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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 One morning a handsome young man, elegantly dressed, presented himself at Downing Street, and asked to see Mr. Lucian Webber.
admitted
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From this reading Lucian ordered him to be admitted at once, and, when he entered, nodded amiably to him and invited him to sit down.
amiably
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From this reading Lucian ordered him to be admitted at once, and, when he entered, nodded amiably to him and invited him to sit down.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One morning a handsome young man, elegantly dressed, presented himself at Downing Street, and asked to see Mr. Lucian Webber.
announced
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From this reading He declined to send in a card, and desired to be announced simply as “Bashville.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He declined to send in a card, and desired to be announced simply as “Bashville.”
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning a handsome young man, elegantly dressed, presented himself at Downing Street, and asked to see Mr. Lucian Webber.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One morning a handsome young man, elegantly dressed, presented himself at Downing Street, and asked to see Mr. Lucian Webber.
Bashville
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From this reading He declined to send in a card, and desired to be announced simply as “Bashville.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He declined to send in a card, and desired to be announced simply as “Bashville.”
business
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From this reading It struck Lucian then, from a certain strung-up resolution in his visitor’s manner, that he had come on some business of his own, and not, as he had taken for granted, with a message from his mistress.
card
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From this reading He declined to send in a card, and desired to be announced simply as “Bashville.”
certain
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From this reading It struck Lucian then, from a certain strung-up resolution in his visitor’s manner, that he had come on some business of his own, and not, as he had taken for granted, with a message from his mistress.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It struck Lucian then, from a certain strung-up resolution in his visitor’s manner, that he had come on some business of his own, and not, as he had taken for granted, with a message from his mistress.
declined
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From this reading He declined to send in a card, and desired to be announced simply as “Bashville.”
desired
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From this reading He declined to send in a card, and desired to be announced simply as “Bashville.”
down
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From this reading Lucian ordered him to be admitted at once, and, when he entered, nodded amiably to him and invited him to sit down.
Downing
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From this reading One morning a handsome young man, elegantly dressed, presented himself at Downing Street, and asked to see Mr. Lucian Webber.
dressed
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From this reading One morning a handsome young man, elegantly dressed, presented himself at Downing Street, and asked to see Mr. Lucian Webber.
elegantly
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From this reading One morning a handsome young man, elegantly dressed, presented himself at Downing Street, and asked to see Mr. Lucian Webber.
entered
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From this reading Lucian ordered him to be admitted at once, and, when he entered, nodded amiably to him and invited him to sit down.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It struck Lucian then, from a certain strung-up resolution in his visitor’s manner, that he had come on some business of his own, and not, as he had taken for granted, with a message from his mistress.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It struck Lucian then, from a certain strung-up resolution in his visitor’s manner, that he had come on some business of his own, and not, as he had taken for granted, with a message from his mistress.
granted
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From this reading It struck Lucian then, from a certain strung-up resolution in his visitor’s manner, that he had come on some business of his own, and not, as he had taken for granted, with a message from his mistress.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It struck Lucian then, from a certain strung-up resolution in his visitor’s manner, that he had come on some business of his own, and not, as he had taken for granted, with a message from his mistress.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One morning a handsome young man, elegantly dressed, presented himself at Downing Street, and asked to see Mr. Lucian Webber.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He declined to send in a card, and desired to be announced simply as “Bashville.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lucian ordered him to be admitted at once, and, when he entered, nodded amiably to him and invited him to sit down.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading One morning a handsome young man, elegantly dressed, presented himself at Downing Street, and asked to see Mr. Lucian Webber.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It struck Lucian then, from a certain strung-up resolution in his visitor’s manner, that he had come on some business of his own, and not, as he had taken for granted, with a message from his mistress.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thank you, sir,” said Bashville, seating himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He declined to send in a card, and desired to be announced simply as “Bashville.”
invited
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From this reading Lucian ordered him to be admitted at once, and, when he entered, nodded amiably to him and invited him to sit down.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It struck Lucian then, from a certain strung-up resolution in his visitor’s manner, that he had come on some business of his own, and not, as he had taken for granted, with a message from his mistress.
Lucian
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From this reading One morning a handsome young man, elegantly dressed, presented himself at Downing Street, and asked to see Mr. Lucian Webber.
man
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From this reading One morning a handsome young man, elegantly dressed, presented himself at Downing Street, and asked to see Mr. Lucian Webber.
manner
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From this reading It struck Lucian then, from a certain strung-up resolution in his visitor’s manner, that he had come on some business of his own, and not, as he had taken for granted, with a message from his mistress.
message
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From this reading It struck Lucian then, from a certain strung-up resolution in his visitor’s manner, that he had come on some business of his own, and not, as he had taken for granted, with a message from his mistress.
mistress
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From this reading It struck Lucian then, from a certain strung-up resolution in his visitor’s manner, that he had come on some business of his own, and not, as he had taken for granted, with a message from his mistress.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning a handsome young man, elegantly dressed, presented himself at Downing Street, and asked to see Mr. Lucian Webber.
Mr
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From this reading One morning a handsome young man, elegantly dressed, presented himself at Downing Street, and asked to see Mr. Lucian Webber.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucian ordered him to be admitted at once, and, when he entered, nodded amiably to him and invited him to sit down.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It struck Lucian then, from a certain strung-up resolution in his visitor’s manner, that he had come on some business of his own, and not, as he had taken for granted, with a message from his mistress.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It struck Lucian then, from a certain strung-up resolution in his visitor’s manner, that he had come on some business of his own, and not, as he had taken for granted, with a message from his mistress.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It struck Lucian then, from a certain strung-up resolution in his visitor’s manner, that he had come on some business of his own, and not, as he had taken for granted, with a message from his mistress.
once
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From this reading Lucian ordered him to be admitted at once, and, when he entered, nodded amiably to him and invited him to sit down.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning a handsome young man, elegantly dressed, presented himself at Downing Street, and asked to see Mr. Lucian Webber.
ordered
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From this reading Lucian ordered him to be admitted at once, and, when he entered, nodded amiably to him and invited him to sit down.
own
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From this reading It struck Lucian then, from a certain strung-up resolution in his visitor’s manner, that he had come on some business of his own, and not, as he had taken for granted, with a message from his mistress.
presented
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From this reading One morning a handsome young man, elegantly dressed, presented himself at Downing Street, and asked to see Mr. Lucian Webber.
resolution
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From this reading It struck Lucian then, from a certain strung-up resolution in his visitor’s manner, that he had come on some business of his own, and not, as he had taken for granted, with a message from his mistress.
said
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From this reading “I thank you, sir,” said Bashville, seating himself.
seating
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From this reading “I thank you, sir,” said Bashville, seating himself.
see
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From this reading One morning a handsome young man, elegantly dressed, presented himself at Downing Street, and asked to see Mr. Lucian Webber.
send
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From this reading He declined to send in a card, and desired to be announced simply as “Bashville.”
simply
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From this reading He declined to send in a card, and desired to be announced simply as “Bashville.”
sir
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From this reading “I thank you, sir,” said Bashville, seating himself.
sit
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From this reading Lucian ordered him to be admitted at once, and, when he entered, nodded amiably to him and invited him to sit down.
some
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From this reading It struck Lucian then, from a certain strung-up resolution in his visitor’s manner, that he had come on some business of his own, and not, as he had taken for granted, with a message from his mistress.
Street
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From this reading One morning a handsome young man, elegantly dressed, presented himself at Downing Street, and asked to see Mr. Lucian Webber.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It struck Lucian then, from a certain strung-up resolution in his visitor’s manner, that he had come on some business of his own, and not, as he had taken for granted, with a message from his mistress.
strung-up
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From this reading It struck Lucian then, from a certain strung-up resolution in his visitor’s manner, that he had come on some business of his own, and not, as he had taken for granted, with a message from his mistress.
taken
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From this reading It struck Lucian then, from a certain strung-up resolution in his visitor’s manner, that he had come on some business of his own, and not, as he had taken for granted, with a message from his mistress.
thank
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From this reading “I thank you, sir,” said Bashville, seating himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It struck Lucian then, from a certain strung-up resolution in his visitor’s manner, that he had come on some business of his own, and not, as he had taken for granted, with a message from his mistress.
then
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From this reading It struck Lucian then, from a certain strung-up resolution in his visitor’s manner, that he had come on some business of his own, and not, as he had taken for granted, with a message from his mistress.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One morning a handsome young man, elegantly dressed, presented himself at Downing Street, and asked to see Mr. Lucian Webber.
visitor's
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From this reading It struck Lucian then, from a certain strung-up resolution in his visitor’s manner, that he had come on some business of his own, and not, as he had taken for granted, with a message from his mistress.
Webber
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From this reading One morning a handsome young man, elegantly dressed, presented himself at Downing Street, and asked to see Mr. Lucian Webber.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Lucian ordered him to be admitted at once, and, when he entered, nodded amiably to him and invited him to sit down.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It struck Lucian then, from a certain strung-up resolution in his visitor’s manner, that he had come on some business of his own, and not, as he had taken for granted, with a message from his mistress.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I thank you, sir,” said Bashville, seating himself.
young
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From this reading One morning a handsome young man, elegantly dressed, presented himself at Downing Street, and asked to see Mr. Lucian Webber.
