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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 sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
addition
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From this reading In addition to the important meeting he had to attend that night, his presence was expected at the board of a Jewish charity, of which he was the founder.
aid
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From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
ALL
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From this reading BEFORE ALL, DUTY.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In addition to the important meeting he had to attend that night, his presence was expected at the board of a Jewish charity, of which he was the founder.
attend
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From this reading In addition to the important meeting he had to attend that night, his presence was expected at the board of a Jewish charity, of which he was the founder.
BEFOREprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BEFORE ALL, DUTY.
board
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From this reading In addition to the important meeting he had to attend that night, his presence was expected at the board of a Jewish charity, of which he was the founder.
business
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From this reading This meeting came first, and his colleagues could not proceed to business without him; he must not disappoint them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
came
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From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
chaos
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From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
character
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From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
charity
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From this reading In addition to the important meeting he had to attend that night, his presence was expected at the board of a Jewish charity, of which he was the founder.
colleagues
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From this reading This meeting came first, and his colleagues could not proceed to business without him; he must not disappoint them.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This meeting came first, and his colleagues could not proceed to business without him; he must not disappoint them.
Dillworthy
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From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
disappoint
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From this reading This meeting came first, and his colleagues could not proceed to business without him; he must not disappoint them.
DUTYnounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading BEFORE ALL, DUTY.
entrance
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From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
expected
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From this reading In addition to the important meeting he had to attend that night, his presence was expected at the board of a Jewish charity, of which he was the founder.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This meeting came first, and his colleagues could not proceed to business without him; he must not disappoint them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
founder
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From this reading In addition to the important meeting he had to attend that night, his presence was expected at the board of a Jewish charity, of which he was the founder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This meeting came first, and his colleagues could not proceed to business without him; he must not disappoint them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
important
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From this reading In addition to the important meeting he had to attend that night, his presence was expected at the board of a Jewish charity, of which he was the founder.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
Jewish
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From this reading In addition to the important meeting he had to attend that night, his presence was expected at the board of a Jewish charity, of which he was the founder.
many
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From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
meeting
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From this reading In addition to the important meeting he had to attend that night, his presence was expected at the board of a Jewish charity, of which he was the founder.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
minutes
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From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
Mr
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From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading This meeting came first, and his colleagues could not proceed to business without him; he must not disappoint them.
native
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From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
night
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From this reading In addition to the important meeting he had to attend that night, his presence was expected at the board of a Jewish charity, of which he was the founder.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This meeting came first, and his colleagues could not proceed to business without him; he must not disappoint them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
presence
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From this reading In addition to the important meeting he had to attend that night, his presence was expected at the board of a Jewish charity, of which he was the founder.
presently
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From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
proceed
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From this reading This meeting came first, and his colleagues could not proceed to business without him; he must not disappoint them.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
sat
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From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
silent
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From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
state
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From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
task
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From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In addition to the important meeting he had to attend that night, his presence was expected at the board of a Jewish charity, of which he was the founder.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This meeting came first, and his colleagues could not proceed to business without him; he must not disappoint them.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This meeting came first, and his colleagues could not proceed to business without him; he must not disappoint them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In addition to the important meeting he had to attend that night, his presence was expected at the board of a Jewish charity, of which he was the founder.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He sat silent for many minutes, his mind in a state of chaos; but presently his native strength of character came to his aid, and he resumed the task which the entrance of Mr. Dillworthy had interrupted!
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading This meeting came first, and his colleagues could not proceed to business without him; he must not disappoint them.
