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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 TELEGRAM Raymond and Sabina spent a long afternoon at the house they had taken; and while he was interested with the stables and garden, she occupied herself indoors.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE TELEGRAM Raymond and Sabina spent a long afternoon at the house they had taken; and while he was interested with the stables and garden, she occupied herself indoors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TELEGRAM Raymond and Sabina spent a long afternoon at the house they had taken; and while he was interested with the stables and garden, she occupied herself indoors.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE TELEGRAM Raymond and Sabina spent a long afternoon at the house they had taken; and while he was interested with the stables and garden, she occupied herself indoors.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She was very tired before they had finished, and presently, returning to Bridport, they called at 'The Seven Stars' and ordered tea.
Bridport
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From this reading She was very tired before they had finished, and presently, returning to Bridport, they called at 'The Seven Stars' and ordered tea.
called
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From this reading She was very tired before they had finished, and presently, returning to Bridport, they called at 'The Seven Stars' and ordered tea.
concerning
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From this reading To-morrow Job was to hear what Mrs. Northover had to say concerning his proposal, and, meantime, the pending decision neither unsettled him nor interfered with his usual placidity and enterprise.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Nelly Northover herself waited upon the engaged couple.
daily
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From this reading The famous garden was dismantled now and Job Legg spent some daily hours in digging there.
decision
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From this reading To-morrow Job was to hear what Mrs. Northover had to say concerning his proposal, and, meantime, the pending decision neither unsettled him nor interfered with his usual placidity and enterprise.
digging
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From this reading The famous garden was dismantled now and Job Legg spent some daily hours in digging there.
dismantled
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From this reading The famous garden was dismantled now and Job Legg spent some daily hours in digging there.
engaged
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From this reading Nelly Northover herself waited upon the engaged couple.
enterprise
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From this reading To-morrow Job was to hear what Mrs. Northover had to say concerning his proposal, and, meantime, the pending decision neither unsettled him nor interfered with his usual placidity and enterprise.
famous
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From this reading The famous garden was dismantled now and Job Legg spent some daily hours in digging there.
finished
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From this reading She was very tired before they had finished, and presently, returning to Bridport, they called at 'The Seven Stars' and ordered tea.
garden
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From this reading THE TELEGRAM Raymond and Sabina spent a long afternoon at the house they had taken; and while he was interested with the stables and garden, she occupied herself indoors.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE TELEGRAM Raymond and Sabina spent a long afternoon at the house they had taken; and while he was interested with the stables and garden, she occupied herself indoors.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE TELEGRAM Raymond and Sabina spent a long afternoon at the house they had taken; and while he was interested with the stables and garden, she occupied herself indoors.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To-morrow Job was to hear what Mrs. Northover had to say concerning his proposal, and, meantime, the pending decision neither unsettled him nor interfered with his usual placidity and enterprise.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE TELEGRAM Raymond and Sabina spent a long afternoon at the house they had taken; and while he was interested with the stables and garden, she occupied herself indoors.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To-morrow Job was to hear what Mrs. Northover had to say concerning his proposal, and, meantime, the pending decision neither unsettled him nor interfered with his usual placidity and enterprise.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To-morrow Job was to hear what Mrs. Northover had to say concerning his proposal, and, meantime, the pending decision neither unsettled him nor interfered with his usual placidity and enterprise.
hours
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From this reading The famous garden was dismantled now and Job Legg spent some daily hours in digging there.
house
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From this reading THE TELEGRAM Raymond and Sabina spent a long afternoon at the house they had taken; and while he was interested with the stables and garden, she occupied herself indoors.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The famous garden was dismantled now and Job Legg spent some daily hours in digging there.
indoors
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From this reading THE TELEGRAM Raymond and Sabina spent a long afternoon at the house they had taken; and while he was interested with the stables and garden, she occupied herself indoors.
interested
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From this reading THE TELEGRAM Raymond and Sabina spent a long afternoon at the house they had taken; and while he was interested with the stables and garden, she occupied herself indoors.
interfered
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From this reading To-morrow Job was to hear what Mrs. Northover had to say concerning his proposal, and, meantime, the pending decision neither unsettled him nor interfered with his usual placidity and enterprise.
Job
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From this reading The famous garden was dismantled now and Job Legg spent some daily hours in digging there.
Legg
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From this reading The famous garden was dismantled now and Job Legg spent some daily hours in digging there.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TELEGRAM Raymond and Sabina spent a long afternoon at the house they had taken; and while he was interested with the stables and garden, she occupied herself indoors.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading To-morrow Job was to hear what Mrs. Northover had to say concerning his proposal, and, meantime, the pending decision neither unsettled him nor interfered with his usual placidity and enterprise.
Mrs
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From this reading To-morrow Job was to hear what Mrs. Northover had to say concerning his proposal, and, meantime, the pending decision neither unsettled him nor interfered with his usual placidity and enterprise.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading To-morrow Job was to hear what Mrs. Northover had to say concerning his proposal, and, meantime, the pending decision neither unsettled him nor interfered with his usual placidity and enterprise.
Nelly
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From this reading Nelly Northover herself waited upon the engaged couple.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading To-morrow Job was to hear what Mrs. Northover had to say concerning his proposal, and, meantime, the pending decision neither unsettled him nor interfered with his usual placidity and enterprise.
Northover
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From this reading To-morrow Job was to hear what Mrs. Northover had to say concerning his proposal, and, meantime, the pending decision neither unsettled him nor interfered with his usual placidity and enterprise.
now
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From this reading The famous garden was dismantled now and Job Legg spent some daily hours in digging there.
occupied
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From this reading THE TELEGRAM Raymond and Sabina spent a long afternoon at the house they had taken; and while he was interested with the stables and garden, she occupied herself indoors.
ordered
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From this reading She was very tired before they had finished, and presently, returning to Bridport, they called at 'The Seven Stars' and ordered tea.
pending
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From this reading To-morrow Job was to hear what Mrs. Northover had to say concerning his proposal, and, meantime, the pending decision neither unsettled him nor interfered with his usual placidity and enterprise.
placidity
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From this reading To-morrow Job was to hear what Mrs. Northover had to say concerning his proposal, and, meantime, the pending decision neither unsettled him nor interfered with his usual placidity and enterprise.
presently
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From this reading She was very tired before they had finished, and presently, returning to Bridport, they called at 'The Seven Stars' and ordered tea.
proposal
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From this reading To-morrow Job was to hear what Mrs. Northover had to say concerning his proposal, and, meantime, the pending decision neither unsettled him nor interfered with his usual placidity and enterprise.
Raymond
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From this reading THE TELEGRAM Raymond and Sabina spent a long afternoon at the house they had taken; and while he was interested with the stables and garden, she occupied herself indoors.
returning
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From this reading She was very tired before they had finished, and presently, returning to Bridport, they called at 'The Seven Stars' and ordered tea.
Sabina
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From this reading THE TELEGRAM Raymond and Sabina spent a long afternoon at the house they had taken; and while he was interested with the stables and garden, she occupied herself indoors.
say
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From this reading To-morrow Job was to hear what Mrs. Northover had to say concerning his proposal, and, meantime, the pending decision neither unsettled him nor interfered with his usual placidity and enterprise.
Seven
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From this reading She was very tired before they had finished, and presently, returning to Bridport, they called at 'The Seven Stars' and ordered tea.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE TELEGRAM Raymond and Sabina spent a long afternoon at the house they had taken; and while he was interested with the stables and garden, she occupied herself indoors.
some
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From this reading The famous garden was dismantled now and Job Legg spent some daily hours in digging there.
spent
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From this reading THE TELEGRAM Raymond and Sabina spent a long afternoon at the house they had taken; and while he was interested with the stables and garden, she occupied herself indoors.
stables
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From this reading THE TELEGRAM Raymond and Sabina spent a long afternoon at the house they had taken; and while he was interested with the stables and garden, she occupied herself indoors.
Stars
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From this reading She was very tired before they had finished, and presently, returning to Bridport, they called at 'The Seven Stars' and ordered tea.
taken
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From this reading THE TELEGRAM Raymond and Sabina spent a long afternoon at the house they had taken; and while he was interested with the stables and garden, she occupied herself indoors.
tea
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From this reading She was very tired before they had finished, and presently, returning to Bridport, they called at 'The Seven Stars' and ordered tea.
TELEGRAM
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From this reading THE TELEGRAM Raymond and Sabina spent a long afternoon at the house they had taken; and while he was interested with the stables and garden, she occupied herself indoors.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TELEGRAM Raymond and Sabina spent a long afternoon at the house they had taken; and while he was interested with the stables and garden, she occupied herself indoors.
there
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From this reading The famous garden was dismantled now and Job Legg spent some daily hours in digging there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE TELEGRAM Raymond and Sabina spent a long afternoon at the house they had taken; and while he was interested with the stables and garden, she occupied herself indoors.
tired
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From this reading She was very tired before they had finished, and presently, returning to Bridport, they called at 'The Seven Stars' and ordered tea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was very tired before they had finished, and presently, returning to Bridport, they called at 'The Seven Stars' and ordered tea.
To-morrow
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From this reading To-morrow Job was to hear what Mrs. Northover had to say concerning his proposal, and, meantime, the pending decision neither unsettled him nor interfered with his usual placidity and enterprise.
unsettled
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From this reading To-morrow Job was to hear what Mrs. Northover had to say concerning his proposal, and, meantime, the pending decision neither unsettled him nor interfered with his usual placidity and enterprise.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Nelly Northover herself waited upon the engaged couple.
usual
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From this reading To-morrow Job was to hear what Mrs. Northover had to say concerning his proposal, and, meantime, the pending decision neither unsettled him nor interfered with his usual placidity and enterprise.
very
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From this reading She was very tired before they had finished, and presently, returning to Bridport, they called at 'The Seven Stars' and ordered tea.
waited
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From this reading Nelly Northover herself waited upon the engaged couple.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TELEGRAM Raymond and Sabina spent a long afternoon at the house they had taken; and while he was interested with the stables and garden, she occupied herself indoors.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To-morrow Job was to hear what Mrs. Northover had to say concerning his proposal, and, meantime, the pending decision neither unsettled him nor interfered with his usual placidity and enterprise.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE TELEGRAM Raymond and Sabina spent a long afternoon at the house they had taken; and while he was interested with the stables and garden, she occupied herself indoors.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE TELEGRAM Raymond and Sabina spent a long afternoon at the house they had taken; and while he was interested with the stables and garden, she occupied herself indoors.
