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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 RUPTURE I During the whole of the next day George waited for a letter from Marguerite.
addressed
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From this reading There was nothing at the club by the first post; he went to the office, hoping that as he had addressed his telegram from Russell Square she might have written to Russell Square; there was nothing at Russell Square.
Alexandra
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From this reading He might have sent another telegram to Alexandra Grove, but he was too proud to do so.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He dined alone and most miserably at the club.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He dined alone and most miserably at the club.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He might have sent another telegram to Alexandra Grove, but he was too proud to do so.
arrived
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From this reading At lunch-time no word had arrived at the club; when the office closed no word had arrived at the office; the last post brought nothing to the club.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was nothing at the club by the first post; he went to the office, hoping that as he had addressed his telegram from Russell Square she might have written to Russell Square; there was nothing at Russell Square.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was nothing at the club by the first post; he went to the office, hoping that as he had addressed his telegram from Russell Square she might have written to Russell Square; there was nothing at Russell Square.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At lunch-time no word had arrived at the club; when the office closed no word had arrived at the office; the last post brought nothing to the club.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He might have sent another telegram to Alexandra Grove, but he was too proud to do so.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was nothing at the club by the first post; he went to the office, hoping that as he had addressed his telegram from Russell Square she might have written to Russell Square; there was nothing at Russell Square.
closed
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From this reading At lunch-time no word had arrived at the club; when the office closed no word had arrived at the office; the last post brought nothing to the club.
club
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From this reading There was nothing at the club by the first post; he went to the office, hoping that as he had addressed his telegram from Russell Square she might have written to Russell Square; there was nothing at Russell Square.
day
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From this reading THE RUPTURE I During the whole of the next day George waited for a letter from Marguerite.
dined
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From this reading He dined alone and most miserably at the club.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He might have sent another telegram to Alexandra Grove, but he was too proud to do so.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading THE RUPTURE I During the whole of the next day George waited for a letter from Marguerite.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was nothing at the club by the first post; he went to the office, hoping that as he had addressed his telegram from Russell Square she might have written to Russell Square; there was nothing at Russell Square.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE RUPTURE I During the whole of the next day George waited for a letter from Marguerite.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE RUPTURE I During the whole of the next day George waited for a letter from Marguerite.
George
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From this reading THE RUPTURE I During the whole of the next day George waited for a letter from Marguerite.
Grove
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From this reading He might have sent another telegram to Alexandra Grove, but he was too proud to do so.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was nothing at the club by the first post; he went to the office, hoping that as he had addressed his telegram from Russell Square she might have written to Russell Square; there was nothing at Russell Square.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was nothing at the club by the first post; he went to the office, hoping that as he had addressed his telegram from Russell Square she might have written to Russell Square; there was nothing at Russell Square.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was nothing at the club by the first post; he went to the office, hoping that as he had addressed his telegram from Russell Square she might have written to Russell Square; there was nothing at Russell Square.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was nothing at the club by the first post; he went to the office, hoping that as he had addressed his telegram from Russell Square she might have written to Russell Square; there was nothing at Russell Square.
hoping
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From this reading There was nothing at the club by the first post; he went to the office, hoping that as he had addressed his telegram from Russell Square she might have written to Russell Square; there was nothing at Russell Square.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE RUPTURE I During the whole of the next day George waited for a letter from Marguerite.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At lunch-time no word had arrived at the club; when the office closed no word had arrived at the office; the last post brought nothing to the club.
letter
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From this reading THE RUPTURE I During the whole of the next day George waited for a letter from Marguerite.
lunch-time
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From this reading At lunch-time no word had arrived at the club; when the office closed no word had arrived at the office; the last post brought nothing to the club.
Marguerite
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From this reading THE RUPTURE I During the whole of the next day George waited for a letter from Marguerite.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There was nothing at the club by the first post; he went to the office, hoping that as he had addressed his telegram from Russell Square she might have written to Russell Square; there was nothing at Russell Square.
miserably
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From this reading He dined alone and most miserably at the club.
most
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From this reading He dined alone and most miserably at the club.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RUPTURE I During the whole of the next day George waited for a letter from Marguerite.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At lunch-time no word had arrived at the club; when the office closed no word had arrived at the office; the last post brought nothing to the club.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing at the club by the first post; he went to the office, hoping that as he had addressed his telegram from Russell Square she might have written to Russell Square; there was nothing at Russell Square.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RUPTURE I During the whole of the next day George waited for a letter from Marguerite.
office
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From this reading There was nothing at the club by the first post; he went to the office, hoping that as he had addressed his telegram from Russell Square she might have written to Russell Square; there was nothing at Russell Square.
post
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From this reading There was nothing at the club by the first post; he went to the office, hoping that as he had addressed his telegram from Russell Square she might have written to Russell Square; there was nothing at Russell Square.
proud
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From this reading He might have sent another telegram to Alexandra Grove, but he was too proud to do so.
RUPTURE
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From this reading THE RUPTURE I During the whole of the next day George waited for a letter from Marguerite.
Russell
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From this reading There was nothing at the club by the first post; he went to the office, hoping that as he had addressed his telegram from Russell Square she might have written to Russell Square; there was nothing at Russell Square.
sent
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From this reading He might have sent another telegram to Alexandra Grove, but he was too proud to do so.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was nothing at the club by the first post; he went to the office, hoping that as he had addressed his telegram from Russell Square she might have written to Russell Square; there was nothing at Russell Square.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He might have sent another telegram to Alexandra Grove, but he was too proud to do so.
Square
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From this reading There was nothing at the club by the first post; he went to the office, hoping that as he had addressed his telegram from Russell Square she might have written to Russell Square; there was nothing at Russell Square.
telegram
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From this reading There was nothing at the club by the first post; he went to the office, hoping that as he had addressed his telegram from Russell Square she might have written to Russell Square; there was nothing at Russell Square.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was nothing at the club by the first post; he went to the office, hoping that as he had addressed his telegram from Russell Square she might have written to Russell Square; there was nothing at Russell Square.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RUPTURE I During the whole of the next day George waited for a letter from Marguerite.
There
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From this reading There was nothing at the club by the first post; he went to the office, hoping that as he had addressed his telegram from Russell Square she might have written to Russell Square; there was nothing at Russell Square.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was nothing at the club by the first post; he went to the office, hoping that as he had addressed his telegram from Russell Square she might have written to Russell Square; there was nothing at Russell Square.
too
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From this reading He might have sent another telegram to Alexandra Grove, but he was too proud to do so.
waited
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From this reading THE RUPTURE I During the whole of the next day George waited for a letter from Marguerite.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing at the club by the first post; he went to the office, hoping that as he had addressed his telegram from Russell Square she might have written to Russell Square; there was nothing at Russell Square.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was nothing at the club by the first post; he went to the office, hoping that as he had addressed his telegram from Russell Square she might have written to Russell Square; there was nothing at Russell Square.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At lunch-time no word had arrived at the club; when the office closed no word had arrived at the office; the last post brought nothing to the club.
whole
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From this reading THE RUPTURE I During the whole of the next day George waited for a letter from Marguerite.
word
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From this reading At lunch-time no word had arrived at the club; when the office closed no word had arrived at the office; the last post brought nothing to the club.
written
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From this reading There was nothing at the club by the first post; he went to the office, hoping that as he had addressed his telegram from Russell Square she might have written to Russell Square; there was nothing at Russell Square.
