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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 THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
actually
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From this reading Whether they actually were so or not their father allowed himself to doubt, with a smile at the corners of his mouth.
allowed
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From this reading Whether they actually were so or not their father allowed himself to doubt, with a smile at the corners of his mouth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had been keeping him company until summoned by Miss Baldwin, and his thoughts were still upon them.
any
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From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading He had a great love for young children, but some stiff reserved trait in his character prevented him from showing it, even to his own, when there was anyone else by.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The rest of the family were at the Grange, except the two children, who were supposed to be in bed.
Baldwin
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From this reading They had been keeping him company until summoned by Miss Baldwin, and his thoughts were still upon them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The rest of the family were at the Grange, except the two children, who were supposed to be in bed.
bed
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From this reading The rest of the family were at the Grange, except the two children, who were supposed to be in bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been keeping him company until summoned by Miss Baldwin, and his thoughts were still upon them.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had a great love for young children, but some stiff reserved trait in his character prevented him from showing it, even to his own, when there was anyone else by.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had been keeping him company until summoned by Miss Baldwin, and his thoughts were still upon them.
character
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From this reading He had a great love for young children, but some stiff reserved trait in his character prevented him from showing it, even to his own, when there was anyone else by.
children
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From this reading The rest of the family were at the Grange, except the two children, who were supposed to be in bed.
cigars
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From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
Colonel
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From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
company
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From this reading They had been keeping him company until summoned by Miss Baldwin, and his thoughts were still upon them.
corners
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From this reading Whether they actually were so or not their father allowed himself to doubt, with a smile at the corners of his mouth.
decided
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From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
doubt
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From this reading Whether they actually were so or not their father allowed himself to doubt, with a smile at the corners of his mouth.
Dusk
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From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
Eldridge
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From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
else
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From this reading He had a great love for young children, but some stiff reserved trait in his character prevented him from showing it, even to his own, when there was anyone else by.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had a great love for young children, but some stiff reserved trait in his character prevented him from showing it, even to his own, when there was anyone else by.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The rest of the family were at the Grange, except the two children, who were supposed to be in bed.
expensive
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From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
fall
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From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
family
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From this reading The rest of the family were at the Grange, except the two children, who were supposed to be in bed.
father
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From this reading Whether they actually were so or not their father allowed himself to doubt, with a smile at the corners of his mouth.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had a great love for young children, but some stiff reserved trait in his character prevented him from showing it, even to his own, when there was anyone else by.
garden
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From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
Grange
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From this reading The rest of the family were at the Grange, except the two children, who were supposed to be in bed.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had a great love for young children, but some stiff reserved trait in his character prevented him from showing it, even to his own, when there was anyone else by.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Whether they actually were so or not their father allowed himself to doubt, with a smile at the corners of his mouth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Whether they actually were so or not their father allowed himself to doubt, with a smile at the corners of his mouth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rest of the family were at the Grange, except the two children, who were supposed to be in bed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had a great love for young children, but some stiff reserved trait in his character prevented him from showing it, even to his own, when there was anyone else by.
keeping
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From this reading They had been keeping him company until summoned by Miss Baldwin, and his thoughts were still upon them.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
longer
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From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
love
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From this reading He had a great love for young children, but some stiff reserved trait in his character prevented him from showing it, even to his own, when there was anyone else by.
loved
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From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
Miss
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From this reading They had been keeping him company until summoned by Miss Baldwin, and his thoughts were still upon them.
mouth
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From this reading Whether they actually were so or not their father allowed himself to doubt, with a smile at the corners of his mouth.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Whether they actually were so or not their father allowed himself to doubt, with a smile at the corners of his mouth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rest of the family were at the Grange, except the two children, who were supposed to be in bed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether they actually were so or not their father allowed himself to doubt, with a smile at the corners of his mouth.
own
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From this reading He had a great love for young children, but some stiff reserved trait in his character prevented him from showing it, even to his own, when there was anyone else by.
pipe
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From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
prevented
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From this reading He had a great love for young children, but some stiff reserved trait in his character prevented him from showing it, even to his own, when there was anyone else by.
reserved
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From this reading He had a great love for young children, but some stiff reserved trait in his character prevented him from showing it, even to his own, when there was anyone else by.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest of the family were at the Grange, except the two children, who were supposed to be in bed.
RIFT
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From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
round
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From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
showing
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From this reading He had a great love for young children, but some stiff reserved trait in his character prevented him from showing it, even to his own, when there was anyone else by.
smile
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From this reading Whether they actually were so or not their father allowed himself to doubt, with a smile at the corners of his mouth.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Whether they actually were so or not their father allowed himself to doubt, with a smile at the corners of his mouth.
some
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From this reading He had a great love for young children, but some stiff reserved trait in his character prevented him from showing it, even to his own, when there was anyone else by.
stiff
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From this reading He had a great love for young children, but some stiff reserved trait in his character prevented him from showing it, even to his own, when there was anyone else by.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had been keeping him company until summoned by Miss Baldwin, and his thoughts were still upon them.
stroll
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From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
summoned
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From this reading They had been keeping him company until summoned by Miss Baldwin, and his thoughts were still upon them.
supposed
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From this reading The rest of the family were at the Grange, except the two children, who were supposed to be in bed.
taken
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From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Whether they actually were so or not their father allowed himself to doubt, with a smile at the corners of his mouth.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had been keeping him company until summoned by Miss Baldwin, and his thoughts were still upon them.
there
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From this reading He had a great love for young children, but some stiff reserved trait in his character prevented him from showing it, even to his own, when there was anyone else by.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whether they actually were so or not their father allowed himself to doubt, with a smile at the corners of his mouth.
thoughts
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From this reading They had been keeping him company until summoned by Miss Baldwin, and his thoughts were still upon them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
too
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From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
trait
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From this reading He had a great love for young children, but some stiff reserved trait in his character prevented him from showing it, even to his own, when there was anyone else by.
two
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From this reading The rest of the family were at the Grange, except the two children, who were supposed to be in bed.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They had been keeping him company until summoned by Miss Baldwin, and his thoughts were still upon them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They had been keeping him company until summoned by Miss Baldwin, and his thoughts were still upon them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether they actually were so or not their father allowed himself to doubt, with a smile at the corners of his mouth.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE RIFT Dusk was beginning to fall as Colonel Eldridge took a last stroll round the garden he loved, smoking the pipe to which he had taken when he had decided that cigars were too expensive for him any longer.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The rest of the family were at the Grange, except the two children, who were supposed to be in bed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Whether they actually were so or not their father allowed himself to doubt, with a smile at the corners of his mouth.
young
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From this reading He had a great love for young children, but some stiff reserved trait in his character prevented him from showing it, even to his own, when there was anyone else by.
