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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 CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
advertisements
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From this reading Charlie seemed never to read anything but motor-car and light-car and side-car and motor-bicycle periodical literature; but he read it conscientiously, indefatigably, and completely--advertisements and all.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
all
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From this reading Charlie seemed never to read anything but motor-car and light-car and side-car and motor-bicycle periodical literature; but he read it conscientiously, indefatigably, and completely--advertisements and all.
altered
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From this reading He had possessed several such machines; he bought, altered, and sold them, apparently always with profit to himself.
always
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From this reading He had possessed several such machines; he bought, altered, and sold them, apparently always with profit to himself.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He read it as though it were an endless novel of passion and he an idle woman deprived of the society her heart longed for.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Charlie seemed never to read anything but motor-car and light-car and side-car and motor-bicycle periodical literature; but he read it conscientiously, indefatigably, and completely--advertisements and all.
apparently
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From this reading He had possessed several such machines; he bought, altered, and sold them, apparently always with profit to himself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He read it as though it were an endless novel of passion and he an idle woman deprived of the society her heart longed for.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He possessed a motor-bicycle which he stabled in a mews behind the Square.
bought
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From this reading He had possessed several such machines; he bought, altered, and sold them, apparently always with profit to himself.
brown
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From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
came
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From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
CHARLIE
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From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
completely
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From this reading Charlie seemed never to read anything but motor-car and light-car and side-car and motor-bicycle periodical literature; but he read it conscientiously, indefatigably, and completely--advertisements and all.
conscientiously
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From this reading Charlie seemed never to read anything but motor-car and light-car and side-car and motor-bicycle periodical literature; but he read it conscientiously, indefatigably, and completely--advertisements and all.
dark
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From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
deprived
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From this reading He read it as though it were an endless novel of passion and he an idle woman deprived of the society her heart longed for.
dinner
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From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
down
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From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
endless
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From this reading He read it as though it were an endless novel of passion and he an idle woman deprived of the society her heart longed for.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He read it as though it were an endless novel of passion and he an idle woman deprived of the society her heart longed for.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had possessed several such machines; he bought, altered, and sold them, apparently always with profit to himself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
heart
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From this reading He read it as though it were an endless novel of passion and he an idle woman deprived of the society her heart longed for.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He read it as though it were an endless novel of passion and he an idle woman deprived of the society her heart longed for.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had possessed several such machines; he bought, altered, and sold them, apparently always with profit to himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
idle
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From this reading He read it as though it were an endless novel of passion and he an idle woman deprived of the society her heart longed for.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
indefatigably
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From this reading Charlie seemed never to read anything but motor-car and light-car and side-car and motor-bicycle periodical literature; but he read it conscientiously, indefatigably, and completely--advertisements and all.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Charlie seemed never to read anything but motor-car and light-car and side-car and motor-bicycle periodical literature; but he read it conscientiously, indefatigably, and completely--advertisements and all.
jacket
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From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
leaning
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From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
light-car
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From this reading Charlie seemed never to read anything but motor-car and light-car and side-car and motor-bicycle periodical literature; but he read it conscientiously, indefatigably, and completely--advertisements and all.
literature
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From this reading Charlie seemed never to read anything but motor-car and light-car and side-car and motor-bicycle periodical literature; but he read it conscientiously, indefatigably, and completely--advertisements and all.
longed
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From this reading He read it as though it were an endless novel of passion and he an idle woman deprived of the society her heart longed for.
machines
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From this reading He had possessed several such machines; he bought, altered, and sold them, apparently always with profit to himself.
mantelpiece
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From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
mature
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From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
mews
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From this reading He possessed a motor-bicycle which he stabled in a mews behind the Square.
motor-bicycle
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From this reading Charlie seemed never to read anything but motor-car and light-car and side-car and motor-bicycle periodical literature; but he read it conscientiously, indefatigably, and completely--advertisements and all.
motor-car
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From this reading Charlie seemed never to read anything but motor-car and light-car and side-car and motor-bicycle periodical literature; but he read it conscientiously, indefatigably, and completely--advertisements and all.
Mr
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From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charlie seemed never to read anything but motor-car and light-car and side-car and motor-bicycle periodical literature; but he read it conscientiously, indefatigably, and completely--advertisements and all.
new
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From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
novel
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From this reading He read it as though it were an endless novel of passion and he an idle woman deprived of the society her heart longed for.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He read it as though it were an endless novel of passion and he an idle woman deprived of the society her heart longed for.
Owner-Driver
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From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
passion
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From this reading He read it as though it were an endless novel of passion and he an idle woman deprived of the society her heart longed for.
periodical
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From this reading Charlie seemed never to read anything but motor-car and light-car and side-car and motor-bicycle periodical literature; but he read it conscientiously, indefatigably, and completely--advertisements and all.
possessed
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From this reading He possessed a motor-bicycle which he stabled in a mews behind the Square.
profit
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From this reading He had possessed several such machines; he bought, altered, and sold them, apparently always with profit to himself.
Prohack
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From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
read
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From this reading Charlie seemed never to read anything but motor-car and light-car and side-car and motor-bicycle periodical literature; but he read it conscientiously, indefatigably, and completely--advertisements and all.
rich
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From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charlie seemed never to read anything but motor-car and light-car and side-car and motor-bicycle periodical literature; but he read it conscientiously, indefatigably, and completely--advertisements and all.
several
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From this reading He had possessed several such machines; he bought, altered, and sold them, apparently always with profit to himself.
side-car
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From this reading Charlie seemed never to read anything but motor-car and light-car and side-car and motor-bicycle periodical literature; but he read it conscientiously, indefatigably, and completely--advertisements and all.
society
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From this reading He read it as though it were an endless novel of passion and he an idle woman deprived of the society her heart longed for.
sold
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From this reading He had possessed several such machines; he bought, altered, and sold them, apparently always with profit to himself.
son
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From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
Square
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From this reading He possessed a motor-bicycle which he stabled in a mews behind the Square.
stabled
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From this reading He possessed a motor-bicycle which he stabled in a mews behind the Square.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
studying
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From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had possessed several such machines; he bought, altered, and sold them, apparently always with profit to himself.
suit
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From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had possessed several such machines; he bought, altered, and sold them, apparently always with profit to himself.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He read it as though it were an endless novel of passion and he an idle woman deprived of the society her heart longed for.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
velvet
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From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He read it as though it were an endless novel of passion and he an idle woman deprived of the society her heart longed for.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading CHARLIE I When Mr. Prohack, in his mature but still rich velvet jacket, came down to dinner, he found his son Charlie leaning against the mantelpiece in a new dark brown suit, and studying _The Owner-Driver_.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He possessed a motor-bicycle which he stabled in a mews behind the Square.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had possessed several such machines; he bought, altered, and sold them, apparently always with profit to himself.
woman
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From this reading He read it as though it were an endless novel of passion and he an idle woman deprived of the society her heart longed for.
