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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, therefore, shortly after the visit of Father Bivot, he asked Lord Saxondale for the use of a conveyance, announcing his intention to drive with Dorothy to the nearest railway station.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One morning, therefore, shortly after the visit of Father Bivot, he asked Lord Saxondale for the use of a conveyance, announcing his intention to drive with Dorothy to the nearest railway station.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Can you be ready in an hour, Dorothy?” he asked, after Saxondale had reluctantly consented.
announcing
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From this reading One morning, therefore, shortly after the visit of Father Bivot, he asked Lord Saxondale for the use of a conveyance, announcing his intention to drive with Dorothy to the nearest railway station.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning, therefore, shortly after the visit of Father Bivot, he asked Lord Saxondale for the use of a conveyance, announcing his intention to drive with Dorothy to the nearest railway station.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was dismay in the heart of everyone who sat at what had been a cheerful breakfast table.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Can you be ready in an hour, Dorothy?” he asked, after Saxondale had reluctantly consented.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was dismay in the heart of everyone who sat at what had been a cheerful breakfast table.
Bivot
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From this reading One morning, therefore, shortly after the visit of Father Bivot, he asked Lord Saxondale for the use of a conveyance, announcing his intention to drive with Dorothy to the nearest railway station.
breakfast
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From this reading There was dismay in the heart of everyone who sat at what had been a cheerful breakfast table.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Quentin deliberately went on to say that he would take no lackey, preferring to expose none but himself in the undertaking.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Can you be ready in an hour, Dorothy?” he asked, after Saxondale had reluctantly consented.
carrying
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From this reading “Do you insist on carrying out this Quixotic plan, Phil?” she asked, after a long pause.
cheerful
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From this reading There was dismay in the heart of everyone who sat at what had been a cheerful breakfast table.
consented
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From this reading “Can you be ready in an hour, Dorothy?” he asked, after Saxondale had reluctantly consented.
conveyance
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From this reading One morning, therefore, shortly after the visit of Father Bivot, he asked Lord Saxondale for the use of a conveyance, announcing his intention to drive with Dorothy to the nearest railway station.
deliberately
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From this reading Quentin deliberately went on to say that he would take no lackey, preferring to expose none but himself in the undertaking.
dismay
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From this reading There was dismay in the heart of everyone who sat at what had been a cheerful breakfast table.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you insist on carrying out this Quixotic plan, Phil?” she asked, after a long pause.
Dorothy
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From this reading One morning, therefore, shortly after the visit of Father Bivot, he asked Lord Saxondale for the use of a conveyance, announcing his intention to drive with Dorothy to the nearest railway station.
drive
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From this reading One morning, therefore, shortly after the visit of Father Bivot, he asked Lord Saxondale for the use of a conveyance, announcing his intention to drive with Dorothy to the nearest railway station.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading There was dismay in the heart of everyone who sat at what had been a cheerful breakfast table.
expose
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From this reading Quentin deliberately went on to say that he would take no lackey, preferring to expose none but himself in the undertaking.
Father
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From this reading One morning, therefore, shortly after the visit of Father Bivot, he asked Lord Saxondale for the use of a conveyance, announcing his intention to drive with Dorothy to the nearest railway station.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One morning, therefore, shortly after the visit of Father Bivot, he asked Lord Saxondale for the use of a conveyance, announcing his intention to drive with Dorothy to the nearest railway station.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was dismay in the heart of everyone who sat at what had been a cheerful breakfast table.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One morning, therefore, shortly after the visit of Father Bivot, he asked Lord Saxondale for the use of a conveyance, announcing his intention to drive with Dorothy to the nearest railway station.
heart
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From this reading There was dismay in the heart of everyone who sat at what had been a cheerful breakfast table.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Quentin deliberately went on to say that he would take no lackey, preferring to expose none but himself in the undertaking.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One morning, therefore, shortly after the visit of Father Bivot, he asked Lord Saxondale for the use of a conveyance, announcing his intention to drive with Dorothy to the nearest railway station.
hour
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From this reading “Can you be ready in an hour, Dorothy?” he asked, after Saxondale had reluctantly consented.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was dismay in the heart of everyone who sat at what had been a cheerful breakfast table.
insist
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From this reading “Do you insist on carrying out this Quixotic plan, Phil?” she asked, after a long pause.
intention
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From this reading One morning, therefore, shortly after the visit of Father Bivot, he asked Lord Saxondale for the use of a conveyance, announcing his intention to drive with Dorothy to the nearest railway station.
lackey
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From this reading Quentin deliberately went on to say that he would take no lackey, preferring to expose none but himself in the undertaking.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you insist on carrying out this Quixotic plan, Phil?” she asked, after a long pause.
Lord
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From this reading One morning, therefore, shortly after the visit of Father Bivot, he asked Lord Saxondale for the use of a conveyance, announcing his intention to drive with Dorothy to the nearest railway station.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning, therefore, shortly after the visit of Father Bivot, he asked Lord Saxondale for the use of a conveyance, announcing his intention to drive with Dorothy to the nearest railway station.
nearest
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From this reading One morning, therefore, shortly after the visit of Father Bivot, he asked Lord Saxondale for the use of a conveyance, announcing his intention to drive with Dorothy to the nearest railway station.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Quentin deliberately went on to say that he would take no lackey, preferring to expose none but himself in the undertaking.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Quentin deliberately went on to say that he would take no lackey, preferring to expose none but himself in the undertaking.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One morning, therefore, shortly after the visit of Father Bivot, he asked Lord Saxondale for the use of a conveyance, announcing his intention to drive with Dorothy to the nearest railway station.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Quentin deliberately went on to say that he would take no lackey, preferring to expose none but himself in the undertaking.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning, therefore, shortly after the visit of Father Bivot, he asked Lord Saxondale for the use of a conveyance, announcing his intention to drive with Dorothy to the nearest railway station.
out
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From this reading “Do you insist on carrying out this Quixotic plan, Phil?” she asked, after a long pause.
pause
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From this reading “Do you insist on carrying out this Quixotic plan, Phil?” she asked, after a long pause.
Phil
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From this reading “Do you insist on carrying out this Quixotic plan, Phil?” she asked, after a long pause.
plan
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From this reading “Do you insist on carrying out this Quixotic plan, Phil?” she asked, after a long pause.
preferring
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From this reading Quentin deliberately went on to say that he would take no lackey, preferring to expose none but himself in the undertaking.
Quentin
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From this reading Quentin deliberately went on to say that he would take no lackey, preferring to expose none but himself in the undertaking.
Quixotic
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From this reading “Do you insist on carrying out this Quixotic plan, Phil?” she asked, after a long pause.
railway
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From this reading One morning, therefore, shortly after the visit of Father Bivot, he asked Lord Saxondale for the use of a conveyance, announcing his intention to drive with Dorothy to the nearest railway station.
ready
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From this reading “Can you be ready in an hour, Dorothy?” he asked, after Saxondale had reluctantly consented.
reluctantly
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From this reading “Can you be ready in an hour, Dorothy?” he asked, after Saxondale had reluctantly consented.
sat
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From this reading There was dismay in the heart of everyone who sat at what had been a cheerful breakfast table.
Saxondale
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From this reading One morning, therefore, shortly after the visit of Father Bivot, he asked Lord Saxondale for the use of a conveyance, announcing his intention to drive with Dorothy to the nearest railway station.
say
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From this reading Quentin deliberately went on to say that he would take no lackey, preferring to expose none but himself in the undertaking.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Do you insist on carrying out this Quixotic plan, Phil?” she asked, after a long pause.
shortly
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From this reading One morning, therefore, shortly after the visit of Father Bivot, he asked Lord Saxondale for the use of a conveyance, announcing his intention to drive with Dorothy to the nearest railway station.
station
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From this reading One morning, therefore, shortly after the visit of Father Bivot, he asked Lord Saxondale for the use of a conveyance, announcing his intention to drive with Dorothy to the nearest railway station.
table
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From this reading There was dismay in the heart of everyone who sat at what had been a cheerful breakfast table.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quentin deliberately went on to say that he would take no lackey, preferring to expose none but himself in the undertaking.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Quentin deliberately went on to say that he would take no lackey, preferring to expose none but himself in the undertaking.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One morning, therefore, shortly after the visit of Father Bivot, he asked Lord Saxondale for the use of a conveyance, announcing his intention to drive with Dorothy to the nearest railway station.
There
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From this reading There was dismay in the heart of everyone who sat at what had been a cheerful breakfast table.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading One morning, therefore, shortly after the visit of Father Bivot, he asked Lord Saxondale for the use of a conveyance, announcing his intention to drive with Dorothy to the nearest railway station.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Do you insist on carrying out this Quixotic plan, Phil?” she asked, after a long pause.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One morning, therefore, shortly after the visit of Father Bivot, he asked Lord Saxondale for the use of a conveyance, announcing his intention to drive with Dorothy to the nearest railway station.
undertakingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/
a serious task, project, or venture that someone agrees to do
From this reading Quentin deliberately went on to say that he would take no lackey, preferring to expose none but himself in the undertaking.
use
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From this reading One morning, therefore, shortly after the visit of Father Bivot, he asked Lord Saxondale for the use of a conveyance, announcing his intention to drive with Dorothy to the nearest railway station.
visit
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From this reading One morning, therefore, shortly after the visit of Father Bivot, he asked Lord Saxondale for the use of a conveyance, announcing his intention to drive with Dorothy to the nearest railway station.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was dismay in the heart of everyone who sat at what had been a cheerful breakfast table.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quentin deliberately went on to say that he would take no lackey, preferring to expose none but himself in the undertaking.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There was dismay in the heart of everyone who sat at what had been a cheerful breakfast table.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was dismay in the heart of everyone who sat at what had been a cheerful breakfast table.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One morning, therefore, shortly after the visit of Father Bivot, he asked Lord Saxondale for the use of a conveyance, announcing his intention to drive with Dorothy to the nearest railway station.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Quentin deliberately went on to say that he would take no lackey, preferring to expose none but himself in the undertaking.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Can you be ready in an hour, Dorothy?” he asked, after Saxondale had reluctantly consented.
