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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 DEAD AND ITS DEAD "Well, have you managed to amuse yourself to-day?" asked Caylesham, throwing himself heavily on a sofa by Tom Courtland, and yawning widely.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There had been nothing startling, nothing lurid about his day; it had just been unprofitable, boring, unwholesome.
accompanied
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From this reading He had eaten too much lunch, played cards too long and too high, with too many "drinks" interspersed between the hands; then had eaten a large dinner, accompanied by rather too much champagne; then had played cards again till both his pocket and his temper were the worse.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had dropped in at Mrs. Bolton's, after dinner.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had eaten too much lunch, played cards too long and too high, with too many "drinks" interspersed between the hands; then had eaten a large dinner, accompanied by rather too much champagne; then had played cards again till both his pocket and his temper were the worse.
amuse
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From this reading THE DEAD AND ITS DEAD "Well, have you managed to amuse yourself to-day?" asked Caylesham, throwing himself heavily on a sofa by Tom Courtland, and yawning widely.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DEAD AND ITS DEAD "Well, have you managed to amuse yourself to-day?" asked Caylesham, throwing himself heavily on a sofa by Tom Courtland, and yawning widely.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tom had spent the day there, and had not managed to amuse himself very much, as the surly grunt with which he answered Caylesham's question sufficiently testified.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tom had spent the day there, and had not managed to amuse himself very much, as the surly grunt with which he answered Caylesham's question sufficiently testified.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DEAD AND ITS DEAD "Well, have you managed to amuse yourself to-day?" asked Caylesham, throwing himself heavily on a sofa by Tom Courtland, and yawning widely.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had dropped in at Mrs. Bolton's, after dinner.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been nothing startling, nothing lurid about his day; it had just been unprofitable, boring, unwholesome.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He had eaten too much lunch, played cards too long and too high, with too many "drinks" interspersed between the hands; then had eaten a large dinner, accompanied by rather too much champagne; then had played cards again till both his pocket and his temper were the worse.
Bolton's
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From this reading He had dropped in at Mrs. Bolton's, after dinner.
boring
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From this reading There had been nothing startling, nothing lurid about his day; it had just been unprofitable, boring, unwholesome.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He had eaten too much lunch, played cards too long and too high, with too many "drinks" interspersed between the hands; then had eaten a large dinner, accompanied by rather too much champagne; then had played cards again till both his pocket and his temper were the worse.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE DEAD AND ITS DEAD "Well, have you managed to amuse yourself to-day?" asked Caylesham, throwing himself heavily on a sofa by Tom Courtland, and yawning widely.
cards
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From this reading He had eaten too much lunch, played cards too long and too high, with too many "drinks" interspersed between the hands; then had eaten a large dinner, accompanied by rather too much champagne; then had played cards again till both his pocket and his temper were the worse.
Caylesham
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From this reading THE DEAD AND ITS DEAD "Well, have you managed to amuse yourself to-day?" asked Caylesham, throwing himself heavily on a sofa by Tom Courtland, and yawning widely.
Caylesham's
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From this reading Tom had spent the day there, and had not managed to amuse himself very much, as the surly grunt with which he answered Caylesham's question sufficiently testified.
champagne
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From this reading He had eaten too much lunch, played cards too long and too high, with too many "drinks" interspersed between the hands; then had eaten a large dinner, accompanied by rather too much champagne; then had played cards again till both his pocket and his temper were the worse.
Courtland
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From this reading THE DEAD AND ITS DEAD "Well, have you managed to amuse yourself to-day?" asked Caylesham, throwing himself heavily on a sofa by Tom Courtland, and yawning widely.
day
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From this reading Tom had spent the day there, and had not managed to amuse himself very much, as the surly grunt with which he answered Caylesham's question sufficiently testified.
DEADnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DEAD AND ITS DEAD "Well, have you managed to amuse yourself to-day?" asked Caylesham, throwing himself heavily on a sofa by Tom Courtland, and yawning widely.
dinner
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From this reading He had dropped in at Mrs. Bolton's, after dinner.
drinks
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From this reading He had eaten too much lunch, played cards too long and too high, with too many "drinks" interspersed between the hands; then had eaten a large dinner, accompanied by rather too much champagne; then had played cards again till both his pocket and his temper were the worse.
dropped
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From this reading He had dropped in at Mrs. Bolton's, after dinner.
eaten
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From this reading He had eaten too much lunch, played cards too long and too high, with too many "drinks" interspersed between the hands; then had eaten a large dinner, accompanied by rather too much champagne; then had played cards again till both his pocket and his temper were the worse.
grunt
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From this reading Tom had spent the day there, and had not managed to amuse himself very much, as the surly grunt with which he answered Caylesham's question sufficiently testified.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had dropped in at Mrs. Bolton's, after dinner.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He had eaten too much lunch, played cards too long and too high, with too many "drinks" interspersed between the hands; then had eaten a large dinner, accompanied by rather too much champagne; then had played cards again till both his pocket and his temper were the worse.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE DEAD AND ITS DEAD "Well, have you managed to amuse yourself to-day?" asked Caylesham, throwing himself heavily on a sofa by Tom Courtland, and yawning widely.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had dropped in at Mrs. Bolton's, after dinner.
heavily
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From this reading THE DEAD AND ITS DEAD "Well, have you managed to amuse yourself to-day?" asked Caylesham, throwing himself heavily on a sofa by Tom Courtland, and yawning widely.
high
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From this reading He had eaten too much lunch, played cards too long and too high, with too many "drinks" interspersed between the hands; then had eaten a large dinner, accompanied by rather too much champagne; then had played cards again till both his pocket and his temper were the worse.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE DEAD AND ITS DEAD "Well, have you managed to amuse yourself to-day?" asked Caylesham, throwing himself heavily on a sofa by Tom Courtland, and yawning widely.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had eaten too much lunch, played cards too long and too high, with too many "drinks" interspersed between the hands; then had eaten a large dinner, accompanied by rather too much champagne; then had played cards again till both his pocket and his temper were the worse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had dropped in at Mrs. Bolton's, after dinner.
interspersed
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From this reading He had eaten too much lunch, played cards too long and too high, with too many "drinks" interspersed between the hands; then had eaten a large dinner, accompanied by rather too much champagne; then had played cards again till both his pocket and his temper were the worse.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There had been nothing startling, nothing lurid about his day; it had just been unprofitable, boring, unwholesome.
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DEAD AND ITS DEAD "Well, have you managed to amuse yourself to-day?" asked Caylesham, throwing himself heavily on a sofa by Tom Courtland, and yawning widely.
just
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From this reading There had been nothing startling, nothing lurid about his day; it had just been unprofitable, boring, unwholesome.
large
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From this reading He had eaten too much lunch, played cards too long and too high, with too many "drinks" interspersed between the hands; then had eaten a large dinner, accompanied by rather too much champagne; then had played cards again till both his pocket and his temper were the worse.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had eaten too much lunch, played cards too long and too high, with too many "drinks" interspersed between the hands; then had eaten a large dinner, accompanied by rather too much champagne; then had played cards again till both his pocket and his temper were the worse.
lunch
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From this reading He had eaten too much lunch, played cards too long and too high, with too many "drinks" interspersed between the hands; then had eaten a large dinner, accompanied by rather too much champagne; then had played cards again till both his pocket and his temper were the worse.
lurid
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From this reading There had been nothing startling, nothing lurid about his day; it had just been unprofitable, boring, unwholesome.
managed
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From this reading THE DEAD AND ITS DEAD "Well, have you managed to amuse yourself to-day?" asked Caylesham, throwing himself heavily on a sofa by Tom Courtland, and yawning widely.
many
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From this reading He had eaten too much lunch, played cards too long and too high, with too many "drinks" interspersed between the hands; then had eaten a large dinner, accompanied by rather too much champagne; then had played cards again till both his pocket and his temper were the worse.
Mrs
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From this reading He had dropped in at Mrs. Bolton's, after dinner.
much
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From this reading Tom had spent the day there, and had not managed to amuse himself very much, as the surly grunt with which he answered Caylesham's question sufficiently testified.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tom had spent the day there, and had not managed to amuse himself very much, as the surly grunt with which he answered Caylesham's question sufficiently testified.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There had been nothing startling, nothing lurid about his day; it had just been unprofitable, boring, unwholesome.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE DEAD AND ITS DEAD "Well, have you managed to amuse yourself to-day?" asked Caylesham, throwing himself heavily on a sofa by Tom Courtland, and yawning widely.
played
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From this reading He had eaten too much lunch, played cards too long and too high, with too many "drinks" interspersed between the hands; then had eaten a large dinner, accompanied by rather too much champagne; then had played cards again till both his pocket and his temper were the worse.
pocket
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From this reading He had eaten too much lunch, played cards too long and too high, with too many "drinks" interspersed between the hands; then had eaten a large dinner, accompanied by rather too much champagne; then had played cards again till both his pocket and his temper were the worse.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tom had spent the day there, and had not managed to amuse himself very much, as the surly grunt with which he answered Caylesham's question sufficiently testified.
rather
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From this reading He had eaten too much lunch, played cards too long and too high, with too many "drinks" interspersed between the hands; then had eaten a large dinner, accompanied by rather too much champagne; then had played cards again till both his pocket and his temper were the worse.
sofa
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From this reading THE DEAD AND ITS DEAD "Well, have you managed to amuse yourself to-day?" asked Caylesham, throwing himself heavily on a sofa by Tom Courtland, and yawning widely.
spent
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From this reading Tom had spent the day there, and had not managed to amuse himself very much, as the surly grunt with which he answered Caylesham's question sufficiently testified.
startling
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From this reading There had been nothing startling, nothing lurid about his day; it had just been unprofitable, boring, unwholesome.
sufficiently
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From this reading Tom had spent the day there, and had not managed to amuse himself very much, as the surly grunt with which he answered Caylesham's question sufficiently testified.
surly
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From this reading Tom had spent the day there, and had not managed to amuse himself very much, as the surly grunt with which he answered Caylesham's question sufficiently testified.
temper
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From this reading He had eaten too much lunch, played cards too long and too high, with too many "drinks" interspersed between the hands; then had eaten a large dinner, accompanied by rather too much champagne; then had played cards again till both his pocket and his temper were the worse.
testified
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From this reading Tom had spent the day there, and had not managed to amuse himself very much, as the surly grunt with which he answered Caylesham's question sufficiently testified.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEAD AND ITS DEAD "Well, have you managed to amuse yourself to-day?" asked Caylesham, throwing himself heavily on a sofa by Tom Courtland, and yawning widely.
then
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From this reading He had eaten too much lunch, played cards too long and too high, with too many "drinks" interspersed between the hands; then had eaten a large dinner, accompanied by rather too much champagne; then had played cards again till both his pocket and his temper were the worse.
there
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From this reading Tom had spent the day there, and had not managed to amuse himself very much, as the surly grunt with which he answered Caylesham's question sufficiently testified.
throwing
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From this reading THE DEAD AND ITS DEAD "Well, have you managed to amuse yourself to-day?" asked Caylesham, throwing himself heavily on a sofa by Tom Courtland, and yawning widely.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He had eaten too much lunch, played cards too long and too high, with too many "drinks" interspersed between the hands; then had eaten a large dinner, accompanied by rather too much champagne; then had played cards again till both his pocket and his temper were the worse.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DEAD AND ITS DEAD "Well, have you managed to amuse yourself to-day?" asked Caylesham, throwing himself heavily on a sofa by Tom Courtland, and yawning widely.
to-day
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From this reading THE DEAD AND ITS DEAD "Well, have you managed to amuse yourself to-day?" asked Caylesham, throwing himself heavily on a sofa by Tom Courtland, and yawning widely.
Tom
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From this reading THE DEAD AND ITS DEAD "Well, have you managed to amuse yourself to-day?" asked Caylesham, throwing himself heavily on a sofa by Tom Courtland, and yawning widely.
too
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From this reading He had eaten too much lunch, played cards too long and too high, with too many "drinks" interspersed between the hands; then had eaten a large dinner, accompanied by rather too much champagne; then had played cards again till both his pocket and his temper were the worse.
unprofitable
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From this reading There had been nothing startling, nothing lurid about his day; it had just been unprofitable, boring, unwholesome.
unwholesome
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From this reading There had been nothing startling, nothing lurid about his day; it had just been unprofitable, boring, unwholesome.
very
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From this reading Tom had spent the day there, and had not managed to amuse himself very much, as the surly grunt with which he answered Caylesham's question sufficiently testified.
Well
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From this reading THE DEAD AND ITS DEAD "Well, have you managed to amuse yourself to-day?" asked Caylesham, throwing himself heavily on a sofa by Tom Courtland, and yawning widely.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had eaten too much lunch, played cards too long and too high, with too many "drinks" interspersed between the hands; then had eaten a large dinner, accompanied by rather too much champagne; then had played cards again till both his pocket and his temper were the worse.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Tom had spent the day there, and had not managed to amuse himself very much, as the surly grunt with which he answered Caylesham's question sufficiently testified.
widely
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From this reading THE DEAD AND ITS DEAD "Well, have you managed to amuse yourself to-day?" asked Caylesham, throwing himself heavily on a sofa by Tom Courtland, and yawning widely.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tom had spent the day there, and had not managed to amuse himself very much, as the surly grunt with which he answered Caylesham's question sufficiently testified.
worse
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From this reading He had eaten too much lunch, played cards too long and too high, with too many "drinks" interspersed between the hands; then had eaten a large dinner, accompanied by rather too much champagne; then had played cards again till both his pocket and his temper were the worse.
yawning
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From this reading THE DEAD AND ITS DEAD "Well, have you managed to amuse yourself to-day?" asked Caylesham, throwing himself heavily on a sofa by Tom Courtland, and yawning widely.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE DEAD AND ITS DEAD "Well, have you managed to amuse yourself to-day?" asked Caylesham, throwing himself heavily on a sofa by Tom Courtland, and yawning widely.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading THE DEAD AND ITS DEAD "Well, have you managed to amuse yourself to-day?" asked Caylesham, throwing himself heavily on a sofa by Tom Courtland, and yawning widely.
