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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 A CONTEST A few days passed; the usual round of pastimes inseparable from house parties served to while away the hours; other guests arrived, one or two went.
any
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From this reading "Perhaps--if there is any!"
arrived
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From this reading A CONTEST A few days passed; the usual round of pastimes inseparable from house parties served to while away the hours; other guests arrived, one or two went.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come down for a little sport?" the nobleman, his hands carelessly thrust into the pockets of his shooting trousers, had asked with a frosty smile.
away
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From this reading A CONTEST A few days passed; the usual round of pastimes inseparable from house parties served to while away the hours; other guests arrived, one or two went.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It could not very well have been otherwise; a number of people were near.
carelessly
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From this reading "Come down for a little sport?" the nobleman, his hands carelessly thrust into the pockets of his shooting trousers, had asked with a frosty smile.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come down for a little sport?" the nobleman, his hands carelessly thrust into the pockets of his shooting trousers, had asked with a frosty smile.
CONTEST
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From this reading A CONTEST A few days passed; the usual round of pastimes inseparable from house parties served to while away the hours; other guests arrived, one or two went.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It could not very well have been otherwise; a number of people were near.
courteous
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From this reading Lord Ronsdale had greeted John Steele perfunctorily; the other's manner was likewise mechanically courteous.
days
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From this reading A CONTEST A few days passed; the usual round of pastimes inseparable from house parties served to while away the hours; other guests arrived, one or two went.
down
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From this reading "Come down for a little sport?" the nobleman, his hands carelessly thrust into the pockets of his shooting trousers, had asked with a frosty smile.
few
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From this reading A CONTEST A few days passed; the usual round of pastimes inseparable from house parties served to while away the hours; other guests arrived, one or two went.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Come down for a little sport?" the nobleman, his hands carelessly thrust into the pockets of his shooting trousers, had asked with a frosty smile.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A CONTEST A few days passed; the usual round of pastimes inseparable from house parties served to while away the hours; other guests arrived, one or two went.
frosty
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From this reading "Come down for a little sport?" the nobleman, his hands carelessly thrust into the pockets of his shooting trousers, had asked with a frosty smile.
greeted
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From this reading Lord Ronsdale had greeted John Steele perfunctorily; the other's manner was likewise mechanically courteous.
guests
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From this reading A CONTEST A few days passed; the usual round of pastimes inseparable from house parties served to while away the hours; other guests arrived, one or two went.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lord Ronsdale had greeted John Steele perfunctorily; the other's manner was likewise mechanically courteous.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "Come down for a little sport?" the nobleman, his hands carelessly thrust into the pockets of his shooting trousers, had asked with a frosty smile.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It could not very well have been otherwise; a number of people were near.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Come down for a little sport?" the nobleman, his hands carelessly thrust into the pockets of his shooting trousers, had asked with a frosty smile.
hours
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From this reading A CONTEST A few days passed; the usual round of pastimes inseparable from house parties served to while away the hours; other guests arrived, one or two went.
house
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From this reading A CONTEST A few days passed; the usual round of pastimes inseparable from house parties served to while away the hours; other guests arrived, one or two went.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Perhaps--if there is any!"
inseparable
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From this reading A CONTEST A few days passed; the usual round of pastimes inseparable from house parties served to while away the hours; other guests arrived, one or two went.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Come down for a little sport?" the nobleman, his hands carelessly thrust into the pockets of his shooting trousers, had asked with a frosty smile.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Perhaps--if there is any!"
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It could not very well have been otherwise; a number of people were near.
John
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From this reading Lord Ronsdale had greeted John Steele perfunctorily; the other's manner was likewise mechanically courteous.
likewise
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From this reading Lord Ronsdale had greeted John Steele perfunctorily; the other's manner was likewise mechanically courteous.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come down for a little sport?" the nobleman, his hands carelessly thrust into the pockets of his shooting trousers, had asked with a frosty smile.
Lord
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From this reading Lord Ronsdale had greeted John Steele perfunctorily; the other's manner was likewise mechanically courteous.
manner
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From this reading Lord Ronsdale had greeted John Steele perfunctorily; the other's manner was likewise mechanically courteous.
mechanically
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From this reading Lord Ronsdale had greeted John Steele perfunctorily; the other's manner was likewise mechanically courteous.
near
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From this reading It could not very well have been otherwise; a number of people were near.
nobleman
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From this reading "Come down for a little sport?" the nobleman, his hands carelessly thrust into the pockets of his shooting trousers, had asked with a frosty smile.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It could not very well have been otherwise; a number of people were near.
number
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From this reading It could not very well have been otherwise; a number of people were near.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CONTEST A few days passed; the usual round of pastimes inseparable from house parties served to while away the hours; other guests arrived, one or two went.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A CONTEST A few days passed; the usual round of pastimes inseparable from house parties served to while away the hours; other guests arrived, one or two went.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A CONTEST A few days passed; the usual round of pastimes inseparable from house parties served to while away the hours; other guests arrived, one or two went.
other
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From this reading A CONTEST A few days passed; the usual round of pastimes inseparable from house parties served to while away the hours; other guests arrived, one or two went.
other's
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From this reading Lord Ronsdale had greeted John Steele perfunctorily; the other's manner was likewise mechanically courteous.
otherwise
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From this reading It could not very well have been otherwise; a number of people were near.
parties
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From this reading A CONTEST A few days passed; the usual round of pastimes inseparable from house parties served to while away the hours; other guests arrived, one or two went.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CONTEST A few days passed; the usual round of pastimes inseparable from house parties served to while away the hours; other guests arrived, one or two went.
pastimes
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From this reading A CONTEST A few days passed; the usual round of pastimes inseparable from house parties served to while away the hours; other guests arrived, one or two went.
people
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From this reading It could not very well have been otherwise; a number of people were near.
perfunctorily
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From this reading Lord Ronsdale had greeted John Steele perfunctorily; the other's manner was likewise mechanically courteous.
Perhaps
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From this reading "Perhaps--if there is any!"
pockets
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From this reading "Come down for a little sport?" the nobleman, his hands carelessly thrust into the pockets of his shooting trousers, had asked with a frosty smile.
Ronsdale
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From this reading Lord Ronsdale had greeted John Steele perfunctorily; the other's manner was likewise mechanically courteous.
round
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From this reading A CONTEST A few days passed; the usual round of pastimes inseparable from house parties served to while away the hours; other guests arrived, one or two went.
served
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From this reading A CONTEST A few days passed; the usual round of pastimes inseparable from house parties served to while away the hours; other guests arrived, one or two went.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Come down for a little sport?" the nobleman, his hands carelessly thrust into the pockets of his shooting trousers, had asked with a frosty smile.
smile
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From this reading "Come down for a little sport?" the nobleman, his hands carelessly thrust into the pockets of his shooting trousers, had asked with a frosty smile.
sport
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From this reading "Come down for a little sport?" the nobleman, his hands carelessly thrust into the pockets of his shooting trousers, had asked with a frosty smile.
Steele
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From this reading Lord Ronsdale had greeted John Steele perfunctorily; the other's manner was likewise mechanically courteous.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CONTEST A few days passed; the usual round of pastimes inseparable from house parties served to while away the hours; other guests arrived, one or two went.
there
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From this reading "Perhaps--if there is any!"
thrust
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From this reading "Come down for a little sport?" the nobleman, his hands carelessly thrust into the pockets of his shooting trousers, had asked with a frosty smile.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A CONTEST A few days passed; the usual round of pastimes inseparable from house parties served to while away the hours; other guests arrived, one or two went.
trousers
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From this reading "Come down for a little sport?" the nobleman, his hands carelessly thrust into the pockets of his shooting trousers, had asked with a frosty smile.
two
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From this reading A CONTEST A few days passed; the usual round of pastimes inseparable from house parties served to while away the hours; other guests arrived, one or two went.
usual
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From this reading A CONTEST A few days passed; the usual round of pastimes inseparable from house parties served to while away the hours; other guests arrived, one or two went.
very
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From this reading It could not very well have been otherwise; a number of people were near.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lord Ronsdale had greeted John Steele perfunctorily; the other's manner was likewise mechanically courteous.
well
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From this reading It could not very well have been otherwise; a number of people were near.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CONTEST A few days passed; the usual round of pastimes inseparable from house parties served to while away the hours; other guests arrived, one or two went.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It could not very well have been otherwise; a number of people were near.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A CONTEST A few days passed; the usual round of pastimes inseparable from house parties served to while away the hours; other guests arrived, one or two went.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Come down for a little sport?" the nobleman, his hands carelessly thrust into the pockets of his shooting trousers, had asked with a frosty smile.
