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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 He too shook off with a flush the questions which had risen involuntarily to his lips.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was grateful to Jim for passing it over, for neither taking offence in words nor jumping up and breaking off the conference.
breaking
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From this reading He was grateful to Jim for passing it over, for neither taking offence in words nor jumping up and breaking off the conference.
capitally
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From this reading ‘The “Ride” will do capitally,’ said the curate.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘What sort of people do you think will come,’ he said, ‘since you seem to have experience of these things?’
conference
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From this reading He was grateful to Jim for passing it over, for neither taking offence in words nor jumping up and breaking off the conference.
curate
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From this reading ‘The “Ride” will do capitally,’ said the curate.
daughters
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From this reading ‘Oh!’ said Jim, ‘a number of the village people will come--the daughters of the tradespeople, and those shifting folks that live in Pleasant Place, and a number of the “gentry”--the General----’ Mr. Osborne made a sign of impatience and dissatisfaction.
dissatisfaction
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From this reading ‘Oh!’ said Jim, ‘a number of the village people will come--the daughters of the tradespeople, and those shifting folks that live in Pleasant Place, and a number of the “gentry”--the General----’ Mr. Osborne made a sign of impatience and dissatisfaction.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘The “Ride” will do capitally,’ said the curate.
experience
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From this reading ‘What sort of people do you think will come,’ he said, ‘since you seem to have experience of these things?’
flush
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From this reading He too shook off with a flush the questions which had risen involuntarily to his lips.
folks
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From this reading ‘Oh!’ said Jim, ‘a number of the village people will come--the daughters of the tradespeople, and those shifting folks that live in Pleasant Place, and a number of the “gentry”--the General----’ Mr. Osborne made a sign of impatience and dissatisfaction.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was grateful to Jim for passing it over, for neither taking offence in words nor jumping up and breaking off the conference.
General
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From this reading ‘Oh!’ said Jim, ‘a number of the village people will come--the daughters of the tradespeople, and those shifting folks that live in Pleasant Place, and a number of the “gentry”--the General----’ Mr. Osborne made a sign of impatience and dissatisfaction.
gentry
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From this reading ‘Oh!’ said Jim, ‘a number of the village people will come--the daughters of the tradespeople, and those shifting folks that live in Pleasant Place, and a number of the “gentry”--the General----’ Mr. Osborne made a sign of impatience and dissatisfaction.
grateful
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From this reading He was grateful to Jim for passing it over, for neither taking offence in words nor jumping up and breaking off the conference.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He too shook off with a flush the questions which had risen involuntarily to his lips.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘What sort of people do you think will come,’ he said, ‘since you seem to have experience of these things?’
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He too shook off with a flush the questions which had risen involuntarily to his lips.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He too shook off with a flush the questions which had risen involuntarily to his lips.
impatience
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From this reading ‘Oh!’ said Jim, ‘a number of the village people will come--the daughters of the tradespeople, and those shifting folks that live in Pleasant Place, and a number of the “gentry”--the General----’ Mr. Osborne made a sign of impatience and dissatisfaction.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was grateful to Jim for passing it over, for neither taking offence in words nor jumping up and breaking off the conference.
involuntarily
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From this reading He too shook off with a flush the questions which had risen involuntarily to his lips.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was grateful to Jim for passing it over, for neither taking offence in words nor jumping up and breaking off the conference.
Jim
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From this reading He was grateful to Jim for passing it over, for neither taking offence in words nor jumping up and breaking off the conference.
jumping
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From this reading He was grateful to Jim for passing it over, for neither taking offence in words nor jumping up and breaking off the conference.
lips
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From this reading He too shook off with a flush the questions which had risen involuntarily to his lips.
live
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From this reading ‘Oh!’ said Jim, ‘a number of the village people will come--the daughters of the tradespeople, and those shifting folks that live in Pleasant Place, and a number of the “gentry”--the General----’ Mr. Osborne made a sign of impatience and dissatisfaction.
made
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From this reading ‘Oh!’ said Jim, ‘a number of the village people will come--the daughters of the tradespeople, and those shifting folks that live in Pleasant Place, and a number of the “gentry”--the General----’ Mr. Osborne made a sign of impatience and dissatisfaction.
Mr
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From this reading ‘Oh!’ said Jim, ‘a number of the village people will come--the daughters of the tradespeople, and those shifting folks that live in Pleasant Place, and a number of the “gentry”--the General----’ Mr. Osborne made a sign of impatience and dissatisfaction.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He was grateful to Jim for passing it over, for neither taking offence in words nor jumping up and breaking off the conference.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He was grateful to Jim for passing it over, for neither taking offence in words nor jumping up and breaking off the conference.
number
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From this reading ‘Oh!’ said Jim, ‘a number of the village people will come--the daughters of the tradespeople, and those shifting folks that live in Pleasant Place, and a number of the “gentry”--the General----’ Mr. Osborne made a sign of impatience and dissatisfaction.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘What sort of people do you think will come,’ he said, ‘since you seem to have experience of these things?’
off
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From this reading He too shook off with a flush the questions which had risen involuntarily to his lips.
offence
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From this reading He was grateful to Jim for passing it over, for neither taking offence in words nor jumping up and breaking off the conference.
Oh
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From this reading ‘Oh!’ said Jim, ‘a number of the village people will come--the daughters of the tradespeople, and those shifting folks that live in Pleasant Place, and a number of the “gentry”--the General----’ Mr. Osborne made a sign of impatience and dissatisfaction.
Osborne
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From this reading ‘Oh!’ said Jim, ‘a number of the village people will come--the daughters of the tradespeople, and those shifting folks that live in Pleasant Place, and a number of the “gentry”--the General----’ Mr. Osborne made a sign of impatience and dissatisfaction.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was grateful to Jim for passing it over, for neither taking offence in words nor jumping up and breaking off the conference.
passing
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From this reading He was grateful to Jim for passing it over, for neither taking offence in words nor jumping up and breaking off the conference.
people
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From this reading ‘What sort of people do you think will come,’ he said, ‘since you seem to have experience of these things?’
Place
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From this reading ‘Oh!’ said Jim, ‘a number of the village people will come--the daughters of the tradespeople, and those shifting folks that live in Pleasant Place, and a number of the “gentry”--the General----’ Mr. Osborne made a sign of impatience and dissatisfaction.
PleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Oh!’ said Jim, ‘a number of the village people will come--the daughters of the tradespeople, and those shifting folks that live in Pleasant Place, and a number of the “gentry”--the General----’ Mr. Osborne made a sign of impatience and dissatisfaction.
questions
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From this reading He too shook off with a flush the questions which had risen involuntarily to his lips.
Ride
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From this reading ‘The “Ride” will do capitally,’ said the curate.
risen
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From this reading He too shook off with a flush the questions which had risen involuntarily to his lips.
said
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From this reading ‘The “Ride” will do capitally,’ said the curate.
seem
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From this reading ‘What sort of people do you think will come,’ he said, ‘since you seem to have experience of these things?’
shifting
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From this reading ‘Oh!’ said Jim, ‘a number of the village people will come--the daughters of the tradespeople, and those shifting folks that live in Pleasant Place, and a number of the “gentry”--the General----’ Mr. Osborne made a sign of impatience and dissatisfaction.
shook
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From this reading He too shook off with a flush the questions which had risen involuntarily to his lips.
sign
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From this reading ‘Oh!’ said Jim, ‘a number of the village people will come--the daughters of the tradespeople, and those shifting folks that live in Pleasant Place, and a number of the “gentry”--the General----’ Mr. Osborne made a sign of impatience and dissatisfaction.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading ‘What sort of people do you think will come,’ he said, ‘since you seem to have experience of these things?’
sort
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From this reading ‘What sort of people do you think will come,’ he said, ‘since you seem to have experience of these things?’
taking
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From this reading He was grateful to Jim for passing it over, for neither taking offence in words nor jumping up and breaking off the conference.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Oh!’ said Jim, ‘a number of the village people will come--the daughters of the tradespeople, and those shifting folks that live in Pleasant Place, and a number of the “gentry”--the General----’ Mr. Osborne made a sign of impatience and dissatisfaction.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘The “Ride” will do capitally,’ said the curate.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ‘What sort of people do you think will come,’ he said, ‘since you seem to have experience of these things?’
things
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From this reading ‘What sort of people do you think will come,’ he said, ‘since you seem to have experience of these things?’
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘What sort of people do you think will come,’ he said, ‘since you seem to have experience of these things?’
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ‘Oh!’ said Jim, ‘a number of the village people will come--the daughters of the tradespeople, and those shifting folks that live in Pleasant Place, and a number of the “gentry”--the General----’ Mr. Osborne made a sign of impatience and dissatisfaction.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He too shook off with a flush the questions which had risen involuntarily to his lips.
too
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From this reading He too shook off with a flush the questions which had risen involuntarily to his lips.
tradespeople
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From this reading ‘Oh!’ said Jim, ‘a number of the village people will come--the daughters of the tradespeople, and those shifting folks that live in Pleasant Place, and a number of the “gentry”--the General----’ Mr. Osborne made a sign of impatience and dissatisfaction.
up
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From this reading He was grateful to Jim for passing it over, for neither taking offence in words nor jumping up and breaking off the conference.
village
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From this reading ‘Oh!’ said Jim, ‘a number of the village people will come--the daughters of the tradespeople, and those shifting folks that live in Pleasant Place, and a number of the “gentry”--the General----’ Mr. Osborne made a sign of impatience and dissatisfaction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was grateful to Jim for passing it over, for neither taking offence in words nor jumping up and breaking off the conference.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘What sort of people do you think will come,’ he said, ‘since you seem to have experience of these things?’
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He too shook off with a flush the questions which had risen involuntarily to his lips.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘The “Ride” will do capitally,’ said the curate.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He too shook off with a flush the questions which had risen involuntarily to his lips.
words
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From this reading He was grateful to Jim for passing it over, for neither taking offence in words nor jumping up and breaking off the conference.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘What sort of people do you think will come,’ he said, ‘since you seem to have experience of these things?’
