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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 His absence from England had extended over a fortnight.
absence
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From this reading His absence from England had extended over a fortnight.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Having bidden a porter look after the bag which was his only luggage, he walked to the book-stall to buy a periodical that he wished to take home with him.
alighted
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From this reading IDEALIST AND HIS FRIEND Egremont alighted one evening at Charing Cross.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He came direct from Paris, and was alone.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IDEALIST AND HIS FRIEND Egremont alighted one evening at Charing Cross.
arrival
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From this reading He did not look better for his travels; one in the crowd waiting for the arrival of the train might have supposed that he had suffered on the sea-passage and was not yet quite recovered.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IDEALIST AND HIS FRIEND Egremont alighted one evening at Charing Cross.
bag
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From this reading Having bidden a porter look after the bag which was his only luggage, he walked to the book-stall to buy a periodical that he wished to take home with him.
better
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From this reading He did not look better for his travels; one in the crowd waiting for the arrival of the train might have supposed that he had suffered on the sea-passage and was not yet quite recovered.
bidden
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From this reading Having bidden a porter look after the bag which was his only luggage, he walked to the book-stall to buy a periodical that he wished to take home with him.
book-stall
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From this reading Having bidden a porter look after the bag which was his only luggage, he walked to the book-stall to buy a periodical that he wished to take home with him.
buy
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From this reading Having bidden a porter look after the bag which was his only luggage, he walked to the book-stall to buy a periodical that he wished to take home with him.
came
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From this reading He came direct from Paris, and was alone.
Charing
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From this reading IDEALIST AND HIS FRIEND Egremont alighted one evening at Charing Cross.
Cross
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From this reading IDEALIST AND HIS FRIEND Egremont alighted one evening at Charing Cross.
crowd
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From this reading He did not look better for his travels; one in the crowd waiting for the arrival of the train might have supposed that he had suffered on the sea-passage and was not yet quite recovered.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not look better for his travels; one in the crowd waiting for the arrival of the train might have supposed that he had suffered on the sea-passage and was not yet quite recovered.
direct
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From this reading He came direct from Paris, and was alone.
Egremont
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From this reading IDEALIST AND HIS FRIEND Egremont alighted one evening at Charing Cross.
England
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From this reading His absence from England had extended over a fortnight.
evening
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From this reading IDEALIST AND HIS FRIEND Egremont alighted one evening at Charing Cross.
extended
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From this reading His absence from England had extended over a fortnight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He did not look better for his travels; one in the crowd waiting for the arrival of the train might have supposed that he had suffered on the sea-passage and was not yet quite recovered.
fortnight
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From this reading His absence from England had extended over a fortnight.
FRIEND
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From this reading IDEALIST AND HIS FRIEND Egremont alighted one evening at Charing Cross.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He came direct from Paris, and was alone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His absence from England had extended over a fortnight.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He did not look better for his travels; one in the crowd waiting for the arrival of the train might have supposed that he had suffered on the sea-passage and was not yet quite recovered.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having bidden a porter look after the bag which was his only luggage, he walked to the book-stall to buy a periodical that he wished to take home with him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came direct from Paris, and was alone.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Having bidden a porter look after the bag which was his only luggage, he walked to the book-stall to buy a periodical that he wished to take home with him.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IDEALIST AND HIS FRIEND Egremont alighted one evening at Charing Cross.
home
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From this reading Having bidden a porter look after the bag which was his only luggage, he walked to the book-stall to buy a periodical that he wished to take home with him.
IDEALIST
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From this reading IDEALIST AND HIS FRIEND Egremont alighted one evening at Charing Cross.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He did not look better for his travels; one in the crowd waiting for the arrival of the train might have supposed that he had suffered on the sea-passage and was not yet quite recovered.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not look better for his travels; one in the crowd waiting for the arrival of the train might have supposed that he had suffered on the sea-passage and was not yet quite recovered.
luggage
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From this reading Having bidden a porter look after the bag which was his only luggage, he walked to the book-stall to buy a periodical that he wished to take home with him.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He did not look better for his travels; one in the crowd waiting for the arrival of the train might have supposed that he had suffered on the sea-passage and was not yet quite recovered.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not look better for his travels; one in the crowd waiting for the arrival of the train might have supposed that he had suffered on the sea-passage and was not yet quite recovered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He did not look better for his travels; one in the crowd waiting for the arrival of the train might have supposed that he had suffered on the sea-passage and was not yet quite recovered.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He did not look better for his travels; one in the crowd waiting for the arrival of the train might have supposed that he had suffered on the sea-passage and was not yet quite recovered.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading IDEALIST AND HIS FRIEND Egremont alighted one evening at Charing Cross.
only
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From this reading Having bidden a porter look after the bag which was his only luggage, he walked to the book-stall to buy a periodical that he wished to take home with him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His absence from England had extended over a fortnight.
Paris
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From this reading He came direct from Paris, and was alone.
periodical
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From this reading Having bidden a porter look after the bag which was his only luggage, he walked to the book-stall to buy a periodical that he wished to take home with him.
porter
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From this reading Having bidden a porter look after the bag which was his only luggage, he walked to the book-stall to buy a periodical that he wished to take home with him.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not look better for his travels; one in the crowd waiting for the arrival of the train might have supposed that he had suffered on the sea-passage and was not yet quite recovered.
recovered
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From this reading He did not look better for his travels; one in the crowd waiting for the arrival of the train might have supposed that he had suffered on the sea-passage and was not yet quite recovered.
sea-passage
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From this reading He did not look better for his travels; one in the crowd waiting for the arrival of the train might have supposed that he had suffered on the sea-passage and was not yet quite recovered.
suffered
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From this reading He did not look better for his travels; one in the crowd waiting for the arrival of the train might have supposed that he had suffered on the sea-passage and was not yet quite recovered.
supposed
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From this reading He did not look better for his travels; one in the crowd waiting for the arrival of the train might have supposed that he had suffered on the sea-passage and was not yet quite recovered.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having bidden a porter look after the bag which was his only luggage, he walked to the book-stall to buy a periodical that he wished to take home with him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He did not look better for his travels; one in the crowd waiting for the arrival of the train might have supposed that he had suffered on the sea-passage and was not yet quite recovered.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He did not look better for his travels; one in the crowd waiting for the arrival of the train might have supposed that he had suffered on the sea-passage and was not yet quite recovered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having bidden a porter look after the bag which was his only luggage, he walked to the book-stall to buy a periodical that he wished to take home with him.
train
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From this reading He did not look better for his travels; one in the crowd waiting for the arrival of the train might have supposed that he had suffered on the sea-passage and was not yet quite recovered.
travels
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From this reading He did not look better for his travels; one in the crowd waiting for the arrival of the train might have supposed that he had suffered on the sea-passage and was not yet quite recovered.
waiting
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From this reading He did not look better for his travels; one in the crowd waiting for the arrival of the train might have supposed that he had suffered on the sea-passage and was not yet quite recovered.
walked
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From this reading Having bidden a porter look after the bag which was his only luggage, he walked to the book-stall to buy a periodical that he wished to take home with him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He came direct from Paris, and was alone.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Having bidden a porter look after the bag which was his only luggage, he walked to the book-stall to buy a periodical that he wished to take home with him.
wished
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From this reading Having bidden a porter look after the bag which was his only luggage, he walked to the book-stall to buy a periodical that he wished to take home with him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Having bidden a porter look after the bag which was his only luggage, he walked to the book-stall to buy a periodical that he wished to take home with him.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He did not look better for his travels; one in the crowd waiting for the arrival of the train might have supposed that he had suffered on the sea-passage and was not yet quite recovered.
