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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 PRUDENT COUNSELLOR Arthur escaped from the house as soon as he could, leaving Bernadette and Sir Oliver at tea together.
all
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From this reading Bernadette's confusion, if real at all, had been momentary; Sir Oliver's cool confidence had never wavered.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could not bear to be with them; he had need to be alone with his anger and bewilderment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PRUDENT COUNSELLOR Arthur escaped from the house as soon as he could, leaving Bernadette and Sir Oliver at tea together.
anger
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From this reading He could not bear to be with them; he had need to be alone with his anger and bewilderment.
Arthur
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From this reading A PRUDENT COUNSELLOR Arthur escaped from the house as soon as he could, leaving Bernadette and Sir Oliver at tea together.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A PRUDENT COUNSELLOR Arthur escaped from the house as soon as he could, leaving Bernadette and Sir Oliver at tea together.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A PRUDENT COUNSELLOR Arthur escaped from the house as soon as he could, leaving Bernadette and Sir Oliver at tea together.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He could not bear to be with them; he had need to be alone with his anger and bewilderment.
bear
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From this reading He could not bear to be with them; he had need to be alone with his anger and bewilderment.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Perhaps if he were alone for a bit he could see things better, get them in a true perspective, and make up his mind whether he was being a fool now or had been a fool--a sore fool--up to now.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Perhaps if he were alone for a bit he could see things better, get them in a true perspective, and make up his mind whether he was being a fool now or had been a fool--a sore fool--up to now.
Bernadette
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From this reading A PRUDENT COUNSELLOR Arthur escaped from the house as soon as he could, leaving Bernadette and Sir Oliver at tea together.
Bernadette's
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From this reading Bernadette's confusion, if real at all, had been momentary; Sir Oliver's cool confidence had never wavered.
better
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From this reading Perhaps if he were alone for a bit he could see things better, get them in a true perspective, and make up his mind whether he was being a fool now or had been a fool--a sore fool--up to now.
bewilderment
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From this reading He could not bear to be with them; he had need to be alone with his anger and bewilderment.
bit
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From this reading Perhaps if he were alone for a bit he could see things better, get them in a true perspective, and make up his mind whether he was being a fool now or had been a fool--a sore fool--up to now.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bernadette's confusion, if real at all, had been momentary; Sir Oliver's cool confidence had never wavered.
confusion
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From this reading Bernadette's confusion, if real at all, had been momentary; Sir Oliver's cool confidence had never wavered.
cool
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From this reading Bernadette's confusion, if real at all, had been momentary; Sir Oliver's cool confidence had never wavered.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A PRUDENT COUNSELLOR Arthur escaped from the house as soon as he could, leaving Bernadette and Sir Oliver at tea together.
COUNSELLOR
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From this reading A PRUDENT COUNSELLOR Arthur escaped from the house as soon as he could, leaving Bernadette and Sir Oliver at tea together.
escaped
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From this reading A PRUDENT COUNSELLOR Arthur escaped from the house as soon as he could, leaving Bernadette and Sir Oliver at tea together.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps if he were alone for a bit he could see things better, get them in a true perspective, and make up his mind whether he was being a fool now or had been a fool--a sore fool--up to now.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Perhaps if he were alone for a bit he could see things better, get them in a true perspective, and make up his mind whether he was being a fool now or had been a fool--a sore fool--up to now.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A PRUDENT COUNSELLOR Arthur escaped from the house as soon as he could, leaving Bernadette and Sir Oliver at tea together.
get
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From this reading Perhaps if he were alone for a bit he could see things better, get them in a true perspective, and make up his mind whether he was being a fool now or had been a fool--a sore fool--up to now.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He could not bear to be with them; he had need to be alone with his anger and bewilderment.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A PRUDENT COUNSELLOR Arthur escaped from the house as soon as he could, leaving Bernadette and Sir Oliver at tea together.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He could not bear to be with them; he had need to be alone with his anger and bewilderment.
house
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From this reading A PRUDENT COUNSELLOR Arthur escaped from the house as soon as he could, leaving Bernadette and Sir Oliver at tea together.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Perhaps if he were alone for a bit he could see things better, get them in a true perspective, and make up his mind whether he was being a fool now or had been a fool--a sore fool--up to now.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps if he were alone for a bit he could see things better, get them in a true perspective, and make up his mind whether he was being a fool now or had been a fool--a sore fool--up to now.
leaving
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From this reading A PRUDENT COUNSELLOR Arthur escaped from the house as soon as he could, leaving Bernadette and Sir Oliver at tea together.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps if he were alone for a bit he could see things better, get them in a true perspective, and make up his mind whether he was being a fool now or had been a fool--a sore fool--up to now.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps if he were alone for a bit he could see things better, get them in a true perspective, and make up his mind whether he was being a fool now or had been a fool--a sore fool--up to now.
momentary
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From this reading Bernadette's confusion, if real at all, had been momentary; Sir Oliver's cool confidence had never wavered.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could not bear to be with them; he had need to be alone with his anger and bewilderment.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bernadette's confusion, if real at all, had been momentary; Sir Oliver's cool confidence had never wavered.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not bear to be with them; he had need to be alone with his anger and bewilderment.
now
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From this reading Perhaps if he were alone for a bit he could see things better, get them in a true perspective, and make up his mind whether he was being a fool now or had been a fool--a sore fool--up to now.
Oliver
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From this reading A PRUDENT COUNSELLOR Arthur escaped from the house as soon as he could, leaving Bernadette and Sir Oliver at tea together.
Oliver's
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From this reading Bernadette's confusion, if real at all, had been momentary; Sir Oliver's cool confidence had never wavered.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Perhaps if he were alone for a bit he could see things better, get them in a true perspective, and make up his mind whether he was being a fool now or had been a fool--a sore fool--up to now.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps if he were alone for a bit he could see things better, get them in a true perspective, and make up his mind whether he was being a fool now or had been a fool--a sore fool--up to now.
perspective
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From this reading Perhaps if he were alone for a bit he could see things better, get them in a true perspective, and make up his mind whether he was being a fool now or had been a fool--a sore fool--up to now.
PRUDENT
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From this reading A PRUDENT COUNSELLOR Arthur escaped from the house as soon as he could, leaving Bernadette and Sir Oliver at tea together.
real
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From this reading Bernadette's confusion, if real at all, had been momentary; Sir Oliver's cool confidence had never wavered.
see
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From this reading Perhaps if he were alone for a bit he could see things better, get them in a true perspective, and make up his mind whether he was being a fool now or had been a fool--a sore fool--up to now.
Sir
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From this reading A PRUDENT COUNSELLOR Arthur escaped from the house as soon as he could, leaving Bernadette and Sir Oliver at tea together.
soon
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From this reading A PRUDENT COUNSELLOR Arthur escaped from the house as soon as he could, leaving Bernadette and Sir Oliver at tea together.
sore
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From this reading Perhaps if he were alone for a bit he could see things better, get them in a true perspective, and make up his mind whether he was being a fool now or had been a fool--a sore fool--up to now.
tea
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From this reading A PRUDENT COUNSELLOR Arthur escaped from the house as soon as he could, leaving Bernadette and Sir Oliver at tea together.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PRUDENT COUNSELLOR Arthur escaped from the house as soon as he could, leaving Bernadette and Sir Oliver at tea together.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He could not bear to be with them; he had need to be alone with his anger and bewilderment.
things
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From this reading Perhaps if he were alone for a bit he could see things better, get them in a true perspective, and make up his mind whether he was being a fool now or had been a fool--a sore fool--up to now.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He could not bear to be with them; he had need to be alone with his anger and bewilderment.
together
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From this reading A PRUDENT COUNSELLOR Arthur escaped from the house as soon as he could, leaving Bernadette and Sir Oliver at tea together.
true
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From this reading Perhaps if he were alone for a bit he could see things better, get them in a true perspective, and make up his mind whether he was being a fool now or had been a fool--a sore fool--up to now.
truth
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From this reading Which was the truth?
up
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From this reading Perhaps if he were alone for a bit he could see things better, get them in a true perspective, and make up his mind whether he was being a fool now or had been a fool--a sore fool--up to now.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps if he were alone for a bit he could see things better, get them in a true perspective, and make up his mind whether he was being a fool now or had been a fool--a sore fool--up to now.
wavered
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From this reading Bernadette's confusion, if real at all, had been momentary; Sir Oliver's cool confidence had never wavered.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Perhaps if he were alone for a bit he could see things better, get them in a true perspective, and make up his mind whether he was being a fool now or had been a fool--a sore fool--up to now.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Perhaps if he were alone for a bit he could see things better, get them in a true perspective, and make up his mind whether he was being a fool now or had been a fool--a sore fool--up to now.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which was the truth?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He could not bear to be with them; he had need to be alone with his anger and bewilderment.
