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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 Indeed, she had never had a more quiet and decent lodger, and she hoped it didn't mean he was “goin' away,” and, if she was rather sharp with him the night before, it was because she had been “that nervous of late.”
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The customary scene took place when Felix, late that afternoon, handed his landlady the overdue rent.
all
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From this reading Now that the two crisp bills which O'Day owed her lay in her hand, she was ready to pass them back to him if the full payment at all embarrassed him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Indeed, she had never had a more quiet and decent lodger, and she hoped it didn't mean he was “goin' away,” and, if she was rather sharp with him the night before, it was because she had been “that nervous of late.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now that the two crisp bills which O'Day owed her lay in her hand, she was ready to pass them back to him if the full payment at all embarrassed him.
away
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From this reading Indeed, she had never had a more quiet and decent lodger, and she hoped it didn't mean he was “goin' away,” and, if she was rather sharp with him the night before, it was because she had been “that nervous of late.”
back
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From this reading Now that the two crisp bills which O'Day owed her lay in her hand, she was ready to pass them back to him if the full payment at all embarrassed him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He would begin packing at once, and the express wagon would be here at six.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Indeed, she had never had a more quiet and decent lodger, and she hoped it didn't mean he was “goin' away,” and, if she was rather sharp with him the night before, it was because she had been “that nervous of late.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Indeed, she had never had a more quiet and decent lodger, and she hoped it didn't mean he was “goin' away,” and, if she was rather sharp with him the night before, it was because she had been “that nervous of late.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Indeed, she had never had a more quiet and decent lodger, and she hoped it didn't mean he was “goin' away,” and, if she was rather sharp with him the night before, it was because she had been “that nervous of late.”
begin
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From this reading He would begin packing at once, and the express wagon would be here at six.
bills
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From this reading Now that the two crisp bills which O'Day owed her lay in her hand, she was ready to pass them back to him if the full payment at all embarrassed him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Felix, ignoring her overtures, only shook his head in a good-natured way.
crisp
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From this reading Now that the two crisp bills which O'Day owed her lay in her hand, she was ready to pass them back to him if the full payment at all embarrassed him.
customary
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From this reading The customary scene took place when Felix, late that afternoon, handed his landlady the overdue rent.
decent
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From this reading Indeed, she had never had a more quiet and decent lodger, and she hoped it didn't mean he was “goin' away,” and, if she was rather sharp with him the night before, it was because she had been “that nervous of late.”
didn't
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From this reading Indeed, she had never had a more quiet and decent lodger, and she hoped it didn't mean he was “goin' away,” and, if she was rather sharp with him the night before, it was because she had been “that nervous of late.”
embarrassed
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From this reading Now that the two crisp bills which O'Day owed her lay in her hand, she was ready to pass them back to him if the full payment at all embarrassed him.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading He would begin packing at once, and the express wagon would be here at six.
Felix
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From this reading The customary scene took place when Felix, late that afternoon, handed his landlady the overdue rent.
full
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From this reading Now that the two crisp bills which O'Day owed her lay in her hand, she was ready to pass them back to him if the full payment at all embarrassed him.
goin
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From this reading Indeed, she had never had a more quiet and decent lodger, and she hoped it didn't mean he was “goin' away,” and, if she was rather sharp with him the night before, it was because she had been “that nervous of late.”
good-natured
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From this reading But Felix, ignoring her overtures, only shook his head in a good-natured way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Indeed, she had never had a more quiet and decent lodger, and she hoped it didn't mean he was “goin' away,” and, if she was rather sharp with him the night before, it was because she had been “that nervous of late.”
hand
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From this reading Now that the two crisp bills which O'Day owed her lay in her hand, she was ready to pass them back to him if the full payment at all embarrassed him.
handed
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From this reading The customary scene took place when Felix, late that afternoon, handed his landlady the overdue rent.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indeed, she had never had a more quiet and decent lodger, and she hoped it didn't mean he was “goin' away,” and, if she was rather sharp with him the night before, it was because she had been “that nervous of late.”
head
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From this reading But Felix, ignoring her overtures, only shook his head in a good-natured way.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now that the two crisp bills which O'Day owed her lay in her hand, she was ready to pass them back to him if the full payment at all embarrassed him.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would begin packing at once, and the express wagon would be here at six.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now that the two crisp bills which O'Day owed her lay in her hand, she was ready to pass them back to him if the full payment at all embarrassed him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The customary scene took place when Felix, late that afternoon, handed his landlady the overdue rent.
hoped
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From this reading Indeed, she had never had a more quiet and decent lodger, and she hoped it didn't mean he was “goin' away,” and, if she was rather sharp with him the night before, it was because she had been “that nervous of late.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now that the two crisp bills which O'Day owed her lay in her hand, she was ready to pass them back to him if the full payment at all embarrassed him.
ignoring
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From this reading But Felix, ignoring her overtures, only shook his head in a good-natured way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now that the two crisp bills which O'Day owed her lay in her hand, she was ready to pass them back to him if the full payment at all embarrassed him.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, she had never had a more quiet and decent lodger, and she hoped it didn't mean he was “goin' away,” and, if she was rather sharp with him the night before, it was because she had been “that nervous of late.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, she had never had a more quiet and decent lodger, and she hoped it didn't mean he was “goin' away,” and, if she was rather sharp with him the night before, it was because she had been “that nervous of late.”
landlady
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From this reading The customary scene took place when Felix, late that afternoon, handed his landlady the overdue rent.
late
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From this reading The customary scene took place when Felix, late that afternoon, handed his landlady the overdue rent.
lay
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From this reading Now that the two crisp bills which O'Day owed her lay in her hand, she was ready to pass them back to him if the full payment at all embarrassed him.
lodger
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From this reading Indeed, she had never had a more quiet and decent lodger, and she hoped it didn't mean he was “goin' away,” and, if she was rather sharp with him the night before, it was because she had been “that nervous of late.”
mean
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From this reading Indeed, she had never had a more quiet and decent lodger, and she hoped it didn't mean he was “goin' away,” and, if she was rather sharp with him the night before, it was because she had been “that nervous of late.”
more
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From this reading Indeed, she had never had a more quiet and decent lodger, and she hoped it didn't mean he was “goin' away,” and, if she was rather sharp with him the night before, it was because she had been “that nervous of late.”
nervous
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From this reading Indeed, she had never had a more quiet and decent lodger, and she hoped it didn't mean he was “goin' away,” and, if she was rather sharp with him the night before, it was because she had been “that nervous of late.”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, she had never had a more quiet and decent lodger, and she hoped it didn't mean he was “goin' away,” and, if she was rather sharp with him the night before, it was because she had been “that nervous of late.”
night
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From this reading Indeed, she had never had a more quiet and decent lodger, and she hoped it didn't mean he was “goin' away,” and, if she was rather sharp with him the night before, it was because she had been “that nervous of late.”
Now
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From this reading Now that the two crisp bills which O'Day owed her lay in her hand, she was ready to pass them back to him if the full payment at all embarrassed him.
O'Day
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From this reading Now that the two crisp bills which O'Day owed her lay in her hand, she was ready to pass them back to him if the full payment at all embarrassed him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Indeed, she had never had a more quiet and decent lodger, and she hoped it didn't mean he was “goin' away,” and, if she was rather sharp with him the night before, it was because she had been “that nervous of late.”
once
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From this reading He would begin packing at once, and the express wagon would be here at six.
only
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From this reading But Felix, ignoring her overtures, only shook his head in a good-natured way.
overdue
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From this reading The customary scene took place when Felix, late that afternoon, handed his landlady the overdue rent.
overtures
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From this reading But Felix, ignoring her overtures, only shook his head in a good-natured way.
owed
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From this reading Now that the two crisp bills which O'Day owed her lay in her hand, she was ready to pass them back to him if the full payment at all embarrassed him.
packing
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From this reading He would begin packing at once, and the express wagon would be here at six.
pass
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From this reading Now that the two crisp bills which O'Day owed her lay in her hand, she was ready to pass them back to him if the full payment at all embarrassed him.
payment
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From this reading Now that the two crisp bills which O'Day owed her lay in her hand, she was ready to pass them back to him if the full payment at all embarrassed him.
place
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From this reading The customary scene took place when Felix, late that afternoon, handed his landlady the overdue rent.
quiet
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From this reading Indeed, she had never had a more quiet and decent lodger, and she hoped it didn't mean he was “goin' away,” and, if she was rather sharp with him the night before, it was because she had been “that nervous of late.”
rather
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From this reading Indeed, she had never had a more quiet and decent lodger, and she hoped it didn't mean he was “goin' away,” and, if she was rather sharp with him the night before, it was because she had been “that nervous of late.”
ready
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From this reading Now that the two crisp bills which O'Day owed her lay in her hand, she was ready to pass them back to him if the full payment at all embarrassed him.
rent
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From this reading The customary scene took place when Felix, late that afternoon, handed his landlady the overdue rent.
scene
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From this reading The customary scene took place when Felix, late that afternoon, handed his landlady the overdue rent.
sharp
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From this reading Indeed, she had never had a more quiet and decent lodger, and she hoped it didn't mean he was “goin' away,” and, if she was rather sharp with him the night before, it was because she had been “that nervous of late.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that the two crisp bills which O'Day owed her lay in her hand, she was ready to pass them back to him if the full payment at all embarrassed him.
shook
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From this reading But Felix, ignoring her overtures, only shook his head in a good-natured way.
six
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From this reading He would begin packing at once, and the express wagon would be here at six.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The customary scene took place when Felix, late that afternoon, handed his landlady the overdue rent.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The customary scene took place when Felix, late that afternoon, handed his landlady the overdue rent.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now that the two crisp bills which O'Day owed her lay in her hand, she was ready to pass them back to him if the full payment at all embarrassed him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now that the two crisp bills which O'Day owed her lay in her hand, she was ready to pass them back to him if the full payment at all embarrassed him.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The customary scene took place when Felix, late that afternoon, handed his landlady the overdue rent.
two
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From this reading Now that the two crisp bills which O'Day owed her lay in her hand, she was ready to pass them back to him if the full payment at all embarrassed him.
wagon
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From this reading He would begin packing at once, and the express wagon would be here at six.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now that the two crisp bills which O'Day owed her lay in her hand, she was ready to pass them back to him if the full payment at all embarrassed him.
way
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From this reading But Felix, ignoring her overtures, only shook his head in a good-natured way.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The customary scene took place when Felix, late that afternoon, handed his landlady the overdue rent.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now that the two crisp bills which O'Day owed her lay in her hand, she was ready to pass them back to him if the full payment at all embarrassed him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Indeed, she had never had a more quiet and decent lodger, and she hoped it didn't mean he was “goin' away,” and, if she was rather sharp with him the night before, it was because she had been “that nervous of late.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would begin packing at once, and the express wagon would be here at six.
