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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 It is significant that never for a moment did either Johnny or myself doubt that Talbot would have the required sum.
agreed
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From this reading TALBOT DESERTS I followed him to the hotel somewhat gloomily; for I was now the only member of our party who had not made good the agreed amount of the partnership.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading TALBOT DESERTS I followed him to the hotel somewhat gloomily; for I was now the only member of our party who had not made good the agreed amount of the partnership.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We arrived just in time for the first supper call, and found Talbot and Yank awaiting us.
arrived
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From this reading We arrived just in time for the first supper call, and found Talbot and Yank awaiting us.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yank was as cool and taciturn, and nodded to us as indifferently, as ever.
awaiting
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From this reading We arrived just in time for the first supper call, and found Talbot and Yank awaiting us.
call
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From this reading We arrived just in time for the first supper call, and found Talbot and Yank awaiting us.
cool
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From this reading Yank was as cool and taciturn, and nodded to us as indifferently, as ever.
DESERTS
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From this reading TALBOT DESERTS I followed him to the hotel somewhat gloomily; for I was now the only member of our party who had not made good the agreed amount of the partnership.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It is significant that never for a moment did either Johnny or myself doubt that Talbot would have the required sum.
doubt
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From this reading It is significant that never for a moment did either Johnny or myself doubt that Talbot would have the required sum.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading It is significant that never for a moment did either Johnny or myself doubt that Talbot would have the required sum.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yank was as cool and taciturn, and nodded to us as indifferently, as ever.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We arrived just in time for the first supper call, and found Talbot and Yank awaiting us.
followed
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From this reading TALBOT DESERTS I followed him to the hotel somewhat gloomily; for I was now the only member of our party who had not made good the agreed amount of the partnership.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TALBOT DESERTS I followed him to the hotel somewhat gloomily; for I was now the only member of our party who had not made good the agreed amount of the partnership.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We arrived just in time for the first supper call, and found Talbot and Yank awaiting us.
gloomily
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From this reading TALBOT DESERTS I followed him to the hotel somewhat gloomily; for I was now the only member of our party who had not made good the agreed amount of the partnership.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TALBOT DESERTS I followed him to the hotel somewhat gloomily; for I was now the only member of our party who had not made good the agreed amount of the partnership.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading TALBOT DESERTS I followed him to the hotel somewhat gloomily; for I was now the only member of our party who had not made good the agreed amount of the partnership.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is significant that never for a moment did either Johnny or myself doubt that Talbot would have the required sum.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TALBOT DESERTS I followed him to the hotel somewhat gloomily; for I was now the only member of our party who had not made good the agreed amount of the partnership.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Johnny, his spirits quite recovered, whistled like a lark.
hotel
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From this reading TALBOT DESERTS I followed him to the hotel somewhat gloomily; for I was now the only member of our party who had not made good the agreed amount of the partnership.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TALBOT DESERTS I followed him to the hotel somewhat gloomily; for I was now the only member of our party who had not made good the agreed amount of the partnership.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We arrived just in time for the first supper call, and found Talbot and Yank awaiting us.
indifferently
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From this reading Yank was as cool and taciturn, and nodded to us as indifferently, as ever.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is significant that never for a moment did either Johnny or myself doubt that Talbot would have the required sum.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is significant that never for a moment did either Johnny or myself doubt that Talbot would have the required sum.
Johnny
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From this reading It is significant that never for a moment did either Johnny or myself doubt that Talbot would have the required sum.
just
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From this reading We arrived just in time for the first supper call, and found Talbot and Yank awaiting us.
lark
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From this reading Johnny, his spirits quite recovered, whistled like a lark.
like
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From this reading Johnny, his spirits quite recovered, whistled like a lark.
made
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From this reading TALBOT DESERTS I followed him to the hotel somewhat gloomily; for I was now the only member of our party who had not made good the agreed amount of the partnership.
member
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From this reading TALBOT DESERTS I followed him to the hotel somewhat gloomily; for I was now the only member of our party who had not made good the agreed amount of the partnership.
moment
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From this reading It is significant that never for a moment did either Johnny or myself doubt that Talbot would have the required sum.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It is significant that never for a moment did either Johnny or myself doubt that Talbot would have the required sum.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is significant that never for a moment did either Johnny or myself doubt that Talbot would have the required sum.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yank was as cool and taciturn, and nodded to us as indifferently, as ever.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading TALBOT DESERTS I followed him to the hotel somewhat gloomily; for I was now the only member of our party who had not made good the agreed amount of the partnership.
now
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From this reading TALBOT DESERTS I followed him to the hotel somewhat gloomily; for I was now the only member of our party who had not made good the agreed amount of the partnership.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TALBOT DESERTS I followed him to the hotel somewhat gloomily; for I was now the only member of our party who had not made good the agreed amount of the partnership.
only
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From this reading TALBOT DESERTS I followed him to the hotel somewhat gloomily; for I was now the only member of our party who had not made good the agreed amount of the partnership.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is significant that never for a moment did either Johnny or myself doubt that Talbot would have the required sum.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading TALBOT DESERTS I followed him to the hotel somewhat gloomily; for I was now the only member of our party who had not made good the agreed amount of the partnership.
partnership
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From this reading TALBOT DESERTS I followed him to the hotel somewhat gloomily; for I was now the only member of our party who had not made good the agreed amount of the partnership.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TALBOT DESERTS I followed him to the hotel somewhat gloomily; for I was now the only member of our party who had not made good the agreed amount of the partnership.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Johnny, his spirits quite recovered, whistled like a lark.
recovered
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From this reading Johnny, his spirits quite recovered, whistled like a lark.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is significant that never for a moment did either Johnny or myself doubt that Talbot would have the required sum.
significant
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From this reading It is significant that never for a moment did either Johnny or myself doubt that Talbot would have the required sum.
somewhat
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From this reading TALBOT DESERTS I followed him to the hotel somewhat gloomily; for I was now the only member of our party who had not made good the agreed amount of the partnership.
spirits
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From this reading Johnny, his spirits quite recovered, whistled like a lark.
sum
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From this reading It is significant that never for a moment did either Johnny or myself doubt that Talbot would have the required sum.
supper
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From this reading We arrived just in time for the first supper call, and found Talbot and Yank awaiting us.
taciturn
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From this reading Yank was as cool and taciturn, and nodded to us as indifferently, as ever.
TALBOT
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From this reading TALBOT DESERTS I followed him to the hotel somewhat gloomily; for I was now the only member of our party who had not made good the agreed amount of the partnership.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is significant that never for a moment did either Johnny or myself doubt that Talbot would have the required sum.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TALBOT DESERTS I followed him to the hotel somewhat gloomily; for I was now the only member of our party who had not made good the agreed amount of the partnership.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We arrived just in time for the first supper call, and found Talbot and Yank awaiting us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TALBOT DESERTS I followed him to the hotel somewhat gloomily; for I was now the only member of our party who had not made good the agreed amount of the partnership.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We arrived just in time for the first supper call, and found Talbot and Yank awaiting us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TALBOT DESERTS I followed him to the hotel somewhat gloomily; for I was now the only member of our party who had not made good the agreed amount of the partnership.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We arrived just in time for the first supper call, and found Talbot and Yank awaiting us.
whistled
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From this reading Johnny, his spirits quite recovered, whistled like a lark.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading TALBOT DESERTS I followed him to the hotel somewhat gloomily; for I was now the only member of our party who had not made good the agreed amount of the partnership.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It is significant that never for a moment did either Johnny or myself doubt that Talbot would have the required sum.
Yank
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From this reading We arrived just in time for the first supper call, and found Talbot and Yank awaiting us.
