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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 Slowly the omnibus rumbled over the wooden bridge, and then with a sudden impulse it thundered up to the front door.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘The fire is in the library,’ he added, as Mr. Kendal was opening the drawing-room door, and closing it in haste at the sight of a pale, uninviting patch of moonlight, and the rush of a blast of cold wind.
Albinia
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From this reading Albinia jumped out, and caught Sophy in her arms, exclaiming, ‘And how are you all, my dear?’
all
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From this reading Albinia jumped out, and caught Sophy in her arms, exclaiming, ‘And how are you all, my dear?’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Slowly the omnibus rumbled over the wooden bridge, and then with a sudden impulse it thundered up to the front door.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Albinia jumped out, and caught Sophy in her arms, exclaiming, ‘And how are you all, my dear?’
arms
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From this reading Albinia jumped out, and caught Sophy in her arms, exclaiming, ‘And how are you all, my dear?’
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘The fire is in the library,’ he added, as Mr. Kendal was opening the drawing-room door, and closing it in haste at the sight of a pale, uninviting patch of moonlight, and the rush of a blast of cold wind.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘The fire is in the library,’ he added, as Mr. Kendal was opening the drawing-room door, and closing it in haste at the sight of a pale, uninviting patch of moonlight, and the rush of a blast of cold wind.
blast
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From this reading ‘The fire is in the library,’ he added, as Mr. Kendal was opening the drawing-room door, and closing it in haste at the sight of a pale, uninviting patch of moonlight, and the rush of a blast of cold wind.
bridge
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From this reading Slowly the omnibus rumbled over the wooden bridge, and then with a sudden impulse it thundered up to the front door.
caught
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From this reading Albinia jumped out, and caught Sophy in her arms, exclaiming, ‘And how are you all, my dear?’
children
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From this reading ‘And how is grandmamma? and the children?
closing
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From this reading ‘The fire is in the library,’ he added, as Mr. Kendal was opening the drawing-room door, and closing it in haste at the sight of a pale, uninviting patch of moonlight, and the rush of a blast of cold wind.
cold
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From this reading ‘The fire is in the library,’ he added, as Mr. Kendal was opening the drawing-room door, and closing it in haste at the sight of a pale, uninviting patch of moonlight, and the rush of a blast of cold wind.
dear
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From this reading Albinia jumped out, and caught Sophy in her arms, exclaiming, ‘And how are you all, my dear?’
door
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From this reading Slowly the omnibus rumbled over the wooden bridge, and then with a sudden impulse it thundered up to the front door.
drawing-room
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From this reading ‘The fire is in the library,’ he added, as Mr. Kendal was opening the drawing-room door, and closing it in haste at the sight of a pale, uninviting patch of moonlight, and the rush of a blast of cold wind.
exclaiming
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From this reading Albinia jumped out, and caught Sophy in her arms, exclaiming, ‘And how are you all, my dear?’
fire
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From this reading ‘The fire is in the library,’ he added, as Mr. Kendal was opening the drawing-room door, and closing it in haste at the sight of a pale, uninviting patch of moonlight, and the rush of a blast of cold wind.
front
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From this reading Slowly the omnibus rumbled over the wooden bridge, and then with a sudden impulse it thundered up to the front door.
Gilbert
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From this reading ‘We had quite given you up,’ Gilbert was saying.
given
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From this reading ‘We had quite given you up,’ Gilbert was saying.
grandmamma
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From this reading ‘And how is grandmamma? and the children?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ‘We had quite given you up,’ Gilbert was saying.
haste
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From this reading ‘The fire is in the library,’ he added, as Mr. Kendal was opening the drawing-room door, and closing it in haste at the sight of a pale, uninviting patch of moonlight, and the rush of a blast of cold wind.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘The fire is in the library,’ he added, as Mr. Kendal was opening the drawing-room door, and closing it in haste at the sight of a pale, uninviting patch of moonlight, and the rush of a blast of cold wind.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Albinia jumped out, and caught Sophy in her arms, exclaiming, ‘And how are you all, my dear?’
how
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From this reading Albinia jumped out, and caught Sophy in her arms, exclaiming, ‘And how are you all, my dear?’
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading Slowly the omnibus rumbled over the wooden bridge, and then with a sudden impulse it thundered up to the front door.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Albinia jumped out, and caught Sophy in her arms, exclaiming, ‘And how are you all, my dear?’
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘The fire is in the library,’ he added, as Mr. Kendal was opening the drawing-room door, and closing it in haste at the sight of a pale, uninviting patch of moonlight, and the rush of a blast of cold wind.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Slowly the omnibus rumbled over the wooden bridge, and then with a sudden impulse it thundered up to the front door.
jumped
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From this reading Albinia jumped out, and caught Sophy in her arms, exclaiming, ‘And how are you all, my dear?’
Kendal
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From this reading ‘The fire is in the library,’ he added, as Mr. Kendal was opening the drawing-room door, and closing it in haste at the sight of a pale, uninviting patch of moonlight, and the rush of a blast of cold wind.
library
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From this reading ‘The fire is in the library,’ he added, as Mr. Kendal was opening the drawing-room door, and closing it in haste at the sight of a pale, uninviting patch of moonlight, and the rush of a blast of cold wind.
moonlight
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From this reading ‘The fire is in the library,’ he added, as Mr. Kendal was opening the drawing-room door, and closing it in haste at the sight of a pale, uninviting patch of moonlight, and the rush of a blast of cold wind.
Mr
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From this reading ‘The fire is in the library,’ he added, as Mr. Kendal was opening the drawing-room door, and closing it in haste at the sight of a pale, uninviting patch of moonlight, and the rush of a blast of cold wind.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Albinia jumped out, and caught Sophy in her arms, exclaiming, ‘And how are you all, my dear?’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘The fire is in the library,’ he added, as Mr. Kendal was opening the drawing-room door, and closing it in haste at the sight of a pale, uninviting patch of moonlight, and the rush of a blast of cold wind.
omnibus
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From this reading Slowly the omnibus rumbled over the wooden bridge, and then with a sudden impulse it thundered up to the front door.
opening
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From this reading ‘The fire is in the library,’ he added, as Mr. Kendal was opening the drawing-room door, and closing it in haste at the sight of a pale, uninviting patch of moonlight, and the rush of a blast of cold wind.
out
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From this reading Albinia jumped out, and caught Sophy in her arms, exclaiming, ‘And how are you all, my dear?’
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Slowly the omnibus rumbled over the wooden bridge, and then with a sudden impulse it thundered up to the front door.
pale
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From this reading ‘The fire is in the library,’ he added, as Mr. Kendal was opening the drawing-room door, and closing it in haste at the sight of a pale, uninviting patch of moonlight, and the rush of a blast of cold wind.
patch
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From this reading ‘The fire is in the library,’ he added, as Mr. Kendal was opening the drawing-room door, and closing it in haste at the sight of a pale, uninviting patch of moonlight, and the rush of a blast of cold wind.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘We had quite given you up,’ Gilbert was saying.
rumbled
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From this reading Slowly the omnibus rumbled over the wooden bridge, and then with a sudden impulse it thundered up to the front door.
rush
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From this reading ‘The fire is in the library,’ he added, as Mr. Kendal was opening the drawing-room door, and closing it in haste at the sight of a pale, uninviting patch of moonlight, and the rush of a blast of cold wind.
saying
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From this reading ‘We had quite given you up,’ Gilbert was saying.
sight
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From this reading ‘The fire is in the library,’ he added, as Mr. Kendal was opening the drawing-room door, and closing it in haste at the sight of a pale, uninviting patch of moonlight, and the rush of a blast of cold wind.
Slowly
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From this reading Slowly the omnibus rumbled over the wooden bridge, and then with a sudden impulse it thundered up to the front door.
Sophy
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From this reading Albinia jumped out, and caught Sophy in her arms, exclaiming, ‘And how are you all, my dear?’
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Slowly the omnibus rumbled over the wooden bridge, and then with a sudden impulse it thundered up to the front door.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Slowly the omnibus rumbled over the wooden bridge, and then with a sudden impulse it thundered up to the front door.
then
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From this reading Slowly the omnibus rumbled over the wooden bridge, and then with a sudden impulse it thundered up to the front door.
thundered
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From this reading Slowly the omnibus rumbled over the wooden bridge, and then with a sudden impulse it thundered up to the front door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Slowly the omnibus rumbled over the wooden bridge, and then with a sudden impulse it thundered up to the front door.
uninviting
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From this reading ‘The fire is in the library,’ he added, as Mr. Kendal was opening the drawing-room door, and closing it in haste at the sight of a pale, uninviting patch of moonlight, and the rush of a blast of cold wind.
up
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From this reading Slowly the omnibus rumbled over the wooden bridge, and then with a sudden impulse it thundered up to the front door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘We had quite given you up,’ Gilbert was saying.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘We had quite given you up,’ Gilbert was saying.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘The fire is in the library,’ he added, as Mr. Kendal was opening the drawing-room door, and closing it in haste at the sight of a pale, uninviting patch of moonlight, and the rush of a blast of cold wind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Slowly the omnibus rumbled over the wooden bridge, and then with a sudden impulse it thundered up to the front door.
wooden
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From this reading Slowly the omnibus rumbled over the wooden bridge, and then with a sudden impulse it thundered up to the front door.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Albinia jumped out, and caught Sophy in her arms, exclaiming, ‘And how are you all, my dear?’
