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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 Mr. Adolphus Swann spent a very agreeable afternoon after his interview with Nathan Smith in refusing to satisfy what he termed the idle curiosity of his partner.
address
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From this reading The secret of Captain Nugent’s whereabouts, he declared, was not to be told to everybody, but was to be confided by a man of insinuating address and appearance—here he looked at himself in a hand-glass—to Miss Nugent.
Adolphus
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From this reading Mr. Adolphus Swann spent a very agreeable afternoon after his interview with Nathan Smith in refusing to satisfy what he termed the idle curiosity of his partner.
afraid
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From this reading “I had hoped to have gone this afternoon,” he said, with a glance at the clock; “but I’m afraid I can’t get away.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mr. Adolphus Swann spent a very agreeable afternoon after his interview with Nathan Smith in refusing to satisfy what he termed the idle curiosity of his partner.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Adolphus Swann spent a very agreeable afternoon after his interview with Nathan Smith in refusing to satisfy what he termed the idle curiosity of his partner.
agreeable
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From this reading Mr. Adolphus Swann spent a very agreeable afternoon after his interview with Nathan Smith in refusing to satisfy what he termed the idle curiosity of his partner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The secret of Captain Nugent’s whereabouts, he declared, was not to be told to everybody, but was to be confided by a man of insinuating address and appearance—here he looked at himself in a hand-glass—to Miss Nugent.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The secret of Captain Nugent’s whereabouts, he declared, was not to be told to everybody, but was to be confided by a man of insinuating address and appearance—here he looked at himself in a hand-glass—to Miss Nugent.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The secret of Captain Nugent’s whereabouts, he declared, was not to be told to everybody, but was to be confided by a man of insinuating address and appearance—here he looked at himself in a hand-glass—to Miss Nugent.
away
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From this reading “I had hoped to have gone this afternoon,” he said, with a glance at the clock; “but I’m afraid I can’t get away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The secret of Captain Nugent’s whereabouts, he declared, was not to be told to everybody, but was to be confided by a man of insinuating address and appearance—here he looked at himself in a hand-glass—to Miss Nugent.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be broken to her by a man with no ulterior motives for his visit; a man in the prime of life, but not too old for a little tender sympathy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The secret of Captain Nugent’s whereabouts, he declared, was not to be told to everybody, but was to be confided by a man of insinuating address and appearance—here he looked at himself in a hand-glass—to Miss Nugent.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The secret of Captain Nugent’s whereabouts, he declared, was not to be told to everybody, but was to be confided by a man of insinuating address and appearance—here he looked at himself in a hand-glass—to Miss Nugent.
can't
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From this reading “I had hoped to have gone this afternoon,” he said, with a glance at the clock; “but I’m afraid I can’t get away.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The secret of Captain Nugent’s whereabouts, he declared, was not to be told to everybody, but was to be confided by a man of insinuating address and appearance—here he looked at himself in a hand-glass—to Miss Nugent.
clock
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From this reading “I had hoped to have gone this afternoon,” he said, with a glance at the clock; “but I’m afraid I can’t get away.
confided
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From this reading The secret of Captain Nugent’s whereabouts, he declared, was not to be told to everybody, but was to be confided by a man of insinuating address and appearance—here he looked at himself in a hand-glass—to Miss Nugent.
curiosity
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From this reading Mr. Adolphus Swann spent a very agreeable afternoon after his interview with Nathan Smith in refusing to satisfy what he termed the idle curiosity of his partner.
declared
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From this reading The secret of Captain Nugent’s whereabouts, he declared, was not to be told to everybody, but was to be confided by a man of insinuating address and appearance—here he looked at himself in a hand-glass—to Miss Nugent.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Have you got much to do, Hardy?”
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading The secret of Captain Nugent’s whereabouts, he declared, was not to be told to everybody, but was to be confided by a man of insinuating address and appearance—here he looked at himself in a hand-glass—to Miss Nugent.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To be broken to her by a man with no ulterior motives for his visit; a man in the prime of life, but not too old for a little tender sympathy.
get
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From this reading “I had hoped to have gone this afternoon,” he said, with a glance at the clock; “but I’m afraid I can’t get away.
glance
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From this reading “I had hoped to have gone this afternoon,” he said, with a glance at the clock; “but I’m afraid I can’t get away.
gone
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From this reading “I had hoped to have gone this afternoon,” he said, with a glance at the clock; “but I’m afraid I can’t get away.
got
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From this reading Have you got much to do, Hardy?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I had hoped to have gone this afternoon,” he said, with a glance at the clock; “but I’m afraid I can’t get away.
hand-glass
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From this reading The secret of Captain Nugent’s whereabouts, he declared, was not to be told to everybody, but was to be confided by a man of insinuating address and appearance—here he looked at himself in a hand-glass—to Miss Nugent.
Hardy
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From this reading Have you got much to do, Hardy?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I had hoped to have gone this afternoon,” he said, with a glance at the clock; “but I’m afraid I can’t get away.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Adolphus Swann spent a very agreeable afternoon after his interview with Nathan Smith in refusing to satisfy what he termed the idle curiosity of his partner.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To be broken to her by a man with no ulterior motives for his visit; a man in the prime of life, but not too old for a little tender sympathy.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The secret of Captain Nugent’s whereabouts, he declared, was not to be told to everybody, but was to be confided by a man of insinuating address and appearance—here he looked at himself in a hand-glass—to Miss Nugent.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The secret of Captain Nugent’s whereabouts, he declared, was not to be told to everybody, but was to be confided by a man of insinuating address and appearance—here he looked at himself in a hand-glass—to Miss Nugent.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Adolphus Swann spent a very agreeable afternoon after his interview with Nathan Smith in refusing to satisfy what he termed the idle curiosity of his partner.
hoped
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From this reading “I had hoped to have gone this afternoon,” he said, with a glance at the clock; “but I’m afraid I can’t get away.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I had hoped to have gone this afternoon,” he said, with a glance at the clock; “but I’m afraid I can’t get away.
I'm
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From this reading “I had hoped to have gone this afternoon,” he said, with a glance at the clock; “but I’m afraid I can’t get away.
idle
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From this reading Mr. Adolphus Swann spent a very agreeable afternoon after his interview with Nathan Smith in refusing to satisfy what he termed the idle curiosity of his partner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Adolphus Swann spent a very agreeable afternoon after his interview with Nathan Smith in refusing to satisfy what he termed the idle curiosity of his partner.
insinuating
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From this reading The secret of Captain Nugent’s whereabouts, he declared, was not to be told to everybody, but was to be confided by a man of insinuating address and appearance—here he looked at himself in a hand-glass—to Miss Nugent.
interview
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From this reading Mr. Adolphus Swann spent a very agreeable afternoon after his interview with Nathan Smith in refusing to satisfy what he termed the idle curiosity of his partner.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be broken to her by a man with no ulterior motives for his visit; a man in the prime of life, but not too old for a little tender sympathy.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be broken to her by a man with no ulterior motives for his visit; a man in the prime of life, but not too old for a little tender sympathy.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The secret of Captain Nugent’s whereabouts, he declared, was not to be told to everybody, but was to be confided by a man of insinuating address and appearance—here he looked at himself in a hand-glass—to Miss Nugent.
man
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From this reading The secret of Captain Nugent’s whereabouts, he declared, was not to be told to everybody, but was to be confided by a man of insinuating address and appearance—here he looked at himself in a hand-glass—to Miss Nugent.
Miss
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From this reading The secret of Captain Nugent’s whereabouts, he declared, was not to be told to everybody, but was to be confided by a man of insinuating address and appearance—here he looked at himself in a hand-glass—to Miss Nugent.
motives
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From this reading To be broken to her by a man with no ulterior motives for his visit; a man in the prime of life, but not too old for a little tender sympathy.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Adolphus Swann spent a very agreeable afternoon after his interview with Nathan Smith in refusing to satisfy what he termed the idle curiosity of his partner.
much
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From this reading Have you got much to do, Hardy?”
Nathan
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From this reading Mr. Adolphus Swann spent a very agreeable afternoon after his interview with Nathan Smith in refusing to satisfy what he termed the idle curiosity of his partner.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading To be broken to her by a man with no ulterior motives for his visit; a man in the prime of life, but not too old for a little tender sympathy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The secret of Captain Nugent’s whereabouts, he declared, was not to be told to everybody, but was to be confided by a man of insinuating address and appearance—here he looked at himself in a hand-glass—to Miss Nugent.
Nugent
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From this reading The secret of Captain Nugent’s whereabouts, he declared, was not to be told to everybody, but was to be confided by a man of insinuating address and appearance—here he looked at himself in a hand-glass—to Miss Nugent.
Nugent's
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From this reading The secret of Captain Nugent’s whereabouts, he declared, was not to be told to everybody, but was to be confided by a man of insinuating address and appearance—here he looked at himself in a hand-glass—to Miss Nugent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Adolphus Swann spent a very agreeable afternoon after his interview with Nathan Smith in refusing to satisfy what he termed the idle curiosity of his partner.
old
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From this reading To be broken to her by a man with no ulterior motives for his visit; a man in the prime of life, but not too old for a little tender sympathy.
partner
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From this reading Mr. Adolphus Swann spent a very agreeable afternoon after his interview with Nathan Smith in refusing to satisfy what he termed the idle curiosity of his partner.
prime
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From this reading To be broken to her by a man with no ulterior motives for his visit; a man in the prime of life, but not too old for a little tender sympathy.
refusing
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From this reading Mr. Adolphus Swann spent a very agreeable afternoon after his interview with Nathan Smith in refusing to satisfy what he termed the idle curiosity of his partner.
said
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From this reading “I had hoped to have gone this afternoon,” he said, with a glance at the clock; “but I’m afraid I can’t get away.
satisfy
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From this reading Mr. Adolphus Swann spent a very agreeable afternoon after his interview with Nathan Smith in refusing to satisfy what he termed the idle curiosity of his partner.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The secret of Captain Nugent’s whereabouts, he declared, was not to be told to everybody, but was to be confided by a man of insinuating address and appearance—here he looked at himself in a hand-glass—to Miss Nugent.
Smith
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From this reading Mr. Adolphus Swann spent a very agreeable afternoon after his interview with Nathan Smith in refusing to satisfy what he termed the idle curiosity of his partner.
spent
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From this reading Mr. Adolphus Swann spent a very agreeable afternoon after his interview with Nathan Smith in refusing to satisfy what he termed the idle curiosity of his partner.
Swann
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From this reading Mr. Adolphus Swann spent a very agreeable afternoon after his interview with Nathan Smith in refusing to satisfy what he termed the idle curiosity of his partner.
sympathy
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From this reading To be broken to her by a man with no ulterior motives for his visit; a man in the prime of life, but not too old for a little tender sympathy.
tender
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From this reading To be broken to her by a man with no ulterior motives for his visit; a man in the prime of life, but not too old for a little tender sympathy.
termed
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From this reading Mr. Adolphus Swann spent a very agreeable afternoon after his interview with Nathan Smith in refusing to satisfy what he termed the idle curiosity of his partner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Adolphus Swann spent a very agreeable afternoon after his interview with Nathan Smith in refusing to satisfy what he termed the idle curiosity of his partner.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I had hoped to have gone this afternoon,” he said, with a glance at the clock; “but I’m afraid I can’t get away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Adolphus Swann spent a very agreeable afternoon after his interview with Nathan Smith in refusing to satisfy what he termed the idle curiosity of his partner.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The secret of Captain Nugent’s whereabouts, he declared, was not to be told to everybody, but was to be confided by a man of insinuating address and appearance—here he looked at himself in a hand-glass—to Miss Nugent.
too
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From this reading To be broken to her by a man with no ulterior motives for his visit; a man in the prime of life, but not too old for a little tender sympathy.
ulterior
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From this reading To be broken to her by a man with no ulterior motives for his visit; a man in the prime of life, but not too old for a little tender sympathy.
very
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From this reading Mr. Adolphus Swann spent a very agreeable afternoon after his interview with Nathan Smith in refusing to satisfy what he termed the idle curiosity of his partner.
visit
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From this reading To be broken to her by a man with no ulterior motives for his visit; a man in the prime of life, but not too old for a little tender sympathy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The secret of Captain Nugent’s whereabouts, he declared, was not to be told to everybody, but was to be confided by a man of insinuating address and appearance—here he looked at himself in a hand-glass—to Miss Nugent.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mr. Adolphus Swann spent a very agreeable afternoon after his interview with Nathan Smith in refusing to satisfy what he termed the idle curiosity of his partner.
whereabouts
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From this reading The secret of Captain Nugent’s whereabouts, he declared, was not to be told to everybody, but was to be confided by a man of insinuating address and appearance—here he looked at himself in a hand-glass—to Miss Nugent.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Adolphus Swann spent a very agreeable afternoon after his interview with Nathan Smith in refusing to satisfy what he termed the idle curiosity of his partner.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you got much to do, Hardy?”
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