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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 He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had found out that she was appearing nightly at certain suburban music-halls, and judged from this fact that she would appoint a morning or an afternoon.
agent
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From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
all
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From this reading MISS ALMA BUCKLEY Miss Alma Buckley did not seem at all anxious for that interview so desired by young Sellars.
ALMA
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From this reading MISS ALMA BUCKLEY Miss Alma Buckley did not seem at all anxious for that interview so desired by young Sellars.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had found out that she was appearing nightly at certain suburban music-halls, and judged from this fact that she would appoint a morning or an afternoon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
answer
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From this reading He waited three days for an answer, but as none came, he dispatched a second missive expressing his fear that his first had miscarried, and begging the favour of a reply by return.
anxious
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From this reading MISS ALMA BUCKLEY Miss Alma Buckley did not seem at all anxious for that interview so desired by young Sellars.
appearing
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From this reading He had found out that she was appearing nightly at certain suburban music-halls, and judged from this fact that she would appoint a morning or an afternoon.
appoint
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From this reading He had found out that she was appearing nightly at certain suburban music-halls, and judged from this fact that she would appoint a morning or an afternoon.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He waited three days for an answer, but as none came, he dispatched a second missive expressing his fear that his first had miscarried, and begging the favour of a reply by return.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MISS ALMA BUCKLEY Miss Alma Buckley did not seem at all anxious for that interview so desired by young Sellars.
begging
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From this reading He waited three days for an answer, but as none came, he dispatched a second missive expressing his fear that his first had miscarried, and begging the favour of a reply by return.
brief
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From this reading By return it came, a very brief and curt note but well-expressed, written in the third person.
BUCKLEY
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From this reading MISS ALMA BUCKLEY Miss Alma Buckley did not seem at all anxious for that interview so desired by young Sellars.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He waited three days for an answer, but as none came, he dispatched a second missive expressing his fear that his first had miscarried, and begging the favour of a reply by return.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MISS ALMA BUCKLEY Miss Alma Buckley did not seem at all anxious for that interview so desired by young Sellars.
came
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From this reading He waited three days for an answer, but as none came, he dispatched a second missive expressing his fear that his first had miscarried, and begging the favour of a reply by return.
certain
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From this reading He had found out that she was appearing nightly at certain suburban music-halls, and judged from this fact that she would appoint a morning or an afternoon.
correspondence
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From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
curt
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From this reading By return it came, a very brief and curt note but well-expressed, written in the third person.
day
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From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
days
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From this reading He waited three days for an answer, but as none came, he dispatched a second missive expressing his fear that his first had miscarried, and begging the favour of a reply by return.
desired
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From this reading MISS ALMA BUCKLEY Miss Alma Buckley did not seem at all anxious for that interview so desired by young Sellars.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading MISS ALMA BUCKLEY Miss Alma Buckley did not seem at all anxious for that interview so desired by young Sellars.
difficult
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From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
dispatched
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From this reading He waited three days for an answer, but as none came, he dispatched a second missive expressing his fear that his first had miscarried, and begging the favour of a reply by return.
enter
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From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
expressing
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From this reading He waited three days for an answer, but as none came, he dispatched a second missive expressing his fear that his first had miscarried, and begging the favour of a reply by return.
fact
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From this reading He had found out that she was appearing nightly at certain suburban music-halls, and judged from this fact that she would appoint a morning or an afternoon.
favour
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From this reading He waited three days for an answer, but as none came, he dispatched a second missive expressing his fear that his first had miscarried, and begging the favour of a reply by return.
fear
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From this reading He waited three days for an answer, but as none came, he dispatched a second missive expressing his fear that his first had miscarried, and begging the favour of a reply by return.
few
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From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He waited three days for an answer, but as none came, he dispatched a second missive expressing his fear that his first had miscarried, and begging the favour of a reply by return.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MISS ALMA BUCKLEY Miss Alma Buckley did not seem at all anxious for that interview so desired by young Sellars.
forwarded
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From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had found out that she was appearing nightly at certain suburban music-halls, and judged from this fact that she would appoint a morning or an afternoon.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had found out that she was appearing nightly at certain suburban music-halls, and judged from this fact that she would appoint a morning or an afternoon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He waited three days for an answer, but as none came, he dispatched a second missive expressing his fear that his first had miscarried, and begging the favour of a reply by return.
hour
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From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By return it came, a very brief and curt note but well-expressed, written in the third person.
interview
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From this reading MISS ALMA BUCKLEY Miss Alma Buckley did not seem at all anxious for that interview so desired by young Sellars.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
inviting
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From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
judged
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From this reading He had found out that she was appearing nightly at certain suburban music-halls, and judged from this fact that she would appoint a morning or an afternoon.
letter
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From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
matter
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From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
minutes
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From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
miscarried
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From this reading He waited three days for an answer, but as none came, he dispatched a second missive expressing his fear that his first had miscarried, and begging the favour of a reply by return.
MISS
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From this reading MISS ALMA BUCKLEY Miss Alma Buckley did not seem at all anxious for that interview so desired by young Sellars.
missive
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From this reading He waited three days for an answer, but as none came, he dispatched a second missive expressing his fear that his first had miscarried, and begging the favour of a reply by return.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had found out that she was appearing nightly at certain suburban music-halls, and judged from this fact that she would appoint a morning or an afternoon.
music-halls
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From this reading He had found out that she was appearing nightly at certain suburban music-halls, and judged from this fact that she would appoint a morning or an afternoon.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
nightly
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From this reading He had found out that she was appearing nightly at certain suburban music-halls, and judged from this fact that she would appoint a morning or an afternoon.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading He waited three days for an answer, but as none came, he dispatched a second missive expressing his fear that his first had miscarried, and begging the favour of a reply by return.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MISS ALMA BUCKLEY Miss Alma Buckley did not seem at all anxious for that interview so desired by young Sellars.
note
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From this reading By return it came, a very brief and curt note but well-expressed, written in the third person.
obliging
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From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He waited three days for an answer, but as none came, he dispatched a second missive expressing his fear that his first had miscarried, and begging the favour of a reply by return.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had found out that she was appearing nightly at certain suburban music-halls, and judged from this fact that she would appoint a morning or an afternoon.
out
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From this reading He had found out that she was appearing nightly at certain suburban music-halls, and judged from this fact that she would appoint a morning or an afternoon.
person
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From this reading By return it came, a very brief and curt note but well-expressed, written in the third person.
polite
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From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
private
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From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
reply
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From this reading He waited three days for an answer, but as none came, he dispatched a second missive expressing his fear that his first had miscarried, and begging the favour of a reply by return.
return
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From this reading He waited three days for an answer, but as none came, he dispatched a second missive expressing his fear that his first had miscarried, and begging the favour of a reply by return.
second
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From this reading He waited three days for an answer, but as none came, he dispatched a second missive expressing his fear that his first had miscarried, and begging the favour of a reply by return.
see
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From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
seem
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From this reading MISS ALMA BUCKLEY Miss Alma Buckley did not seem at all anxious for that interview so desired by young Sellars.
Sellars
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From this reading MISS ALMA BUCKLEY Miss Alma Buckley did not seem at all anxious for that interview so desired by young Sellars.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had found out that she was appearing nightly at certain suburban music-halls, and judged from this fact that she would appoint a morning or an afternoon.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading MISS ALMA BUCKLEY Miss Alma Buckley did not seem at all anxious for that interview so desired by young Sellars.
stating
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From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
suburban
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From this reading He had found out that she was appearing nightly at certain suburban music-halls, and judged from this fact that she would appoint a morning or an afternoon.
suitable
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From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MISS ALMA BUCKLEY Miss Alma Buckley did not seem at all anxious for that interview so desired by young Sellars.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He waited three days for an answer, but as none came, he dispatched a second missive expressing his fear that his first had miscarried, and begging the favour of a reply by return.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By return it came, a very brief and curt note but well-expressed, written in the third person.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had found out that she was appearing nightly at certain suburban music-halls, and judged from this fact that she would appoint a morning or an afternoon.
three
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From this reading He waited three days for an answer, but as none came, he dispatched a second missive expressing his fear that his first had miscarried, and begging the favour of a reply by return.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
very
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From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
waited
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From this reading He waited three days for an answer, but as none came, he dispatched a second missive expressing his fear that his first had miscarried, and begging the favour of a reply by return.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
well-expressed
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From this reading By return it came, a very brief and curt note but well-expressed, written in the third person.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
wished
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From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had found out that she was appearing nightly at certain suburban music-halls, and judged from this fact that she would appoint a morning or an afternoon.
written
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From this reading He had written her a very polite letter, forwarded by her obliging agent, stating that he wished to see her for a few minutes on a private matter which it was difficult to enter into by correspondence, and inviting her to name a day and hour suitable to herself.
young
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From this reading MISS ALMA BUCKLEY Miss Alma Buckley did not seem at all anxious for that interview so desired by young Sellars.
