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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 A handsome and remarkably elegant vehicle stood at the door of Lord Claud's lodgings, with two fine horses harnessed to it.
afoot
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From this reading He had always travelled afoot or on horseback hitherto, and he had expected to do the same now, when he received his summons from Lord Claud.
always
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From this reading He had always travelled afoot or on horseback hitherto, and he had expected to do the same now, when he received his summons from Lord Claud.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A handsome and remarkably elegant vehicle stood at the door of Lord Claud's lodgings, with two fine horses harnessed to it.
any
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From this reading Tom had never seen any conveyance at once so light and handsome, the cumbrous coaches of the times being little to his liking.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He nodded to Tom as he came up.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A handsome and remarkably elegant vehicle stood at the door of Lord Claud's lodgings, with two fine horses harnessed to it.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Tom had never seen any conveyance at once so light and handsome, the cumbrous coaches of the times being little to his liking.
came
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From this reading He nodded to Tom as he came up.
Claud
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From this reading He had always travelled afoot or on horseback hitherto, and he had expected to do the same now, when he received his summons from Lord Claud.
Claud's
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From this reading A handsome and remarkably elegant vehicle stood at the door of Lord Claud's lodgings, with two fine horses harnessed to it.
coaches
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From this reading Tom had never seen any conveyance at once so light and handsome, the cumbrous coaches of the times being little to his liking.
conveyance
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From this reading Tom had never seen any conveyance at once so light and handsome, the cumbrous coaches of the times being little to his liking.
cumbrous
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From this reading Tom had never seen any conveyance at once so light and handsome, the cumbrous coaches of the times being little to his liking.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He had always travelled afoot or on horseback hitherto, and he had expected to do the same now, when he received his summons from Lord Claud.
door
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From this reading A handsome and remarkably elegant vehicle stood at the door of Lord Claud's lodgings, with two fine horses harnessed to it.
drawing
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From this reading That gentleman stood at the door, leisurely drawing on a pair of strong gloves.
elegant
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From this reading A handsome and remarkably elegant vehicle stood at the door of Lord Claud's lodgings, with two fine horses harnessed to it.
expected
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From this reading He had always travelled afoot or on horseback hitherto, and he had expected to do the same now, when he received his summons from Lord Claud.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A handsome and remarkably elegant vehicle stood at the door of Lord Claud's lodgings, with two fine horses harnessed to it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had always travelled afoot or on horseback hitherto, and he had expected to do the same now, when he received his summons from Lord Claud.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That gentleman stood at the door, leisurely drawing on a pair of strong gloves.
gloves
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From this reading That gentleman stood at the door, leisurely drawing on a pair of strong gloves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tom had never seen any conveyance at once so light and handsome, the cumbrous coaches of the times being little to his liking.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A handsome and remarkably elegant vehicle stood at the door of Lord Claud's lodgings, with two fine horses harnessed to it.
harnessed
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From this reading A handsome and remarkably elegant vehicle stood at the door of Lord Claud's lodgings, with two fine horses harnessed to it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had always travelled afoot or on horseback hitherto, and he had expected to do the same now, when he received his summons from Lord Claud.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom had never seen any conveyance at once so light and handsome, the cumbrous coaches of the times being little to his liking.
hitherto
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From this reading He had always travelled afoot or on horseback hitherto, and he had expected to do the same now, when he received his summons from Lord Claud.
horseback
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From this reading He had always travelled afoot or on horseback hitherto, and he had expected to do the same now, when he received his summons from Lord Claud.
horses
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From this reading A handsome and remarkably elegant vehicle stood at the door of Lord Claud's lodgings, with two fine horses harnessed to it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A handsome and remarkably elegant vehicle stood at the door of Lord Claud's lodgings, with two fine horses harnessed to it.
leisurely
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From this reading That gentleman stood at the door, leisurely drawing on a pair of strong gloves.
light
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From this reading Tom had never seen any conveyance at once so light and handsome, the cumbrous coaches of the times being little to his liking.
liking
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From this reading Tom had never seen any conveyance at once so light and handsome, the cumbrous coaches of the times being little to his liking.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom had never seen any conveyance at once so light and handsome, the cumbrous coaches of the times being little to his liking.
lodgings
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From this reading A handsome and remarkably elegant vehicle stood at the door of Lord Claud's lodgings, with two fine horses harnessed to it.
Lord
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From this reading A handsome and remarkably elegant vehicle stood at the door of Lord Claud's lodgings, with two fine horses harnessed to it.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom had never seen any conveyance at once so light and handsome, the cumbrous coaches of the times being little to his liking.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He nodded to Tom as he came up.
now
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From this reading He had always travelled afoot or on horseback hitherto, and he had expected to do the same now, when he received his summons from Lord Claud.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A handsome and remarkably elegant vehicle stood at the door of Lord Claud's lodgings, with two fine horses harnessed to it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had always travelled afoot or on horseback hitherto, and he had expected to do the same now, when he received his summons from Lord Claud.
once
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From this reading Tom had never seen any conveyance at once so light and handsome, the cumbrous coaches of the times being little to his liking.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had always travelled afoot or on horseback hitherto, and he had expected to do the same now, when he received his summons from Lord Claud.
pair
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From this reading That gentleman stood at the door, leisurely drawing on a pair of strong gloves.
received
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From this reading He had always travelled afoot or on horseback hitherto, and he had expected to do the same now, when he received his summons from Lord Claud.
remarkably
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From this reading A handsome and remarkably elegant vehicle stood at the door of Lord Claud's lodgings, with two fine horses harnessed to it.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had always travelled afoot or on horseback hitherto, and he had expected to do the same now, when he received his summons from Lord Claud.
seen
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From this reading Tom had never seen any conveyance at once so light and handsome, the cumbrous coaches of the times being little to his liking.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Tom had never seen any conveyance at once so light and handsome, the cumbrous coaches of the times being little to his liking.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A handsome and remarkably elegant vehicle stood at the door of Lord Claud's lodgings, with two fine horses harnessed to it.
strong
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From this reading That gentleman stood at the door, leisurely drawing on a pair of strong gloves.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading He had always travelled afoot or on horseback hitherto, and he had expected to do the same now, when he received his summons from Lord Claud.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That gentleman stood at the door, leisurely drawing on a pair of strong gloves.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A handsome and remarkably elegant vehicle stood at the door of Lord Claud's lodgings, with two fine horses harnessed to it.
times
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From this reading Tom had never seen any conveyance at once so light and handsome, the cumbrous coaches of the times being little to his liking.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A handsome and remarkably elegant vehicle stood at the door of Lord Claud's lodgings, with two fine horses harnessed to it.
Tom
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From this reading Tom had never seen any conveyance at once so light and handsome, the cumbrous coaches of the times being little to his liking.
travelled
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From this reading He had always travelled afoot or on horseback hitherto, and he had expected to do the same now, when he received his summons from Lord Claud.
two
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From this reading A handsome and remarkably elegant vehicle stood at the door of Lord Claud's lodgings, with two fine horses harnessed to it.
up
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From this reading He nodded to Tom as he came up.
vehicle
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From this reading A handsome and remarkably elegant vehicle stood at the door of Lord Claud's lodgings, with two fine horses harnessed to it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had always travelled afoot or on horseback hitherto, and he had expected to do the same now, when he received his summons from Lord Claud.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A handsome and remarkably elegant vehicle stood at the door of Lord Claud's lodgings, with two fine horses harnessed to it.
