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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 This fellow Devizes carried out all his arrangements with a smooth competence that gave Bobby no scope for self-assertion.
Alberta
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From this reading Sargon and Christina Alberta and Devizes would depart at five and get to Udimore by six, by which time the nurse would be installed.
all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sargon and Christina Alberta and Devizes would depart at five and get to Udimore by six, by which time the nurse would be installed.
arrangements
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sargon and Christina Alberta and Devizes would depart at five and get to Udimore by six, by which time the nurse would be installed.
attend
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From this reading Then Devizes would go back to London and get there in time to dress for a dinner he had to attend.
back
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From this reading Then Devizes would go back to London and get there in time to dress for a dinner he had to attend.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sargon and Christina Alberta and Devizes would depart at five and get to Udimore by six, by which time the nurse would be installed.
beginnings
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From this reading On Saturday morning he would be busy in London, and then he would come back to Udimore and see if Sargon was recovered enough for the beginnings of his mental treatment.
Bobby
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busy
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From this reading On Saturday morning he would be busy in London, and then he would come back to Udimore and see if Sargon was recovered enough for the beginnings of his mental treatment.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sargon and Christina Alberta and Devizes would depart at five and get to Udimore by six, by which time the nurse would be installed.
carried
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Christina
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From this reading Sargon and Christina Alberta and Devizes would depart at five and get to Udimore by six, by which time the nurse would be installed.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Saturday morning he would be busy in London, and then he would come back to Udimore and see if Sargon was recovered enough for the beginnings of his mental treatment.
competence
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depart
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From this reading Sargon and Christina Alberta and Devizes would depart at five and get to Udimore by six, by which time the nurse would be installed.
Devizes
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dinner
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From this reading Then Devizes would go back to London and get there in time to dress for a dinner he had to attend.
dress
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From this reading Then Devizes would go back to London and get there in time to dress for a dinner he had to attend.
enough
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From this reading On Saturday morning he would be busy in London, and then he would come back to Udimore and see if Sargon was recovered enough for the beginnings of his mental treatment.
fellow
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five
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From this reading Sargon and Christina Alberta and Devizes would depart at five and get to Udimore by six, by which time the nurse would be installed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This fellow Devizes carried out all his arrangements with a smooth competence that gave Bobby no scope for self-assertion.
gave
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From this reading This fellow Devizes carried out all his arrangements with a smooth competence that gave Bobby no scope for self-assertion.
get
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From this reading Sargon and Christina Alberta and Devizes would depart at five and get to Udimore by six, by which time the nurse would be installed.
go
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From this reading Then Devizes would go back to London and get there in time to dress for a dinner he had to attend.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then Devizes would go back to London and get there in time to dress for a dinner he had to attend.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then Devizes would go back to London and get there in time to dress for a dinner he had to attend.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This fellow Devizes carried out all his arrangements with a smooth competence that gave Bobby no scope for self-assertion.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading On Saturday morning he would be busy in London, and then he would come back to Udimore and see if Sargon was recovered enough for the beginnings of his mental treatment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then Devizes would go back to London and get there in time to dress for a dinner he had to attend.
installed
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From this reading Sargon and Christina Alberta and Devizes would depart at five and get to Udimore by six, by which time the nurse would be installed.
Lambone
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From this reading Perhaps the unknown Paul Lambone would be there too.
London
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From this reading Then Devizes would go back to London and get there in time to dress for a dinner he had to attend.
mental
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From this reading On Saturday morning he would be busy in London, and then he would come back to Udimore and see if Sargon was recovered enough for the beginnings of his mental treatment.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Saturday morning he would be busy in London, and then he would come back to Udimore and see if Sargon was recovered enough for the beginnings of his mental treatment.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This fellow Devizes carried out all his arrangements with a smooth competence that gave Bobby no scope for self-assertion.
nurse
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From this reading Sargon and Christina Alberta and Devizes would depart at five and get to Udimore by six, by which time the nurse would be installed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On Saturday morning he would be busy in London, and then he would come back to Udimore and see if Sargon was recovered enough for the beginnings of his mental treatment.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Saturday morning he would be busy in London, and then he would come back to Udimore and see if Sargon was recovered enough for the beginnings of his mental treatment.
out
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From this reading This fellow Devizes carried out all his arrangements with a smooth competence that gave Bobby no scope for self-assertion.
Paul
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Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps the unknown Paul Lambone would be there too.
recovered
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From this reading On Saturday morning he would be busy in London, and then he would come back to Udimore and see if Sargon was recovered enough for the beginnings of his mental treatment.
Sargon
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From this reading Sargon and Christina Alberta and Devizes would depart at five and get to Udimore by six, by which time the nurse would be installed.
Saturday
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From this reading On Saturday morning he would be busy in London, and then he would come back to Udimore and see if Sargon was recovered enough for the beginnings of his mental treatment.
scope
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see
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From this reading On Saturday morning he would be busy in London, and then he would come back to Udimore and see if Sargon was recovered enough for the beginnings of his mental treatment.
self-assertion
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six
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From this reading Sargon and Christina Alberta and Devizes would depart at five and get to Udimore by six, by which time the nurse would be installed.
smooth
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From this reading This fellow Devizes carried out all his arrangements with a smooth competence that gave Bobby no scope for self-assertion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This fellow Devizes carried out all his arrangements with a smooth competence that gave Bobby no scope for self-assertion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sargon and Christina Alberta and Devizes would depart at five and get to Udimore by six, by which time the nurse would be installed.
Then
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From this reading Then Devizes would go back to London and get there in time to dress for a dinner he had to attend.
there
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From this reading Then Devizes would go back to London and get there in time to dress for a dinner he had to attend.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This fellow Devizes carried out all his arrangements with a smooth competence that gave Bobby no scope for self-assertion.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sargon and Christina Alberta and Devizes would depart at five and get to Udimore by six, by which time the nurse would be installed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sargon and Christina Alberta and Devizes would depart at five and get to Udimore by six, by which time the nurse would be installed.
too
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From this reading Perhaps the unknown Paul Lambone would be there too.
treatment
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From this reading On Saturday morning he would be busy in London, and then he would come back to Udimore and see if Sargon was recovered enough for the beginnings of his mental treatment.
Udimore
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From this reading Sargon and Christina Alberta and Devizes would depart at five and get to Udimore by six, by which time the nurse would be installed.
unknown
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From this reading Perhaps the unknown Paul Lambone would be there too.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On Saturday morning he would be busy in London, and then he would come back to Udimore and see if Sargon was recovered enough for the beginnings of his mental treatment.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sargon and Christina Alberta and Devizes would depart at five and get to Udimore by six, by which time the nurse would be installed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This fellow Devizes carried out all his arrangements with a smooth competence that gave Bobby no scope for self-assertion.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sargon and Christina Alberta and Devizes would depart at five and get to Udimore by six, by which time the nurse would be installed.
