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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 However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
accepted
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From this reading He had accepted the invitation verbally, when talking to Mrs. Medhurst at the studio-warming.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
arrested
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From this reading And now a strange notion seemed to come whizzing at him and he arrested it with a clutch.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had accepted the invitation verbally, when talking to Mrs. Medhurst at the studio-warming.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
card
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From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
clutch
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From this reading And now a strange notion seemed to come whizzing at him and he arrested it with a clutch.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
dance
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From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
day
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From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
destroy
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From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
evening
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From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
go
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From this reading Why should he not go and dance with Margaret for the last time?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had accepted the invitation verbally, when talking to Mrs. Medhurst at the studio-warming.
happened
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From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
heap
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From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And now a strange notion seemed to come whizzing at him and he arrested it with a clutch.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a moment his mind was made up.
invitation
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From this reading He had accepted the invitation verbally, when talking to Mrs. Medhurst at the studio-warming.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why should he not go and dance with Margaret for the last time?
made
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From this reading In a moment his mind was made up.
Margaret
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From this reading Why should he not go and dance with Margaret for the last time?
marriage
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From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
Medhurst
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From this reading He had accepted the invitation verbally, when talking to Mrs. Medhurst at the studio-warming.
Medhurst's
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From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a moment his mind was made up.
moment
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From this reading In a moment his mind was made up.
Morgan
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From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
Mrs
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From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why should he not go and dance with Margaret for the last time?
notion
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From this reading And now a strange notion seemed to come whizzing at him and he arrested it with a clutch.
now
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From this reading And now a strange notion seemed to come whizzing at him and he arrested it with a clutch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
papers
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From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now a strange notion seemed to come whizzing at him and he arrested it with a clutch.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should he not go and dance with Margaret for the last time?
somewhat
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From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
strange
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From this reading And now a strange notion seemed to come whizzing at him and he arrested it with a clutch.
studio-warming
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From this reading He had accepted the invitation verbally, when talking to Mrs. Medhurst at the studio-warming.
surprise
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From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
talking
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From this reading He had accepted the invitation verbally, when talking to Mrs. Medhurst at the studio-warming.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why should he not go and dance with Margaret for the last time?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
up
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From this reading In a moment his mind was made up.
verbally
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From this reading He had accepted the invitation verbally, when talking to Mrs. Medhurst at the studio-warming.
very
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From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had accepted the invitation verbally, when talking to Mrs. Medhurst at the studio-warming.
whizzing
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From this reading And now a strange notion seemed to come whizzing at him and he arrested it with a clutch.
Why
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From this reading Why should he not go and dance with Margaret for the last time?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And now a strange notion seemed to come whizzing at him and he arrested it with a clutch.
