had crossed from Calais by night, arrived at Robin Hill on Sunday morning.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had sent no word beforehand, so walked up from the station, entering his domain by the coppice gate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Lumbago!” he thought; “that’s what love ends in at my time of life!”
Irene
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From this reading And suddenly Irene seemed very near, just as she had been that day of rambling at Fontainebleau when they had sat on a log to eat their lunch.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Coming to the log seat fashioned out of an old fallen trunk, he sat down, first laying his overcoat on it.
Jolyon
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From this reading Jolyon, who had crossed from Calais by night, arrived at Robin Hill on Sunday morning.
just
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From this reading And suddenly Irene seemed very near, just as she had been that day of rambling at Fontainebleau when they had sat on a log to eat their lunch.
laying
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From this reading Coming to the log seat fashioned out of an old fallen trunk, he sat down, first laying his overcoat on it.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lumbago!” he thought; “that’s what love ends in at my time of life!”
log
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From this reading Coming to the log seat fashioned out of an old fallen trunk, he sat down, first laying his overcoat on it.
love
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From this reading “Lumbago!” he thought; “that’s what love ends in at my time of life!”
Lumbago
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From this reading “Lumbago!” he thought; “that’s what love ends in at my time of life!”
lunch
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From this reading And suddenly Irene seemed very near, just as she had been that day of rambling at Fontainebleau when they had sat on a log to eat their lunch.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jolyon, who had crossed from Calais by night, arrived at Robin Hill on Sunday morning.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Lumbago!” he thought; “that’s what love ends in at my time of life!”
near
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From this reading And suddenly Irene seemed very near, just as she had been that day of rambling at Fontainebleau when they had sat on a log to eat their lunch.
night
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From this reading Jolyon, who had crossed from Calais by night, arrived at Robin Hill on Sunday morning.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had sent no word beforehand, so walked up from the station, entering his domain by the coppice gate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Coming to the log seat fashioned out of an old fallen trunk, he sat down, first laying his overcoat on it.
old
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From this reading Coming to the log seat fashioned out of an old fallen trunk, he sat down, first laying his overcoat on it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jolyon, who had crossed from Calais by night, arrived at Robin Hill on Sunday morning.
out
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From this reading Coming to the log seat fashioned out of an old fallen trunk, he sat down, first laying his overcoat on it.
overcoat
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From this reading Coming to the log seat fashioned out of an old fallen trunk, he sat down, first laying his overcoat on it.
rambling
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From this reading And suddenly Irene seemed very near, just as she had been that day of rambling at Fontainebleau when they had sat on a log to eat their lunch.
Robin
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From this reading Jolyon, who had crossed from Calais by night, arrived at Robin Hill on Sunday morning.
sat
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From this reading Coming to the log seat fashioned out of an old fallen trunk, he sat down, first laying his overcoat on it.
seat
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From this reading Coming to the log seat fashioned out of an old fallen trunk, he sat down, first laying his overcoat on it.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And suddenly Irene seemed very near, just as she had been that day of rambling at Fontainebleau when they had sat on a log to eat their lunch.
sent
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From this reading He had sent no word beforehand, so walked up from the station, entering his domain by the coppice gate.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And suddenly Irene seemed very near, just as she had been that day of rambling at Fontainebleau when they had sat on a log to eat their lunch.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had sent no word beforehand, so walked up from the station, entering his domain by the coppice gate.
station
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From this reading He had sent no word beforehand, so walked up from the station, entering his domain by the coppice gate.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And suddenly Irene seemed very near, just as she had been that day of rambling at Fontainebleau when they had sat on a log to eat their lunch.
Sunday
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From this reading Jolyon, who had crossed from Calais by night, arrived at Robin Hill on Sunday morning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And suddenly Irene seemed very near, just as she had been that day of rambling at Fontainebleau when they had sat on a log to eat their lunch.
that's
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From this reading “Lumbago!” he thought; “that’s what love ends in at my time of life!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had sent no word beforehand, so walked up from the station, entering his domain by the coppice gate.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And suddenly Irene seemed very near, just as she had been that day of rambling at Fontainebleau when they had sat on a log to eat their lunch.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And suddenly Irene seemed very near, just as she had been that day of rambling at Fontainebleau when they had sat on a log to eat their lunch.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lumbago!” he thought; “that’s what love ends in at my time of life!”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lumbago!” he thought; “that’s what love ends in at my time of life!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Coming to the log seat fashioned out of an old fallen trunk, he sat down, first laying his overcoat on it.
trunk
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From this reading Coming to the log seat fashioned out of an old fallen trunk, he sat down, first laying his overcoat on it.
up
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From this reading He had sent no word beforehand, so walked up from the station, entering his domain by the coppice gate.
very
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From this reading And suddenly Irene seemed very near, just as she had been that day of rambling at Fontainebleau when they had sat on a log to eat their lunch.
walked
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From this reading He had sent no word beforehand, so walked up from the station, entering his domain by the coppice gate.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Lumbago!” he thought; “that’s what love ends in at my time of life!”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And suddenly Irene seemed very near, just as she had been that day of rambling at Fontainebleau when they had sat on a log to eat their lunch.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Jolyon, who had crossed from Calais by night, arrived at Robin Hill on Sunday morning.
word
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From this reading He had sent no word beforehand, so walked up from the station, entering his domain by the coppice gate.
