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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 A DAY’S WORK Well, it was done, Selden reflected rather grimly next morning, over his coffee.
all
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From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
American
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From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A telegram from the foreign editor of the _Times_ had been brought him with his breakfast congratulating him warmly on his exclusive story and praying him to follow it up.
aristocratic
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From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Presently there would be a ponderous editorial to the effect that staunch and sturdy Britain, with its traditional love of sportsmanship and fair play, was prepared to give even kings a chance!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A telegram from the foreign editor of the _Times_ had been brought him with his breakfast congratulating him warmly on his exclusive story and praying him to follow it up.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
breakfast
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From this reading A telegram from the foreign editor of the _Times_ had been brought him with his breakfast congratulating him warmly on his exclusive story and praying him to follow it up.
Britain
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From this reading Presently there would be a ponderous editorial to the effect that staunch and sturdy Britain, with its traditional love of sportsmanship and fair play, was prepared to give even kings a chance!
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A telegram from the foreign editor of the _Times_ had been brought him with his breakfast congratulating him warmly on his exclusive story and praying him to follow it up.
capitalistic
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From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
chance
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From this reading Presently there would be a ponderous editorial to the effect that staunch and sturdy Britain, with its traditional love of sportsmanship and fair play, was prepared to give even kings a chance!
coffee
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From this reading A DAY’S WORK Well, it was done, Selden reflected rather grimly next morning, over his coffee.
conceal
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From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
congratulating
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From this reading A telegram from the foreign editor of the _Times_ had been brought him with his breakfast congratulating him warmly on his exclusive story and praying him to follow it up.
DAY'S
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From this reading A DAY’S WORK Well, it was done, Selden reflected rather grimly next morning, over his coffee.
democracy
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From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
desert
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From this reading It was a sort of oasis in the desert.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A DAY’S WORK Well, it was done, Selden reflected rather grimly next morning, over his coffee.
drum-and-trumpet
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From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
editor
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From this reading A telegram from the foreign editor of the _Times_ had been brought him with his breakfast congratulating him warmly on his exclusive story and praying him to follow it up.
editorial
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From this reading Presently there would be a ponderous editorial to the effect that staunch and sturdy Britain, with its traditional love of sportsmanship and fair play, was prepared to give even kings a chance!
effect
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From this reading Presently there would be a ponderous editorial to the effect that staunch and sturdy Britain, with its traditional love of sportsmanship and fair play, was prepared to give even kings a chance!
effort
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From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
especial
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From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently there would be a ponderous editorial to the effect that staunch and sturdy Britain, with its traditional love of sportsmanship and fair play, was prepared to give even kings a chance!
exceptionally
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From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
exclusive
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From this reading A telegram from the foreign editor of the _Times_ had been brought him with his breakfast congratulating him warmly on his exclusive story and praying him to follow it up.
fact
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From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently there would be a ponderous editorial to the effect that staunch and sturdy Britain, with its traditional love of sportsmanship and fair play, was prepared to give even kings a chance!
follow
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From this reading A telegram from the foreign editor of the _Times_ had been brought him with his breakfast congratulating him warmly on his exclusive story and praying him to follow it up.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
foreign
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From this reading A telegram from the foreign editor of the _Times_ had been brought him with his breakfast congratulating him warmly on his exclusive story and praying him to follow it up.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A telegram from the foreign editor of the _Times_ had been brought him with his breakfast congratulating him warmly on his exclusive story and praying him to follow it up.
give
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From this reading Presently there would be a ponderous editorial to the effect that staunch and sturdy Britain, with its traditional love of sportsmanship and fair play, was prepared to give even kings a chance!
grimly
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From this reading A DAY’S WORK Well, it was done, Selden reflected rather grimly next morning, over his coffee.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A telegram from the foreign editor of the _Times_ had been brought him with his breakfast congratulating him warmly on his exclusive story and praying him to follow it up.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
heart
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From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A telegram from the foreign editor of the _Times_ had been brought him with his breakfast congratulating him warmly on his exclusive story and praying him to follow it up.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A DAY’S WORK Well, it was done, Selden reflected rather grimly next morning, over his coffee.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
indeed
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From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A DAY’S WORK Well, it was done, Selden reflected rather grimly next morning, over his coffee.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
journal
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From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
kind
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From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
kings
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From this reading Presently there would be a ponderous editorial to the effect that staunch and sturdy Britain, with its traditional love of sportsmanship and fair play, was prepared to give even kings a chance!
knew
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From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
latter
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From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
love
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From this reading Presently there would be a ponderous editorial to the effect that staunch and sturdy Britain, with its traditional love of sportsmanship and fair play, was prepared to give even kings a chance!
made
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From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A DAY’S WORK Well, it was done, Selden reflected rather grimly next morning, over his coffee.
namesake
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From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A DAY’S WORK Well, it was done, Selden reflected rather grimly next morning, over his coffee.
night
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From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
oasis
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From this reading It was a sort of oasis in the desert.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A telegram from the foreign editor of the _Times_ had been brought him with his breakfast congratulating him warmly on his exclusive story and praying him to follow it up.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A telegram from the foreign editor of the _Times_ had been brought him with his breakfast congratulating him warmly on his exclusive story and praying him to follow it up.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A DAY’S WORK Well, it was done, Selden reflected rather grimly next morning, over his coffee.
play
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From this reading Presently there would be a ponderous editorial to the effect that staunch and sturdy Britain, with its traditional love of sportsmanship and fair play, was prepared to give even kings a chance!
ponderous
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From this reading Presently there would be a ponderous editorial to the effect that staunch and sturdy Britain, with its traditional love of sportsmanship and fair play, was prepared to give even kings a chance!
praying
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From this reading A telegram from the foreign editor of the _Times_ had been brought him with his breakfast congratulating him warmly on his exclusive story and praying him to follow it up.
prepared
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From this reading Presently there would be a ponderous editorial to the effect that staunch and sturdy Britain, with its traditional love of sportsmanship and fair play, was prepared to give even kings a chance!
Presently
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From this reading Presently there would be a ponderous editorial to the effect that staunch and sturdy Britain, with its traditional love of sportsmanship and fair play, was prepared to give even kings a chance!
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
rather
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From this reading A DAY’S WORK Well, it was done, Selden reflected rather grimly next morning, over his coffee.
reflected
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From this reading A DAY’S WORK Well, it was done, Selden reflected rather grimly next morning, over his coffee.
Selden
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From this reading A DAY’S WORK Well, it was done, Selden reflected rather grimly next morning, over his coffee.
sent
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From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
services
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From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
shared
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From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
sort
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From this reading It was a sort of oasis in the desert.
sportsmanship
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From this reading Presently there would be a ponderous editorial to the effect that staunch and sturdy Britain, with its traditional love of sportsmanship and fair play, was prepared to give even kings a chance!
staunch
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From this reading Presently there would be a ponderous editorial to the effect that staunch and sturdy Britain, with its traditional love of sportsmanship and fair play, was prepared to give even kings a chance!
story
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From this reading A telegram from the foreign editor of the _Times_ had been brought him with his breakfast congratulating him warmly on his exclusive story and praying him to follow it up.
stuff
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From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
sturdy
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From this reading Presently there would be a ponderous editorial to the effect that staunch and sturdy Britain, with its traditional love of sportsmanship and fair play, was prepared to give even kings a chance!
telegram
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From this reading A telegram from the foreign editor of the _Times_ had been brought him with his breakfast congratulating him warmly on his exclusive story and praying him to follow it up.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Presently there would be a ponderous editorial to the effect that staunch and sturdy Britain, with its traditional love of sportsmanship and fair play, was prepared to give even kings a chance!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A telegram from the foreign editor of the _Times_ had been brought him with his breakfast congratulating him warmly on his exclusive story and praying him to follow it up.
there
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From this reading Presently there would be a ponderous editorial to the effect that staunch and sturdy Britain, with its traditional love of sportsmanship and fair play, was prepared to give even kings a chance!
Times
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From this reading A telegram from the foreign editor of the _Times_ had been brought him with his breakfast congratulating him warmly on his exclusive story and praying him to follow it up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A telegram from the foreign editor of the _Times_ had been brought him with his breakfast congratulating him warmly on his exclusive story and praying him to follow it up.
traditional
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From this reading Presently there would be a ponderous editorial to the effect that staunch and sturdy Britain, with its traditional love of sportsmanship and fair play, was prepared to give even kings a chance!
up
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From this reading A telegram from the foreign editor of the _Times_ had been brought him with his breakfast congratulating him warmly on his exclusive story and praying him to follow it up.
warmly
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From this reading A telegram from the foreign editor of the _Times_ had been brought him with his breakfast congratulating him warmly on his exclusive story and praying him to follow it up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A DAY’S WORK Well, it was done, Selden reflected rather grimly next morning, over his coffee.
welcome
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From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
Well
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From this reading A DAY’S WORK Well, it was done, Selden reflected rather grimly next morning, over his coffee.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The _Times_, for all its drum-and-trumpet democracy, was, as he knew quite well, aristocratic and capitalistic at heart, and so was its American namesake with which his services were shared--indeed the latter journal made no especial effort to conceal the fact--and so the kind of stuff he had sent in the night before was exceptionally welcome.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A telegram from the foreign editor of the _Times_ had been brought him with his breakfast congratulating him warmly on his exclusive story and praying him to follow it up.
WORK
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From this reading A DAY’S WORK Well, it was done, Selden reflected rather grimly next morning, over his coffee.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Presently there would be a ponderous editorial to the effect that staunch and sturdy Britain, with its traditional love of sportsmanship and fair play, was prepared to give even kings a chance!
