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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 It had been his duty to deal amicably with a man of the position of Colonel Calvin Blount, yet how had he comported himself?
accepted
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From this reading But for that he might have been the accepted guest now, there at the Big House, instead of being the only man ever known to turn back upon its door.
all
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From this reading He was angry with all the world, and angry with himself most of all.
amicably
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From this reading It had been his duty to deal amicably with a man of the position of Colonel Calvin Blount, yet how had he comported himself?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was angry with all the world, and angry with himself most of all.
angry
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From this reading He was angry with all the world, and angry with himself most of all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But for that he might have been the accepted guest now, there at the Big House, instead of being the only man ever known to turn back upon its door.
back
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From this reading But for that he might have been the accepted guest now, there at the Big House, instead of being the only man ever known to turn back upon its door.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been his duty to deal amicably with a man of the position of Colonel Calvin Blount, yet how had he comported himself?
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But for that he might have been the accepted guest now, there at the Big House, instead of being the only man ever known to turn back upon its door.
Big
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From this reading But for that he might have been the accepted guest now, there at the Big House, instead of being the only man ever known to turn back upon its door.
Blount
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From this reading It had been his duty to deal amicably with a man of the position of Colonel Calvin Blount, yet how had he comported himself?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for that he might have been the accepted guest now, there at the Big House, instead of being the only man ever known to turn back upon its door.
Calvin
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From this reading It had been his duty to deal amicably with a man of the position of Colonel Calvin Blount, yet how had he comported himself?
Colonel
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From this reading It had been his duty to deal amicably with a man of the position of Colonel Calvin Blount, yet how had he comported himself?
comported
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From this reading It had been his duty to deal amicably with a man of the position of Colonel Calvin Blount, yet how had he comported himself?
deal
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From this reading It had been his duty to deal amicably with a man of the position of Colonel Calvin Blount, yet how had he comported himself?
door
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From this reading But for that he might have been the accepted guest now, there at the Big House, instead of being the only man ever known to turn back upon its door.
DRUM
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From this reading THE DRUM John Eddring, the heat of his late encounter past, sat moodily staring out from the platform of the little station to which he had returned.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading It had been his duty to deal amicably with a man of the position of Colonel Calvin Blount, yet how had he comported himself?
Eddring
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From this reading THE DRUM John Eddring, the heat of his late encounter past, sat moodily staring out from the platform of the little station to which he had returned.
encounter
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From this reading THE DRUM John Eddring, the heat of his late encounter past, sat moodily staring out from the platform of the little station to which he had returned.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But for that he might have been the accepted guest now, there at the Big House, instead of being the only man ever known to turn back upon its door.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for that he might have been the accepted guest now, there at the Big House, instead of being the only man ever known to turn back upon its door.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE DRUM John Eddring, the heat of his late encounter past, sat moodily staring out from the platform of the little station to which he had returned.
guest
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From this reading But for that he might have been the accepted guest now, there at the Big House, instead of being the only man ever known to turn back upon its door.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE DRUM John Eddring, the heat of his late encounter past, sat moodily staring out from the platform of the little station to which he had returned.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But for that he might have been the accepted guest now, there at the Big House, instead of being the only man ever known to turn back upon its door.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE DRUM John Eddring, the heat of his late encounter past, sat moodily staring out from the platform of the little station to which he had returned.
heat
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From this reading THE DRUM John Eddring, the heat of his late encounter past, sat moodily staring out from the platform of the little station to which he had returned.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was angry with all the world, and angry with himself most of all.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DRUM John Eddring, the heat of his late encounter past, sat moodily staring out from the platform of the little station to which he had returned.
House
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From this reading But for that he might have been the accepted guest now, there at the Big House, instead of being the only man ever known to turn back upon its door.
how
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From this reading It had been his duty to deal amicably with a man of the position of Colonel Calvin Blount, yet how had he comported himself?
instead
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From this reading But for that he might have been the accepted guest now, there at the Big House, instead of being the only man ever known to turn back upon its door.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been his duty to deal amicably with a man of the position of Colonel Calvin Blount, yet how had he comported himself?
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But for that he might have been the accepted guest now, there at the Big House, instead of being the only man ever known to turn back upon its door.
John
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From this reading THE DRUM John Eddring, the heat of his late encounter past, sat moodily staring out from the platform of the little station to which he had returned.
known
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From this reading But for that he might have been the accepted guest now, there at the Big House, instead of being the only man ever known to turn back upon its door.
late
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From this reading THE DRUM John Eddring, the heat of his late encounter past, sat moodily staring out from the platform of the little station to which he had returned.
Like
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From this reading Like a school-boy!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DRUM John Eddring, the heat of his late encounter past, sat moodily staring out from the platform of the little station to which he had returned.
man
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From this reading It had been his duty to deal amicably with a man of the position of Colonel Calvin Blount, yet how had he comported himself?
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But for that he might have been the accepted guest now, there at the Big House, instead of being the only man ever known to turn back upon its door.
moodily
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From this reading THE DRUM John Eddring, the heat of his late encounter past, sat moodily staring out from the platform of the little station to which he had returned.
most
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From this reading He was angry with all the world, and angry with himself most of all.
now
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From this reading But for that he might have been the accepted guest now, there at the Big House, instead of being the only man ever known to turn back upon its door.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DRUM John Eddring, the heat of his late encounter past, sat moodily staring out from the platform of the little station to which he had returned.
only
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From this reading But for that he might have been the accepted guest now, there at the Big House, instead of being the only man ever known to turn back upon its door.
out
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From this reading THE DRUM John Eddring, the heat of his late encounter past, sat moodily staring out from the platform of the little station to which he had returned.
past
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From this reading THE DRUM John Eddring, the heat of his late encounter past, sat moodily staring out from the platform of the little station to which he had returned.
platform
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From this reading THE DRUM John Eddring, the heat of his late encounter past, sat moodily staring out from the platform of the little station to which he had returned.
position
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From this reading It had been his duty to deal amicably with a man of the position of Colonel Calvin Blount, yet how had he comported himself?
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE DRUM John Eddring, the heat of his late encounter past, sat moodily staring out from the platform of the little station to which he had returned.
sat
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From this reading THE DRUM John Eddring, the heat of his late encounter past, sat moodily staring out from the platform of the little station to which he had returned.
school-boy
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From this reading Like a school-boy!
staring
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From this reading THE DRUM John Eddring, the heat of his late encounter past, sat moodily staring out from the platform of the little station to which he had returned.
station
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From this reading THE DRUM John Eddring, the heat of his late encounter past, sat moodily staring out from the platform of the little station to which he had returned.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But for that he might have been the accepted guest now, there at the Big House, instead of being the only man ever known to turn back upon its door.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DRUM John Eddring, the heat of his late encounter past, sat moodily staring out from the platform of the little station to which he had returned.
there
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From this reading But for that he might have been the accepted guest now, there at the Big House, instead of being the only man ever known to turn back upon its door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DRUM John Eddring, the heat of his late encounter past, sat moodily staring out from the platform of the little station to which he had returned.
turn
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From this reading But for that he might have been the accepted guest now, there at the Big House, instead of being the only man ever known to turn back upon its door.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But for that he might have been the accepted guest now, there at the Big House, instead of being the only man ever known to turn back upon its door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was angry with all the world, and angry with himself most of all.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE DRUM John Eddring, the heat of his late encounter past, sat moodily staring out from the platform of the little station to which he had returned.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was angry with all the world, and angry with himself most of all.
world
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From this reading He was angry with all the world, and angry with himself most of all.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It had been his duty to deal amicably with a man of the position of Colonel Calvin Blount, yet how had he comported himself?
