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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 There were still a few minutes before dinner would be served.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE They were dining quite alone at the Cambornes'--the duke, the bishop, Lord Hayle, and Lady Constance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE They were dining quite alone at the Cambornes'--the duke, the bishop, Lord Hayle, and Lady Constance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He found himself alone, and walked up and down the beautiful room with a curious physical, as well as mental, restlessness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE They were dining quite alone at the Cambornes'--the duke, the bishop, Lord Hayle, and Lady Constance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There were still a few minutes before dinner would be served.
beautiful
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From this reading He found himself alone, and walked up and down the beautiful room with a curious physical, as well as mental, restlessness.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There were still a few minutes before dinner would be served.
bishop
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From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE They were dining quite alone at the Cambornes'--the duke, the bishop, Lord Hayle, and Lady Constance.
Cambornes
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From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE They were dining quite alone at the Cambornes'--the duke, the bishop, Lord Hayle, and Lady Constance.
came
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From this reading When he had changed and came down-stairs the duke went into the drawing-room.
changed
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From this reading When he had changed and came down-stairs the duke went into the drawing-room.
COMING
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From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE They were dining quite alone at the Cambornes'--the duke, the bishop, Lord Hayle, and Lady Constance.
Constance
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From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE They were dining quite alone at the Cambornes'--the duke, the bishop, Lord Hayle, and Lady Constance.
curious
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From this reading He found himself alone, and walked up and down the beautiful room with a curious physical, as well as mental, restlessness.
dining
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From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE They were dining quite alone at the Cambornes'--the duke, the bishop, Lord Hayle, and Lady Constance.
dinner
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From this reading There were still a few minutes before dinner would be served.
down
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From this reading He found himself alone, and walked up and down the beautiful room with a curious physical, as well as mental, restlessness.
down-stairs
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From this reading When he had changed and came down-stairs the duke went into the drawing-room.
drawing-room
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From this reading When he had changed and came down-stairs the duke went into the drawing-room.
duke
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From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE They were dining quite alone at the Cambornes'--the duke, the bishop, Lord Hayle, and Lady Constance.
felt
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From this reading He felt out of tune, as it were.
few
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From this reading There were still a few minutes before dinner would be served.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found himself alone, and walked up and down the beautiful room with a curious physical, as well as mental, restlessness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he had changed and came down-stairs the duke went into the drawing-room.
Hayle
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From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE They were dining quite alone at the Cambornes'--the duke, the bishop, Lord Hayle, and Lady Constance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he had changed and came down-stairs the duke went into the drawing-room.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He found himself alone, and walked up and down the beautiful room with a curious physical, as well as mental, restlessness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When he had changed and came down-stairs the duke went into the drawing-room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He felt out of tune, as it were.
Lady
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From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE They were dining quite alone at the Cambornes'--the duke, the bishop, Lord Hayle, and Lady Constance.
Lord
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From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE They were dining quite alone at the Cambornes'--the duke, the bishop, Lord Hayle, and Lady Constance.
LOVE
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From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE They were dining quite alone at the Cambornes'--the duke, the bishop, Lord Hayle, and Lady Constance.
mental
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From this reading He found himself alone, and walked up and down the beautiful room with a curious physical, as well as mental, restlessness.
minutes
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From this reading There were still a few minutes before dinner would be served.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE They were dining quite alone at the Cambornes'--the duke, the bishop, Lord Hayle, and Lady Constance.
out
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From this reading He felt out of tune, as it were.
physical
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From this reading He found himself alone, and walked up and down the beautiful room with a curious physical, as well as mental, restlessness.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE They were dining quite alone at the Cambornes'--the duke, the bishop, Lord Hayle, and Lady Constance.
restlessness
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From this reading He found himself alone, and walked up and down the beautiful room with a curious physical, as well as mental, restlessness.
room
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From this reading He found himself alone, and walked up and down the beautiful room with a curious physical, as well as mental, restlessness.
served
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From this reading There were still a few minutes before dinner would be served.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were still a few minutes before dinner would be served.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE They were dining quite alone at the Cambornes'--the duke, the bishop, Lord Hayle, and Lady Constance.
There
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From this reading There were still a few minutes before dinner would be served.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE They were dining quite alone at the Cambornes'--the duke, the bishop, Lord Hayle, and Lady Constance.
tune
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From this reading He felt out of tune, as it were.
up
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From this reading He found himself alone, and walked up and down the beautiful room with a curious physical, as well as mental, restlessness.
walked
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From this reading He found himself alone, and walked up and down the beautiful room with a curious physical, as well as mental, restlessness.
well
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From this reading He found himself alone, and walked up and down the beautiful room with a curious physical, as well as mental, restlessness.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he had changed and came down-stairs the duke went into the drawing-room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE COMING OF LOVE They were dining quite alone at the Cambornes'--the duke, the bishop, Lord Hayle, and Lady Constance.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he had changed and came down-stairs the duke went into the drawing-room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He found himself alone, and walked up and down the beautiful room with a curious physical, as well as mental, restlessness.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There were still a few minutes before dinner would be served.