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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 For Mostyn the week which ensued after his wife's secret elopement was a period of sheer mental torture.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For Mostyn the week which ensued after his wife's secret elopement was a period of sheer mental torture.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every minute he expected the startling tidings to reach his friends and associates.
associates
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From this reading Every minute he expected the startling tidings to reach his friends and associates.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Every morning at breakfast he studied the crafty and sullen face of old Mitchell and the swarthy visages of the servants to see if suspicions of the truth were dawning.
bank
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From this reading At the bank he tried to overhear the conversations of the bookkeepers, sometimes fancying that a burst of low laughter or a whispered colloquy had him for their incentive.
bookkeepers
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breakfast
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burst
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colloquy
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conversations
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crafty
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dawning
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From this reading Every morning at breakfast he studied the crafty and sullen face of old Mitchell and the swarthy visages of the servants to see if suspicions of the truth were dawning.
elopement
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From this reading For Mostyn the week which ensued after his wife's secret elopement was a period of sheer mental torture.
ensued
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From this reading For Mostyn the week which ensued after his wife's secret elopement was a period of sheer mental torture.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every minute he expected the startling tidings to reach his friends and associates.
expected
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face
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fancying
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From this reading At the bank he tried to overhear the conversations of the bookkeepers, sometimes fancying that a burst of low laughter or a whispered colloquy had him for their incentive.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Mostyn the week which ensued after his wife's secret elopement was a period of sheer mental torture.
friends
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From this reading Every minute he expected the startling tidings to reach his friends and associates.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the bank he tried to overhear the conversations of the bookkeepers, sometimes fancying that a burst of low laughter or a whispered colloquy had him for their incentive.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every minute he expected the startling tidings to reach his friends and associates.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the bank he tried to overhear the conversations of the bookkeepers, sometimes fancying that a burst of low laughter or a whispered colloquy had him for their incentive.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For Mostyn the week which ensued after his wife's secret elopement was a period of sheer mental torture.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Every morning at breakfast he studied the crafty and sullen face of old Mitchell and the swarthy visages of the servants to see if suspicions of the truth were dawning.
incentive
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was sure that it was little less than a miracle that the matter had not leaked out.
laughter
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leaked
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less
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From this reading He was sure that it was little less than a miracle that the matter had not leaked out.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was sure that it was little less than a miracle that the matter had not leaked out.
low
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matter
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mental
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From this reading For Mostyn the week which ensued after his wife's secret elopement was a period of sheer mental torture.
minute
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miracle
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Mitchell
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From this reading Every morning at breakfast he studied the crafty and sullen face of old Mitchell and the swarthy visages of the servants to see if suspicions of the truth were dawning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every morning at breakfast he studied the crafty and sullen face of old Mitchell and the swarthy visages of the servants to see if suspicions of the truth were dawning.
Mostyn
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From this reading For Mostyn the week which ensued after his wife's secret elopement was a period of sheer mental torture.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was sure that it was little less than a miracle that the matter had not leaked out.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For Mostyn the week which ensued after his wife's secret elopement was a period of sheer mental torture.
old
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From this reading Every morning at breakfast he studied the crafty and sullen face of old Mitchell and the swarthy visages of the servants to see if suspicions of the truth were dawning.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At the bank he tried to overhear the conversations of the bookkeepers, sometimes fancying that a burst of low laughter or a whispered colloquy had him for their incentive.
out
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overhear
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period
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From this reading For Mostyn the week which ensued after his wife's secret elopement was a period of sheer mental torture.
reach
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From this reading Every minute he expected the startling tidings to reach his friends and associates.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading For Mostyn the week which ensued after his wife's secret elopement was a period of sheer mental torture.
see
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From this reading Every morning at breakfast he studied the crafty and sullen face of old Mitchell and the swarthy visages of the servants to see if suspicions of the truth were dawning.
servants
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From this reading Every morning at breakfast he studied the crafty and sullen face of old Mitchell and the swarthy visages of the servants to see if suspicions of the truth were dawning.
sheer
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From this reading For Mostyn the week which ensued after his wife's secret elopement was a period of sheer mental torture.
sometimes
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startling
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From this reading Every minute he expected the startling tidings to reach his friends and associates.
studied
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From this reading Every morning at breakfast he studied the crafty and sullen face of old Mitchell and the swarthy visages of the servants to see if suspicions of the truth were dawning.
sullen
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surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was sure that it was little less than a miracle that the matter had not leaked out.
suspicions
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From this reading Every morning at breakfast he studied the crafty and sullen face of old Mitchell and the swarthy visages of the servants to see if suspicions of the truth were dawning.
swarthy
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From this reading Every morning at breakfast he studied the crafty and sullen face of old Mitchell and the swarthy visages of the servants to see if suspicions of the truth were dawning.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was sure that it was little less than a miracle that the matter had not leaked out.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the bank he tried to overhear the conversations of the bookkeepers, sometimes fancying that a burst of low laughter or a whispered colloquy had him for their incentive.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For Mostyn the week which ensued after his wife's secret elopement was a period of sheer mental torture.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At the bank he tried to overhear the conversations of the bookkeepers, sometimes fancying that a burst of low laughter or a whispered colloquy had him for their incentive.
tidings
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From this reading Every minute he expected the startling tidings to reach his friends and associates.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every minute he expected the startling tidings to reach his friends and associates.
torture
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From this reading For Mostyn the week which ensued after his wife's secret elopement was a period of sheer mental torture.
tried
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From this reading At the bank he tried to overhear the conversations of the bookkeepers, sometimes fancying that a burst of low laughter or a whispered colloquy had him for their incentive.
truth
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From this reading Every morning at breakfast he studied the crafty and sullen face of old Mitchell and the swarthy visages of the servants to see if suspicions of the truth were dawning.
visages
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From this reading Every morning at breakfast he studied the crafty and sullen face of old Mitchell and the swarthy visages of the servants to see if suspicions of the truth were dawning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For Mostyn the week which ensued after his wife's secret elopement was a period of sheer mental torture.
week
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From this reading For Mostyn the week which ensued after his wife's secret elopement was a period of sheer mental torture.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Every morning at breakfast he studied the crafty and sullen face of old Mitchell and the swarthy visages of the servants to see if suspicions of the truth were dawning.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For Mostyn the week which ensued after his wife's secret elopement was a period of sheer mental torture.
whispered
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From this reading At the bank he tried to overhear the conversations of the bookkeepers, sometimes fancying that a burst of low laughter or a whispered colloquy had him for their incentive.
wife's
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From this reading For Mostyn the week which ensued after his wife's secret elopement was a period of sheer mental torture.
