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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 THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
adjoining
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From this reading For the Rotherams always went to Sea View too, and had a tent on the little strip of beach under the wood adjoining the Avories', and they did everything together.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now it was very likely that the Avories would not get lodgings at all, and certainly would not get any half so good as Mrs. Dudeney's, where their ways were known, and their bathing dresses were always dried at once in case they wanted to go in again, and so on.
all
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From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
always
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From this reading For the Rotherams always went to Sea View too, and had a tent on the little strip of beach under the wood adjoining the Avories', and they did everything together.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
any
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From this reading And now it was very likely that the Avories would not get lodgings at all, and certainly would not get any half so good as Mrs. Dudeney's, where their ways were known, and their bathing dresses were always dried at once in case they wanted to go in again, and so on.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
Avories
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From this reading THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
Avory
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From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
bathing
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From this reading And now it was very likely that the Avories would not get lodgings at all, and certainly would not get any half so good as Mrs. Dudeney's, where their ways were known, and their bathing dresses were always dried at once in case they wanted to go in again, and so on.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
beach
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From this reading For the Rotherams always went to Sea View too, and had a tent on the little strip of beach under the wood adjoining the Avories', and they did everything together.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
befallen
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From this reading THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
blow
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From this reading Here was a blow!
Campbell
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From this reading THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
case
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From this reading And now it was very likely that the Avories would not get lodgings at all, and certainly would not get any half so good as Mrs. Dudeney's, where their ways were known, and their bathing dresses were always dried at once in case they wanted to go in again, and so on.
cedar
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From this reading THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
certainly
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From this reading And now it was very likely that the Avories would not get lodgings at all, and certainly would not get any half so good as Mrs. Dudeney's, where their ways were known, and their bathing dresses were always dried at once in case they wanted to go in again, and so on.
day
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From this reading THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For the Rotherams always went to Sea View too, and had a tent on the little strip of beach under the wood adjoining the Avories', and they did everything together.
dresses
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From this reading And now it was very likely that the Avories would not get lodgings at all, and certainly would not get any half so good as Mrs. Dudeney's, where their ways were known, and their bathing dresses were always dried at once in case they wanted to go in again, and so on.
dried
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From this reading And now it was very likely that the Avories would not get lodgings at all, and certainly would not get any half so good as Mrs. Dudeney's, where their ways were known, and their bathing dresses were always dried at once in case they wanted to go in again, and so on.
Dudeney
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From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
Dudeney's
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From this reading And now it was very likely that the Avories would not get lodgings at all, and certainly would not get any half so good as Mrs. Dudeney's, where their ways were known, and their bathing dresses were always dried at once in case they wanted to go in again, and so on.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading For the Rotherams always went to Sea View too, and had a tent on the little strip of beach under the wood adjoining the Avories', and they did everything together.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
get
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From this reading And now it was very likely that the Avories would not get lodgings at all, and certainly would not get any half so good as Mrs. Dudeney's, where their ways were known, and their bathing dresses were always dried at once in case they wanted to go in again, and so on.
go
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From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now it was very likely that the Avories would not get lodgings at all, and certainly would not get any half so good as Mrs. Dudeney's, where their ways were known, and their bathing dresses were always dried at once in case they wanted to go in again, and so on.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now it was very likely that the Avories would not get lodgings at all, and certainly would not get any half so good as Mrs. Dudeney's, where their ways were known, and their bathing dresses were always dried at once in case they wanted to go in again, and so on.
heard
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From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was a blow!
Horace
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From this reading THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
ill
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From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
Isle
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From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And now it was very likely that the Avories would not get lodgings at all, and certainly would not get any half so good as Mrs. Dudeney's, where their ways were known, and their bathing dresses were always dried at once in case they wanted to go in again, and so on.
June
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From this reading THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
just
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From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
known
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From this reading And now it was very likely that the Avories would not get lodgings at all, and certainly would not get any half so good as Mrs. Dudeney's, where their ways were known, and their bathing dresses were always dried at once in case they wanted to go in again, and so on.
landlady
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From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
late
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From this reading THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
likely
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From this reading And now it was very likely that the Avories would not get lodgings at all, and certainly would not get any half so good as Mrs. Dudeney's, where their ways were known, and their bathing dresses were always dried at once in case they wanted to go in again, and so on.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the Rotherams always went to Sea View too, and had a tent on the little strip of beach under the wood adjoining the Avories', and they did everything together.
lodgings
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From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
month
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From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
Mrs
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From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
MYSTERIOUSadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And now it was very likely that the Avories would not get lodgings at all, and certainly would not get any half so good as Mrs. Dudeney's, where their ways were known, and their bathing dresses were always dried at once in case they wanted to go in again, and so on.
now
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From this reading And now it was very likely that the Avories would not get lodgings at all, and certainly would not get any half so good as Mrs. Dudeney's, where their ways were known, and their bathing dresses were always dried at once in case they wanted to go in again, and so on.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For the Rotherams always went to Sea View too, and had a tent on the little strip of beach under the wood adjoining the Avories', and they did everything together.
once
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From this reading And now it was very likely that the Avories would not get lodgings at all, and certainly would not get any half so good as Mrs. Dudeney's, where their ways were known, and their bathing dresses were always dried at once in case they wanted to go in again, and so on.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
other
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From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
ready
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From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
regular
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From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
rooms
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From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
Rotherams
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From this reading THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
Sea
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From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
sitting
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From this reading THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And now it was very likely that the Avories would not get lodgings at all, and certainly would not get any half so good as Mrs. Dudeney's, where their ways were known, and their bathing dresses were always dried at once in case they wanted to go in again, and so on.
SOUND
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From this reading THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
strip
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From this reading For the Rotherams always went to Sea View too, and had a tent on the little strip of beach under the wood adjoining the Avories', and they did everything together.
summer
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From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
taken
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From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
talking
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From this reading THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
tea
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From this reading THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
tent
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From this reading For the Rotherams always went to Sea View too, and had a tent on the little strip of beach under the wood adjoining the Avories', and they did everything together.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
together
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From this reading For the Rotherams always went to Sea View too, and had a tent on the little strip of beach under the wood adjoining the Avories', and they did everything together.
too
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From this reading For the Rotherams always went to Sea View too, and had a tent on the little strip of beach under the wood adjoining the Avories', and they did everything together.
tragedy
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From this reading THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
usual
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From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
very
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From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
View
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From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
wanted
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From this reading And now it was very likely that the Avories would not get lodgings at all, and certainly would not get any half so good as Mrs. Dudeney's, where their ways were known, and their bathing dresses were always dried at once in case they wanted to go in again, and so on.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here was a blow!
ways
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From this reading And now it was very likely that the Avories would not get lodgings at all, and certainly would not get any half so good as Mrs. Dudeney's, where their ways were known, and their bathing dresses were always dried at once in case they wanted to go in again, and so on.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the Rotherams always went to Sea View too, and had a tent on the little strip of beach under the wood adjoining the Avories', and they did everything together.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
WHEELS
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From this reading THE SOUND OF MYSTERIOUS WHEELS One day in late June the Avories and the Rotherams and Horace Campbell were sitting at tea under the cedar talking about a great tragedy that had befallen.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
Wight
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From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
wood
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From this reading For the Rotherams always went to Sea View too, and had a tent on the little strip of beach under the wood adjoining the Avories', and they did everything together.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And now it was very likely that the Avories would not get lodgings at all, and certainly would not get any half so good as Mrs. Dudeney's, where their ways were known, and their bathing dresses were always dried at once in case they wanted to go in again, and so on.
years
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From this reading For Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney--their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years, and where they were all ready to go next month as usual--Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney had been taken very ill, and no other rooms were to be had.
