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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 It was a serene noonday in that melancholy interlude of the seasons when autumn has really ceased--winter not yet visibly begun.
ago
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From this reading The same hired vehicle which had borne Lionel to Fawley more than five years ago, stopped at the gate of the wild umbrageous grass-land that surrounded the antique Manor-house.
ALBAN
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From this reading THE SECRET WHICH GUY DARRELL DID NOT CONFIDE TO ALBAN MORLEY.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The driver dismounted, opened the door of the vehicle, and the lady bidding him wait there till her return, and saying a few words to her companion, descended, and, drawing her cloak round her, walked on alone towards the Manor-house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The driver dismounted, opened the door of the vehicle, and the lady bidding him wait there till her return, and saying a few words to her companion, descended, and, drawing her cloak round her, walked on alone towards the Manor-house.
antique
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From this reading The same hired vehicle which had borne Lionel to Fawley more than five years ago, stopped at the gate of the wild umbrageous grass-land that surrounded the antique Manor-house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The same hired vehicle which had borne Lionel to Fawley more than five years ago, stopped at the gate of the wild umbrageous grass-land that surrounded the antique Manor-house.
autumn
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From this reading It was a serene noonday in that melancholy interlude of the seasons when autumn has really ceased--winter not yet visibly begun.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been engaged, from the nearest railway- station on the London road, by a lady, with a female companion who seemed her servant.
begun
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From this reading It was a serene noonday in that melancholy interlude of the seasons when autumn has really ceased--winter not yet visibly begun.
bidding
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From this reading The driver dismounted, opened the door of the vehicle, and the lady bidding him wait there till her return, and saying a few words to her companion, descended, and, drawing her cloak round her, walked on alone towards the Manor-house.
borne
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From this reading The same hired vehicle which had borne Lionel to Fawley more than five years ago, stopped at the gate of the wild umbrageous grass-land that surrounded the antique Manor-house.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It had been engaged, from the nearest railway- station on the London road, by a lady, with a female companion who seemed her servant.
ceased
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From this reading It was a serene noonday in that melancholy interlude of the seasons when autumn has really ceased--winter not yet visibly begun.
cloak
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From this reading The driver dismounted, opened the door of the vehicle, and the lady bidding him wait there till her return, and saying a few words to her companion, descended, and, drawing her cloak round her, walked on alone towards the Manor-house.
companion
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From this reading It had been engaged, from the nearest railway- station on the London road, by a lady, with a female companion who seemed her servant.
CONFIDE
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From this reading THE SECRET WHICH GUY DARRELL DID NOT CONFIDE TO ALBAN MORLEY.
DARRELL
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From this reading THE SECRET WHICH GUY DARRELL DID NOT CONFIDE TO ALBAN MORLEY.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The driver dismounted, opened the door of the vehicle, and the lady bidding him wait there till her return, and saying a few words to her companion, descended, and, drawing her cloak round her, walked on alone towards the Manor-house.
DIDauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE SECRET WHICH GUY DARRELL DID NOT CONFIDE TO ALBAN MORLEY.
dismounted
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From this reading The driver dismounted, opened the door of the vehicle, and the lady bidding him wait there till her return, and saying a few words to her companion, descended, and, drawing her cloak round her, walked on alone towards the Manor-house.
door
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From this reading The driver dismounted, opened the door of the vehicle, and the lady bidding him wait there till her return, and saying a few words to her companion, descended, and, drawing her cloak round her, walked on alone towards the Manor-house.
drawing
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From this reading The driver dismounted, opened the door of the vehicle, and the lady bidding him wait there till her return, and saying a few words to her companion, descended, and, drawing her cloak round her, walked on alone towards the Manor-house.
driver
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From this reading The driver dismounted, opened the door of the vehicle, and the lady bidding him wait there till her return, and saying a few words to her companion, descended, and, drawing her cloak round her, walked on alone towards the Manor-house.
engaged
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From this reading It had been engaged, from the nearest railway- station on the London road, by a lady, with a female companion who seemed her servant.
Fawley
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From this reading The same hired vehicle which had borne Lionel to Fawley more than five years ago, stopped at the gate of the wild umbrageous grass-land that surrounded the antique Manor-house.
female
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From this reading It had been engaged, from the nearest railway- station on the London road, by a lady, with a female companion who seemed her servant.
few
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From this reading The driver dismounted, opened the door of the vehicle, and the lady bidding him wait there till her return, and saying a few words to her companion, descended, and, drawing her cloak round her, walked on alone towards the Manor-house.
five
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From this reading The same hired vehicle which had borne Lionel to Fawley more than five years ago, stopped at the gate of the wild umbrageous grass-land that surrounded the antique Manor-house.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had been engaged, from the nearest railway- station on the London road, by a lady, with a female companion who seemed her servant.
gate
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From this reading The same hired vehicle which had borne Lionel to Fawley more than five years ago, stopped at the gate of the wild umbrageous grass-land that surrounded the antique Manor-house.
grass-land
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From this reading The same hired vehicle which had borne Lionel to Fawley more than five years ago, stopped at the gate of the wild umbrageous grass-land that surrounded the antique Manor-house.
GUY
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From this reading THE SECRET WHICH GUY DARRELL DID NOT CONFIDE TO ALBAN MORLEY.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The same hired vehicle which had borne Lionel to Fawley more than five years ago, stopped at the gate of the wild umbrageous grass-land that surrounded the antique Manor-house.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a serene noonday in that melancholy interlude of the seasons when autumn has really ceased--winter not yet visibly begun.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been engaged, from the nearest railway- station on the London road, by a lady, with a female companion who seemed her servant.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The driver dismounted, opened the door of the vehicle, and the lady bidding him wait there till her return, and saying a few words to her companion, descended, and, drawing her cloak round her, walked on alone towards the Manor-house.
hired
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From this reading The same hired vehicle which had borne Lionel to Fawley more than five years ago, stopped at the gate of the wild umbrageous grass-land that surrounded the antique Manor-house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a serene noonday in that melancholy interlude of the seasons when autumn has really ceased--winter not yet visibly begun.
interlude
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From this reading It was a serene noonday in that melancholy interlude of the seasons when autumn has really ceased--winter not yet visibly begun.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a serene noonday in that melancholy interlude of the seasons when autumn has really ceased--winter not yet visibly begun.
lady
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From this reading It had been engaged, from the nearest railway- station on the London road, by a lady, with a female companion who seemed her servant.
Lionel
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From this reading The same hired vehicle which had borne Lionel to Fawley more than five years ago, stopped at the gate of the wild umbrageous grass-land that surrounded the antique Manor-house.
London
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From this reading It had been engaged, from the nearest railway- station on the London road, by a lady, with a female companion who seemed her servant.
Manor-house
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From this reading The same hired vehicle which had borne Lionel to Fawley more than five years ago, stopped at the gate of the wild umbrageous grass-land that surrounded the antique Manor-house.
melancholy
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From this reading It was a serene noonday in that melancholy interlude of the seasons when autumn has really ceased--winter not yet visibly begun.
more
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From this reading The same hired vehicle which had borne Lionel to Fawley more than five years ago, stopped at the gate of the wild umbrageous grass-land that surrounded the antique Manor-house.
MORLEY
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From this reading THE SECRET WHICH GUY DARRELL DID NOT CONFIDE TO ALBAN MORLEY.
nearest
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From this reading It had been engaged, from the nearest railway- station on the London road, by a lady, with a female companion who seemed her servant.
noonday
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From this reading It was a serene noonday in that melancholy interlude of the seasons when autumn has really ceased--winter not yet visibly begun.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE SECRET WHICH GUY DARRELL DID NOT CONFIDE TO ALBAN MORLEY.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a serene noonday in that melancholy interlude of the seasons when autumn has really ceased--winter not yet visibly begun.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It had been engaged, from the nearest railway- station on the London road, by a lady, with a female companion who seemed her servant.
opened
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From this reading The driver dismounted, opened the door of the vehicle, and the lady bidding him wait there till her return, and saying a few words to her companion, descended, and, drawing her cloak round her, walked on alone towards the Manor-house.
railway
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From this reading It had been engaged, from the nearest railway- station on the London road, by a lady, with a female companion who seemed her servant.
really
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From this reading It was a serene noonday in that melancholy interlude of the seasons when autumn has really ceased--winter not yet visibly begun.
return
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From this reading The driver dismounted, opened the door of the vehicle, and the lady bidding him wait there till her return, and saying a few words to her companion, descended, and, drawing her cloak round her, walked on alone towards the Manor-house.
road
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From this reading It had been engaged, from the nearest railway- station on the London road, by a lady, with a female companion who seemed her servant.
round
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From this reading The driver dismounted, opened the door of the vehicle, and the lady bidding him wait there till her return, and saying a few words to her companion, descended, and, drawing her cloak round her, walked on alone towards the Manor-house.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same hired vehicle which had borne Lionel to Fawley more than five years ago, stopped at the gate of the wild umbrageous grass-land that surrounded the antique Manor-house.
saying
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From this reading The driver dismounted, opened the door of the vehicle, and the lady bidding him wait there till her return, and saying a few words to her companion, descended, and, drawing her cloak round her, walked on alone towards the Manor-house.
seasons
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From this reading It was a serene noonday in that melancholy interlude of the seasons when autumn has really ceased--winter not yet visibly begun.
SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE SECRET WHICH GUY DARRELL DID NOT CONFIDE TO ALBAN MORLEY.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been engaged, from the nearest railway- station on the London road, by a lady, with a female companion who seemed her servant.
serene
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From this reading It was a serene noonday in that melancholy interlude of the seasons when autumn has really ceased--winter not yet visibly begun.
servant
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From this reading It had been engaged, from the nearest railway- station on the London road, by a lady, with a female companion who seemed her servant.
station
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From this reading It had been engaged, from the nearest railway- station on the London road, by a lady, with a female companion who seemed her servant.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same hired vehicle which had borne Lionel to Fawley more than five years ago, stopped at the gate of the wild umbrageous grass-land that surrounded the antique Manor-house.
surrounded
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From this reading The same hired vehicle which had borne Lionel to Fawley more than five years ago, stopped at the gate of the wild umbrageous grass-land that surrounded the antique Manor-house.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The same hired vehicle which had borne Lionel to Fawley more than five years ago, stopped at the gate of the wild umbrageous grass-land that surrounded the antique Manor-house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a serene noonday in that melancholy interlude of the seasons when autumn has really ceased--winter not yet visibly begun.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECRET WHICH GUY DARRELL DID NOT CONFIDE TO ALBAN MORLEY.
there
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From this reading The driver dismounted, opened the door of the vehicle, and the lady bidding him wait there till her return, and saying a few words to her companion, descended, and, drawing her cloak round her, walked on alone towards the Manor-house.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The driver dismounted, opened the door of the vehicle, and the lady bidding him wait there till her return, and saying a few words to her companion, descended, and, drawing her cloak round her, walked on alone towards the Manor-house.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SECRET WHICH GUY DARRELL DID NOT CONFIDE TO ALBAN MORLEY.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The driver dismounted, opened the door of the vehicle, and the lady bidding him wait there till her return, and saying a few words to her companion, descended, and, drawing her cloak round her, walked on alone towards the Manor-house.
umbrageous
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From this reading The same hired vehicle which had borne Lionel to Fawley more than five years ago, stopped at the gate of the wild umbrageous grass-land that surrounded the antique Manor-house.
vehicle
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From this reading The same hired vehicle which had borne Lionel to Fawley more than five years ago, stopped at the gate of the wild umbrageous grass-land that surrounded the antique Manor-house.
visibly
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From this reading It was a serene noonday in that melancholy interlude of the seasons when autumn has really ceased--winter not yet visibly begun.
wait
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From this reading The driver dismounted, opened the door of the vehicle, and the lady bidding him wait there till her return, and saying a few words to her companion, descended, and, drawing her cloak round her, walked on alone towards the Manor-house.
walked
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From this reading The driver dismounted, opened the door of the vehicle, and the lady bidding him wait there till her return, and saying a few words to her companion, descended, and, drawing her cloak round her, walked on alone towards the Manor-house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a serene noonday in that melancholy interlude of the seasons when autumn has really ceased--winter not yet visibly begun.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a serene noonday in that melancholy interlude of the seasons when autumn has really ceased--winter not yet visibly begun.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE SECRET WHICH GUY DARRELL DID NOT CONFIDE TO ALBAN MORLEY.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It had been engaged, from the nearest railway- station on the London road, by a lady, with a female companion who seemed her servant.
wild
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From this reading The same hired vehicle which had borne Lionel to Fawley more than five years ago, stopped at the gate of the wild umbrageous grass-land that surrounded the antique Manor-house.
winter
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From this reading It was a serene noonday in that melancholy interlude of the seasons when autumn has really ceased--winter not yet visibly begun.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had been engaged, from the nearest railway- station on the London road, by a lady, with a female companion who seemed her servant.
words
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From this reading The driver dismounted, opened the door of the vehicle, and the lady bidding him wait there till her return, and saying a few words to her companion, descended, and, drawing her cloak round her, walked on alone towards the Manor-house.
years
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From this reading The same hired vehicle which had borne Lionel to Fawley more than five years ago, stopped at the gate of the wild umbrageous grass-land that surrounded the antique Manor-house.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was a serene noonday in that melancholy interlude of the seasons when autumn has really ceased--winter not yet visibly begun.
