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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 THE DUKE STARTS SOMETHING The day after the Forest Hill defeat was warm and languid, more like a November day.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE DUKE STARTS SOMETHING The day after the Forest Hill defeat was warm and languid, more like a November day.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For one thing, he had been through forty-eight minutes of hard play the day before and felt lame and battered, although there were no scars to show.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DUKE STARTS SOMETHING The day after the Forest Hill defeat was warm and languid, more like a November day.
apathy
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From this reading Perhaps, too, the weather induced a feeling of apathy; it was too warm.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
attended
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From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
battered
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From this reading For one thing, he had been through forty-eight minutes of hard play the day before and felt lame and battered, although there were no scars to show.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There were fellows whom he might look up and who would doubtless be glad to see him, but somehow he didn’t feel very sociable.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For one thing, he had been through forty-eight minutes of hard play the day before and felt lame and battered, although there were no scars to show.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were fellows whom he might look up and who would doubtless be glad to see him, but somehow he didn’t feel very sociable.
church
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From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
custom
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From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
day
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From this reading THE DUKE STARTS SOMETHING The day after the Forest Hill defeat was warm and languid, more like a November day.
defeat
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From this reading THE DUKE STARTS SOMETHING The day after the Forest Hill defeat was warm and languid, more like a November day.
didn't
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From this reading There were fellows whom he might look up and who would doubtless be glad to see him, but somehow he didn’t feel very sociable.
dinner
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From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
doubtless
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From this reading There were fellows whom he might look up and who would doubtless be glad to see him, but somehow he didn’t feel very sociable.
DUKE
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From this reading THE DUKE STARTS SOMETHING The day after the Forest Hill defeat was warm and languid, more like a November day.
eaten
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From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
evening
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From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
father
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From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
feel
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From this reading There were fellows whom he might look up and who would doubtless be glad to see him, but somehow he didn’t feel very sociable.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Perhaps, too, the weather induced a feeling of apathy; it was too warm.
fellows
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From this reading There were fellows whom he might look up and who would doubtless be glad to see him, but somehow he didn’t feel very sociable.
felt
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From this reading For one thing, he had been through forty-eight minutes of hard play the day before and felt lame and battered, although there were no scars to show.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
forenoon
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From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
Forest
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From this reading THE DUKE STARTS SOMETHING The day after the Forest Hill defeat was warm and languid, more like a November day.
forty-eight
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From this reading For one thing, he had been through forty-eight minutes of hard play the day before and felt lame and battered, although there were no scars to show.
Gerald
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From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
glad
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From this reading There were fellows whom he might look up and who would doubtless be glad to see him, but somehow he didn’t feel very sociable.
gone
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From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
hard
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From this reading For one thing, he had been through forty-eight minutes of hard play the day before and felt lame and battered, although there were no scars to show.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
Hill
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From this reading THE DUKE STARTS SOMETHING The day after the Forest Hill defeat was warm and languid, more like a November day.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There were fellows whom he might look up and who would doubtless be glad to see him, but somehow he didn’t feel very sociable.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
home
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From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
how
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From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
induced
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From this reading Perhaps, too, the weather induced a feeling of apathy; it was too warm.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps, too, the weather induced a feeling of apathy; it was too warm.
Kendall
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From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
lame
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From this reading For one thing, he had been through forty-eight minutes of hard play the day before and felt lame and battered, although there were no scars to show.
languid
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From this reading THE DUKE STARTS SOMETHING The day after the Forest Hill defeat was warm and languid, more like a November day.
like
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From this reading THE DUKE STARTS SOMETHING The day after the Forest Hill defeat was warm and languid, more like a November day.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were fellows whom he might look up and who would doubtless be glad to see him, but somehow he didn’t feel very sociable.
loss
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From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There were fellows whom he might look up and who would doubtless be glad to see him, but somehow he didn’t feel very sociable.
minutes
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From this reading For one thing, he had been through forty-eight minutes of hard play the day before and felt lame and battered, although there were no scars to show.
more
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From this reading THE DUKE STARTS SOMETHING The day after the Forest Hill defeat was warm and languid, more like a November day.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For one thing, he had been through forty-eight minutes of hard play the day before and felt lame and battered, although there were no scars to show.
November
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From this reading THE DUKE STARTS SOMETHING The day after the Forest Hill defeat was warm and languid, more like a November day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For one thing, he had been through forty-eight minutes of hard play the day before and felt lame and battered, although there were no scars to show.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one thing, he had been through forty-eight minutes of hard play the day before and felt lame and battered, although there were no scars to show.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps, too, the weather induced a feeling of apathy; it was too warm.
play
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From this reading For one thing, he had been through forty-eight minutes of hard play the day before and felt lame and battered, although there were no scars to show.
scars
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From this reading For one thing, he had been through forty-eight minutes of hard play the day before and felt lame and battered, although there were no scars to show.
see
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From this reading There were fellows whom he might look up and who would doubtless be glad to see him, but somehow he didn’t feel very sociable.
show
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From this reading For one thing, he had been through forty-eight minutes of hard play the day before and felt lame and battered, although there were no scars to show.
sociable
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From this reading There were fellows whom he might look up and who would doubtless be glad to see him, but somehow he didn’t feel very sociable.
somehow
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From this reading There were fellows whom he might look up and who would doubtless be glad to see him, but somehow he didn’t feel very sociable.
SOMETHINGpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading THE DUKE STARTS SOMETHING The day after the Forest Hill defeat was warm and languid, more like a November day.
Sound
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From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
spend
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From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
STARTS
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From this reading THE DUKE STARTS SOMETHING The day after the Forest Hill defeat was warm and languid, more like a November day.
table
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From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DUKE STARTS SOMETHING The day after the Forest Hill defeat was warm and languid, more like a November day.
There
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From this reading There were fellows whom he might look up and who would doubtless be glad to see him, but somehow he didn’t feel very sociable.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For one thing, he had been through forty-eight minutes of hard play the day before and felt lame and battered, although there were no scars to show.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For one thing, he had been through forty-eight minutes of hard play the day before and felt lame and battered, although there were no scars to show.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
too
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From this reading Perhaps, too, the weather induced a feeling of apathy; it was too warm.
training
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From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
up
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From this reading There were fellows whom he might look up and who would doubtless be glad to see him, but somehow he didn’t feel very sociable.
very
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From this reading There were fellows whom he might look up and who would doubtless be glad to see him, but somehow he didn’t feel very sociable.
View
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From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
warm
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From this reading THE DUKE STARTS SOMETHING The day after the Forest Hill defeat was warm and languid, more like a November day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DUKE STARTS SOMETHING The day after the Forest Hill defeat was warm and languid, more like a November day.
weather
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From this reading Perhaps, too, the weather induced a feeling of apathy; it was too warm.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were fellows whom he might look up and who would doubtless be glad to see him, but somehow he didn’t feel very sociable.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Gerald had gone to Sound View the evening before, as was his custom when his father was at home, and Kendall, having attended church in the forenoon and eaten a dinner at the training table for which he had had little appetite, was at a loss how to spend his afternoon.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There were fellows whom he might look up and who would doubtless be glad to see him, but somehow he didn’t feel very sociable.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There were fellows whom he might look up and who would doubtless be glad to see him, but somehow he didn’t feel very sociable.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There were fellows whom he might look up and who would doubtless be glad to see him, but somehow he didn’t feel very sociable.
