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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 Had the former succeeded in convincing Sir Gilbert that his absence from home was due to a sudden attack of illness, or had he allowed his grandfather to become acquainted with the real facts of the case?
absence
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From this reading Had the former succeeded in convincing Sir Gilbert that his absence from home was due to a sudden attack of illness, or had he allowed his grandfather to become acquainted with the real facts of the case?
acquainted
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From this reading Had the former succeeded in convincing Sir Gilbert that his absence from home was due to a sudden attack of illness, or had he allowed his grandfather to become acquainted with the real facts of the case?
allow
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From this reading “So, sir, you have recovered sufficiently from your last night’s debauch to allow of your coming to see me,” he said, taking him in through his contracted lids from head to foot.
allowed
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From this reading Had the former succeeded in convincing Sir Gilbert that his absence from home was due to a sudden attack of illness, or had he allowed his grandfather to become acquainted with the real facts of the case?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
attack
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From this reading Had the former succeeded in convincing Sir Gilbert that his absence from home was due to a sudden attack of illness, or had he allowed his grandfather to become acquainted with the real facts of the case?
become
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From this reading Had the former succeeded in convincing Sir Gilbert that his absence from home was due to a sudden attack of illness, or had he allowed his grandfather to become acquainted with the real facts of the case?
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His uncertainty on the point was dispelled by Sir Gilbert’s first words.
case
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From this reading Had the former succeeded in convincing Sir Gilbert that his absence from home was due to a sudden attack of illness, or had he allowed his grandfather to become acquainted with the real facts of the case?
coming
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From this reading “So, sir, you have recovered sufficiently from your last night’s debauch to allow of your coming to see me,” he said, taking him in through his contracted lids from head to foot.
contracted
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From this reading “So, sir, you have recovered sufficiently from your last night’s debauch to allow of your coming to see me,” he said, taking him in through his contracted lids from head to foot.
convincing
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From this reading Had the former succeeded in convincing Sir Gilbert that his absence from home was due to a sudden attack of illness, or had he allowed his grandfather to become acquainted with the real facts of the case?
debauch
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From this reading “So, sir, you have recovered sufficiently from your last night’s debauch to allow of your coming to see me,” he said, taking him in through his contracted lids from head to foot.
DECISION
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
dispelled
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From this reading His uncertainty on the point was dispelled by Sir Gilbert’s first words.
door
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
due
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From this reading Had the former succeeded in convincing Sir Gilbert that his absence from home was due to a sudden attack of illness, or had he allowed his grandfather to become acquainted with the real facts of the case?
eyes
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From this reading Luigi’s eyes fell and his knees trembled under him.
facts
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From this reading Had the former succeeded in convincing Sir Gilbert that his absence from home was due to a sudden attack of illness, or had he allowed his grandfather to become acquainted with the real facts of the case?
fell
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From this reading Luigi’s eyes fell and his knees trembled under him.
felt
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His uncertainty on the point was dispelled by Sir Gilbert’s first words.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So, sir, you have recovered sufficiently from your last night’s debauch to allow of your coming to see me,” he said, taking him in through his contracted lids from head to foot.
former
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From this reading Had the former succeeded in convincing Sir Gilbert that his absence from home was due to a sudden attack of illness, or had he allowed his grandfather to become acquainted with the real facts of the case?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Had the former succeeded in convincing Sir Gilbert that his absence from home was due to a sudden attack of illness, or had he allowed his grandfather to become acquainted with the real facts of the case?
Gilbert
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From this reading Had the former succeeded in convincing Sir Gilbert that his absence from home was due to a sudden attack of illness, or had he allowed his grandfather to become acquainted with the real facts of the case?
GILBERT'S
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
given
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
grandfather
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
handle
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
head
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From this reading “So, sir, you have recovered sufficiently from your last night’s debauch to allow of your coming to see me,” he said, taking him in through his contracted lids from head to foot.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “So, sir, you have recovered sufficiently from your last night’s debauch to allow of your coming to see me,” he said, taking him in through his contracted lids from head to foot.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
home
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From this reading Had the former succeeded in convincing Sir Gilbert that his absence from home was due to a sudden attack of illness, or had he allowed his grandfather to become acquainted with the real facts of the case?
illness
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From this reading Had the former succeeded in convincing Sir Gilbert that his absence from home was due to a sudden attack of illness, or had he allowed his grandfather to become acquainted with the real facts of the case?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had the former succeeded in convincing Sir Gilbert that his absence from home was due to a sudden attack of illness, or had he allowed his grandfather to become acquainted with the real facts of the case?
knees
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From this reading Luigi’s eyes fell and his knees trembled under him.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So, sir, you have recovered sufficiently from your last night’s debauch to allow of your coming to see me,” he said, taking him in through his contracted lids from head to foot.
library
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
lids
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From this reading “So, sir, you have recovered sufficiently from your last night’s debauch to allow of your coming to see me,” he said, taking him in through his contracted lids from head to foot.
Lisle
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
Luigi
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
Luigi's
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From this reading Luigi’s eyes fell and his knees trembled under him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “So, sir, you have recovered sufficiently from your last night’s debauch to allow of your coming to see me,” he said, taking him in through his contracted lids from head to foot.
night's
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From this reading “So, sir, you have recovered sufficiently from your last night’s debauch to allow of your coming to see me,” he said, taking him in through his contracted lids from head to foot.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His uncertainty on the point was dispelled by Sir Gilbert’s first words.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Had the former succeeded in convincing Sir Gilbert that his absence from home was due to a sudden attack of illness, or had he allowed his grandfather to become acquainted with the real facts of the case?
overnight
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading His uncertainty on the point was dispelled by Sir Gilbert’s first words.
real
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From this reading Had the former succeeded in convincing Sir Gilbert that his absence from home was due to a sudden attack of illness, or had he allowed his grandfather to become acquainted with the real facts of the case?
recovered
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From this reading “So, sir, you have recovered sufficiently from your last night’s debauch to allow of your coming to see me,” he said, taking him in through his contracted lids from head to foot.
said
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From this reading “So, sir, you have recovered sufficiently from your last night’s debauch to allow of your coming to see me,” he said, taking him in through his contracted lids from head to foot.
see
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From this reading “So, sir, you have recovered sufficiently from your last night’s debauch to allow of your coming to see me,” he said, taking him in through his contracted lids from head to foot.
SIR
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So, sir, you have recovered sufficiently from your last night’s debauch to allow of your coming to see me,” he said, taking him in through his contracted lids from head to foot.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
succeeded
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From this reading Had the former succeeded in convincing Sir Gilbert that his absence from home was due to a sudden attack of illness, or had he allowed his grandfather to become acquainted with the real facts of the case?
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had the former succeeded in convincing Sir Gilbert that his absence from home was due to a sudden attack of illness, or had he allowed his grandfather to become acquainted with the real facts of the case?
sufficiently
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From this reading “So, sir, you have recovered sufficiently from your last night’s debauch to allow of your coming to see me,” he said, taking him in through his contracted lids from head to foot.
taking
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From this reading “So, sir, you have recovered sufficiently from your last night’s debauch to allow of your coming to see me,” he said, taking him in through his contracted lids from head to foot.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “So, sir, you have recovered sufficiently from your last night’s debauch to allow of your coming to see me,” he said, taking him in through his contracted lids from head to foot.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
trembled
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From this reading Luigi’s eyes fell and his knees trembled under him.
turned
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
uncertainty
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From this reading His uncertainty on the point was dispelled by Sir Gilbert’s first words.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Luigi’s eyes fell and his knees trembled under him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Had the former succeeded in convincing Sir Gilbert that his absence from home was due to a sudden attack of illness, or had he allowed his grandfather to become acquainted with the real facts of the case?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Had the former succeeded in convincing Sir Gilbert that his absence from home was due to a sudden attack of illness, or had he allowed his grandfather to become acquainted with the real facts of the case?
words
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From this reading His uncertainty on the point was dispelled by Sir Gilbert’s first words.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S DECISION Luigi, as he turned the handle of the library door, felt that he would have given something to know what had passed between Lisle and his grandfather overnight.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So, sir, you have recovered sufficiently from your last night’s debauch to allow of your coming to see me,” he said, taking him in through his contracted lids from head to foot.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So, sir, you have recovered sufficiently from your last night’s debauch to allow of your coming to see me,” he said, taking him in through his contracted lids from head to foot.
