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3
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From this reading Part 3 In the afternoon the task of expostulation was taken up by Mr. Stanley in person.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her aunt opened all the fingers of her gloved hand in a rhetorical gesture.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Part 3 In the afternoon the task of expostulation was taken up by Mr. Stanley in person.
all
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From this reading Her aunt opened all the fingers of her gloved hand in a rhetorical gesture.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her father’s ideas of expostulation were a little harsh and forcible, and over the claret-colored table-cloth and under the gas chandelier, with his hat and umbrella between them like the mace in Parliament, he and his daughter contrived to have a violent quarrel.
aunt
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From this reading Her aunt opened all the fingers of her gloved hand in a rhetorical gesture.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Just because your father--wouldn’t let you disobey him!”
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Her father’s ideas of expostulation were a little harsh and forcible, and over the claret-colored table-cloth and under the gas chandelier, with his hat and umbrella between them like the mace in Parliament, he and his daughter contrived to have a violent quarrel.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Part 3 In the afternoon the task of expostulation was taken up by Mr. Stanley in person.
chandelier
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From this reading Her father’s ideas of expostulation were a little harsh and forcible, and over the claret-colored table-cloth and under the gas chandelier, with his hat and umbrella between them like the mace in Parliament, he and his daughter contrived to have a violent quarrel.
claret-colored
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From this reading Her father’s ideas of expostulation were a little harsh and forcible, and over the claret-colored table-cloth and under the gas chandelier, with his hat and umbrella between them like the mace in Parliament, he and his daughter contrived to have a violent quarrel.
contrived
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From this reading Her father’s ideas of expostulation were a little harsh and forcible, and over the claret-colored table-cloth and under the gas chandelier, with his hat and umbrella between them like the mace in Parliament, he and his daughter contrived to have a violent quarrel.
daughter
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From this reading Her father’s ideas of expostulation were a little harsh and forcible, and over the claret-colored table-cloth and under the gas chandelier, with his hat and umbrella between them like the mace in Parliament, he and his daughter contrived to have a violent quarrel.
disobey
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From this reading Just because your father--wouldn’t let you disobey him!”
expostulation
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From this reading Part 3 In the afternoon the task of expostulation was taken up by Mr. Stanley in person.
father
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From this reading Just because your father--wouldn’t let you disobey him!”
father's
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From this reading Her father’s ideas of expostulation were a little harsh and forcible, and over the claret-colored table-cloth and under the gas chandelier, with his hat and umbrella between them like the mace in Parliament, he and his daughter contrived to have a violent quarrel.
fingers
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From this reading Her aunt opened all the fingers of her gloved hand in a rhetorical gesture.
forcible
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From this reading Her father’s ideas of expostulation were a little harsh and forcible, and over the claret-colored table-cloth and under the gas chandelier, with his hat and umbrella between them like the mace in Parliament, he and his daughter contrived to have a violent quarrel.
gas
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From this reading Her father’s ideas of expostulation were a little harsh and forcible, and over the claret-colored table-cloth and under the gas chandelier, with his hat and umbrella between them like the mace in Parliament, he and his daughter contrived to have a violent quarrel.
gesture
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From this reading Her aunt opened all the fingers of her gloved hand in a rhetorical gesture.
gloved
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From this reading Her aunt opened all the fingers of her gloved hand in a rhetorical gesture.
hand
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From this reading Her aunt opened all the fingers of her gloved hand in a rhetorical gesture.
harsh
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From this reading Her father’s ideas of expostulation were a little harsh and forcible, and over the claret-colored table-cloth and under the gas chandelier, with his hat and umbrella between them like the mace in Parliament, he and his daughter contrived to have a violent quarrel.
hat
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From this reading Her father’s ideas of expostulation were a little harsh and forcible, and over the claret-colored table-cloth and under the gas chandelier, with his hat and umbrella between them like the mace in Parliament, he and his daughter contrived to have a violent quarrel.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her father’s ideas of expostulation were a little harsh and forcible, and over the claret-colored table-cloth and under the gas chandelier, with his hat and umbrella between them like the mace in Parliament, he and his daughter contrived to have a violent quarrel.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her father’s ideas of expostulation were a little harsh and forcible, and over the claret-colored table-cloth and under the gas chandelier, with his hat and umbrella between them like the mace in Parliament, he and his daughter contrived to have a violent quarrel.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her aunt opened all the fingers of her gloved hand in a rhetorical gesture.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Just because your father--wouldn’t let you disobey him!”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father’s ideas of expostulation were a little harsh and forcible, and over the claret-colored table-cloth and under the gas chandelier, with his hat and umbrella between them like the mace in Parliament, he and his daughter contrived to have a violent quarrel.
ideas
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From this reading Her father’s ideas of expostulation were a little harsh and forcible, and over the claret-colored table-cloth and under the gas chandelier, with his hat and umbrella between them like the mace in Parliament, he and his daughter contrived to have a violent quarrel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her aunt opened all the fingers of her gloved hand in a rhetorical gesture.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It seems to me all madness--madness!
Just
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From this reading Just because your father--wouldn’t let you disobey him!”
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Just because your father--wouldn’t let you disobey him!”
like
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From this reading Her father’s ideas of expostulation were a little harsh and forcible, and over the claret-colored table-cloth and under the gas chandelier, with his hat and umbrella between them like the mace in Parliament, he and his daughter contrived to have a violent quarrel.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her father’s ideas of expostulation were a little harsh and forcible, and over the claret-colored table-cloth and under the gas chandelier, with his hat and umbrella between them like the mace in Parliament, he and his daughter contrived to have a violent quarrel.
mace
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From this reading Her father’s ideas of expostulation were a little harsh and forcible, and over the claret-colored table-cloth and under the gas chandelier, with his hat and umbrella between them like the mace in Parliament, he and his daughter contrived to have a violent quarrel.
madness
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From this reading “It seems to me all madness--madness!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It seems to me all madness--madness!
Mr
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From this reading Part 3 In the afternoon the task of expostulation was taken up by Mr. Stanley in person.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her aunt opened all the fingers of her gloved hand in a rhetorical gesture.
opened
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From this reading Her aunt opened all the fingers of her gloved hand in a rhetorical gesture.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Her father’s ideas of expostulation were a little harsh and forcible, and over the claret-colored table-cloth and under the gas chandelier, with his hat and umbrella between them like the mace in Parliament, he and his daughter contrived to have a violent quarrel.
Parliament
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From this reading Her father’s ideas of expostulation were a little harsh and forcible, and over the claret-colored table-cloth and under the gas chandelier, with his hat and umbrella between them like the mace in Parliament, he and his daughter contrived to have a violent quarrel.
PartnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Part 3 In the afternoon the task of expostulation was taken up by Mr. Stanley in person.
person
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From this reading Part 3 In the afternoon the task of expostulation was taken up by Mr. Stanley in person.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading Her father’s ideas of expostulation were a little harsh and forcible, and over the claret-colored table-cloth and under the gas chandelier, with his hat and umbrella between them like the mace in Parliament, he and his daughter contrived to have a violent quarrel.
rhetorical
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From this reading Her aunt opened all the fingers of her gloved hand in a rhetorical gesture.
seems
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From this reading “It seems to me all madness--madness!
Stanley
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From this reading Part 3 In the afternoon the task of expostulation was taken up by Mr. Stanley in person.
table-cloth
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From this reading Her father’s ideas of expostulation were a little harsh and forcible, and over the claret-colored table-cloth and under the gas chandelier, with his hat and umbrella between them like the mace in Parliament, he and his daughter contrived to have a violent quarrel.
taken
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From this reading Part 3 In the afternoon the task of expostulation was taken up by Mr. Stanley in person.
task
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From this reading Part 3 In the afternoon the task of expostulation was taken up by Mr. Stanley in person.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her aunt opened all the fingers of her gloved hand in a rhetorical gesture.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Her father’s ideas of expostulation were a little harsh and forcible, and over the claret-colored table-cloth and under the gas chandelier, with his hat and umbrella between them like the mace in Parliament, he and his daughter contrived to have a violent quarrel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It seems to me all madness--madness!
umbrella
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From this reading Her father’s ideas of expostulation were a little harsh and forcible, and over the claret-colored table-cloth and under the gas chandelier, with his hat and umbrella between them like the mace in Parliament, he and his daughter contrived to have a violent quarrel.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Her father’s ideas of expostulation were a little harsh and forcible, and over the claret-colored table-cloth and under the gas chandelier, with his hat and umbrella between them like the mace in Parliament, he and his daughter contrived to have a violent quarrel.
up
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From this reading Part 3 In the afternoon the task of expostulation was taken up by Mr. Stanley in person.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her father’s ideas of expostulation were a little harsh and forcible, and over the claret-colored table-cloth and under the gas chandelier, with his hat and umbrella between them like the mace in Parliament, he and his daughter contrived to have a violent quarrel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Part 3 In the afternoon the task of expostulation was taken up by Mr. Stanley in person.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her father’s ideas of expostulation were a little harsh and forcible, and over the claret-colored table-cloth and under the gas chandelier, with his hat and umbrella between them like the mace in Parliament, he and his daughter contrived to have a violent quarrel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her father’s ideas of expostulation were a little harsh and forcible, and over the claret-colored table-cloth and under the gas chandelier, with his hat and umbrella between them like the mace in Parliament, he and his daughter contrived to have a violent quarrel.
wouldn't
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From this reading Just because your father--wouldn’t let you disobey him!”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Just because your father--wouldn’t let you disobey him!”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Just because your father--wouldn’t let you disobey him!”
