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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 waiter told Simmons he is a married man.
admirer
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From this reading No doubt Miss Mayhew and her elderly admirer will spend this evening and other evenings together till it is time to pluck him.
advantageous
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From this reading If he were not, we might give the young woman the benefit of the doubt, and credit her with the intention of pulling off an advantageous marriage.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If he were not, we might give the young woman the benefit of the doubt, and credit her with the intention of pulling off an advantageous marriage.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It looks as he if were in charge of the job, and that the girl is playing her usual rôle of decoy,” remarked Grewgus, when he had imparted this information.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It looks as he if were in charge of the job, and that the girl is playing her usual rôle of decoy,” remarked Grewgus, when he had imparted this information.
benefit
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From this reading If he were not, we might give the young woman the benefit of the doubt, and credit her with the intention of pulling off an advantageous marriage.”
business
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From this reading “The two meet while this silly old Calliard is doing his business in Paris.
Calliard
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From this reading “The two meet while this silly old Calliard is doing his business in Paris.
charge
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From this reading “It looks as he if were in charge of the job, and that the girl is playing her usual rôle of decoy,” remarked Grewgus, when he had imparted this information.
credit
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From this reading If he were not, we might give the young woman the benefit of the doubt, and credit her with the intention of pulling off an advantageous marriage.”
decoy
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From this reading “It looks as he if were in charge of the job, and that the girl is playing her usual rôle of decoy,” remarked Grewgus, when he had imparted this information.
doing
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From this reading “The two meet while this silly old Calliard is doing his business in Paris.
doubt
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From this reading No doubt Miss Mayhew and her elderly admirer will spend this evening and other evenings together till it is time to pluck him.
elderly
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From this reading No doubt Miss Mayhew and her elderly admirer will spend this evening and other evenings together till it is time to pluck him.
evening
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From this reading No doubt Miss Mayhew and her elderly admirer will spend this evening and other evenings together till it is time to pluck him.
evenings
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From this reading No doubt Miss Mayhew and her elderly admirer will spend this evening and other evenings together till it is time to pluck him.
girl
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From this reading “It looks as he if were in charge of the job, and that the girl is playing her usual rôle of decoy,” remarked Grewgus, when he had imparted this information.
give
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From this reading If he were not, we might give the young woman the benefit of the doubt, and credit her with the intention of pulling off an advantageous marriage.”
Grewgus
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From this reading “It looks as he if were in charge of the job, and that the girl is playing her usual rôle of decoy,” remarked Grewgus, when he had imparted this information.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “It looks as he if were in charge of the job, and that the girl is playing her usual rôle of decoy,” remarked Grewgus, when he had imparted this information.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It looks as he if were in charge of the job, and that the girl is playing her usual rôle of decoy,” remarked Grewgus, when he had imparted this information.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “It looks as he if were in charge of the job, and that the girl is playing her usual rôle of decoy,” remarked Grewgus, when he had imparted this information.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No doubt Miss Mayhew and her elderly admirer will spend this evening and other evenings together till it is time to pluck him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “The two meet while this silly old Calliard is doing his business in Paris.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “It looks as he if were in charge of the job, and that the girl is playing her usual rôle of decoy,” remarked Grewgus, when he had imparted this information.
imparted
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From this reading “It looks as he if were in charge of the job, and that the girl is playing her usual rôle of decoy,” remarked Grewgus, when he had imparted this information.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It looks as he if were in charge of the job, and that the girl is playing her usual rôle of decoy,” remarked Grewgus, when he had imparted this information.
information
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From this reading “It looks as he if were in charge of the job, and that the girl is playing her usual rôle of decoy,” remarked Grewgus, when he had imparted this information.
intention
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From this reading If he were not, we might give the young woman the benefit of the doubt, and credit her with the intention of pulling off an advantageous marriage.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It looks as he if were in charge of the job, and that the girl is playing her usual rôle of decoy,” remarked Grewgus, when he had imparted this information.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It looks as he if were in charge of the job, and that the girl is playing her usual rôle of decoy,” remarked Grewgus, when he had imparted this information.
job
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From this reading “It looks as he if were in charge of the job, and that the girl is playing her usual rôle of decoy,” remarked Grewgus, when he had imparted this information.
looks
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From this reading “It looks as he if were in charge of the job, and that the girl is playing her usual rôle of decoy,” remarked Grewgus, when he had imparted this information.
man
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From this reading The waiter told Simmons he is a married man.
marriage
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From this reading If he were not, we might give the young woman the benefit of the doubt, and credit her with the intention of pulling off an advantageous marriage.”
married
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From this reading The waiter told Simmons he is a married man.
Mayhew
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From this reading No doubt Miss Mayhew and her elderly admirer will spend this evening and other evenings together till it is time to pluck him.
meet
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From this reading “The two meet while this silly old Calliard is doing his business in Paris.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If he were not, we might give the young woman the benefit of the doubt, and credit her with the intention of pulling off an advantageous marriage.”
Miss
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From this reading No doubt Miss Mayhew and her elderly admirer will spend this evening and other evenings together till it is time to pluck him.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No doubt Miss Mayhew and her elderly admirer will spend this evening and other evenings together till it is time to pluck him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If he were not, we might give the young woman the benefit of the doubt, and credit her with the intention of pulling off an advantageous marriage.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It looks as he if were in charge of the job, and that the girl is playing her usual rôle of decoy,” remarked Grewgus, when he had imparted this information.
off
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From this reading If he were not, we might give the young woman the benefit of the doubt, and credit her with the intention of pulling off an advantageous marriage.”
old
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From this reading “The two meet while this silly old Calliard is doing his business in Paris.
other
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From this reading No doubt Miss Mayhew and her elderly admirer will spend this evening and other evenings together till it is time to pluck him.
Paris
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From this reading “The two meet while this silly old Calliard is doing his business in Paris.
playing
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From this reading “It looks as he if were in charge of the job, and that the girl is playing her usual rôle of decoy,” remarked Grewgus, when he had imparted this information.
pluck
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From this reading No doubt Miss Mayhew and her elderly admirer will spend this evening and other evenings together till it is time to pluck him.
pulling
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From this reading If he were not, we might give the young woman the benefit of the doubt, and credit her with the intention of pulling off an advantageous marriage.”
remarked
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From this reading “It looks as he if were in charge of the job, and that the girl is playing her usual rôle of decoy,” remarked Grewgus, when he had imparted this information.
rôle
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From this reading “It looks as he if were in charge of the job, and that the girl is playing her usual rôle of decoy,” remarked Grewgus, when he had imparted this information.
silly
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From this reading “The two meet while this silly old Calliard is doing his business in Paris.
Simmons
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From this reading The waiter told Simmons he is a married man.
spend
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From this reading No doubt Miss Mayhew and her elderly admirer will spend this evening and other evenings together till it is time to pluck him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It looks as he if were in charge of the job, and that the girl is playing her usual rôle of decoy,” remarked Grewgus, when he had imparted this information.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It looks as he if were in charge of the job, and that the girl is playing her usual rôle of decoy,” remarked Grewgus, when he had imparted this information.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “It looks as he if were in charge of the job, and that the girl is playing her usual rôle of decoy,” remarked Grewgus, when he had imparted this information.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading No doubt Miss Mayhew and her elderly admirer will spend this evening and other evenings together till it is time to pluck him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No doubt Miss Mayhew and her elderly admirer will spend this evening and other evenings together till it is time to pluck him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No doubt Miss Mayhew and her elderly admirer will spend this evening and other evenings together till it is time to pluck him.
together
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From this reading No doubt Miss Mayhew and her elderly admirer will spend this evening and other evenings together till it is time to pluck him.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The waiter told Simmons he is a married man.
two
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From this reading “The two meet while this silly old Calliard is doing his business in Paris.
usual
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From this reading “It looks as he if were in charge of the job, and that the girl is playing her usual rôle of decoy,” remarked Grewgus, when he had imparted this information.
waiter
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From this reading The waiter told Simmons he is a married man.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If he were not, we might give the young woman the benefit of the doubt, and credit her with the intention of pulling off an advantageous marriage.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “It looks as he if were in charge of the job, and that the girl is playing her usual rôle of decoy,” remarked Grewgus, when he had imparted this information.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “It looks as he if were in charge of the job, and that the girl is playing her usual rôle of decoy,” remarked Grewgus, when he had imparted this information.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “The two meet while this silly old Calliard is doing his business in Paris.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading No doubt Miss Mayhew and her elderly admirer will spend this evening and other evenings together till it is time to pluck him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If he were not, we might give the young woman the benefit of the doubt, and credit her with the intention of pulling off an advantageous marriage.”
woman
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From this reading If he were not, we might give the young woman the benefit of the doubt, and credit her with the intention of pulling off an advantageous marriage.”
young
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From this reading If he were not, we might give the young woman the benefit of the doubt, and credit her with the intention of pulling off an advantageous marriage.”
