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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 Dinner at the Lodge that night was not a very lively affair.
affair
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From this reading Dinner at the Lodge that night was not a very lively affair.
air
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From this reading Julie, nervous and depressed, stole away before dessert, and Mrs. Da Souza soon followed her, very massive, and frowning with an air of offended dignity.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Julie, nervous and depressed, stole away before dessert, and Mrs. Da Souza soon followed her, very massive, and frowning with an air of offended dignity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Trent had great matters in his brain and was not in the least disposed to make conversation for the sake of his unbidden guests.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Da Souza's few remarks he treated with silent contempt, and Mrs. Da Souza he answered only in monosyllables.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dinner at the Lodge that night was not a very lively affair.
away
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From this reading Julie, nervous and depressed, stole away before dessert, and Mrs. Da Souza soon followed her, very massive, and frowning with an air of offended dignity.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Julie, nervous and depressed, stole away before dessert, and Mrs. Da Souza soon followed her, very massive, and frowning with an air of offended dignity.
brain
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From this reading Trent had great matters in his brain and was not in the least disposed to make conversation for the sake of his unbidden guests.
contempt
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From this reading Da Souza's few remarks he treated with silent contempt, and Mrs. Da Souza he answered only in monosyllables.
conversation
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From this reading Trent had great matters in his brain and was not in the least disposed to make conversation for the sake of his unbidden guests.
crumbs
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From this reading Da Souza, who opened the door for them, returned to his seat, moodily flicking the crumbs from his trousers with his serviette.
Da
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From this reading Da Souza's few remarks he treated with silent contempt, and Mrs. Da Souza he answered only in monosyllables.
depressed
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From this reading Julie, nervous and depressed, stole away before dessert, and Mrs. Da Souza soon followed her, very massive, and frowning with an air of offended dignity.
dessert
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From this reading Julie, nervous and depressed, stole away before dessert, and Mrs. Da Souza soon followed her, very massive, and frowning with an air of offended dignity.
dignity
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From this reading Julie, nervous and depressed, stole away before dessert, and Mrs. Da Souza soon followed her, very massive, and frowning with an air of offended dignity.
Dinner
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From this reading Dinner at the Lodge that night was not a very lively affair.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Trent had great matters in his brain and was not in the least disposed to make conversation for the sake of his unbidden guests.
door
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From this reading Da Souza, who opened the door for them, returned to his seat, moodily flicking the crumbs from his trousers with his serviette.
few
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From this reading Da Souza's few remarks he treated with silent contempt, and Mrs. Da Souza he answered only in monosyllables.
flicking
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From this reading Da Souza, who opened the door for them, returned to his seat, moodily flicking the crumbs from his trousers with his serviette.
followed
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From this reading Julie, nervous and depressed, stole away before dessert, and Mrs. Da Souza soon followed her, very massive, and frowning with an air of offended dignity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Trent had great matters in his brain and was not in the least disposed to make conversation for the sake of his unbidden guests.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Da Souza, who opened the door for them, returned to his seat, moodily flicking the crumbs from his trousers with his serviette.
frowning
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From this reading Julie, nervous and depressed, stole away before dessert, and Mrs. Da Souza soon followed her, very massive, and frowning with an air of offended dignity.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Trent had great matters in his brain and was not in the least disposed to make conversation for the sake of his unbidden guests.
guests
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From this reading Trent had great matters in his brain and was not in the least disposed to make conversation for the sake of his unbidden guests.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Trent had great matters in his brain and was not in the least disposed to make conversation for the sake of his unbidden guests.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Da Souza's few remarks he treated with silent contempt, and Mrs. Da Souza he answered only in monosyllables.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Julie, nervous and depressed, stole away before dessert, and Mrs. Da Souza soon followed her, very massive, and frowning with an air of offended dignity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Trent had great matters in his brain and was not in the least disposed to make conversation for the sake of his unbidden guests.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Trent had great matters in his brain and was not in the least disposed to make conversation for the sake of his unbidden guests.
Julie
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From this reading Julie, nervous and depressed, stole away before dessert, and Mrs. Da Souza soon followed her, very massive, and frowning with an air of offended dignity.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Trent had great matters in his brain and was not in the least disposed to make conversation for the sake of his unbidden guests.
lively
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From this reading Dinner at the Lodge that night was not a very lively affair.
Lodge
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From this reading Dinner at the Lodge that night was not a very lively affair.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Trent had great matters in his brain and was not in the least disposed to make conversation for the sake of his unbidden guests.
massive
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From this reading Julie, nervous and depressed, stole away before dessert, and Mrs. Da Souza soon followed her, very massive, and frowning with an air of offended dignity.
matters
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From this reading Trent had great matters in his brain and was not in the least disposed to make conversation for the sake of his unbidden guests.
monosyllables
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From this reading Da Souza's few remarks he treated with silent contempt, and Mrs. Da Souza he answered only in monosyllables.
moodily
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From this reading Da Souza, who opened the door for them, returned to his seat, moodily flicking the crumbs from his trousers with his serviette.
Mrs
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From this reading Da Souza's few remarks he treated with silent contempt, and Mrs. Da Souza he answered only in monosyllables.
nervous
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From this reading Julie, nervous and depressed, stole away before dessert, and Mrs. Da Souza soon followed her, very massive, and frowning with an air of offended dignity.
night
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From this reading Dinner at the Lodge that night was not a very lively affair.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dinner at the Lodge that night was not a very lively affair.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Trent had great matters in his brain and was not in the least disposed to make conversation for the sake of his unbidden guests.
offended
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From this reading Julie, nervous and depressed, stole away before dessert, and Mrs. Da Souza soon followed her, very massive, and frowning with an air of offended dignity.
only
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From this reading Da Souza's few remarks he treated with silent contempt, and Mrs. Da Souza he answered only in monosyllables.
opened
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From this reading Da Souza, who opened the door for them, returned to his seat, moodily flicking the crumbs from his trousers with his serviette.
remarks
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From this reading Da Souza's few remarks he treated with silent contempt, and Mrs. Da Souza he answered only in monosyllables.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Da Souza, who opened the door for them, returned to his seat, moodily flicking the crumbs from his trousers with his serviette.
sake
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From this reading Trent had great matters in his brain and was not in the least disposed to make conversation for the sake of his unbidden guests.
seat
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From this reading Da Souza, who opened the door for them, returned to his seat, moodily flicking the crumbs from his trousers with his serviette.
serviette
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From this reading Da Souza, who opened the door for them, returned to his seat, moodily flicking the crumbs from his trousers with his serviette.
silent
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From this reading Da Souza's few remarks he treated with silent contempt, and Mrs. Da Souza he answered only in monosyllables.
soon
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From this reading Julie, nervous and depressed, stole away before dessert, and Mrs. Da Souza soon followed her, very massive, and frowning with an air of offended dignity.
Souza
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From this reading Da Souza's few remarks he treated with silent contempt, and Mrs. Da Souza he answered only in monosyllables.
Souza's
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From this reading Da Souza's few remarks he treated with silent contempt, and Mrs. Da Souza he answered only in monosyllables.
stole
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From this reading Julie, nervous and depressed, stole away before dessert, and Mrs. Da Souza soon followed her, very massive, and frowning with an air of offended dignity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dinner at the Lodge that night was not a very lively affair.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dinner at the Lodge that night was not a very lively affair.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Da Souza, who opened the door for them, returned to his seat, moodily flicking the crumbs from his trousers with his serviette.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Trent had great matters in his brain and was not in the least disposed to make conversation for the sake of his unbidden guests.
treated
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From this reading Da Souza's few remarks he treated with silent contempt, and Mrs. Da Souza he answered only in monosyllables.
Trent
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From this reading Trent had great matters in his brain and was not in the least disposed to make conversation for the sake of his unbidden guests.
trousers
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From this reading Da Souza, who opened the door for them, returned to his seat, moodily flicking the crumbs from his trousers with his serviette.
unbidden
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From this reading Trent had great matters in his brain and was not in the least disposed to make conversation for the sake of his unbidden guests.
very
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From this reading Dinner at the Lodge that night was not a very lively affair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dinner at the Lodge that night was not a very lively affair.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Da Souza, who opened the door for them, returned to his seat, moodily flicking the crumbs from his trousers with his serviette.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Da Souza's few remarks he treated with silent contempt, and Mrs. Da Souza he answered only in monosyllables.
