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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 talked of his host's future, talked of Miriam Rooth and of Peter Sherringham, whom he had seen at that young woman's and whom he described as in a predicament delightful to behold.
able
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From this reading He appealed to his visitor to do better than this, and Nash then added the touch that Sherringham wouldn't be able to have her.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Nick put a question about Peter's predicament and learned, rather to his disappointment, that it consisted only of the fact that he was in love with Miriam.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He appealed to his visitor to do better than this, and Nash then added the touch that Sherringham wouldn't be able to have her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He talked of his host's future, talked of Miriam Rooth and of Peter Sherringham, whom he had seen at that young woman's and whom he described as in a predicament delightful to behold.
appealed
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From this reading He appealed to his visitor to do better than this, and Nash then added the touch that Sherringham wouldn't be able to have her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He talked of his host's future, talked of Miriam Rooth and of Peter Sherringham, whom he had seen at that young woman's and whom he described as in a predicament delightful to behold.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh they've ideas!" he said when Nick asked him why.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He talked of his host's future, talked of Miriam Rooth and of Peter Sherringham, whom he had seen at that young woman's and whom he described as in a predicament delightful to behold.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He appealed to his visitor to do better than this, and Nash then added the touch that Sherringham wouldn't be able to have her.
behold
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From this reading He talked of his host's future, talked of Miriam Rooth and of Peter Sherringham, whom he had seen at that young woman's and whom he described as in a predicament delightful to behold.
better
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From this reading He appealed to his visitor to do better than this, and Nash then added the touch that Sherringham wouldn't be able to have her.
consisted
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From this reading Nick put a question about Peter's predicament and learned, rather to his disappointment, that it consisted only of the fact that he was in love with Miriam.
delightful
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From this reading He talked of his host's future, talked of Miriam Rooth and of Peter Sherringham, whom he had seen at that young woman's and whom he described as in a predicament delightful to behold.
described
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From this reading He talked of his host's future, talked of Miriam Rooth and of Peter Sherringham, whom he had seen at that young woman's and whom he described as in a predicament delightful to behold.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nick put a question about Peter's predicament and learned, rather to his disappointment, that it consisted only of the fact that he was in love with Miriam.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He appealed to his visitor to do better than this, and Nash then added the touch that Sherringham wouldn't be able to have her.
fact
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From this reading Nick put a question about Peter's predicament and learned, rather to his disappointment, that it consisted only of the fact that he was in love with Miriam.
future
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From this reading He talked of his host's future, talked of Miriam Rooth and of Peter Sherringham, whom he had seen at that young woman's and whom he described as in a predicament delightful to behold.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He talked of his host's future, talked of Miriam Rooth and of Peter Sherringham, whom he had seen at that young woman's and whom he described as in a predicament delightful to behold.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He appealed to his visitor to do better than this, and Nash then added the touch that Sherringham wouldn't be able to have her.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He talked of his host's future, talked of Miriam Rooth and of Peter Sherringham, whom he had seen at that young woman's and whom he described as in a predicament delightful to behold.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He appealed to his visitor to do better than this, and Nash then added the touch that Sherringham wouldn't be able to have her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh they've ideas!" he said when Nick asked him why.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He talked of his host's future, talked of Miriam Rooth and of Peter Sherringham, whom he had seen at that young woman's and whom he described as in a predicament delightful to behold.
host's
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From this reading He talked of his host's future, talked of Miriam Rooth and of Peter Sherringham, whom he had seen at that young woman's and whom he described as in a predicament delightful to behold.
ideas
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From this reading "Oh they've ideas!" he said when Nick asked him why.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He talked of his host's future, talked of Miriam Rooth and of Peter Sherringham, whom he had seen at that young woman's and whom he described as in a predicament delightful to behold.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nick put a question about Peter's predicament and learned, rather to his disappointment, that it consisted only of the fact that he was in love with Miriam.
learned
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From this reading Nick put a question about Peter's predicament and learned, rather to his disappointment, that it consisted only of the fact that he was in love with Miriam.
love
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From this reading Nick put a question about Peter's predicament and learned, rather to his disappointment, that it consisted only of the fact that he was in love with Miriam.
Miriam
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From this reading He talked of his host's future, talked of Miriam Rooth and of Peter Sherringham, whom he had seen at that young woman's and whom he described as in a predicament delightful to behold.
Nash
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From this reading He appealed to his visitor to do better than this, and Nash then added the touch that Sherringham wouldn't be able to have her.
Nick
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From this reading Nick put a question about Peter's predicament and learned, rather to his disappointment, that it consisted only of the fact that he was in love with Miriam.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He talked of his host's future, talked of Miriam Rooth and of Peter Sherringham, whom he had seen at that young woman's and whom he described as in a predicament delightful to behold.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh they've ideas!" he said when Nick asked him why.
only
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From this reading Nick put a question about Peter's predicament and learned, rather to his disappointment, that it consisted only of the fact that he was in love with Miriam.
Peter
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From this reading He talked of his host's future, talked of Miriam Rooth and of Peter Sherringham, whom he had seen at that young woman's and whom he described as in a predicament delightful to behold.
Peter's
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From this reading Nick put a question about Peter's predicament and learned, rather to his disappointment, that it consisted only of the fact that he was in love with Miriam.
predicament
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From this reading He talked of his host's future, talked of Miriam Rooth and of Peter Sherringham, whom he had seen at that young woman's and whom he described as in a predicament delightful to behold.
put
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From this reading Nick put a question about Peter's predicament and learned, rather to his disappointment, that it consisted only of the fact that he was in love with Miriam.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nick put a question about Peter's predicament and learned, rather to his disappointment, that it consisted only of the fact that he was in love with Miriam.
rather
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From this reading Nick put a question about Peter's predicament and learned, rather to his disappointment, that it consisted only of the fact that he was in love with Miriam.
Rooth
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From this reading He talked of his host's future, talked of Miriam Rooth and of Peter Sherringham, whom he had seen at that young woman's and whom he described as in a predicament delightful to behold.
said
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From this reading "Oh they've ideas!" he said when Nick asked him why.
seen
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From this reading He talked of his host's future, talked of Miriam Rooth and of Peter Sherringham, whom he had seen at that young woman's and whom he described as in a predicament delightful to behold.
Sherringham
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From this reading He talked of his host's future, talked of Miriam Rooth and of Peter Sherringham, whom he had seen at that young woman's and whom he described as in a predicament delightful to behold.
talked
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From this reading He talked of his host's future, talked of Miriam Rooth and of Peter Sherringham, whom he had seen at that young woman's and whom he described as in a predicament delightful to behold.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He appealed to his visitor to do better than this, and Nash then added the touch that Sherringham wouldn't be able to have her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He talked of his host's future, talked of Miriam Rooth and of Peter Sherringham, whom he had seen at that young woman's and whom he described as in a predicament delightful to behold.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nick put a question about Peter's predicament and learned, rather to his disappointment, that it consisted only of the fact that he was in love with Miriam.
then
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From this reading He appealed to his visitor to do better than this, and Nash then added the touch that Sherringham wouldn't be able to have her.
they've
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From this reading "Oh they've ideas!" he said when Nick asked him why.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He appealed to his visitor to do better than this, and Nash then added the touch that Sherringham wouldn't be able to have her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He talked of his host's future, talked of Miriam Rooth and of Peter Sherringham, whom he had seen at that young woman's and whom he described as in a predicament delightful to behold.
touch
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From this reading He appealed to his visitor to do better than this, and Nash then added the touch that Sherringham wouldn't be able to have her.
visitor
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From this reading He appealed to his visitor to do better than this, and Nash then added the touch that Sherringham wouldn't be able to have her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nick put a question about Peter's predicament and learned, rather to his disappointment, that it consisted only of the fact that he was in love with Miriam.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What ideas?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Oh they've ideas!" he said when Nick asked him why.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He talked of his host's future, talked of Miriam Rooth and of Peter Sherringham, whom he had seen at that young woman's and whom he described as in a predicament delightful to behold.
why
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From this reading "Oh they've ideas!" he said when Nick asked him why.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nick put a question about Peter's predicament and learned, rather to his disappointment, that it consisted only of the fact that he was in love with Miriam.
woman's
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From this reading He talked of his host's future, talked of Miriam Rooth and of Peter Sherringham, whom he had seen at that young woman's and whom he described as in a predicament delightful to behold.
wouldn't
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From this reading He appealed to his visitor to do better than this, and Nash then added the touch that Sherringham wouldn't be able to have her.
young
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From this reading He talked of his host's future, talked of Miriam Rooth and of Peter Sherringham, whom he had seen at that young woman's and whom he described as in a predicament delightful to behold.
