Chapter III
MR. CHECKYNSHAW IS VIOLENT. MR. Fitzherbert Wittleworth walked slowly and nervously from his home to the banking-house in State Street. The situation was just as far from pleasant as it could be.
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Chapter III
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MR.
CHECKYNSHAW
IS
VIOLENT.
MR.
Fitzherbert
Wittleworth
walked
slowly
and
nervously
from
his
home
to
the
banking-house
in
State
Street.
The
situation
was
just
as
far
from
pleasant
as
it
could
be.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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MR.
Line 2
CHECKYNSHAW
IS
VIOLENT.
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MR.
Line 4
Fitzherbert
Wittleworth
walked
slowly
and
nervously
from
his
home
to
the
banking-house
in
State
Street.
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The
situation
was
just
as
far
from
pleasant
as
it
could
be.
Learner Dictionary
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Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The situation was just as far from pleasant as it could be.”
Pleasant
noun
US /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The situation was just as far from pleasant as it could be.”
VIOLENT
noun
US /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “CHECKYNSHAW IS VIOLENT.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fitzherbert Wittleworth walked slowly and nervously from his home to the banking-house in State Street.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The situation was just as far from pleasant as it could be.
banking-house
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From this reading Fitzherbert Wittleworth walked slowly and nervously from his home to the banking-house in State Street.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The situation was just as far from pleasant as it could be.
CHECKYNSHAW
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From this reading CHECKYNSHAW IS VIOLENT.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The situation was just as far from pleasant as it could be.
far
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From this reading The situation was just as far from pleasant as it could be.
Fitzherbert
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From this reading Fitzherbert Wittleworth walked slowly and nervously from his home to the banking-house in State Street.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fitzherbert Wittleworth walked slowly and nervously from his home to the banking-house in State Street.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fitzherbert Wittleworth walked slowly and nervously from his home to the banking-house in State Street.
home
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From this reading Fitzherbert Wittleworth walked slowly and nervously from his home to the banking-house in State Street.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fitzherbert Wittleworth walked slowly and nervously from his home to the banking-house in State Street.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CHECKYNSHAW IS VIOLENT.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The situation was just as far from pleasant as it could be.
just
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From this reading The situation was just as far from pleasant as it could be.
MR
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nervously
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From this reading Fitzherbert Wittleworth walked slowly and nervously from his home to the banking-house in State Street.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The situation was just as far from pleasant as it could be.
situation
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From this reading The situation was just as far from pleasant as it could be.
slowly
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From this reading Fitzherbert Wittleworth walked slowly and nervously from his home to the banking-house in State Street.
State
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From this reading Fitzherbert Wittleworth walked slowly and nervously from his home to the banking-house in State Street.
Street
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From this reading Fitzherbert Wittleworth walked slowly and nervously from his home to the banking-house in State Street.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fitzherbert Wittleworth walked slowly and nervously from his home to the banking-house in State Street.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fitzherbert Wittleworth walked slowly and nervously from his home to the banking-house in State Street.
VIOLENTnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CHECKYNSHAW IS VIOLENT.
walked
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From this reading Fitzherbert Wittleworth walked slowly and nervously from his home to the banking-house in State Street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The situation was just as far from pleasant as it could be.
Wittleworth
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From this reading Fitzherbert Wittleworth walked slowly and nervously from his home to the banking-house in State Street.