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Haworth's

Chapter XIV

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AN UNEXPECTED GUEST.
Before the week's end, all Broxton had heard the news.
In the Works, before and after working hours, groups gathered together to talk it over.
Haworth was going to 'tak' Ffrench in partner.'
It was hard to believe it, and the general opinion expressed was neither favorable nor complimentary.
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Haworth's

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
AN UNEXPECTED GUEST.
Line 2
Before the week's end, all Broxton had heard the news.
Line 3
In the Works, before and after working hours, groups gathered together to talk it over.
Line 4
Haworth was going to 'tak' Ffrench in partner.'
Line 5
It was hard to believe it, and the general opinion expressed was neither favorable nor complimentary.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “In the Works, before and after working hours, groups gathered together to talk it over.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Before the week's end, all Broxton had heard the news.”

Believe noun US /ˈbelieve/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “It was hard to believe it, and the general opinion expressed was neither favorable nor complimentary.”

Neither determiner US /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading “It was hard to believe it, and the general opinion expressed was neither favorable nor complimentary.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “In the Works, before and after working hours, groups gathered together to talk it over.”

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading In the Works, before and after working hours, groups gathered together to talk it over.

all

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From this reading Before the week's end, all Broxton had heard the news.

ANdeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading AN UNEXPECTED GUEST.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading In the Works, before and after working hours, groups gathered together to talk it over.

BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before the week's end, all Broxton had heard the news.

believenounUS /ˈbelieve/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading It was hard to believe it, and the general opinion expressed was neither favorable nor complimentary.

Broxton

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From this reading Before the week's end, all Broxton had heard the news.

complimentary

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From this reading It was hard to believe it, and the general opinion expressed was neither favorable nor complimentary.

end

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From this reading Before the week's end, all Broxton had heard the news.

expressed

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From this reading It was hard to believe it, and the general opinion expressed was neither favorable nor complimentary.

favorable

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From this reading It was hard to believe it, and the general opinion expressed was neither favorable nor complimentary.

Ffrench

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gathered

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From this reading In the Works, before and after working hours, groups gathered together to talk it over.

general

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From this reading It was hard to believe it, and the general opinion expressed was neither favorable nor complimentary.

going

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groups

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From this reading In the Works, before and after working hours, groups gathered together to talk it over.

GUEST

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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED GUEST.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Before the week's end, all Broxton had heard the news.

hard

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From this reading It was hard to believe it, and the general opinion expressed was neither favorable nor complimentary.

Haworth

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From this reading Haworth was going to 'tak' Ffrench in partner.'

heard

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From this reading Before the week's end, all Broxton had heard the news.

hours

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From this reading In the Works, before and after working hours, groups gathered together to talk it over.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In the Works, before and after working hours, groups gathered together to talk it over.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading In the Works, before and after working hours, groups gathered together to talk it over.

neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading It was hard to believe it, and the general opinion expressed was neither favorable nor complimentary.

news

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From this reading Before the week's end, all Broxton had heard the news.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading It was hard to believe it, and the general opinion expressed was neither favorable nor complimentary.

opinion

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From this reading It was hard to believe it, and the general opinion expressed was neither favorable nor complimentary.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading In the Works, before and after working hours, groups gathered together to talk it over.

partner

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From this reading Haworth was going to 'tak' Ffrench in partner.'

tak

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From this reading Haworth was going to 'tak' Ffrench in partner.'

talk

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From this reading In the Works, before and after working hours, groups gathered together to talk it over.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Before the week's end, all Broxton had heard the news.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading In the Works, before and after working hours, groups gathered together to talk it over.

together

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From this reading In the Works, before and after working hours, groups gathered together to talk it over.

UNEXPECTED

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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED GUEST.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Haworth was going to 'tak' Ffrench in partner.'

week's

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From this reading Before the week's end, all Broxton had heard the news.

working

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From this reading In the Works, before and after working hours, groups gathered together to talk it over.

Works

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From this reading In the Works, before and after working hours, groups gathered together to talk it over.