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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 "I'm certain that there will be a grand move soon, from what I heard while I was waiting at table," said John the footman.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At the servants' supper-table that night nothing was talked about but Myst Hall, and the probability of the Trevor family leaving Summer Villa to settle in Wiltshire.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I mean to give warning to-morrow," he added, shrugging his shoulders.
also
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From this reading The topic which excited such interest in the drawing-room was certain to be eagerly discussed in the kitchen also.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the servants' supper-table that night nothing was talked about but Myst Hall, and the probability of the Trevor family leaving Summer Villa to settle in Wiltshire.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the servants' supper-table that night nothing was talked about but Myst Hall, and the probability of the Trevor family leaving Summer Villa to settle in Wiltshire.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The topic which excited such interest in the drawing-room was certain to be eagerly discussed in the kitchen also.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At the servants' supper-table that night nothing was talked about but Myst Hall, and the probability of the Trevor family leaving Summer Villa to settle in Wiltshire.
certain
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From this reading The topic which excited such interest in the drawing-room was certain to be eagerly discussed in the kitchen also.
discussed
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From this reading The topic which excited such interest in the drawing-room was certain to be eagerly discussed in the kitchen also.
DOWNSTAIRS
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From this reading GOSSIP DOWNSTAIRS.
drawing-room
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From this reading The topic which excited such interest in the drawing-room was certain to be eagerly discussed in the kitchen also.
eagerly
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From this reading The topic which excited such interest in the drawing-room was certain to be eagerly discussed in the kitchen also.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading The topic which excited such interest in the drawing-room was certain to be eagerly discussed in the kitchen also.
family
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From this reading At the servants' supper-table that night nothing was talked about but Myst Hall, and the probability of the Trevor family leaving Summer Villa to settle in Wiltshire.
footman
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From this reading "I'm certain that there will be a grand move soon, from what I heard while I was waiting at table," said John the footman.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I'm certain that there will be a grand move soon, from what I heard while I was waiting at table," said John the footman.
give
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From this reading "I mean to give warning to-morrow," he added, shrugging his shoulders.
GOSSIP
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From this reading GOSSIP DOWNSTAIRS.
grand
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From this reading "I'm certain that there will be a grand move soon, from what I heard while I was waiting at table," said John the footman.
Hall
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From this reading At the servants' supper-table that night nothing was talked about but Myst Hall, and the probability of the Trevor family leaving Summer Villa to settle in Wiltshire.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I mean to give warning to-morrow," he added, shrugging his shoulders.
heard
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From this reading "I'm certain that there will be a grand move soon, from what I heard while I was waiting at table," said John the footman.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I mean to give warning to-morrow," he added, shrugging his shoulders.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm certain that there will be a grand move soon, from what I heard while I was waiting at table," said John the footman.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm certain that there will be a grand move soon, from what I heard while I was waiting at table," said John the footman.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The topic which excited such interest in the drawing-room was certain to be eagerly discussed in the kitchen also.
interest
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From this reading The topic which excited such interest in the drawing-room was certain to be eagerly discussed in the kitchen also.
John
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From this reading "I'm certain that there will be a grand move soon, from what I heard while I was waiting at table," said John the footman.
kitchen
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From this reading The topic which excited such interest in the drawing-room was certain to be eagerly discussed in the kitchen also.
leaving
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From this reading At the servants' supper-table that night nothing was talked about but Myst Hall, and the probability of the Trevor family leaving Summer Villa to settle in Wiltshire.
mean
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From this reading "I mean to give warning to-morrow," he added, shrugging his shoulders.
move
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From this reading "I'm certain that there will be a grand move soon, from what I heard while I was waiting at table," said John the footman.
Myst
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From this reading At the servants' supper-table that night nothing was talked about but Myst Hall, and the probability of the Trevor family leaving Summer Villa to settle in Wiltshire.
night
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From this reading At the servants' supper-table that night nothing was talked about but Myst Hall, and the probability of the Trevor family leaving Summer Villa to settle in Wiltshire.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading At the servants' supper-table that night nothing was talked about but Myst Hall, and the probability of the Trevor family leaving Summer Villa to settle in Wiltshire.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the servants' supper-table that night nothing was talked about but Myst Hall, and the probability of the Trevor family leaving Summer Villa to settle in Wiltshire.
probability
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From this reading At the servants' supper-table that night nothing was talked about but Myst Hall, and the probability of the Trevor family leaving Summer Villa to settle in Wiltshire.
said
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From this reading "I'm certain that there will be a grand move soon, from what I heard while I was waiting at table," said John the footman.
servants
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From this reading At the servants' supper-table that night nothing was talked about but Myst Hall, and the probability of the Trevor family leaving Summer Villa to settle in Wiltshire.
settle
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From this reading At the servants' supper-table that night nothing was talked about but Myst Hall, and the probability of the Trevor family leaving Summer Villa to settle in Wiltshire.
shoulders
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From this reading "I mean to give warning to-morrow," he added, shrugging his shoulders.
shrugging
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From this reading "I mean to give warning to-morrow," he added, shrugging his shoulders.
soon
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From this reading "I'm certain that there will be a grand move soon, from what I heard while I was waiting at table," said John the footman.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The topic which excited such interest in the drawing-room was certain to be eagerly discussed in the kitchen also.
Summer
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From this reading At the servants' supper-table that night nothing was talked about but Myst Hall, and the probability of the Trevor family leaving Summer Villa to settle in Wiltshire.
supper-table
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From this reading At the servants' supper-table that night nothing was talked about but Myst Hall, and the probability of the Trevor family leaving Summer Villa to settle in Wiltshire.
table
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From this reading "I'm certain that there will be a grand move soon, from what I heard while I was waiting at table," said John the footman.
talked
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From this reading At the servants' supper-table that night nothing was talked about but Myst Hall, and the probability of the Trevor family leaving Summer Villa to settle in Wiltshire.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the servants' supper-table that night nothing was talked about but Myst Hall, and the probability of the Trevor family leaving Summer Villa to settle in Wiltshire.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The topic which excited such interest in the drawing-room was certain to be eagerly discussed in the kitchen also.
there
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From this reading "I'm certain that there will be a grand move soon, from what I heard while I was waiting at table," said John the footman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The topic which excited such interest in the drawing-room was certain to be eagerly discussed in the kitchen also.
to-morrow
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From this reading "I mean to give warning to-morrow," he added, shrugging his shoulders.
topic
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From this reading The topic which excited such interest in the drawing-room was certain to be eagerly discussed in the kitchen also.
Trevor
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From this reading At the servants' supper-table that night nothing was talked about but Myst Hall, and the probability of the Trevor family leaving Summer Villa to settle in Wiltshire.
Villa
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From this reading At the servants' supper-table that night nothing was talked about but Myst Hall, and the probability of the Trevor family leaving Summer Villa to settle in Wiltshire.
waiting
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From this reading "I'm certain that there will be a grand move soon, from what I heard while I was waiting at table," said John the footman.
warning
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From this reading "I mean to give warning to-morrow," he added, shrugging his shoulders.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The topic which excited such interest in the drawing-room was certain to be eagerly discussed in the kitchen also.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I'm certain that there will be a grand move soon, from what I heard while I was waiting at table," said John the footman.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The topic which excited such interest in the drawing-room was certain to be eagerly discussed in the kitchen also.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "I'm certain that there will be a grand move soon, from what I heard while I was waiting at table," said John the footman.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I'm certain that there will be a grand move soon, from what I heard while I was waiting at table," said John the footman.
Wiltshire
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From this reading At the servants' supper-table that night nothing was talked about but Myst Hall, and the probability of the Trevor family leaving Summer Villa to settle in Wiltshire.
