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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 Mr. John Lambert Mangan of Lincoln's Inn gazed at the card which a junior clerk had just presented in blank astonishment, an astonishment which became speedily blended with dismay.
afraid
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From this reading “I'm afraid you will find him rather a troublesome client, sir,” he remarked.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr. John Lambert Mangan of Lincoln's Inn gazed at the card which a junior clerk had just presented in blank astonishment, an astonishment which became speedily blended with dismay.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The head clerk glanced at the narrow piece of pasteboard and sighed.
astonishment
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From this reading Mr. John Lambert Mangan of Lincoln's Inn gazed at the card which a junior clerk had just presented in blank astonishment, an astonishment which became speedily blended with dismay.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. John Lambert Mangan of Lincoln's Inn gazed at the card which a junior clerk had just presented in blank astonishment, an astonishment which became speedily blended with dismay.
back
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From this reading “Dominey--Sir Everard Dominey--back here in England!”
became
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From this reading Mr. John Lambert Mangan of Lincoln's Inn gazed at the card which a junior clerk had just presented in blank astonishment, an astonishment which became speedily blended with dismay.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Good God, do you see this, Harrison?” he exclaimed, passing it over to his manager, with whom he had been in consultation.
blank
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blended
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From this reading Mr. John Lambert Mangan of Lincoln's Inn gazed at the card which a junior clerk had just presented in blank astonishment, an astonishment which became speedily blended with dismay.
card
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From this reading Mr. John Lambert Mangan of Lincoln's Inn gazed at the card which a junior clerk had just presented in blank astonishment, an astonishment which became speedily blended with dismay.
clerk
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From this reading Mr. John Lambert Mangan of Lincoln's Inn gazed at the card which a junior clerk had just presented in blank astonishment, an astonishment which became speedily blended with dismay.
client
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From this reading “I'm afraid you will find him rather a troublesome client, sir,” he remarked.
consultation
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From this reading “Good God, do you see this, Harrison?” he exclaimed, passing it over to his manager, with whom he had been in consultation.
dismay
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From this reading Mr. John Lambert Mangan of Lincoln's Inn gazed at the card which a junior clerk had just presented in blank astonishment, an astonishment which became speedily blended with dismay.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Good God, do you see this, Harrison?” he exclaimed, passing it over to his manager, with whom he had been in consultation.
Dominey
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From this reading “Dominey--Sir Everard Dominey--back here in England!”
England
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From this reading “Dominey--Sir Everard Dominey--back here in England!”
Everard
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From this reading “Dominey--Sir Everard Dominey--back here in England!”
exclaimed
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From this reading “Good God, do you see this, Harrison?” he exclaimed, passing it over to his manager, with whom he had been in consultation.
find
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From this reading “I'm afraid you will find him rather a troublesome client, sir,” he remarked.
gazed
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From this reading Mr. John Lambert Mangan of Lincoln's Inn gazed at the card which a junior clerk had just presented in blank astonishment, an astonishment which became speedily blended with dismay.
glanced
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From this reading The head clerk glanced at the narrow piece of pasteboard and sighed.
God
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From this reading “Good God, do you see this, Harrison?” he exclaimed, passing it over to his manager, with whom he had been in consultation.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good God, do you see this, Harrison?” he exclaimed, passing it over to his manager, with whom he had been in consultation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. John Lambert Mangan of Lincoln's Inn gazed at the card which a junior clerk had just presented in blank astonishment, an astonishment which became speedily blended with dismay.
Harrison
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From this reading “Good God, do you see this, Harrison?” he exclaimed, passing it over to his manager, with whom he had been in consultation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Good God, do you see this, Harrison?” he exclaimed, passing it over to his manager, with whom he had been in consultation.
head
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From this reading The head clerk glanced at the narrow piece of pasteboard and sighed.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dominey--Sir Everard Dominey--back here in England!”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I'm afraid you will find him rather a troublesome client, sir,” he remarked.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Good God, do you see this, Harrison?” he exclaimed, passing it over to his manager, with whom he had been in consultation.
I'm
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From this reading “I'm afraid you will find him rather a troublesome client, sir,” he remarked.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. John Lambert Mangan of Lincoln's Inn gazed at the card which a junior clerk had just presented in blank astonishment, an astonishment which became speedily blended with dismay.
Inn
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From this reading Mr. John Lambert Mangan of Lincoln's Inn gazed at the card which a junior clerk had just presented in blank astonishment, an astonishment which became speedily blended with dismay.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Good God, do you see this, Harrison?” he exclaimed, passing it over to his manager, with whom he had been in consultation.
John
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From this reading Mr. John Lambert Mangan of Lincoln's Inn gazed at the card which a junior clerk had just presented in blank astonishment, an astonishment which became speedily blended with dismay.
junior
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just
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From this reading Mr. John Lambert Mangan of Lincoln's Inn gazed at the card which a junior clerk had just presented in blank astonishment, an astonishment which became speedily blended with dismay.
Lambert
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From this reading Mr. John Lambert Mangan of Lincoln's Inn gazed at the card which a junior clerk had just presented in blank astonishment, an astonishment which became speedily blended with dismay.
Lincoln's
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manager
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From this reading “Good God, do you see this, Harrison?” he exclaimed, passing it over to his manager, with whom he had been in consultation.
Mangan
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From this reading Mr. John Lambert Mangan of Lincoln's Inn gazed at the card which a junior clerk had just presented in blank astonishment, an astonishment which became speedily blended with dismay.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. John Lambert Mangan of Lincoln's Inn gazed at the card which a junior clerk had just presented in blank astonishment, an astonishment which became speedily blended with dismay.
narrow
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From this reading The head clerk glanced at the narrow piece of pasteboard and sighed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. John Lambert Mangan of Lincoln's Inn gazed at the card which a junior clerk had just presented in blank astonishment, an astonishment which became speedily blended with dismay.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Good God, do you see this, Harrison?” he exclaimed, passing it over to his manager, with whom he had been in consultation.
passing
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From this reading “Good God, do you see this, Harrison?” he exclaimed, passing it over to his manager, with whom he had been in consultation.
pasteboard
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From this reading The head clerk glanced at the narrow piece of pasteboard and sighed.
piece
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From this reading The head clerk glanced at the narrow piece of pasteboard and sighed.
presented
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From this reading Mr. John Lambert Mangan of Lincoln's Inn gazed at the card which a junior clerk had just presented in blank astonishment, an astonishment which became speedily blended with dismay.
rather
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From this reading “I'm afraid you will find him rather a troublesome client, sir,” he remarked.
remarked
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From this reading “I'm afraid you will find him rather a troublesome client, sir,” he remarked.
see
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From this reading “Good God, do you see this, Harrison?” he exclaimed, passing it over to his manager, with whom he had been in consultation.
sighed
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From this reading The head clerk glanced at the narrow piece of pasteboard and sighed.
Sir
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From this reading “Dominey--Sir Everard Dominey--back here in England!”
speedily
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From this reading Mr. John Lambert Mangan of Lincoln's Inn gazed at the card which a junior clerk had just presented in blank astonishment, an astonishment which became speedily blended with dismay.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. John Lambert Mangan of Lincoln's Inn gazed at the card which a junior clerk had just presented in blank astonishment, an astonishment which became speedily blended with dismay.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Good God, do you see this, Harrison?” he exclaimed, passing it over to his manager, with whom he had been in consultation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Good God, do you see this, Harrison?” he exclaimed, passing it over to his manager, with whom he had been in consultation.
troublesome
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From this reading “I'm afraid you will find him rather a troublesome client, sir,” he remarked.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. John Lambert Mangan of Lincoln's Inn gazed at the card which a junior clerk had just presented in blank astonishment, an astonishment which became speedily blended with dismay.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Good God, do you see this, Harrison?” he exclaimed, passing it over to his manager, with whom he had been in consultation.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I'm afraid you will find him rather a troublesome client, sir,” he remarked.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. John Lambert Mangan of Lincoln's Inn gazed at the card which a junior clerk had just presented in blank astonishment, an astonishment which became speedily blended with dismay.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Good God, do you see this, Harrison?” he exclaimed, passing it over to his manager, with whom he had been in consultation.
