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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 When he saw Van Duren off in a cab for Euston Square he mentally bade him good-bye for ever.
accomplished
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From this reading He calculated that, at the very soonest, Van Duren need not be expected back for three or four days; and what might not be accomplished even in that short time!
Alley
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From this reading Great was the glee of Jonas Pringle when he found himself left alone once more in Spur Alley.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great was the glee of Jonas Pringle when he found himself left alone once more in Spur Alley.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
back
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From this reading He calculated that, at the very soonest, Van Duren need not be expected back for three or four days; and what might not be accomplished even in that short time!
bade
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From this reading When he saw Van Duren off in a cab for Euston Square he mentally bade him good-bye for ever.
Bakewell
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From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He calculated that, at the very soonest, Van Duren need not be expected back for three or four days; and what might not be accomplished even in that short time!
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
bottle
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From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
bought
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From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
cab
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From this reading When he saw Van Duren off in a cab for Euston Square he mentally bade him good-bye for ever.
calculated
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From this reading He calculated that, at the very soonest, Van Duren need not be expected back for three or four days; and what might not be accomplished even in that short time!
days
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From this reading He calculated that, at the very soonest, Van Duren need not be expected back for three or four days; and what might not be accomplished even in that short time!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
DISCOVERY
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From this reading PRINGLE'S DISCOVERY.
dungeon
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From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
Duren
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From this reading When he saw Van Duren off in a cab for Euston Square he mentally bade him good-bye for ever.
elated
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From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
Euston
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From this reading When he saw Van Duren off in a cab for Euston Square he mentally bade him good-bye for ever.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He calculated that, at the very soonest, Van Duren need not be expected back for three or four days; and what might not be accomplished even in that short time!
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he saw Van Duren off in a cab for Euston Square he mentally bade him good-bye for ever.
expected
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From this reading He calculated that, at the very soonest, Van Duren need not be expected back for three or four days; and what might not be accomplished even in that short time!
feel
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From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
festival
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From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When he saw Van Duren off in a cab for Euston Square he mentally bade him good-bye for ever.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great was the glee of Jonas Pringle when he found himself left alone once more in Spur Alley.
four
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From this reading He calculated that, at the very soonest, Van Duren need not be expected back for three or four days; and what might not be accomplished even in that short time!
gleenounUS /ɡliː/
great delight or happiness
From this reading Great was the glee of Jonas Pringle when he found himself left alone once more in Spur Alley.
good-bye
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From this reading When he saw Van Duren off in a cab for Euston Square he mentally bade him good-bye for ever.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great was the glee of Jonas Pringle when he found himself left alone once more in Spur Alley.
hand
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From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Great was the glee of Jonas Pringle when he found himself left alone once more in Spur Alley.
held
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From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
high
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From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When he saw Van Duren off in a cab for Euston Square he mentally bade him good-bye for ever.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Great was the glee of Jonas Pringle when he found himself left alone once more in Spur Alley.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Great was the glee of Jonas Pringle when he found himself left alone once more in Spur Alley.
Jonas
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From this reading Great was the glee of Jonas Pringle when he found himself left alone once more in Spur Alley.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great was the glee of Jonas Pringle when he found himself left alone once more in Spur Alley.
lobster
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From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
mentally
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From this reading When he saw Van Duren off in a cab for Euston Square he mentally bade him good-bye for ever.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He calculated that, at the very soonest, Van Duren need not be expected back for three or four days; and what might not be accomplished even in that short time!
moment
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From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
more
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From this reading Great was the glee of Jonas Pringle when he found himself left alone once more in Spur Alley.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He calculated that, at the very soonest, Van Duren need not be expected back for three or four days; and what might not be accomplished even in that short time!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He calculated that, at the very soonest, Van Duren need not be expected back for three or four days; and what might not be accomplished even in that short time!
now
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From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Great was the glee of Jonas Pringle when he found himself left alone once more in Spur Alley.
off
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From this reading When he saw Van Duren off in a cab for Euston Square he mentally bade him good-bye for ever.
once
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From this reading Great was the glee of Jonas Pringle when he found himself left alone once more in Spur Alley.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He calculated that, at the very soonest, Van Duren need not be expected back for three or four days; and what might not be accomplished even in that short time!
out
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From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
preserved
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From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
Pringle
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From this reading Great was the glee of Jonas Pringle when he found himself left alone once more in Spur Alley.
PRINGLE'S
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From this reading PRINGLE'S DISCOVERY.
rum
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From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
saw
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From this reading When he saw Van Duren off in a cab for Euston Square he mentally bade him good-bye for ever.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He calculated that, at the very soonest, Van Duren need not be expected back for three or four days; and what might not be accomplished even in that short time!
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
soonest
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From this reading He calculated that, at the very soonest, Van Duren need not be expected back for three or four days; and what might not be accomplished even in that short time!
Spur
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From this reading Great was the glee of Jonas Pringle when he found himself left alone once more in Spur Alley.
Square
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From this reading When he saw Van Duren off in a cab for Euston Square he mentally bade him good-bye for ever.
stairs
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From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
success
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From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Great was the glee of Jonas Pringle when he found himself left alone once more in Spur Alley.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
then
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From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
there
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From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
three
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From this reading He calculated that, at the very soonest, Van Duren need not be expected back for three or four days; and what might not be accomplished even in that short time!
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He calculated that, at the very soonest, Van Duren need not be expected back for three or four days; and what might not be accomplished even in that short time!
tin
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From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
Van
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From this reading When he saw Van Duren off in a cab for Euston Square he mentally bade him good-bye for ever.
very
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From this reading He calculated that, at the very soonest, Van Duren need not be expected back for three or four days; and what might not be accomplished even in that short time!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Great was the glee of Jonas Pringle when he found himself left alone once more in Spur Alley.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He calculated that, at the very soonest, Van Duren need not be expected back for three or four days; and what might not be accomplished even in that short time!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Great was the glee of Jonas Pringle when he found himself left alone once more in Spur Alley.
wife
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From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So elated was he, so sure did he now feel that the moment of success was at hand, that he went out and bought a tin of preserved lobster, and a bottle of rum, and there and then held high festival with Bakewell and his wife in their dungeon below stairs.
