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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 Just a fortnight later Colin was lying in one of the window seats of the long gallery at Stanier reading through some papers which required his signature.
adjustments
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From this reading And now that the pause of death was over, adjustments, businesses, the taking up of life again had to begin, and his lawyer was getting things in shape for his supervision.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now that the pause of death was over, adjustments, businesses, the taking up of life again had to begin, and his lawyer was getting things in shape for his supervision.
always
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From this reading His own, he said, always looked as if he were listening to a reading of the ten commandments, and Colin had no use for such a person.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His own, he said, always looked as if he were listening to a reading of the ten commandments, and Colin had no use for such a person.
any
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From this reading Nino, at any rate, would bring cheerfulness and some touch of southern gaiety with his shaving-water; besides, no servant approached the Italian in dexterity and willingness.
approached
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From this reading Nino, at any rate, would bring cheerfulness and some touch of southern gaiety with his shaving-water; besides, no servant approached the Italian in dexterity and willingness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His own, he said, always looked as if he were listening to a reading of the ten commandments, and Colin had no use for such a person.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Just a fortnight later Colin was lying in one of the window seats of the long gallery at Stanier reading through some papers which required his signature.
begin
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From this reading And now that the pause of death was over, adjustments, businesses, the taking up of life again had to begin, and his lawyer was getting things in shape for his supervision.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Nino, at any rate, would bring cheerfulness and some touch of southern gaiety with his shaving-water; besides, no servant approached the Italian in dexterity and willingness.
boy
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From this reading They had come by the post which Nino had just given him, for he had brought the boy with him from Capri, with a view to making him his valet.
bring
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From this reading Nino, at any rate, would bring cheerfulness and some touch of southern gaiety with his shaving-water; besides, no servant approached the Italian in dexterity and willingness.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had come by the post which Nino had just given him, for he had brought the boy with him from Capri, with a view to making him his valet.
businesses
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From this reading And now that the pause of death was over, adjustments, businesses, the taking up of life again had to begin, and his lawyer was getting things in shape for his supervision.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had come by the post which Nino had just given him, for he had brought the boy with him from Capri, with a view to making him his valet.
Capri
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From this reading They had come by the post which Nino had just given him, for he had brought the boy with him from Capri, with a view to making him his valet.
cheerfulness
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From this reading Nino, at any rate, would bring cheerfulness and some touch of southern gaiety with his shaving-water; besides, no servant approached the Italian in dexterity and willingness.
Colin
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From this reading Just a fortnight later Colin was lying in one of the window seats of the long gallery at Stanier reading through some papers which required his signature.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had come by the post which Nino had just given him, for he had brought the boy with him from Capri, with a view to making him his valet.
commandments
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From this reading His own, he said, always looked as if he were listening to a reading of the ten commandments, and Colin had no use for such a person.
death
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From this reading And now that the pause of death was over, adjustments, businesses, the taking up of life again had to begin, and his lawyer was getting things in shape for his supervision.
dexteritynounUS /dɛkˈstɛrəti/
skill in using the hands or body in a specific situation in this story
From this reading Nino, at any rate, would bring cheerfulness and some touch of southern gaiety with his shaving-water; besides, no servant approached the Italian in dexterity and willingness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had come by the post which Nino had just given him, for he had brought the boy with him from Capri, with a view to making him his valet.
fortnight
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From this reading Just a fortnight later Colin was lying in one of the window seats of the long gallery at Stanier reading through some papers which required his signature.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had come by the post which Nino had just given him, for he had brought the boy with him from Capri, with a view to making him his valet.
gaiety
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From this reading Nino, at any rate, would bring cheerfulness and some touch of southern gaiety with his shaving-water; besides, no servant approached the Italian in dexterity and willingness.
gallery
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From this reading Just a fortnight later Colin was lying in one of the window seats of the long gallery at Stanier reading through some papers which required his signature.
getting
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From this reading And now that the pause of death was over, adjustments, businesses, the taking up of life again had to begin, and his lawyer was getting things in shape for his supervision.
given
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From this reading They had come by the post which Nino had just given him, for he had brought the boy with him from Capri, with a view to making him his valet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had come by the post which Nino had just given him, for he had brought the boy with him from Capri, with a view to making him his valet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had come by the post which Nino had just given him, for he had brought the boy with him from Capri, with a view to making him his valet.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They had come by the post which Nino had just given him, for he had brought the boy with him from Capri, with a view to making him his valet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Just a fortnight later Colin was lying in one of the window seats of the long gallery at Stanier reading through some papers which required his signature.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading His own, he said, always looked as if he were listening to a reading of the ten commandments, and Colin had no use for such a person.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just a fortnight later Colin was lying in one of the window seats of the long gallery at Stanier reading through some papers which required his signature.
Italian
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From this reading Nino, at any rate, would bring cheerfulness and some touch of southern gaiety with his shaving-water; besides, no servant approached the Italian in dexterity and willingness.
Just
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From this reading Just a fortnight later Colin was lying in one of the window seats of the long gallery at Stanier reading through some papers which required his signature.
later
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From this reading Just a fortnight later Colin was lying in one of the window seats of the long gallery at Stanier reading through some papers which required his signature.
lawyer
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From this reading And now that the pause of death was over, adjustments, businesses, the taking up of life again had to begin, and his lawyer was getting things in shape for his supervision.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now that the pause of death was over, adjustments, businesses, the taking up of life again had to begin, and his lawyer was getting things in shape for his supervision.
listening
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From this reading His own, he said, always looked as if he were listening to a reading of the ten commandments, and Colin had no use for such a person.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just a fortnight later Colin was lying in one of the window seats of the long gallery at Stanier reading through some papers which required his signature.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His own, he said, always looked as if he were listening to a reading of the ten commandments, and Colin had no use for such a person.
lying
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From this reading Just a fortnight later Colin was lying in one of the window seats of the long gallery at Stanier reading through some papers which required his signature.
making
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From this reading They had come by the post which Nino had just given him, for he had brought the boy with him from Capri, with a view to making him his valet.
Nino
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From this reading They had come by the post which Nino had just given him, for he had brought the boy with him from Capri, with a view to making him his valet.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading His own, he said, always looked as if he were listening to a reading of the ten commandments, and Colin had no use for such a person.
now
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From this reading And now that the pause of death was over, adjustments, businesses, the taking up of life again had to begin, and his lawyer was getting things in shape for his supervision.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just a fortnight later Colin was lying in one of the window seats of the long gallery at Stanier reading through some papers which required his signature.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Just a fortnight later Colin was lying in one of the window seats of the long gallery at Stanier reading through some papers which required his signature.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And now that the pause of death was over, adjustments, businesses, the taking up of life again had to begin, and his lawyer was getting things in shape for his supervision.
own
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From this reading His own, he said, always looked as if he were listening to a reading of the ten commandments, and Colin had no use for such a person.
papers
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From this reading Just a fortnight later Colin was lying in one of the window seats of the long gallery at Stanier reading through some papers which required his signature.
pause
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From this reading And now that the pause of death was over, adjustments, businesses, the taking up of life again had to begin, and his lawyer was getting things in shape for his supervision.
person
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From this reading His own, he said, always looked as if he were listening to a reading of the ten commandments, and Colin had no use for such a person.
post
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From this reading They had come by the post which Nino had just given him, for he had brought the boy with him from Capri, with a view to making him his valet.
rate
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From this reading Nino, at any rate, would bring cheerfulness and some touch of southern gaiety with his shaving-water; besides, no servant approached the Italian in dexterity and willingness.
reading
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From this reading Just a fortnight later Colin was lying in one of the window seats of the long gallery at Stanier reading through some papers which required his signature.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just a fortnight later Colin was lying in one of the window seats of the long gallery at Stanier reading through some papers which required his signature.
said
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From this reading His own, he said, always looked as if he were listening to a reading of the ten commandments, and Colin had no use for such a person.
seats
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From this reading Just a fortnight later Colin was lying in one of the window seats of the long gallery at Stanier reading through some papers which required his signature.
servant
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From this reading Nino, at any rate, would bring cheerfulness and some touch of southern gaiety with his shaving-water; besides, no servant approached the Italian in dexterity and willingness.
shape
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From this reading And now that the pause of death was over, adjustments, businesses, the taking up of life again had to begin, and his lawyer was getting things in shape for his supervision.
shaving-water
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From this reading Nino, at any rate, would bring cheerfulness and some touch of southern gaiety with his shaving-water; besides, no servant approached the Italian in dexterity and willingness.
signature
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From this reading Just a fortnight later Colin was lying in one of the window seats of the long gallery at Stanier reading through some papers which required his signature.
some
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From this reading Just a fortnight later Colin was lying in one of the window seats of the long gallery at Stanier reading through some papers which required his signature.
southern
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From this reading Nino, at any rate, would bring cheerfulness and some touch of southern gaiety with his shaving-water; besides, no servant approached the Italian in dexterity and willingness.
Stanier
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From this reading Just a fortnight later Colin was lying in one of the window seats of the long gallery at Stanier reading through some papers which required his signature.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading His own, he said, always looked as if he were listening to a reading of the ten commandments, and Colin had no use for such a person.
supervision
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From this reading And now that the pause of death was over, adjustments, businesses, the taking up of life again had to begin, and his lawyer was getting things in shape for his supervision.
taking
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From this reading And now that the pause of death was over, adjustments, businesses, the taking up of life again had to begin, and his lawyer was getting things in shape for his supervision.
ten
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From this reading His own, he said, always looked as if he were listening to a reading of the ten commandments, and Colin had no use for such a person.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And now that the pause of death was over, adjustments, businesses, the taking up of life again had to begin, and his lawyer was getting things in shape for his supervision.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just a fortnight later Colin was lying in one of the window seats of the long gallery at Stanier reading through some papers which required his signature.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had come by the post which Nino had just given him, for he had brought the boy with him from Capri, with a view to making him his valet.
things
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From this reading And now that the pause of death was over, adjustments, businesses, the taking up of life again had to begin, and his lawyer was getting things in shape for his supervision.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Just a fortnight later Colin was lying in one of the window seats of the long gallery at Stanier reading through some papers which required his signature.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had come by the post which Nino had just given him, for he had brought the boy with him from Capri, with a view to making him his valet.
touch
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From this reading Nino, at any rate, would bring cheerfulness and some touch of southern gaiety with his shaving-water; besides, no servant approached the Italian in dexterity and willingness.
up
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From this reading And now that the pause of death was over, adjustments, businesses, the taking up of life again had to begin, and his lawyer was getting things in shape for his supervision.
use
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From this reading His own, he said, always looked as if he were listening to a reading of the ten commandments, and Colin had no use for such a person.
valet
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From this reading They had come by the post which Nino had just given him, for he had brought the boy with him from Capri, with a view to making him his valet.
view
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From this reading They had come by the post which Nino had just given him, for he had brought the boy with him from Capri, with a view to making him his valet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just a fortnight later Colin was lying in one of the window seats of the long gallery at Stanier reading through some papers which required his signature.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His own, he said, always looked as if he were listening to a reading of the ten commandments, and Colin had no use for such a person.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Just a fortnight later Colin was lying in one of the window seats of the long gallery at Stanier reading through some papers which required his signature.
willingness
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From this reading Nino, at any rate, would bring cheerfulness and some touch of southern gaiety with his shaving-water; besides, no servant approached the Italian in dexterity and willingness.
window
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From this reading Just a fortnight later Colin was lying in one of the window seats of the long gallery at Stanier reading through some papers which required his signature.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had come by the post which Nino had just given him, for he had brought the boy with him from Capri, with a view to making him his valet.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Nino, at any rate, would bring cheerfulness and some touch of southern gaiety with his shaving-water; besides, no servant approached the Italian in dexterity and willingness.
