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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 During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
ago
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From this reading Pluto Oil shares, unsalable at a dollar a few weeks ago, now stood at eight.
almost
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From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
altered
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From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oil had been discovered in extraordinary and unprecedented quantities.
apology
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From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pluto Oil shares, unsalable at a dollar a few weeks ago, now stood at eight.
become
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From this reading Even this, the wildest of his speculations, had become miraculously successful.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Oil had been discovered in extraordinary and unprecedented quantities.
belated
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From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
cablegrams
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From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
collection
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From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
David
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From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
demeanour
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From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
discovered
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From this reading Oil had been discovered in extraordinary and unprecedented quantities.
dollar
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From this reading Pluto Oil shares, unsalable at a dollar a few weeks ago, now stood at eight.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
eight
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From this reading Pluto Oil shares, unsalable at a dollar a few weeks ago, now stood at eight.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even this, the wildest of his speculations, had become miraculously successful.
explanation
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From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
extraordinary
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From this reading Oil had been discovered in extraordinary and unprecedented quantities.
few
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From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
fierce
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From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
funeral
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From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even this, the wildest of his speculations, had become miraculously successful.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
handed
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From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
hours
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From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
justified
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From this reading The old proverb stood justified.
Letitia's
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From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
miraculously
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From this reading Even this, the wildest of his speculations, had become miraculously successful.
now
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From this reading Pluto Oil shares, unsalable at a dollar a few weeks ago, now stood at eight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
OilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading Pluto Oil shares, unsalable at a dollar a few weeks ago, now stood at eight.
old
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From this reading The old proverb stood justified.
Pluto
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From this reading Pluto Oil shares, unsalable at a dollar a few weeks ago, now stood at eight.
proverb
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From this reading The old proverb stood justified.
quantities
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From this reading Oil had been discovered in extraordinary and unprecedented quantities.
secretary
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From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
shares
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From this reading Pluto Oil shares, unsalable at a dollar a few weeks ago, now stood at eight.
speculations
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From this reading Even this, the wildest of his speculations, had become miraculously successful.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old proverb stood justified.
strenuous
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From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
successful
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From this reading Even this, the wildest of his speculations, had become miraculously successful.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Even this, the wildest of his speculations, had become miraculously successful.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
threw
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From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
unprecedented
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From this reading Oil had been discovered in extraordinary and unprecedented quantities.
unsalable
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From this reading Pluto Oil shares, unsalable at a dollar a few weeks ago, now stood at eight.
weeks
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From this reading Pluto Oil shares, unsalable at a dollar a few weeks ago, now stood at eight.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
wildest
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From this reading Even this, the wildest of his speculations, had become miraculously successful.
work
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From this reading During those few hours of strenuous, almost fierce work into which David threw himself after the funeral, he found in a collection of belated cablegrams which his secretary handed him an explanation of Letitia's half apology, an explanation, he told himself bitterly, of her altered demeanour towards him.
