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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 George Brudenell, having passed a restless and troubled evening, passed also a restless and dream-haunted night, coming down to breakfast the next morning jaded and out of sorts.
Alexia
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From this reading He could not for a moment dismiss from his memory that interview in the garden last night, or explain to himself the meaning of Alexia Boucheafen's extraordinary conduct.
also
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From this reading George Brudenell, having passed a restless and troubled evening, passed also a restless and dream-haunted night, coming down to breakfast the next morning jaded and out of sorts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading George Brudenell, having passed a restless and troubled evening, passed also a restless and dream-haunted night, coming down to breakfast the next morning jaded and out of sorts.
annoyance
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From this reading Had her behavior been prompted by astonishment, indecision, or annoyance?
astonishment
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From this reading Had her behavior been prompted by astonishment, indecision, or annoyance?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had her behavior been prompted by astonishment, indecision, or annoyance?
behavior
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From this reading Had her behavior been prompted by astonishment, indecision, or annoyance?
Boucheafen's
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From this reading He could not for a moment dismiss from his memory that interview in the garden last night, or explain to himself the meaning of Alexia Boucheafen's extraordinary conduct.
breakfast
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From this reading George Brudenell, having passed a restless and troubled evening, passed also a restless and dream-haunted night, coming down to breakfast the next morning jaded and out of sorts.
Brudenell
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From this reading George Brudenell, having passed a restless and troubled evening, passed also a restless and dream-haunted night, coming down to breakfast the next morning jaded and out of sorts.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Had her behavior been prompted by astonishment, indecision, or annoyance?
coming
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From this reading George Brudenell, having passed a restless and troubled evening, passed also a restless and dream-haunted night, coming down to breakfast the next morning jaded and out of sorts.
conduct
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From this reading He could not for a moment dismiss from his memory that interview in the garden last night, or explain to himself the meaning of Alexia Boucheafen's extraordinary conduct.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not for a moment dismiss from his memory that interview in the garden last night, or explain to himself the meaning of Alexia Boucheafen's extraordinary conduct.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not know; and he could make nothing of it.
dismiss
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From this reading He could not for a moment dismiss from his memory that interview in the garden last night, or explain to himself the meaning of Alexia Boucheafen's extraordinary conduct.
down
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From this reading George Brudenell, having passed a restless and troubled evening, passed also a restless and dream-haunted night, coming down to breakfast the next morning jaded and out of sorts.
dream-haunted
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From this reading George Brudenell, having passed a restless and troubled evening, passed also a restless and dream-haunted night, coming down to breakfast the next morning jaded and out of sorts.
evening
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From this reading George Brudenell, having passed a restless and troubled evening, passed also a restless and dream-haunted night, coming down to breakfast the next morning jaded and out of sorts.
explain
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From this reading He could not for a moment dismiss from his memory that interview in the garden last night, or explain to himself the meaning of Alexia Boucheafen's extraordinary conduct.
extraordinary
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From this reading He could not for a moment dismiss from his memory that interview in the garden last night, or explain to himself the meaning of Alexia Boucheafen's extraordinary conduct.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He could not for a moment dismiss from his memory that interview in the garden last night, or explain to himself the meaning of Alexia Boucheafen's extraordinary conduct.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He could not for a moment dismiss from his memory that interview in the garden last night, or explain to himself the meaning of Alexia Boucheafen's extraordinary conduct.
garden
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From this reading He could not for a moment dismiss from his memory that interview in the garden last night, or explain to himself the meaning of Alexia Boucheafen's extraordinary conduct.
George
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From this reading George Brudenell, having passed a restless and troubled evening, passed also a restless and dream-haunted night, coming down to breakfast the next morning jaded and out of sorts.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had her behavior been prompted by astonishment, indecision, or annoyance?
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading George Brudenell, having passed a restless and troubled evening, passed also a restless and dream-haunted night, coming down to breakfast the next morning jaded and out of sorts.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not for a moment dismiss from his memory that interview in the garden last night, or explain to himself the meaning of Alexia Boucheafen's extraordinary conduct.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Had her behavior been prompted by astonishment, indecision, or annoyance?
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He could not for a moment dismiss from his memory that interview in the garden last night, or explain to himself the meaning of Alexia Boucheafen's extraordinary conduct.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He could not for a moment dismiss from his memory that interview in the garden last night, or explain to himself the meaning of Alexia Boucheafen's extraordinary conduct.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He could not for a moment dismiss from his memory that interview in the garden last night, or explain to himself the meaning of Alexia Boucheafen's extraordinary conduct.
indecision
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From this reading Had her behavior been prompted by astonishment, indecision, or annoyance?
interview
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From this reading He could not for a moment dismiss from his memory that interview in the garden last night, or explain to himself the meaning of Alexia Boucheafen's extraordinary conduct.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What was he to understand from it?
jaded
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From this reading George Brudenell, having passed a restless and troubled evening, passed also a restless and dream-haunted night, coming down to breakfast the next morning jaded and out of sorts.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not know; and he could make nothing of it.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could not for a moment dismiss from his memory that interview in the garden last night, or explain to himself the meaning of Alexia Boucheafen's extraordinary conduct.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not know; and he could make nothing of it.
meaning
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From this reading He could not for a moment dismiss from his memory that interview in the garden last night, or explain to himself the meaning of Alexia Boucheafen's extraordinary conduct.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading He could not for a moment dismiss from his memory that interview in the garden last night, or explain to himself the meaning of Alexia Boucheafen's extraordinary conduct.
moment
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From this reading He could not for a moment dismiss from his memory that interview in the garden last night, or explain to himself the meaning of Alexia Boucheafen's extraordinary conduct.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading George Brudenell, having passed a restless and troubled evening, passed also a restless and dream-haunted night, coming down to breakfast the next morning jaded and out of sorts.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading George Brudenell, having passed a restless and troubled evening, passed also a restless and dream-haunted night, coming down to breakfast the next morning jaded and out of sorts.
night
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From this reading George Brudenell, having passed a restless and troubled evening, passed also a restless and dream-haunted night, coming down to breakfast the next morning jaded and out of sorts.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not for a moment dismiss from his memory that interview in the garden last night, or explain to himself the meaning of Alexia Boucheafen's extraordinary conduct.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He did not know; and he could make nothing of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading George Brudenell, having passed a restless and troubled evening, passed also a restless and dream-haunted night, coming down to breakfast the next morning jaded and out of sorts.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He could not for a moment dismiss from his memory that interview in the garden last night, or explain to himself the meaning of Alexia Boucheafen's extraordinary conduct.
out
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From this reading George Brudenell, having passed a restless and troubled evening, passed also a restless and dream-haunted night, coming down to breakfast the next morning jaded and out of sorts.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading George Brudenell, having passed a restless and troubled evening, passed also a restless and dream-haunted night, coming down to breakfast the next morning jaded and out of sorts.
prompted
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From this reading Had her behavior been prompted by astonishment, indecision, or annoyance?
restless
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From this reading George Brudenell, having passed a restless and troubled evening, passed also a restless and dream-haunted night, coming down to breakfast the next morning jaded and out of sorts.
sorts
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From this reading George Brudenell, having passed a restless and troubled evening, passed also a restless and dream-haunted night, coming down to breakfast the next morning jaded and out of sorts.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He could not for a moment dismiss from his memory that interview in the garden last night, or explain to himself the meaning of Alexia Boucheafen's extraordinary conduct.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading George Brudenell, having passed a restless and troubled evening, passed also a restless and dream-haunted night, coming down to breakfast the next morning jaded and out of sorts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading George Brudenell, having passed a restless and troubled evening, passed also a restless and dream-haunted night, coming down to breakfast the next morning jaded and out of sorts.
troubled
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From this reading George Brudenell, having passed a restless and troubled evening, passed also a restless and dream-haunted night, coming down to breakfast the next morning jaded and out of sorts.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What was he to understand from it?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was he to understand from it?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was he to understand from it?
