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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 A GENEROUS ACT.
ACT
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From this reading A GENEROUS ACT.
actions
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From this reading On Monday morning before they parted, and while Dickey was still their guest, Ben was very mysterious in his actions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On Monday morning before they parted, and while Dickey was still their guest, Ben was very mysterious in his actions.
any
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From this reading But if any one knowing him had suspected that such was the case, that supposition would have been rejected as soon as a full view had been had of his face.
appeared
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From this reading He appeared to be in the most perfect good-humor, but considerably excited.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But if any one knowing him had suspected that such was the case, that supposition would have been rejected as soon as a full view had been had of his face.
avoided
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From this reading He avoided Paul so much that one would have said he suspected the treasurer of having embezzled some of the funds of the concern.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He appeared to be in the most perfect good-humor, but considerably excited.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But if any one knowing him had suspected that such was the case, that supposition would have been rejected as soon as a full view had been had of his face.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On Monday morning before they parted, and while Dickey was still their guest, Ben was very mysterious in his actions.
Ben
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From this reading On Monday morning before they parted, and while Dickey was still their guest, Ben was very mysterious in his actions.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if any one knowing him had suspected that such was the case, that supposition would have been rejected as soon as a full view had been had of his face.
case
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From this reading But if any one knowing him had suspected that such was the case, that supposition would have been rejected as soon as a full view had been had of his face.
concern
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From this reading He avoided Paul so much that one would have said he suspected the treasurer of having embezzled some of the funds of the concern.
considerably
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From this reading He appeared to be in the most perfect good-humor, but considerably excited.
Dickey
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From this reading On Monday morning before they parted, and while Dickey was still their guest, Ben was very mysterious in his actions.
embezzled
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From this reading He avoided Paul so much that one would have said he suspected the treasurer of having embezzled some of the funds of the concern.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading He appeared to be in the most perfect good-humor, but considerably excited.
face
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From this reading But if any one knowing him had suspected that such was the case, that supposition would have been rejected as soon as a full view had been had of his face.
full
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From this reading But if any one knowing him had suspected that such was the case, that supposition would have been rejected as soon as a full view had been had of his face.
funds
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From this reading He avoided Paul so much that one would have said he suspected the treasurer of having embezzled some of the funds of the concern.
GENEROUS
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From this reading A GENEROUS ACT.
good-humor
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From this reading He appeared to be in the most perfect good-humor, but considerably excited.
guest
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From this reading On Monday morning before they parted, and while Dickey was still their guest, Ben was very mysterious in his actions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But if any one knowing him had suspected that such was the case, that supposition would have been rejected as soon as a full view had been had of his face.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He avoided Paul so much that one would have said he suspected the treasurer of having embezzled some of the funds of the concern.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He avoided Paul so much that one would have said he suspected the treasurer of having embezzled some of the funds of the concern.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He avoided Paul so much that one would have said he suspected the treasurer of having embezzled some of the funds of the concern.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But if any one knowing him had suspected that such was the case, that supposition would have been rejected as soon as a full view had been had of his face.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On Monday morning before they parted, and while Dickey was still their guest, Ben was very mysterious in his actions.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if any one knowing him had suspected that such was the case, that supposition would have been rejected as soon as a full view had been had of his face.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On Monday morning before they parted, and while Dickey was still their guest, Ben was very mysterious in his actions.
knowing
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From this reading But if any one knowing him had suspected that such was the case, that supposition would have been rejected as soon as a full view had been had of his face.
Monday
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From this reading On Monday morning before they parted, and while Dickey was still their guest, Ben was very mysterious in his actions.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Monday morning before they parted, and while Dickey was still their guest, Ben was very mysterious in his actions.
most
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From this reading He appeared to be in the most perfect good-humor, but considerably excited.
much
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From this reading He avoided Paul so much that one would have said he suspected the treasurer of having embezzled some of the funds of the concern.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading On Monday morning before they parted, and while Dickey was still their guest, Ben was very mysterious in his actions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He avoided Paul so much that one would have said he suspected the treasurer of having embezzled some of the funds of the concern.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Monday morning before they parted, and while Dickey was still their guest, Ben was very mysterious in his actions.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He avoided Paul so much that one would have said he suspected the treasurer of having embezzled some of the funds of the concern.
parted
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From this reading On Monday morning before they parted, and while Dickey was still their guest, Ben was very mysterious in his actions.
Paul
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From this reading He avoided Paul so much that one would have said he suspected the treasurer of having embezzled some of the funds of the concern.
perfect
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From this reading He appeared to be in the most perfect good-humor, but considerably excited.
rejected
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From this reading But if any one knowing him had suspected that such was the case, that supposition would have been rejected as soon as a full view had been had of his face.
said
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From this reading He avoided Paul so much that one would have said he suspected the treasurer of having embezzled some of the funds of the concern.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He avoided Paul so much that one would have said he suspected the treasurer of having embezzled some of the funds of the concern.
some
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From this reading He avoided Paul so much that one would have said he suspected the treasurer of having embezzled some of the funds of the concern.
soon
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From this reading But if any one knowing him had suspected that such was the case, that supposition would have been rejected as soon as a full view had been had of his face.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Monday morning before they parted, and while Dickey was still their guest, Ben was very mysterious in his actions.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But if any one knowing him had suspected that such was the case, that supposition would have been rejected as soon as a full view had been had of his face.
supposition
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From this reading But if any one knowing him had suspected that such was the case, that supposition would have been rejected as soon as a full view had been had of his face.
suspected
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From this reading He avoided Paul so much that one would have said he suspected the treasurer of having embezzled some of the funds of the concern.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He avoided Paul so much that one would have said he suspected the treasurer of having embezzled some of the funds of the concern.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He avoided Paul so much that one would have said he suspected the treasurer of having embezzled some of the funds of the concern.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On Monday morning before they parted, and while Dickey was still their guest, Ben was very mysterious in his actions.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On Monday morning before they parted, and while Dickey was still their guest, Ben was very mysterious in his actions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He appeared to be in the most perfect good-humor, but considerably excited.
treasurer
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From this reading He avoided Paul so much that one would have said he suspected the treasurer of having embezzled some of the funds of the concern.
very
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From this reading On Monday morning before they parted, and while Dickey was still their guest, Ben was very mysterious in his actions.
view
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From this reading But if any one knowing him had suspected that such was the case, that supposition would have been rejected as soon as a full view had been had of his face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On Monday morning before they parted, and while Dickey was still their guest, Ben was very mysterious in his actions.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading On Monday morning before they parted, and while Dickey was still their guest, Ben was very mysterious in his actions.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He avoided Paul so much that one would have said he suspected the treasurer of having embezzled some of the funds of the concern.
