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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 Notwithstanding sundry remonstrances and hints from his father and Emmie, it was a full half-hour before the younger brother followed in the track of the elder.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Trevor's elder son returned alone in the dusk of evening, but this time Vibert was scarcely ten minutes behind him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Notwithstanding sundry remonstrances and hints from his father and Emmie, it was a full half-hour before the younger brother followed in the track of the elder.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Notwithstanding sundry remonstrances and hints from his father and Emmie, it was a full half-hour before the younger brother followed in the track of the elder.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Mr. Trevor's elder son returned alone in the dusk of evening, but this time Vibert was scarcely ten minutes behind him.
breakfast
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From this reading Vibert had not finished his breakfast when Bruce, on the Monday morning, started on his walk to the town.
brother
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From this reading Notwithstanding sundry remonstrances and hints from his father and Emmie, it was a full half-hour before the younger brother followed in the track of the elder.
Bruce
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From this reading Vibert had not finished his breakfast when Bruce, on the Monday morning, started on his walk to the town.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. Trevor's elder son returned alone in the dusk of evening, but this time Vibert was scarcely ten minutes behind him.
careless
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From this reading And very different was the careless, sauntering step of Vibert from the firm, quick tread of Bruce.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And very different was the careless, sauntering step of Vibert from the firm, quick tread of Bruce.
dusk
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From this reading Mr. Trevor's elder son returned alone in the dusk of evening, but this time Vibert was scarcely ten minutes behind him.
EARLY
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From this reading EARLY IMPRESSIONS.
elder
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From this reading Notwithstanding sundry remonstrances and hints from his father and Emmie, it was a full half-hour before the younger brother followed in the track of the elder.
Emmie
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From this reading Notwithstanding sundry remonstrances and hints from his father and Emmie, it was a full half-hour before the younger brother followed in the track of the elder.
evening
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From this reading Mr. Trevor's elder son returned alone in the dusk of evening, but this time Vibert was scarcely ten minutes behind him.
father
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From this reading Notwithstanding sundry remonstrances and hints from his father and Emmie, it was a full half-hour before the younger brother followed in the track of the elder.
finished
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From this reading Vibert had not finished his breakfast when Bruce, on the Monday morning, started on his walk to the town.
firm
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From this reading And very different was the careless, sauntering step of Vibert from the firm, quick tread of Bruce.
followed
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From this reading Notwithstanding sundry remonstrances and hints from his father and Emmie, it was a full half-hour before the younger brother followed in the track of the elder.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Notwithstanding sundry remonstrances and hints from his father and Emmie, it was a full half-hour before the younger brother followed in the track of the elder.
full
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From this reading Notwithstanding sundry remonstrances and hints from his father and Emmie, it was a full half-hour before the younger brother followed in the track of the elder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Vibert had not finished his breakfast when Bruce, on the Monday morning, started on his walk to the town.
half-hour
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From this reading Notwithstanding sundry remonstrances and hints from his father and Emmie, it was a full half-hour before the younger brother followed in the track of the elder.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Trevor's elder son returned alone in the dusk of evening, but this time Vibert was scarcely ten minutes behind him.
hints
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From this reading Notwithstanding sundry remonstrances and hints from his father and Emmie, it was a full half-hour before the younger brother followed in the track of the elder.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Vibert had not finished his breakfast when Bruce, on the Monday morning, started on his walk to the town.
IMPRESSIONS
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From this reading EARLY IMPRESSIONS.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Notwithstanding sundry remonstrances and hints from his father and Emmie, it was a full half-hour before the younger brother followed in the track of the elder.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Notwithstanding sundry remonstrances and hints from his father and Emmie, it was a full half-hour before the younger brother followed in the track of the elder.
minutes
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From this reading Mr. Trevor's elder son returned alone in the dusk of evening, but this time Vibert was scarcely ten minutes behind him.
Monday
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From this reading Vibert had not finished his breakfast when Bruce, on the Monday morning, started on his walk to the town.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vibert had not finished his breakfast when Bruce, on the Monday morning, started on his walk to the town.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Trevor's elder son returned alone in the dusk of evening, but this time Vibert was scarcely ten minutes behind him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Vibert had not finished his breakfast when Bruce, on the Monday morning, started on his walk to the town.
Notwithstanding
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From this reading Notwithstanding sundry remonstrances and hints from his father and Emmie, it was a full half-hour before the younger brother followed in the track of the elder.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Notwithstanding sundry remonstrances and hints from his father and Emmie, it was a full half-hour before the younger brother followed in the track of the elder.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Vibert had not finished his breakfast when Bruce, on the Monday morning, started on his walk to the town.
quick
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From this reading And very different was the careless, sauntering step of Vibert from the firm, quick tread of Bruce.
remonstrances
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From this reading Notwithstanding sundry remonstrances and hints from his father and Emmie, it was a full half-hour before the younger brother followed in the track of the elder.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Trevor's elder son returned alone in the dusk of evening, but this time Vibert was scarcely ten minutes behind him.
sauntering
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From this reading And very different was the careless, sauntering step of Vibert from the firm, quick tread of Bruce.
scarcely
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From this reading Mr. Trevor's elder son returned alone in the dusk of evening, but this time Vibert was scarcely ten minutes behind him.
son
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From this reading Mr. Trevor's elder son returned alone in the dusk of evening, but this time Vibert was scarcely ten minutes behind him.
started
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From this reading Vibert had not finished his breakfast when Bruce, on the Monday morning, started on his walk to the town.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And very different was the careless, sauntering step of Vibert from the firm, quick tread of Bruce.
sundry
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From this reading Notwithstanding sundry remonstrances and hints from his father and Emmie, it was a full half-hour before the younger brother followed in the track of the elder.
ten
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From this reading Mr. Trevor's elder son returned alone in the dusk of evening, but this time Vibert was scarcely ten minutes behind him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Vibert had not finished his breakfast when Bruce, on the Monday morning, started on his walk to the town.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mr. Trevor's elder son returned alone in the dusk of evening, but this time Vibert was scarcely ten minutes behind him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Trevor's elder son returned alone in the dusk of evening, but this time Vibert was scarcely ten minutes behind him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Vibert had not finished his breakfast when Bruce, on the Monday morning, started on his walk to the town.
town
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From this reading Vibert had not finished his breakfast when Bruce, on the Monday morning, started on his walk to the town.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Notwithstanding sundry remonstrances and hints from his father and Emmie, it was a full half-hour before the younger brother followed in the track of the elder.
tread
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From this reading And very different was the careless, sauntering step of Vibert from the firm, quick tread of Bruce.
Trevor's
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From this reading Mr. Trevor's elder son returned alone in the dusk of evening, but this time Vibert was scarcely ten minutes behind him.
very
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From this reading And very different was the careless, sauntering step of Vibert from the firm, quick tread of Bruce.
Vibert
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From this reading Vibert had not finished his breakfast when Bruce, on the Monday morning, started on his walk to the town.
walk
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From this reading Vibert had not finished his breakfast when Bruce, on the Monday morning, started on his walk to the town.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Notwithstanding sundry remonstrances and hints from his father and Emmie, it was a full half-hour before the younger brother followed in the track of the elder.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Vibert had not finished his breakfast when Bruce, on the Monday morning, started on his walk to the town.
younger
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From this reading Notwithstanding sundry remonstrances and hints from his father and Emmie, it was a full half-hour before the younger brother followed in the track of the elder.
