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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 CAPTAIN PAGET AWAKENS TO A SENSE OF HIS DUTY.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Miss Paget, always constant to the idea of a duty to be performed on her side, even to this _pere prodigue_, obeyed the summons promptly, with the full approval of Georgy, always good-natured after her own fussy manner.
always
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From this reading Miss Paget, always constant to the idea of a duty to be performed on her side, even to this _pere prodigue_, obeyed the summons promptly, with the full approval of Georgy, always good-natured after her own fussy manner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Captain was laid up with rheumatic gout, and wrote quite piteously to implore a visit from Diana.
approval
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From this reading Miss Paget, always constant to the idea of a duty to be performed on her side, even to this _pere prodigue_, obeyed the summons promptly, with the full approval of Georgy, always good-natured after her own fussy manner.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "And if you'd like to take your papa a bottle of Mr. Sheldon's old port, Diana, remember it's at your disposal.
AWAKENS
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From this reading CAPTAIN PAGET AWAKENS TO A SENSE OF HIS DUTY.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Miss Paget, always constant to the idea of a duty to be performed on her side, even to this _pere prodigue_, obeyed the summons promptly, with the full approval of Georgy, always good-natured after her own fussy manner.
bottle
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From this reading "And if you'd like to take your papa a bottle of Mr. Sheldon's old port, Diana, remember it's at your disposal.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Captain Paget's return was made known to the Sheldon circle by a letter from the returning wanderer to his daughter.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN PAGET AWAKENS TO A SENSE OF HIS DUTY.
circle
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From this reading Captain Paget's return was made known to the Sheldon circle by a letter from the returning wanderer to his daughter.
constant
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From this reading Miss Paget, always constant to the idea of a duty to be performed on her side, even to this _pere prodigue_, obeyed the summons promptly, with the full approval of Georgy, always good-natured after her own fussy manner.
daughter
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From this reading Captain Paget's return was made known to the Sheldon circle by a letter from the returning wanderer to his daughter.
Diana
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From this reading The Captain was laid up with rheumatic gout, and wrote quite piteously to implore a visit from Diana.
disposal
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From this reading "And if you'd like to take your papa a bottle of Mr. Sheldon's old port, Diana, remember it's at your disposal.
DUTYnounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading CAPTAIN PAGET AWAKENS TO A SENSE OF HIS DUTY.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Paget, always constant to the idea of a duty to be performed on her side, even to this _pere prodigue_, obeyed the summons promptly, with the full approval of Georgy, always good-natured after her own fussy manner.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Captain Paget's return was made known to the Sheldon circle by a letter from the returning wanderer to his daughter.
full
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From this reading Miss Paget, always constant to the idea of a duty to be performed on her side, even to this _pere prodigue_, obeyed the summons promptly, with the full approval of Georgy, always good-natured after her own fussy manner.
fussy
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From this reading Miss Paget, always constant to the idea of a duty to be performed on her side, even to this _pere prodigue_, obeyed the summons promptly, with the full approval of Georgy, always good-natured after her own fussy manner.
Georgy
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From this reading Miss Paget, always constant to the idea of a duty to be performed on her side, even to this _pere prodigue_, obeyed the summons promptly, with the full approval of Georgy, always good-natured after her own fussy manner.
good-natured
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From this reading Miss Paget, always constant to the idea of a duty to be performed on her side, even to this _pere prodigue_, obeyed the summons promptly, with the full approval of Georgy, always good-natured after her own fussy manner.
gout
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From this reading The Captain was laid up with rheumatic gout, and wrote quite piteously to implore a visit from Diana.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Paget, always constant to the idea of a duty to be performed on her side, even to this _pere prodigue_, obeyed the summons promptly, with the full approval of Georgy, always good-natured after her own fussy manner.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CAPTAIN PAGET AWAKENS TO A SENSE OF HIS DUTY.
idea
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From this reading Miss Paget, always constant to the idea of a duty to be performed on her side, even to this _pere prodigue_, obeyed the summons promptly, with the full approval of Georgy, always good-natured after her own fussy manner.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And if you'd like to take your papa a bottle of Mr. Sheldon's old port, Diana, remember it's at your disposal.
implore
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From this reading The Captain was laid up with rheumatic gout, and wrote quite piteously to implore a visit from Diana.
it's
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From this reading "And if you'd like to take your papa a bottle of Mr. Sheldon's old port, Diana, remember it's at your disposal.
known
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From this reading Captain Paget's return was made known to the Sheldon circle by a letter from the returning wanderer to his daughter.
laid
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From this reading The Captain was laid up with rheumatic gout, and wrote quite piteously to implore a visit from Diana.
letter
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From this reading Captain Paget's return was made known to the Sheldon circle by a letter from the returning wanderer to his daughter.
like
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From this reading "And if you'd like to take your papa a bottle of Mr. Sheldon's old port, Diana, remember it's at your disposal.
made
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From this reading Captain Paget's return was made known to the Sheldon circle by a letter from the returning wanderer to his daughter.
manner
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From this reading Miss Paget, always constant to the idea of a duty to be performed on her side, even to this _pere prodigue_, obeyed the summons promptly, with the full approval of Georgy, always good-natured after her own fussy manner.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Paget, always constant to the idea of a duty to be performed on her side, even to this _pere prodigue_, obeyed the summons promptly, with the full approval of Georgy, always good-natured after her own fussy manner.
Mr
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From this reading "And if you'd like to take your papa a bottle of Mr. Sheldon's old port, Diana, remember it's at your disposal.
obeyed
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From this reading Miss Paget, always constant to the idea of a duty to be performed on her side, even to this _pere prodigue_, obeyed the summons promptly, with the full approval of Georgy, always good-natured after her own fussy manner.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAPTAIN PAGET AWAKENS TO A SENSE OF HIS DUTY.
old
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From this reading "And if you'd like to take your papa a bottle of Mr. Sheldon's old port, Diana, remember it's at your disposal.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Miss Paget, always constant to the idea of a duty to be performed on her side, even to this _pere prodigue_, obeyed the summons promptly, with the full approval of Georgy, always good-natured after her own fussy manner.
own
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From this reading Miss Paget, always constant to the idea of a duty to be performed on her side, even to this _pere prodigue_, obeyed the summons promptly, with the full approval of Georgy, always good-natured after her own fussy manner.
PAGET
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From this reading CAPTAIN PAGET AWAKENS TO A SENSE OF HIS DUTY.
Paget's
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From this reading Captain Paget's return was made known to the Sheldon circle by a letter from the returning wanderer to his daughter.
papa
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From this reading "And if you'd like to take your papa a bottle of Mr. Sheldon's old port, Diana, remember it's at your disposal.
pere
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From this reading Miss Paget, always constant to the idea of a duty to be performed on her side, even to this _pere prodigue_, obeyed the summons promptly, with the full approval of Georgy, always good-natured after her own fussy manner.
performed
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From this reading Miss Paget, always constant to the idea of a duty to be performed on her side, even to this _pere prodigue_, obeyed the summons promptly, with the full approval of Georgy, always good-natured after her own fussy manner.
piteously
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From this reading The Captain was laid up with rheumatic gout, and wrote quite piteously to implore a visit from Diana.
port
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From this reading "And if you'd like to take your papa a bottle of Mr. Sheldon's old port, Diana, remember it's at your disposal.
prodigue
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From this reading Miss Paget, always constant to the idea of a duty to be performed on her side, even to this _pere prodigue_, obeyed the summons promptly, with the full approval of Georgy, always good-natured after her own fussy manner.
promptly
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From this reading Miss Paget, always constant to the idea of a duty to be performed on her side, even to this _pere prodigue_, obeyed the summons promptly, with the full approval of Georgy, always good-natured after her own fussy manner.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Captain was laid up with rheumatic gout, and wrote quite piteously to implore a visit from Diana.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading "And if you'd like to take your papa a bottle of Mr. Sheldon's old port, Diana, remember it's at your disposal.
return
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From this reading Captain Paget's return was made known to the Sheldon circle by a letter from the returning wanderer to his daughter.
returning
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From this reading Captain Paget's return was made known to the Sheldon circle by a letter from the returning wanderer to his daughter.
rheumatic
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From this reading The Captain was laid up with rheumatic gout, and wrote quite piteously to implore a visit from Diana.
SENSE
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From this reading CAPTAIN PAGET AWAKENS TO A SENSE OF HIS DUTY.
Sheldon
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From this reading Captain Paget's return was made known to the Sheldon circle by a letter from the returning wanderer to his daughter.
Sheldon's
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From this reading "And if you'd like to take your papa a bottle of Mr. Sheldon's old port, Diana, remember it's at your disposal.
side
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From this reading Miss Paget, always constant to the idea of a duty to be performed on her side, even to this _pere prodigue_, obeyed the summons promptly, with the full approval of Georgy, always good-natured after her own fussy manner.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading Miss Paget, always constant to the idea of a duty to be performed on her side, even to this _pere prodigue_, obeyed the summons promptly, with the full approval of Georgy, always good-natured after her own fussy manner.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And if you'd like to take your papa a bottle of Mr. Sheldon's old port, Diana, remember it's at your disposal.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain Paget's return was made known to the Sheldon circle by a letter from the returning wanderer to his daughter.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Miss Paget, always constant to the idea of a duty to be performed on her side, even to this _pere prodigue_, obeyed the summons promptly, with the full approval of Georgy, always good-natured after her own fussy manner.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CAPTAIN PAGET AWAKENS TO A SENSE OF HIS DUTY.
up
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From this reading The Captain was laid up with rheumatic gout, and wrote quite piteously to implore a visit from Diana.
visit
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From this reading The Captain was laid up with rheumatic gout, and wrote quite piteously to implore a visit from Diana.
wanderer
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From this reading Captain Paget's return was made known to the Sheldon circle by a letter from the returning wanderer to his daughter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Captain Paget's return was made known to the Sheldon circle by a letter from the returning wanderer to his daughter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Captain was laid up with rheumatic gout, and wrote quite piteously to implore a visit from Diana.
wrote
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From this reading The Captain was laid up with rheumatic gout, and wrote quite piteously to implore a visit from Diana.
you'd
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From this reading "And if you'd like to take your papa a bottle of Mr. Sheldon's old port, Diana, remember it's at your disposal.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And if you'd like to take your papa a bottle of Mr. Sheldon's old port, Diana, remember it's at your disposal.
