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The Drunkard
The Drunkard

Chapter XXI

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Mrs. T. at work on Chapter 145 in epilogue--discovery by Addie that Lord Q is really John Boone.
With experienced eyes, Toftrees surveyed the morning's work-menu as arranged by Miss Jones from painstaking scrutiny and dovetailing of the husband and wife's work on the preceding day.
"Biblical chapter caption"--that should be done at once.
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The Drunkard

Chapter XXI

Reading 1/53 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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run, say, 2,000 words.
Line 2
Find Biblical chapter caption.
Line 3
Mrs. T. at work on Chapter 145 in epilogue--discovery by Addie that Lord Q is really John Boone.
Line 4
With experienced eyes, Toftrees surveyed the morning's work-menu as arranged by Miss Jones from painstaking scrutiny and dovetailing of the husband and wife's work on the preceding day.
Line 5
"Biblical chapter caption"--that should be done at once.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Biblical chapter caption"--that should be done at once.”

John noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Mrs. T. at work on Chapter 145 in epilogue--discovery by Addie that Lord Q is really John Boone.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Biblical chapter caption"--that should be done at once.”

All words in this reading · 52

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145

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From this reading Mrs. T. at work on Chapter 145 in epilogue--discovery by Addie that Lord Q is really John Boone.

2,000

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From this reading run, say, 2,000 words.

Addie

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From this reading Mrs. T. at work on Chapter 145 in epilogue--discovery by Addie that Lord Q is really John Boone.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading With experienced eyes, Toftrees surveyed the morning's work-menu as arranged by Miss Jones from painstaking scrutiny and dovetailing of the husband and wife's work on the preceding day.

arranged

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From this reading With experienced eyes, Toftrees surveyed the morning's work-menu as arranged by Miss Jones from painstaking scrutiny and dovetailing of the husband and wife's work on the preceding day.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading With experienced eyes, Toftrees surveyed the morning's work-menu as arranged by Miss Jones from painstaking scrutiny and dovetailing of the husband and wife's work on the preceding day.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Mrs. T. at work on Chapter 145 in epilogue--discovery by Addie that Lord Q is really John Boone.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Biblical chapter caption"--that should be done at once.

Biblical

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Boone

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From this reading Mrs. T. at work on Chapter 145 in epilogue--discovery by Addie that Lord Q is really John Boone.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Mrs. T. at work on Chapter 145 in epilogue--discovery by Addie that Lord Q is really John Boone.

caption

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chapter

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day

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From this reading With experienced eyes, Toftrees surveyed the morning's work-menu as arranged by Miss Jones from painstaking scrutiny and dovetailing of the husband and wife's work on the preceding day.

discovery

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From this reading Mrs. T. at work on Chapter 145 in epilogue--discovery by Addie that Lord Q is really John Boone.

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Biblical chapter caption"--that should be done at once.

dovetailing

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From this reading With experienced eyes, Toftrees surveyed the morning's work-menu as arranged by Miss Jones from painstaking scrutiny and dovetailing of the husband and wife's work on the preceding day.

epilogue

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From this reading Mrs. T. at work on Chapter 145 in epilogue--discovery by Addie that Lord Q is really John Boone.

experienced

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From this reading With experienced eyes, Toftrees surveyed the morning's work-menu as arranged by Miss Jones from painstaking scrutiny and dovetailing of the husband and wife's work on the preceding day.

eyes

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From this reading With experienced eyes, Toftrees surveyed the morning's work-menu as arranged by Miss Jones from painstaking scrutiny and dovetailing of the husband and wife's work on the preceding day.

Find

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading With experienced eyes, Toftrees surveyed the morning's work-menu as arranged by Miss Jones from painstaking scrutiny and dovetailing of the husband and wife's work on the preceding day.

husband

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From this reading With experienced eyes, Toftrees surveyed the morning's work-menu as arranged by Miss Jones from painstaking scrutiny and dovetailing of the husband and wife's work on the preceding day.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Mrs. T. at work on Chapter 145 in epilogue--discovery by Addie that Lord Q is really John Boone.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Mrs. T. at work on Chapter 145 in epilogue--discovery by Addie that Lord Q is really John Boone.

John

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From this reading Mrs. T. at work on Chapter 145 in epilogue--discovery by Addie that Lord Q is really John Boone.

Jones

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From this reading With experienced eyes, Toftrees surveyed the morning's work-menu as arranged by Miss Jones from painstaking scrutiny and dovetailing of the husband and wife's work on the preceding day.

Lord

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From this reading Mrs. T. at work on Chapter 145 in epilogue--discovery by Addie that Lord Q is really John Boone.

Miss

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From this reading With experienced eyes, Toftrees surveyed the morning's work-menu as arranged by Miss Jones from painstaking scrutiny and dovetailing of the husband and wife's work on the preceding day.

morning's

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From this reading With experienced eyes, Toftrees surveyed the morning's work-menu as arranged by Miss Jones from painstaking scrutiny and dovetailing of the husband and wife's work on the preceding day.

Mrs

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From this reading Mrs. T. at work on Chapter 145 in epilogue--discovery by Addie that Lord Q is really John Boone.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading With experienced eyes, Toftrees surveyed the morning's work-menu as arranged by Miss Jones from painstaking scrutiny and dovetailing of the husband and wife's work on the preceding day.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Mrs. T. at work on Chapter 145 in epilogue--discovery by Addie that Lord Q is really John Boone.

once

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From this reading "Biblical chapter caption"--that should be done at once.

painstaking

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From this reading With experienced eyes, Toftrees surveyed the morning's work-menu as arranged by Miss Jones from painstaking scrutiny and dovetailing of the husband and wife's work on the preceding day.

preceding

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From this reading With experienced eyes, Toftrees surveyed the morning's work-menu as arranged by Miss Jones from painstaking scrutiny and dovetailing of the husband and wife's work on the preceding day.

Q

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From this reading Mrs. T. at work on Chapter 145 in epilogue--discovery by Addie that Lord Q is really John Boone.

really

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From this reading Mrs. T. at work on Chapter 145 in epilogue--discovery by Addie that Lord Q is really John Boone.

run

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say

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scrutiny

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From this reading With experienced eyes, Toftrees surveyed the morning's work-menu as arranged by Miss Jones from painstaking scrutiny and dovetailing of the husband and wife's work on the preceding day.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "Biblical chapter caption"--that should be done at once.

surveyed

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From this reading With experienced eyes, Toftrees surveyed the morning's work-menu as arranged by Miss Jones from painstaking scrutiny and dovetailing of the husband and wife's work on the preceding day.

T

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From this reading Mrs. T. at work on Chapter 145 in epilogue--discovery by Addie that Lord Q is really John Boone.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Mrs. T. at work on Chapter 145 in epilogue--discovery by Addie that Lord Q is really John Boone.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading With experienced eyes, Toftrees surveyed the morning's work-menu as arranged by Miss Jones from painstaking scrutiny and dovetailing of the husband and wife's work on the preceding day.

Toftrees

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From this reading With experienced eyes, Toftrees surveyed the morning's work-menu as arranged by Miss Jones from painstaking scrutiny and dovetailing of the husband and wife's work on the preceding day.

wife's

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From this reading With experienced eyes, Toftrees surveyed the morning's work-menu as arranged by Miss Jones from painstaking scrutiny and dovetailing of the husband and wife's work on the preceding day.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With experienced eyes, Toftrees surveyed the morning's work-menu as arranged by Miss Jones from painstaking scrutiny and dovetailing of the husband and wife's work on the preceding day.

words

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work

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From this reading Mrs. T. at work on Chapter 145 in epilogue--discovery by Addie that Lord Q is really John Boone.

work-menu

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From this reading With experienced eyes, Toftrees surveyed the morning's work-menu as arranged by Miss Jones from painstaking scrutiny and dovetailing of the husband and wife's work on the preceding day.