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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading His old passion for the chase seemed to have again taken full possession of him: he was seldom found in the castle, his days being mostly passed in roaming about the forests.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His old passion for the chase seemed to have again taken full possession of him: he was seldom found in the castle, his days being mostly passed in roaming about the forests.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He usually returned late, and spent the evening in his own apartments with Doctor Fabian, the only person whose society he sought.
apartments
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From this reading He usually returned late, and spent the evening in his own apartments with Doctor Fabian, the only person whose society he sought.
appear
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From this reading He did not appear regularly at meals, his jaunts often taking him so far from home that he was obliged to lunch at some forester's place or farm-house.
arrival
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From this reading Weeks rolled away, but the arrival of the young landlord had produced little change in Villica.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He did not appear regularly at meals, his jaunts often taking him so far from home that he was obliged to lunch at some forester's place or farm-house.
away
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From this reading Weeks rolled away, but the arrival of the young landlord had produced little change in Villica.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading His old passion for the chase seemed to have again taken full possession of him: he was seldom found in the castle, his days being mostly passed in roaming about the forests.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Weeks rolled away, but the arrival of the young landlord had produced little change in Villica.
castle
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From this reading His old passion for the chase seemed to have again taken full possession of him: he was seldom found in the castle, his days being mostly passed in roaming about the forests.
change
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From this reading Weeks rolled away, but the arrival of the young landlord had produced little change in Villica.
chase
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From this reading His old passion for the chase seemed to have again taken full possession of him: he was seldom found in the castle, his days being mostly passed in roaming about the forests.
days
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From this reading His old passion for the chase seemed to have again taken full possession of him: he was seldom found in the castle, his days being mostly passed in roaming about the forests.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not appear regularly at meals, his jaunts often taking him so far from home that he was obliged to lunch at some forester's place or farm-house.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He usually returned late, and spent the evening in his own apartments with Doctor Fabian, the only person whose society he sought.
evening
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From this reading He usually returned late, and spent the evening in his own apartments with Doctor Fabian, the only person whose society he sought.
Fabian
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From this reading He usually returned late, and spent the evening in his own apartments with Doctor Fabian, the only person whose society he sought.
far
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From this reading He did not appear regularly at meals, his jaunts often taking him so far from home that he was obliged to lunch at some forester's place or farm-house.
farm-house
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From this reading He did not appear regularly at meals, his jaunts often taking him so far from home that he was obliged to lunch at some forester's place or farm-house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His old passion for the chase seemed to have again taken full possession of him: he was seldom found in the castle, his days being mostly passed in roaming about the forests.
forester's
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From this reading He did not appear regularly at meals, his jaunts often taking him so far from home that he was obliged to lunch at some forester's place or farm-house.
forests
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From this reading His old passion for the chase seemed to have again taken full possession of him: he was seldom found in the castle, his days being mostly passed in roaming about the forests.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His old passion for the chase seemed to have again taken full possession of him: he was seldom found in the castle, his days being mostly passed in roaming about the forests.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He did not appear regularly at meals, his jaunts often taking him so far from home that he was obliged to lunch at some forester's place or farm-house.
full
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From this reading His old passion for the chase seemed to have again taken full possession of him: he was seldom found in the castle, his days being mostly passed in roaming about the forests.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Weeks rolled away, but the arrival of the young landlord had produced little change in Villica.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His old passion for the chase seemed to have again taken full possession of him: he was seldom found in the castle, his days being mostly passed in roaming about the forests.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His old passion for the chase seemed to have again taken full possession of him: he was seldom found in the castle, his days being mostly passed in roaming about the forests.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His old passion for the chase seemed to have again taken full possession of him: he was seldom found in the castle, his days being mostly passed in roaming about the forests.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His old passion for the chase seemed to have again taken full possession of him: he was seldom found in the castle, his days being mostly passed in roaming about the forests.
home
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From this reading He did not appear regularly at meals, his jaunts often taking him so far from home that he was obliged to lunch at some forester's place or farm-house.
HUNTING-PARTY
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From this reading THE HUNTING-PARTY.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Weeks rolled away, but the arrival of the young landlord had produced little change in Villica.
jaunts
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From this reading He did not appear regularly at meals, his jaunts often taking him so far from home that he was obliged to lunch at some forester's place or farm-house.
landlord
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From this reading Weeks rolled away, but the arrival of the young landlord had produced little change in Villica.
late
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From this reading He usually returned late, and spent the evening in his own apartments with Doctor Fabian, the only person whose society he sought.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Weeks rolled away, but the arrival of the young landlord had produced little change in Villica.
lunch
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From this reading He did not appear regularly at meals, his jaunts often taking him so far from home that he was obliged to lunch at some forester's place or farm-house.
meals
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From this reading He did not appear regularly at meals, his jaunts often taking him so far from home that he was obliged to lunch at some forester's place or farm-house.
mostly
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From this reading His old passion for the chase seemed to have again taken full possession of him: he was seldom found in the castle, his days being mostly passed in roaming about the forests.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not appear regularly at meals, his jaunts often taking him so far from home that he was obliged to lunch at some forester's place or farm-house.
obliged
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From this reading He did not appear regularly at meals, his jaunts often taking him so far from home that he was obliged to lunch at some forester's place or farm-house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Weeks rolled away, but the arrival of the young landlord had produced little change in Villica.
often
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From this reading He did not appear regularly at meals, his jaunts often taking him so far from home that he was obliged to lunch at some forester's place or farm-house.
old
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From this reading His old passion for the chase seemed to have again taken full possession of him: he was seldom found in the castle, his days being mostly passed in roaming about the forests.
only
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From this reading He usually returned late, and spent the evening in his own apartments with Doctor Fabian, the only person whose society he sought.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He did not appear regularly at meals, his jaunts often taking him so far from home that he was obliged to lunch at some forester's place or farm-house.
own
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From this reading He usually returned late, and spent the evening in his own apartments with Doctor Fabian, the only person whose society he sought.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His old passion for the chase seemed to have again taken full possession of him: he was seldom found in the castle, his days being mostly passed in roaming about the forests.
passion
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From this reading His old passion for the chase seemed to have again taken full possession of him: he was seldom found in the castle, his days being mostly passed in roaming about the forests.
person
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From this reading He usually returned late, and spent the evening in his own apartments with Doctor Fabian, the only person whose society he sought.
place
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From this reading He did not appear regularly at meals, his jaunts often taking him so far from home that he was obliged to lunch at some forester's place or farm-house.
possession
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From this reading His old passion for the chase seemed to have again taken full possession of him: he was seldom found in the castle, his days being mostly passed in roaming about the forests.
produced
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From this reading Weeks rolled away, but the arrival of the young landlord had produced little change in Villica.
regularly
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From this reading He did not appear regularly at meals, his jaunts often taking him so far from home that he was obliged to lunch at some forester's place or farm-house.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He usually returned late, and spent the evening in his own apartments with Doctor Fabian, the only person whose society he sought.
roaming
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From this reading His old passion for the chase seemed to have again taken full possession of him: he was seldom found in the castle, his days being mostly passed in roaming about the forests.
rolled
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From this reading Weeks rolled away, but the arrival of the young landlord had produced little change in Villica.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His old passion for the chase seemed to have again taken full possession of him: he was seldom found in the castle, his days being mostly passed in roaming about the forests.
seldom
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From this reading His old passion for the chase seemed to have again taken full possession of him: he was seldom found in the castle, his days being mostly passed in roaming about the forests.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He did not appear regularly at meals, his jaunts often taking him so far from home that he was obliged to lunch at some forester's place or farm-house.
society
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From this reading He usually returned late, and spent the evening in his own apartments with Doctor Fabian, the only person whose society he sought.
some
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From this reading He did not appear regularly at meals, his jaunts often taking him so far from home that he was obliged to lunch at some forester's place or farm-house.
sought
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From this reading He usually returned late, and spent the evening in his own apartments with Doctor Fabian, the only person whose society he sought.
spent
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From this reading He usually returned late, and spent the evening in his own apartments with Doctor Fabian, the only person whose society he sought.
taken
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From this reading His old passion for the chase seemed to have again taken full possession of him: he was seldom found in the castle, his days being mostly passed in roaming about the forests.
taking
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From this reading He did not appear regularly at meals, his jaunts often taking him so far from home that he was obliged to lunch at some forester's place or farm-house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He did not appear regularly at meals, his jaunts often taking him so far from home that he was obliged to lunch at some forester's place or farm-house.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HUNTING-PARTY.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His old passion for the chase seemed to have again taken full possession of him: he was seldom found in the castle, his days being mostly passed in roaming about the forests.
usually
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From this reading He usually returned late, and spent the evening in his own apartments with Doctor Fabian, the only person whose society he sought.
Villica
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From this reading Weeks rolled away, but the arrival of the young landlord had produced little change in Villica.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His old passion for the chase seemed to have again taken full possession of him: he was seldom found in the castle, his days being mostly passed in roaming about the forests.
Weeks
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From this reading Weeks rolled away, but the arrival of the young landlord had produced little change in Villica.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He usually returned late, and spent the evening in his own apartments with Doctor Fabian, the only person whose society he sought.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He usually returned late, and spent the evening in his own apartments with Doctor Fabian, the only person whose society he sought.
young
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From this reading Weeks rolled away, but the arrival of the young landlord had produced little change in Villica.
