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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 Carriages were driving up, and the butler was constantly ushering visitors into the vast sombre hall, while a footman kept escorting this or that arrival up the gravel path among the laurel bushes.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was afternoon, a dull and livid afternoon.
ALL
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From this reading HOW THEY ALL WENT TO THE HOUSE IN REGENT'S PARK The little door in the wall of Sir William Gouldesbrough's old Georgian house stood wide open.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Carriages were driving up, and the butler was constantly ushering visitors into the vast sombre hall, while a footman kept escorting this or that arrival up the gravel path among the laurel bushes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Carriages were driving up, and the butler was constantly ushering visitors into the vast sombre hall, while a footman kept escorting this or that arrival up the gravel path among the laurel bushes.
any
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From this reading Never at any time a cheerful place, the old walled house of the scientist to-day wore its most depressing aspect.
arrival
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From this reading Carriages were driving up, and the butler was constantly ushering visitors into the vast sombre hall, while a footman kept escorting this or that arrival up the gravel path among the laurel bushes.
aspect
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From this reading Never at any time a cheerful place, the old walled house of the scientist to-day wore its most depressing aspect.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Never at any time a cheerful place, the old walled house of the scientist to-day wore its most depressing aspect.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Clouds had come down too near to London, and thunder lurked behind them.
bushes
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From this reading Carriages were driving up, and the butler was constantly ushering visitors into the vast sombre hall, while a footman kept escorting this or that arrival up the gravel path among the laurel bushes.
butler
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From this reading Carriages were driving up, and the butler was constantly ushering visitors into the vast sombre hall, while a footman kept escorting this or that arrival up the gravel path among the laurel bushes.
Carriages
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From this reading Carriages were driving up, and the butler was constantly ushering visitors into the vast sombre hall, while a footman kept escorting this or that arrival up the gravel path among the laurel bushes.
cheerful
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From this reading Never at any time a cheerful place, the old walled house of the scientist to-day wore its most depressing aspect.
Clouds
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From this reading Clouds had come down too near to London, and thunder lurked behind them.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clouds had come down too near to London, and thunder lurked behind them.
constantly
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From this reading Carriages were driving up, and the butler was constantly ushering visitors into the vast sombre hall, while a footman kept escorting this or that arrival up the gravel path among the laurel bushes.
depressing
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From this reading Never at any time a cheerful place, the old walled house of the scientist to-day wore its most depressing aspect.
door
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From this reading HOW THEY ALL WENT TO THE HOUSE IN REGENT'S PARK The little door in the wall of Sir William Gouldesbrough's old Georgian house stood wide open.
down
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From this reading Clouds had come down too near to London, and thunder lurked behind them.
driving
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From this reading Carriages were driving up, and the butler was constantly ushering visitors into the vast sombre hall, while a footman kept escorting this or that arrival up the gravel path among the laurel bushes.
dull
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From this reading It was afternoon, a dull and livid afternoon.
escorting
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From this reading Carriages were driving up, and the butler was constantly ushering visitors into the vast sombre hall, while a footman kept escorting this or that arrival up the gravel path among the laurel bushes.
footman
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From this reading Carriages were driving up, and the butler was constantly ushering visitors into the vast sombre hall, while a footman kept escorting this or that arrival up the gravel path among the laurel bushes.
Georgian
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From this reading HOW THEY ALL WENT TO THE HOUSE IN REGENT'S PARK The little door in the wall of Sir William Gouldesbrough's old Georgian house stood wide open.
Gouldesbrough's
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From this reading HOW THEY ALL WENT TO THE HOUSE IN REGENT'S PARK The little door in the wall of Sir William Gouldesbrough's old Georgian house stood wide open.
gravel
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From this reading Carriages were driving up, and the butler was constantly ushering visitors into the vast sombre hall, while a footman kept escorting this or that arrival up the gravel path among the laurel bushes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Clouds had come down too near to London, and thunder lurked behind them.
hall
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From this reading Carriages were driving up, and the butler was constantly ushering visitors into the vast sombre hall, while a footman kept escorting this or that arrival up the gravel path among the laurel bushes.
HOUSE
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From this reading HOW THEY ALL WENT TO THE HOUSE IN REGENT'S PARK The little door in the wall of Sir William Gouldesbrough's old Georgian house stood wide open.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THEY ALL WENT TO THE HOUSE IN REGENT'S PARK The little door in the wall of Sir William Gouldesbrough's old Georgian house stood wide open.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW THEY ALL WENT TO THE HOUSE IN REGENT'S PARK The little door in the wall of Sir William Gouldesbrough's old Georgian house stood wide open.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Carriages were driving up, and the butler was constantly ushering visitors into the vast sombre hall, while a footman kept escorting this or that arrival up the gravel path among the laurel bushes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was afternoon, a dull and livid afternoon.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Never at any time a cheerful place, the old walled house of the scientist to-day wore its most depressing aspect.
kept
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From this reading Carriages were driving up, and the butler was constantly ushering visitors into the vast sombre hall, while a footman kept escorting this or that arrival up the gravel path among the laurel bushes.
laurel
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From this reading Carriages were driving up, and the butler was constantly ushering visitors into the vast sombre hall, while a footman kept escorting this or that arrival up the gravel path among the laurel bushes.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW THEY ALL WENT TO THE HOUSE IN REGENT'S PARK The little door in the wall of Sir William Gouldesbrough's old Georgian house stood wide open.
livid
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From this reading It was afternoon, a dull and livid afternoon.
London
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From this reading Clouds had come down too near to London, and thunder lurked behind them.
lurked
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From this reading Clouds had come down too near to London, and thunder lurked behind them.
most
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From this reading Never at any time a cheerful place, the old walled house of the scientist to-day wore its most depressing aspect.
near
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From this reading Clouds had come down too near to London, and thunder lurked behind them.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never at any time a cheerful place, the old walled house of the scientist to-day wore its most depressing aspect.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW THEY ALL WENT TO THE HOUSE IN REGENT'S PARK The little door in the wall of Sir William Gouldesbrough's old Georgian house stood wide open.
old
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From this reading HOW THEY ALL WENT TO THE HOUSE IN REGENT'S PARK The little door in the wall of Sir William Gouldesbrough's old Georgian house stood wide open.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading HOW THEY ALL WENT TO THE HOUSE IN REGENT'S PARK The little door in the wall of Sir William Gouldesbrough's old Georgian house stood wide open.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Carriages were driving up, and the butler was constantly ushering visitors into the vast sombre hall, while a footman kept escorting this or that arrival up the gravel path among the laurel bushes.
PARK
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From this reading HOW THEY ALL WENT TO THE HOUSE IN REGENT'S PARK The little door in the wall of Sir William Gouldesbrough's old Georgian house stood wide open.
path
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From this reading Carriages were driving up, and the butler was constantly ushering visitors into the vast sombre hall, while a footman kept escorting this or that arrival up the gravel path among the laurel bushes.
place
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From this reading Never at any time a cheerful place, the old walled house of the scientist to-day wore its most depressing aspect.
REGENT'S
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From this reading HOW THEY ALL WENT TO THE HOUSE IN REGENT'S PARK The little door in the wall of Sir William Gouldesbrough's old Georgian house stood wide open.
scientist
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From this reading Never at any time a cheerful place, the old walled house of the scientist to-day wore its most depressing aspect.
Sir
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From this reading HOW THEY ALL WENT TO THE HOUSE IN REGENT'S PARK The little door in the wall of Sir William Gouldesbrough's old Georgian house stood wide open.
sombre
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From this reading Carriages were driving up, and the butler was constantly ushering visitors into the vast sombre hall, while a footman kept escorting this or that arrival up the gravel path among the laurel bushes.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW THEY ALL WENT TO THE HOUSE IN REGENT'S PARK The little door in the wall of Sir William Gouldesbrough's old Georgian house stood wide open.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Carriages were driving up, and the butler was constantly ushering visitors into the vast sombre hall, while a footman kept escorting this or that arrival up the gravel path among the laurel bushes.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THEY ALL WENT TO THE HOUSE IN REGENT'S PARK The little door in the wall of Sir William Gouldesbrough's old Georgian house stood wide open.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Clouds had come down too near to London, and thunder lurked behind them.
THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW THEY ALL WENT TO THE HOUSE IN REGENT'S PARK The little door in the wall of Sir William Gouldesbrough's old Georgian house stood wide open.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Carriages were driving up, and the butler was constantly ushering visitors into the vast sombre hall, while a footman kept escorting this or that arrival up the gravel path among the laurel bushes.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Clouds had come down too near to London, and thunder lurked behind them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never at any time a cheerful place, the old walled house of the scientist to-day wore its most depressing aspect.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW THEY ALL WENT TO THE HOUSE IN REGENT'S PARK The little door in the wall of Sir William Gouldesbrough's old Georgian house stood wide open.
to-day
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From this reading Never at any time a cheerful place, the old walled house of the scientist to-day wore its most depressing aspect.
too
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From this reading Clouds had come down too near to London, and thunder lurked behind them.
up
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From this reading Carriages were driving up, and the butler was constantly ushering visitors into the vast sombre hall, while a footman kept escorting this or that arrival up the gravel path among the laurel bushes.
ushering
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From this reading Carriages were driving up, and the butler was constantly ushering visitors into the vast sombre hall, while a footman kept escorting this or that arrival up the gravel path among the laurel bushes.
vast
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From this reading Carriages were driving up, and the butler was constantly ushering visitors into the vast sombre hall, while a footman kept escorting this or that arrival up the gravel path among the laurel bushes.
visitors
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From this reading Carriages were driving up, and the butler was constantly ushering visitors into the vast sombre hall, while a footman kept escorting this or that arrival up the gravel path among the laurel bushes.
wall
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From this reading HOW THEY ALL WENT TO THE HOUSE IN REGENT'S PARK The little door in the wall of Sir William Gouldesbrough's old Georgian house stood wide open.
walled
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From this reading Never at any time a cheerful place, the old walled house of the scientist to-day wore its most depressing aspect.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Carriages were driving up, and the butler was constantly ushering visitors into the vast sombre hall, while a footman kept escorting this or that arrival up the gravel path among the laurel bushes.
WENTnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW THEY ALL WENT TO THE HOUSE IN REGENT'S PARK The little door in the wall of Sir William Gouldesbrough's old Georgian house stood wide open.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Carriages were driving up, and the butler was constantly ushering visitors into the vast sombre hall, while a footman kept escorting this or that arrival up the gravel path among the laurel bushes.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Carriages were driving up, and the butler was constantly ushering visitors into the vast sombre hall, while a footman kept escorting this or that arrival up the gravel path among the laurel bushes.
wide
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From this reading HOW THEY ALL WENT TO THE HOUSE IN REGENT'S PARK The little door in the wall of Sir William Gouldesbrough's old Georgian house stood wide open.
William
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From this reading HOW THEY ALL WENT TO THE HOUSE IN REGENT'S PARK The little door in the wall of Sir William Gouldesbrough's old Georgian house stood wide open.
wore
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From this reading Never at any time a cheerful place, the old walled house of the scientist to-day wore its most depressing aspect.
