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5th
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From this reading It was about the middle of June when he left Constantinople, and Harcourt was to be at Innspruck on the 5th August.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading George might therefore well have remained a week or two longer with his father had either of them so wished; but neither of them did wish it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about the middle of June when he left Constantinople, and Harcourt was to be at Innspruck on the 5th August.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since he had been in Turkey, he had made arrangement by letter with his friend Harcourt to meet him in the Tyrol, and to travel home with him through Switzerland.
arrangement
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From this reading Since he had been in Turkey, he had made arrangement by letter with his friend Harcourt to meet him in the Tyrol, and to travel home with him through Switzerland.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was about the middle of June when he left Constantinople, and Harcourt was to be at Innspruck on the 5th August.
August
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From this reading It was about the middle of June when he left Constantinople, and Harcourt was to be at Innspruck on the 5th August.
BAR
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From this reading GEORGE BERTRAM DECIDES IN FAVOUR OF THE BAR.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was about the middle of June when he left Constantinople, and Harcourt was to be at Innspruck on the 5th August.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since he had been in Turkey, he had made arrangement by letter with his friend Harcourt to meet him in the Tyrol, and to travel home with him through Switzerland.
BERTRAM
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From this reading GEORGE BERTRAM DECIDES IN FAVOUR OF THE BAR.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading George might therefore well have remained a week or two longer with his father had either of them so wished; but neither of them did wish it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Since he had been in Turkey, he had made arrangement by letter with his friend Harcourt to meet him in the Tyrol, and to travel home with him through Switzerland.
Constantinople
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From this reading It was about the middle of June when he left Constantinople, and Harcourt was to be at Innspruck on the 5th August.
DECIDES
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From this reading GEORGE BERTRAM DECIDES IN FAVOUR OF THE BAR.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading George Bertram did not return directly to England.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading George Bertram did not return directly to England.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading George might therefore well have remained a week or two longer with his father had either of them so wished; but neither of them did wish it.
England
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From this reading George Bertram did not return directly to England.
father
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From this reading George might therefore well have remained a week or two longer with his father had either of them so wished; but neither of them did wish it.
FAVOUR
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From this reading GEORGE BERTRAM DECIDES IN FAVOUR OF THE BAR.
friend
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From this reading Since he had been in Turkey, he had made arrangement by letter with his friend Harcourt to meet him in the Tyrol, and to travel home with him through Switzerland.
GEORGE
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From this reading GEORGE BERTRAM DECIDES IN FAVOUR OF THE BAR.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since he had been in Turkey, he had made arrangement by letter with his friend Harcourt to meet him in the Tyrol, and to travel home with him through Switzerland.
Harcourt
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From this reading Since he had been in Turkey, he had made arrangement by letter with his friend Harcourt to meet him in the Tyrol, and to travel home with him through Switzerland.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading George might therefore well have remained a week or two longer with his father had either of them so wished; but neither of them did wish it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since he had been in Turkey, he had made arrangement by letter with his friend Harcourt to meet him in the Tyrol, and to travel home with him through Switzerland.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Since he had been in Turkey, he had made arrangement by letter with his friend Harcourt to meet him in the Tyrol, and to travel home with him through Switzerland.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Since he had been in Turkey, he had made arrangement by letter with his friend Harcourt to meet him in the Tyrol, and to travel home with him through Switzerland.
home
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From this reading Since he had been in Turkey, he had made arrangement by letter with his friend Harcourt to meet him in the Tyrol, and to travel home with him through Switzerland.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GEORGE BERTRAM DECIDES IN FAVOUR OF THE BAR.
Innspruck
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From this reading It was about the middle of June when he left Constantinople, and Harcourt was to be at Innspruck on the 5th August.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about the middle of June when he left Constantinople, and Harcourt was to be at Innspruck on the 5th August.
June
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From this reading It was about the middle of June when he left Constantinople, and Harcourt was to be at Innspruck on the 5th August.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about the middle of June when he left Constantinople, and Harcourt was to be at Innspruck on the 5th August.
letter
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From this reading Since he had been in Turkey, he had made arrangement by letter with his friend Harcourt to meet him in the Tyrol, and to travel home with him through Switzerland.
longer
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From this reading George might therefore well have remained a week or two longer with his father had either of them so wished; but neither of them did wish it.
made
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From this reading Since he had been in Turkey, he had made arrangement by letter with his friend Harcourt to meet him in the Tyrol, and to travel home with him through Switzerland.
meet
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From this reading Since he had been in Turkey, he had made arrangement by letter with his friend Harcourt to meet him in the Tyrol, and to travel home with him through Switzerland.
middle
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From this reading It was about the middle of June when he left Constantinople, and Harcourt was to be at Innspruck on the 5th August.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading George might therefore well have remained a week or two longer with his father had either of them so wished; but neither of them did wish it.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading George might therefore well have remained a week or two longer with his father had either of them so wished; but neither of them did wish it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading George Bertram did not return directly to England.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GEORGE BERTRAM DECIDES IN FAVOUR OF THE BAR.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was about the middle of June when he left Constantinople, and Harcourt was to be at Innspruck on the 5th August.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading George might therefore well have remained a week or two longer with his father had either of them so wished; but neither of them did wish it.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading George might therefore well have remained a week or two longer with his father had either of them so wished; but neither of them did wish it.
return
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From this reading George Bertram did not return directly to England.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since he had been in Turkey, he had made arrangement by letter with his friend Harcourt to meet him in the Tyrol, and to travel home with him through Switzerland.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading George might therefore well have remained a week or two longer with his father had either of them so wished; but neither of them did wish it.
Switzerland
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From this reading Since he had been in Turkey, he had made arrangement by letter with his friend Harcourt to meet him in the Tyrol, and to travel home with him through Switzerland.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GEORGE BERTRAM DECIDES IN FAVOUR OF THE BAR.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading George might therefore well have remained a week or two longer with his father had either of them so wished; but neither of them did wish it.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading George might therefore well have remained a week or two longer with his father had either of them so wished; but neither of them did wish it.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Since he had been in Turkey, he had made arrangement by letter with his friend Harcourt to meet him in the Tyrol, and to travel home with him through Switzerland.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading George Bertram did not return directly to England.
travel
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From this reading Since he had been in Turkey, he had made arrangement by letter with his friend Harcourt to meet him in the Tyrol, and to travel home with him through Switzerland.
Turkey
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From this reading Since he had been in Turkey, he had made arrangement by letter with his friend Harcourt to meet him in the Tyrol, and to travel home with him through Switzerland.
two
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From this reading George might therefore well have remained a week or two longer with his father had either of them so wished; but neither of them did wish it.
Tyrol
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From this reading Since he had been in Turkey, he had made arrangement by letter with his friend Harcourt to meet him in the Tyrol, and to travel home with him through Switzerland.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about the middle of June when he left Constantinople, and Harcourt was to be at Innspruck on the 5th August.
week
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From this reading George might therefore well have remained a week or two longer with his father had either of them so wished; but neither of them did wish it.
well
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From this reading George might therefore well have remained a week or two longer with his father had either of them so wished; but neither of them did wish it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was about the middle of June when he left Constantinople, and Harcourt was to be at Innspruck on the 5th August.
wish
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From this reading George might therefore well have remained a week or two longer with his father had either of them so wished; but neither of them did wish it.
wished
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From this reading George might therefore well have remained a week or two longer with his father had either of them so wished; but neither of them did wish it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Since he had been in Turkey, he had made arrangement by letter with his friend Harcourt to meet him in the Tyrol, and to travel home with him through Switzerland.
