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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 But Mr. Dalyell, who was not exactly a man in business, went in later.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was up earlier than his wont that morning--for Yalton was not an early house in general--and “pottered about,” as his wife said fretfully, from his dressing-room to the library and from the library back to his dressing-room, disturbing her morning’s rest.
actually
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From this reading He had a great deal to do with that busy world, but he was not actually in harness with an office which claimed his daily attention.
all
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From this reading Mr. Wedderburn went into Edinburgh by the early train, the train which conveyed all the gentlemen who were business men.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had a great deal to do with that busy world, but he was not actually in harness with an office which claimed his daily attention.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a director of a railway company, and he had something to do with a great insurance office, and there were other more speculative concerns in which he was believed to have an interest: and there were few days in the week in which he did not go “in,” as everybody said, to Edinburgh; but still it was not a matter of necessity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was a director of a railway company, and he had something to do with a great insurance office, and there were other more speculative concerns in which he was believed to have an interest: and there were few days in the week in which he did not go “in,” as everybody said, to Edinburgh; but still it was not a matter of necessity.
attention
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From this reading He had a great deal to do with that busy world, but he was not actually in harness with an office which claimed his daily attention.
back
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From this reading He was up earlier than his wont that morning--for Yalton was not an early house in general--and “pottered about,” as his wife said fretfully, from his dressing-room to the library and from the library back to his dressing-room, disturbing her morning’s rest.
believed
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From this reading He was a director of a railway company, and he had something to do with a great insurance office, and there were other more speculative concerns in which he was believed to have an interest: and there were few days in the week in which he did not go “in,” as everybody said, to Edinburgh; but still it was not a matter of necessity.
business
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From this reading Mr. Wedderburn went into Edinburgh by the early train, the train which conveyed all the gentlemen who were business men.
busy
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From this reading He had a great deal to do with that busy world, but he was not actually in harness with an office which claimed his daily attention.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Mr. Dalyell, who was not exactly a man in business, went in later.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. Wedderburn went into Edinburgh by the early train, the train which conveyed all the gentlemen who were business men.
claimed
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From this reading He had a great deal to do with that busy world, but he was not actually in harness with an office which claimed his daily attention.
company
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From this reading He was a director of a railway company, and he had something to do with a great insurance office, and there were other more speculative concerns in which he was believed to have an interest: and there were few days in the week in which he did not go “in,” as everybody said, to Edinburgh; but still it was not a matter of necessity.
concerns
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From this reading He was a director of a railway company, and he had something to do with a great insurance office, and there were other more speculative concerns in which he was believed to have an interest: and there were few days in the week in which he did not go “in,” as everybody said, to Edinburgh; but still it was not a matter of necessity.
conveyed
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From this reading Mr. Wedderburn went into Edinburgh by the early train, the train which conveyed all the gentlemen who were business men.
daily
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From this reading He had a great deal to do with that busy world, but he was not actually in harness with an office which claimed his daily attention.
Dalyell
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From this reading But Mr. Dalyell, who was not exactly a man in business, went in later.
days
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From this reading He was a director of a railway company, and he had something to do with a great insurance office, and there were other more speculative concerns in which he was believed to have an interest: and there were few days in the week in which he did not go “in,” as everybody said, to Edinburgh; but still it was not a matter of necessity.
deal
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From this reading He had a great deal to do with that busy world, but he was not actually in harness with an office which claimed his daily attention.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He was a director of a railway company, and he had something to do with a great insurance office, and there were other more speculative concerns in which he was believed to have an interest: and there were few days in the week in which he did not go “in,” as everybody said, to Edinburgh; but still it was not a matter of necessity.
director
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From this reading He was a director of a railway company, and he had something to do with a great insurance office, and there were other more speculative concerns in which he was believed to have an interest: and there were few days in the week in which he did not go “in,” as everybody said, to Edinburgh; but still it was not a matter of necessity.
disturbing
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From this reading He was up earlier than his wont that morning--for Yalton was not an early house in general--and “pottered about,” as his wife said fretfully, from his dressing-room to the library and from the library back to his dressing-room, disturbing her morning’s rest.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He had a great deal to do with that busy world, but he was not actually in harness with an office which claimed his daily attention.
dressing-room
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From this reading He was up earlier than his wont that morning--for Yalton was not an early house in general--and “pottered about,” as his wife said fretfully, from his dressing-room to the library and from the library back to his dressing-room, disturbing her morning’s rest.
earlier
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From this reading He was up earlier than his wont that morning--for Yalton was not an early house in general--and “pottered about,” as his wife said fretfully, from his dressing-room to the library and from the library back to his dressing-room, disturbing her morning’s rest.
early
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From this reading Mr. Wedderburn went into Edinburgh by the early train, the train which conveyed all the gentlemen who were business men.
Edinburgh
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From this reading Mr. Wedderburn went into Edinburgh by the early train, the train which conveyed all the gentlemen who were business men.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading He was a director of a railway company, and he had something to do with a great insurance office, and there were other more speculative concerns in which he was believed to have an interest: and there were few days in the week in which he did not go “in,” as everybody said, to Edinburgh; but still it was not a matter of necessity.
exactly
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From this reading But Mr. Dalyell, who was not exactly a man in business, went in later.
few
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From this reading He was a director of a railway company, and he had something to do with a great insurance office, and there were other more speculative concerns in which he was believed to have an interest: and there were few days in the week in which he did not go “in,” as everybody said, to Edinburgh; but still it was not a matter of necessity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was up earlier than his wont that morning--for Yalton was not an early house in general--and “pottered about,” as his wife said fretfully, from his dressing-room to the library and from the library back to his dressing-room, disturbing her morning’s rest.
fretfully
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From this reading He was up earlier than his wont that morning--for Yalton was not an early house in general--and “pottered about,” as his wife said fretfully, from his dressing-room to the library and from the library back to his dressing-room, disturbing her morning’s rest.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was up earlier than his wont that morning--for Yalton was not an early house in general--and “pottered about,” as his wife said fretfully, from his dressing-room to the library and from the library back to his dressing-room, disturbing her morning’s rest.
general
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From this reading He was up earlier than his wont that morning--for Yalton was not an early house in general--and “pottered about,” as his wife said fretfully, from his dressing-room to the library and from the library back to his dressing-room, disturbing her morning’s rest.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Wedderburn went into Edinburgh by the early train, the train which conveyed all the gentlemen who were business men.
go
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From this reading He was a director of a railway company, and he had something to do with a great insurance office, and there were other more speculative concerns in which he was believed to have an interest: and there were few days in the week in which he did not go “in,” as everybody said, to Edinburgh; but still it was not a matter of necessity.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had a great deal to do with that busy world, but he was not actually in harness with an office which claimed his daily attention.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a great deal to do with that busy world, but he was not actually in harness with an office which claimed his daily attention.
harness
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From this reading He had a great deal to do with that busy world, but he was not actually in harness with an office which claimed his daily attention.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was a director of a railway company, and he had something to do with a great insurance office, and there were other more speculative concerns in which he was believed to have an interest: and there were few days in the week in which he did not go “in,” as everybody said, to Edinburgh; but still it was not a matter of necessity.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a great deal to do with that busy world, but he was not actually in harness with an office which claimed his daily attention.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was up earlier than his wont that morning--for Yalton was not an early house in general--and “pottered about,” as his wife said fretfully, from his dressing-room to the library and from the library back to his dressing-room, disturbing her morning’s rest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had a great deal to do with that busy world, but he was not actually in harness with an office which claimed his daily attention.
house
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From this reading He was up earlier than his wont that morning--for Yalton was not an early house in general--and “pottered about,” as his wife said fretfully, from his dressing-room to the library and from the library back to his dressing-room, disturbing her morning’s rest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Mr. Dalyell, who was not exactly a man in business, went in later.
insurance
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From this reading He was a director of a railway company, and he had something to do with a great insurance office, and there were other more speculative concerns in which he was believed to have an interest: and there were few days in the week in which he did not go “in,” as everybody said, to Edinburgh; but still it was not a matter of necessity.
interest
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From this reading He was a director of a railway company, and he had something to do with a great insurance office, and there were other more speculative concerns in which he was believed to have an interest: and there were few days in the week in which he did not go “in,” as everybody said, to Edinburgh; but still it was not a matter of necessity.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mr. Wedderburn went into Edinburgh by the early train, the train which conveyed all the gentlemen who were business men.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was a director of a railway company, and he had something to do with a great insurance office, and there were other more speculative concerns in which he was believed to have an interest: and there were few days in the week in which he did not go “in,” as everybody said, to Edinburgh; but still it was not a matter of necessity.
later
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From this reading But Mr. Dalyell, who was not exactly a man in business, went in later.
library
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From this reading He was up earlier than his wont that morning--for Yalton was not an early house in general--and “pottered about,” as his wife said fretfully, from his dressing-room to the library and from the library back to his dressing-room, disturbing her morning’s rest.
man
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From this reading But Mr. Dalyell, who was not exactly a man in business, went in later.
matter
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From this reading He was a director of a railway company, and he had something to do with a great insurance office, and there were other more speculative concerns in which he was believed to have an interest: and there were few days in the week in which he did not go “in,” as everybody said, to Edinburgh; but still it was not a matter of necessity.
men
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From this reading Mr. Wedderburn went into Edinburgh by the early train, the train which conveyed all the gentlemen who were business men.
more
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From this reading He was a director of a railway company, and he had something to do with a great insurance office, and there were other more speculative concerns in which he was believed to have an interest: and there were few days in the week in which he did not go “in,” as everybody said, to Edinburgh; but still it was not a matter of necessity.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was up earlier than his wont that morning--for Yalton was not an early house in general--and “pottered about,” as his wife said fretfully, from his dressing-room to the library and from the library back to his dressing-room, disturbing her morning’s rest.
morning's
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From this reading He was up earlier than his wont that morning--for Yalton was not an early house in general--and “pottered about,” as his wife said fretfully, from his dressing-room to the library and from the library back to his dressing-room, disturbing her morning’s rest.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Wedderburn went into Edinburgh by the early train, the train which conveyed all the gentlemen who were business men.
necessity
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From this reading He was a director of a railway company, and he had something to do with a great insurance office, and there were other more speculative concerns in which he was believed to have an interest: and there were few days in the week in which he did not go “in,” as everybody said, to Edinburgh; but still it was not a matter of necessity.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Mr. Dalyell, who was not exactly a man in business, went in later.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a director of a railway company, and he had something to do with a great insurance office, and there were other more speculative concerns in which he was believed to have an interest: and there were few days in the week in which he did not go “in,” as everybody said, to Edinburgh; but still it was not a matter of necessity.
office
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From this reading He had a great deal to do with that busy world, but he was not actually in harness with an office which claimed his daily attention.
other
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From this reading He was a director of a railway company, and he had something to do with a great insurance office, and there were other more speculative concerns in which he was believed to have an interest: and there were few days in the week in which he did not go “in,” as everybody said, to Edinburgh; but still it was not a matter of necessity.
pottered
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From this reading He was up earlier than his wont that morning--for Yalton was not an early house in general--and “pottered about,” as his wife said fretfully, from his dressing-room to the library and from the library back to his dressing-room, disturbing her morning’s rest.
railway
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From this reading He was a director of a railway company, and he had something to do with a great insurance office, and there were other more speculative concerns in which he was believed to have an interest: and there were few days in the week in which he did not go “in,” as everybody said, to Edinburgh; but still it was not a matter of necessity.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was up earlier than his wont that morning--for Yalton was not an early house in general--and “pottered about,” as his wife said fretfully, from his dressing-room to the library and from the library back to his dressing-room, disturbing her morning’s rest.
said
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From this reading He was a director of a railway company, and he had something to do with a great insurance office, and there were other more speculative concerns in which he was believed to have an interest: and there were few days in the week in which he did not go “in,” as everybody said, to Edinburgh; but still it was not a matter of necessity.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He was a director of a railway company, and he had something to do with a great insurance office, and there were other more speculative concerns in which he was believed to have an interest: and there were few days in the week in which he did not go “in,” as everybody said, to Edinburgh; but still it was not a matter of necessity.
speculative
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From this reading He was a director of a railway company, and he had something to do with a great insurance office, and there were other more speculative concerns in which he was believed to have an interest: and there were few days in the week in which he did not go “in,” as everybody said, to Edinburgh; but still it was not a matter of necessity.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a director of a railway company, and he had something to do with a great insurance office, and there were other more speculative concerns in which he was believed to have an interest: and there were few days in the week in which he did not go “in,” as everybody said, to Edinburgh; but still it was not a matter of necessity.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was up earlier than his wont that morning--for Yalton was not an early house in general--and “pottered about,” as his wife said fretfully, from his dressing-room to the library and from the library back to his dressing-room, disturbing her morning’s rest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had a great deal to do with that busy world, but he was not actually in harness with an office which claimed his daily attention.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Wedderburn went into Edinburgh by the early train, the train which conveyed all the gentlemen who were business men.
there
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From this reading He was a director of a railway company, and he had something to do with a great insurance office, and there were other more speculative concerns in which he was believed to have an interest: and there were few days in the week in which he did not go “in,” as everybody said, to Edinburgh; but still it was not a matter of necessity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had a great deal to do with that busy world, but he was not actually in harness with an office which claimed his daily attention.
train
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From this reading Mr. Wedderburn went into Edinburgh by the early train, the train which conveyed all the gentlemen who were business men.
up
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From this reading He was up earlier than his wont that morning--for Yalton was not an early house in general--and “pottered about,” as his wife said fretfully, from his dressing-room to the library and from the library back to his dressing-room, disturbing her morning’s rest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Mr. Dalyell, who was not exactly a man in business, went in later.
Wedderburn
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From this reading Mr. Wedderburn went into Edinburgh by the early train, the train which conveyed all the gentlemen who were business men.
week
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From this reading He was a director of a railway company, and he had something to do with a great insurance office, and there were other more speculative concerns in which he was believed to have an interest: and there were few days in the week in which he did not go “in,” as everybody said, to Edinburgh; but still it was not a matter of necessity.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Wedderburn went into Edinburgh by the early train, the train which conveyed all the gentlemen who were business men.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. Wedderburn went into Edinburgh by the early train, the train which conveyed all the gentlemen who were business men.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Wedderburn went into Edinburgh by the early train, the train which conveyed all the gentlemen who were business men.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mr. Wedderburn went into Edinburgh by the early train, the train which conveyed all the gentlemen who were business men.
wife
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From this reading He was up earlier than his wont that morning--for Yalton was not an early house in general--and “pottered about,” as his wife said fretfully, from his dressing-room to the library and from the library back to his dressing-room, disturbing her morning’s rest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had a great deal to do with that busy world, but he was not actually in harness with an office which claimed his daily attention.
wont
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From this reading He was up earlier than his wont that morning--for Yalton was not an early house in general--and “pottered about,” as his wife said fretfully, from his dressing-room to the library and from the library back to his dressing-room, disturbing her morning’s rest.
world
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From this reading He had a great deal to do with that busy world, but he was not actually in harness with an office which claimed his daily attention.
Yalton
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From this reading He was up earlier than his wont that morning--for Yalton was not an early house in general--and “pottered about,” as his wife said fretfully, from his dressing-room to the library and from the library back to his dressing-room, disturbing her morning’s rest.
