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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 "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
all
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From this reading "I have just received bad news--news which I have all along dreaded," replied the unhappy man, the telegram still in his hand.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "I have just received bad news--news which I have all along dreaded," replied the unhappy man, the telegram still in his hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
arrested
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From this reading "Paul Le Pontois has been arrested on some mysterious charge--false, without a doubt!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE WIDENED BREACH WHEN Sir Hugh entered his cosy study he found the doctor seated at his ease in the big chair by the fire.
bad
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From this reading "I have just received bad news--news which I have all along dreaded," replied the unhappy man, the telegram still in his hand.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Paul Le Pontois has been arrested on some mysterious charge--false, without a doubt!"
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
big
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From this reading THE WIDENED BREACH WHEN Sir Hugh entered his cosy study he found the doctor seated at his ease in the big chair by the fire.
BREACH
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From this reading THE WIDENED BREACH WHEN Sir Hugh entered his cosy study he found the doctor seated at his ease in the big chair by the fire.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE WIDENED BREACH WHEN Sir Hugh entered his cosy study he found the doctor seated at his ease in the big chair by the fire.
call
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From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
chair
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From this reading THE WIDENED BREACH WHEN Sir Hugh entered his cosy study he found the doctor seated at his ease in the big chair by the fire.
charge
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From this reading "Paul Le Pontois has been arrested on some mysterious charge--false, without a doubt!"
cosy
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From this reading THE WIDENED BREACH WHEN Sir Hugh entered his cosy study he found the doctor seated at his ease in the big chair by the fire.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WIDENED BREACH WHEN Sir Hugh entered his cosy study he found the doctor seated at his ease in the big chair by the fire.
doubt
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From this reading "Paul Le Pontois has been arrested on some mysterious charge--false, without a doubt!"
dreaded
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From this reading "I have just received bad news--news which I have all along dreaded," replied the unhappy man, the telegram still in his hand.
ease
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From this reading THE WIDENED BREACH WHEN Sir Hugh entered his cosy study he found the doctor seated at his ease in the big chair by the fire.
entered
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From this reading THE WIDENED BREACH WHEN Sir Hugh entered his cosy study he found the doctor seated at his ease in the big chair by the fire.
face
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From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
false
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From this reading "Paul Le Pontois has been arrested on some mysterious charge--false, without a doubt!"
fire
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From this reading THE WIDENED BREACH WHEN Sir Hugh entered his cosy study he found the doctor seated at his ease in the big chair by the fire.
fit
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From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WIDENED BREACH WHEN Sir Hugh entered his cosy study he found the doctor seated at his ease in the big chair by the fire.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
general
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From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
grey
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From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
grim
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From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
hand
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From this reading "I have just received bad news--news which I have all along dreaded," replied the unhappy man, the telegram still in his hand.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Paul Le Pontois has been arrested on some mysterious charge--false, without a doubt!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have just received bad news--news which I have all along dreaded," replied the unhappy man, the telegram still in his hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WIDENED BREACH WHEN Sir Hugh entered his cosy study he found the doctor seated at his ease in the big chair by the fire.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WIDENED BREACH WHEN Sir Hugh entered his cosy study he found the doctor seated at his ease in the big chair by the fire.
Hugh
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From this reading THE WIDENED BREACH WHEN Sir Hugh entered his cosy study he found the doctor seated at his ease in the big chair by the fire.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WIDENED BREACH WHEN Sir Hugh entered his cosy study he found the doctor seated at his ease in the big chair by the fire.
irritability
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From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes," replied Weirmarsh; "it is most unfortunate.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes," replied Weirmarsh; "it is most unfortunate.
just
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From this reading "I have just received bad news--news which I have all along dreaded," replied the unhappy man, the telegram still in his hand.
Le
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From this reading "Paul Le Pontois has been arrested on some mysterious charge--false, without a doubt!"
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
man
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From this reading "I have just received bad news--news which I have all along dreaded," replied the unhappy man, the telegram still in his hand.
most
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From this reading "Yes," replied Weirmarsh; "it is most unfortunate.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading "Paul Le Pontois has been arrested on some mysterious charge--false, without a doubt!"
news
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From this reading "I have just received bad news--news which I have all along dreaded," replied the unhappy man, the telegram still in his hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
Paul
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From this reading "Paul Le Pontois has been arrested on some mysterious charge--false, without a doubt!"
Pontois
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From this reading "Paul Le Pontois has been arrested on some mysterious charge--false, without a doubt!"
received
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From this reading "I have just received bad news--news which I have all along dreaded," replied the unhappy man, the telegram still in his hand.
recovered
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From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have just received bad news--news which I have all along dreaded," replied the unhappy man, the telegram still in his hand.
said
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From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
seated
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From this reading THE WIDENED BREACH WHEN Sir Hugh entered his cosy study he found the doctor seated at his ease in the big chair by the fire.
see
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From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
silly
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From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
Sir
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From this reading THE WIDENED BREACH WHEN Sir Hugh entered his cosy study he found the doctor seated at his ease in the big chair by the fire.
smile
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From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
some
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From this reading "Paul Le Pontois has been arrested on some mysterious charge--false, without a doubt!"
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have just received bad news--news which I have all along dreaded," replied the unhappy man, the telegram still in his hand.
study
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From this reading THE WIDENED BREACH WHEN Sir Hugh entered his cosy study he found the doctor seated at his ease in the big chair by the fire.
telegram
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From this reading "I have just received bad news--news which I have all along dreaded," replied the unhappy man, the telegram still in his hand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WIDENED BREACH WHEN Sir Hugh entered his cosy study he found the doctor seated at his ease in the big chair by the fire.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
unfortunate
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From this reading "Yes," replied Weirmarsh; "it is most unfortunate.
unhappy
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From this reading "I have just received bad news--news which I have all along dreaded," replied the unhappy man, the telegram still in his hand.
vicinity
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From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
Weirmarsh
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From this reading "Yes," replied Weirmarsh; "it is most unfortunate.
well
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From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE WIDENED BREACH WHEN Sir Hugh entered his cosy study he found the doctor seated at his ease in the big chair by the fire.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I have just received bad news--news which I have all along dreaded," replied the unhappy man, the telegram still in his hand.
WIDENED
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From this reading THE WIDENED BREACH WHEN Sir Hugh entered his cosy study he found the doctor seated at his ease in the big chair by the fire.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Paul Le Pontois has been arrested on some mysterious charge--false, without a doubt!"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes," replied Weirmarsh; "it is most unfortunate.
you've
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From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I thought that, being in the vicinity, I would call and see if you've recovered from your--well, your silly fit of irritability," he said, with a grim smile on his grey face as he looked towards the general.
