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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 There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
action
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From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
any
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From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
bedside
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From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
came
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From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
Canker
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From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the following morning the preparations for Captain Tanner’s funeral were complete.
cause
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From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
chosen
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From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
Colonel
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From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
colonel's
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From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
complain
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From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following morning the preparations for Captain Tanner’s funeral were complete.
conduct
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From this reading He resented the fact that Truscott evidently resented his conduct.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
decided
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From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
declining
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From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
defend
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From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
desperately
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From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
disrespectful
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From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
eleventh
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From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
evidently
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From this reading He resented the fact that Truscott evidently resented his conduct.
explanation
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From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
fact
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From this reading He resented the fact that Truscott evidently resented his conduct.
faintly
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From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
felt
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From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
few
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From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
following
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From this reading On the following morning the preparations for Captain Tanner’s funeral were complete.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the following morning the preparations for Captain Tanner’s funeral were complete.
forbade
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From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
friends
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From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
funeral
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From this reading On the following morning the preparations for Captain Tanner’s funeral were complete.
furnished
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From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
given
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From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
halt
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From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
heart
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From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
hour
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From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
ill
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From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
innocence
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From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
insubordination
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From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
knew
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From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
made
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From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
manner
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From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
minister
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From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
moments
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From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
more
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From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following morning the preparations for Captain Tanner’s funeral were complete.
Mrs
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From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
offer
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From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
officially
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From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following morning the preparations for Captain Tanner’s funeral were complete.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
pall-bearers
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From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
Pelham
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From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
place
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From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
plenipotentiary
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From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
preparations
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From this reading On the following morning the preparations for Captain Tanner’s funeral were complete.
previous
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From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
promptly
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From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
proofs
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From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
realize
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From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
recognize
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From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
refusal
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From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
refused
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From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
resented
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From this reading He resented the fact that Truscott evidently resented his conduct.
say
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From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
see
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From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
selection
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From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
set
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From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
sore
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From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
spice
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From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
stung
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From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
subaltern's
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From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
Tanner
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From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
Tanner's
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From this reading On the following morning the preparations for Captain Tanner’s funeral were complete.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the following morning the preparations for Captain Tanner’s funeral were complete.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
There
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From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
too
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From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
total
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From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
Truscott
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From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
using
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From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the following morning the preparations for Captain Tanner’s funeral were complete.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The colonel’s heart was sore against Truscott, for, while he could not say that his manner had been in the least disrespectful on the previous afternoon, he could complain and did complain that there was a spice of insubordination in the subaltern’s total refusal to offer any explanation.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There had been a decided halt for a few moments when it came to the selection of the pall-bearers, as they had to be chosen by Colonel Pelham, poor Mrs. Tanner being still too desperately ill to more than faintly realize where she was or to recognize those who stood at her bedside.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He was stung to think that Truscott had friends to whom he readily furnished the proofs of his innocence, yet forbade their using them “officially”; and although he felt and knew that had he himself asked Truscott for these proofs in the first place, they would have been promptly set before him, he refused to see that, in having made Captain Canker his minister plenipotentiary for the time being, he had given Truscott good cause for his action in declining to defend himself at the eleventh hour.
