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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 TANGLED TRINITY An observer might have imagined Dick possessed of a just grievance against his tailor; it took him such a while to get into his coat.
accompaniment
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From this reading He was doing so to the accompaniment of "Rule, Britannia," pursed-up lips fashioning it.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A TANGLED TRINITY An observer might have imagined Dick possessed of a just grievance against his tailor; it took him such a while to get into his coat.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A TANGLED TRINITY An observer might have imagined Dick possessed of a just grievance against his tailor; it took him such a while to get into his coat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The difficulty with his coat was one of his own creation; he was thoroughly enjoying the situation and prolonging it as long as possible.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The difficulty with his coat was one of his own creation; he was thoroughly enjoying the situation and prolonging it as long as possible.
Britannia
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From this reading He was doing so to the accompaniment of "Rule, Britannia," pursed-up lips fashioning it.
coat
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From this reading A TANGLED TRINITY An observer might have imagined Dick possessed of a just grievance against his tailor; it took him such a while to get into his coat.
creation
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From this reading The difficulty with his coat was one of his own creation; he was thoroughly enjoying the situation and prolonging it as long as possible.
Dick
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From this reading A TANGLED TRINITY An observer might have imagined Dick possessed of a just grievance against his tailor; it took him such a while to get into his coat.
difficulty
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From this reading The difficulty with his coat was one of his own creation; he was thoroughly enjoying the situation and prolonging it as long as possible.
doing
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From this reading He was doing so to the accompaniment of "Rule, Britannia," pursed-up lips fashioning it.
drama
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From this reading The whistling served as a sort of slow music to his little drama.
England
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From this reading There was not even a whisper of Masters' leaving England.
enjoying
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From this reading The difficulty with his coat was one of his own creation; he was thoroughly enjoying the situation and prolonging it as long as possible.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was not even a whisper of Masters' leaving England.
fashioning
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From this reading He was doing so to the accompaniment of "Rule, Britannia," pursed-up lips fashioning it.
get
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From this reading A TANGLED TRINITY An observer might have imagined Dick possessed of a just grievance against his tailor; it took him such a while to get into his coat.
grievance
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From this reading A TANGLED TRINITY An observer might have imagined Dick possessed of a just grievance against his tailor; it took him such a while to get into his coat.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A TANGLED TRINITY An observer might have imagined Dick possessed of a just grievance against his tailor; it took him such a while to get into his coat.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was doing so to the accompaniment of "Rule, Britannia," pursed-up lips fashioning it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A TANGLED TRINITY An observer might have imagined Dick possessed of a just grievance against his tailor; it took him such a while to get into his coat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A TANGLED TRINITY An observer might have imagined Dick possessed of a just grievance against his tailor; it took him such a while to get into his coat.
imagined
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From this reading A TANGLED TRINITY An observer might have imagined Dick possessed of a just grievance against his tailor; it took him such a while to get into his coat.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A TANGLED TRINITY An observer might have imagined Dick possessed of a just grievance against his tailor; it took him such a while to get into his coat.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A TANGLED TRINITY An observer might have imagined Dick possessed of a just grievance against his tailor; it took him such a while to get into his coat.
just
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From this reading A TANGLED TRINITY An observer might have imagined Dick possessed of a just grievance against his tailor; it took him such a while to get into his coat.
leaving
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From this reading There was not even a whisper of Masters' leaving England.
lips
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From this reading He was doing so to the accompaniment of "Rule, Britannia," pursed-up lips fashioning it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whistling served as a sort of slow music to his little drama.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The difficulty with his coat was one of his own creation; he was thoroughly enjoying the situation and prolonging it as long as possible.
Masters
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From this reading There was not even a whisper of Masters' leaving England.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A TANGLED TRINITY An observer might have imagined Dick possessed of a just grievance against his tailor; it took him such a while to get into his coat.
music
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From this reading The whistling served as a sort of slow music to his little drama.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not even a whisper of Masters' leaving England.
observer
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From this reading A TANGLED TRINITY An observer might have imagined Dick possessed of a just grievance against his tailor; it took him such a while to get into his coat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TANGLED TRINITY An observer might have imagined Dick possessed of a just grievance against his tailor; it took him such a while to get into his coat.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The difficulty with his coat was one of his own creation; he was thoroughly enjoying the situation and prolonging it as long as possible.
own
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From this reading The difficulty with his coat was one of his own creation; he was thoroughly enjoying the situation and prolonging it as long as possible.
possessed
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From this reading A TANGLED TRINITY An observer might have imagined Dick possessed of a just grievance against his tailor; it took him such a while to get into his coat.
possible
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From this reading The difficulty with his coat was one of his own creation; he was thoroughly enjoying the situation and prolonging it as long as possible.
prolonging
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From this reading The difficulty with his coat was one of his own creation; he was thoroughly enjoying the situation and prolonging it as long as possible.
pursed-up
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From this reading He was doing so to the accompaniment of "Rule, Britannia," pursed-up lips fashioning it.
Rule
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From this reading He was doing so to the accompaniment of "Rule, Britannia," pursed-up lips fashioning it.
served
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From this reading The whistling served as a sort of slow music to his little drama.
situation
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From this reading The difficulty with his coat was one of his own creation; he was thoroughly enjoying the situation and prolonging it as long as possible.
slow
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From this reading The whistling served as a sort of slow music to his little drama.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was doing so to the accompaniment of "Rule, Britannia," pursed-up lips fashioning it.
sort
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From this reading The whistling served as a sort of slow music to his little drama.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A TANGLED TRINITY An observer might have imagined Dick possessed of a just grievance against his tailor; it took him such a while to get into his coat.
tailor
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From this reading A TANGLED TRINITY An observer might have imagined Dick possessed of a just grievance against his tailor; it took him such a while to get into his coat.
TANGLED
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From this reading A TANGLED TRINITY An observer might have imagined Dick possessed of a just grievance against his tailor; it took him such a while to get into his coat.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was doing so to the accompaniment of "Rule, Britannia," pursed-up lips fashioning it.
There
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From this reading There was not even a whisper of Masters' leaving England.
thoroughly
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From this reading The difficulty with his coat was one of his own creation; he was thoroughly enjoying the situation and prolonging it as long as possible.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A TANGLED TRINITY An observer might have imagined Dick possessed of a just grievance against his tailor; it took him such a while to get into his coat.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A TANGLED TRINITY An observer might have imagined Dick possessed of a just grievance against his tailor; it took him such a while to get into his coat.
TRINITY
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From this reading A TANGLED TRINITY An observer might have imagined Dick possessed of a just grievance against his tailor; it took him such a while to get into his coat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was doing so to the accompaniment of "Rule, Britannia," pursed-up lips fashioning it.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A TANGLED TRINITY An observer might have imagined Dick possessed of a just grievance against his tailor; it took him such a while to get into his coat.
whisper
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From this reading There was not even a whisper of Masters' leaving England.
whistling
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From this reading The whistling served as a sort of slow music to his little drama.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The difficulty with his coat was one of his own creation; he was thoroughly enjoying the situation and prolonging it as long as possible.
