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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 Later in the evening, Beatrice and Tavernake traveled together in a motor omnibus from their rooms at Chelsea to Northumberland Avenue.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Every now and then an excitable little person who was the secretary to some institution or other would run in and offer them refreshments, and tell them in what order they were to appear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Later in the evening, Beatrice and Tavernake traveled together in a motor omnibus from their rooms at Chelsea to Northumberland Avenue.
appear
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From this reading Every now and then an excitable little person who was the secretary to some institution or other would run in and offer them refreshments, and tell them in what order they were to appear.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Later in the evening, Beatrice and Tavernake traveled together in a motor omnibus from their rooms at Chelsea to Northumberland Avenue.
Avenue
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From this reading Later in the evening, Beatrice and Tavernake traveled together in a motor omnibus from their rooms at Chelsea to Northumberland Avenue.
Beatrice
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From this reading Later in the evening, Beatrice and Tavernake traveled together in a motor omnibus from their rooms at Chelsea to Northumberland Avenue.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Tavernake was getting quite used to the programme by now.
came
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From this reading They sat in a dimly-lit waiting-room until the time came for Beatrice to sing.
Chelsea
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From this reading Later in the evening, Beatrice and Tavernake traveled together in a motor omnibus from their rooms at Chelsea to Northumberland Avenue.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To-night there was no departure from the ordinary course of things, except that there was slightly more stir.
departure
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From this reading To-night there was no departure from the ordinary course of things, except that there was slightly more stir.
dimly-lit
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From this reading They sat in a dimly-lit waiting-room until the time came for Beatrice to sing.
evening
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From this reading Later in the evening, Beatrice and Tavernake traveled together in a motor omnibus from their rooms at Chelsea to Northumberland Avenue.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every now and then an excitable little person who was the secretary to some institution or other would run in and offer them refreshments, and tell them in what order they were to appear.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading To-night there was no departure from the ordinary course of things, except that there was slightly more stir.
excitable
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From this reading Every now and then an excitable little person who was the secretary to some institution or other would run in and offer them refreshments, and tell them in what order they were to appear.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They sat in a dimly-lit waiting-room until the time came for Beatrice to sing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Later in the evening, Beatrice and Tavernake traveled together in a motor omnibus from their rooms at Chelsea to Northumberland Avenue.
getting
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From this reading Tavernake was getting quite used to the programme by now.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Later in the evening, Beatrice and Tavernake traveled together in a motor omnibus from their rooms at Chelsea to Northumberland Avenue.
institution
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From this reading Every now and then an excitable little person who was the secretary to some institution or other would run in and offer them refreshments, and tell them in what order they were to appear.
Later
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From this reading Later in the evening, Beatrice and Tavernake traveled together in a motor omnibus from their rooms at Chelsea to Northumberland Avenue.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every now and then an excitable little person who was the secretary to some institution or other would run in and offer them refreshments, and tell them in what order they were to appear.
more
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From this reading To-night there was no departure from the ordinary course of things, except that there was slightly more stir.
motor
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From this reading Later in the evening, Beatrice and Tavernake traveled together in a motor omnibus from their rooms at Chelsea to Northumberland Avenue.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading To-night there was no departure from the ordinary course of things, except that there was slightly more stir.
Northumberland
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From this reading Later in the evening, Beatrice and Tavernake traveled together in a motor omnibus from their rooms at Chelsea to Northumberland Avenue.
now
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From this reading Tavernake was getting quite used to the programme by now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To-night there was no departure from the ordinary course of things, except that there was slightly more stir.
offer
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From this reading Every now and then an excitable little person who was the secretary to some institution or other would run in and offer them refreshments, and tell them in what order they were to appear.
omnibus
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From this reading Later in the evening, Beatrice and Tavernake traveled together in a motor omnibus from their rooms at Chelsea to Northumberland Avenue.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Every now and then an excitable little person who was the secretary to some institution or other would run in and offer them refreshments, and tell them in what order they were to appear.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every now and then an excitable little person who was the secretary to some institution or other would run in and offer them refreshments, and tell them in what order they were to appear.
ordinary
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From this reading To-night there was no departure from the ordinary course of things, except that there was slightly more stir.
other
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From this reading Every now and then an excitable little person who was the secretary to some institution or other would run in and offer them refreshments, and tell them in what order they were to appear.
person
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From this reading Every now and then an excitable little person who was the secretary to some institution or other would run in and offer them refreshments, and tell them in what order they were to appear.
programme
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From this reading Tavernake was getting quite used to the programme by now.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tavernake was getting quite used to the programme by now.
refreshments
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From this reading Every now and then an excitable little person who was the secretary to some institution or other would run in and offer them refreshments, and tell them in what order they were to appear.
rooms
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From this reading Later in the evening, Beatrice and Tavernake traveled together in a motor omnibus from their rooms at Chelsea to Northumberland Avenue.
run
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From this reading Every now and then an excitable little person who was the secretary to some institution or other would run in and offer them refreshments, and tell them in what order they were to appear.
sat
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From this reading They sat in a dimly-lit waiting-room until the time came for Beatrice to sing.
secretary
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From this reading Every now and then an excitable little person who was the secretary to some institution or other would run in and offer them refreshments, and tell them in what order they were to appear.
sing
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From this reading They sat in a dimly-lit waiting-room until the time came for Beatrice to sing.
slightly
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From this reading To-night there was no departure from the ordinary course of things, except that there was slightly more stir.
some
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From this reading Every now and then an excitable little person who was the secretary to some institution or other would run in and offer them refreshments, and tell them in what order they were to appear.
stir
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From this reading To-night there was no departure from the ordinary course of things, except that there was slightly more stir.
Tavernake
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From this reading Later in the evening, Beatrice and Tavernake traveled together in a motor omnibus from their rooms at Chelsea to Northumberland Avenue.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every now and then an excitable little person who was the secretary to some institution or other would run in and offer them refreshments, and tell them in what order they were to appear.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To-night there was no departure from the ordinary course of things, except that there was slightly more stir.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Later in the evening, Beatrice and Tavernake traveled together in a motor omnibus from their rooms at Chelsea to Northumberland Avenue.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Later in the evening, Beatrice and Tavernake traveled together in a motor omnibus from their rooms at Chelsea to Northumberland Avenue.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Every now and then an excitable little person who was the secretary to some institution or other would run in and offer them refreshments, and tell them in what order they were to appear.
then
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From this reading Every now and then an excitable little person who was the secretary to some institution or other would run in and offer them refreshments, and tell them in what order they were to appear.
there
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From this reading To-night there was no departure from the ordinary course of things, except that there was slightly more stir.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sat in a dimly-lit waiting-room until the time came for Beatrice to sing.
things
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From this reading To-night there was no departure from the ordinary course of things, except that there was slightly more stir.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They sat in a dimly-lit waiting-room until the time came for Beatrice to sing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Later in the evening, Beatrice and Tavernake traveled together in a motor omnibus from their rooms at Chelsea to Northumberland Avenue.
To-night
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From this reading To-night there was no departure from the ordinary course of things, except that there was slightly more stir.
together
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From this reading Later in the evening, Beatrice and Tavernake traveled together in a motor omnibus from their rooms at Chelsea to Northumberland Avenue.
traveled
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From this reading Later in the evening, Beatrice and Tavernake traveled together in a motor omnibus from their rooms at Chelsea to Northumberland Avenue.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They sat in a dimly-lit waiting-room until the time came for Beatrice to sing.
used
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From this reading Tavernake was getting quite used to the programme by now.
waiting-room
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From this reading They sat in a dimly-lit waiting-room until the time came for Beatrice to sing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tavernake was getting quite used to the programme by now.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Every now and then an excitable little person who was the secretary to some institution or other would run in and offer them refreshments, and tell them in what order they were to appear.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Every now and then an excitable little person who was the secretary to some institution or other would run in and offer them refreshments, and tell them in what order they were to appear.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Every now and then an excitable little person who was the secretary to some institution or other would run in and offer them refreshments, and tell them in what order they were to appear.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Every now and then an excitable little person who was the secretary to some institution or other would run in and offer them refreshments, and tell them in what order they were to appear.
