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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 UNRAVELED TANGLE Unpleasant as the interview had been to Roy, he no sooner left the sickroom than he found his spirits rise with a great bound.
All
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From this reading All aspersions on his character would be scattered like the morning mist before the sun, as soon as the contents of the precious paper were made known.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE UNRAVELED TANGLE Unpleasant as the interview had been to Roy, he no sooner left the sickroom than he found his spirits rise with a great bound.
aspersions
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From this reading All aspersions on his character would be scattered like the morning mist before the sun, as soon as the contents of the precious paper were made known.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All aspersions on his character would be scattered like the morning mist before the sun, as soon as the contents of the precious paper were made known.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE UNRAVELED TANGLE Unpleasant as the interview had been to Roy, he no sooner left the sickroom than he found his spirits rise with a great bound.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading All aspersions on his character would be scattered like the morning mist before the sun, as soon as the contents of the precious paper were made known.
bound
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From this reading THE UNRAVELED TANGLE Unpleasant as the interview had been to Roy, he no sooner left the sickroom than he found his spirits rise with a great bound.
character
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From this reading All aspersions on his character would be scattered like the morning mist before the sun, as soon as the contents of the precious paper were made known.
cleared
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From this reading At last he was cleared!
contents
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From this reading All aspersions on his character would be scattered like the morning mist before the sun, as soon as the contents of the precious paper were made known.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now the way was smoothed for him.
found
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From this reading THE UNRAVELED TANGLE Unpleasant as the interview had been to Roy, he no sooner left the sickroom than he found his spirits rise with a great bound.
great
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From this reading THE UNRAVELED TANGLE Unpleasant as the interview had been to Roy, he no sooner left the sickroom than he found his spirits rise with a great bound.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE UNRAVELED TANGLE Unpleasant as the interview had been to Roy, he no sooner left the sickroom than he found his spirits rise with a great bound.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE UNRAVELED TANGLE Unpleasant as the interview had been to Roy, he no sooner left the sickroom than he found his spirits rise with a great bound.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now the way was smoothed for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE UNRAVELED TANGLE Unpleasant as the interview had been to Roy, he no sooner left the sickroom than he found his spirits rise with a great bound.
interview
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From this reading THE UNRAVELED TANGLE Unpleasant as the interview had been to Roy, he no sooner left the sickroom than he found his spirits rise with a great bound.
known
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From this reading All aspersions on his character would be scattered like the morning mist before the sun, as soon as the contents of the precious paper were made known.
last
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From this reading At last!
left
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From this reading THE UNRAVELED TANGLE Unpleasant as the interview had been to Roy, he no sooner left the sickroom than he found his spirits rise with a great bound.
like
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From this reading All aspersions on his character would be scattered like the morning mist before the sun, as soon as the contents of the precious paper were made known.
made
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From this reading All aspersions on his character would be scattered like the morning mist before the sun, as soon as the contents of the precious paper were made known.
mist
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From this reading All aspersions on his character would be scattered like the morning mist before the sun, as soon as the contents of the precious paper were made known.
morning
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From this reading All aspersions on his character would be scattered like the morning mist before the sun, as soon as the contents of the precious paper were made known.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE UNRAVELED TANGLE Unpleasant as the interview had been to Roy, he no sooner left the sickroom than he found his spirits rise with a great bound.
Now
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From this reading Now the way was smoothed for him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All aspersions on his character would be scattered like the morning mist before the sun, as soon as the contents of the precious paper were made known.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All aspersions on his character would be scattered like the morning mist before the sun, as soon as the contents of the precious paper were made known.
paper
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From this reading All aspersions on his character would be scattered like the morning mist before the sun, as soon as the contents of the precious paper were made known.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading All aspersions on his character would be scattered like the morning mist before the sun, as soon as the contents of the precious paper were made known.
rise
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From this reading THE UNRAVELED TANGLE Unpleasant as the interview had been to Roy, he no sooner left the sickroom than he found his spirits rise with a great bound.
Roy
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From this reading THE UNRAVELED TANGLE Unpleasant as the interview had been to Roy, he no sooner left the sickroom than he found his spirits rise with a great bound.
scattered
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From this reading All aspersions on his character would be scattered like the morning mist before the sun, as soon as the contents of the precious paper were made known.
sickroom
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From this reading THE UNRAVELED TANGLE Unpleasant as the interview had been to Roy, he no sooner left the sickroom than he found his spirits rise with a great bound.
smoothed
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From this reading Now the way was smoothed for him.
soon
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From this reading All aspersions on his character would be scattered like the morning mist before the sun, as soon as the contents of the precious paper were made known.
sooner
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From this reading THE UNRAVELED TANGLE Unpleasant as the interview had been to Roy, he no sooner left the sickroom than he found his spirits rise with a great bound.
spirits
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From this reading THE UNRAVELED TANGLE Unpleasant as the interview had been to Roy, he no sooner left the sickroom than he found his spirits rise with a great bound.
sun
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From this reading All aspersions on his character would be scattered like the morning mist before the sun, as soon as the contents of the precious paper were made known.
TANGLE
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From this reading THE UNRAVELED TANGLE Unpleasant as the interview had been to Roy, he no sooner left the sickroom than he found his spirits rise with a great bound.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE UNRAVELED TANGLE Unpleasant as the interview had been to Roy, he no sooner left the sickroom than he found his spirits rise with a great bound.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UNRAVELED TANGLE Unpleasant as the interview had been to Roy, he no sooner left the sickroom than he found his spirits rise with a great bound.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE UNRAVELED TANGLE Unpleasant as the interview had been to Roy, he no sooner left the sickroom than he found his spirits rise with a great bound.
Unpleasant
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From this reading THE UNRAVELED TANGLE Unpleasant as the interview had been to Roy, he no sooner left the sickroom than he found his spirits rise with a great bound.
UNRAVELED
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From this reading THE UNRAVELED TANGLE Unpleasant as the interview had been to Roy, he no sooner left the sickroom than he found his spirits rise with a great bound.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last he was cleared!
way
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From this reading Now the way was smoothed for him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All aspersions on his character would be scattered like the morning mist before the sun, as soon as the contents of the precious paper were made known.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE UNRAVELED TANGLE Unpleasant as the interview had been to Roy, he no sooner left the sickroom than he found his spirits rise with a great bound.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading All aspersions on his character would be scattered like the morning mist before the sun, as soon as the contents of the precious paper were made known.
