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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 They already felt that domestic life was not quite the same with a stranger to share it.
absence
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From this reading It being Saturday, Mumford was back early in the afternoon, and Miss Derrick's absence caused no grief.
account
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From this reading Doubtless they would get used to the new restraints; but Miss Derrick must not expect them to disorganise their mealtimes on her account.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It being Saturday, Mumford was back early in the afternoon, and Miss Derrick's absence caused no grief.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They already felt that domestic life was not quite the same with a stranger to share it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It being Saturday, Mumford was back early in the afternoon, and Miss Derrick's absence caused no grief.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At dinner-time she had not returned.
baby
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From this reading Emmeline could play with baby in the garden, whilst her husband smoked his pipe and looked on in the old comfortable way.
back
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From this reading It being Saturday, Mumford was back early in the afternoon, and Miss Derrick's absence caused no grief.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It being Saturday, Mumford was back early in the afternoon, and Miss Derrick's absence caused no grief.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Doubtless they would get used to the new restraints; but Miss Derrick must not expect them to disorganise their mealtimes on her account.
caused
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From this reading It being Saturday, Mumford was back early in the afternoon, and Miss Derrick's absence caused no grief.
comfortable
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From this reading Emmeline could play with baby in the garden, whilst her husband smoked his pipe and looked on in the old comfortable way.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Emmeline could play with baby in the garden, whilst her husband smoked his pipe and looked on in the old comfortable way.
Derrick
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From this reading Doubtless they would get used to the new restraints; but Miss Derrick must not expect them to disorganise their mealtimes on her account.
Derrick's
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From this reading It being Saturday, Mumford was back early in the afternoon, and Miss Derrick's absence caused no grief.
dinner-time
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From this reading At dinner-time she had not returned.
disorganise
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From this reading Doubtless they would get used to the new restraints; but Miss Derrick must not expect them to disorganise their mealtimes on her account.
domestic
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From this reading They already felt that domestic life was not quite the same with a stranger to share it.
Doubtless
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From this reading Doubtless they would get used to the new restraints; but Miss Derrick must not expect them to disorganise their mealtimes on her account.
early
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From this reading It being Saturday, Mumford was back early in the afternoon, and Miss Derrick's absence caused no grief.
Emmeline
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From this reading Emmeline could play with baby in the garden, whilst her husband smoked his pipe and looked on in the old comfortable way.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading Doubtless they would get used to the new restraints; but Miss Derrick must not expect them to disorganise their mealtimes on her account.
felt
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From this reading They already felt that domestic life was not quite the same with a stranger to share it.
garden
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From this reading Emmeline could play with baby in the garden, whilst her husband smoked his pipe and looked on in the old comfortable way.
get
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From this reading Doubtless they would get used to the new restraints; but Miss Derrick must not expect them to disorganise their mealtimes on her account.
grief
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From this reading It being Saturday, Mumford was back early in the afternoon, and Miss Derrick's absence caused no grief.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At dinner-time she had not returned.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Emmeline could play with baby in the garden, whilst her husband smoked his pipe and looked on in the old comfortable way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Emmeline could play with baby in the garden, whilst her husband smoked his pipe and looked on in the old comfortable way.
husband
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From this reading Emmeline could play with baby in the garden, whilst her husband smoked his pipe and looked on in the old comfortable way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It being Saturday, Mumford was back early in the afternoon, and Miss Derrick's absence caused no grief.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It being Saturday, Mumford was back early in the afternoon, and Miss Derrick's absence caused no grief.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They already felt that domestic life was not quite the same with a stranger to share it.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Emmeline could play with baby in the garden, whilst her husband smoked his pipe and looked on in the old comfortable way.
mealtimes
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From this reading Doubtless they would get used to the new restraints; but Miss Derrick must not expect them to disorganise their mealtimes on her account.
Miss
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From this reading It being Saturday, Mumford was back early in the afternoon, and Miss Derrick's absence caused no grief.
Mumford
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From this reading It being Saturday, Mumford was back early in the afternoon, and Miss Derrick's absence caused no grief.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Doubtless they would get used to the new restraints; but Miss Derrick must not expect them to disorganise their mealtimes on her account.
new
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From this reading Doubtless they would get used to the new restraints; but Miss Derrick must not expect them to disorganise their mealtimes on her account.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It being Saturday, Mumford was back early in the afternoon, and Miss Derrick's absence caused no grief.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At dinner-time she had not returned.
old
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From this reading Emmeline could play with baby in the garden, whilst her husband smoked his pipe and looked on in the old comfortable way.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Emmeline could play with baby in the garden, whilst her husband smoked his pipe and looked on in the old comfortable way.
pipe
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From this reading Emmeline could play with baby in the garden, whilst her husband smoked his pipe and looked on in the old comfortable way.
play
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From this reading Emmeline could play with baby in the garden, whilst her husband smoked his pipe and looked on in the old comfortable way.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They already felt that domestic life was not quite the same with a stranger to share it.
restraints
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From this reading Doubtless they would get used to the new restraints; but Miss Derrick must not expect them to disorganise their mealtimes on her account.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At dinner-time she had not returned.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They already felt that domestic life was not quite the same with a stranger to share it.
Saturday
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From this reading It being Saturday, Mumford was back early in the afternoon, and Miss Derrick's absence caused no grief.
share
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From this reading They already felt that domestic life was not quite the same with a stranger to share it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At dinner-time she had not returned.
smoked
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From this reading Emmeline could play with baby in the garden, whilst her husband smoked his pipe and looked on in the old comfortable way.
stranger
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From this reading They already felt that domestic life was not quite the same with a stranger to share it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They already felt that domestic life was not quite the same with a stranger to share it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It being Saturday, Mumford was back early in the afternoon, and Miss Derrick's absence caused no grief.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Doubtless they would get used to the new restraints; but Miss Derrick must not expect them to disorganise their mealtimes on her account.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Doubtless they would get used to the new restraints; but Miss Derrick must not expect them to disorganise their mealtimes on her account.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They already felt that domestic life was not quite the same with a stranger to share it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They already felt that domestic life was not quite the same with a stranger to share it.
used
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From this reading Doubtless they would get used to the new restraints; but Miss Derrick must not expect them to disorganise their mealtimes on her account.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It being Saturday, Mumford was back early in the afternoon, and Miss Derrick's absence caused no grief.
way
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From this reading Emmeline could play with baby in the garden, whilst her husband smoked his pipe and looked on in the old comfortable way.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Emmeline could play with baby in the garden, whilst her husband smoked his pipe and looked on in the old comfortable way.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Emmeline could play with baby in the garden, whilst her husband smoked his pipe and looked on in the old comfortable way.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Doubtless they would get used to the new restraints; but Miss Derrick must not expect them to disorganise their mealtimes on her account.
