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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 They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He hunted about, casually, for stray funds, but to his intense surprise discovered nothing immediately available.
account
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From this reading Early in April C. Bailey, Jr., overdrew his account, was politely notified of that oversight by the bank.
adequate
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From this reading Which annoyed him, and he explained the situation to his father; who demanded further and sordidly searching explanations concerning the expenditure on his son's part of an income more than adequate for any unmarried young man.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Which annoyed him, and he explained the situation to his father; who demanded further and sordidly searching explanations concerning the expenditure on his son's part of an income more than adequate for any unmarried young man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Which annoyed him, and he explained the situation to his father; who demanded further and sordidly searching explanations concerning the expenditure on his son's part of an income more than adequate for any unmarried young man.
annoyed
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any
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April
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From this reading Early in April C. Bailey, Jr., overdrew his account, was politely notified of that oversight by the bank.
available
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From this reading He hunted about, casually, for stray funds, but to his intense surprise discovered nothing immediately available.
away
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From this reading "The trouble is," concluded Bailey, Sr., "you have been throwing away your income on that Greensleeve girl!
Bailey
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From this reading Early in April C. Bailey, Jr., overdrew his account, was politely notified of that oversight by the bank.
bank
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From this reading Early in April C. Bailey, Jr., overdrew his account, was politely notified of that oversight by the bank.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "The trouble is," concluded Bailey, Sr., "you have been throwing away your income on that Greensleeve girl!
betrayed
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From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He hunted about, casually, for stray funds, but to his intense surprise discovered nothing immediately available.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Early in April C. Bailey, Jr., overdrew his account, was politely notified of that oversight by the bank.
C
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From this reading Early in April C. Bailey, Jr., overdrew his account, was politely notified of that oversight by the bank.
came
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From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
casually
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From this reading He hunted about, casually, for stray funds, but to his intense surprise discovered nothing immediately available.
characteristic
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From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
concerning
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concluded
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From this reading "The trouble is," concluded Bailey, Sr., "you have been throwing away your income on that Greensleeve girl!
declined
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From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
demanded
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discovered
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From this reading He hunted about, casually, for stray funds, but to his intense surprise discovered nothing immediately available.
Early
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From this reading Early in April C. Bailey, Jr., overdrew his account, was politely notified of that oversight by the bank.
expenditure
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explained
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explanations
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fact
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From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
familiar
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From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
father
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finally
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From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He hunted about, casually, for stray funds, but to his intense surprise discovered nothing immediately available.
funds
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From this reading He hunted about, casually, for stray funds, but to his intense surprise discovered nothing immediately available.
further
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From this reading Which annoyed him, and he explained the situation to his father; who demanded further and sordidly searching explanations concerning the expenditure on his son's part of an income more than adequate for any unmarried young man.
girl
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From this reading "The trouble is," concluded Bailey, Sr., "you have been throwing away your income on that Greensleeve girl!
Greensleeve
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From this reading "The trouble is," concluded Bailey, Sr., "you have been throwing away your income on that Greensleeve girl!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The trouble is," concluded Bailey, Sr., "you have been throwing away your income on that Greensleeve girl!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hunted about, casually, for stray funds, but to his intense surprise discovered nothing immediately available.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Which annoyed him, and he explained the situation to his father; who demanded further and sordidly searching explanations concerning the expenditure on his son's part of an income more than adequate for any unmarried young man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Early in April C. Bailey, Jr., overdrew his account, was politely notified of that oversight by the bank.
hunted
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From this reading He hunted about, casually, for stray funds, but to his intense surprise discovered nothing immediately available.
immediately
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From this reading He hunted about, casually, for stray funds, but to his intense surprise discovered nothing immediately available.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Early in April C. Bailey, Jr., overdrew his account, was politely notified of that oversight by the bank.
inclinations
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From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
income
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intense
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From this reading He hunted about, casually, for stray funds, but to his intense surprise discovered nothing immediately available.
interesting
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From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The trouble is," concluded Bailey, Sr., "you have been throwing away your income on that Greensleeve girl!
Jr
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From this reading Early in April C. Bailey, Jr., overdrew his account, was politely notified of that oversight by the bank.
light
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From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
line
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From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
man
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From this reading Which annoyed him, and he explained the situation to his father; who demanded further and sordidly searching explanations concerning the expenditure on his son's part of an income more than adequate for any unmarried young man.
more
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From this reading Which annoyed him, and he explained the situation to his father; who demanded further and sordidly searching explanations concerning the expenditure on his son's part of an income more than adequate for any unmarried young man.
non-communication
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From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He hunted about, casually, for stray funds, but to his intense surprise discovered nothing immediately available.
notified
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From this reading Early in April C. Bailey, Jr., overdrew his account, was politely notified of that oversight by the bank.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Early in April C. Bailey, Jr., overdrew his account, was politely notified of that oversight by the bank.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Which annoyed him, and he explained the situation to his father; who demanded further and sordidly searching explanations concerning the expenditure on his son's part of an income more than adequate for any unmarried young man.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
overdrew
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From this reading Early in April C. Bailey, Jr., overdrew his account, was politely notified of that oversight by the bank.
oversight
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From this reading Early in April C. Bailey, Jr., overdrew his account, was politely notified of that oversight by the bank.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Which annoyed him, and he explained the situation to his father; who demanded further and sordidly searching explanations concerning the expenditure on his son's part of an income more than adequate for any unmarried young man.
perfectly
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politely
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From this reading Early in April C. Bailey, Jr., overdrew his account, was politely notified of that oversight by the bank.
proceed
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From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
proceeding
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proceedings
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From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
research
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reticence
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searching
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From this reading Which annoyed him, and he explained the situation to his father; who demanded further and sordidly searching explanations concerning the expenditure on his son's part of an income more than adequate for any unmarried young man.
secrecy
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From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
situation
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From this reading Which annoyed him, and he explained the situation to his father; who demanded further and sordidly searching explanations concerning the expenditure on his son's part of an income more than adequate for any unmarried young man.
son's
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sordidly
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From this reading Which annoyed him, and he explained the situation to his father; who demanded further and sordidly searching explanations concerning the expenditure on his son's part of an income more than adequate for any unmarried young man.
Sr
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From this reading "The trouble is," concluded Bailey, Sr., "you have been throwing away your income on that Greensleeve girl!
stray
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From this reading He hunted about, casually, for stray funds, but to his intense surprise discovered nothing immediately available.
surprise
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From this reading He hunted about, casually, for stray funds, but to his intense surprise discovered nothing immediately available.
symptoms
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From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Which annoyed him, and he explained the situation to his father; who demanded further and sordidly searching explanations concerning the expenditure on his son's part of an income more than adequate for any unmarried young man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Early in April C. Bailey, Jr., overdrew his account, was politely notified of that oversight by the bank.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early in April C. Bailey, Jr., overdrew his account, was politely notified of that oversight by the bank.
there
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From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
throw
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From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
throwing
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From this reading "The trouble is," concluded Bailey, Sr., "you have been throwing away your income on that Greensleeve girl!
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He hunted about, casually, for stray funds, but to his intense surprise discovered nothing immediately available.
together
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From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
trouble
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From this reading "The trouble is," concluded Bailey, Sr., "you have been throwing away your income on that Greensleeve girl!
undertook
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From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
unmarried
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From this reading Which annoyed him, and he explained the situation to his father; who demanded further and sordidly searching explanations concerning the expenditure on his son's part of an income more than adequate for any unmarried young man.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Early in April C. Bailey, Jr., overdrew his account, was politely notified of that oversight by the bank.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They undertook this interesting line of research together, but there came a time in the proceedings when C. Bailey, Jr., betrayed violent inclinations toward reticence, non-communication, and finally secrecy; in fact he declined to proceed any further or to throw any more light upon his reasons for not proceeding, which symptoms were characteristic and perfectly familiar to his father.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which annoyed him, and he explained the situation to his father; who demanded further and sordidly searching explanations concerning the expenditure on his son's part of an income more than adequate for any unmarried young man.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Which annoyed him, and he explained the situation to his father; who demanded further and sordidly searching explanations concerning the expenditure on his son's part of an income more than adequate for any unmarried young man.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The trouble is," concluded Bailey, Sr., "you have been throwing away your income on that Greensleeve girl!
young
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From this reading Which annoyed him, and he explained the situation to his father; who demanded further and sordidly searching explanations concerning the expenditure on his son's part of an income more than adequate for any unmarried young man.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The trouble is," concluded Bailey, Sr., "you have been throwing away your income on that Greensleeve girl!
