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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 TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
appeared
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From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Your carpet bag, and the fact that you are the only person on the train who travelled first class, were the infallible signs which guided me."
arrival
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From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT BARNCASTLE HALL.
bag
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From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
BARNCASTLE
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From this reading AT BARNCASTLE HALL.
Barncastle's
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From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
carpet
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From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
class
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From this reading Your carpet bag, and the fact that you are the only person on the train who travelled first class, were the infallible signs which guided me."
correct
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From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
fact
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From this reading Your carpet bag, and the fact that you are the only person on the train who travelled first class, were the infallible signs which guided me."
Fenwick
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From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your carpet bag, and the fact that you are the only person on the train who travelled first class, were the infallible signs which guided me."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading "I knew it was you," said Barncastle, as he held out his hand to grasp Toppleton's.
green
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From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
guided
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From this reading Your carpet bag, and the fact that you are the only person on the train who travelled first class, were the infallible signs which guided me."
HALL
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From this reading AT BARNCASTLE HALL.
hand
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From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
held
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From this reading "I knew it was you," said Barncastle, as he held out his hand to grasp Toppleton's.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
host
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From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I knew it was you," said Barncastle, as he held out his hand to grasp Toppleton's.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
infallible
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From this reading Your carpet bag, and the fact that you are the only person on the train who travelled first class, were the infallible signs which guided me."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I knew it was you," said Barncastle, as he held out his hand to grasp Toppleton's.
knew
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From this reading "I knew it was you," said Barncastle, as he held out his hand to grasp Toppleton's.
less
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From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your carpet bag, and the fact that you are the only person on the train who travelled first class, were the infallible signs which guided me."
Merton
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From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
met
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From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
method
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From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Your carpet bag, and the fact that you are the only person on the train who travelled first class, were the infallible signs which guided me."
once
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From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
only
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From this reading Your carpet bag, and the fact that you are the only person on the train who travelled first class, were the infallible signs which guided me."
out
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From this reading "I knew it was you," said Barncastle, as he held out his hand to grasp Toppleton's.
person
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From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
receiving
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From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
recognized
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From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
said
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From this reading "I knew it was you," said Barncastle, as he held out his hand to grasp Toppleton's.
saw
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From this reading "I knew it was you as soon as I saw you.
signs
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From this reading Your carpet bag, and the fact that you are the only person on the train who travelled first class, were the infallible signs which guided me."
soon
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From this reading "I knew it was you as soon as I saw you.
station
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From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
surmises
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From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Your carpet bag, and the fact that you are the only person on the train who travelled first class, were the infallible signs which guided me."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
TOPPLETON'S
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From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
train
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From this reading Your carpet bag, and the fact that you are the only person on the train who travelled first class, were the infallible signs which guided me."
travelled
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From this reading Your carpet bag, and the fact that you are the only person on the train who travelled first class, were the infallible signs which guided me."
umbrella
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From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Your carpet bag, and the fact that you are the only person on the train who travelled first class, were the infallible signs which guided me."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Your carpet bag, and the fact that you are the only person on the train who travelled first class, were the infallible signs which guided me."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading TOPPLETON'S surmises as to Barncastle's method of receiving him appeared to be correct, for upon his arrival, green umbrella and carpet bag in hand, at the Fenwick Merton station he was met by no less a person than his host himself, who recognized him at once.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I knew it was you," said Barncastle, as he held out his hand to grasp Toppleton's.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your carpet bag, and the fact that you are the only person on the train who travelled first class, were the infallible signs which guided me."
