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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 Hal’s uneasiness concerning Lorraine and Alymer Hermon was swallowed up almost immediately on Lorraine’s return, by a sudden alarming change in Basil Hayward.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
afternoons
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From this reading Hal went from the office in the afternoons, two or three days each week.
alarming
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From this reading Hal’s uneasiness concerning Lorraine and Alymer Hermon was swallowed up almost immediately on Lorraine’s return, by a sudden alarming change in Basil Hayward.
all
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From this reading Sir John’s report was the reverse of reassuring, and they all felt the end was at hand.
almost
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From this reading Hal’s uneasiness concerning Lorraine and Alymer Hermon was swallowed up almost immediately on Lorraine’s return, by a sudden alarming change in Basil Hayward.
Alymer
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From this reading Hal’s uneasiness concerning Lorraine and Alymer Hermon was swallowed up almost immediately on Lorraine’s return, by a sudden alarming change in Basil Hayward.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hal’s uneasiness concerning Lorraine and Alymer Hermon was swallowed up almost immediately on Lorraine’s return, by a sudden alarming change in Basil Hayward.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sir John’s report was the reverse of reassuring, and they all felt the end was at hand.
Basil
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From this reading Hal’s uneasiness concerning Lorraine and Alymer Hermon was swallowed up almost immediately on Lorraine’s return, by a sudden alarming change in Basil Hayward.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hal’s uneasiness concerning Lorraine and Alymer Hermon was swallowed up almost immediately on Lorraine’s return, by a sudden alarming change in Basil Hayward.
caused
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From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
change
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From this reading Hal’s uneasiness concerning Lorraine and Alymer Hermon was swallowed up almost immediately on Lorraine’s return, by a sudden alarming change in Basil Hayward.
concerning
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From this reading Hal’s uneasiness concerning Lorraine and Alymer Hermon was swallowed up almost immediately on Lorraine’s return, by a sudden alarming change in Basil Hayward.
days
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From this reading Hal went from the office in the afternoons, two or three days each week.
decided
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From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
Doris's
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From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
Dudley
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From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Hal went from the office in the afternoons, two or three days each week.
elopement
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From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
end
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From this reading Sir John’s report was the reverse of reassuring, and they all felt the end was at hand.
evening
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From this reading Dudley went to Holloway nearly every evening, and sometimes stayed until the middle of the night, to sit up with the sick man.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Dudley went to Holloway nearly every evening, and sometimes stayed until the middle of the night, to sit up with the sick man.
felt
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From this reading Sir John’s report was the reverse of reassuring, and they all felt the end was at hand.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
flat
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From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hal went from the office in the afternoons, two or three days each week.
Hal
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From this reading Hal went from the office in the afternoons, two or three days each week.
Hal's
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From this reading Hal’s uneasiness concerning Lorraine and Alymer Hermon was swallowed up almost immediately on Lorraine’s return, by a sudden alarming change in Basil Hayward.
hand
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From this reading Sir John’s report was the reverse of reassuring, and they all felt the end was at hand.
Hayward
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From this reading Hal’s uneasiness concerning Lorraine and Alymer Hermon was swallowed up almost immediately on Lorraine’s return, by a sudden alarming change in Basil Hayward.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
Hermon
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From this reading Hal’s uneasiness concerning Lorraine and Alymer Hermon was swallowed up almost immediately on Lorraine’s return, by a sudden alarming change in Basil Hayward.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
Holloway
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From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
immediately
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From this reading Hal’s uneasiness concerning Lorraine and Alymer Hermon was swallowed up almost immediately on Lorraine’s return, by a sudden alarming change in Basil Hayward.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hal’s uneasiness concerning Lorraine and Alymer Hermon was swallowed up almost immediately on Lorraine’s return, by a sudden alarming change in Basil Hayward.
John
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From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
John's
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From this reading Sir John’s report was the reverse of reassuring, and they all felt the end was at hand.
latter
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From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
Lorraine
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From this reading Hal’s uneasiness concerning Lorraine and Alymer Hermon was swallowed up almost immediately on Lorraine’s return, by a sudden alarming change in Basil Hayward.
Lorraine's
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From this reading Hal’s uneasiness concerning Lorraine and Alymer Hermon was swallowed up almost immediately on Lorraine’s return, by a sudden alarming change in Basil Hayward.
Maitland
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From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
man
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From this reading Dudley went to Holloway nearly every evening, and sometimes stayed until the middle of the night, to sit up with the sick man.
middle
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From this reading Dudley went to Holloway nearly every evening, and sometimes stayed until the middle of the night, to sit up with the sick man.
more
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From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
nearly
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From this reading Dudley went to Holloway nearly every evening, and sometimes stayed until the middle of the night, to sit up with the sick man.
night
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From this reading Dudley went to Holloway nearly every evening, and sometimes stayed until the middle of the night, to sit up with the sick man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
office
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From this reading Hal went from the office in the afternoons, two or three days each week.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hal’s uneasiness concerning Lorraine and Alymer Hermon was swallowed up almost immediately on Lorraine’s return, by a sudden alarming change in Basil Hayward.
once
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From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Hal went from the office in the afternoons, two or three days each week.
own
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From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
pay
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From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
reassuring
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From this reading Sir John’s report was the reverse of reassuring, and they all felt the end was at hand.
report
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From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
request
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From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
responsibility
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From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
return
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From this reading Hal’s uneasiness concerning Lorraine and Alymer Hermon was swallowed up almost immediately on Lorraine’s return, by a sudden alarming change in Basil Hayward.
reverse
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From this reading Sir John’s report was the reverse of reassuring, and they all felt the end was at hand.
saw
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From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
sick
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From this reading Dudley went to Holloway nearly every evening, and sometimes stayed until the middle of the night, to sit up with the sick man.
Sir
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From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
sit
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From this reading Dudley went to Holloway nearly every evening, and sometimes stayed until the middle of the night, to sit up with the sick man.
sometimes
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From this reading Dudley went to Holloway nearly every evening, and sometimes stayed until the middle of the night, to sit up with the sick man.
stayed
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From this reading Dudley went to Holloway nearly every evening, and sometimes stayed until the middle of the night, to sit up with the sick man.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hal’s uneasiness concerning Lorraine and Alymer Hermon was swallowed up almost immediately on Lorraine’s return, by a sudden alarming change in Basil Hayward.
swallowed
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From this reading Hal’s uneasiness concerning Lorraine and Alymer Hermon was swallowed up almost immediately on Lorraine’s return, by a sudden alarming change in Basil Hayward.
symptoms
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From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir John’s report was the reverse of reassuring, and they all felt the end was at hand.
three
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From this reading Hal went from the office in the afternoons, two or three days each week.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
two
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From this reading Hal went from the office in the afternoons, two or three days each week.
uneasiness
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From this reading Hal’s uneasiness concerning Lorraine and Alymer Hermon was swallowed up almost immediately on Lorraine’s return, by a sudden alarming change in Basil Hayward.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Dudley went to Holloway nearly every evening, and sometimes stayed until the middle of the night, to sit up with the sick man.
up
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From this reading Hal’s uneasiness concerning Lorraine and Alymer Hermon was swallowed up almost immediately on Lorraine’s return, by a sudden alarming change in Basil Hayward.
visit
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From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hal’s uneasiness concerning Lorraine and Alymer Hermon was swallowed up almost immediately on Lorraine’s return, by a sudden alarming change in Basil Hayward.
week
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From this reading Hal went from the office in the afternoons, two or three days each week.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first time she went to Holloway after Doris’s elopement, she saw the decided symptoms of change, and her report to Dudley caused the latter once more, on his own responsibility, to request Sir John Maitland to pay a visit to the little flat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dudley went to Holloway nearly every evening, and sometimes stayed until the middle of the night, to sit up with the sick man.
