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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 It was not till the Hintock dinner-time—one o’clock—that Grace discovered her father’s absence from the house after a departure in the morning under somewhat unusual conditions.
able
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From this reading By a little reasoning and inquiry she was able to come to a conclusion on his destination, and to divine his errand.
absence
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From this reading It was not till the Hintock dinner-time—one o’clock—that Grace discovered her father’s absence from the house after a departure in the morning under somewhat unusual conditions.
absent
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From this reading Her husband was absent, and her father did not return.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was not till the Hintock dinner-time—one o’clock—that Grace discovered her father’s absence from the house after a departure in the morning under somewhat unusual conditions.
agitation
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From this reading There was agitation to-day in the lives of all whom these matters concerned.
all
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From this reading There was agitation to-day in the lives of all whom these matters concerned.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By a little reasoning and inquiry she was able to come to a conclusion on his destination, and to divine his errand.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had, in truth, gone on to Sherton after the interview, but this Grace did not know.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By a little reasoning and inquiry she was able to come to a conclusion on his destination, and to divine his errand.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By a little reasoning and inquiry she was able to come to a conclusion on his destination, and to divine his errand.
concerned
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From this reading There was agitation to-day in the lives of all whom these matters concerned.
conclusion
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From this reading By a little reasoning and inquiry she was able to come to a conclusion on his destination, and to divine his errand.
conditions
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From this reading It was not till the Hintock dinner-time—one o’clock—that Grace discovered her father’s absence from the house after a departure in the morning under somewhat unusual conditions.
departure
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From this reading It was not till the Hintock dinner-time—one o’clock—that Grace discovered her father’s absence from the house after a departure in the morning under somewhat unusual conditions.
destination
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From this reading By a little reasoning and inquiry she was able to come to a conclusion on his destination, and to divine his errand.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her husband was absent, and her father did not return.
dinner-time
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From this reading It was not till the Hintock dinner-time—one o’clock—that Grace discovered her father’s absence from the house after a departure in the morning under somewhat unusual conditions.
discovered
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From this reading It was not till the Hintock dinner-time—one o’clock—that Grace discovered her father’s absence from the house after a departure in the morning under somewhat unusual conditions.
divine
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From this reading By a little reasoning and inquiry she was able to come to a conclusion on his destination, and to divine his errand.
errand
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From this reading By a little reasoning and inquiry she was able to come to a conclusion on his destination, and to divine his errand.
father
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From this reading Her husband was absent, and her father did not return.
father's
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From this reading It was not till the Hintock dinner-time—one o’clock—that Grace discovered her father’s absence from the house after a departure in the morning under somewhat unusual conditions.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was not till the Hintock dinner-time—one o’clock—that Grace discovered her father’s absence from the house after a departure in the morning under somewhat unusual conditions.
gone
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From this reading He had, in truth, gone on to Sherton after the interview, but this Grace did not know.
Grace
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From this reading It was not till the Hintock dinner-time—one o’clock—that Grace discovered her father’s absence from the house after a departure in the morning under somewhat unusual conditions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had, in truth, gone on to Sherton after the interview, but this Grace did not know.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had, in truth, gone on to Sherton after the interview, but this Grace did not know.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not till the Hintock dinner-time—one o’clock—that Grace discovered her father’s absence from the house after a departure in the morning under somewhat unusual conditions.
Hintock
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From this reading It was not till the Hintock dinner-time—one o’clock—that Grace discovered her father’s absence from the house after a departure in the morning under somewhat unusual conditions.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By a little reasoning and inquiry she was able to come to a conclusion on his destination, and to divine his errand.
house
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From this reading It was not till the Hintock dinner-time—one o’clock—that Grace discovered her father’s absence from the house after a departure in the morning under somewhat unusual conditions.
husband
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From this reading Her husband was absent, and her father did not return.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was agitation to-day in the lives of all whom these matters concerned.
inquiry
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From this reading By a little reasoning and inquiry she was able to come to a conclusion on his destination, and to divine his errand.
interview
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From this reading He had, in truth, gone on to Sherton after the interview, but this Grace did not know.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not till the Hintock dinner-time—one o’clock—that Grace discovered her father’s absence from the house after a departure in the morning under somewhat unusual conditions.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had, in truth, gone on to Sherton after the interview, but this Grace did not know.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By a little reasoning and inquiry she was able to come to a conclusion on his destination, and to divine his errand.
lives
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From this reading There was agitation to-day in the lives of all whom these matters concerned.
matters
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From this reading There was agitation to-day in the lives of all whom these matters concerned.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not till the Hintock dinner-time—one o’clock—that Grace discovered her father’s absence from the house after a departure in the morning under somewhat unusual conditions.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not till the Hintock dinner-time—one o’clock—that Grace discovered her father’s absence from the house after a departure in the morning under somewhat unusual conditions.
o'clock
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From this reading It was not till the Hintock dinner-time—one o’clock—that Grace discovered her father’s absence from the house after a departure in the morning under somewhat unusual conditions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was agitation to-day in the lives of all whom these matters concerned.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By a little reasoning and inquiry she was able to come to a conclusion on his destination, and to divine his errand.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was not till the Hintock dinner-time—one o’clock—that Grace discovered her father’s absence from the house after a departure in the morning under somewhat unusual conditions.
reasoning
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From this reading By a little reasoning and inquiry she was able to come to a conclusion on his destination, and to divine his errand.
return
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From this reading Her husband was absent, and her father did not return.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By a little reasoning and inquiry she was able to come to a conclusion on his destination, and to divine his errand.
Sherton
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From this reading He had, in truth, gone on to Sherton after the interview, but this Grace did not know.
somewhat
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From this reading It was not till the Hintock dinner-time—one o’clock—that Grace discovered her father’s absence from the house after a departure in the morning under somewhat unusual conditions.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not till the Hintock dinner-time—one o’clock—that Grace discovered her father’s absence from the house after a departure in the morning under somewhat unusual conditions.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was agitation to-day in the lives of all whom these matters concerned.
There
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From this reading There was agitation to-day in the lives of all whom these matters concerned.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There was agitation to-day in the lives of all whom these matters concerned.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had, in truth, gone on to Sherton after the interview, but this Grace did not know.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not till the Hintock dinner-time—one o’clock—that Grace discovered her father’s absence from the house after a departure in the morning under somewhat unusual conditions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By a little reasoning and inquiry she was able to come to a conclusion on his destination, and to divine his errand.
to-day
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From this reading There was agitation to-day in the lives of all whom these matters concerned.
truth
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From this reading He had, in truth, gone on to Sherton after the interview, but this Grace did not know.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was not till the Hintock dinner-time—one o’clock—that Grace discovered her father’s absence from the house after a departure in the morning under somewhat unusual conditions.
unusual
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From this reading It was not till the Hintock dinner-time—one o’clock—that Grace discovered her father’s absence from the house after a departure in the morning under somewhat unusual conditions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was agitation to-day in the lives of all whom these matters concerned.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was agitation to-day in the lives of all whom these matters concerned.
