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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 Loring had discounted the defeat, Mr. Cooper accepted it with cheerful philosophy and Wattles maintained a thoughtful silence that, unnoted by the others, was at moments slightly perturbed, even anxious.
accepted
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From this reading Loring had discounted the defeat, Mr. Cooper accepted it with cheerful philosophy and Wattles maintained a thoughtful silence that, unnoted by the others, was at moments slightly perturbed, even anxious.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WATTLES INTERVENES Returning from Cotterville, Tom alone of the four occupants of the car was downcast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Loring had discounted the defeat, Mr. Cooper accepted it with cheerful philosophy and Wattles maintained a thoughtful silence that, unnoted by the others, was at moments slightly perturbed, even anxious.
anxious
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From this reading Loring had discounted the defeat, Mr. Cooper accepted it with cheerful philosophy and Wattles maintained a thoughtful silence that, unnoted by the others, was at moments slightly perturbed, even anxious.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Loring had discounted the defeat, Mr. Cooper accepted it with cheerful philosophy and Wattles maintained a thoughtful silence that, unnoted by the others, was at moments slightly perturbed, even anxious.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He listened to the discussion, which lasted most of the way to Freeburg, but volunteered speech only once.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Loring had discounted the defeat, Mr. Cooper accepted it with cheerful philosophy and Wattles maintained a thoughtful silence that, unnoted by the others, was at moments slightly perturbed, even anxious.
car
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From this reading WATTLES INTERVENES Returning from Cotterville, Tom alone of the four occupants of the car was downcast.
cheerful
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From this reading Loring had discounted the defeat, Mr. Cooper accepted it with cheerful philosophy and Wattles maintained a thoughtful silence that, unnoted by the others, was at moments slightly perturbed, even anxious.
Cooper
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From this reading Loring had discounted the defeat, Mr. Cooper accepted it with cheerful philosophy and Wattles maintained a thoughtful silence that, unnoted by the others, was at moments slightly perturbed, even anxious.
Cotterville
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From this reading WATTLES INTERVENES Returning from Cotterville, Tom alone of the four occupants of the car was downcast.
defeat
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From this reading Loring had discounted the defeat, Mr. Cooper accepted it with cheerful philosophy and Wattles maintained a thoughtful silence that, unnoted by the others, was at moments slightly perturbed, even anxious.
discounted
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From this reading Loring had discounted the defeat, Mr. Cooper accepted it with cheerful philosophy and Wattles maintained a thoughtful silence that, unnoted by the others, was at moments slightly perturbed, even anxious.
discussion
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From this reading He listened to the discussion, which lasted most of the way to Freeburg, but volunteered speech only once.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then he inquired of Loring: “If Mr. Tom had taken part, sir, we might have won, do you think?”
downcast
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From this reading WATTLES INTERVENES Returning from Cotterville, Tom alone of the four occupants of the car was downcast.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Loring had discounted the defeat, Mr. Cooper accepted it with cheerful philosophy and Wattles maintained a thoughtful silence that, unnoted by the others, was at moments slightly perturbed, even anxious.
four
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From this reading WATTLES INTERVENES Returning from Cotterville, Tom alone of the four occupants of the car was downcast.
Freeburg
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From this reading He listened to the discussion, which lasted most of the way to Freeburg, but volunteered speech only once.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WATTLES INTERVENES Returning from Cotterville, Tom alone of the four occupants of the car was downcast.
grunted
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From this reading Loring said “Yes,” and Tom grunted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Loring had discounted the defeat, Mr. Cooper accepted it with cheerful philosophy and Wattles maintained a thoughtful silence that, unnoted by the others, was at moments slightly perturbed, even anxious.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then he inquired of Loring: “If Mr. Tom had taken part, sir, we might have won, do you think?”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He listened to the discussion, which lasted most of the way to Freeburg, but volunteered speech only once.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then he inquired of Loring: “If Mr. Tom had taken part, sir, we might have won, do you think?”
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then he inquired of Loring: “If Mr. Tom had taken part, sir, we might have won, do you think?”
INTERVENES
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From this reading WATTLES INTERVENES Returning from Cotterville, Tom alone of the four occupants of the car was downcast.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Loring had discounted the defeat, Mr. Cooper accepted it with cheerful philosophy and Wattles maintained a thoughtful silence that, unnoted by the others, was at moments slightly perturbed, even anxious.
lasted
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From this reading He listened to the discussion, which lasted most of the way to Freeburg, but volunteered speech only once.
listened
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From this reading He listened to the discussion, which lasted most of the way to Freeburg, but volunteered speech only once.
Loring
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From this reading Loring had discounted the defeat, Mr. Cooper accepted it with cheerful philosophy and Wattles maintained a thoughtful silence that, unnoted by the others, was at moments slightly perturbed, even anxious.
maintained
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From this reading Loring had discounted the defeat, Mr. Cooper accepted it with cheerful philosophy and Wattles maintained a thoughtful silence that, unnoted by the others, was at moments slightly perturbed, even anxious.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Then he inquired of Loring: “If Mr. Tom had taken part, sir, we might have won, do you think?”
moments
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From this reading Loring had discounted the defeat, Mr. Cooper accepted it with cheerful philosophy and Wattles maintained a thoughtful silence that, unnoted by the others, was at moments slightly perturbed, even anxious.
most
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From this reading He listened to the discussion, which lasted most of the way to Freeburg, but volunteered speech only once.
Mr
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From this reading Loring had discounted the defeat, Mr. Cooper accepted it with cheerful philosophy and Wattles maintained a thoughtful silence that, unnoted by the others, was at moments slightly perturbed, even anxious.
occupants
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From this reading WATTLES INTERVENES Returning from Cotterville, Tom alone of the four occupants of the car was downcast.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WATTLES INTERVENES Returning from Cotterville, Tom alone of the four occupants of the car was downcast.
once
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From this reading He listened to the discussion, which lasted most of the way to Freeburg, but volunteered speech only once.
only
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From this reading He listened to the discussion, which lasted most of the way to Freeburg, but volunteered speech only once.
others
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From this reading Loring had discounted the defeat, Mr. Cooper accepted it with cheerful philosophy and Wattles maintained a thoughtful silence that, unnoted by the others, was at moments slightly perturbed, even anxious.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he inquired of Loring: “If Mr. Tom had taken part, sir, we might have won, do you think?”
perturbed
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From this reading Loring had discounted the defeat, Mr. Cooper accepted it with cheerful philosophy and Wattles maintained a thoughtful silence that, unnoted by the others, was at moments slightly perturbed, even anxious.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading Loring had discounted the defeat, Mr. Cooper accepted it with cheerful philosophy and Wattles maintained a thoughtful silence that, unnoted by the others, was at moments slightly perturbed, even anxious.
Returning
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From this reading WATTLES INTERVENES Returning from Cotterville, Tom alone of the four occupants of the car was downcast.
said
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From this reading Loring said “Yes,” and Tom grunted.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Loring had discounted the defeat, Mr. Cooper accepted it with cheerful philosophy and Wattles maintained a thoughtful silence that, unnoted by the others, was at moments slightly perturbed, even anxious.
sir
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From this reading Then he inquired of Loring: “If Mr. Tom had taken part, sir, we might have won, do you think?”
slightly
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From this reading Loring had discounted the defeat, Mr. Cooper accepted it with cheerful philosophy and Wattles maintained a thoughtful silence that, unnoted by the others, was at moments slightly perturbed, even anxious.
speech
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From this reading He listened to the discussion, which lasted most of the way to Freeburg, but volunteered speech only once.
taken
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From this reading Then he inquired of Loring: “If Mr. Tom had taken part, sir, we might have won, do you think?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Loring had discounted the defeat, Mr. Cooper accepted it with cheerful philosophy and Wattles maintained a thoughtful silence that, unnoted by the others, was at moments slightly perturbed, even anxious.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WATTLES INTERVENES Returning from Cotterville, Tom alone of the four occupants of the car was downcast.
Then
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From this reading Then he inquired of Loring: “If Mr. Tom had taken part, sir, we might have won, do you think?”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he inquired of Loring: “If Mr. Tom had taken part, sir, we might have won, do you think?”
thoughtful
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From this reading Loring had discounted the defeat, Mr. Cooper accepted it with cheerful philosophy and Wattles maintained a thoughtful silence that, unnoted by the others, was at moments slightly perturbed, even anxious.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He listened to the discussion, which lasted most of the way to Freeburg, but volunteered speech only once.
Tom
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From this reading WATTLES INTERVENES Returning from Cotterville, Tom alone of the four occupants of the car was downcast.
unnoted
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From this reading Loring had discounted the defeat, Mr. Cooper accepted it with cheerful philosophy and Wattles maintained a thoughtful silence that, unnoted by the others, was at moments slightly perturbed, even anxious.
volunteered
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From this reading He listened to the discussion, which lasted most of the way to Freeburg, but volunteered speech only once.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WATTLES INTERVENES Returning from Cotterville, Tom alone of the four occupants of the car was downcast.
WATTLES
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From this reading WATTLES INTERVENES Returning from Cotterville, Tom alone of the four occupants of the car was downcast.
way
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From this reading He listened to the discussion, which lasted most of the way to Freeburg, but volunteered speech only once.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then he inquired of Loring: “If Mr. Tom had taken part, sir, we might have won, do you think?”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He listened to the discussion, which lasted most of the way to Freeburg, but volunteered speech only once.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Loring had discounted the defeat, Mr. Cooper accepted it with cheerful philosophy and Wattles maintained a thoughtful silence that, unnoted by the others, was at moments slightly perturbed, even anxious.
won
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From this reading Then he inquired of Loring: “If Mr. Tom had taken part, sir, we might have won, do you think?”
Yes
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From this reading Loring said “Yes,” and Tom grunted.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then he inquired of Loring: “If Mr. Tom had taken part, sir, we might have won, do you think?”
