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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 On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
absolutely
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From this reading "The verdict was absolutely at variance with the facts," Nigel declared.
adjourned
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From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
air
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From this reading The great man received his visitor with an air of good-natured tolerance.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The great man received his visitor with an air of good-natured tolerance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I gather that you disagreed very strongly with the open verdict which was returned at the inquest upon your uncle?"
Brown
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From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
certain
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From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
day
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From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
declared
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From this reading "The verdict was absolutely at variance with the facts," Nigel declared.
disagreed
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From this reading "I gather that you disagreed very strongly with the open verdict which was returned at the inquest upon your uncle?"
Dorminster
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From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
England
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From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
factory
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From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
facts
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From this reading "The verdict was absolutely at variance with the facts," Nigel declared.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Heard of you from Scotland Yard, haven't I, Lord Dorminster?" he said, as he waved him to a seat.
funeral
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From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
gather
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From this reading "I gather that you disagreed very strongly with the open verdict which was returned at the inquest upon your uncle?"
good-natured
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From this reading The great man received his visitor with an air of good-natured tolerance.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great man received his visitor with an air of good-natured tolerance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
haven't
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From this reading "Heard of you from Scotland Yard, haven't I, Lord Dorminster?" he said, as he waved him to a seat.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Heard of you from Scotland Yard, haven't I, Lord Dorminster?" he said, as he waved him to a seat.
Heard
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From this reading "Heard of you from Scotland Yard, haven't I, Lord Dorminster?" he said, as he waved him to a seat.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Heard of you from Scotland Yard, haven't I, Lord Dorminster?" he said, as he waved him to a seat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The great man received his visitor with an air of good-natured tolerance.
Honourable
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From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Heard of you from Scotland Yard, haven't I, Lord Dorminster?" he said, as he waved him to a seat.
inquest
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From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
inspector
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From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
interview
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From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
long-sought-for
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From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
Lord
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From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
man
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From this reading The great man received his visitor with an air of good-natured tolerance.
Mervin
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From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
Minister
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From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
Nigel
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From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
now
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From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
obtained
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From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "I gather that you disagreed very strongly with the open verdict which was returned at the inquest upon your uncle?"
Prime
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From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
received
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From this reading The great man received his visitor with an air of good-natured tolerance.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I gather that you disagreed very strongly with the open verdict which was returned at the inquest upon your uncle?"
RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
said
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From this reading "Heard of you from Scotland Yard, haven't I, Lord Dorminster?" he said, as he waved him to a seat.
Scotland
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From this reading "Heard of you from Scotland Yard, haven't I, Lord Dorminster?" he said, as he waved him to a seat.
seat
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From this reading "Heard of you from Scotland Yard, haven't I, Lord Dorminster?" he said, as he waved him to a seat.
some
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From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
started
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From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
strongly
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From this reading "I gather that you disagreed very strongly with the open verdict which was returned at the inquest upon your uncle?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I gather that you disagreed very strongly with the open verdict which was returned at the inquest upon your uncle?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Heard of you from Scotland Yard, haven't I, Lord Dorminster?" he said, as he waved him to a seat.
tolerance
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From this reading The great man received his visitor with an air of good-natured tolerance.
uncle
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From this reading "I gather that you disagreed very strongly with the open verdict which was returned at the inquest upon your uncle?"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "I gather that you disagreed very strongly with the open verdict which was returned at the inquest upon your uncle?"
variance
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From this reading "The verdict was absolutely at variance with the facts," Nigel declared.
verdict
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From this reading "I gather that you disagreed very strongly with the open verdict which was returned at the inquest upon your uncle?"
very
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From this reading "I gather that you disagreed very strongly with the open verdict which was returned at the inquest upon your uncle?"
visitor
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From this reading The great man received his visitor with an air of good-natured tolerance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
waved
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From this reading "Heard of you from Scotland Yard, haven't I, Lord Dorminster?" he said, as he waved him to a seat.
weeks
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From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I gather that you disagreed very strongly with the open verdict which was returned at the inquest upon your uncle?"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On a certain day some weeks after the adjourned inquest and funeral of Lord Dorminster, Nigel obtained a long-sought-for interview with the Right Honourable Mervin Brown, who had started life as a factory inspector and was now Prime Minister of England.
Yard
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From this reading "Heard of you from Scotland Yard, haven't I, Lord Dorminster?" he said, as he waved him to a seat.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Heard of you from Scotland Yard, haven't I, Lord Dorminster?" he said, as he waved him to a seat.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I gather that you disagreed very strongly with the open verdict which was returned at the inquest upon your uncle?"
