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From this reading KIPPS ENTERS SOCIETY Sec.1 Submission to Inexorable Fate took Kipps to the Anagram Tea.
able
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From this reading At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was engaged to her, he would have to marry her, and the sooner he faced her again the better.
all
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From this reading Before wild plans of turning socialist, defying the world and repudiating all calling for ever, his heart on second thoughts sank.
Anagram
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From this reading KIPPS ENTERS SOCIETY Sec.1 Submission to Inexorable Fate took Kipps to the Anagram Tea.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London.
any
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From this reading At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before wild plans of turning socialist, defying the world and repudiating all calling for ever, his heart on second thoughts sank.
better
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From this reading He was engaged to her, he would have to marry her, and the sooner he faced her again the better.
calling
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From this reading Before wild plans of turning socialist, defying the world and repudiating all calling for ever, his heart on second thoughts sank.
carry
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From this reading At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London.
defying
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From this reading Before wild plans of turning socialist, defying the world and repudiating all calling for ever, his heart on second thoughts sank.
difficulty
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From this reading At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London.
engaged
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From this reading He was engaged to her, he would have to marry her, and the sooner he faced her again the better.
ENTERS
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From this reading KIPPS ENTERS SOCIETY Sec.1 Submission to Inexorable Fate took Kipps to the Anagram Tea.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before wild plans of turning socialist, defying the world and repudiating all calling for ever, his heart on second thoughts sank.
explaining
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From this reading At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London.
faced
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From this reading He was engaged to her, he would have to marry her, and the sooner he faced her again the better.
Fate
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From this reading KIPPS ENTERS SOCIETY Sec.1 Submission to Inexorable Fate took Kipps to the Anagram Tea.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Before wild plans of turning socialist, defying the world and repudiating all calling for ever, his heart on second thoughts sank.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not seen her since his last portentous visit to New Romney.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was engaged to her, he would have to marry her, and the sooner he faced her again the better.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London.
heart
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From this reading Before wild plans of turning socialist, defying the world and repudiating all calling for ever, his heart on second thoughts sank.
Helen
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From this reading At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had not seen her since his last portentous visit to New Romney.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London.
Inexorable
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From this reading KIPPS ENTERS SOCIETY Sec.1 Submission to Inexorable Fate took Kipps to the Anagram Tea.
jaunt
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From this reading At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London.
KIPPS
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From this reading KIPPS ENTERS SOCIETY Sec.1 Submission to Inexorable Fate took Kipps to the Anagram Tea.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not seen her since his last portentous visit to New Romney.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London.
London
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From this reading At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London.
marry
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From this reading He was engaged to her, he would have to marry her, and the sooner he faced her again the better.
meet
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From this reading At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London.
New
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From this reading He had not seen her since his last portentous visit to New Romney.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not seen her since his last portentous visit to New Romney.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London.
off
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From this reading At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Before wild plans of turning socialist, defying the world and repudiating all calling for ever, his heart on second thoughts sank.
other
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From this reading At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London.
people
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From this reading At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London.
plans
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From this reading Before wild plans of turning socialist, defying the world and repudiating all calling for ever, his heart on second thoughts sank.
portentous
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From this reading He had not seen her since his last portentous visit to New Romney.
presence
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From this reading At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London.
rate
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From this reading At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London.
repudiating
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From this reading Before wild plans of turning socialist, defying the world and repudiating all calling for ever, his heart on second thoughts sank.
Romney
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From this reading He had not seen her since his last portentous visit to New Romney.
sank
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From this reading Before wild plans of turning socialist, defying the world and repudiating all calling for ever, his heart on second thoughts sank.
Sec
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From this reading KIPPS ENTERS SOCIETY Sec.1 Submission to Inexorable Fate took Kipps to the Anagram Tea.
second
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From this reading Before wild plans of turning socialist, defying the world and repudiating all calling for ever, his heart on second thoughts sank.
seen
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From this reading He had not seen her since his last portentous visit to New Romney.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had not seen her since his last portentous visit to New Romney.
socialist
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From this reading Before wild plans of turning socialist, defying the world and repudiating all calling for ever, his heart on second thoughts sank.
SOCIETY
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From this reading KIPPS ENTERS SOCIETY Sec.1 Submission to Inexorable Fate took Kipps to the Anagram Tea.
sooner
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From this reading He was engaged to her, he would have to marry her, and the sooner he faced her again the better.
Submission
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From this reading KIPPS ENTERS SOCIETY Sec.1 Submission to Inexorable Fate took Kipps to the Anagram Tea.
Tea
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From this reading KIPPS ENTERS SOCIETY Sec.1 Submission to Inexorable Fate took Kipps to the Anagram Tea.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KIPPS ENTERS SOCIETY Sec.1 Submission to Inexorable Fate took Kipps to the Anagram Tea.
there
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From this reading At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London.
thoughts
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From this reading Before wild plans of turning socialist, defying the world and repudiating all calling for ever, his heart on second thoughts sank.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KIPPS ENTERS SOCIETY Sec.1 Submission to Inexorable Fate took Kipps to the Anagram Tea.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KIPPS ENTERS SOCIETY Sec.1 Submission to Inexorable Fate took Kipps to the Anagram Tea.
turning
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From this reading Before wild plans of turning socialist, defying the world and repudiating all calling for ever, his heart on second thoughts sank.
visit
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From this reading He had not seen her since his last portentous visit to New Romney.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was engaged to her, he would have to marry her, and the sooner he faced her again the better.
wild
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From this reading Before wild plans of turning socialist, defying the world and repudiating all calling for ever, his heart on second thoughts sank.
world
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From this reading Before wild plans of turning socialist, defying the world and repudiating all calling for ever, his heart on second thoughts sank.
worst
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From this reading At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London.
