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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 A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Long shadows from overhanging trees spread occasional deep palls right across the road.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
bays
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From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Soon London houses were left behind, and rattling over old Hammersmith Bridge, Sir Percy was driving his bays rapidly towards Richmond.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The river wound in and out in its pretty delicate curves, looking like a silver serpent beneath the glittering rays of the moon.
Blakeney
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From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
box-seat
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From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
breeze
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From this reading The night was warm in spite of the gentle breeze which fanned Marguerite’s burning cheeks.
Bridge
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From this reading Soon London houses were left behind, and rattling over old Hammersmith Bridge, Sir Percy was driving his bays rapidly towards Richmond.
burning
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From this reading The night was warm in spite of the gentle breeze which fanned Marguerite’s burning cheeks.
cheeks
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From this reading The night was warm in spite of the gentle breeze which fanned Marguerite’s burning cheeks.
coach
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From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
costly
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From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
curves
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From this reading The river wound in and out in its pretty delicate curves, looking like a silver serpent beneath the glittering rays of the moon.
deep
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From this reading Long shadows from overhanging trees spread occasional deep palls right across the road.
delicate
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From this reading The river wound in and out in its pretty delicate curves, looking like a silver serpent beneath the glittering rays of the moon.
down
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From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
driving
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From this reading Soon London houses were left behind, and rattling over old Hammersmith Bridge, Sir Percy was driving his bays rapidly towards Richmond.
fanned
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From this reading The night was warm in spite of the gentle breeze which fanned Marguerite’s burning cheeks.
few
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From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
four
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From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Long shadows from overhanging trees spread occasional deep palls right across the road.
furs
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From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
gentle
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From this reading The night was warm in spite of the gentle breeze which fanned Marguerite’s burning cheeks.
glittering
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From this reading The river wound in and out in its pretty delicate curves, looking like a silver serpent beneath the glittering rays of the moon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
Hammersmith
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From this reading Soon London houses were left behind, and rattling over old Hammersmith Bridge, Sir Percy was driving his bays rapidly towards Richmond.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
houses
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From this reading Soon London houses were left behind, and rattling over old Hammersmith Bridge, Sir Percy was driving his bays rapidly towards Richmond.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The river wound in and out in its pretty delicate curves, looking like a silver serpent beneath the glittering rays of the moon.
later
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From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon London houses were left behind, and rattling over old Hammersmith Bridge, Sir Percy was driving his bays rapidly towards Richmond.
like
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From this reading The river wound in and out in its pretty delicate curves, looking like a silver serpent beneath the glittering rays of the moon.
London
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From this reading Soon London houses were left behind, and rattling over old Hammersmith Bridge, Sir Percy was driving his bays rapidly towards Richmond.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long shadows from overhanging trees spread occasional deep palls right across the road.
looking
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From this reading The river wound in and out in its pretty delicate curves, looking like a silver serpent beneath the glittering rays of the moon.
magnificent
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From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
Marguerite's
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From this reading The night was warm in spite of the gentle breeze which fanned Marguerite’s burning cheeks.
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
moon
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From this reading The river wound in and out in its pretty delicate curves, looking like a silver serpent beneath the glittering rays of the moon.
near
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From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
night
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From this reading The night was warm in spite of the gentle breeze which fanned Marguerite’s burning cheeks.
occasional
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From this reading Long shadows from overhanging trees spread occasional deep palls right across the road.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
old
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From this reading Soon London houses were left behind, and rattling over old Hammersmith Bridge, Sir Percy was driving his bays rapidly towards Richmond.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
out
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From this reading The river wound in and out in its pretty delicate curves, looking like a silver serpent beneath the glittering rays of the moon.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Soon London houses were left behind, and rattling over old Hammersmith Bridge, Sir Percy was driving his bays rapidly towards Richmond.
overhanging
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From this reading Long shadows from overhanging trees spread occasional deep palls right across the road.
palls
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From this reading Long shadows from overhanging trees spread occasional deep palls right across the road.
Percy
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From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
pretty
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From this reading The river wound in and out in its pretty delicate curves, looking like a silver serpent beneath the glittering rays of the moon.
quiet
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From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
rapidly
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From this reading Soon London houses were left behind, and rattling over old Hammersmith Bridge, Sir Percy was driving his bays rapidly towards Richmond.
rattling
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From this reading Soon London houses were left behind, and rattling over old Hammersmith Bridge, Sir Percy was driving his bays rapidly towards Richmond.
rays
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From this reading The river wound in and out in its pretty delicate curves, looking like a silver serpent beneath the glittering rays of the moon.
Richmond
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From this reading Soon London houses were left behind, and rattling over old Hammersmith Bridge, Sir Percy was driving his bays rapidly towards Richmond.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long shadows from overhanging trees spread occasional deep palls right across the road.
river
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From this reading The river wound in and out in its pretty delicate curves, looking like a silver serpent beneath the glittering rays of the moon.
road
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From this reading Long shadows from overhanging trees spread occasional deep palls right across the road.
serpent
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From this reading The river wound in and out in its pretty delicate curves, looking like a silver serpent beneath the glittering rays of the moon.
shadows
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From this reading Long shadows from overhanging trees spread occasional deep palls right across the road.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
silver
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From this reading The river wound in and out in its pretty delicate curves, looking like a silver serpent beneath the glittering rays of the moon.
Sir
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From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
sitting
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From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
Soon
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From this reading Soon London houses were left behind, and rattling over old Hammersmith Bridge, Sir Percy was driving his bays rapidly towards Richmond.
spite
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From this reading The night was warm in spite of the gentle breeze which fanned Marguerite’s burning cheeks.
splendid
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From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
spread
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From this reading Long shadows from overhanging trees spread occasional deep palls right across the road.
street
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From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
thundered
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From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Soon London houses were left behind, and rattling over old Hammersmith Bridge, Sir Percy was driving his bays rapidly towards Richmond.
trees
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From this reading Long shadows from overhanging trees spread occasional deep palls right across the road.
warm
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From this reading The night was warm in spite of the gentle breeze which fanned Marguerite’s burning cheeks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Soon London houses were left behind, and rattling over old Hammersmith Bridge, Sir Percy was driving his bays rapidly towards Richmond.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The night was warm in spite of the gentle breeze which fanned Marguerite’s burning cheeks.
wound
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From this reading The river wound in and out in its pretty delicate curves, looking like a silver serpent beneath the glittering rays of the moon.
wrapped
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From this reading A few minutes later she was sitting, wrapped in costly furs, near Sir Percy Blakeney on the box-seat of his magnificent coach, and the four splendid bays had thundered down the quiet street.
