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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 Wesson's pretence of regard for me did not sort with this affiliation with a fellow against whom he had been at such pains to warn me.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Edgerly registered at the Sea View, a small hotel situated about a quarter mile from the Marine, while Wesson came boldly to the latter hostelry and took a room there.
affiliation
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From this reading Wesson's pretence of regard for me did not sort with this affiliation with a fellow against whom he had been at such pains to warn me.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Wesson's pretence of regard for me did not sort with this affiliation with a fellow against whom he had been at such pains to warn me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They both seemed disconcerted at our meeting and I learned later that they had decided to stop at different houses.
appeared
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From this reading It was plain that these two men had become closer friends than they appeared to be when on the Madiana.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Wesson's pretence of regard for me did not sort with this affiliation with a fellow against whom he had been at such pains to warn me.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was plain that these two men had become closer friends than they appeared to be when on the Madiana.
become
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From this reading It was plain that these two men had become closer friends than they appeared to be when on the Madiana.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Wesson's pretence of regard for me did not sort with this affiliation with a fellow against whom he had been at such pains to warn me.
boldly
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From this reading Edgerly registered at the Sea View, a small hotel situated about a quarter mile from the Marine, while Wesson came boldly to the latter hostelry and took a room there.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading They both seemed disconcerted at our meeting and I learned later that they had decided to stop at different houses.
came
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From this reading Edgerly registered at the Sea View, a small hotel situated about a quarter mile from the Marine, while Wesson came boldly to the latter hostelry and took a room there.
closer
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From this reading It was plain that these two men had become closer friends than they appeared to be when on the Madiana.
decided
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From this reading They both seemed disconcerted at our meeting and I learned later that they had decided to stop at different houses.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Wesson's pretence of regard for me did not sort with this affiliation with a fellow against whom he had been at such pains to warn me.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They both seemed disconcerted at our meeting and I learned later that they had decided to stop at different houses.
disconcerted
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From this reading They both seemed disconcerted at our meeting and I learned later that they had decided to stop at different houses.
Edgerly
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From this reading Edgerly registered at the Sea View, a small hotel situated about a quarter mile from the Marine, while Wesson came boldly to the latter hostelry and took a room there.
fellow
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From this reading Wesson's pretence of regard for me did not sort with this affiliation with a fellow against whom he had been at such pains to warn me.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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friends
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From this reading It was plain that these two men had become closer friends than they appeared to be when on the Madiana.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Edgerly registered at the Sea View, a small hotel situated about a quarter mile from the Marine, while Wesson came boldly to the latter hostelry and took a room there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was plain that these two men had become closer friends than they appeared to be when on the Madiana.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wesson's pretence of regard for me did not sort with this affiliation with a fellow against whom he had been at such pains to warn me.
hostelry
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From this reading Edgerly registered at the Sea View, a small hotel situated about a quarter mile from the Marine, while Wesson came boldly to the latter hostelry and took a room there.
hotel
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From this reading Edgerly registered at the Sea View, a small hotel situated about a quarter mile from the Marine, while Wesson came boldly to the latter hostelry and took a room there.
houses
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From this reading They both seemed disconcerted at our meeting and I learned later that they had decided to stop at different houses.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They both seemed disconcerted at our meeting and I learned later that they had decided to stop at different houses.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was plain that these two men had become closer friends than they appeared to be when on the Madiana.
later
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From this reading They both seemed disconcerted at our meeting and I learned later that they had decided to stop at different houses.
latter
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From this reading Edgerly registered at the Sea View, a small hotel situated about a quarter mile from the Marine, while Wesson came boldly to the latter hostelry and took a room there.
learned
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From this reading They both seemed disconcerted at our meeting and I learned later that they had decided to stop at different houses.
Madiana
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From this reading It was plain that these two men had become closer friends than they appeared to be when on the Madiana.
Marine
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From this reading Edgerly registered at the Sea View, a small hotel situated about a quarter mile from the Marine, while Wesson came boldly to the latter hostelry and took a room there.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wesson's pretence of regard for me did not sort with this affiliation with a fellow against whom he had been at such pains to warn me.
meeting
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From this reading They both seemed disconcerted at our meeting and I learned later that they had decided to stop at different houses.
men
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From this reading It was plain that these two men had become closer friends than they appeared to be when on the Madiana.
mile
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From this reading Edgerly registered at the Sea View, a small hotel situated about a quarter mile from the Marine, while Wesson came boldly to the latter hostelry and took a room there.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading NEW WORK FOR MY TYPEWRITER.
NEW
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From this reading NEW WORK FOR MY TYPEWRITER.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Wesson's pretence of regard for me did not sort with this affiliation with a fellow against whom he had been at such pains to warn me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wesson's pretence of regard for me did not sort with this affiliation with a fellow against whom he had been at such pains to warn me.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was plain that these two men had become closer friends than they appeared to be when on the Madiana.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They both seemed disconcerted at our meeting and I learned later that they had decided to stop at different houses.
pains
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From this reading Wesson's pretence of regard for me did not sort with this affiliation with a fellow against whom he had been at such pains to warn me.
plain
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From this reading It was plain that these two men had become closer friends than they appeared to be when on the Madiana.
pretence
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From this reading Wesson's pretence of regard for me did not sort with this affiliation with a fellow against whom he had been at such pains to warn me.
quarter
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From this reading Edgerly registered at the Sea View, a small hotel situated about a quarter mile from the Marine, while Wesson came boldly to the latter hostelry and took a room there.
regard
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From this reading Wesson's pretence of regard for me did not sort with this affiliation with a fellow against whom he had been at such pains to warn me.
registered
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From this reading Edgerly registered at the Sea View, a small hotel situated about a quarter mile from the Marine, while Wesson came boldly to the latter hostelry and took a room there.
room
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From this reading Edgerly registered at the Sea View, a small hotel situated about a quarter mile from the Marine, while Wesson came boldly to the latter hostelry and took a room there.
Sea
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From this reading Edgerly registered at the Sea View, a small hotel situated about a quarter mile from the Marine, while Wesson came boldly to the latter hostelry and took a room there.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They both seemed disconcerted at our meeting and I learned later that they had decided to stop at different houses.
situated
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From this reading Edgerly registered at the Sea View, a small hotel situated about a quarter mile from the Marine, while Wesson came boldly to the latter hostelry and took a room there.
small
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From this reading Edgerly registered at the Sea View, a small hotel situated about a quarter mile from the Marine, while Wesson came boldly to the latter hostelry and took a room there.
sort
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From this reading Wesson's pretence of regard for me did not sort with this affiliation with a fellow against whom he had been at such pains to warn me.
stop
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From this reading They both seemed disconcerted at our meeting and I learned later that they had decided to stop at different houses.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Wesson's pretence of regard for me did not sort with this affiliation with a fellow against whom he had been at such pains to warn me.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was plain that these two men had become closer friends than they appeared to be when on the Madiana.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was plain that these two men had become closer friends than they appeared to be when on the Madiana.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was plain that these two men had become closer friends than they appeared to be when on the Madiana.
there
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From this reading Edgerly registered at the Sea View, a small hotel situated about a quarter mile from the Marine, while Wesson came boldly to the latter hostelry and took a room there.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was plain that these two men had become closer friends than they appeared to be when on the Madiana.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was plain that these two men had become closer friends than they appeared to be when on the Madiana.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Wesson's pretence of regard for me did not sort with this affiliation with a fellow against whom he had been at such pains to warn me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was plain that these two men had become closer friends than they appeared to be when on the Madiana.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Edgerly registered at the Sea View, a small hotel situated about a quarter mile from the Marine, while Wesson came boldly to the latter hostelry and took a room there.
two
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From this reading It was plain that these two men had become closer friends than they appeared to be when on the Madiana.
TYPEWRITER
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View
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From this reading Edgerly registered at the Sea View, a small hotel situated about a quarter mile from the Marine, while Wesson came boldly to the latter hostelry and took a room there.
warn
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From this reading Wesson's pretence of regard for me did not sort with this affiliation with a fellow against whom he had been at such pains to warn me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was plain that these two men had become closer friends than they appeared to be when on the Madiana.
Wesson
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From this reading Edgerly registered at the Sea View, a small hotel situated about a quarter mile from the Marine, while Wesson came boldly to the latter hostelry and took a room there.
Wesson's
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From this reading Wesson's pretence of regard for me did not sort with this affiliation with a fellow against whom he had been at such pains to warn me.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was plain that these two men had become closer friends than they appeared to be when on the Madiana.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Edgerly registered at the Sea View, a small hotel situated about a quarter mile from the Marine, while Wesson came boldly to the latter hostelry and took a room there.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wesson's pretence of regard for me did not sort with this affiliation with a fellow against whom he had been at such pains to warn me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wesson's pretence of regard for me did not sort with this affiliation with a fellow against whom he had been at such pains to warn me.
WORK
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