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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 first thing to be done, after partaking of a hurried breakfast, was to arrange our programme.
acquainted
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From this reading "Evidently," said Carton, "you have suspicions against my guardian, and it is only fair that he should be made acquainted with them."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The first thing to be done, after partaking of a hurried breakfast, was to arrange our programme.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "Evidently," said Carton, "you have suspicions against my guardian, and it is only fair that he should be made acquainted with them."
all
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From this reading Carton suggested that we should all go together to Athelstan Road to see his guardian, and I had some difficulty in prevailing upon him to forego this plan.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANOTHER STRANGE AND UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY.
ANOTHERnounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER STRANGE AND UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY.
arrange
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From this reading The first thing to be done, after partaking of a hurried breakfast, was to arrange our programme.
Athelstan
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From this reading Carton suggested that we should all go together to Athelstan Road to see his guardian, and I had some difficulty in prevailing upon him to forego this plan.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The first thing to be done, after partaking of a hurried breakfast, was to arrange our programme.
breakfast
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From this reading The first thing to be done, after partaking of a hurried breakfast, was to arrange our programme.
Carton
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From this reading Carton suggested that we should all go together to Athelstan Road to see his guardian, and I had some difficulty in prevailing upon him to forego this plan.
contented
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From this reading We spoke together quite openly in the presence of Devlin, who, for the most part, contented himself with listening to the discussion.
Devlin
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From this reading We spoke together quite openly in the presence of Devlin, who, for the most part, contented himself with listening to the discussion.
difficulty
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From this reading Carton suggested that we should all go together to Athelstan Road to see his guardian, and I had some difficulty in prevailing upon him to forego this plan.
DISCOVERY
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From this reading ANOTHER STRANGE AND UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY.
discussion
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From this reading We spoke together quite openly in the presence of Devlin, who, for the most part, contented himself with listening to the discussion.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing to be done, after partaking of a hurried breakfast, was to arrange our programme.
Evidently
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From this reading "Evidently," said Carton, "you have suspicions against my guardian, and it is only fair that he should be made acquainted with them."
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Evidently," said Carton, "you have suspicions against my guardian, and it is only fair that he should be made acquainted with them."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing to be done, after partaking of a hurried breakfast, was to arrange our programme.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We spoke together quite openly in the presence of Devlin, who, for the most part, contented himself with listening to the discussion.
forego
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From this reading Carton suggested that we should all go together to Athelstan Road to see his guardian, and I had some difficulty in prevailing upon him to forego this plan.
go
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From this reading Carton suggested that we should all go together to Athelstan Road to see his guardian, and I had some difficulty in prevailing upon him to forego this plan.
guardian
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From this reading Carton suggested that we should all go together to Athelstan Road to see his guardian, and I had some difficulty in prevailing upon him to forego this plan.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Carton suggested that we should all go together to Athelstan Road to see his guardian, and I had some difficulty in prevailing upon him to forego this plan.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Evidently," said Carton, "you have suspicions against my guardian, and it is only fair that he should be made acquainted with them."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Evidently," said Carton, "you have suspicions against my guardian, and it is only fair that he should be made acquainted with them."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Carton suggested that we should all go together to Athelstan Road to see his guardian, and I had some difficulty in prevailing upon him to forego this plan.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading We spoke together quite openly in the presence of Devlin, who, for the most part, contented himself with listening to the discussion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Carton suggested that we should all go together to Athelstan Road to see his guardian, and I had some difficulty in prevailing upon him to forego this plan.
hurried
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From this reading The first thing to be done, after partaking of a hurried breakfast, was to arrange our programme.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Carton suggested that we should all go together to Athelstan Road to see his guardian, and I had some difficulty in prevailing upon him to forego this plan.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Carton suggested that we should all go together to Athelstan Road to see his guardian, and I had some difficulty in prevailing upon him to forego this plan.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Evidently," said Carton, "you have suspicions against my guardian, and it is only fair that he should be made acquainted with them."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Evidently," said Carton, "you have suspicions against my guardian, and it is only fair that he should be made acquainted with them."
listening
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From this reading We spoke together quite openly in the presence of Devlin, who, for the most part, contented himself with listening to the discussion.
made
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From this reading "Evidently," said Carton, "you have suspicions against my guardian, and it is only fair that he should be made acquainted with them."
most
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From this reading We spoke together quite openly in the presence of Devlin, who, for the most part, contented himself with listening to the discussion.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Evidently," said Carton, "you have suspicions against my guardian, and it is only fair that he should be made acquainted with them."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first thing to be done, after partaking of a hurried breakfast, was to arrange our programme.
only
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From this reading "Evidently," said Carton, "you have suspicions against my guardian, and it is only fair that he should be made acquainted with them."
openly
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From this reading We spoke together quite openly in the presence of Devlin, who, for the most part, contented himself with listening to the discussion.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The first thing to be done, after partaking of a hurried breakfast, was to arrange our programme.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We spoke together quite openly in the presence of Devlin, who, for the most part, contented himself with listening to the discussion.
partaking
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From this reading The first thing to be done, after partaking of a hurried breakfast, was to arrange our programme.
plan
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From this reading Carton suggested that we should all go together to Athelstan Road to see his guardian, and I had some difficulty in prevailing upon him to forego this plan.
presence
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From this reading We spoke together quite openly in the presence of Devlin, who, for the most part, contented himself with listening to the discussion.
prevailing
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From this reading Carton suggested that we should all go together to Athelstan Road to see his guardian, and I had some difficulty in prevailing upon him to forego this plan.
programme
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From this reading The first thing to be done, after partaking of a hurried breakfast, was to arrange our programme.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We spoke together quite openly in the presence of Devlin, who, for the most part, contented himself with listening to the discussion.
Road
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From this reading Carton suggested that we should all go together to Athelstan Road to see his guardian, and I had some difficulty in prevailing upon him to forego this plan.
said
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From this reading "Evidently," said Carton, "you have suspicions against my guardian, and it is only fair that he should be made acquainted with them."
see
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From this reading Carton suggested that we should all go together to Athelstan Road to see his guardian, and I had some difficulty in prevailing upon him to forego this plan.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Carton suggested that we should all go together to Athelstan Road to see his guardian, and I had some difficulty in prevailing upon him to forego this plan.
some
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From this reading Carton suggested that we should all go together to Athelstan Road to see his guardian, and I had some difficulty in prevailing upon him to forego this plan.
spoke
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From this reading We spoke together quite openly in the presence of Devlin, who, for the most part, contented himself with listening to the discussion.
STRANGE
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From this reading ANOTHER STRANGE AND UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY.
suggested
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From this reading Carton suggested that we should all go together to Athelstan Road to see his guardian, and I had some difficulty in prevailing upon him to forego this plan.
suspicions
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From this reading "Evidently," said Carton, "you have suspicions against my guardian, and it is only fair that he should be made acquainted with them."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Carton suggested that we should all go together to Athelstan Road to see his guardian, and I had some difficulty in prevailing upon him to forego this plan.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first thing to be done, after partaking of a hurried breakfast, was to arrange our programme.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Evidently," said Carton, "you have suspicions against my guardian, and it is only fair that he should be made acquainted with them."
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing to be done, after partaking of a hurried breakfast, was to arrange our programme.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Carton suggested that we should all go together to Athelstan Road to see his guardian, and I had some difficulty in prevailing upon him to forego this plan.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first thing to be done, after partaking of a hurried breakfast, was to arrange our programme.
together
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From this reading Carton suggested that we should all go together to Athelstan Road to see his guardian, and I had some difficulty in prevailing upon him to forego this plan.
UNEXPECTED
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From this reading ANOTHER STRANGE AND UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Carton suggested that we should all go together to Athelstan Road to see his guardian, and I had some difficulty in prevailing upon him to forego this plan.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first thing to be done, after partaking of a hurried breakfast, was to arrange our programme.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Carton suggested that we should all go together to Athelstan Road to see his guardian, and I had some difficulty in prevailing upon him to forego this plan.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading We spoke together quite openly in the presence of Devlin, who, for the most part, contented himself with listening to the discussion.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We spoke together quite openly in the presence of Devlin, who, for the most part, contented himself with listening to the discussion.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Evidently," said Carton, "you have suspicions against my guardian, and it is only fair that he should be made acquainted with them."
