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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 Mr. Waterhouse was anxious that Tietjens--whom he assumed to be a man of sense--should get any pursuit of the two girls stopped off.
account
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From this reading He couldn't move in the matter himself, but a five pound note and possibly a police promotion or so might be handed round if no advertisement were given to the mad women on account of their raid of that afternoon.
advertisement
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From this reading He couldn't move in the matter himself, but a five pound note and possibly a police promotion or so might be handed round if no advertisement were given to the mad women on account of their raid of that afternoon.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He couldn't move in the matter himself, but a five pound note and possibly a police promotion or so might be handed round if no advertisement were given to the mad women on account of their raid of that afternoon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The great man beckoned to him and he went in.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the bow-window of another hostelry than his own he caught the eye of Mr. Waterhouse, who was looking at the view over the marshes.
anxious
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From this reading Mr. Waterhouse was anxious that Tietjens--whom he assumed to be a man of sense--should get any pursuit of the two girls stopped off.
any
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From this reading Mr. Waterhouse was anxious that Tietjens--whom he assumed to be a man of sense--should get any pursuit of the two girls stopped off.
assumed
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From this reading Mr. Waterhouse was anxious that Tietjens--whom he assumed to be a man of sense--should get any pursuit of the two girls stopped off.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the bow-window of another hostelry than his own he caught the eye of Mr. Waterhouse, who was looking at the view over the marshes.
bar
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From this reading It was not a very difficult matter: for where the great man was to be found in the club lounge, there, in the bar, the mayor, the town clerk, the local head of the police, the doctors and solicitors would be found drinking together.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. Waterhouse was anxious that Tietjens--whom he assumed to be a man of sense--should get any pursuit of the two girls stopped off.
beckoned
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From this reading The great man beckoned to him and he went in.
bow-window
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From this reading In the bow-window of another hostelry than his own he caught the eye of Mr. Waterhouse, who was looking at the view over the marshes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He couldn't move in the matter himself, but a five pound note and possibly a police promotion or so might be handed round if no advertisement were given to the mad women on account of their raid of that afternoon.
caught
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From this reading In the bow-window of another hostelry than his own he caught the eye of Mr. Waterhouse, who was looking at the view over the marshes.
clerk
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From this reading It was not a very difficult matter: for where the great man was to be found in the club lounge, there, in the bar, the mayor, the town clerk, the local head of the police, the doctors and solicitors would be found drinking together.
club
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From this reading It was not a very difficult matter: for where the great man was to be found in the club lounge, there, in the bar, the mayor, the town clerk, the local head of the police, the doctors and solicitors would be found drinking together.
couldn't
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From this reading He couldn't move in the matter himself, but a five pound note and possibly a police promotion or so might be handed round if no advertisement were given to the mad women on account of their raid of that afternoon.
difficult
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From this reading It was not a very difficult matter: for where the great man was to be found in the club lounge, there, in the bar, the mayor, the town clerk, the local head of the police, the doctors and solicitors would be found drinking together.
doctors
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From this reading It was not a very difficult matter: for where the great man was to be found in the club lounge, there, in the bar, the mayor, the town clerk, the local head of the police, the doctors and solicitors would be found drinking together.
drinking
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From this reading It was not a very difficult matter: for where the great man was to be found in the club lounge, there, in the bar, the mayor, the town clerk, the local head of the police, the doctors and solicitors would be found drinking together.
eye
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From this reading In the bow-window of another hostelry than his own he caught the eye of Mr. Waterhouse, who was looking at the view over the marshes.
five
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From this reading He couldn't move in the matter himself, but a five pound note and possibly a police promotion or so might be handed round if no advertisement were given to the mad women on account of their raid of that afternoon.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was not a very difficult matter: for where the great man was to be found in the club lounge, there, in the bar, the mayor, the town clerk, the local head of the police, the doctors and solicitors would be found drinking together.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not a very difficult matter: for where the great man was to be found in the club lounge, there, in the bar, the mayor, the town clerk, the local head of the police, the doctors and solicitors would be found drinking together.
get
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From this reading Mr. Waterhouse was anxious that Tietjens--whom he assumed to be a man of sense--should get any pursuit of the two girls stopped off.
girls
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From this reading Mr. Waterhouse was anxious that Tietjens--whom he assumed to be a man of sense--should get any pursuit of the two girls stopped off.
given
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From this reading He couldn't move in the matter himself, but a five pound note and possibly a police promotion or so might be handed round if no advertisement were given to the mad women on account of their raid of that afternoon.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great man beckoned to him and he went in.
handed
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From this reading He couldn't move in the matter himself, but a five pound note and possibly a police promotion or so might be handed round if no advertisement were given to the mad women on account of their raid of that afternoon.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the bow-window of another hostelry than his own he caught the eye of Mr. Waterhouse, who was looking at the view over the marshes.
head
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From this reading It was not a very difficult matter: for where the great man was to be found in the club lounge, there, in the bar, the mayor, the town clerk, the local head of the police, the doctors and solicitors would be found drinking together.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The great man beckoned to him and he went in.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He couldn't move in the matter himself, but a five pound note and possibly a police promotion or so might be handed round if no advertisement were given to the mad women on account of their raid of that afternoon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the bow-window of another hostelry than his own he caught the eye of Mr. Waterhouse, who was looking at the view over the marshes.
hostelry
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From this reading In the bow-window of another hostelry than his own he caught the eye of Mr. Waterhouse, who was looking at the view over the marshes.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He couldn't move in the matter himself, but a five pound note and possibly a police promotion or so might be handed round if no advertisement were given to the mad women on account of their raid of that afternoon.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the bow-window of another hostelry than his own he caught the eye of Mr. Waterhouse, who was looking at the view over the marshes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not a very difficult matter: for where the great man was to be found in the club lounge, there, in the bar, the mayor, the town clerk, the local head of the police, the doctors and solicitors would be found drinking together.
local
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From this reading It was not a very difficult matter: for where the great man was to be found in the club lounge, there, in the bar, the mayor, the town clerk, the local head of the police, the doctors and solicitors would be found drinking together.
looking
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From this reading In the bow-window of another hostelry than his own he caught the eye of Mr. Waterhouse, who was looking at the view over the marshes.
lounge
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From this reading It was not a very difficult matter: for where the great man was to be found in the club lounge, there, in the bar, the mayor, the town clerk, the local head of the police, the doctors and solicitors would be found drinking together.
mad
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From this reading He couldn't move in the matter himself, but a five pound note and possibly a police promotion or so might be handed round if no advertisement were given to the mad women on account of their raid of that afternoon.
man
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From this reading The great man beckoned to him and he went in.
marshes
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From this reading In the bow-window of another hostelry than his own he caught the eye of Mr. Waterhouse, who was looking at the view over the marshes.
matter
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From this reading He couldn't move in the matter himself, but a five pound note and possibly a police promotion or so might be handed round if no advertisement were given to the mad women on account of their raid of that afternoon.
mayor
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From this reading It was not a very difficult matter: for where the great man was to be found in the club lounge, there, in the bar, the mayor, the town clerk, the local head of the police, the doctors and solicitors would be found drinking together.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He couldn't move in the matter himself, but a five pound note and possibly a police promotion or so might be handed round if no advertisement were given to the mad women on account of their raid of that afternoon.
move
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From this reading He couldn't move in the matter himself, but a five pound note and possibly a police promotion or so might be handed round if no advertisement were given to the mad women on account of their raid of that afternoon.
Mr
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From this reading In the bow-window of another hostelry than his own he caught the eye of Mr. Waterhouse, who was looking at the view over the marshes.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He couldn't move in the matter himself, but a five pound note and possibly a police promotion or so might be handed round if no advertisement were given to the mad women on account of their raid of that afternoon.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not a very difficult matter: for where the great man was to be found in the club lounge, there, in the bar, the mayor, the town clerk, the local head of the police, the doctors and solicitors would be found drinking together.
note
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From this reading He couldn't move in the matter himself, but a five pound note and possibly a police promotion or so might be handed round if no advertisement were given to the mad women on account of their raid of that afternoon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the bow-window of another hostelry than his own he caught the eye of Mr. Waterhouse, who was looking at the view over the marshes.
off
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From this reading Mr. Waterhouse was anxious that Tietjens--whom he assumed to be a man of sense--should get any pursuit of the two girls stopped off.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He couldn't move in the matter himself, but a five pound note and possibly a police promotion or so might be handed round if no advertisement were given to the mad women on account of their raid of that afternoon.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He couldn't move in the matter himself, but a five pound note and possibly a police promotion or so might be handed round if no advertisement were given to the mad women on account of their raid of that afternoon.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the bow-window of another hostelry than his own he caught the eye of Mr. Waterhouse, who was looking at the view over the marshes.
own
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From this reading In the bow-window of another hostelry than his own he caught the eye of Mr. Waterhouse, who was looking at the view over the marshes.
police
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From this reading He couldn't move in the matter himself, but a five pound note and possibly a police promotion or so might be handed round if no advertisement were given to the mad women on account of their raid of that afternoon.
possibly
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From this reading He couldn't move in the matter himself, but a five pound note and possibly a police promotion or so might be handed round if no advertisement were given to the mad women on account of their raid of that afternoon.
pound
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From this reading He couldn't move in the matter himself, but a five pound note and possibly a police promotion or so might be handed round if no advertisement were given to the mad women on account of their raid of that afternoon.
promotion
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From this reading He couldn't move in the matter himself, but a five pound note and possibly a police promotion or so might be handed round if no advertisement were given to the mad women on account of their raid of that afternoon.
pursuit
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From this reading Mr. Waterhouse was anxious that Tietjens--whom he assumed to be a man of sense--should get any pursuit of the two girls stopped off.
raid
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From this reading He couldn't move in the matter himself, but a five pound note and possibly a police promotion or so might be handed round if no advertisement were given to the mad women on account of their raid of that afternoon.
round
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From this reading He couldn't move in the matter himself, but a five pound note and possibly a police promotion or so might be handed round if no advertisement were given to the mad women on account of their raid of that afternoon.
sense
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From this reading Mr. Waterhouse was anxious that Tietjens--whom he assumed to be a man of sense--should get any pursuit of the two girls stopped off.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Mr. Waterhouse was anxious that Tietjens--whom he assumed to be a man of sense--should get any pursuit of the two girls stopped off.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He couldn't move in the matter himself, but a five pound note and possibly a police promotion or so might be handed round if no advertisement were given to the mad women on account of their raid of that afternoon.
solicitors
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From this reading It was not a very difficult matter: for where the great man was to be found in the club lounge, there, in the bar, the mayor, the town clerk, the local head of the police, the doctors and solicitors would be found drinking together.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Waterhouse was anxious that Tietjens--whom he assumed to be a man of sense--should get any pursuit of the two girls stopped off.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In the bow-window of another hostelry than his own he caught the eye of Mr. Waterhouse, who was looking at the view over the marshes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Waterhouse was anxious that Tietjens--whom he assumed to be a man of sense--should get any pursuit of the two girls stopped off.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the bow-window of another hostelry than his own he caught the eye of Mr. Waterhouse, who was looking at the view over the marshes.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He couldn't move in the matter himself, but a five pound note and possibly a police promotion or so might be handed round if no advertisement were given to the mad women on account of their raid of that afternoon.
there
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From this reading It was not a very difficult matter: for where the great man was to be found in the club lounge, there, in the bar, the mayor, the town clerk, the local head of the police, the doctors and solicitors would be found drinking together.
Tietjens
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From this reading Mr. Waterhouse was anxious that Tietjens--whom he assumed to be a man of sense--should get any pursuit of the two girls stopped off.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The great man beckoned to him and he went in.
together
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From this reading It was not a very difficult matter: for where the great man was to be found in the club lounge, there, in the bar, the mayor, the town clerk, the local head of the police, the doctors and solicitors would be found drinking together.
town
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From this reading It was not a very difficult matter: for where the great man was to be found in the club lounge, there, in the bar, the mayor, the town clerk, the local head of the police, the doctors and solicitors would be found drinking together.
two
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From this reading Mr. Waterhouse was anxious that Tietjens--whom he assumed to be a man of sense--should get any pursuit of the two girls stopped off.
very
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From this reading It was not a very difficult matter: for where the great man was to be found in the club lounge, there, in the bar, the mayor, the town clerk, the local head of the police, the doctors and solicitors would be found drinking together.
view
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From this reading In the bow-window of another hostelry than his own he caught the eye of Mr. Waterhouse, who was looking at the view over the marshes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the bow-window of another hostelry than his own he caught the eye of Mr. Waterhouse, who was looking at the view over the marshes.
Waterhouse
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From this reading In the bow-window of another hostelry than his own he caught the eye of Mr. Waterhouse, who was looking at the view over the marshes.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great man beckoned to him and he went in.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He couldn't move in the matter himself, but a five pound note and possibly a police promotion or so might be handed round if no advertisement were given to the mad women on account of their raid of that afternoon.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was not a very difficult matter: for where the great man was to be found in the club lounge, there, in the bar, the mayor, the town clerk, the local head of the police, the doctors and solicitors would be found drinking together.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In the bow-window of another hostelry than his own he caught the eye of Mr. Waterhouse, who was looking at the view over the marshes.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Waterhouse was anxious that Tietjens--whom he assumed to be a man of sense--should get any pursuit of the two girls stopped off.
women
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From this reading He couldn't move in the matter himself, but a five pound note and possibly a police promotion or so might be handed round if no advertisement were given to the mad women on account of their raid of that afternoon.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was not a very difficult matter: for where the great man was to be found in the club lounge, there, in the bar, the mayor, the town clerk, the local head of the police, the doctors and solicitors would be found drinking together.
