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able
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From this reading The sergeant-major was intimate with the innkeeper, and the innkeeper was able to say that Mr. Thaddeus Crowe was an honest, intelligent, and peculiarly successful lawyer.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FRED NEVILLE IS AGAIN CALLED HOME TO SCROOPE.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Neville was intent upon business, and had not been back in Ennis from the cottage half an hour before he obtained an introduction to an attorney.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Neville was intent upon business, and had not been back in Ennis from the cottage half an hour before he obtained an introduction to an attorney.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Before he sat down to dinner Fred Neville was closeted at the barracks with Mr. Crowe.
attorney
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From this reading Neville was intent upon business, and had not been back in Ennis from the cottage half an hour before he obtained an introduction to an attorney.
back
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From this reading Neville was intent upon business, and had not been back in Ennis from the cottage half an hour before he obtained an introduction to an attorney.
barracks
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From this reading Before he sat down to dinner Fred Neville was closeted at the barracks with Mr. Crowe.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Neville was intent upon business, and had not been back in Ennis from the cottage half an hour before he obtained an introduction to an attorney.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Neville was intent upon business, and had not been back in Ennis from the cottage half an hour before he obtained an introduction to an attorney.
business
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From this reading Neville was intent upon business, and had not been back in Ennis from the cottage half an hour before he obtained an introduction to an attorney.
CALLED
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From this reading FRED NEVILLE IS AGAIN CALLED HOME TO SCROOPE.
closeted
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From this reading Before he sat down to dinner Fred Neville was closeted at the barracks with Mr. Crowe.
cottage
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From this reading Neville was intent upon business, and had not been back in Ennis from the cottage half an hour before he obtained an introduction to an attorney.
Crowe
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From this reading The sergeant-major was intimate with the innkeeper, and the innkeeper was able to say that Mr. Thaddeus Crowe was an honest, intelligent, and peculiarly successful lawyer.
dinner
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From this reading Before he sat down to dinner Fred Neville was closeted at the barracks with Mr. Crowe.
down
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From this reading Before he sat down to dinner Fred Neville was closeted at the barracks with Mr. Crowe.
Ennis
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From this reading Neville was intent upon business, and had not been back in Ennis from the cottage half an hour before he obtained an introduction to an attorney.
FRED
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From this reading FRED NEVILLE IS AGAIN CALLED HOME TO SCROOPE.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Neville was intent upon business, and had not been back in Ennis from the cottage half an hour before he obtained an introduction to an attorney.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Neville was intent upon business, and had not been back in Ennis from the cottage half an hour before he obtained an introduction to an attorney.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neville was intent upon business, and had not been back in Ennis from the cottage half an hour before he obtained an introduction to an attorney.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Neville was intent upon business, and had not been back in Ennis from the cottage half an hour before he obtained an introduction to an attorney.
HOME
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From this reading FRED NEVILLE IS AGAIN CALLED HOME TO SCROOPE.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading The sergeant-major was intimate with the innkeeper, and the innkeeper was able to say that Mr. Thaddeus Crowe was an honest, intelligent, and peculiarly successful lawyer.
hour
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From this reading Neville was intent upon business, and had not been back in Ennis from the cottage half an hour before he obtained an introduction to an attorney.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Neville was intent upon business, and had not been back in Ennis from the cottage half an hour before he obtained an introduction to an attorney.
innkeeper
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From this reading The sergeant-major was intimate with the innkeeper, and the innkeeper was able to say that Mr. Thaddeus Crowe was an honest, intelligent, and peculiarly successful lawyer.
intelligent
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From this reading The sergeant-major was intimate with the innkeeper, and the innkeeper was able to say that Mr. Thaddeus Crowe was an honest, intelligent, and peculiarly successful lawyer.
intent
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From this reading Neville was intent upon business, and had not been back in Ennis from the cottage half an hour before he obtained an introduction to an attorney.
intimate
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From this reading The sergeant-major was intimate with the innkeeper, and the innkeeper was able to say that Mr. Thaddeus Crowe was an honest, intelligent, and peculiarly successful lawyer.
introduction
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From this reading Neville was intent upon business, and had not been back in Ennis from the cottage half an hour before he obtained an introduction to an attorney.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FRED NEVILLE IS AGAIN CALLED HOME TO SCROOPE.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He procured it through the sergeant-major of the troop.
lawyer
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From this reading The sergeant-major was intimate with the innkeeper, and the innkeeper was able to say that Mr. Thaddeus Crowe was an honest, intelligent, and peculiarly successful lawyer.
Mr
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From this reading The sergeant-major was intimate with the innkeeper, and the innkeeper was able to say that Mr. Thaddeus Crowe was an honest, intelligent, and peculiarly successful lawyer.
NEVILLE
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From this reading FRED NEVILLE IS AGAIN CALLED HOME TO SCROOPE.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Neville was intent upon business, and had not been back in Ennis from the cottage half an hour before he obtained an introduction to an attorney.
obtained
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From this reading Neville was intent upon business, and had not been back in Ennis from the cottage half an hour before he obtained an introduction to an attorney.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He procured it through the sergeant-major of the troop.
peculiarly
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From this reading The sergeant-major was intimate with the innkeeper, and the innkeeper was able to say that Mr. Thaddeus Crowe was an honest, intelligent, and peculiarly successful lawyer.
procured
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From this reading He procured it through the sergeant-major of the troop.
sat
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From this reading Before he sat down to dinner Fred Neville was closeted at the barracks with Mr. Crowe.
say
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From this reading The sergeant-major was intimate with the innkeeper, and the innkeeper was able to say that Mr. Thaddeus Crowe was an honest, intelligent, and peculiarly successful lawyer.
SCROOPE
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From this reading FRED NEVILLE IS AGAIN CALLED HOME TO SCROOPE.
sergeant-major
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From this reading He procured it through the sergeant-major of the troop.
successful
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From this reading The sergeant-major was intimate with the innkeeper, and the innkeeper was able to say that Mr. Thaddeus Crowe was an honest, intelligent, and peculiarly successful lawyer.
Thaddeus
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From this reading The sergeant-major was intimate with the innkeeper, and the innkeeper was able to say that Mr. Thaddeus Crowe was an honest, intelligent, and peculiarly successful lawyer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sergeant-major was intimate with the innkeeper, and the innkeeper was able to say that Mr. Thaddeus Crowe was an honest, intelligent, and peculiarly successful lawyer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Neville was intent upon business, and had not been back in Ennis from the cottage half an hour before he obtained an introduction to an attorney.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He procured it through the sergeant-major of the troop.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FRED NEVILLE IS AGAIN CALLED HOME TO SCROOPE.
troop
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From this reading He procured it through the sergeant-major of the troop.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Neville was intent upon business, and had not been back in Ennis from the cottage half an hour before he obtained an introduction to an attorney.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Neville was intent upon business, and had not been back in Ennis from the cottage half an hour before he obtained an introduction to an attorney.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sergeant-major was intimate with the innkeeper, and the innkeeper was able to say that Mr. Thaddeus Crowe was an honest, intelligent, and peculiarly successful lawyer.
