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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 For a few moments Miss Mayhew and Van Berg walked on in silence, each very doubtful of the other.
acquainted
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From this reading I do not propose to annoy you, after seeing you safely to the hotel, by assuming that we are acquainted, nor do I intend to subject myself to the mortification of being informed publicly, by your manner, that we are not on speaking terms.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I do not propose to annoy you, after seeing you safely to the hotel, by assuming that we are acquainted, nor do I intend to subject myself to the mortification of being informed publicly, by your manner, that we are not on speaking terms.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading At last the artist began: "I am well aware, Miss Mayhew, that this unexpected episode and this enforced companionship give me no rights whatever.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a few moments Miss Mayhew and Van Berg walked on in silence, each very doubtful of the other.
annoy
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From this reading I do not propose to annoy you, after seeing you safely to the hotel, by assuming that we are acquainted, nor do I intend to subject myself to the mortification of being informed publicly, by your manner, that we are not on speaking terms.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I ask your pardon for anything that I may have said or done to hurt your feelings, and having thus gone more than half-way it would be ungenerous on your part not to respond in like spirit."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I do not propose to annoy you, after seeing you safely to the hotel, by assuming that we are acquainted, nor do I intend to subject myself to the mortification of being informed publicly, by your manner, that we are not on speaking terms.
artist
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From this reading At last the artist began: "I am well aware, Miss Mayhew, that this unexpected episode and this enforced companionship give me no rights whatever.
ask
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From this reading I ask your pardon for anything that I may have said or done to hurt your feelings, and having thus gone more than half-way it would be ungenerous on your part not to respond in like spirit."
assuming
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From this reading I do not propose to annoy you, after seeing you safely to the hotel, by assuming that we are acquainted, nor do I intend to subject myself to the mortification of being informed publicly, by your manner, that we are not on speaking terms.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last the artist began: "I am well aware, Miss Mayhew, that this unexpected episode and this enforced companionship give me no rights whatever.
aware
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From this reading At last the artist began: "I am well aware, Miss Mayhew, that this unexpected episode and this enforced companionship give me no rights whatever.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I would be glad to have this question settled now.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last the artist began: "I am well aware, Miss Mayhew, that this unexpected episode and this enforced companionship give me no rights whatever.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I do not propose to annoy you, after seeing you safely to the hotel, by assuming that we are acquainted, nor do I intend to subject myself to the mortification of being informed publicly, by your manner, that we are not on speaking terms.
Berg
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From this reading For a few moments Miss Mayhew and Van Berg walked on in silence, each very doubtful of the other.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I do not propose to annoy you, after seeing you safely to the hotel, by assuming that we are acquainted, nor do I intend to subject myself to the mortification of being informed publicly, by your manner, that we are not on speaking terms.
companionship
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From this reading At last the artist began: "I am well aware, Miss Mayhew, that this unexpected episode and this enforced companionship give me no rights whatever.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not propose to annoy you, after seeing you safely to the hotel, by assuming that we are acquainted, nor do I intend to subject myself to the mortification of being informed publicly, by your manner, that we are not on speaking terms.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I ask your pardon for anything that I may have said or done to hurt your feelings, and having thus gone more than half-way it would be ungenerous on your part not to respond in like spirit."
doubtful
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From this reading For a few moments Miss Mayhew and Van Berg walked on in silence, each very doubtful of the other.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading For a few moments Miss Mayhew and Van Berg walked on in silence, each very doubtful of the other.
enforced
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From this reading At last the artist began: "I am well aware, Miss Mayhew, that this unexpected episode and this enforced companionship give me no rights whatever.
episode
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From this reading At last the artist began: "I am well aware, Miss Mayhew, that this unexpected episode and this enforced companionship give me no rights whatever.
feelings
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From this reading I ask your pardon for anything that I may have said or done to hurt your feelings, and having thus gone more than half-way it would be ungenerous on your part not to respond in like spirit."
few
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From this reading For a few moments Miss Mayhew and Van Berg walked on in silence, each very doubtful of the other.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a few moments Miss Mayhew and Van Berg walked on in silence, each very doubtful of the other.
give
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From this reading At last the artist began: "I am well aware, Miss Mayhew, that this unexpected episode and this enforced companionship give me no rights whatever.
glad
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From this reading I would be glad to have this question settled now.
gone
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From this reading I ask your pardon for anything that I may have said or done to hurt your feelings, and having thus gone more than half-way it would be ungenerous on your part not to respond in like spirit."
half-waynounUS /half-way/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I ask your pardon for anything that I may have said or done to hurt your feelings, and having thus gone more than half-way it would be ungenerous on your part not to respond in like spirit."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I would be glad to have this question settled now.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I ask your pardon for anything that I may have said or done to hurt your feelings, and having thus gone more than half-way it would be ungenerous on your part not to respond in like spirit."
hotel
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From this reading I do not propose to annoy you, after seeing you safely to the hotel, by assuming that we are acquainted, nor do I intend to subject myself to the mortification of being informed publicly, by your manner, that we are not on speaking terms.
hurt
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From this reading I ask your pardon for anything that I may have said or done to hurt your feelings, and having thus gone more than half-way it would be ungenerous on your part not to respond in like spirit."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At last the artist began: "I am well aware, Miss Mayhew, that this unexpected episode and this enforced companionship give me no rights whatever.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a few moments Miss Mayhew and Van Berg walked on in silence, each very doubtful of the other.
informed
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From this reading I do not propose to annoy you, after seeing you safely to the hotel, by assuming that we are acquainted, nor do I intend to subject myself to the mortification of being informed publicly, by your manner, that we are not on speaking terms.
intend
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From this reading I do not propose to annoy you, after seeing you safely to the hotel, by assuming that we are acquainted, nor do I intend to subject myself to the mortification of being informed publicly, by your manner, that we are not on speaking terms.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I ask your pardon for anything that I may have said or done to hurt your feelings, and having thus gone more than half-way it would be ungenerous on your part not to respond in like spirit."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last the artist began: "I am well aware, Miss Mayhew, that this unexpected episode and this enforced companionship give me no rights whatever.
like
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From this reading I ask your pardon for anything that I may have said or done to hurt your feelings, and having thus gone more than half-way it would be ungenerous on your part not to respond in like spirit."
manner
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From this reading I do not propose to annoy you, after seeing you safely to the hotel, by assuming that we are acquainted, nor do I intend to subject myself to the mortification of being informed publicly, by your manner, that we are not on speaking terms.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I ask your pardon for anything that I may have said or done to hurt your feelings, and having thus gone more than half-way it would be ungenerous on your part not to respond in like spirit."
Mayhew
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From this reading For a few moments Miss Mayhew and Van Berg walked on in silence, each very doubtful of the other.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At last the artist began: "I am well aware, Miss Mayhew, that this unexpected episode and this enforced companionship give me no rights whatever.
Miss
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From this reading For a few moments Miss Mayhew and Van Berg walked on in silence, each very doubtful of the other.
moments
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From this reading For a few moments Miss Mayhew and Van Berg walked on in silence, each very doubtful of the other.
more
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From this reading I ask your pardon for anything that I may have said or done to hurt your feelings, and having thus gone more than half-way it would be ungenerous on your part not to respond in like spirit."
mortification
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From this reading I do not propose to annoy you, after seeing you safely to the hotel, by assuming that we are acquainted, nor do I intend to subject myself to the mortification of being informed publicly, by your manner, that we are not on speaking terms.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I do not propose to annoy you, after seeing you safely to the hotel, by assuming that we are acquainted, nor do I intend to subject myself to the mortification of being informed publicly, by your manner, that we are not on speaking terms.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At last the artist began: "I am well aware, Miss Mayhew, that this unexpected episode and this enforced companionship give me no rights whatever.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I do not propose to annoy you, after seeing you safely to the hotel, by assuming that we are acquainted, nor do I intend to subject myself to the mortification of being informed publicly, by your manner, that we are not on speaking terms.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not propose to annoy you, after seeing you safely to the hotel, by assuming that we are acquainted, nor do I intend to subject myself to the mortification of being informed publicly, by your manner, that we are not on speaking terms.
now
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From this reading I would be glad to have this question settled now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a few moments Miss Mayhew and Van Berg walked on in silence, each very doubtful of the other.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For a few moments Miss Mayhew and Van Berg walked on in silence, each very doubtful of the other.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I ask your pardon for anything that I may have said or done to hurt your feelings, and having thus gone more than half-way it would be ungenerous on your part not to respond in like spirit."
other
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From this reading For a few moments Miss Mayhew and Van Berg walked on in silence, each very doubtful of the other.
pardon
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From this reading I ask your pardon for anything that I may have said or done to hurt your feelings, and having thus gone more than half-way it would be ungenerous on your part not to respond in like spirit."
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I ask your pardon for anything that I may have said or done to hurt your feelings, and having thus gone more than half-way it would be ungenerous on your part not to respond in like spirit."
propose
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From this reading I do not propose to annoy you, after seeing you safely to the hotel, by assuming that we are acquainted, nor do I intend to subject myself to the mortification of being informed publicly, by your manner, that we are not on speaking terms.
publicly
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From this reading I do not propose to annoy you, after seeing you safely to the hotel, by assuming that we are acquainted, nor do I intend to subject myself to the mortification of being informed publicly, by your manner, that we are not on speaking terms.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I would be glad to have this question settled now.
respond
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From this reading I ask your pardon for anything that I may have said or done to hurt your feelings, and having thus gone more than half-way it would be ungenerous on your part not to respond in like spirit."
rights
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From this reading At last the artist began: "I am well aware, Miss Mayhew, that this unexpected episode and this enforced companionship give me no rights whatever.
safely
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From this reading I do not propose to annoy you, after seeing you safely to the hotel, by assuming that we are acquainted, nor do I intend to subject myself to the mortification of being informed publicly, by your manner, that we are not on speaking terms.
said
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From this reading I ask your pardon for anything that I may have said or done to hurt your feelings, and having thus gone more than half-way it would be ungenerous on your part not to respond in like spirit."
seeing
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From this reading I do not propose to annoy you, after seeing you safely to the hotel, by assuming that we are acquainted, nor do I intend to subject myself to the mortification of being informed publicly, by your manner, that we are not on speaking terms.
settled
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From this reading I would be glad to have this question settled now.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading For a few moments Miss Mayhew and Van Berg walked on in silence, each very doubtful of the other.
speaking
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From this reading I do not propose to annoy you, after seeing you safely to the hotel, by assuming that we are acquainted, nor do I intend to subject myself to the mortification of being informed publicly, by your manner, that we are not on speaking terms.
spirit
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From this reading I ask your pardon for anything that I may have said or done to hurt your feelings, and having thus gone more than half-way it would be ungenerous on your part not to respond in like spirit."
subject
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From this reading I do not propose to annoy you, after seeing you safely to the hotel, by assuming that we are acquainted, nor do I intend to subject myself to the mortification of being informed publicly, by your manner, that we are not on speaking terms.
terms
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From this reading I do not propose to annoy you, after seeing you safely to the hotel, by assuming that we are acquainted, nor do I intend to subject myself to the mortification of being informed publicly, by your manner, that we are not on speaking terms.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I ask your pardon for anything that I may have said or done to hurt your feelings, and having thus gone more than half-way it would be ungenerous on your part not to respond in like spirit."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At last the artist began: "I am well aware, Miss Mayhew, that this unexpected episode and this enforced companionship give me no rights whatever.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a few moments Miss Mayhew and Van Berg walked on in silence, each very doubtful of the other.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At last the artist began: "I am well aware, Miss Mayhew, that this unexpected episode and this enforced companionship give me no rights whatever.
thus
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From this reading I ask your pardon for anything that I may have said or done to hurt your feelings, and having thus gone more than half-way it would be ungenerous on your part not to respond in like spirit."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I do not propose to annoy you, after seeing you safely to the hotel, by assuming that we are acquainted, nor do I intend to subject myself to the mortification of being informed publicly, by your manner, that we are not on speaking terms.
unexpected
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From this reading At last the artist began: "I am well aware, Miss Mayhew, that this unexpected episode and this enforced companionship give me no rights whatever.
ungenerous
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From this reading I ask your pardon for anything that I may have said or done to hurt your feelings, and having thus gone more than half-way it would be ungenerous on your part not to respond in like spirit."
Van
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From this reading For a few moments Miss Mayhew and Van Berg walked on in silence, each very doubtful of the other.
very
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From this reading For a few moments Miss Mayhew and Van Berg walked on in silence, each very doubtful of the other.
walked
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From this reading For a few moments Miss Mayhew and Van Berg walked on in silence, each very doubtful of the other.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I do not propose to annoy you, after seeing you safely to the hotel, by assuming that we are acquainted, nor do I intend to subject myself to the mortification of being informed publicly, by your manner, that we are not on speaking terms.
well
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From this reading At last the artist began: "I am well aware, Miss Mayhew, that this unexpected episode and this enforced companionship give me no rights whatever.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading At last the artist began: "I am well aware, Miss Mayhew, that this unexpected episode and this enforced companionship give me no rights whatever.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would be glad to have this question settled now.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I do not propose to annoy you, after seeing you safely to the hotel, by assuming that we are acquainted, nor do I intend to subject myself to the mortification of being informed publicly, by your manner, that we are not on speaking terms.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I do not propose to annoy you, after seeing you safely to the hotel, by assuming that we are acquainted, nor do I intend to subject myself to the mortification of being informed publicly, by your manner, that we are not on speaking terms.
