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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 Dominey spent a curiously placid, and, to those with whom he was brought into contact, an entirely satisfactory afternoon.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dominey spent a curiously placid, and, to those with whom he was brought into contact, an entirely satisfactory afternoon.
agent
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From this reading With Mr. Mangan by his side, murmuring amiable platitudes, and Mr. Johnson, his agent, opposite, revelling in the unusual situation of a satisfied landlord and delighted tenants, he made practically the entire round of the Dominey estates.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They reached home late, but Dominey, although he seemed to be living in another world, was not neglectful of the claims of hospitality.
amiable
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From this reading With Mr. Mangan by his side, murmuring amiable platitudes, and Mr. Johnson, his agent, opposite, revelling in the unusual situation of a satisfied landlord and delighted tenants, he made practically the entire round of the Dominey estates.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Dominey spent a curiously placid, and, to those with whom he was brought into contact, an entirely satisfactory afternoon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dominey spent a curiously placid, and, to those with whom he was brought into contact, an entirely satisfactory afternoon.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They reached home late, but Dominey, although he seemed to be living in another world, was not neglectful of the claims of hospitality.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Johnson cleared his throat as he raised his glass.
bailiff
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From this reading Probably for the first time in their lives, Mr. Johnson and Lees, the bailiff, watched the opening of a magnum of champagne.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They reached home late, but Dominey, although he seemed to be living in another world, was not neglectful of the claims of hospitality.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dominey spent a curiously placid, and, to those with whom he was brought into contact, an entirely satisfactory afternoon.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They reached home late, but Dominey, although he seemed to be living in another world, was not neglectful of the claims of hospitality.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With Mr. Mangan by his side, murmuring amiable platitudes, and Mr. Johnson, his agent, opposite, revelling in the unusual situation of a satisfied landlord and delighted tenants, he made practically the entire round of the Dominey estates.
champagne
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From this reading Probably for the first time in their lives, Mr. Johnson and Lees, the bailiff, watched the opening of a magnum of champagne.
claims
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From this reading They reached home late, but Dominey, although he seemed to be living in another world, was not neglectful of the claims of hospitality.
cleared
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From this reading Mr. Johnson cleared his throat as he raised his glass.
contact
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From this reading Dominey spent a curiously placid, and, to those with whom he was brought into contact, an entirely satisfactory afternoon.
curiously
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From this reading Dominey spent a curiously placid, and, to those with whom he was brought into contact, an entirely satisfactory afternoon.
delighted
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From this reading With Mr. Mangan by his side, murmuring amiable platitudes, and Mr. Johnson, his agent, opposite, revelling in the unusual situation of a satisfied landlord and delighted tenants, he made practically the entire round of the Dominey estates.
Dominey
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From this reading Dominey spent a curiously placid, and, to those with whom he was brought into contact, an entirely satisfactory afternoon.
entire
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From this reading With Mr. Mangan by his side, murmuring amiable platitudes, and Mr. Johnson, his agent, opposite, revelling in the unusual situation of a satisfied landlord and delighted tenants, he made practically the entire round of the Dominey estates.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dominey spent a curiously placid, and, to those with whom he was brought into contact, an entirely satisfactory afternoon.
estates
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From this reading With Mr. Mangan by his side, murmuring amiable platitudes, and Mr. Johnson, his agent, opposite, revelling in the unusual situation of a satisfied landlord and delighted tenants, he made practically the entire round of the Dominey estates.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Probably for the first time in their lives, Mr. Johnson and Lees, the bailiff, watched the opening of a magnum of champagne.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Probably for the first time in their lives, Mr. Johnson and Lees, the bailiff, watched the opening of a magnum of champagne.
glass
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From this reading Mr. Johnson cleared his throat as he raised his glass.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dominey spent a curiously placid, and, to those with whom he was brought into contact, an entirely satisfactory afternoon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With Mr. Mangan by his side, murmuring amiable platitudes, and Mr. Johnson, his agent, opposite, revelling in the unusual situation of a satisfied landlord and delighted tenants, he made practically the entire round of the Dominey estates.
home
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From this reading They reached home late, but Dominey, although he seemed to be living in another world, was not neglectful of the claims of hospitality.
hospitality
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From this reading They reached home late, but Dominey, although he seemed to be living in another world, was not neglectful of the claims of hospitality.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With Mr. Mangan by his side, murmuring amiable platitudes, and Mr. Johnson, his agent, opposite, revelling in the unusual situation of a satisfied landlord and delighted tenants, he made practically the entire round of the Dominey estates.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dominey spent a curiously placid, and, to those with whom he was brought into contact, an entirely satisfactory afternoon.
Johnson
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From this reading With Mr. Mangan by his side, murmuring amiable platitudes, and Mr. Johnson, his agent, opposite, revelling in the unusual situation of a satisfied landlord and delighted tenants, he made practically the entire round of the Dominey estates.
landlord
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From this reading With Mr. Mangan by his side, murmuring amiable platitudes, and Mr. Johnson, his agent, opposite, revelling in the unusual situation of a satisfied landlord and delighted tenants, he made practically the entire round of the Dominey estates.
late
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From this reading They reached home late, but Dominey, although he seemed to be living in another world, was not neglectful of the claims of hospitality.
Lees
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From this reading Probably for the first time in their lives, Mr. Johnson and Lees, the bailiff, watched the opening of a magnum of champagne.
lives
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From this reading Probably for the first time in their lives, Mr. Johnson and Lees, the bailiff, watched the opening of a magnum of champagne.
living
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From this reading They reached home late, but Dominey, although he seemed to be living in another world, was not neglectful of the claims of hospitality.
made
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From this reading With Mr. Mangan by his side, murmuring amiable platitudes, and Mr. Johnson, his agent, opposite, revelling in the unusual situation of a satisfied landlord and delighted tenants, he made practically the entire round of the Dominey estates.
magnum
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From this reading Probably for the first time in their lives, Mr. Johnson and Lees, the bailiff, watched the opening of a magnum of champagne.
Mangan
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From this reading With Mr. Mangan by his side, murmuring amiable platitudes, and Mr. Johnson, his agent, opposite, revelling in the unusual situation of a satisfied landlord and delighted tenants, he made practically the entire round of the Dominey estates.
Mr
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From this reading With Mr. Mangan by his side, murmuring amiable platitudes, and Mr. Johnson, his agent, opposite, revelling in the unusual situation of a satisfied landlord and delighted tenants, he made practically the entire round of the Dominey estates.
murmuring
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From this reading With Mr. Mangan by his side, murmuring amiable platitudes, and Mr. Johnson, his agent, opposite, revelling in the unusual situation of a satisfied landlord and delighted tenants, he made practically the entire round of the Dominey estates.
neglectful
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From this reading They reached home late, but Dominey, although he seemed to be living in another world, was not neglectful of the claims of hospitality.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They reached home late, but Dominey, although he seemed to be living in another world, was not neglectful of the claims of hospitality.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With Mr. Mangan by his side, murmuring amiable platitudes, and Mr. Johnson, his agent, opposite, revelling in the unusual situation of a satisfied landlord and delighted tenants, he made practically the entire round of the Dominey estates.
opening
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From this reading Probably for the first time in their lives, Mr. Johnson and Lees, the bailiff, watched the opening of a magnum of champagne.
opposite
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From this reading With Mr. Mangan by his side, murmuring amiable platitudes, and Mr. Johnson, his agent, opposite, revelling in the unusual situation of a satisfied landlord and delighted tenants, he made practically the entire round of the Dominey estates.
placid
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From this reading Dominey spent a curiously placid, and, to those with whom he was brought into contact, an entirely satisfactory afternoon.
platitudes
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From this reading With Mr. Mangan by his side, murmuring amiable platitudes, and Mr. Johnson, his agent, opposite, revelling in the unusual situation of a satisfied landlord and delighted tenants, he made practically the entire round of the Dominey estates.
practically
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From this reading With Mr. Mangan by his side, murmuring amiable platitudes, and Mr. Johnson, his agent, opposite, revelling in the unusual situation of a satisfied landlord and delighted tenants, he made practically the entire round of the Dominey estates.
Probably
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From this reading Probably for the first time in their lives, Mr. Johnson and Lees, the bailiff, watched the opening of a magnum of champagne.
raised
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From this reading Mr. Johnson cleared his throat as he raised his glass.
reached
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From this reading They reached home late, but Dominey, although he seemed to be living in another world, was not neglectful of the claims of hospitality.
revelling
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From this reading With Mr. Mangan by his side, murmuring amiable platitudes, and Mr. Johnson, his agent, opposite, revelling in the unusual situation of a satisfied landlord and delighted tenants, he made practically the entire round of the Dominey estates.
round
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From this reading With Mr. Mangan by his side, murmuring amiable platitudes, and Mr. Johnson, his agent, opposite, revelling in the unusual situation of a satisfied landlord and delighted tenants, he made practically the entire round of the Dominey estates.
satisfactory
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From this reading Dominey spent a curiously placid, and, to those with whom he was brought into contact, an entirely satisfactory afternoon.
satisfied
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From this reading With Mr. Mangan by his side, murmuring amiable platitudes, and Mr. Johnson, his agent, opposite, revelling in the unusual situation of a satisfied landlord and delighted tenants, he made practically the entire round of the Dominey estates.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They reached home late, but Dominey, although he seemed to be living in another world, was not neglectful of the claims of hospitality.
side
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From this reading With Mr. Mangan by his side, murmuring amiable platitudes, and Mr. Johnson, his agent, opposite, revelling in the unusual situation of a satisfied landlord and delighted tenants, he made practically the entire round of the Dominey estates.
situation
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From this reading With Mr. Mangan by his side, murmuring amiable platitudes, and Mr. Johnson, his agent, opposite, revelling in the unusual situation of a satisfied landlord and delighted tenants, he made practically the entire round of the Dominey estates.
spent
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From this reading Dominey spent a curiously placid, and, to those with whom he was brought into contact, an entirely satisfactory afternoon.
tenants
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From this reading With Mr. Mangan by his side, murmuring amiable platitudes, and Mr. Johnson, his agent, opposite, revelling in the unusual situation of a satisfied landlord and delighted tenants, he made practically the entire round of the Dominey estates.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With Mr. Mangan by his side, murmuring amiable platitudes, and Mr. Johnson, his agent, opposite, revelling in the unusual situation of a satisfied landlord and delighted tenants, he made practically the entire round of the Dominey estates.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Probably for the first time in their lives, Mr. Johnson and Lees, the bailiff, watched the opening of a magnum of champagne.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They reached home late, but Dominey, although he seemed to be living in another world, was not neglectful of the claims of hospitality.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Dominey spent a curiously placid, and, to those with whom he was brought into contact, an entirely satisfactory afternoon.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Mr. Johnson cleared his throat as he raised his glass.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Probably for the first time in their lives, Mr. Johnson and Lees, the bailiff, watched the opening of a magnum of champagne.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dominey spent a curiously placid, and, to those with whom he was brought into contact, an entirely satisfactory afternoon.
unusual
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From this reading With Mr. Mangan by his side, murmuring amiable platitudes, and Mr. Johnson, his agent, opposite, revelling in the unusual situation of a satisfied landlord and delighted tenants, he made practically the entire round of the Dominey estates.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dominey spent a curiously placid, and, to those with whom he was brought into contact, an entirely satisfactory afternoon.
watched
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From this reading Probably for the first time in their lives, Mr. Johnson and Lees, the bailiff, watched the opening of a magnum of champagne.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dominey spent a curiously placid, and, to those with whom he was brought into contact, an entirely satisfactory afternoon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dominey spent a curiously placid, and, to those with whom he was brought into contact, an entirely satisfactory afternoon.
world
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From this reading They reached home late, but Dominey, although he seemed to be living in another world, was not neglectful of the claims of hospitality.
