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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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acknowledging
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ailed
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all
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From this reading He told all the visible employes of the hotel and allowed them to know that the betrothal really had been his handi-work He had arranged it.
allowed
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From this reading He told all the visible employes of the hotel and allowed them to know that the betrothal really had been his handi-work He had arranged it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IT seems strange that the one who was the most hilarious over the engagement of Marjory and Cole- man should be Coleman's dragoman who was indeed in a state bordering on transport.
arranged
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From this reading He told all the visible employes of the hotel and allowed them to know that the betrothal really had been his handi-work He had arranged it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He did not make quite clear how he had performed this feat, but at least he was perfectly frank in acknowledging it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading IT seems strange that the one who was the most hilarious over the engagement of Marjory and Cole- man should be Coleman's dragoman who was indeed in a state bordering on transport.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He told all the visible employes of the hotel and allowed them to know that the betrothal really had been his handi-work He had arranged it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It is not known how he learned the glad tidings, but it is certain that he learned them before luncheon.
betrothal
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From this reading He told all the visible employes of the hotel and allowed them to know that the betrothal really had been his handi-work He had arranged it.
bordering
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is not known how he learned the glad tidings, but it is certain that he learned them before luncheon.
came
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From this reading When some of the students came down to luncheon, they saw him but could not decide what ailed him.
certain
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From this reading It is not known how he learned the glad tidings, but it is certain that he learned them before luncheon.
clear
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From this reading He did not make quite clear how he had performed this feat, but at least he was perfectly frank in acknowledging it.
Cole
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Coleman's
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When some of the students came down to luncheon, they saw him but could not decide what ailed him.
decide
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From this reading When some of the students came down to luncheon, they saw him but could not decide what ailed him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not make quite clear how he had performed this feat, but at least he was perfectly frank in acknowledging it.
down
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From this reading When some of the students came down to luncheon, they saw him but could not decide what ailed him.
dragoman
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employes
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From this reading He told all the visible employes of the hotel and allowed them to know that the betrothal really had been his handi-work He had arranged it.
engagement
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feat
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From this reading He did not make quite clear how he had performed this feat, but at least he was perfectly frank in acknowledging it.
frank
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From this reading He did not make quite clear how he had performed this feat, but at least he was perfectly frank in acknowledging it.
glad
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From this reading It is not known how he learned the glad tidings, but it is certain that he learned them before luncheon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He told all the visible employes of the hotel and allowed them to know that the betrothal really had been his handi-work He had arranged it.
handi-work
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From this reading He told all the visible employes of the hotel and allowed them to know that the betrothal really had been his handi-work He had arranged it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is not known how he learned the glad tidings, but it is certain that he learned them before luncheon.
hilarious
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From this reading IT seems strange that the one who was the most hilarious over the engagement of Marjory and Cole- man should be Coleman's dragoman who was indeed in a state bordering on transport.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When some of the students came down to luncheon, they saw him but could not decide what ailed him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He told all the visible employes of the hotel and allowed them to know that the betrothal really had been his handi-work He had arranged it.
hotel
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From this reading He told all the visible employes of the hotel and allowed them to know that the betrothal really had been his handi-work He had arranged it.
how
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From this reading It is not known how he learned the glad tidings, but it is certain that he learned them before luncheon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IT seems strange that the one who was the most hilarious over the engagement of Marjory and Cole- man should be Coleman's dragoman who was indeed in a state bordering on transport.
indeed
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From this reading IT seems strange that the one who was the most hilarious over the engagement of Marjory and Cole- man should be Coleman's dragoman who was indeed in a state bordering on transport.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not known how he learned the glad tidings, but it is certain that he learned them before luncheon.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT seems strange that the one who was the most hilarious over the engagement of Marjory and Cole- man should be Coleman's dragoman who was indeed in a state bordering on transport.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told all the visible employes of the hotel and allowed them to know that the betrothal really had been his handi-work He had arranged it.
known
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From this reading It is not known how he learned the glad tidings, but it is certain that he learned them before luncheon.
learned
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From this reading It is not known how he learned the glad tidings, but it is certain that he learned them before luncheon.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not make quite clear how he had performed this feat, but at least he was perfectly frank in acknowledging it.
luncheon
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From this reading It is not known how he learned the glad tidings, but it is certain that he learned them before luncheon.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not make quite clear how he had performed this feat, but at least he was perfectly frank in acknowledging it.
man
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Marjory
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most
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From this reading IT seems strange that the one who was the most hilarious over the engagement of Marjory and Cole- man should be Coleman's dragoman who was indeed in a state bordering on transport.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not known how he learned the glad tidings, but it is certain that he learned them before luncheon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT seems strange that the one who was the most hilarious over the engagement of Marjory and Cole- man should be Coleman's dragoman who was indeed in a state bordering on transport.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IT seems strange that the one who was the most hilarious over the engagement of Marjory and Cole- man should be Coleman's dragoman who was indeed in a state bordering on transport.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading IT seems strange that the one who was the most hilarious over the engagement of Marjory and Cole- man should be Coleman's dragoman who was indeed in a state bordering on transport.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading IT seems strange that the one who was the most hilarious over the engagement of Marjory and Cole- man should be Coleman's dragoman who was indeed in a state bordering on transport.
perfectly
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From this reading He did not make quite clear how he had performed this feat, but at least he was perfectly frank in acknowledging it.
performed
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From this reading He did not make quite clear how he had performed this feat, but at least he was perfectly frank in acknowledging it.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not make quite clear how he had performed this feat, but at least he was perfectly frank in acknowledging it.
really
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From this reading He told all the visible employes of the hotel and allowed them to know that the betrothal really had been his handi-work He had arranged it.
saw
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From this reading When some of the students came down to luncheon, they saw him but could not decide what ailed him.
seems
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From this reading IT seems strange that the one who was the most hilarious over the engagement of Marjory and Cole- man should be Coleman's dragoman who was indeed in a state bordering on transport.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
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some
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state
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strange
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From this reading IT seems strange that the one who was the most hilarious over the engagement of Marjory and Cole- man should be Coleman's dragoman who was indeed in a state bordering on transport.
students
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From this reading When some of the students came down to luncheon, they saw him but could not decide what ailed him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IT seems strange that the one who was the most hilarious over the engagement of Marjory and Cole- man should be Coleman's dragoman who was indeed in a state bordering on transport.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT seems strange that the one who was the most hilarious over the engagement of Marjory and Cole- man should be Coleman's dragoman who was indeed in a state bordering on transport.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is not known how he learned the glad tidings, but it is certain that he learned them before luncheon.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When some of the students came down to luncheon, they saw him but could not decide what ailed him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He did not make quite clear how he had performed this feat, but at least he was perfectly frank in acknowledging it.
tidings
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From this reading It is not known how he learned the glad tidings, but it is certain that he learned them before luncheon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He told all the visible employes of the hotel and allowed them to know that the betrothal really had been his handi-work He had arranged it.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told all the visible employes of the hotel and allowed them to know that the betrothal really had been his handi-work He had arranged it.
transport
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From this reading IT seems strange that the one who was the most hilarious over the engagement of Marjory and Cole- man should be Coleman's dragoman who was indeed in a state bordering on transport.
visible
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From this reading He told all the visible employes of the hotel and allowed them to know that the betrothal really had been his handi-work He had arranged it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT seems strange that the one who was the most hilarious over the engagement of Marjory and Cole- man should be Coleman's dragoman who was indeed in a state bordering on transport.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When some of the students came down to luncheon, they saw him but could not decide what ailed him.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When some of the students came down to luncheon, they saw him but could not decide what ailed him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading IT seems strange that the one who was the most hilarious over the engagement of Marjory and Cole- man should be Coleman's dragoman who was indeed in a state bordering on transport.
