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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 THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
acquaintance
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From this reading His first proceeding was to seek out a certain billiard-room acquaintance of the name of Tring—a man who had got through two fortunes in his time and was now reduced to earning a scanty livelihood by literary hackwork at the British Museum.
action
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From this reading The Captain, when once he had made up his mind to any particular course of action, was not a man to let the grass grow under his feet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His first proceeding was to seek out a certain billiard-room acquaintance of the name of Tring—a man who had got through two fortunes in his time and was now reduced to earning a scanty livelihood by literary hackwork at the British Museum.
answer
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From this reading “The only person I can find,” said Tring, “of the name specified by you that seems likely to answer to your requirements, is a certain Sir Gilbert Clare, of Withington Chase, Hertfordshire, the representative of one of the oldest titles in the kingdom.”
any
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From this reading The Captain, when once he had made up his mind to any particular course of action, was not a man to let the grass grow under his feet.
appointment
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From this reading Having given him the particulars of the information he required, the Captain met him by appointment a couple of days later.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
became
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
billiard-room
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From this reading His first proceeding was to seek out a certain billiard-room acquaintance of the name of Tring—a man who had got through two fortunes in his time and was now reduced to earning a scanty livelihood by literary hackwork at the British Museum.
British
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From this reading His first proceeding was to seek out a certain billiard-room acquaintance of the name of Tring—a man who had got through two fortunes in his time and was now reduced to earning a scanty livelihood by literary hackwork at the British Museum.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “The only person I can find,” said Tring, “of the name specified by you that seems likely to answer to your requirements, is a certain Sir Gilbert Clare, of Withington Chase, Hertfordshire, the representative of one of the oldest titles in the kingdom.”
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
certain
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From this reading His first proceeding was to seek out a certain billiard-room acquaintance of the name of Tring—a man who had got through two fortunes in his time and was now reduced to earning a scanty livelihood by literary hackwork at the British Museum.
Chase
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From this reading “The only person I can find,” said Tring, “of the name specified by you that seems likely to answer to your requirements, is a certain Sir Gilbert Clare, of Withington Chase, Hertfordshire, the representative of one of the oldest titles in the kingdom.”
chief
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
Clare
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From this reading “The only person I can find,” said Tring, “of the name specified by you that seems likely to answer to your requirements, is a certain Sir Gilbert Clare, of Withington Chase, Hertfordshire, the representative of one of the oldest titles in the kingdom.”
convinced
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Having given him the particulars of the information he required, the Captain met him by appointment a couple of days later.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Captain, when once he had made up his mind to any particular course of action, was not a man to let the grass grow under his feet.
days
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From this reading Having given him the particulars of the information he required, the Captain met him by appointment a couple of days later.
earning
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From this reading His first proceeding was to seek out a certain billiard-room acquaintance of the name of Tring—a man who had got through two fortunes in his time and was now reduced to earning a scanty livelihood by literary hackwork at the British Museum.
feet
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From this reading The Captain, when once he had made up his mind to any particular course of action, was not a man to let the grass grow under his feet.
find
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From this reading “The only person I can find,” said Tring, “of the name specified by you that seems likely to answer to your requirements, is a certain Sir Gilbert Clare, of Withington Chase, Hertfordshire, the representative of one of the oldest titles in the kingdom.”
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His first proceeding was to seek out a certain billiard-room acquaintance of the name of Tring—a man who had got through two fortunes in his time and was now reduced to earning a scanty livelihood by literary hackwork at the British Museum.
fortunes
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From this reading His first proceeding was to seek out a certain billiard-room acquaintance of the name of Tring—a man who had got through two fortunes in his time and was now reduced to earning a scanty livelihood by literary hackwork at the British Museum.
Gilbert
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From this reading “The only person I can find,” said Tring, “of the name specified by you that seems likely to answer to your requirements, is a certain Sir Gilbert Clare, of Withington Chase, Hertfordshire, the representative of one of the oldest titles in the kingdom.”
given
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From this reading Having given him the particulars of the information he required, the Captain met him by appointment a couple of days later.
got
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From this reading His first proceeding was to seek out a certain billiard-room acquaintance of the name of Tring—a man who had got through two fortunes in his time and was now reduced to earning a scanty livelihood by literary hackwork at the British Museum.
grass
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From this reading The Captain, when once he had made up his mind to any particular course of action, was not a man to let the grass grow under his feet.
grow
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From this reading The Captain, when once he had made up his mind to any particular course of action, was not a man to let the grass grow under his feet.
hackwork
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From this reading His first proceeding was to seek out a certain billiard-room acquaintance of the name of Tring—a man who had got through two fortunes in his time and was now reduced to earning a scanty livelihood by literary hackwork at the British Museum.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having given him the particulars of the information he required, the Captain met him by appointment a couple of days later.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
Hertfordshire
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From this reading “The only person I can find,” said Tring, “of the name specified by you that seems likely to answer to your requirements, is a certain Sir Gilbert Clare, of Withington Chase, Hertfordshire, the representative of one of the oldest titles in the kingdom.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The only person I can find,” said Tring, “of the name specified by you that seems likely to answer to your requirements, is a certain Sir Gilbert Clare, of Withington Chase, Hertfordshire, the representative of one of the oldest titles in the kingdom.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
indeed
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
information
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From this reading Having given him the particulars of the information he required, the Captain met him by appointment a couple of days later.
inquiring
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The only person I can find,” said Tring, “of the name specified by you that seems likely to answer to your requirements, is a certain Sir Gilbert Clare, of Withington Chase, Hertfordshire, the representative of one of the oldest titles in the kingdom.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
JOURNEYnounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
kingdom
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From this reading “The only person I can find,” said Tring, “of the name specified by you that seems likely to answer to your requirements, is a certain Sir Gilbert Clare, of Withington Chase, Hertfordshire, the representative of one of the oldest titles in the kingdom.”
later
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From this reading Having given him the particulars of the information he required, the Captain met him by appointment a couple of days later.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The Captain, when once he had made up his mind to any particular course of action, was not a man to let the grass grow under his feet.
likely
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From this reading “The only person I can find,” said Tring, “of the name specified by you that seems likely to answer to your requirements, is a certain Sir Gilbert Clare, of Withington Chase, Hertfordshire, the representative of one of the oldest titles in the kingdom.”
literary
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From this reading His first proceeding was to seek out a certain billiard-room acquaintance of the name of Tring—a man who had got through two fortunes in his time and was now reduced to earning a scanty livelihood by literary hackwork at the British Museum.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
livelihood
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From this reading His first proceeding was to seek out a certain billiard-room acquaintance of the name of Tring—a man who had got through two fortunes in his time and was now reduced to earning a scanty livelihood by literary hackwork at the British Museum.
made
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From this reading The Captain, when once he had made up his mind to any particular course of action, was not a man to let the grass grow under his feet.
man
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From this reading The Captain, when once he had made up his mind to any particular course of action, was not a man to let the grass grow under his feet.
matter
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
met
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From this reading Having given him the particulars of the information he required, the Captain met him by appointment a couple of days later.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
more
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
Museum
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From this reading His first proceeding was to seek out a certain billiard-room acquaintance of the name of Tring—a man who had got through two fortunes in his time and was now reduced to earning a scanty livelihood by literary hackwork at the British Museum.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His first proceeding was to seek out a certain billiard-room acquaintance of the name of Tring—a man who had got through two fortunes in his time and was now reduced to earning a scanty livelihood by literary hackwork at the British Museum.
niece
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Captain, when once he had made up his mind to any particular course of action, was not a man to let the grass grow under his feet.
now
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From this reading His first proceeding was to seek out a certain billiard-room acquaintance of the name of Tring—a man who had got through two fortunes in his time and was now reduced to earning a scanty livelihood by literary hackwork at the British Museum.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
oldest
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From this reading “The only person I can find,” said Tring, “of the name specified by you that seems likely to answer to your requirements, is a certain Sir Gilbert Clare, of Withington Chase, Hertfordshire, the representative of one of the oldest titles in the kingdom.”
once
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From this reading The Captain, when once he had made up his mind to any particular course of action, was not a man to let the grass grow under his feet.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The only person I can find,” said Tring, “of the name specified by you that seems likely to answer to your requirements, is a certain Sir Gilbert Clare, of Withington Chase, Hertfordshire, the representative of one of the oldest titles in the kingdom.”
only
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From this reading “The only person I can find,” said Tring, “of the name specified by you that seems likely to answer to your requirements, is a certain Sir Gilbert Clare, of Withington Chase, Hertfordshire, the representative of one of the oldest titles in the kingdom.”
out
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From this reading His first proceeding was to seek out a certain billiard-room acquaintance of the name of Tring—a man who had got through two fortunes in his time and was now reduced to earning a scanty livelihood by literary hackwork at the British Museum.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
particular
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From this reading The Captain, when once he had made up his mind to any particular course of action, was not a man to let the grass grow under his feet.
particulars
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From this reading Having given him the particulars of the information he required, the Captain met him by appointment a couple of days later.
person
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From this reading “The only person I can find,” said Tring, “of the name specified by you that seems likely to answer to your requirements, is a certain Sir Gilbert Clare, of Withington Chase, Hertfordshire, the representative of one of the oldest titles in the kingdom.”
points
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
proceeding
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From this reading His first proceeding was to seek out a certain billiard-room acquaintance of the name of Tring—a man who had got through two fortunes in his time and was now reduced to earning a scanty livelihood by literary hackwork at the British Museum.
reduced
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From this reading His first proceeding was to seek out a certain billiard-room acquaintance of the name of Tring—a man who had got through two fortunes in his time and was now reduced to earning a scanty livelihood by literary hackwork at the British Museum.
remarked
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
representative
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From this reading “The only person I can find,” said Tring, “of the name specified by you that seems likely to answer to your requirements, is a certain Sir Gilbert Clare, of Withington Chase, Hertfordshire, the representative of one of the oldest titles in the kingdom.”
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having given him the particulars of the information he required, the Captain met him by appointment a couple of days later.
requirements
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From this reading “The only person I can find,” said Tring, “of the name specified by you that seems likely to answer to your requirements, is a certain Sir Gilbert Clare, of Withington Chase, Hertfordshire, the representative of one of the oldest titles in the kingdom.”
said
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From this reading “The only person I can find,” said Tring, “of the name specified by you that seems likely to answer to your requirements, is a certain Sir Gilbert Clare, of Withington Chase, Hertfordshire, the representative of one of the oldest titles in the kingdom.”
scantyadjectiveUS /ˈskænti/
small or barely sufficient in amount
From this reading His first proceeding was to seek out a certain billiard-room acquaintance of the name of Tring—a man who had got through two fortunes in his time and was now reduced to earning a scanty livelihood by literary hackwork at the British Museum.
seek
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From this reading His first proceeding was to seek out a certain billiard-room acquaintance of the name of Tring—a man who had got through two fortunes in his time and was now reduced to earning a scanty livelihood by literary hackwork at the British Museum.
seems
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From this reading “The only person I can find,” said Tring, “of the name specified by you that seems likely to answer to your requirements, is a certain Sir Gilbert Clare, of Withington Chase, Hertfordshire, the representative of one of the oldest titles in the kingdom.”
Sir
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From this reading “The only person I can find,” said Tring, “of the name specified by you that seems likely to answer to your requirements, is a certain Sir Gilbert Clare, of Withington Chase, Hertfordshire, the representative of one of the oldest titles in the kingdom.”
specified
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From this reading “The only person I can find,” said Tring, “of the name specified by you that seems likely to answer to your requirements, is a certain Sir Gilbert Clare, of Withington Chase, Hertfordshire, the representative of one of the oldest titles in the kingdom.”
story
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
TAKES
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His first proceeding was to seek out a certain billiard-room acquaintance of the name of Tring—a man who had got through two fortunes in his time and was now reduced to earning a scanty livelihood by literary hackwork at the British Museum.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
titles
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From this reading “The only person I can find,” said Tring, “of the name specified by you that seems likely to answer to your requirements, is a certain Sir Gilbert Clare, of Withington Chase, Hertfordshire, the representative of one of the oldest titles in the kingdom.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
Tring
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From this reading His first proceeding was to seek out a certain billiard-room acquaintance of the name of Tring—a man who had got through two fortunes in his time and was now reduced to earning a scanty livelihood by literary hackwork at the British Museum.
turned
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
two
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From this reading His first proceeding was to seek out a certain billiard-room acquaintance of the name of Tring—a man who had got through two fortunes in his time and was now reduced to earning a scanty livelihood by literary hackwork at the British Museum.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Captain, when once he had made up his mind to any particular course of action, was not a man to let the grass grow under his feet.
up
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From this reading The Captain, when once he had made up his mind to any particular course of action, was not a man to let the grass grow under his feet.
Verinder
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Captain, when once he had made up his mind to any particular course of action, was not a man to let the grass grow under his feet.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading His first proceeding was to seek out a certain billiard-room acquaintance of the name of Tring—a man who had got through two fortunes in his time and was now reduced to earning a scanty livelihood by literary hackwork at the British Museum.
Withington
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From this reading “The only person I can find,” said Tring, “of the name specified by you that seems likely to answer to your requirements, is a certain Sir Gilbert Clare, of Withington Chase, Hertfordshire, the representative of one of the oldest titles in the kingdom.”
worth
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN TAKES A LITTLE JOURNEY The more Captain Verinder turned over in his mind the chief points of the story told him by his niece, the more convinced he became that it was indeed, as he had remarked to himself at the time, a matter worth inquiring into.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The only person I can find,” said Tring, “of the name specified by you that seems likely to answer to your requirements, is a certain Sir Gilbert Clare, of Withington Chase, Hertfordshire, the representative of one of the oldest titles in the kingdom.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The only person I can find,” said Tring, “of the name specified by you that seems likely to answer to your requirements, is a certain Sir Gilbert Clare, of Withington Chase, Hertfordshire, the representative of one of the oldest titles in the kingdom.”
