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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 Towards the end of that week I had invited my friend the editor to take a mid-day chop with me.
admission
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From this reading He had put my name down as a candidate for admission into a literary club which I was anxious to join, and there was a difficulty in regard to my qualification.
advised
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From this reading Certain members of this committee had spoken to him privately, and had advised him to withdraw his candidate, but he had set his heart upon the matter, and was determined to carry me through.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had put my name down as a candidate for admission into a literary club which I was anxious to join, and there was a difficulty in regard to my qualification.
anonymously
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From this reading Had the articles I wrote for his paper been signed with my name, there would have been no question as to my being properly qualified, but they had been published anonymously, and I was personally unknown to the members.
anxious
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From this reading He had put my name down as a candidate for admission into a literary club which I was anxious to join, and there was a difficulty in regard to my qualification.
articles
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From this reading Had the articles I wrote for his paper been signed with my name, there would have been no question as to my being properly qualified, but they had been published anonymously, and I was personally unknown to the members.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had put my name down as a candidate for admission into a literary club which I was anxious to join, and there was a difficulty in regard to my qualification.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had the articles I wrote for his paper been signed with my name, there would have been no question as to my being properly qualified, but they had been published anonymously, and I was personally unknown to the members.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Had the articles I wrote for his paper been signed with my name, there would have been no question as to my being properly qualified, but they had been published anonymously, and I was personally unknown to the members.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Had the articles I wrote for his paper been signed with my name, there would have been no question as to my being properly qualified, but they had been published anonymously, and I was personally unknown to the members.
candidate
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From this reading He had put my name down as a candidate for admission into a literary club which I was anxious to join, and there was a difficulty in regard to my qualification.
carry
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From this reading Certain members of this committee had spoken to him privately, and had advised him to withdraw his candidate, but he had set his heart upon the matter, and was determined to carry me through.
Certain
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From this reading Certain members of this committee had spoken to him privately, and had advised him to withdraw his candidate, but he had set his heart upon the matter, and was determined to carry me through.
chop
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From this reading Towards the end of that week I had invited my friend the editor to take a mid-day chop with me.
club
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From this reading He had put my name down as a candidate for admission into a literary club which I was anxious to join, and there was a difficulty in regard to my qualification.
committee
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From this reading Certain members of this committee had spoken to him privately, and had advised him to withdraw his candidate, but he had set his heart upon the matter, and was determined to carry me through.
deemed
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From this reading My proposer had vouched for me and had passed his word, but it was not deemed sufficient; they wanted proof positive, and this nettled him.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Certain members of this committee had spoken to him privately, and had advised him to withdraw his candidate, but he had set his heart upon the matter, and was determined to carry me through.
difficulty
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From this reading He had put my name down as a candidate for admission into a literary club which I was anxious to join, and there was a difficulty in regard to my qualification.
down
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From this reading He had put my name down as a candidate for admission into a literary club which I was anxious to join, and there was a difficulty in regard to my qualification.
editor
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From this reading Towards the end of that week I had invited my friend the editor to take a mid-day chop with me.
end
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From this reading Towards the end of that week I had invited my friend the editor to take a mid-day chop with me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had put my name down as a candidate for admission into a literary club which I was anxious to join, and there was a difficulty in regard to my qualification.
friend
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From this reading Towards the end of that week I had invited my friend the editor to take a mid-day chop with me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Towards the end of that week I had invited my friend the editor to take a mid-day chop with me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had the articles I wrote for his paper been signed with my name, there would have been no question as to my being properly qualified, but they had been published anonymously, and I was personally unknown to the members.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had put my name down as a candidate for admission into a literary club which I was anxious to join, and there was a difficulty in regard to my qualification.
heart
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From this reading Certain members of this committee had spoken to him privately, and had advised him to withdraw his candidate, but he had set his heart upon the matter, and was determined to carry me through.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My proposer had vouched for me and had passed his word, but it was not deemed sufficient; they wanted proof positive, and this nettled him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Had the articles I wrote for his paper been signed with my name, there would have been no question as to my being properly qualified, but they had been published anonymously, and I was personally unknown to the members.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Towards the end of that week I had invited my friend the editor to take a mid-day chop with me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had put my name down as a candidate for admission into a literary club which I was anxious to join, and there was a difficulty in regard to my qualification.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had put my name down as a candidate for admission into a literary club which I was anxious to join, and there was a difficulty in regard to my qualification.
invited
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From this reading Towards the end of that week I had invited my friend the editor to take a mid-day chop with me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My proposer had vouched for me and had passed his word, but it was not deemed sufficient; they wanted proof positive, and this nettled him.
join
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From this reading He had put my name down as a candidate for admission into a literary club which I was anxious to join, and there was a difficulty in regard to my qualification.
literary
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From this reading He had put my name down as a candidate for admission into a literary club which I was anxious to join, and there was a difficulty in regard to my qualification.
matter
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From this reading Certain members of this committee had spoken to him privately, and had advised him to withdraw his candidate, but he had set his heart upon the matter, and was determined to carry me through.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Towards the end of that week I had invited my friend the editor to take a mid-day chop with me.
members
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From this reading Had the articles I wrote for his paper been signed with my name, there would have been no question as to my being properly qualified, but they had been published anonymously, and I was personally unknown to the members.
mid-day
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From this reading Towards the end of that week I had invited my friend the editor to take a mid-day chop with me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Towards the end of that week I had invited my friend the editor to take a mid-day chop with me.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had put my name down as a candidate for admission into a literary club which I was anxious to join, and there was a difficulty in regard to my qualification.
nettled
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From this reading My proposer had vouched for me and had passed his word, but it was not deemed sufficient; they wanted proof positive, and this nettled him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Had the articles I wrote for his paper been signed with my name, there would have been no question as to my being properly qualified, but they had been published anonymously, and I was personally unknown to the members.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My proposer had vouched for me and had passed his word, but it was not deemed sufficient; they wanted proof positive, and this nettled him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Towards the end of that week I had invited my friend the editor to take a mid-day chop with me.
paper
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From this reading Had the articles I wrote for his paper been signed with my name, there would have been no question as to my being properly qualified, but they had been published anonymously, and I was personally unknown to the members.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My proposer had vouched for me and had passed his word, but it was not deemed sufficient; they wanted proof positive, and this nettled him.
personally
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From this reading Had the articles I wrote for his paper been signed with my name, there would have been no question as to my being properly qualified, but they had been published anonymously, and I was personally unknown to the members.
positive
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From this reading My proposer had vouched for me and had passed his word, but it was not deemed sufficient; they wanted proof positive, and this nettled him.
privately
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From this reading Certain members of this committee had spoken to him privately, and had advised him to withdraw his candidate, but he had set his heart upon the matter, and was determined to carry me through.
proof
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From this reading My proposer had vouched for me and had passed his word, but it was not deemed sufficient; they wanted proof positive, and this nettled him.
properly
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From this reading Had the articles I wrote for his paper been signed with my name, there would have been no question as to my being properly qualified, but they had been published anonymously, and I was personally unknown to the members.
proposer
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From this reading My proposer had vouched for me and had passed his word, but it was not deemed sufficient; they wanted proof positive, and this nettled him.
published
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From this reading Had the articles I wrote for his paper been signed with my name, there would have been no question as to my being properly qualified, but they had been published anonymously, and I was personally unknown to the members.
put
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From this reading He had put my name down as a candidate for admission into a literary club which I was anxious to join, and there was a difficulty in regard to my qualification.
qualification
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From this reading He had put my name down as a candidate for admission into a literary club which I was anxious to join, and there was a difficulty in regard to my qualification.
qualified
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From this reading Had the articles I wrote for his paper been signed with my name, there would have been no question as to my being properly qualified, but they had been published anonymously, and I was personally unknown to the members.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Had the articles I wrote for his paper been signed with my name, there would have been no question as to my being properly qualified, but they had been published anonymously, and I was personally unknown to the members.
regard
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From this reading He had put my name down as a candidate for admission into a literary club which I was anxious to join, and there was a difficulty in regard to my qualification.
set
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From this reading Certain members of this committee had spoken to him privately, and had advised him to withdraw his candidate, but he had set his heart upon the matter, and was determined to carry me through.
signed
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From this reading Had the articles I wrote for his paper been signed with my name, there would have been no question as to my being properly qualified, but they had been published anonymously, and I was personally unknown to the members.
spoken
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From this reading Certain members of this committee had spoken to him privately, and had advised him to withdraw his candidate, but he had set his heart upon the matter, and was determined to carry me through.
sufficient
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From this reading My proposer had vouched for me and had passed his word, but it was not deemed sufficient; they wanted proof positive, and this nettled him.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Towards the end of that week I had invited my friend the editor to take a mid-day chop with me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Towards the end of that week I had invited my friend the editor to take a mid-day chop with me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Towards the end of that week I had invited my friend the editor to take a mid-day chop with me.
there
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From this reading He had put my name down as a candidate for admission into a literary club which I was anxious to join, and there was a difficulty in regard to my qualification.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had the articles I wrote for his paper been signed with my name, there would have been no question as to my being properly qualified, but they had been published anonymously, and I was personally unknown to the members.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My proposer had vouched for me and had passed his word, but it was not deemed sufficient; they wanted proof positive, and this nettled him.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Certain members of this committee had spoken to him privately, and had advised him to withdraw his candidate, but he had set his heart upon the matter, and was determined to carry me through.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Towards the end of that week I had invited my friend the editor to take a mid-day chop with me.
TowardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Towards the end of that week I had invited my friend the editor to take a mid-day chop with me.
unknown
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From this reading Had the articles I wrote for his paper been signed with my name, there would have been no question as to my being properly qualified, but they had been published anonymously, and I was personally unknown to the members.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Certain members of this committee had spoken to him privately, and had advised him to withdraw his candidate, but he had set his heart upon the matter, and was determined to carry me through.
vouched
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From this reading My proposer had vouched for me and had passed his word, but it was not deemed sufficient; they wanted proof positive, and this nettled him.
wanted
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From this reading My proposer had vouched for me and had passed his word, but it was not deemed sufficient; they wanted proof positive, and this nettled him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had put my name down as a candidate for admission into a literary club which I was anxious to join, and there was a difficulty in regard to my qualification.
week
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From this reading Towards the end of that week I had invited my friend the editor to take a mid-day chop with me.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had put my name down as a candidate for admission into a literary club which I was anxious to join, and there was a difficulty in regard to my qualification.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Towards the end of that week I had invited my friend the editor to take a mid-day chop with me.
withdraw
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From this reading Certain members of this committee had spoken to him privately, and had advised him to withdraw his candidate, but he had set his heart upon the matter, and was determined to carry me through.
word
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From this reading My proposer had vouched for me and had passed his word, but it was not deemed sufficient; they wanted proof positive, and this nettled him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had the articles I wrote for his paper been signed with my name, there would have been no question as to my being properly qualified, but they had been published anonymously, and I was personally unknown to the members.
wrote
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From this reading Had the articles I wrote for his paper been signed with my name, there would have been no question as to my being properly qualified, but they had been published anonymously, and I was personally unknown to the members.
