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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 SUDDEN WEDDING.
Alden
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From this reading It was midnight when the Richmond train reached Wendover, and Alden Lytton went to the Reindeer for the night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was midnight when the Richmond train reached Wendover, and Alden Lytton went to the Reindeer for the night.
arose
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From this reading Early in the morning he arose and breakfasted, and ordered a horse to take him to Blue Cliff Hall.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just as he was getting into the saddle Jerome, the colored footman from the Hall, rode up holding two papers in his left hand, and staring at them with perplexity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Just as he was getting into the saddle Jerome, the colored footman from the Hall, rode up holding two papers in his left hand, and staring at them with perplexity.
Blue
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From this reading Early in the morning he arose and breakfasted, and ordered a horse to take him to Blue Cliff Hall.
breakfasted
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From this reading Early in the morning he arose and breakfasted, and ordered a horse to take him to Blue Cliff Hall.
called
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From this reading "Halloo, Jerome, how do you do?" called out Mr. Lytton, cheerfully.
cheerfully
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From this reading "Halloo, Jerome, how do you do?" called out Mr. Lytton, cheerfully.
Cliff
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From this reading Early in the morning he arose and breakfasted, and ordered a horse to take him to Blue Cliff Hall.
colored
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From this reading Just as he was getting into the saddle Jerome, the colored footman from the Hall, rode up holding two papers in his left hand, and staring at them with perplexity.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Halloo, Jerome, how do you do?" called out Mr. Lytton, cheerfully.
Early
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From this reading Early in the morning he arose and breakfasted, and ordered a horse to take him to Blue Cliff Hall.
footman
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From this reading Just as he was getting into the saddle Jerome, the colored footman from the Hall, rode up holding two papers in his left hand, and staring at them with perplexity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was midnight when the Richmond train reached Wendover, and Alden Lytton went to the Reindeer for the night.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Just as he was getting into the saddle Jerome, the colored footman from the Hall, rode up holding two papers in his left hand, and staring at them with perplexity.
getting
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From this reading Just as he was getting into the saddle Jerome, the colored footman from the Hall, rode up holding two papers in his left hand, and staring at them with perplexity.
Hall
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From this reading Early in the morning he arose and breakfasted, and ordered a horse to take him to Blue Cliff Hall.
Halloo
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From this reading "Halloo, Jerome, how do you do?" called out Mr. Lytton, cheerfully.
hand
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From this reading Just as he was getting into the saddle Jerome, the colored footman from the Hall, rode up holding two papers in his left hand, and staring at them with perplexity.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Early in the morning he arose and breakfasted, and ordered a horse to take him to Blue Cliff Hall.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Early in the morning he arose and breakfasted, and ordered a horse to take him to Blue Cliff Hall.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Just as he was getting into the saddle Jerome, the colored footman from the Hall, rode up holding two papers in his left hand, and staring at them with perplexity.
holding
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From this reading Just as he was getting into the saddle Jerome, the colored footman from the Hall, rode up holding two papers in his left hand, and staring at them with perplexity.
horse
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From this reading Early in the morning he arose and breakfasted, and ordered a horse to take him to Blue Cliff Hall.
how
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From this reading "Halloo, Jerome, how do you do?" called out Mr. Lytton, cheerfully.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Early in the morning he arose and breakfasted, and ordered a horse to take him to Blue Cliff Hall.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Just as he was getting into the saddle Jerome, the colored footman from the Hall, rode up holding two papers in his left hand, and staring at them with perplexity.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was midnight when the Richmond train reached Wendover, and Alden Lytton went to the Reindeer for the night.
Jerome
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From this reading Just as he was getting into the saddle Jerome, the colored footman from the Hall, rode up holding two papers in his left hand, and staring at them with perplexity.
Just
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From this reading Just as he was getting into the saddle Jerome, the colored footman from the Hall, rode up holding two papers in his left hand, and staring at them with perplexity.
left
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From this reading Just as he was getting into the saddle Jerome, the colored footman from the Hall, rode up holding two papers in his left hand, and staring at them with perplexity.
Lytton
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From this reading It was midnight when the Richmond train reached Wendover, and Alden Lytton went to the Reindeer for the night.
midnight
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From this reading It was midnight when the Richmond train reached Wendover, and Alden Lytton went to the Reindeer for the night.
morning
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From this reading Early in the morning he arose and breakfasted, and ordered a horse to take him to Blue Cliff Hall.
Mr
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From this reading "Halloo, Jerome, how do you do?" called out Mr. Lytton, cheerfully.
night
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From this reading It was midnight when the Richmond train reached Wendover, and Alden Lytton went to the Reindeer for the night.
ordered
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From this reading Early in the morning he arose and breakfasted, and ordered a horse to take him to Blue Cliff Hall.
out
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From this reading "Halloo, Jerome, how do you do?" called out Mr. Lytton, cheerfully.
papers
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From this reading Just as he was getting into the saddle Jerome, the colored footman from the Hall, rode up holding two papers in his left hand, and staring at them with perplexity.
perplexity
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From this reading Just as he was getting into the saddle Jerome, the colored footman from the Hall, rode up holding two papers in his left hand, and staring at them with perplexity.
reached
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From this reading It was midnight when the Richmond train reached Wendover, and Alden Lytton went to the Reindeer for the night.
Reindeer
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From this reading It was midnight when the Richmond train reached Wendover, and Alden Lytton went to the Reindeer for the night.
Richmond
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From this reading It was midnight when the Richmond train reached Wendover, and Alden Lytton went to the Reindeer for the night.
rode
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From this reading Just as he was getting into the saddle Jerome, the colored footman from the Hall, rode up holding two papers in his left hand, and staring at them with perplexity.
saddle
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From this reading Just as he was getting into the saddle Jerome, the colored footman from the Hall, rode up holding two papers in his left hand, and staring at them with perplexity.
staring
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From this reading Just as he was getting into the saddle Jerome, the colored footman from the Hall, rode up holding two papers in his left hand, and staring at them with perplexity.
SUDDEN
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From this reading A SUDDEN WEDDING.
take
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From this reading Early in the morning he arose and breakfasted, and ordered a horse to take him to Blue Cliff Hall.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was midnight when the Richmond train reached Wendover, and Alden Lytton went to the Reindeer for the night.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Just as he was getting into the saddle Jerome, the colored footman from the Hall, rode up holding two papers in his left hand, and staring at them with perplexity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was midnight when the Richmond train reached Wendover, and Alden Lytton went to the Reindeer for the night.
train
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From this reading It was midnight when the Richmond train reached Wendover, and Alden Lytton went to the Reindeer for the night.
two
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From this reading Just as he was getting into the saddle Jerome, the colored footman from the Hall, rode up holding two papers in his left hand, and staring at them with perplexity.
up
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From this reading Just as he was getting into the saddle Jerome, the colored footman from the Hall, rode up holding two papers in his left hand, and staring at them with perplexity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was midnight when the Richmond train reached Wendover, and Alden Lytton went to the Reindeer for the night.
WEDDING
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From this reading A SUDDEN WEDDING.
Wendover
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From this reading It was midnight when the Richmond train reached Wendover, and Alden Lytton went to the Reindeer for the night.
went
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From this reading It was midnight when the Richmond train reached Wendover, and Alden Lytton went to the Reindeer for the night.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was midnight when the Richmond train reached Wendover, and Alden Lytton went to the Reindeer for the night.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Just as he was getting into the saddle Jerome, the colored footman from the Hall, rode up holding two papers in his left hand, and staring at them with perplexity.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Halloo, Jerome, how do you do?" called out Mr. Lytton, cheerfully.
