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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 THE "LUCIA" ARRIVES Jefferson, sitting under a lamp in his office, smoked a cigarette and studied Austin with quiet amusement.
admitted
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From this reading Jacinta Austin was clever and Jefferson admitted he owed her much; for one thing, he might not have married Muriel had not Jacinta helped.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jefferson thought she was sorry she had not left Kit Musgrave alone.
amusement
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From this reading THE "LUCIA" ARRIVES Jefferson, sitting under a lamp in his office, smoked a cigarette and studied Austin with quiet amusement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE "LUCIA" ARRIVES Jefferson, sitting under a lamp in his office, smoked a cigarette and studied Austin with quiet amusement.
ARRIVES
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From this reading THE "LUCIA" ARRIVES Jefferson, sitting under a lamp in his office, smoked a cigarette and studied Austin with quiet amusement.
Austin
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From this reading THE "LUCIA" ARRIVES Jefferson, sitting under a lamp in his office, smoked a cigarette and studied Austin with quiet amusement.
cigarette
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From this reading THE "LUCIA" ARRIVES Jefferson, sitting under a lamp in his office, smoked a cigarette and studied Austin with quiet amusement.
clever
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From this reading Jacinta Austin was clever and Jefferson admitted he owed her much; for one thing, he might not have married Muriel had not Jacinta helped.
embarrassed
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From this reading He knew his partner rather well and thought him embarrassed; in fact, he thought Harry had some grounds for embarrassment.
embarrassment
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From this reading He knew his partner rather well and thought him embarrassed; in fact, he thought Harry had some grounds for embarrassment.
fact
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From this reading He knew his partner rather well and thought him embarrassed; in fact, he thought Harry had some grounds for embarrassment.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He knew his partner rather well and thought him embarrassed; in fact, he thought Harry had some grounds for embarrassment.
grounds
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From this reading He knew his partner rather well and thought him embarrassed; in fact, he thought Harry had some grounds for embarrassment.
habit
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From this reading Unfortunately, however, meddling was her habit, and sometimes her clever plans made trouble.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He knew his partner rather well and thought him embarrassed; in fact, he thought Harry had some grounds for embarrassment.
Harry
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From this reading He knew his partner rather well and thought him embarrassed; in fact, he thought Harry had some grounds for embarrassment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Jacinta Austin was clever and Jefferson admitted he owed her much; for one thing, he might not have married Muriel had not Jacinta helped.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew his partner rather well and thought him embarrassed; in fact, he thought Harry had some grounds for embarrassment.
helped
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From this reading Jacinta Austin was clever and Jefferson admitted he owed her much; for one thing, he might not have married Muriel had not Jacinta helped.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jacinta Austin was clever and Jefferson admitted he owed her much; for one thing, he might not have married Muriel had not Jacinta helped.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He knew his partner rather well and thought him embarrassed; in fact, he thought Harry had some grounds for embarrassment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE "LUCIA" ARRIVES Jefferson, sitting under a lamp in his office, smoked a cigarette and studied Austin with quiet amusement.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Unfortunately, however, meddling was her habit, and sometimes her clever plans made trouble.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE "LUCIA" ARRIVES Jefferson, sitting under a lamp in his office, smoked a cigarette and studied Austin with quiet amusement.
Jacinta
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From this reading Jacinta Austin was clever and Jefferson admitted he owed her much; for one thing, he might not have married Muriel had not Jacinta helped.
Jefferson
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From this reading THE "LUCIA" ARRIVES Jefferson, sitting under a lamp in his office, smoked a cigarette and studied Austin with quiet amusement.
Kit
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From this reading Jefferson thought she was sorry she had not left Kit Musgrave alone.
knew
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From this reading He knew his partner rather well and thought him embarrassed; in fact, he thought Harry had some grounds for embarrassment.
lamp
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From this reading THE "LUCIA" ARRIVES Jefferson, sitting under a lamp in his office, smoked a cigarette and studied Austin with quiet amusement.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jefferson thought she was sorry she had not left Kit Musgrave alone.
LUCIA
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From this reading THE "LUCIA" ARRIVES Jefferson, sitting under a lamp in his office, smoked a cigarette and studied Austin with quiet amusement.
made
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From this reading Unfortunately, however, meddling was her habit, and sometimes her clever plans made trouble.
married
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From this reading Jacinta Austin was clever and Jefferson admitted he owed her much; for one thing, he might not have married Muriel had not Jacinta helped.
meddling
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From this reading Unfortunately, however, meddling was her habit, and sometimes her clever plans made trouble.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Jacinta Austin was clever and Jefferson admitted he owed her much; for one thing, he might not have married Muriel had not Jacinta helped.
much
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From this reading Jacinta Austin was clever and Jefferson admitted he owed her much; for one thing, he might not have married Muriel had not Jacinta helped.
Muriel
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From this reading Jacinta Austin was clever and Jefferson admitted he owed her much; for one thing, he might not have married Muriel had not Jacinta helped.
Musgrave
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From this reading Jefferson thought she was sorry she had not left Kit Musgrave alone.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jacinta Austin was clever and Jefferson admitted he owed her much; for one thing, he might not have married Muriel had not Jacinta helped.
office
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From this reading THE "LUCIA" ARRIVES Jefferson, sitting under a lamp in his office, smoked a cigarette and studied Austin with quiet amusement.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jacinta Austin was clever and Jefferson admitted he owed her much; for one thing, he might not have married Muriel had not Jacinta helped.
owed
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From this reading Jacinta Austin was clever and Jefferson admitted he owed her much; for one thing, he might not have married Muriel had not Jacinta helped.
partner
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From this reading He knew his partner rather well and thought him embarrassed; in fact, he thought Harry had some grounds for embarrassment.
plans
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From this reading Unfortunately, however, meddling was her habit, and sometimes her clever plans made trouble.
quiet
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From this reading THE "LUCIA" ARRIVES Jefferson, sitting under a lamp in his office, smoked a cigarette and studied Austin with quiet amusement.
rather
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From this reading He knew his partner rather well and thought him embarrassed; in fact, he thought Harry had some grounds for embarrassment.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jefferson thought she was sorry she had not left Kit Musgrave alone.
sitting
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From this reading THE "LUCIA" ARRIVES Jefferson, sitting under a lamp in his office, smoked a cigarette and studied Austin with quiet amusement.
smoked
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From this reading THE "LUCIA" ARRIVES Jefferson, sitting under a lamp in his office, smoked a cigarette and studied Austin with quiet amusement.
some
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From this reading He knew his partner rather well and thought him embarrassed; in fact, he thought Harry had some grounds for embarrassment.
sometimes
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From this reading Unfortunately, however, meddling was her habit, and sometimes her clever plans made trouble.
sorry
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From this reading Jefferson thought she was sorry she had not left Kit Musgrave alone.
studied
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From this reading THE "LUCIA" ARRIVES Jefferson, sitting under a lamp in his office, smoked a cigarette and studied Austin with quiet amusement.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE "LUCIA" ARRIVES Jefferson, sitting under a lamp in his office, smoked a cigarette and studied Austin with quiet amusement.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jacinta Austin was clever and Jefferson admitted he owed her much; for one thing, he might not have married Muriel had not Jacinta helped.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew his partner rather well and thought him embarrassed; in fact, he thought Harry had some grounds for embarrassment.
trouble
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From this reading Unfortunately, however, meddling was her habit, and sometimes her clever plans made trouble.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE "LUCIA" ARRIVES Jefferson, sitting under a lamp in his office, smoked a cigarette and studied Austin with quiet amusement.
Unfortunately
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From this reading Unfortunately, however, meddling was her habit, and sometimes her clever plans made trouble.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jacinta Austin was clever and Jefferson admitted he owed her much; for one thing, he might not have married Muriel had not Jacinta helped.
well
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From this reading He knew his partner rather well and thought him embarrassed; in fact, he thought Harry had some grounds for embarrassment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE "LUCIA" ARRIVES Jefferson, sitting under a lamp in his office, smoked a cigarette and studied Austin with quiet amusement.
