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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 Matheson, the former agent of the Wickershams, with whom Ferdy had quarrelled, had gone back to England, and had acquired a reputation as an expert.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading By one of the fortuitous happenings so hard to account for, about this time Keith wrote to Rhodes, and Rhodes consulted Matheson, who knew the properties.
account
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From this reading By one of the fortuitous happenings so hard to account for, about this time Keith wrote to Rhodes, and Rhodes consulted Matheson, who knew the properties.
acquired
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From this reading Matheson, the former agent of the Wickershams, with whom Ferdy had quarrelled, had gone back to England, and had acquired a reputation as an expert.
agent
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From this reading Matheson, the former agent of the Wickershams, with whom Ferdy had quarrelled, had gone back to England, and had acquired a reputation as an expert.
American
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From this reading Interest was awaking in England in American enterprises, and, fortunately for Keith, he had friends on that side.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Matheson, the former agent of the Wickershams, with whom Ferdy had quarrelled, had gone back to England, and had acquired a reputation as an expert.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Interest was awaking in England in American enterprises, and, fortunately for Keith, he had friends on that side.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Matheson, the former agent of the Wickershams, with whom Ferdy had quarrelled, had gone back to England, and had acquired a reputation as an expert.
aspiring
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From this reading Grinnell Rhodes now lived in England, dancing attendance on his wife, the daughter of Mr. Creamer of Creamer, Crustback & Company, who was aspiring to be in the fashionable set there.
attendance
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From this reading Grinnell Rhodes now lived in England, dancing attendance on his wife, the daughter of Mr. Creamer of Creamer, Crustback & Company, who was aspiring to be in the fashionable set there.
awaking
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From this reading Interest was awaking in England in American enterprises, and, fortunately for Keith, he had friends on that side.
back
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From this reading Matheson, the former agent of the Wickershams, with whom Ferdy had quarrelled, had gone back to England, and had acquired a reputation as an expert.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Grinnell Rhodes now lived in England, dancing attendance on his wife, the daughter of Mr. Creamer of Creamer, Crustback & Company, who was aspiring to be in the fashionable set there.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By one of the fortuitous happenings so hard to account for, about this time Keith wrote to Rhodes, and Rhodes consulted Matheson, who knew the properties.
Company
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From this reading Grinnell Rhodes now lived in England, dancing attendance on his wife, the daughter of Mr. Creamer of Creamer, Crustback & Company, who was aspiring to be in the fashionable set there.
consulted
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From this reading By one of the fortuitous happenings so hard to account for, about this time Keith wrote to Rhodes, and Rhodes consulted Matheson, who knew the properties.
Creamer
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From this reading Grinnell Rhodes now lived in England, dancing attendance on his wife, the daughter of Mr. Creamer of Creamer, Crustback & Company, who was aspiring to be in the fashionable set there.
Crustback
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From this reading Grinnell Rhodes now lived in England, dancing attendance on his wife, the daughter of Mr. Creamer of Creamer, Crustback & Company, who was aspiring to be in the fashionable set there.
dancing
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From this reading Grinnell Rhodes now lived in England, dancing attendance on his wife, the daughter of Mr. Creamer of Creamer, Crustback & Company, who was aspiring to be in the fashionable set there.
daughter
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From this reading Grinnell Rhodes now lived in England, dancing attendance on his wife, the daughter of Mr. Creamer of Creamer, Crustback & Company, who was aspiring to be in the fashionable set there.
England
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From this reading Interest was awaking in England in American enterprises, and, fortunately for Keith, he had friends on that side.
enterprises
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From this reading Interest was awaking in England in American enterprises, and, fortunately for Keith, he had friends on that side.
expert
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From this reading Matheson, the former agent of the Wickershams, with whom Ferdy had quarrelled, had gone back to England, and had acquired a reputation as an expert.
fashionable
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From this reading Grinnell Rhodes now lived in England, dancing attendance on his wife, the daughter of Mr. Creamer of Creamer, Crustback & Company, who was aspiring to be in the fashionable set there.
Ferdy
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From this reading Matheson, the former agent of the Wickershams, with whom Ferdy had quarrelled, had gone back to England, and had acquired a reputation as an expert.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Interest was awaking in England in American enterprises, and, fortunately for Keith, he had friends on that side.
former
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From this reading Matheson, the former agent of the Wickershams, with whom Ferdy had quarrelled, had gone back to England, and had acquired a reputation as an expert.
fortuitous
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From this reading By one of the fortuitous happenings so hard to account for, about this time Keith wrote to Rhodes, and Rhodes consulted Matheson, who knew the properties.
fortunately
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From this reading Interest was awaking in England in American enterprises, and, fortunately for Keith, he had friends on that side.
friends
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From this reading Interest was awaking in England in American enterprises, and, fortunately for Keith, he had friends on that side.
GENERAL
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From this reading GENERAL KEITH VISITS STRANGE LANDS Just then the wheel turned.
gone
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From this reading Matheson, the former agent of the Wickershams, with whom Ferdy had quarrelled, had gone back to England, and had acquired a reputation as an expert.
Grinnell
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From this reading Grinnell Rhodes now lived in England, dancing attendance on his wife, the daughter of Mr. Creamer of Creamer, Crustback & Company, who was aspiring to be in the fashionable set there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Interest was awaking in England in American enterprises, and, fortunately for Keith, he had friends on that side.
happenings
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From this reading By one of the fortuitous happenings so hard to account for, about this time Keith wrote to Rhodes, and Rhodes consulted Matheson, who knew the properties.
hard
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From this reading By one of the fortuitous happenings so hard to account for, about this time Keith wrote to Rhodes, and Rhodes consulted Matheson, who knew the properties.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Interest was awaking in England in American enterprises, and, fortunately for Keith, he had friends on that side.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Grinnell Rhodes now lived in England, dancing attendance on his wife, the daughter of Mr. Creamer of Creamer, Crustback & Company, who was aspiring to be in the fashionable set there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Interest was awaking in England in American enterprises, and, fortunately for Keith, he had friends on that side.
Interest
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From this reading Interest was awaking in England in American enterprises, and, fortunately for Keith, he had friends on that side.
Just
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From this reading GENERAL KEITH VISITS STRANGE LANDS Just then the wheel turned.
KEITH
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From this reading GENERAL KEITH VISITS STRANGE LANDS Just then the wheel turned.
knew
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From this reading By one of the fortuitous happenings so hard to account for, about this time Keith wrote to Rhodes, and Rhodes consulted Matheson, who knew the properties.
LANDS
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From this reading GENERAL KEITH VISITS STRANGE LANDS Just then the wheel turned.
lived
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From this reading Grinnell Rhodes now lived in England, dancing attendance on his wife, the daughter of Mr. Creamer of Creamer, Crustback & Company, who was aspiring to be in the fashionable set there.
Matheson
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From this reading Matheson, the former agent of the Wickershams, with whom Ferdy had quarrelled, had gone back to England, and had acquired a reputation as an expert.
Mr
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From this reading Grinnell Rhodes now lived in England, dancing attendance on his wife, the daughter of Mr. Creamer of Creamer, Crustback & Company, who was aspiring to be in the fashionable set there.
now
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From this reading Grinnell Rhodes now lived in England, dancing attendance on his wife, the daughter of Mr. Creamer of Creamer, Crustback & Company, who was aspiring to be in the fashionable set there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Grinnell Rhodes now lived in England, dancing attendance on his wife, the daughter of Mr. Creamer of Creamer, Crustback & Company, who was aspiring to be in the fashionable set there.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Interest was awaking in England in American enterprises, and, fortunately for Keith, he had friends on that side.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading By one of the fortuitous happenings so hard to account for, about this time Keith wrote to Rhodes, and Rhodes consulted Matheson, who knew the properties.
properties
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From this reading By one of the fortuitous happenings so hard to account for, about this time Keith wrote to Rhodes, and Rhodes consulted Matheson, who knew the properties.
quarrelled
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From this reading Matheson, the former agent of the Wickershams, with whom Ferdy had quarrelled, had gone back to England, and had acquired a reputation as an expert.
reputation
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From this reading Matheson, the former agent of the Wickershams, with whom Ferdy had quarrelled, had gone back to England, and had acquired a reputation as an expert.
Rhodes
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From this reading Grinnell Rhodes now lived in England, dancing attendance on his wife, the daughter of Mr. Creamer of Creamer, Crustback & Company, who was aspiring to be in the fashionable set there.
set
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From this reading Grinnell Rhodes now lived in England, dancing attendance on his wife, the daughter of Mr. Creamer of Creamer, Crustback & Company, who was aspiring to be in the fashionable set there.
side
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From this reading Interest was awaking in England in American enterprises, and, fortunately for Keith, he had friends on that side.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading By one of the fortuitous happenings so hard to account for, about this time Keith wrote to Rhodes, and Rhodes consulted Matheson, who knew the properties.
STRANGE
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From this reading GENERAL KEITH VISITS STRANGE LANDS Just then the wheel turned.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Interest was awaking in England in American enterprises, and, fortunately for Keith, he had friends on that side.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GENERAL KEITH VISITS STRANGE LANDS Just then the wheel turned.
then
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From this reading GENERAL KEITH VISITS STRANGE LANDS Just then the wheel turned.
there
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From this reading Grinnell Rhodes now lived in England, dancing attendance on his wife, the daughter of Mr. Creamer of Creamer, Crustback & Company, who was aspiring to be in the fashionable set there.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By one of the fortuitous happenings so hard to account for, about this time Keith wrote to Rhodes, and Rhodes consulted Matheson, who knew the properties.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By one of the fortuitous happenings so hard to account for, about this time Keith wrote to Rhodes, and Rhodes consulted Matheson, who knew the properties.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Grinnell Rhodes now lived in England, dancing attendance on his wife, the daughter of Mr. Creamer of Creamer, Crustback & Company, who was aspiring to be in the fashionable set there.
turned
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From this reading GENERAL KEITH VISITS STRANGE LANDS Just then the wheel turned.
VISITS
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From this reading GENERAL KEITH VISITS STRANGE LANDS Just then the wheel turned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Interest was awaking in England in American enterprises, and, fortunately for Keith, he had friends on that side.
wheel
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From this reading GENERAL KEITH VISITS STRANGE LANDS Just then the wheel turned.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Grinnell Rhodes now lived in England, dancing attendance on his wife, the daughter of Mr. Creamer of Creamer, Crustback & Company, who was aspiring to be in the fashionable set there.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Matheson, the former agent of the Wickershams, with whom Ferdy had quarrelled, had gone back to England, and had acquired a reputation as an expert.
Wickershams
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From this reading Matheson, the former agent of the Wickershams, with whom Ferdy had quarrelled, had gone back to England, and had acquired a reputation as an expert.
wife
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From this reading Grinnell Rhodes now lived in England, dancing attendance on his wife, the daughter of Mr. Creamer of Creamer, Crustback & Company, who was aspiring to be in the fashionable set there.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Matheson, the former agent of the Wickershams, with whom Ferdy had quarrelled, had gone back to England, and had acquired a reputation as an expert.
wrote
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From this reading By one of the fortuitous happenings so hard to account for, about this time Keith wrote to Rhodes, and Rhodes consulted Matheson, who knew the properties.
