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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 WEEK-END I The events of the portentous week-end which included the musical evening began early on the Saturday, and the first one was a chance word uttered by George.
accompanies
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From this reading They had all eaten with appetite, and the disillusion which usually accompanies the satisfaction of desire was upon them.
all
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From this reading They had all eaten with appetite, and the disillusion which usually accompanies the satisfaction of desire was upon them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WEEK-END I The events of the portentous week-end which included the musical evening began early on the Saturday, and the first one was a chance word uttered by George.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
From this reading They had all eaten with appetite, and the disillusion which usually accompanies the satisfaction of desire was upon them.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WEEK-END I The events of the portentous week-end which included the musical evening began early on the Saturday, and the first one was a chance word uttered by George.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Hilda sat opposite to Edwin, and George between them.
Breakfast
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From this reading Breakfast was nearly over in the Clayhanger dining-room.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE WEEK-END I The events of the portentous week-end which included the musical evening began early on the Saturday, and the first one was a chance word uttered by George.
chance
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From this reading THE WEEK-END I The events of the portentous week-end which included the musical evening began early on the Saturday, and the first one was a chance word uttered by George.
chilled
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From this reading They had looked forward to breakfast, scenting with zest its pleasing odours, and breakfast was over, save perhaps for a final unnecessary piece of toast or half a cup of chilled coffee.
Clayhanger
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From this reading Breakfast was nearly over in the Clayhanger dining-room.
coffee
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From this reading They had looked forward to breakfast, scenting with zest its pleasing odours, and breakfast was over, save perhaps for a final unnecessary piece of toast or half a cup of chilled coffee.
cup
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From this reading They had looked forward to breakfast, scenting with zest its pleasing odours, and breakfast was over, save perhaps for a final unnecessary piece of toast or half a cup of chilled coffee.
desire
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From this reading They had all eaten with appetite, and the disillusion which usually accompanies the satisfaction of desire was upon them.
dining-room
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From this reading Breakfast was nearly over in the Clayhanger dining-room.
disillusion
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From this reading They had all eaten with appetite, and the disillusion which usually accompanies the satisfaction of desire was upon them.
early
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From this reading THE WEEK-END I The events of the portentous week-end which included the musical evening began early on the Saturday, and the first one was a chance word uttered by George.
eaten
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From this reading They had all eaten with appetite, and the disillusion which usually accompanies the satisfaction of desire was upon them.
Edwin
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From this reading Hilda sat opposite to Edwin, and George between them.
evening
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From this reading THE WEEK-END I The events of the portentous week-end which included the musical evening began early on the Saturday, and the first one was a chance word uttered by George.
events
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From this reading THE WEEK-END I The events of the portentous week-end which included the musical evening began early on the Saturday, and the first one was a chance word uttered by George.
final
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From this reading They had looked forward to breakfast, scenting with zest its pleasing odours, and breakfast was over, save perhaps for a final unnecessary piece of toast or half a cup of chilled coffee.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WEEK-END I The events of the portentous week-end which included the musical evening began early on the Saturday, and the first one was a chance word uttered by George.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had looked forward to breakfast, scenting with zest its pleasing odours, and breakfast was over, save perhaps for a final unnecessary piece of toast or half a cup of chilled coffee.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had looked forward to breakfast, scenting with zest its pleasing odours, and breakfast was over, save perhaps for a final unnecessary piece of toast or half a cup of chilled coffee.
George
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From this reading THE WEEK-END I The events of the portentous week-end which included the musical evening began early on the Saturday, and the first one was a chance word uttered by George.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had all eaten with appetite, and the disillusion which usually accompanies the satisfaction of desire was upon them.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had looked forward to breakfast, scenting with zest its pleasing odours, and breakfast was over, save perhaps for a final unnecessary piece of toast or half a cup of chilled coffee.
Hilda
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From this reading Hilda sat opposite to Edwin, and George between them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE WEEK-END I The events of the portentous week-end which included the musical evening began early on the Saturday, and the first one was a chance word uttered by George.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Breakfast was nearly over in the Clayhanger dining-room.
included
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From this reading THE WEEK-END I The events of the portentous week-end which included the musical evening began early on the Saturday, and the first one was a chance word uttered by George.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They had looked forward to breakfast, scenting with zest its pleasing odours, and breakfast was over, save perhaps for a final unnecessary piece of toast or half a cup of chilled coffee.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had looked forward to breakfast, scenting with zest its pleasing odours, and breakfast was over, save perhaps for a final unnecessary piece of toast or half a cup of chilled coffee.
musical
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From this reading THE WEEK-END I The events of the portentous week-end which included the musical evening began early on the Saturday, and the first one was a chance word uttered by George.
nearly
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From this reading Breakfast was nearly over in the Clayhanger dining-room.
odours
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From this reading They had looked forward to breakfast, scenting with zest its pleasing odours, and breakfast was over, save perhaps for a final unnecessary piece of toast or half a cup of chilled coffee.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WEEK-END I The events of the portentous week-end which included the musical evening began early on the Saturday, and the first one was a chance word uttered by George.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WEEK-END I The events of the portentous week-end which included the musical evening began early on the Saturday, and the first one was a chance word uttered by George.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE WEEK-END I The events of the portentous week-end which included the musical evening began early on the Saturday, and the first one was a chance word uttered by George.
opposite
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From this reading Hilda sat opposite to Edwin, and George between them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They had looked forward to breakfast, scenting with zest its pleasing odours, and breakfast was over, save perhaps for a final unnecessary piece of toast or half a cup of chilled coffee.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Breakfast was nearly over in the Clayhanger dining-room.
perhaps
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From this reading They had looked forward to breakfast, scenting with zest its pleasing odours, and breakfast was over, save perhaps for a final unnecessary piece of toast or half a cup of chilled coffee.
piece
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From this reading They had looked forward to breakfast, scenting with zest its pleasing odours, and breakfast was over, save perhaps for a final unnecessary piece of toast or half a cup of chilled coffee.
pleasing
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From this reading They had looked forward to breakfast, scenting with zest its pleasing odours, and breakfast was over, save perhaps for a final unnecessary piece of toast or half a cup of chilled coffee.
portentous
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From this reading THE WEEK-END I The events of the portentous week-end which included the musical evening began early on the Saturday, and the first one was a chance word uttered by George.
sat
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From this reading Hilda sat opposite to Edwin, and George between them.
satisfaction
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From this reading They had all eaten with appetite, and the disillusion which usually accompanies the satisfaction of desire was upon them.
Saturday
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From this reading THE WEEK-END I The events of the portentous week-end which included the musical evening began early on the Saturday, and the first one was a chance word uttered by George.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading They had looked forward to breakfast, scenting with zest its pleasing odours, and breakfast was over, save perhaps for a final unnecessary piece of toast or half a cup of chilled coffee.
scenting
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From this reading They had looked forward to breakfast, scenting with zest its pleasing odours, and breakfast was over, save perhaps for a final unnecessary piece of toast or half a cup of chilled coffee.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WEEK-END I The events of the portentous week-end which included the musical evening began early on the Saturday, and the first one was a chance word uttered by George.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hilda sat opposite to Edwin, and George between them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had all eaten with appetite, and the disillusion which usually accompanies the satisfaction of desire was upon them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hilda sat opposite to Edwin, and George between them.
toast
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From this reading They had looked forward to breakfast, scenting with zest its pleasing odours, and breakfast was over, save perhaps for a final unnecessary piece of toast or half a cup of chilled coffee.
unnecessary
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From this reading They had looked forward to breakfast, scenting with zest its pleasing odours, and breakfast was over, save perhaps for a final unnecessary piece of toast or half a cup of chilled coffee.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They had all eaten with appetite, and the disillusion which usually accompanies the satisfaction of desire was upon them.
usually
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From this reading They had all eaten with appetite, and the disillusion which usually accompanies the satisfaction of desire was upon them.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE WEEK-END I The events of the portentous week-end which included the musical evening began early on the Saturday, and the first one was a chance word uttered by George.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WEEK-END I The events of the portentous week-end which included the musical evening began early on the Saturday, and the first one was a chance word uttered by George.
WEEK-END
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From this reading THE WEEK-END I The events of the portentous week-end which included the musical evening began early on the Saturday, and the first one was a chance word uttered by George.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE WEEK-END I The events of the portentous week-end which included the musical evening began early on the Saturday, and the first one was a chance word uttered by George.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had all eaten with appetite, and the disillusion which usually accompanies the satisfaction of desire was upon them.
word
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From this reading THE WEEK-END I The events of the portentous week-end which included the musical evening began early on the Saturday, and the first one was a chance word uttered by George.
zest
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From this reading They had looked forward to breakfast, scenting with zest its pleasing odours, and breakfast was over, save perhaps for a final unnecessary piece of toast or half a cup of chilled coffee.
