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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 She hurried along the gravel-walk and entered the house before Tom; but in the entrance she was startled by a strong smell of tobacco.
ajar
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From this reading The parlour door was ajar; that was where the smell came from.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She hurried along the gravel-walk and entered the house before Tom; but in the entrance she was startled by a strong smell of tobacco.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
any
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From this reading It was very strange; could any visitor be smoking at a time like this?
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was very strange; could any visitor be smoking at a time like this?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was very strange; could any visitor be smoking at a time like this?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She hurried along the gravel-walk and entered the house before Tom; but in the entrance she was startled by a strong smell of tobacco.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She hurried along the gravel-walk and entered the house before Tom; but in the entrance she was startled by a strong smell of tobacco.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She hurried along the gravel-walk and entered the house before Tom; but in the entrance she was startled by a strong smell of tobacco.
came
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From this reading The parlour door was ajar; that was where the smell came from.
change
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From this reading She thought of no other change that might have happened.
coach
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From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was very strange; could any visitor be smoking at a time like this?
door
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From this reading The parlour door was ajar; that was where the smell came from.
down
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From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
entered
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From this reading She hurried along the gravel-walk and entered the house before Tom; but in the entrance she was startled by a strong smell of tobacco.
entrance
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From this reading She hurried along the gravel-walk and entered the house before Tom; but in the entrance she was startled by a strong smell of tobacco.
father
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From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
five
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From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
Gods
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From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
gravel-walk
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From this reading She hurried along the gravel-walk and entered the house before Tom; but in the entrance she was startled by a strong smell of tobacco.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
happened
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From this reading She thought of no other change that might have happened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She thought of no other change that might have happened.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
home
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From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
hours
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From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
house
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From this reading She hurried along the gravel-walk and entered the house before Tom; but in the entrance she was startled by a strong smell of tobacco.
Household
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From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
hurried
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From this reading She hurried along the gravel-walk and entered the house before Tom; but in the entrance she was startled by a strong smell of tobacco.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
like
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From this reading It was very strange; could any visitor be smoking at a time like this?
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
Maggie
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From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She thought of no other change that might have happened.
missed
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From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She thought of no other change that might have happened.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She thought of no other change that might have happened.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
other
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From this reading She thought of no other change that might have happened.
parlour
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From this reading The parlour door was ajar; that was where the smell came from.
perhaps
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From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
set
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From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
smell
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From this reading She hurried along the gravel-walk and entered the house before Tom; but in the entrance she was startled by a strong smell of tobacco.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was very strange; could any visitor be smoking at a time like this?
some
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From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
started
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From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
startled
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From this reading She hurried along the gravel-walk and entered the house before Tom; but in the entrance she was startled by a strong smell of tobacco.
strange
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From this reading It was very strange; could any visitor be smoking at a time like this?
strong
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From this reading She hurried along the gravel-walk and entered the house before Tom; but in the entrance she was startled by a strong smell of tobacco.
Teraphim
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From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was very strange; could any visitor be smoking at a time like this?
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thought of no other change that might have happened.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was very strange; could any visitor be smoking at a time like this?
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She hurried along the gravel-walk and entered the house before Tom; but in the entrance she was startled by a strong smell of tobacco.
Tom
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From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
trembling
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From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
Tulliver's
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From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
vain
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From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
very
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From this reading It was very strange; could any visitor be smoking at a time like this?
visitor
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From this reading It was very strange; could any visitor be smoking at a time like this?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
wench
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From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The parlour door was ajar; that was where the smell came from.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs Tulliver’s Teraphim, or Household Gods When the coach set down Tom and Maggie, it was five hours since she had started from home, and she was thinking with some trembling that her father had perhaps missed her, and asked for “the little wench” in vain.
