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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 During the six days of my visit he had never fewer than three or four telegrams a day, and sometimes as many as seven or eight.
all
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From this reading They arrived at all hours, and were always opened by him with the utmost eagerness and anxiety upon his face.
always
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From this reading They arrived at all hours, and were always opened by him with the utmost eagerness and anxiety upon his face.
American
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From this reading My South American relative was so engrossed by his grounds and their curious occupants, that I hardly gave him credit at first for having any interests outside them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My South American relative was so engrossed by his grounds and their curious occupants, that I hardly gave him credit at first for having any interests outside them.
anxiety
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From this reading They arrived at all hours, and were always opened by him with the utmost eagerness and anxiety upon his face.
any
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From this reading My South American relative was so engrossed by his grounds and their curious occupants, that I hardly gave him credit at first for having any interests outside them.
arrived
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From this reading They arrived at all hours, and were always opened by him with the utmost eagerness and anxiety upon his face.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading During the six days of my visit he had never fewer than three or four telegrams a day, and sometimes as many as seven or eight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My South American relative was so engrossed by his grounds and their curious occupants, that I hardly gave him credit at first for having any interests outside them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sometimes I imagined that it must be the turf, and sometimes the Stock Exchange, but certainly he had some very urgent business going forwards which was not transacted upon the Downs of Suffolk.
borne
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From this reading That he had some, and pressing ones, was soon borne in upon me by the number of telegrams which he received.
business
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From this reading Sometimes I imagined that it must be the turf, and sometimes the Stock Exchange, but certainly he had some very urgent business going forwards which was not transacted upon the Downs of Suffolk.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sometimes I imagined that it must be the turf, and sometimes the Stock Exchange, but certainly he had some very urgent business going forwards which was not transacted upon the Downs of Suffolk.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My South American relative was so engrossed by his grounds and their curious occupants, that I hardly gave him credit at first for having any interests outside them.
certainly
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From this reading Sometimes I imagined that it must be the turf, and sometimes the Stock Exchange, but certainly he had some very urgent business going forwards which was not transacted upon the Downs of Suffolk.
credit
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From this reading My South American relative was so engrossed by his grounds and their curious occupants, that I hardly gave him credit at first for having any interests outside them.
curious
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From this reading My South American relative was so engrossed by his grounds and their curious occupants, that I hardly gave him credit at first for having any interests outside them.
day
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From this reading During the six days of my visit he had never fewer than three or four telegrams a day, and sometimes as many as seven or eight.
days
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From this reading During the six days of my visit he had never fewer than three or four telegrams a day, and sometimes as many as seven or eight.
Downs
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From this reading Sometimes I imagined that it must be the turf, and sometimes the Stock Exchange, but certainly he had some very urgent business going forwards which was not transacted upon the Downs of Suffolk.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the six days of my visit he had never fewer than three or four telegrams a day, and sometimes as many as seven or eight.
eagerness
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From this reading They arrived at all hours, and were always opened by him with the utmost eagerness and anxiety upon his face.
eight
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From this reading During the six days of my visit he had never fewer than three or four telegrams a day, and sometimes as many as seven or eight.
engrossed
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From this reading My South American relative was so engrossed by his grounds and their curious occupants, that I hardly gave him credit at first for having any interests outside them.
Exchange
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From this reading Sometimes I imagined that it must be the turf, and sometimes the Stock Exchange, but certainly he had some very urgent business going forwards which was not transacted upon the Downs of Suffolk.
face
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From this reading They arrived at all hours, and were always opened by him with the utmost eagerness and anxiety upon his face.
fewer
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From this reading During the six days of my visit he had never fewer than three or four telegrams a day, and sometimes as many as seven or eight.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My South American relative was so engrossed by his grounds and their curious occupants, that I hardly gave him credit at first for having any interests outside them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My South American relative was so engrossed by his grounds and their curious occupants, that I hardly gave him credit at first for having any interests outside them.
forwardsnounUS /ˈforwards/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sometimes I imagined that it must be the turf, and sometimes the Stock Exchange, but certainly he had some very urgent business going forwards which was not transacted upon the Downs of Suffolk.
four
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From this reading During the six days of my visit he had never fewer than three or four telegrams a day, and sometimes as many as seven or eight.
gave
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From this reading My South American relative was so engrossed by his grounds and their curious occupants, that I hardly gave him credit at first for having any interests outside them.
going
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From this reading Sometimes I imagined that it must be the turf, and sometimes the Stock Exchange, but certainly he had some very urgent business going forwards which was not transacted upon the Downs of Suffolk.
grounds
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From this reading My South American relative was so engrossed by his grounds and their curious occupants, that I hardly gave him credit at first for having any interests outside them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That he had some, and pressing ones, was soon borne in upon me by the number of telegrams which he received.
hardly
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From this reading My South American relative was so engrossed by his grounds and their curious occupants, that I hardly gave him credit at first for having any interests outside them.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading My South American relative was so engrossed by his grounds and their curious occupants, that I hardly gave him credit at first for having any interests outside them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That he had some, and pressing ones, was soon borne in upon me by the number of telegrams which he received.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My South American relative was so engrossed by his grounds and their curious occupants, that I hardly gave him credit at first for having any interests outside them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My South American relative was so engrossed by his grounds and their curious occupants, that I hardly gave him credit at first for having any interests outside them.
hours
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From this reading They arrived at all hours, and were always opened by him with the utmost eagerness and anxiety upon his face.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My South American relative was so engrossed by his grounds and their curious occupants, that I hardly gave him credit at first for having any interests outside them.
imagined
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From this reading Sometimes I imagined that it must be the turf, and sometimes the Stock Exchange, but certainly he had some very urgent business going forwards which was not transacted upon the Downs of Suffolk.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That he had some, and pressing ones, was soon borne in upon me by the number of telegrams which he received.
interests
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From this reading My South American relative was so engrossed by his grounds and their curious occupants, that I hardly gave him credit at first for having any interests outside them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes I imagined that it must be the turf, and sometimes the Stock Exchange, but certainly he had some very urgent business going forwards which was not transacted upon the Downs of Suffolk.
many
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From this reading During the six days of my visit he had never fewer than three or four telegrams a day, and sometimes as many as seven or eight.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That he had some, and pressing ones, was soon borne in upon me by the number of telegrams which he received.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Sometimes I imagined that it must be the turf, and sometimes the Stock Exchange, but certainly he had some very urgent business going forwards which was not transacted upon the Downs of Suffolk.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My South American relative was so engrossed by his grounds and their curious occupants, that I hardly gave him credit at first for having any interests outside them.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the six days of my visit he had never fewer than three or four telegrams a day, and sometimes as many as seven or eight.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sometimes I imagined that it must be the turf, and sometimes the Stock Exchange, but certainly he had some very urgent business going forwards which was not transacted upon the Downs of Suffolk.
number
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From this reading That he had some, and pressing ones, was soon borne in upon me by the number of telegrams which he received.
occupants
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From this reading My South American relative was so engrossed by his grounds and their curious occupants, that I hardly gave him credit at first for having any interests outside them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That he had some, and pressing ones, was soon borne in upon me by the number of telegrams which he received.
ones
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From this reading That he had some, and pressing ones, was soon borne in upon me by the number of telegrams which he received.
opened
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From this reading They arrived at all hours, and were always opened by him with the utmost eagerness and anxiety upon his face.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading During the six days of my visit he had never fewer than three or four telegrams a day, and sometimes as many as seven or eight.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My South American relative was so engrossed by his grounds and their curious occupants, that I hardly gave him credit at first for having any interests outside them.
pressing
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From this reading That he had some, and pressing ones, was soon borne in upon me by the number of telegrams which he received.
received
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From this reading That he had some, and pressing ones, was soon borne in upon me by the number of telegrams which he received.
relative
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From this reading My South American relative was so engrossed by his grounds and their curious occupants, that I hardly gave him credit at first for having any interests outside them.
seven
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From this reading During the six days of my visit he had never fewer than three or four telegrams a day, and sometimes as many as seven or eight.
six
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From this reading During the six days of my visit he had never fewer than three or four telegrams a day, and sometimes as many as seven or eight.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My South American relative was so engrossed by his grounds and their curious occupants, that I hardly gave him credit at first for having any interests outside them.
some
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From this reading That he had some, and pressing ones, was soon borne in upon me by the number of telegrams which he received.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes I imagined that it must be the turf, and sometimes the Stock Exchange, but certainly he had some very urgent business going forwards which was not transacted upon the Downs of Suffolk.
soon
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From this reading That he had some, and pressing ones, was soon borne in upon me by the number of telegrams which he received.
South
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From this reading My South American relative was so engrossed by his grounds and their curious occupants, that I hardly gave him credit at first for having any interests outside them.
Stock
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From this reading Sometimes I imagined that it must be the turf, and sometimes the Stock Exchange, but certainly he had some very urgent business going forwards which was not transacted upon the Downs of Suffolk.
Suffolk
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From this reading Sometimes I imagined that it must be the turf, and sometimes the Stock Exchange, but certainly he had some very urgent business going forwards which was not transacted upon the Downs of Suffolk.
telegrams
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From this reading That he had some, and pressing ones, was soon borne in upon me by the number of telegrams which he received.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading During the six days of my visit he had never fewer than three or four telegrams a day, and sometimes as many as seven or eight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My South American relative was so engrossed by his grounds and their curious occupants, that I hardly gave him credit at first for having any interests outside them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That he had some, and pressing ones, was soon borne in upon me by the number of telegrams which he received.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading My South American relative was so engrossed by his grounds and their curious occupants, that I hardly gave him credit at first for having any interests outside them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading My South American relative was so engrossed by his grounds and their curious occupants, that I hardly gave him credit at first for having any interests outside them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They arrived at all hours, and were always opened by him with the utmost eagerness and anxiety upon his face.
three
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From this reading During the six days of my visit he had never fewer than three or four telegrams a day, and sometimes as many as seven or eight.
transacted
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From this reading Sometimes I imagined that it must be the turf, and sometimes the Stock Exchange, but certainly he had some very urgent business going forwards which was not transacted upon the Downs of Suffolk.
turf
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From this reading Sometimes I imagined that it must be the turf, and sometimes the Stock Exchange, but certainly he had some very urgent business going forwards which was not transacted upon the Downs of Suffolk.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading That he had some, and pressing ones, was soon borne in upon me by the number of telegrams which he received.
urgent
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From this reading Sometimes I imagined that it must be the turf, and sometimes the Stock Exchange, but certainly he had some very urgent business going forwards which was not transacted upon the Downs of Suffolk.
utmost
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From this reading They arrived at all hours, and were always opened by him with the utmost eagerness and anxiety upon his face.
very
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From this reading Sometimes I imagined that it must be the turf, and sometimes the Stock Exchange, but certainly he had some very urgent business going forwards which was not transacted upon the Downs of Suffolk.
visit
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From this reading During the six days of my visit he had never fewer than three or four telegrams a day, and sometimes as many as seven or eight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My South American relative was so engrossed by his grounds and their curious occupants, that I hardly gave him credit at first for having any interests outside them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They arrived at all hours, and were always opened by him with the utmost eagerness and anxiety upon his face.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That he had some, and pressing ones, was soon borne in upon me by the number of telegrams which he received.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They arrived at all hours, and were always opened by him with the utmost eagerness and anxiety upon his face.
