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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 had no difficulty in wooing Grantham to the neighborhood, in which they had taken many a stroll on leisure nights.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had given his friend an unfaithful version of his interview with the lawyers, saying there was a difficulty in obtaining the information he required, and that he was to call upon them again to-morrow.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had given his friend an unfaithful version of his interview with the lawyers, saying there was a difficulty in obtaining the information he required, and that he was to call upon them again to-morrow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At ten o'clock that night Rathbeal and Robert Grantham were at Charing Cross Station, as he had engaged they should be.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is likely you will have to put in an appearance."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At ten o'clock that night Rathbeal and Robert Grantham were at Charing Cross Station, as he had engaged they should be.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At ten o'clock that night Rathbeal and Robert Grantham were at Charing Cross Station, as he had engaged they should be.
attaching
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From this reading "There is a small sum of money attaching to the business," he said, "but we must wait for the precise particulars.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At ten o'clock that night Rathbeal and Robert Grantham were at Charing Cross Station, as he had engaged they should be.
business
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From this reading "There is a small sum of money attaching to the business," he said, "but we must wait for the precise particulars.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "There is a small sum of money attaching to the business," he said, "but we must wait for the precise particulars.
call
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From this reading He had given his friend an unfaithful version of his interview with the lawyers, saying there was a difficulty in obtaining the information he required, and that he was to call upon them again to-morrow.
Charing
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From this reading At ten o'clock that night Rathbeal and Robert Grantham were at Charing Cross Station, as he had engaged they should be.
Cross
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From this reading At ten o'clock that night Rathbeal and Robert Grantham were at Charing Cross Station, as he had engaged they should be.
difficulty
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From this reading He had no difficulty in wooing Grantham to the neighborhood, in which they had taken many a stroll on leisure nights.
engaged
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From this reading At ten o'clock that night Rathbeal and Robert Grantham were at Charing Cross Station, as he had engaged they should be.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "There is a small sum of money attaching to the business," he said, "but we must wait for the precise particulars.
friend
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From this reading He had given his friend an unfaithful version of his interview with the lawyers, saying there was a difficulty in obtaining the information he required, and that he was to call upon them again to-morrow.
given
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From this reading He had given his friend an unfaithful version of his interview with the lawyers, saying there was a difficulty in obtaining the information he required, and that he was to call upon them again to-morrow.
Grantham
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From this reading At ten o'clock that night Rathbeal and Robert Grantham were at Charing Cross Station, as he had engaged they should be.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At ten o'clock that night Rathbeal and Robert Grantham were at Charing Cross Station, as he had engaged they should be.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is likely you will have to put in an appearance."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At ten o'clock that night Rathbeal and Robert Grantham were at Charing Cross Station, as he had engaged they should be.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had given his friend an unfaithful version of his interview with the lawyers, saying there was a difficulty in obtaining the information he required, and that he was to call upon them again to-morrow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had no difficulty in wooing Grantham to the neighborhood, in which they had taken many a stroll on leisure nights.
information
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From this reading He had given his friend an unfaithful version of his interview with the lawyers, saying there was a difficulty in obtaining the information he required, and that he was to call upon them again to-morrow.
interview
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From this reading He had given his friend an unfaithful version of his interview with the lawyers, saying there was a difficulty in obtaining the information he required, and that he was to call upon them again to-morrow.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is a small sum of money attaching to the business," he said, "but we must wait for the precise particulars.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is likely you will have to put in an appearance."
lawyers
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From this reading He had given his friend an unfaithful version of his interview with the lawyers, saying there was a difficulty in obtaining the information he required, and that he was to call upon them again to-morrow.
leisure
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From this reading He had no difficulty in wooing Grantham to the neighborhood, in which they had taken many a stroll on leisure nights.
likely
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From this reading It is likely you will have to put in an appearance."
many
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From this reading He had no difficulty in wooing Grantham to the neighborhood, in which they had taken many a stroll on leisure nights.
money
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From this reading "There is a small sum of money attaching to the business," he said, "but we must wait for the precise particulars.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "There is a small sum of money attaching to the business," he said, "but we must wait for the precise particulars.
neighborhood
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From this reading He had no difficulty in wooing Grantham to the neighborhood, in which they had taken many a stroll on leisure nights.
night
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From this reading At ten o'clock that night Rathbeal and Robert Grantham were at Charing Cross Station, as he had engaged they should be.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading He had no difficulty in wooing Grantham to the neighborhood, in which they had taken many a stroll on leisure nights.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had no difficulty in wooing Grantham to the neighborhood, in which they had taken many a stroll on leisure nights.
o'clock
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From this reading At ten o'clock that night Rathbeal and Robert Grantham were at Charing Cross Station, as he had engaged they should be.
obtaining
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From this reading He had given his friend an unfaithful version of his interview with the lawyers, saying there was a difficulty in obtaining the information he required, and that he was to call upon them again to-morrow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had given his friend an unfaithful version of his interview with the lawyers, saying there was a difficulty in obtaining the information he required, and that he was to call upon them again to-morrow.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had no difficulty in wooing Grantham to the neighborhood, in which they had taken many a stroll on leisure nights.
particulars
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From this reading "There is a small sum of money attaching to the business," he said, "but we must wait for the precise particulars.
precise
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From this reading "There is a small sum of money attaching to the business," he said, "but we must wait for the precise particulars.
put
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From this reading It is likely you will have to put in an appearance."
Rathbeal
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From this reading At ten o'clock that night Rathbeal and Robert Grantham were at Charing Cross Station, as he had engaged they should be.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had given his friend an unfaithful version of his interview with the lawyers, saying there was a difficulty in obtaining the information he required, and that he was to call upon them again to-morrow.
Robert
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From this reading At ten o'clock that night Rathbeal and Robert Grantham were at Charing Cross Station, as he had engaged they should be.
said
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From this reading "There is a small sum of money attaching to the business," he said, "but we must wait for the precise particulars.
saying
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From this reading He had given his friend an unfaithful version of his interview with the lawyers, saying there was a difficulty in obtaining the information he required, and that he was to call upon them again to-morrow.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading At ten o'clock that night Rathbeal and Robert Grantham were at Charing Cross Station, as he had engaged they should be.
small
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From this reading "There is a small sum of money attaching to the business," he said, "but we must wait for the precise particulars.
Station
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From this reading At ten o'clock that night Rathbeal and Robert Grantham were at Charing Cross Station, as he had engaged they should be.
stroll
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From this reading He had no difficulty in wooing Grantham to the neighborhood, in which they had taken many a stroll on leisure nights.
sum
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From this reading "There is a small sum of money attaching to the business," he said, "but we must wait for the precise particulars.
taken
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From this reading He had no difficulty in wooing Grantham to the neighborhood, in which they had taken many a stroll on leisure nights.
ten
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From this reading At ten o'clock that night Rathbeal and Robert Grantham were at Charing Cross Station, as he had engaged they should be.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At ten o'clock that night Rathbeal and Robert Grantham were at Charing Cross Station, as he had engaged they should be.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had no difficulty in wooing Grantham to the neighborhood, in which they had taken many a stroll on leisure nights.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had given his friend an unfaithful version of his interview with the lawyers, saying there was a difficulty in obtaining the information he required, and that he was to call upon them again to-morrow.
there
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From this reading He had given his friend an unfaithful version of his interview with the lawyers, saying there was a difficulty in obtaining the information he required, and that he was to call upon them again to-morrow.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At ten o'clock that night Rathbeal and Robert Grantham were at Charing Cross Station, as he had engaged they should be.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had no difficulty in wooing Grantham to the neighborhood, in which they had taken many a stroll on leisure nights.
to-morrow
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From this reading He had given his friend an unfaithful version of his interview with the lawyers, saying there was a difficulty in obtaining the information he required, and that he was to call upon them again to-morrow.
unfaithful
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From this reading He had given his friend an unfaithful version of his interview with the lawyers, saying there was a difficulty in obtaining the information he required, and that he was to call upon them again to-morrow.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had given his friend an unfaithful version of his interview with the lawyers, saying there was a difficulty in obtaining the information he required, and that he was to call upon them again to-morrow.
version
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From this reading He had given his friend an unfaithful version of his interview with the lawyers, saying there was a difficulty in obtaining the information he required, and that he was to call upon them again to-morrow.
wait
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From this reading "There is a small sum of money attaching to the business," he said, "but we must wait for the precise particulars.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had given his friend an unfaithful version of his interview with the lawyers, saying there was a difficulty in obtaining the information he required, and that he was to call upon them again to-morrow.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "There is a small sum of money attaching to the business," he said, "but we must wait for the precise particulars.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At ten o'clock that night Rathbeal and Robert Grantham were at Charing Cross Station, as he had engaged they should be.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had no difficulty in wooing Grantham to the neighborhood, in which they had taken many a stroll on leisure nights.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It is likely you will have to put in an appearance."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had given his friend an unfaithful version of his interview with the lawyers, saying there was a difficulty in obtaining the information he required, and that he was to call upon them again to-morrow.
wooing
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From this reading He had no difficulty in wooing Grantham to the neighborhood, in which they had taken many a stroll on leisure nights.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is likely you will have to put in an appearance."
