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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 BINNEY SPEAKS AT THE UNION AND MAKES A DISTINGUISHED ACQUAINTANCE Mr. Binney went out of Blathgowrie's lodgings and into the street in a white heat of indignation.
ACQUAINTANCE
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From this reading BINNEY SPEAKS AT THE UNION AND MAKES A DISTINGUISHED ACQUAINTANCE Mr. Binney went out of Blathgowrie's lodgings and into the street in a white heat of indignation.
almost
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From this reading Was it possible that he, Peter Binney, the founder of a great commercial house, the Bloomsbury ratepayer, the almost successful candidate for the London County Council, had been told in so many words by a mere slip of an impudent boy that his society was not wanted by him and his callow friends?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Was it possible that he, Peter Binney, the founder of a great commercial house, the Bloomsbury ratepayer, the almost successful candidate for the London County Council, had been told in so many words by a mere slip of an impudent boy that his society was not wanted by him and his callow friends?
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BINNEY SPEAKS AT THE UNION AND MAKES A DISTINGUISHED ACQUAINTANCE Mr. Binney went out of Blathgowrie's lodgings and into the street in a white heat of indignation.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BINNEY SPEAKS AT THE UNION AND MAKES A DISTINGUISHED ACQUAINTANCE Mr. Binney went out of Blathgowrie's lodgings and into the street in a white heat of indignation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His blood boiled within him at the indignity to which he had been subjected.
BINNEY
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From this reading BINNEY SPEAKS AT THE UNION AND MAKES A DISTINGUISHED ACQUAINTANCE Mr. Binney went out of Blathgowrie's lodgings and into the street in a white heat of indignation.
Blathgowrie's
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From this reading BINNEY SPEAKS AT THE UNION AND MAKES A DISTINGUISHED ACQUAINTANCE Mr. Binney went out of Blathgowrie's lodgings and into the street in a white heat of indignation.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His blood boiled within him at the indignity to which he had been subjected.
Bloomsbury
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boiled
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From this reading His blood boiled within him at the indignity to which he had been subjected.
boy
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From this reading Was it possible that he, Peter Binney, the founder of a great commercial house, the Bloomsbury ratepayer, the almost successful candidate for the London County Council, had been told in so many words by a mere slip of an impudent boy that his society was not wanted by him and his callow friends?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Was it possible that he, Peter Binney, the founder of a great commercial house, the Bloomsbury ratepayer, the almost successful candidate for the London County Council, had been told in so many words by a mere slip of an impudent boy that his society was not wanted by him and his callow friends?
callow
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candidate
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From this reading Was it possible that he, Peter Binney, the founder of a great commercial house, the Bloomsbury ratepayer, the almost successful candidate for the London County Council, had been told in so many words by a mere slip of an impudent boy that his society was not wanted by him and his callow friends?
commercial
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From this reading Was it possible that he, Peter Binney, the founder of a great commercial house, the Bloomsbury ratepayer, the almost successful candidate for the London County Council, had been told in so many words by a mere slip of an impudent boy that his society was not wanted by him and his callow friends?
CouncilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was it possible that he, Peter Binney, the founder of a great commercial house, the Bloomsbury ratepayer, the almost successful candidate for the London County Council, had been told in so many words by a mere slip of an impudent boy that his society was not wanted by him and his callow friends?
County
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From this reading Was it possible that he, Peter Binney, the founder of a great commercial house, the Bloomsbury ratepayer, the almost successful candidate for the London County Council, had been told in so many words by a mere slip of an impudent boy that his society was not wanted by him and his callow friends?
DISTINGUISHED
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From this reading BINNEY SPEAKS AT THE UNION AND MAKES A DISTINGUISHED ACQUAINTANCE Mr. Binney went out of Blathgowrie's lodgings and into the street in a white heat of indignation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Was it possible that he, Peter Binney, the founder of a great commercial house, the Bloomsbury ratepayer, the almost successful candidate for the London County Council, had been told in so many words by a mere slip of an impudent boy that his society was not wanted by him and his callow friends?
founder
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From this reading Was it possible that he, Peter Binney, the founder of a great commercial house, the Bloomsbury ratepayer, the almost successful candidate for the London County Council, had been told in so many words by a mere slip of an impudent boy that his society was not wanted by him and his callow friends?
friends
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From this reading Was it possible that he, Peter Binney, the founder of a great commercial house, the Bloomsbury ratepayer, the almost successful candidate for the London County Council, had been told in so many words by a mere slip of an impudent boy that his society was not wanted by him and his callow friends?
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was it possible that he, Peter Binney, the founder of a great commercial house, the Bloomsbury ratepayer, the almost successful candidate for the London County Council, had been told in so many words by a mere slip of an impudent boy that his society was not wanted by him and his callow friends?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His blood boiled within him at the indignity to which he had been subjected.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His blood boiled within him at the indignity to which he had been subjected.
heat
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From this reading BINNEY SPEAKS AT THE UNION AND MAKES A DISTINGUISHED ACQUAINTANCE Mr. Binney went out of Blathgowrie's lodgings and into the street in a white heat of indignation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His blood boiled within him at the indignity to which he had been subjected.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His blood boiled within him at the indignity to which he had been subjected.
house
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From this reading Was it possible that he, Peter Binney, the founder of a great commercial house, the Bloomsbury ratepayer, the almost successful candidate for the London County Council, had been told in so many words by a mere slip of an impudent boy that his society was not wanted by him and his callow friends?
impudent
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From this reading Was it possible that he, Peter Binney, the founder of a great commercial house, the Bloomsbury ratepayer, the almost successful candidate for the London County Council, had been told in so many words by a mere slip of an impudent boy that his society was not wanted by him and his callow friends?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BINNEY SPEAKS AT THE UNION AND MAKES A DISTINGUISHED ACQUAINTANCE Mr. Binney went out of Blathgowrie's lodgings and into the street in a white heat of indignation.
indignation
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From this reading BINNEY SPEAKS AT THE UNION AND MAKES A DISTINGUISHED ACQUAINTANCE Mr. Binney went out of Blathgowrie's lodgings and into the street in a white heat of indignation.
indignity
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From this reading His blood boiled within him at the indignity to which he had been subjected.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading BINNEY SPEAKS AT THE UNION AND MAKES A DISTINGUISHED ACQUAINTANCE Mr. Binney went out of Blathgowrie's lodgings and into the street in a white heat of indignation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it possible that he, Peter Binney, the founder of a great commercial house, the Bloomsbury ratepayer, the almost successful candidate for the London County Council, had been told in so many words by a mere slip of an impudent boy that his society was not wanted by him and his callow friends?
lodgings
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From this reading BINNEY SPEAKS AT THE UNION AND MAKES A DISTINGUISHED ACQUAINTANCE Mr. Binney went out of Blathgowrie's lodgings and into the street in a white heat of indignation.
London
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MAKES
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From this reading BINNEY SPEAKS AT THE UNION AND MAKES A DISTINGUISHED ACQUAINTANCE Mr. Binney went out of Blathgowrie's lodgings and into the street in a white heat of indignation.
many
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mere
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MR
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From this reading MR.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What next! he wondered.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Was it possible that he, Peter Binney, the founder of a great commercial house, the Bloomsbury ratepayer, the almost successful candidate for the London County Council, had been told in so many words by a mere slip of an impudent boy that his society was not wanted by him and his callow friends?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BINNEY SPEAKS AT THE UNION AND MAKES A DISTINGUISHED ACQUAINTANCE Mr. Binney went out of Blathgowrie's lodgings and into the street in a white heat of indignation.
out
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From this reading BINNEY SPEAKS AT THE UNION AND MAKES A DISTINGUISHED ACQUAINTANCE Mr. Binney went out of Blathgowrie's lodgings and into the street in a white heat of indignation.
Peter
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possible
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From this reading Was it possible that he, Peter Binney, the founder of a great commercial house, the Bloomsbury ratepayer, the almost successful candidate for the London County Council, had been told in so many words by a mere slip of an impudent boy that his society was not wanted by him and his callow friends?
ratepayer
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slip
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From this reading Was it possible that he, Peter Binney, the founder of a great commercial house, the Bloomsbury ratepayer, the almost successful candidate for the London County Council, had been told in so many words by a mere slip of an impudent boy that his society was not wanted by him and his callow friends?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Was it possible that he, Peter Binney, the founder of a great commercial house, the Bloomsbury ratepayer, the almost successful candidate for the London County Council, had been told in so many words by a mere slip of an impudent boy that his society was not wanted by him and his callow friends?
society
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SPEAKS
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From this reading BINNEY SPEAKS AT THE UNION AND MAKES A DISTINGUISHED ACQUAINTANCE Mr. Binney went out of Blathgowrie's lodgings and into the street in a white heat of indignation.
street
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From this reading BINNEY SPEAKS AT THE UNION AND MAKES A DISTINGUISHED ACQUAINTANCE Mr. Binney went out of Blathgowrie's lodgings and into the street in a white heat of indignation.
subjected
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From this reading His blood boiled within him at the indignity to which he had been subjected.
successful
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From this reading Was it possible that he, Peter Binney, the founder of a great commercial house, the Bloomsbury ratepayer, the almost successful candidate for the London County Council, had been told in so many words by a mere slip of an impudent boy that his society was not wanted by him and his callow friends?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Was it possible that he, Peter Binney, the founder of a great commercial house, the Bloomsbury ratepayer, the almost successful candidate for the London County Council, had been told in so many words by a mere slip of an impudent boy that his society was not wanted by him and his callow friends?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BINNEY SPEAKS AT THE UNION AND MAKES A DISTINGUISHED ACQUAINTANCE Mr. Binney went out of Blathgowrie's lodgings and into the street in a white heat of indignation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His blood boiled within him at the indignity to which he had been subjected.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was it possible that he, Peter Binney, the founder of a great commercial house, the Bloomsbury ratepayer, the almost successful candidate for the London County Council, had been told in so many words by a mere slip of an impudent boy that his society was not wanted by him and his callow friends?
UNION
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From this reading BINNEY SPEAKS AT THE UNION AND MAKES A DISTINGUISHED ACQUAINTANCE Mr. Binney went out of Blathgowrie's lodgings and into the street in a white heat of indignation.
wanted
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From this reading Was it possible that he, Peter Binney, the founder of a great commercial house, the Bloomsbury ratepayer, the almost successful candidate for the London County Council, had been told in so many words by a mere slip of an impudent boy that his society was not wanted by him and his callow friends?
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it possible that he, Peter Binney, the founder of a great commercial house, the Bloomsbury ratepayer, the almost successful candidate for the London County Council, had been told in so many words by a mere slip of an impudent boy that his society was not wanted by him and his callow friends?
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BINNEY SPEAKS AT THE UNION AND MAKES A DISTINGUISHED ACQUAINTANCE Mr. Binney went out of Blathgowrie's lodgings and into the street in a white heat of indignation.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What next! he wondered.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His blood boiled within him at the indignity to which he had been subjected.
white
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From this reading BINNEY SPEAKS AT THE UNION AND MAKES A DISTINGUISHED ACQUAINTANCE Mr. Binney went out of Blathgowrie's lodgings and into the street in a white heat of indignation.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading His blood boiled within him at the indignity to which he had been subjected.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What next! he wondered.
words
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From this reading Was it possible that he, Peter Binney, the founder of a great commercial house, the Bloomsbury ratepayer, the almost successful candidate for the London County Council, had been told in so many words by a mere slip of an impudent boy that his society was not wanted by him and his callow friends?
