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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 I waited in silence, preparing to do battle with a sinking heart.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "MY FATHER'S RESOLUTION" The whole of the following morning my father spent with Mr. Leigh, who arrived in answer to his invitation soon after nine o'clock.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I returned to lunch he was still there, and it was not until evening that I found myself alone with my father.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I returned to lunch he was still there, and it was not until evening that I found myself alone with my father.
answer
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From this reading "MY FATHER'S RESOLUTION" The whole of the following morning my father spent with Mr. Leigh, who arrived in answer to his invitation soon after nine o'clock.
arrived
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From this reading "MY FATHER'S RESOLUTION" The whole of the following morning my father spent with Mr. Leigh, who arrived in answer to his invitation soon after nine o'clock.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as I looked into his worn, sad face, I saw there was a change in it which favoured little the chances of my opposition.
battle
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From this reading I waited in silence, preparing to do battle with a sinking heart.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hugh, I have something to say to you," he began gravely, "something important."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as I looked into his worn, sad face, I saw there was a change in it which favoured little the chances of my opposition.
chances
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From this reading But as I looked into his worn, sad face, I saw there was a change in it which favoured little the chances of my opposition.
change
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From this reading But as I looked into his worn, sad face, I saw there was a change in it which favoured little the chances of my opposition.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I waited in silence, preparing to do battle with a sinking heart.
evening
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From this reading When I returned to lunch he was still there, and it was not until evening that I found myself alone with my father.
face
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From this reading But as I looked into his worn, sad face, I saw there was a change in it which favoured little the chances of my opposition.
father
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From this reading "MY FATHER'S RESOLUTION" The whole of the following morning my father spent with Mr. Leigh, who arrived in answer to his invitation soon after nine o'clock.
FATHER'S
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From this reading "MY FATHER'S RESOLUTION" The whole of the following morning my father spent with Mr. Leigh, who arrived in answer to his invitation soon after nine o'clock.
favoured
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From this reading But as I looked into his worn, sad face, I saw there was a change in it which favoured little the chances of my opposition.
following
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From this reading "MY FATHER'S RESOLUTION" The whole of the following morning my father spent with Mr. Leigh, who arrived in answer to his invitation soon after nine o'clock.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I returned to lunch he was still there, and it was not until evening that I found myself alone with my father.
gravely
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From this reading "Hugh, I have something to say to you," he began gravely, "something important."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Hugh, I have something to say to you," he began gravely, "something important."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When I returned to lunch he was still there, and it was not until evening that I found myself alone with my father.
heart
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From this reading I waited in silence, preparing to do battle with a sinking heart.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "MY FATHER'S RESOLUTION" The whole of the following morning my father spent with Mr. Leigh, who arrived in answer to his invitation soon after nine o'clock.
Hugh
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From this reading "Hugh, I have something to say to you," he began gravely, "something important."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I returned to lunch he was still there, and it was not until evening that I found myself alone with my father.
important
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From this reading "Hugh, I have something to say to you," he began gravely, "something important."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "MY FATHER'S RESOLUTION" The whole of the following morning my father spent with Mr. Leigh, who arrived in answer to his invitation soon after nine o'clock.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But as I looked into his worn, sad face, I saw there was a change in it which favoured little the chances of my opposition.
invitation
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From this reading "MY FATHER'S RESOLUTION" The whole of the following morning my father spent with Mr. Leigh, who arrived in answer to his invitation soon after nine o'clock.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When I returned to lunch he was still there, and it was not until evening that I found myself alone with my father.
Leigh
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From this reading "MY FATHER'S RESOLUTION" The whole of the following morning my father spent with Mr. Leigh, who arrived in answer to his invitation soon after nine o'clock.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as I looked into his worn, sad face, I saw there was a change in it which favoured little the chances of my opposition.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as I looked into his worn, sad face, I saw there was a change in it which favoured little the chances of my opposition.
lunch
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From this reading When I returned to lunch he was still there, and it was not until evening that I found myself alone with my father.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "MY FATHER'S RESOLUTION" The whole of the following morning my father spent with Mr. Leigh, who arrived in answer to his invitation soon after nine o'clock.
Mr
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From this reading "MY FATHER'S RESOLUTION" The whole of the following morning my father spent with Mr. Leigh, who arrived in answer to his invitation soon after nine o'clock.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "MY FATHER'S RESOLUTION" The whole of the following morning my father spent with Mr. Leigh, who arrived in answer to his invitation soon after nine o'clock.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading When I returned to lunch he was still there, and it was not until evening that I found myself alone with my father.
nine
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From this reading "MY FATHER'S RESOLUTION" The whole of the following morning my father spent with Mr. Leigh, who arrived in answer to his invitation soon after nine o'clock.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When I returned to lunch he was still there, and it was not until evening that I found myself alone with my father.
o'clock
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From this reading "MY FATHER'S RESOLUTION" The whole of the following morning my father spent with Mr. Leigh, who arrived in answer to his invitation soon after nine o'clock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "MY FATHER'S RESOLUTION" The whole of the following morning my father spent with Mr. Leigh, who arrived in answer to his invitation soon after nine o'clock.
opposition
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From this reading But as I looked into his worn, sad face, I saw there was a change in it which favoured little the chances of my opposition.
preparing
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From this reading I waited in silence, preparing to do battle with a sinking heart.
RESOLUTION
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From this reading "MY FATHER'S RESOLUTION" The whole of the following morning my father spent with Mr. Leigh, who arrived in answer to his invitation soon after nine o'clock.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When I returned to lunch he was still there, and it was not until evening that I found myself alone with my father.
sad
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From this reading But as I looked into his worn, sad face, I saw there was a change in it which favoured little the chances of my opposition.
saw
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From this reading But as I looked into his worn, sad face, I saw there was a change in it which favoured little the chances of my opposition.
say
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From this reading "Hugh, I have something to say to you," he began gravely, "something important."
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading I waited in silence, preparing to do battle with a sinking heart.
sinking
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From this reading I waited in silence, preparing to do battle with a sinking heart.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Hugh, I have something to say to you," he began gravely, "something important."
soon
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From this reading "MY FATHER'S RESOLUTION" The whole of the following morning my father spent with Mr. Leigh, who arrived in answer to his invitation soon after nine o'clock.
spent
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From this reading "MY FATHER'S RESOLUTION" The whole of the following morning my father spent with Mr. Leigh, who arrived in answer to his invitation soon after nine o'clock.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I returned to lunch he was still there, and it was not until evening that I found myself alone with my father.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When I returned to lunch he was still there, and it was not until evening that I found myself alone with my father.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "MY FATHER'S RESOLUTION" The whole of the following morning my father spent with Mr. Leigh, who arrived in answer to his invitation soon after nine o'clock.
there
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From this reading When I returned to lunch he was still there, and it was not until evening that I found myself alone with my father.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "MY FATHER'S RESOLUTION" The whole of the following morning my father spent with Mr. Leigh, who arrived in answer to his invitation soon after nine o'clock.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading When I returned to lunch he was still there, and it was not until evening that I found myself alone with my father.
waited
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From this reading I waited in silence, preparing to do battle with a sinking heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I returned to lunch he was still there, and it was not until evening that I found myself alone with my father.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I returned to lunch he was still there, and it was not until evening that I found myself alone with my father.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But as I looked into his worn, sad face, I saw there was a change in it which favoured little the chances of my opposition.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "MY FATHER'S RESOLUTION" The whole of the following morning my father spent with Mr. Leigh, who arrived in answer to his invitation soon after nine o'clock.
whole
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From this reading "MY FATHER'S RESOLUTION" The whole of the following morning my father spent with Mr. Leigh, who arrived in answer to his invitation soon after nine o'clock.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "MY FATHER'S RESOLUTION" The whole of the following morning my father spent with Mr. Leigh, who arrived in answer to his invitation soon after nine o'clock.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading But as I looked into his worn, sad face, I saw there was a change in it which favoured little the chances of my opposition.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hugh, I have something to say to you," he began gravely, "something important."
