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absent
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From this reading We had been absent from dinner, and doubtless by this time Julia had informed Tom's mother of the expedition, and anyone could see that our clothing had been wet.
afternoons
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From this reading Moreover, my conviction would probably deprive him for six whole afternoons of my company, on which he was more or less dependent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the defence of this case presented unusual difficulties, and we stopped several times to thrash them out.
anxiety
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From this reading So I lingered in no little anxiety behind the Peters stable while he made the investigation.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading We had been absent from dinner, and doubtless by this time Julia had informed Tom's mother of the expedition, and anyone could see that our clothing had been wet.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We had been absent from dinner, and doubtless by this time Julia had informed Tom's mother of the expedition, and anyone could see that our clothing had been wet.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading So I lingered in no little anxiety behind the Peters stable while he made the investigation.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the defence of this case presented unusual difficulties, and we stopped several times to thrash them out.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We had been absent from dinner, and doubtless by this time Julia had informed Tom's mother of the expedition, and anyone could see that our clothing had been wet.
case
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From this reading But the defence of this case presented unusual difficulties, and we stopped several times to thrash them out.
clothing
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From this reading We had been absent from dinner, and doubtless by this time Julia had informed Tom's mother of the expedition, and anyone could see that our clothing had been wet.
company
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From this reading Moreover, my conviction would probably deprive him for six whole afternoons of my company, on which he was more or less dependent.
conviction
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From this reading Moreover, my conviction would probably deprive him for six whole afternoons of my company, on which he was more or less dependent.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We had been absent from dinner, and doubtless by this time Julia had informed Tom's mother of the expedition, and anyone could see that our clothing had been wet.
defence
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From this reading But the defence of this case presented unusual difficulties, and we stopped several times to thrash them out.
dependent
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From this reading Moreover, my conviction would probably deprive him for six whole afternoons of my company, on which he was more or less dependent.
deprive
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From this reading Moreover, my conviction would probably deprive him for six whole afternoons of my company, on which he was more or less dependent.
difficulties
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From this reading But the defence of this case presented unusual difficulties, and we stopped several times to thrash them out.
dinner
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From this reading We had been absent from dinner, and doubtless by this time Julia had informed Tom's mother of the expedition, and anyone could see that our clothing had been wet.
doubtless
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From this reading We had been absent from dinner, and doubtless by this time Julia had informed Tom's mother of the expedition, and anyone could see that our clothing had been wet.
expedition
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From this reading We had been absent from dinner, and doubtless by this time Julia had informed Tom's mother of the expedition, and anyone could see that our clothing had been wet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Moreover, my conviction would probably deprive him for six whole afternoons of my company, on which he was more or less dependent.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We had been absent from dinner, and doubtless by this time Julia had informed Tom's mother of the expedition, and anyone could see that our clothing had been wet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had been absent from dinner, and doubtless by this time Julia had informed Tom's mother of the expedition, and anyone could see that our clothing had been wet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Moreover, my conviction would probably deprive him for six whole afternoons of my company, on which he was more or less dependent.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Moreover, my conviction would probably deprive him for six whole afternoons of my company, on which he was more or less dependent.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So I lingered in no little anxiety behind the Peters stable while he made the investigation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So I lingered in no little anxiety behind the Peters stable while he made the investigation.
informed
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From this reading We had been absent from dinner, and doubtless by this time Julia had informed Tom's mother of the expedition, and anyone could see that our clothing had been wet.
investigation
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From this reading So I lingered in no little anxiety behind the Peters stable while he made the investigation.
Julia
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From this reading We had been absent from dinner, and doubtless by this time Julia had informed Tom's mother of the expedition, and anyone could see that our clothing had been wet.
less
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From this reading Moreover, my conviction would probably deprive him for six whole afternoons of my company, on which he was more or less dependent.
lingered
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From this reading So I lingered in no little anxiety behind the Peters stable while he made the investigation.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I lingered in no little anxiety behind the Peters stable while he made the investigation.
loyal
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From this reading Tom was loyal.
made
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From this reading So I lingered in no little anxiety behind the Peters stable while he made the investigation.
more
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From this reading Moreover, my conviction would probably deprive him for six whole afternoons of my company, on which he was more or less dependent.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, my conviction would probably deprive him for six whole afternoons of my company, on which he was more or less dependent.
mother
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From this reading We had been absent from dinner, and doubtless by this time Julia had informed Tom's mother of the expedition, and anyone could see that our clothing had been wet.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Moreover, my conviction would probably deprive him for six whole afternoons of my company, on which he was more or less dependent.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading So I lingered in no little anxiety behind the Peters stable while he made the investigation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Moreover, my conviction would probably deprive him for six whole afternoons of my company, on which he was more or less dependent.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Moreover, my conviction would probably deprive him for six whole afternoons of my company, on which he was more or less dependent.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Moreover, my conviction would probably deprive him for six whole afternoons of my company, on which he was more or less dependent.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had been absent from dinner, and doubtless by this time Julia had informed Tom's mother of the expedition, and anyone could see that our clothing had been wet.
out
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From this reading But the defence of this case presented unusual difficulties, and we stopped several times to thrash them out.
Peters
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From this reading So I lingered in no little anxiety behind the Peters stable while he made the investigation.
presented
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From this reading But the defence of this case presented unusual difficulties, and we stopped several times to thrash them out.
probably
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From this reading Moreover, my conviction would probably deprive him for six whole afternoons of my company, on which he was more or less dependent.
see
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From this reading We had been absent from dinner, and doubtless by this time Julia had informed Tom's mother of the expedition, and anyone could see that our clothing had been wet.
several
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From this reading But the defence of this case presented unusual difficulties, and we stopped several times to thrash them out.
six
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From this reading Moreover, my conviction would probably deprive him for six whole afternoons of my company, on which he was more or less dependent.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I lingered in no little anxiety behind the Peters stable while he made the investigation.
stable
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From this reading So I lingered in no little anxiety behind the Peters stable while he made the investigation.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the defence of this case presented unusual difficulties, and we stopped several times to thrash them out.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We had been absent from dinner, and doubtless by this time Julia had informed Tom's mother of the expedition, and anyone could see that our clothing had been wet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the defence of this case presented unusual difficulties, and we stopped several times to thrash them out.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But the defence of this case presented unusual difficulties, and we stopped several times to thrash them out.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But the defence of this case presented unusual difficulties, and we stopped several times to thrash them out.
thrash
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From this reading But the defence of this case presented unusual difficulties, and we stopped several times to thrash them out.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had been absent from dinner, and doubtless by this time Julia had informed Tom's mother of the expedition, and anyone could see that our clothing had been wet.
times
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From this reading But the defence of this case presented unusual difficulties, and we stopped several times to thrash them out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the defence of this case presented unusual difficulties, and we stopped several times to thrash them out.
Tom
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From this reading Tom was loyal.
Tom's
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From this reading We had been absent from dinner, and doubtless by this time Julia had informed Tom's mother of the expedition, and anyone could see that our clothing had been wet.
unusual
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From this reading But the defence of this case presented unusual difficulties, and we stopped several times to thrash them out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom was loyal.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But the defence of this case presented unusual difficulties, and we stopped several times to thrash them out.
wet
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From this reading We had been absent from dinner, and doubtless by this time Julia had informed Tom's mother of the expedition, and anyone could see that our clothing had been wet.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Moreover, my conviction would probably deprive him for six whole afternoons of my company, on which he was more or less dependent.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading So I lingered in no little anxiety behind the Peters stable while he made the investigation.
whole
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From this reading Moreover, my conviction would probably deprive him for six whole afternoons of my company, on which he was more or less dependent.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Moreover, my conviction would probably deprive him for six whole afternoons of my company, on which he was more or less dependent.
