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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 In these inquiries one of the men’s wives somewhat incautiously let out the fact that she had heard a scream in the wood, though from which direction she could not say.
All
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From this reading All the evening Melbury had been coming to his door, saying, “I wonder where in the world that girl is!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
avoiding
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From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
bed
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From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All the evening Melbury had been coming to his door, saying, “I wonder where in the world that girl is!
bide
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From this reading Never in all my born days did I know her bide out like this!
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never in all my born days did I know her bide out like this!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
coming
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From this reading All the evening Melbury had been coming to his door, saying, “I wonder where in the world that girl is!
cottages
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From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
days
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From this reading Never in all my born days did I know her bide out like this!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Never in all my born days did I know her bide out like this!
direction
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From this reading In these inquiries one of the men’s wives somewhat incautiously let out the fact that she had heard a scream in the wood, though from which direction she could not say.
door
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From this reading All the evening Melbury had been coming to his door, saying, “I wonder where in the world that girl is!
early
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From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
evening
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From this reading All the evening Melbury had been coming to his door, saying, “I wonder where in the world that girl is!
fact
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From this reading In these inquiries one of the men’s wives somewhat incautiously let out the fact that she had heard a scream in the wood, though from which direction she could not say.
find
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From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In these inquiries one of the men’s wives somewhat incautiously let out the fact that she had heard a scream in the wood, though from which direction she could not say.
garden
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From this reading She surely said she was going into the garden to get some parsley.”
get
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From this reading She surely said she was going into the garden to get some parsley.”
girl
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From this reading All the evening Melbury had been coming to his door, saying, “I wonder where in the world that girl is!
going
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From this reading She surely said she was going into the garden to get some parsley.”
gone
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From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the evening Melbury had been coming to his door, saying, “I wonder where in the world that girl is!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
heard
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From this reading In these inquiries one of the men’s wives somewhat incautiously let out the fact that she had heard a scream in the wood, though from which direction she could not say.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Never in all my born days did I know her bide out like this!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All the evening Melbury had been coming to his door, saying, “I wonder where in the world that girl is!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading All the evening Melbury had been coming to his door, saying, “I wonder where in the world that girl is!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the evening Melbury had been coming to his door, saying, “I wonder where in the world that girl is!
incautiously
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From this reading In these inquiries one of the men’s wives somewhat incautiously let out the fact that she had heard a scream in the wood, though from which direction she could not say.
inquiries
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From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She surely said she was going into the garden to get some parsley.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the evening Melbury had been coming to his door, saying, “I wonder where in the world that girl is!
knew
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From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never in all my born days did I know her bide out like this!
leave
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From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading In these inquiries one of the men’s wives somewhat incautiously let out the fact that she had heard a scream in the wood, though from which direction she could not say.
like
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From this reading Never in all my born days did I know her bide out like this!
made
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From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
Melbury
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From this reading All the evening Melbury had been coming to his door, saying, “I wonder where in the world that girl is!
men's
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From this reading In these inquiries one of the men’s wives somewhat incautiously let out the fact that she had heard a scream in the wood, though from which direction she could not say.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Never in all my born days did I know her bide out like this!
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never in all my born days did I know her bide out like this!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In these inquiries one of the men’s wives somewhat incautiously let out the fact that she had heard a scream in the wood, though from which direction she could not say.
orchard
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From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
out
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From this reading Never in all my born days did I know her bide out like this!
parsley
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From this reading She surely said she was going into the garden to get some parsley.”
parsley-bed
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From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
people
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From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
rise
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From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
said
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From this reading She surely said she was going into the garden to get some parsley.”
say
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From this reading In these inquiries one of the men’s wives somewhat incautiously let out the fact that she had heard a scream in the wood, though from which direction she could not say.
saying
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From this reading All the evening Melbury had been coming to his door, saying, “I wonder where in the world that girl is!
scream
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From this reading In these inquiries one of the men’s wives somewhat incautiously let out the fact that she had heard a scream in the wood, though from which direction she could not say.
searched
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From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She surely said she was going into the garden to get some parsley.”
some
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From this reading She surely said she was going into the garden to get some parsley.”
somewhat
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From this reading In these inquiries one of the men’s wives somewhat incautiously let out the fact that she had heard a scream in the wood, though from which direction she could not say.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
surely
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From this reading She surely said she was going into the garden to get some parsley.”
Tangs's
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From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All the evening Melbury had been coming to his door, saying, “I wonder where in the world that girl is!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the evening Melbury had been coming to his door, saying, “I wonder where in the world that girl is!
then
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From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In these inquiries one of the men’s wives somewhat incautiously let out the fact that she had heard a scream in the wood, though from which direction she could not say.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Never in all my born days did I know her bide out like this!
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading In these inquiries one of the men’s wives somewhat incautiously let out the fact that she had heard a scream in the wood, though from which direction she could not say.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the evening Melbury had been coming to his door, saying, “I wonder where in the world that girl is!
trace
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From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She surely said she was going into the garden to get some parsley.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading All the evening Melbury had been coming to his door, saying, “I wonder where in the world that girl is!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In these inquiries one of the men’s wives somewhat incautiously let out the fact that she had heard a scream in the wood, though from which direction she could not say.
wives
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From this reading In these inquiries one of the men’s wives somewhat incautiously let out the fact that she had heard a scream in the wood, though from which direction she could not say.
wonder
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From this reading All the evening Melbury had been coming to his door, saying, “I wonder where in the world that girl is!
wood
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From this reading In these inquiries one of the men’s wives somewhat incautiously let out the fact that she had heard a scream in the wood, though from which direction she could not say.
workmen
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From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
world
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From this reading All the evening Melbury had been coming to his door, saying, “I wonder where in the world that girl is!
young
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From this reading Melbury searched the garden, the parsley-bed, and the orchard, but could find no trace of her, and then he made inquiries at the cottages of such of his workmen as had not gone to bed, avoiding Tangs’s because he knew the young people were to rise early to leave.
