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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 Luttrell's friends were to dine with him, and as dinner was not until eight o'clock, they made rather a long circuit, and had some distance to return.
accidentally
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From this reading Brian had joined Archie Grant; the second visitor was behind them with the keeper; Richard Luttrell had been accidentally separated from the others, and was supposed to be in front.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was already dusk under the thick branches of the wood, although the setting sun shone brilliantly upon the loch.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was already dusk under the thick branches of the wood, although the setting sun shone brilliantly upon the loch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Luttrell's friends were to dine with him, and as dinner was not until eight o'clock, they made rather a long circuit, and had some distance to return.
Archie
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From this reading Brian had joined Archie Grant; the second visitor was behind them with the keeper; Richard Luttrell had been accidentally separated from the others, and was supposed to be in front.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Luttrell's friends were to dine with him, and as dinner was not until eight o'clock, they made rather a long circuit, and had some distance to return.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Brian had joined Archie Grant; the second visitor was behind them with the keeper; Richard Luttrell had been accidentally separated from the others, and was supposed to be in front.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Brian had joined Archie Grant; the second visitor was behind them with the keeper; Richard Luttrell had been accidentally separated from the others, and was supposed to be in front.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Brian had joined Archie Grant; the second visitor was behind them with the keeper; Richard Luttrell had been accidentally separated from the others, and was supposed to be in front.
branches
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From this reading It was already dusk under the thick branches of the wood, although the setting sun shone brilliantly upon the loch.
Brian
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From this reading Brian had joined Archie Grant; the second visitor was behind them with the keeper; Richard Luttrell had been accidentally separated from the others, and was supposed to be in front.
brilliantly
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From this reading It was already dusk under the thick branches of the wood, although the setting sun shone brilliantly upon the loch.
circuit
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From this reading Luttrell's friends were to dine with him, and as dinner was not until eight o'clock, they made rather a long circuit, and had some distance to return.
dine
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From this reading Luttrell's friends were to dine with him, and as dinner was not until eight o'clock, they made rather a long circuit, and had some distance to return.
dinner
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From this reading Luttrell's friends were to dine with him, and as dinner was not until eight o'clock, they made rather a long circuit, and had some distance to return.
distance
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From this reading Luttrell's friends were to dine with him, and as dinner was not until eight o'clock, they made rather a long circuit, and had some distance to return.
dusk
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From this reading It was already dusk under the thick branches of the wood, although the setting sun shone brilliantly upon the loch.
eight
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From this reading Luttrell's friends were to dine with him, and as dinner was not until eight o'clock, they made rather a long circuit, and had some distance to return.
friends
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From this reading Luttrell's friends were to dine with him, and as dinner was not until eight o'clock, they made rather a long circuit, and had some distance to return.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Brian had joined Archie Grant; the second visitor was behind them with the keeper; Richard Luttrell had been accidentally separated from the others, and was supposed to be in front.
front
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From this reading Brian had joined Archie Grant; the second visitor was behind them with the keeper; Richard Luttrell had been accidentally separated from the others, and was supposed to be in front.
gaily
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From this reading Archie was laughing and talking gaily; Brian, whose mind ran much upon Hugo, was somewhat silent.
Grant
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From this reading Brian had joined Archie Grant; the second visitor was behind them with the keeper; Richard Luttrell had been accidentally separated from the others, and was supposed to be in front.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Luttrell's friends were to dine with him, and as dinner was not until eight o'clock, they made rather a long circuit, and had some distance to return.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Luttrell's friends were to dine with him, and as dinner was not until eight o'clock, they made rather a long circuit, and had some distance to return.
Hugo
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From this reading Archie was laughing and talking gaily; Brian, whose mind ran much upon Hugo, was somewhat silent.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE TWILIGHT.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was already dusk under the thick branches of the wood, although the setting sun shone brilliantly upon the loch.
joined
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From this reading Brian had joined Archie Grant; the second visitor was behind them with the keeper; Richard Luttrell had been accidentally separated from the others, and was supposed to be in front.
keeper
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From this reading Brian had joined Archie Grant; the second visitor was behind them with the keeper; Richard Luttrell had been accidentally separated from the others, and was supposed to be in front.
laughing
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From this reading Archie was laughing and talking gaily; Brian, whose mind ran much upon Hugo, was somewhat silent.
loch
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From this reading It was already dusk under the thick branches of the wood, although the setting sun shone brilliantly upon the loch.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Luttrell's friends were to dine with him, and as dinner was not until eight o'clock, they made rather a long circuit, and had some distance to return.
Luttrell
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From this reading Brian had joined Archie Grant; the second visitor was behind them with the keeper; Richard Luttrell had been accidentally separated from the others, and was supposed to be in front.
Luttrell's
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From this reading Luttrell's friends were to dine with him, and as dinner was not until eight o'clock, they made rather a long circuit, and had some distance to return.
made
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From this reading Luttrell's friends were to dine with him, and as dinner was not until eight o'clock, they made rather a long circuit, and had some distance to return.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Archie was laughing and talking gaily; Brian, whose mind ran much upon Hugo, was somewhat silent.
much
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From this reading Archie was laughing and talking gaily; Brian, whose mind ran much upon Hugo, was somewhat silent.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Luttrell's friends were to dine with him, and as dinner was not until eight o'clock, they made rather a long circuit, and had some distance to return.
o'clock
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From this reading Luttrell's friends were to dine with him, and as dinner was not until eight o'clock, they made rather a long circuit, and had some distance to return.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was already dusk under the thick branches of the wood, although the setting sun shone brilliantly upon the loch.
others
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From this reading Brian had joined Archie Grant; the second visitor was behind them with the keeper; Richard Luttrell had been accidentally separated from the others, and was supposed to be in front.
ran
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From this reading Archie was laughing and talking gaily; Brian, whose mind ran much upon Hugo, was somewhat silent.
rather
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From this reading Luttrell's friends were to dine with him, and as dinner was not until eight o'clock, they made rather a long circuit, and had some distance to return.
return
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From this reading Luttrell's friends were to dine with him, and as dinner was not until eight o'clock, they made rather a long circuit, and had some distance to return.
Richard
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From this reading Brian had joined Archie Grant; the second visitor was behind them with the keeper; Richard Luttrell had been accidentally separated from the others, and was supposed to be in front.
second
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From this reading Brian had joined Archie Grant; the second visitor was behind them with the keeper; Richard Luttrell had been accidentally separated from the others, and was supposed to be in front.
separated
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From this reading Brian had joined Archie Grant; the second visitor was behind them with the keeper; Richard Luttrell had been accidentally separated from the others, and was supposed to be in front.
setting
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From this reading It was already dusk under the thick branches of the wood, although the setting sun shone brilliantly upon the loch.
shone
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From this reading It was already dusk under the thick branches of the wood, although the setting sun shone brilliantly upon the loch.
silent
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From this reading Archie was laughing and talking gaily; Brian, whose mind ran much upon Hugo, was somewhat silent.
some
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From this reading Luttrell's friends were to dine with him, and as dinner was not until eight o'clock, they made rather a long circuit, and had some distance to return.
somewhat
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From this reading Archie was laughing and talking gaily; Brian, whose mind ran much upon Hugo, was somewhat silent.
sun
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From this reading It was already dusk under the thick branches of the wood, although the setting sun shone brilliantly upon the loch.
supposed
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From this reading Brian had joined Archie Grant; the second visitor was behind them with the keeper; Richard Luttrell had been accidentally separated from the others, and was supposed to be in front.
talking
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From this reading Archie was laughing and talking gaily; Brian, whose mind ran much upon Hugo, was somewhat silent.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE TWILIGHT.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Brian had joined Archie Grant; the second visitor was behind them with the keeper; Richard Luttrell had been accidentally separated from the others, and was supposed to be in front.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Luttrell's friends were to dine with him, and as dinner was not until eight o'clock, they made rather a long circuit, and had some distance to return.
thick
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From this reading It was already dusk under the thick branches of the wood, although the setting sun shone brilliantly upon the loch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Luttrell's friends were to dine with him, and as dinner was not until eight o'clock, they made rather a long circuit, and had some distance to return.
TWILIGHTnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading IN THE TWILIGHT.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was already dusk under the thick branches of the wood, although the setting sun shone brilliantly upon the loch.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Luttrell's friends were to dine with him, and as dinner was not until eight o'clock, they made rather a long circuit, and had some distance to return.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was already dusk under the thick branches of the wood, although the setting sun shone brilliantly upon the loch.
visitor
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From this reading Brian had joined Archie Grant; the second visitor was behind them with the keeper; Richard Luttrell had been accidentally separated from the others, and was supposed to be in front.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was already dusk under the thick branches of the wood, although the setting sun shone brilliantly upon the loch.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Luttrell's friends were to dine with him, and as dinner was not until eight o'clock, they made rather a long circuit, and had some distance to return.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Archie was laughing and talking gaily; Brian, whose mind ran much upon Hugo, was somewhat silent.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Luttrell's friends were to dine with him, and as dinner was not until eight o'clock, they made rather a long circuit, and had some distance to return.
wood
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From this reading It was already dusk under the thick branches of the wood, although the setting sun shone brilliantly upon the loch.
