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Chapter XXXVII

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AN AFTER-DINNER SPEECH.
At dinner the next evening Mr. Ffrench had a story to tell.
It was the rather exciting story of the completion of Murdoch's labor, the night attack and his sudden departure.
Exciting as it was, however, Mr. Ffrench did not relate it in his most vivid manner.
His nervous ailments had increased of late, and he was not in a condition to be vivacious and dramatic.
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Haworth's

Chapter XXXVII

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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AN AFTER-DINNER SPEECH.
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At dinner the next evening Mr. Ffrench had a story to tell.
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It was the rather exciting story of the completion of Murdoch's labor, the night attack and his sudden departure.
Line 4
Exciting as it was, however, Mr. Ffrench did not relate it in his most vivid manner.
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His nervous ailments had increased of late, and he was not in a condition to be vivacious and dramatic.

Learner Dictionary

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

However adverb US /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading “Exciting as it was, however, Mr. Ffrench did not relate it in his most vivid manner.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “At dinner the next evening Mr. Ffrench had a story to tell.”

Sudden noun US /sudden/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was the rather exciting story of the completion of Murdoch's labor, the night attack and his sudden departure.”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “At dinner the next evening Mr. Ffrench had a story to tell.”

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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 At dinner the next evening Mr. Ffrench had a story to tell.

AFTER-DINNER

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From this reading AN AFTER-DINNER SPEECH.

ailments

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From this reading His nervous ailments had increased of late, and he was not in a condition to be vivacious and dramatic.

ANdeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading AN AFTER-DINNER SPEECH.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It was the rather exciting story of the completion of Murdoch's labor, the night attack and his sudden departure.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Exciting as it was, however, Mr. Ffrench did not relate it in his most vivid manner.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At dinner the next evening Mr. Ffrench had a story to tell.

attack

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From this reading It was the rather exciting story of the completion of Murdoch's labor, the night attack and his sudden departure.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading His nervous ailments had increased of late, and he was not in a condition to be vivacious and dramatic.

completion

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From this reading It was the rather exciting story of the completion of Murdoch's labor, the night attack and his sudden departure.

condition

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From this reading His nervous ailments had increased of late, and he was not in a condition to be vivacious and dramatic.

departure

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From this reading It was the rather exciting story of the completion of Murdoch's labor, the night attack and his sudden departure.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Exciting as it was, however, Mr. Ffrench did not relate it in his most vivid manner.

dinner

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From this reading At dinner the next evening Mr. Ffrench had a story to tell.

dramatic

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From this reading His nervous ailments had increased of late, and he was not in a condition to be vivacious and dramatic.

evening

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From this reading At dinner the next evening Mr. Ffrench had a story to tell.

exciting

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From this reading It was the rather exciting story of the completion of Murdoch's labor, the night attack and his sudden departure.

Ffrench

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From this reading At dinner the next evening Mr. Ffrench had a story to tell.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading At dinner the next evening Mr. Ffrench had a story to tell.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading His nervous ailments had increased of late, and he was not in a condition to be vivacious and dramatic.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading It was the rather exciting story of the completion of Murdoch's labor, the night attack and his sudden departure.

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Exciting as it was, however, Mr. Ffrench did not relate it in his most vivid manner.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Exciting as it was, however, Mr. Ffrench did not relate it in his most vivid manner.

increased

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From this reading His nervous ailments had increased of late, and he was not in a condition to be vivacious and dramatic.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was the rather exciting story of the completion of Murdoch's labor, the night attack and his sudden departure.

labor

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From this reading It was the rather exciting story of the completion of Murdoch's labor, the night attack and his sudden departure.

late

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From this reading His nervous ailments had increased of late, and he was not in a condition to be vivacious and dramatic.

manner

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From this reading Exciting as it was, however, Mr. Ffrench did not relate it in his most vivid manner.

most

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From this reading Exciting as it was, however, Mr. Ffrench did not relate it in his most vivid manner.

Mr

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From this reading At dinner the next evening Mr. Ffrench had a story to tell.

Murdoch's

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From this reading It was the rather exciting story of the completion of Murdoch's labor, the night attack and his sudden departure.

nervous

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From this reading His nervous ailments had increased of late, and he was not in a condition to be vivacious and dramatic.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading At dinner the next evening Mr. Ffrench had a story to tell.

night

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From this reading It was the rather exciting story of the completion of Murdoch's labor, the night attack and his sudden departure.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Exciting as it was, however, Mr. Ffrench did not relate it in his most vivid manner.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was the rather exciting story of the completion of Murdoch's labor, the night attack and his sudden departure.

rather

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From this reading It was the rather exciting story of the completion of Murdoch's labor, the night attack and his sudden departure.

relate

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From this reading Exciting as it was, however, Mr. Ffrench did not relate it in his most vivid manner.

SPEECH

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From this reading AN AFTER-DINNER SPEECH.

story

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From this reading At dinner the next evening Mr. Ffrench had a story to tell.

suddennounUS /sudden/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was the rather exciting story of the completion of Murdoch's labor, the night attack and his sudden departure.

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading At dinner the next evening Mr. Ffrench had a story to tell.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading At dinner the next evening Mr. Ffrench had a story to tell.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading At dinner the next evening Mr. Ffrench had a story to tell.

vivacious

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From this reading His nervous ailments had increased of late, and he was not in a condition to be vivacious and dramatic.

vivid

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From this reading Exciting as it was, however, Mr. Ffrench did not relate it in his most vivid manner.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was the rather exciting story of the completion of Murdoch's labor, the night attack and his sudden departure.