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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 Question of Honour For the last five years Mr. Glyn Williams, a prominent London financier, had rented The Warren from General Talland.
absolute
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From this reading Meantime, failing absolute possession, he posed to his city friends and to his neighbours in the county as the squire of Chagmouth.
according
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From this reading He was a well-disposed man, according to his lights, and in his own way he had done a good deal for the place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He liked the place, and would gladly have bought the whole property had it not been entailed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Meantime, failing absolute possession, he posed to his city friends and to his neighbours in the county as the squire of Chagmouth.
become
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From this reading He still lived in hopes that it might ultimately become his own, and periodically made offers to the owner and heir to effect a settlement.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He liked the place, and would gladly have bought the whole property had it not been entailed.
bought
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From this reading He liked the place, and would gladly have bought the whole property had it not been entailed.
Chagmouth
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From this reading Meantime, failing absolute possession, he posed to his city friends and to his neighbours in the county as the squire of Chagmouth.
city
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From this reading Meantime, failing absolute possession, he posed to his city friends and to his neighbours in the county as the squire of Chagmouth.
county
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From this reading Meantime, failing absolute possession, he posed to his city friends and to his neighbours in the county as the squire of Chagmouth.
deal
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From this reading He was a well-disposed man, according to his lights, and in his own way he had done a good deal for the place.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a well-disposed man, according to his lights, and in his own way he had done a good deal for the place.
effect
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From this reading He still lived in hopes that it might ultimately become his own, and periodically made offers to the owner and heir to effect a settlement.
entailed
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From this reading He liked the place, and would gladly have bought the whole property had it not been entailed.
failing
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From this reading Meantime, failing absolute possession, he posed to his city friends and to his neighbours in the county as the squire of Chagmouth.
financier
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From this reading A Question of Honour For the last five years Mr. Glyn Williams, a prominent London financier, had rented The Warren from General Talland.
five
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From this reading A Question of Honour For the last five years Mr. Glyn Williams, a prominent London financier, had rented The Warren from General Talland.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A Question of Honour For the last five years Mr. Glyn Williams, a prominent London financier, had rented The Warren from General Talland.
friends
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From this reading Meantime, failing absolute possession, he posed to his city friends and to his neighbours in the county as the squire of Chagmouth.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A Question of Honour For the last five years Mr. Glyn Williams, a prominent London financier, had rented The Warren from General Talland.
General
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From this reading A Question of Honour For the last five years Mr. Glyn Williams, a prominent London financier, had rented The Warren from General Talland.
gladly
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From this reading He liked the place, and would gladly have bought the whole property had it not been entailed.
Glyn
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From this reading A Question of Honour For the last five years Mr. Glyn Williams, a prominent London financier, had rented The Warren from General Talland.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a well-disposed man, according to his lights, and in his own way he had done a good deal for the place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A Question of Honour For the last five years Mr. Glyn Williams, a prominent London financier, had rented The Warren from General Talland.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He liked the place, and would gladly have bought the whole property had it not been entailed.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He liked the place, and would gladly have bought the whole property had it not been entailed.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading He still lived in hopes that it might ultimately become his own, and periodically made offers to the owner and heir to effect a settlement.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He still lived in hopes that it might ultimately become his own, and periodically made offers to the owner and heir to effect a settlement.
Honour
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From this reading A Question of Honour For the last five years Mr. Glyn Williams, a prominent London financier, had rented The Warren from General Talland.
hopes
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From this reading He still lived in hopes that it might ultimately become his own, and periodically made offers to the owner and heir to effect a settlement.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He still lived in hopes that it might ultimately become his own, and periodically made offers to the owner and heir to effect a settlement.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He liked the place, and would gladly have bought the whole property had it not been entailed.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Question of Honour For the last five years Mr. Glyn Williams, a prominent London financier, had rented The Warren from General Talland.
lights
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From this reading He was a well-disposed man, according to his lights, and in his own way he had done a good deal for the place.
liked
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From this reading He liked the place, and would gladly have bought the whole property had it not been entailed.
lived
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From this reading He still lived in hopes that it might ultimately become his own, and periodically made offers to the owner and heir to effect a settlement.
London
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From this reading A Question of Honour For the last five years Mr. Glyn Williams, a prominent London financier, had rented The Warren from General Talland.
made
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From this reading He still lived in hopes that it might ultimately become his own, and periodically made offers to the owner and heir to effect a settlement.
man
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From this reading He was a well-disposed man, according to his lights, and in his own way he had done a good deal for the place.
MeantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading Meantime, failing absolute possession, he posed to his city friends and to his neighbours in the county as the squire of Chagmouth.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He still lived in hopes that it might ultimately become his own, and periodically made offers to the owner and heir to effect a settlement.
Mr
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From this reading A Question of Honour For the last five years Mr. Glyn Williams, a prominent London financier, had rented The Warren from General Talland.
neighbours
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From this reading Meantime, failing absolute possession, he posed to his city friends and to his neighbours in the county as the squire of Chagmouth.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He liked the place, and would gladly have bought the whole property had it not been entailed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Question of Honour For the last five years Mr. Glyn Williams, a prominent London financier, had rented The Warren from General Talland.
offers
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From this reading He still lived in hopes that it might ultimately become his own, and periodically made offers to the owner and heir to effect a settlement.
own
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From this reading He still lived in hopes that it might ultimately become his own, and periodically made offers to the owner and heir to effect a settlement.
owner
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From this reading He still lived in hopes that it might ultimately become his own, and periodically made offers to the owner and heir to effect a settlement.
periodically
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From this reading He still lived in hopes that it might ultimately become his own, and periodically made offers to the owner and heir to effect a settlement.
place
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From this reading He liked the place, and would gladly have bought the whole property had it not been entailed.
posed
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From this reading Meantime, failing absolute possession, he posed to his city friends and to his neighbours in the county as the squire of Chagmouth.
possession
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From this reading Meantime, failing absolute possession, he posed to his city friends and to his neighbours in the county as the squire of Chagmouth.
prominent
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From this reading A Question of Honour For the last five years Mr. Glyn Williams, a prominent London financier, had rented The Warren from General Talland.
property
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From this reading He liked the place, and would gladly have bought the whole property had it not been entailed.
QuestionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A Question of Honour For the last five years Mr. Glyn Williams, a prominent London financier, had rented The Warren from General Talland.
rented
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From this reading A Question of Honour For the last five years Mr. Glyn Williams, a prominent London financier, had rented The Warren from General Talland.
settlement
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From this reading He still lived in hopes that it might ultimately become his own, and periodically made offers to the owner and heir to effect a settlement.
squire
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From this reading Meantime, failing absolute possession, he posed to his city friends and to his neighbours in the county as the squire of Chagmouth.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He still lived in hopes that it might ultimately become his own, and periodically made offers to the owner and heir to effect a settlement.
Talland
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From this reading A Question of Honour For the last five years Mr. Glyn Williams, a prominent London financier, had rented The Warren from General Talland.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He still lived in hopes that it might ultimately become his own, and periodically made offers to the owner and heir to effect a settlement.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Question of Honour For the last five years Mr. Glyn Williams, a prominent London financier, had rented The Warren from General Talland.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He still lived in hopes that it might ultimately become his own, and periodically made offers to the owner and heir to effect a settlement.
ultimately
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From this reading He still lived in hopes that it might ultimately become his own, and periodically made offers to the owner and heir to effect a settlement.
Warren
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From this reading A Question of Honour For the last five years Mr. Glyn Williams, a prominent London financier, had rented The Warren from General Talland.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a well-disposed man, according to his lights, and in his own way he had done a good deal for the place.
way
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From this reading He was a well-disposed man, according to his lights, and in his own way he had done a good deal for the place.
well-disposed
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From this reading He was a well-disposed man, according to his lights, and in his own way he had done a good deal for the place.
whole
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From this reading He liked the place, and would gladly have bought the whole property had it not been entailed.
Williams
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From this reading A Question of Honour For the last five years Mr. Glyn Williams, a prominent London financier, had rented The Warren from General Talland.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He liked the place, and would gladly have bought the whole property had it not been entailed.
years
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From this reading A Question of Honour For the last five years Mr. Glyn Williams, a prominent London financier, had rented The Warren from General Talland.
