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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 a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was not a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
back
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From this reading It was not a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was easy to imagine that he wished to be seen by no outsider in making his proposed visit.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was not a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
came
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From this reading It was nearly eight o'clock when he came within sight of the cottage.
copy
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From this reading He saw that the lamp was lit in the sitting-room, and near it sat the widow, reading the latest copy of the county weekly newspaper.
cottage
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From this reading It was not a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
county
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From this reading He saw that the lamp was lit in the sitting-room, and near it sat the widow, reading the latest copy of the county weekly newspaper.
easy
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From this reading It was easy to imagine that he wished to be seen by no outsider in making his proposed visit.
eight
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From this reading It was nearly eight o'clock when he came within sight of the cottage.
elegant
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From this reading It was not a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was not a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was easy to imagine that he wished to be seen by no outsider in making his proposed visit.
hill
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From this reading It was not a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was easy to imagine that he wished to be seen by no outsider in making his proposed visit.
humble
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From this reading It was not a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was easy to imagine that he wished to be seen by no outsider in making his proposed visit.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was easy to imagine that he wished to be seen by no outsider in making his proposed visit.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
lamp
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From this reading He saw that the lamp was lit in the sitting-room, and near it sat the widow, reading the latest copy of the county weekly newspaper.
latest
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From this reading He saw that the lamp was lit in the sitting-room, and near it sat the widow, reading the latest copy of the county weekly newspaper.
lit
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From this reading He saw that the lamp was lit in the sitting-room, and near it sat the widow, reading the latest copy of the county weekly newspaper.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
longer
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From this reading It was not a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
made
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From this reading It was not a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
making
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From this reading It was easy to imagine that he wished to be seen by no outsider in making his proposed visit.
mansion
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From this reading It was not a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
Mrs
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From this reading It was not a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
near
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From this reading He saw that the lamp was lit in the sitting-room, and near it sat the widow, reading the latest copy of the county weekly newspaper.
nearly
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From this reading It was nearly eight o'clock when he came within sight of the cottage.
Nelson
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From this reading It was not a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
newspaper
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From this reading He saw that the lamp was lit in the sitting-room, and near it sat the widow, reading the latest copy of the county weekly newspaper.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was easy to imagine that he wished to be seen by no outsider in making his proposed visit.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
numerous
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From this reading It was not a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
o'clock
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From this reading It was nearly eight o'clock when he came within sight of the cottage.
occupied
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From this reading It was not a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was nearly eight o'clock when he came within sight of the cottage.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was not a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
outsidernounUS /ˌaʊtˈsaɪ.dər/
A person who does not belong to a particular group or community; a stranger.
From this reading It was easy to imagine that he wished to be seen by no outsider in making his proposed visit.
PAGET'S
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From this reading SQUIRE PAGET'S VISIT.
proposed
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From this reading It was easy to imagine that he wished to be seen by no outsider in making his proposed visit.
Ralph
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From this reading It was not a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
reading
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From this reading He saw that the lamp was lit in the sitting-room, and near it sat the widow, reading the latest copy of the county weekly newspaper.
roads
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From this reading It was not a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
sat
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From this reading He saw that the lamp was lit in the sitting-room, and near it sat the widow, reading the latest copy of the county weekly newspaper.
saw
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From this reading He saw that the lamp was lit in the sitting-room, and near it sat the widow, reading the latest copy of the county weekly newspaper.
seen
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From this reading It was easy to imagine that he wished to be seen by no outsider in making his proposed visit.
sight
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From this reading It was nearly eight o'clock when he came within sight of the cottage.
sitting-room
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From this reading He saw that the lamp was lit in the sitting-room, and near it sat the widow, reading the latest copy of the county weekly newspaper.
SQUIRE
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From this reading SQUIRE PAGET'S VISIT.
taking
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From this reading It was not a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was easy to imagine that he wished to be seen by no outsider in making his proposed visit.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was not a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
very
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From this reading It was not a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
VISIT
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From this reading SQUIRE PAGET'S VISIT.
walk
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From this reading It was not a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not a very long walk from Squire Paget's elegant mansion on the hill to the humble cottage occupied by Mrs. Nelson and Ralph, but the squire made it longer by taking numerous back roads.
weekly
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From this reading He saw that the lamp was lit in the sitting-room, and near it sat the widow, reading the latest copy of the county weekly newspaper.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was nearly eight o'clock when he came within sight of the cottage.
widow
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From this reading He saw that the lamp was lit in the sitting-room, and near it sat the widow, reading the latest copy of the county weekly newspaper.
wished
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From this reading It was easy to imagine that he wished to be seen by no outsider in making his proposed visit.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It was nearly eight o'clock when he came within sight of the cottage.
