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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 magnate of Centreport looked ugly, as though, in the moment of his great triumph, he feared a conspiracy to rob the steamboat company of the laurels it had won.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “What does Toppleton want with you?” asked Colonel Wimpleton, coming up to me after the major and his son had retired.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Nothing in particular, that I am aware of,” I replied, not exactly pleased to have even an unkind look bestowed upon me, after the victory which I had been instrumental in winning.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Nothing in particular, that I am aware of,” I replied, not exactly pleased to have even an unkind look bestowed upon me, after the victory which I had been instrumental in winning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “What does Toppleton want with you?” asked Colonel Wimpleton, coming up to me after the major and his son had retired.
any
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From this reading “I do not wish to quarrel with any one.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The magnate of Centreport looked ugly, as though, in the moment of his great triumph, he feared a conspiracy to rob the steamboat company of the laurels it had won.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What does Toppleton want with you?” asked Colonel Wimpleton, coming up to me after the major and his son had retired.
aware
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From this reading “Nothing in particular, that I am aware of,” I replied, not exactly pleased to have even an unkind look bestowed upon me, after the victory which I had been instrumental in winning.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You seem to be on excellent terms with him,” sneered the colonel.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Nothing in particular, that I am aware of,” I replied, not exactly pleased to have even an unkind look bestowed upon me, after the victory which I had been instrumental in winning.
bestowed
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From this reading “Nothing in particular, that I am aware of,” I replied, not exactly pleased to have even an unkind look bestowed upon me, after the victory which I had been instrumental in winning.
Centreport
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From this reading The magnate of Centreport looked ugly, as though, in the moment of his great triumph, he feared a conspiracy to rob the steamboat company of the laurels it had won.
Colonel
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From this reading “What does Toppleton want with you?” asked Colonel Wimpleton, coming up to me after the major and his son had retired.
coming
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From this reading “What does Toppleton want with you?” asked Colonel Wimpleton, coming up to me after the major and his son had retired.
company
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From this reading The magnate of Centreport looked ugly, as though, in the moment of his great triumph, he feared a conspiracy to rob the steamboat company of the laurels it had won.
conspiracy
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From this reading The magnate of Centreport looked ugly, as though, in the moment of his great triumph, he feared a conspiracy to rob the steamboat company of the laurels it had won.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I do not wish to quarrel with any one.”
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What does Toppleton want with you?” asked Colonel Wimpleton, coming up to me after the major and his son had retired.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nothing in particular, that I am aware of,” I replied, not exactly pleased to have even an unkind look bestowed upon me, after the victory which I had been instrumental in winning.
exactly
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From this reading “Nothing in particular, that I am aware of,” I replied, not exactly pleased to have even an unkind look bestowed upon me, after the victory which I had been instrumental in winning.
excellent
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From this reading “You seem to be on excellent terms with him,” sneered the colonel.
feared
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From this reading The magnate of Centreport looked ugly, as though, in the moment of his great triumph, he feared a conspiracy to rob the steamboat company of the laurels it had won.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The magnate of Centreport looked ugly, as though, in the moment of his great triumph, he feared a conspiracy to rob the steamboat company of the laurels it had won.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “What does Toppleton want with you?” asked Colonel Wimpleton, coming up to me after the major and his son had retired.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Nothing in particular, that I am aware of,” I replied, not exactly pleased to have even an unkind look bestowed upon me, after the victory which I had been instrumental in winning.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The magnate of Centreport looked ugly, as though, in the moment of his great triumph, he feared a conspiracy to rob the steamboat company of the laurels it had won.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You seem to be on excellent terms with him,” sneered the colonel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “What does Toppleton want with you?” asked Colonel Wimpleton, coming up to me after the major and his son had retired.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Nothing in particular, that I am aware of,” I replied, not exactly pleased to have even an unkind look bestowed upon me, after the victory which I had been instrumental in winning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The magnate of Centreport looked ugly, as though, in the moment of his great triumph, he feared a conspiracy to rob the steamboat company of the laurels it had won.
instrumental
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From this reading “Nothing in particular, that I am aware of,” I replied, not exactly pleased to have even an unkind look bestowed upon me, after the victory which I had been instrumental in winning.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The magnate of Centreport looked ugly, as though, in the moment of his great triumph, he feared a conspiracy to rob the steamboat company of the laurels it had won.
laurels
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From this reading The magnate of Centreport looked ugly, as though, in the moment of his great triumph, he feared a conspiracy to rob the steamboat company of the laurels it had won.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nothing in particular, that I am aware of,” I replied, not exactly pleased to have even an unkind look bestowed upon me, after the victory which I had been instrumental in winning.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The magnate of Centreport looked ugly, as though, in the moment of his great triumph, he feared a conspiracy to rob the steamboat company of the laurels it had won.
magnate
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From this reading The magnate of Centreport looked ugly, as though, in the moment of his great triumph, he feared a conspiracy to rob the steamboat company of the laurels it had won.
major
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From this reading “What does Toppleton want with you?” asked Colonel Wimpleton, coming up to me after the major and his son had retired.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What does Toppleton want with you?” asked Colonel Wimpleton, coming up to me after the major and his son had retired.
moment
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From this reading The magnate of Centreport looked ugly, as though, in the moment of his great triumph, he feared a conspiracy to rob the steamboat company of the laurels it had won.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Nothing in particular, that I am aware of,” I replied, not exactly pleased to have even an unkind look bestowed upon me, after the victory which I had been instrumental in winning.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing in particular, that I am aware of,” I replied, not exactly pleased to have even an unkind look bestowed upon me, after the victory which I had been instrumental in winning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The magnate of Centreport looked ugly, as though, in the moment of his great triumph, he feared a conspiracy to rob the steamboat company of the laurels it had won.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You seem to be on excellent terms with him,” sneered the colonel.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I do not wish to quarrel with any one.”
particular
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From this reading “Nothing in particular, that I am aware of,” I replied, not exactly pleased to have even an unkind look bestowed upon me, after the victory which I had been instrumental in winning.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Nothing in particular, that I am aware of,” I replied, not exactly pleased to have even an unkind look bestowed upon me, after the victory which I had been instrumental in winning.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading “I do not wish to quarrel with any one.”
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nothing in particular, that I am aware of,” I replied, not exactly pleased to have even an unkind look bestowed upon me, after the victory which I had been instrumental in winning.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading “What does Toppleton want with you?” asked Colonel Wimpleton, coming up to me after the major and his son had retired.
rob
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From this reading The magnate of Centreport looked ugly, as though, in the moment of his great triumph, he feared a conspiracy to rob the steamboat company of the laurels it had won.
seem
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From this reading “You seem to be on excellent terms with him,” sneered the colonel.
sneered
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From this reading “You seem to be on excellent terms with him,” sneered the colonel.
son
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From this reading “What does Toppleton want with you?” asked Colonel Wimpleton, coming up to me after the major and his son had retired.
steamboat
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From this reading The magnate of Centreport looked ugly, as though, in the moment of his great triumph, he feared a conspiracy to rob the steamboat company of the laurels it had won.
terms
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From this reading “You seem to be on excellent terms with him,” sneered the colonel.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Nothing in particular, that I am aware of,” I replied, not exactly pleased to have even an unkind look bestowed upon me, after the victory which I had been instrumental in winning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What does Toppleton want with you?” asked Colonel Wimpleton, coming up to me after the major and his son had retired.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The magnate of Centreport looked ugly, as though, in the moment of his great triumph, he feared a conspiracy to rob the steamboat company of the laurels it had won.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What does Toppleton want with you?” asked Colonel Wimpleton, coming up to me after the major and his son had retired.
Toppleton
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From this reading “What does Toppleton want with you?” asked Colonel Wimpleton, coming up to me after the major and his son had retired.
triumph
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From this reading The magnate of Centreport looked ugly, as though, in the moment of his great triumph, he feared a conspiracy to rob the steamboat company of the laurels it had won.
ugly
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From this reading The magnate of Centreport looked ugly, as though, in the moment of his great triumph, he feared a conspiracy to rob the steamboat company of the laurels it had won.
unkind
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From this reading “Nothing in particular, that I am aware of,” I replied, not exactly pleased to have even an unkind look bestowed upon me, after the victory which I had been instrumental in winning.
up
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From this reading “What does Toppleton want with you?” asked Colonel Wimpleton, coming up to me after the major and his son had retired.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Nothing in particular, that I am aware of,” I replied, not exactly pleased to have even an unkind look bestowed upon me, after the victory which I had been instrumental in winning.
victory
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From this reading “Nothing in particular, that I am aware of,” I replied, not exactly pleased to have even an unkind look bestowed upon me, after the victory which I had been instrumental in winning.
want
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From this reading “What does Toppleton want with you?” asked Colonel Wimpleton, coming up to me after the major and his son had retired.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What does Toppleton want with you?” asked Colonel Wimpleton, coming up to me after the major and his son had retired.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Nothing in particular, that I am aware of,” I replied, not exactly pleased to have even an unkind look bestowed upon me, after the victory which I had been instrumental in winning.
Wimpleton
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From this reading “What does Toppleton want with you?” asked Colonel Wimpleton, coming up to me after the major and his son had retired.
winning
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From this reading “Nothing in particular, that I am aware of,” I replied, not exactly pleased to have even an unkind look bestowed upon me, after the victory which I had been instrumental in winning.
wish
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From this reading “I do not wish to quarrel with any one.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “What does Toppleton want with you?” asked Colonel Wimpleton, coming up to me after the major and his son had retired.
won
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From this reading The magnate of Centreport looked ugly, as though, in the moment of his great triumph, he feared a conspiracy to rob the steamboat company of the laurels it had won.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What does Toppleton want with you?” asked Colonel Wimpleton, coming up to me after the major and his son had retired.
