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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 few mornings afterwards, Lancelot, as he glanced his eye over the columns of The Times, stopped short at the beloved name of Whitford.
afterwards
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From this reading A few mornings afterwards, Lancelot, as he glanced his eye over the columns of The Times, stopped short at the beloved name of Whitford.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To his disgust and disappointment, it only occurred in one of those miserable cases, now of weekly occurrence, of concealing the birth of a child.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another look sufficed to show him that he ought to go at once to the colonel, who had returned the day before from Norway.
arrived
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From this reading A few minutes brought him to his friend's lodging, but The Times had arrived there before him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A few mornings afterwards, Lancelot, as he glanced his eye over the columns of The Times, stopped short at the beloved name of Whitford.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A few mornings afterwards, Lancelot, as he glanced his eye over the columns of The Times, stopped short at the beloved name of Whitford.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Another look sufficed to show him that he ought to go at once to the colonel, who had returned the day before from Norway.
beloved
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From this reading A few mornings afterwards, Lancelot, as he glanced his eye over the columns of The Times, stopped short at the beloved name of Whitford.
birth
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From this reading To his disgust and disappointment, it only occurred in one of those miserable cases, now of weekly occurrence, of concealing the birth of a child.
Bracebridge's
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From this reading He was turning from it, when he saw Bracebridge's name.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A few minutes brought him to his friend's lodging, but The Times had arrived there before him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A few minutes brought him to his friend's lodging, but The Times had arrived there before him.
cases
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From this reading To his disgust and disappointment, it only occurred in one of those miserable cases, now of weekly occurrence, of concealing the birth of a child.
child
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From this reading To his disgust and disappointment, it only occurred in one of those miserable cases, now of weekly occurrence, of concealing the birth of a child.
colonel
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From this reading Another look sufficed to show him that he ought to go at once to the colonel, who had returned the day before from Norway.
columns
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From this reading A few mornings afterwards, Lancelot, as he glanced his eye over the columns of The Times, stopped short at the beloved name of Whitford.
concealing
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From this reading To his disgust and disappointment, it only occurred in one of those miserable cases, now of weekly occurrence, of concealing the birth of a child.
day
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From this reading Another look sufficed to show him that he ought to go at once to the colonel, who had returned the day before from Norway.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To his disgust and disappointment, it only occurred in one of those miserable cases, now of weekly occurrence, of concealing the birth of a child.
disgustnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading To his disgust and disappointment, it only occurred in one of those miserable cases, now of weekly occurrence, of concealing the birth of a child.
eye
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From this reading A few mornings afterwards, Lancelot, as he glanced his eye over the columns of The Times, stopped short at the beloved name of Whitford.
few
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From this reading A few mornings afterwards, Lancelot, as he glanced his eye over the columns of The Times, stopped short at the beloved name of Whitford.
friend's
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From this reading A few minutes brought him to his friend's lodging, but The Times had arrived there before him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was turning from it, when he saw Bracebridge's name.
glanced
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From this reading A few mornings afterwards, Lancelot, as he glanced his eye over the columns of The Times, stopped short at the beloved name of Whitford.
go
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From this reading Another look sufficed to show him that he ought to go at once to the colonel, who had returned the day before from Norway.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Another look sufficed to show him that he ought to go at once to the colonel, who had returned the day before from Norway.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few mornings afterwards, Lancelot, as he glanced his eye over the columns of The Times, stopped short at the beloved name of Whitford.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Another look sufficed to show him that he ought to go at once to the colonel, who had returned the day before from Norway.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A few mornings afterwards, Lancelot, as he glanced his eye over the columns of The Times, stopped short at the beloved name of Whitford.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To his disgust and disappointment, it only occurred in one of those miserable cases, now of weekly occurrence, of concealing the birth of a child.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To his disgust and disappointment, it only occurred in one of those miserable cases, now of weekly occurrence, of concealing the birth of a child.
Lancelot
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From this reading A few mornings afterwards, Lancelot, as he glanced his eye over the columns of The Times, stopped short at the beloved name of Whitford.
lodging
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From this reading A few minutes brought him to his friend's lodging, but The Times had arrived there before him.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another look sufficed to show him that he ought to go at once to the colonel, who had returned the day before from Norway.
minutes
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From this reading A few minutes brought him to his friend's lodging, but The Times had arrived there before him.
miserable
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From this reading To his disgust and disappointment, it only occurred in one of those miserable cases, now of weekly occurrence, of concealing the birth of a child.
mornings
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From this reading A few mornings afterwards, Lancelot, as he glanced his eye over the columns of The Times, stopped short at the beloved name of Whitford.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few mornings afterwards, Lancelot, as he glanced his eye over the columns of The Times, stopped short at the beloved name of Whitford.
Norway
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From this reading Another look sufficed to show him that he ought to go at once to the colonel, who had returned the day before from Norway.
now
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From this reading To his disgust and disappointment, it only occurred in one of those miserable cases, now of weekly occurrence, of concealing the birth of a child.
occurred
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From this reading To his disgust and disappointment, it only occurred in one of those miserable cases, now of weekly occurrence, of concealing the birth of a child.
occurrence
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From this reading To his disgust and disappointment, it only occurred in one of those miserable cases, now of weekly occurrence, of concealing the birth of a child.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few mornings afterwards, Lancelot, as he glanced his eye over the columns of The Times, stopped short at the beloved name of Whitford.
once
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From this reading Another look sufficed to show him that he ought to go at once to the colonel, who had returned the day before from Norway.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To his disgust and disappointment, it only occurred in one of those miserable cases, now of weekly occurrence, of concealing the birth of a child.
only
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From this reading To his disgust and disappointment, it only occurred in one of those miserable cases, now of weekly occurrence, of concealing the birth of a child.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Another look sufficed to show him that he ought to go at once to the colonel, who had returned the day before from Norway.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A few mornings afterwards, Lancelot, as he glanced his eye over the columns of The Times, stopped short at the beloved name of Whitford.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another look sufficed to show him that he ought to go at once to the colonel, who had returned the day before from Norway.
saw
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From this reading He was turning from it, when he saw Bracebridge's name.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading A few mornings afterwards, Lancelot, as he glanced his eye over the columns of The Times, stopped short at the beloved name of Whitford.
show
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From this reading Another look sufficed to show him that he ought to go at once to the colonel, who had returned the day before from Norway.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few mornings afterwards, Lancelot, as he glanced his eye over the columns of The Times, stopped short at the beloved name of Whitford.
sufficed
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From this reading Another look sufficed to show him that he ought to go at once to the colonel, who had returned the day before from Norway.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Another look sufficed to show him that he ought to go at once to the colonel, who had returned the day before from Norway.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few mornings afterwards, Lancelot, as he glanced his eye over the columns of The Times, stopped short at the beloved name of Whitford.
there
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From this reading A few minutes brought him to his friend's lodging, but The Times had arrived there before him.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading To his disgust and disappointment, it only occurred in one of those miserable cases, now of weekly occurrence, of concealing the birth of a child.
Times
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From this reading A few mornings afterwards, Lancelot, as he glanced his eye over the columns of The Times, stopped short at the beloved name of Whitford.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To his disgust and disappointment, it only occurred in one of those miserable cases, now of weekly occurrence, of concealing the birth of a child.
turning
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From this reading He was turning from it, when he saw Bracebridge's name.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was turning from it, when he saw Bracebridge's name.
weekly
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From this reading To his disgust and disappointment, it only occurred in one of those miserable cases, now of weekly occurrence, of concealing the birth of a child.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was turning from it, when he saw Bracebridge's name.
Whitford
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From this reading A few mornings afterwards, Lancelot, as he glanced his eye over the columns of The Times, stopped short at the beloved name of Whitford.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Another look sufficed to show him that he ought to go at once to the colonel, who had returned the day before from Norway.
