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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 And Eris was always about to take a train when Annan called her on the telephone,--always starting “on location,” or “working late at the studio,” or kept idle awaiting “re-takes.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And Eris was always about to take a train when Annan called her on the telephone,--always starting “on location,” or “working late at the studio,” or kept idle awaiting “re-takes.”
always
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From this reading And Eris was always about to take a train when Annan called her on the telephone,--always starting “on location,” or “working late at the studio,” or kept idle awaiting “re-takes.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading * * * * * Pressure, due to laziness and ignorance, seldom bears hard on the incompetents who cause it.
Annan
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From this reading If Annan supposed he was to see Eris frequently during those first enchanted days, he presently realised his mistake.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was working under pressure at the studio.
awaiting
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From this reading And Eris was always about to take a train when Annan called her on the telephone,--always starting “on location,” or “working late at the studio,” or kept idle awaiting “re-takes.”
bears
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From this reading * * * * * Pressure, due to laziness and ignorance, seldom bears hard on the incompetents who cause it.
called
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From this reading And Eris was always about to take a train when Annan called her on the telephone,--always starting “on location,” or “working late at the studio,” or kept idle awaiting “re-takes.”
case
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From this reading In this case it was due to hasty organization and Mr. Creevy’s direction.
cause
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From this reading * * * * * Pressure, due to laziness and ignorance, seldom bears hard on the incompetents who cause it.
Creevy's
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From this reading In this case it was due to hasty organization and Mr. Creevy’s direction.
days
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From this reading If Annan supposed he was to see Eris frequently during those first enchanted days, he presently realised his mistake.
direction
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From this reading In this case it was due to hasty organization and Mr. Creevy’s direction.
due
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From this reading * * * * * Pressure, due to laziness and ignorance, seldom bears hard on the incompetents who cause it.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading If Annan supposed he was to see Eris frequently during those first enchanted days, he presently realised his mistake.
enchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading If Annan supposed he was to see Eris frequently during those first enchanted days, he presently realised his mistake.
Eris
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From this reading If Annan supposed he was to see Eris frequently during those first enchanted days, he presently realised his mistake.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Annan supposed he was to see Eris frequently during those first enchanted days, he presently realised his mistake.
frequently
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From this reading If Annan supposed he was to see Eris frequently during those first enchanted days, he presently realised his mistake.
hard
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From this reading * * * * * Pressure, due to laziness and ignorance, seldom bears hard on the incompetents who cause it.
hasty
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From this reading In this case it was due to hasty organization and Mr. Creevy’s direction.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Annan supposed he was to see Eris frequently during those first enchanted days, he presently realised his mistake.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And Eris was always about to take a train when Annan called her on the telephone,--always starting “on location,” or “working late at the studio,” or kept idle awaiting “re-takes.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If Annan supposed he was to see Eris frequently during those first enchanted days, he presently realised his mistake.
idle
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From this reading And Eris was always about to take a train when Annan called her on the telephone,--always starting “on location,” or “working late at the studio,” or kept idle awaiting “re-takes.”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Annan supposed he was to see Eris frequently during those first enchanted days, he presently realised his mistake.
ignorance
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From this reading * * * * * Pressure, due to laziness and ignorance, seldom bears hard on the incompetents who cause it.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this case it was due to hasty organization and Mr. Creevy’s direction.
incompetents
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From this reading * * * * * Pressure, due to laziness and ignorance, seldom bears hard on the incompetents who cause it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * Pressure, due to laziness and ignorance, seldom bears hard on the incompetents who cause it.
kept
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From this reading And Eris was always about to take a train when Annan called her on the telephone,--always starting “on location,” or “working late at the studio,” or kept idle awaiting “re-takes.”
late
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From this reading And Eris was always about to take a train when Annan called her on the telephone,--always starting “on location,” or “working late at the studio,” or kept idle awaiting “re-takes.”
laziness
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From this reading * * * * * Pressure, due to laziness and ignorance, seldom bears hard on the incompetents who cause it.
location
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From this reading And Eris was always about to take a train when Annan called her on the telephone,--always starting “on location,” or “working late at the studio,” or kept idle awaiting “re-takes.”
mistake
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From this reading If Annan supposed he was to see Eris frequently during those first enchanted days, he presently realised his mistake.
Mr
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From this reading In this case it was due to hasty organization and Mr. Creevy’s direction.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading * * * * * Pressure, due to laziness and ignorance, seldom bears hard on the incompetents who cause it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And Eris was always about to take a train when Annan called her on the telephone,--always starting “on location,” or “working late at the studio,” or kept idle awaiting “re-takes.”
organization
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From this reading In this case it was due to hasty organization and Mr. Creevy’s direction.
presently
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From this reading If Annan supposed he was to see Eris frequently during those first enchanted days, he presently realised his mistake.
pressure
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From this reading She was working under pressure at the studio.
re-takes
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From this reading And Eris was always about to take a train when Annan called her on the telephone,--always starting “on location,” or “working late at the studio,” or kept idle awaiting “re-takes.”
realised
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From this reading If Annan supposed he was to see Eris frequently during those first enchanted days, he presently realised his mistake.
see
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From this reading If Annan supposed he was to see Eris frequently during those first enchanted days, he presently realised his mistake.
seldom
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From this reading * * * * * Pressure, due to laziness and ignorance, seldom bears hard on the incompetents who cause it.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was working under pressure at the studio.
starting
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From this reading And Eris was always about to take a train when Annan called her on the telephone,--always starting “on location,” or “working late at the studio,” or kept idle awaiting “re-takes.”
studio
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From this reading She was working under pressure at the studio.
supposed
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From this reading If Annan supposed he was to see Eris frequently during those first enchanted days, he presently realised his mistake.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Eris was always about to take a train when Annan called her on the telephone,--always starting “on location,” or “working late at the studio,” or kept idle awaiting “re-takes.”
telephone
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From this reading And Eris was always about to take a train when Annan called her on the telephone,--always starting “on location,” or “working late at the studio,” or kept idle awaiting “re-takes.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was working under pressure at the studio.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this case it was due to hasty organization and Mr. Creevy’s direction.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading If Annan supposed he was to see Eris frequently during those first enchanted days, he presently realised his mistake.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If Annan supposed he was to see Eris frequently during those first enchanted days, he presently realised his mistake.
train
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From this reading And Eris was always about to take a train when Annan called her on the telephone,--always starting “on location,” or “working late at the studio,” or kept idle awaiting “re-takes.”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She was working under pressure at the studio.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If Annan supposed he was to see Eris frequently during those first enchanted days, he presently realised his mistake.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And Eris was always about to take a train when Annan called her on the telephone,--always starting “on location,” or “working late at the studio,” or kept idle awaiting “re-takes.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading * * * * * Pressure, due to laziness and ignorance, seldom bears hard on the incompetents who cause it.
working
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From this reading She was working under pressure at the studio.
