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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 He leaned back in his chair, carefully trimming his filbert nails with a penknife, as if the affair under discussion were not of the slightest moment.
affair
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair, carefully trimming his filbert nails with a penknife, as if the affair under discussion were not of the slightest moment.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ‘Of course you will not have it,’ he said after a pause to Mr Crampton, ‘no man in his senses would.
all
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From this reading ‘Once for all,’ exclaimed Mr Crampton, bringing down his broad fist heavily upon the table, ‘once for all, I tell you, _I will not have it_.’
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Henry Hindes, of all the party, alone preserved his composure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At this terrible assertion, Mrs Crampton shivered as if she had been struck, and Aunt Clem silently dissolved into tears.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At this terrible assertion, Mrs Crampton shivered as if she had been struck, and Aunt Clem silently dissolved into tears.
assertion
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From this reading At this terrible assertion, Mrs Crampton shivered as if she had been struck, and Aunt Clem silently dissolved into tears.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this terrible assertion, Mrs Crampton shivered as if she had been struck, and Aunt Clem silently dissolved into tears.
Aunt
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back
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair, carefully trimming his filbert nails with a penknife, as if the affair under discussion were not of the slightest moment.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At this terrible assertion, Mrs Crampton shivered as if she had been struck, and Aunt Clem silently dissolved into tears.
bringing
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From this reading ‘Once for all,’ exclaimed Mr Crampton, bringing down his broad fist heavily upon the table, ‘once for all, I tell you, _I will not have it_.’
broad
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From this reading ‘Once for all,’ exclaimed Mr Crampton, bringing down his broad fist heavily upon the table, ‘once for all, I tell you, _I will not have it_.’
carefully
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair, carefully trimming his filbert nails with a penknife, as if the affair under discussion were not of the slightest moment.
chair
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair, carefully trimming his filbert nails with a penknife, as if the affair under discussion were not of the slightest moment.
Clem
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From this reading At this terrible assertion, Mrs Crampton shivered as if she had been struck, and Aunt Clem silently dissolved into tears.
composure
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From this reading Henry Hindes, of all the party, alone preserved his composure.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Of course you will not have it,’ he said after a pause to Mr Crampton, ‘no man in his senses would.
Crampton
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From this reading ‘Once for all,’ exclaimed Mr Crampton, bringing down his broad fist heavily upon the table, ‘once for all, I tell you, _I will not have it_.’
discussion
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair, carefully trimming his filbert nails with a penknife, as if the affair under discussion were not of the slightest moment.
dissolved
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From this reading At this terrible assertion, Mrs Crampton shivered as if she had been struck, and Aunt Clem silently dissolved into tears.
down
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From this reading ‘Once for all,’ exclaimed Mr Crampton, bringing down his broad fist heavily upon the table, ‘once for all, I tell you, _I will not have it_.’
exclaimed
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From this reading ‘Once for all,’ exclaimed Mr Crampton, bringing down his broad fist heavily upon the table, ‘once for all, I tell you, _I will not have it_.’
filbert
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair, carefully trimming his filbert nails with a penknife, as if the affair under discussion were not of the slightest moment.
fist
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From this reading ‘Once for all,’ exclaimed Mr Crampton, bringing down his broad fist heavily upon the table, ‘once for all, I tell you, _I will not have it_.’
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘Once for all,’ exclaimed Mr Crampton, bringing down his broad fist heavily upon the table, ‘once for all, I tell you, _I will not have it_.’
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At this terrible assertion, Mrs Crampton shivered as if she had been struck, and Aunt Clem silently dissolved into tears.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘Once for all,’ exclaimed Mr Crampton, bringing down his broad fist heavily upon the table, ‘once for all, I tell you, _I will not have it_.’
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He leaned back in his chair, carefully trimming his filbert nails with a penknife, as if the affair under discussion were not of the slightest moment.
heavily
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From this reading ‘Once for all,’ exclaimed Mr Crampton, bringing down his broad fist heavily upon the table, ‘once for all, I tell you, _I will not have it_.’
Henry
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From this reading Henry Hindes, of all the party, alone preserved his composure.
Hindes
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From this reading Henry Hindes, of all the party, alone preserved his composure.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Once for all,’ exclaimed Mr Crampton, bringing down his broad fist heavily upon the table, ‘once for all, I tell you, _I will not have it_.’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Once for all,’ exclaimed Mr Crampton, bringing down his broad fist heavily upon the table, ‘once for all, I tell you, _I will not have it_.’
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At this terrible assertion, Mrs Crampton shivered as if she had been struck, and Aunt Clem silently dissolved into tears.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He leaned back in his chair, carefully trimming his filbert nails with a penknife, as if the affair under discussion were not of the slightest moment.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At this terrible assertion, Mrs Crampton shivered as if she had been struck, and Aunt Clem silently dissolved into tears.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘Once for all,’ exclaimed Mr Crampton, bringing down his broad fist heavily upon the table, ‘once for all, I tell you, _I will not have it_.’
leaned
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair, carefully trimming his filbert nails with a penknife, as if the affair under discussion were not of the slightest moment.
man
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From this reading ‘Of course you will not have it,’ he said after a pause to Mr Crampton, ‘no man in his senses would.
moment
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair, carefully trimming his filbert nails with a penknife, as if the affair under discussion were not of the slightest moment.
Mr
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From this reading ‘Once for all,’ exclaimed Mr Crampton, bringing down his broad fist heavily upon the table, ‘once for all, I tell you, _I will not have it_.’
Mrs
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From this reading At this terrible assertion, Mrs Crampton shivered as if she had been struck, and Aunt Clem silently dissolved into tears.
nails
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair, carefully trimming his filbert nails with a penknife, as if the affair under discussion were not of the slightest moment.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ‘Of course you will not have it,’ he said after a pause to Mr Crampton, ‘no man in his senses would.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Once for all,’ exclaimed Mr Crampton, bringing down his broad fist heavily upon the table, ‘once for all, I tell you, _I will not have it_.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Henry Hindes, of all the party, alone preserved his composure.
Once
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From this reading ‘Once for all,’ exclaimed Mr Crampton, bringing down his broad fist heavily upon the table, ‘once for all, I tell you, _I will not have it_.’
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Henry Hindes, of all the party, alone preserved his composure.
pause
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From this reading ‘Of course you will not have it,’ he said after a pause to Mr Crampton, ‘no man in his senses would.
penknife
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair, carefully trimming his filbert nails with a penknife, as if the affair under discussion were not of the slightest moment.
preserved
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From this reading Henry Hindes, of all the party, alone preserved his composure.
said
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From this reading ‘Of course you will not have it,’ he said after a pause to Mr Crampton, ‘no man in his senses would.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading ‘Of course you will not have it,’ he said after a pause to Mr Crampton, ‘no man in his senses would.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At this terrible assertion, Mrs Crampton shivered as if she had been struck, and Aunt Clem silently dissolved into tears.
shivered
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From this reading At this terrible assertion, Mrs Crampton shivered as if she had been struck, and Aunt Clem silently dissolved into tears.
silently
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From this reading At this terrible assertion, Mrs Crampton shivered as if she had been struck, and Aunt Clem silently dissolved into tears.
slightest
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair, carefully trimming his filbert nails with a penknife, as if the affair under discussion were not of the slightest moment.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this terrible assertion, Mrs Crampton shivered as if she had been struck, and Aunt Clem silently dissolved into tears.
table
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From this reading ‘Once for all,’ exclaimed Mr Crampton, bringing down his broad fist heavily upon the table, ‘once for all, I tell you, _I will not have it_.’
tears
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From this reading At this terrible assertion, Mrs Crampton shivered as if she had been struck, and Aunt Clem silently dissolved into tears.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Once for all,’ exclaimed Mr Crampton, bringing down his broad fist heavily upon the table, ‘once for all, I tell you, _I will not have it_.’
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At this terrible assertion, Mrs Crampton shivered as if she had been struck, and Aunt Clem silently dissolved into tears.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Once for all,’ exclaimed Mr Crampton, bringing down his broad fist heavily upon the table, ‘once for all, I tell you, _I will not have it_.’
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this terrible assertion, Mrs Crampton shivered as if she had been struck, and Aunt Clem silently dissolved into tears.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Of course you will not have it,’ he said after a pause to Mr Crampton, ‘no man in his senses would.
trimming
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair, carefully trimming his filbert nails with a penknife, as if the affair under discussion were not of the slightest moment.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He leaned back in his chair, carefully trimming his filbert nails with a penknife, as if the affair under discussion were not of the slightest moment.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ‘Once for all,’ exclaimed Mr Crampton, bringing down his broad fist heavily upon the table, ‘once for all, I tell you, _I will not have it_.’
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He leaned back in his chair, carefully trimming his filbert nails with a penknife, as if the affair under discussion were not of the slightest moment.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘Once for all,’ exclaimed Mr Crampton, bringing down his broad fist heavily upon the table, ‘once for all, I tell you, _I will not have it_.’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He leaned back in his chair, carefully trimming his filbert nails with a penknife, as if the affair under discussion were not of the slightest moment.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ‘Of course you will not have it,’ he said after a pause to Mr Crampton, ‘no man in his senses would.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Once for all,’ exclaimed Mr Crampton, bringing down his broad fist heavily upon the table, ‘once for all, I tell you, _I will not have it_.’
