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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 “Well, who hasn’t come?” asked Edgar Tramlay, as Lucia hurried toward him with a countenance in which despondency and indignation were striving for mastery.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The head of the family looked puzzled; then his expression changed to indignation as he asked,-- “Has any one dared to come to my house after drinking?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, who hasn’t come?” asked Edgar Tramlay, as Lucia hurried toward him with a countenance in which despondency and indignation were striving for mastery.
any
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From this reading The head of the family looked puzzled; then his expression changed to indignation as he asked,-- “Has any one dared to come to my house after drinking?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well, who hasn’t come?” asked Edgar Tramlay, as Lucia hurried toward him with a countenance in which despondency and indignation were striving for mastery.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, who hasn’t come?” asked Edgar Tramlay, as Lucia hurried toward him with a countenance in which despondency and indignation were striving for mastery.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Tramlay knew his daughter’s moods, for they were exact duplicates of some he had married a score of years before.
changed
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From this reading The head of the family looked puzzled; then his expression changed to indignation as he asked,-- “Has any one dared to come to my house after drinking?”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, who hasn’t come?” asked Edgar Tramlay, as Lucia hurried toward him with a countenance in which despondency and indignation were striving for mastery.
countenance
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From this reading “Well, who hasn’t come?” asked Edgar Tramlay, as Lucia hurried toward him with a countenance in which despondency and indignation were striving for mastery.
dared
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From this reading The head of the family looked puzzled; then his expression changed to indignation as he asked,-- “Has any one dared to come to my house after drinking?”
daughter's
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From this reading Tramlay knew his daughter’s moods, for they were exact duplicates of some he had married a score of years before.
despondency
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From this reading “Well, who hasn’t come?” asked Edgar Tramlay, as Lucia hurried toward him with a countenance in which despondency and indignation were striving for mastery.
drinking
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From this reading The head of the family looked puzzled; then his expression changed to indignation as he asked,-- “Has any one dared to come to my house after drinking?”
duplicates
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From this reading Tramlay knew his daughter’s moods, for they were exact duplicates of some he had married a score of years before.
Edgar
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From this reading “Well, who hasn’t come?” asked Edgar Tramlay, as Lucia hurried toward him with a countenance in which despondency and indignation were striving for mastery.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading Tramlay knew his daughter’s moods, for they were exact duplicates of some he had married a score of years before.
expression
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From this reading The head of the family looked puzzled; then his expression changed to indignation as he asked,-- “Has any one dared to come to my house after drinking?”
family
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From this reading The head of the family looked puzzled; then his expression changed to indignation as he asked,-- “Has any one dared to come to my house after drinking?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Well, who hasn’t come?” asked Edgar Tramlay, as Lucia hurried toward him with a countenance in which despondency and indignation were striving for mastery.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tramlay knew his daughter’s moods, for they were exact duplicates of some he had married a score of years before.
hadn't
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From this reading “Oh, if he hadn’t come!--if he hadn’t come!”
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The head of the family looked puzzled; then his expression changed to indignation as he asked,-- “Has any one dared to come to my house after drinking?”
hasn't
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From this reading “Well, who hasn’t come?” asked Edgar Tramlay, as Lucia hurried toward him with a countenance in which despondency and indignation were striving for mastery.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tramlay knew his daughter’s moods, for they were exact duplicates of some he had married a score of years before.
head
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From this reading The head of the family looked puzzled; then his expression changed to indignation as he asked,-- “Has any one dared to come to my house after drinking?”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, who hasn’t come?” asked Edgar Tramlay, as Lucia hurried toward him with a countenance in which despondency and indignation were striving for mastery.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tramlay knew his daughter’s moods, for they were exact duplicates of some he had married a score of years before.
house
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From this reading The head of the family looked puzzled; then his expression changed to indignation as he asked,-- “Has any one dared to come to my house after drinking?”
hurried
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From this reading “Well, who hasn’t come?” asked Edgar Tramlay, as Lucia hurried toward him with a countenance in which despondency and indignation were striving for mastery.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Oh, if he hadn’t come!--if he hadn’t come!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well, who hasn’t come?” asked Edgar Tramlay, as Lucia hurried toward him with a countenance in which despondency and indignation were striving for mastery.
indignation
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From this reading “Well, who hasn’t come?” asked Edgar Tramlay, as Lucia hurried toward him with a countenance in which despondency and indignation were striving for mastery.
knew
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From this reading Tramlay knew his daughter’s moods, for they were exact duplicates of some he had married a score of years before.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The head of the family looked puzzled; then his expression changed to indignation as he asked,-- “Has any one dared to come to my house after drinking?”
Lucia
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From this reading “Well, who hasn’t come?” asked Edgar Tramlay, as Lucia hurried toward him with a countenance in which despondency and indignation were striving for mastery.
married
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From this reading Tramlay knew his daughter’s moods, for they were exact duplicates of some he had married a score of years before.
mastery
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From this reading “Well, who hasn’t come?” asked Edgar Tramlay, as Lucia hurried toward him with a countenance in which despondency and indignation were striving for mastery.
moods
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From this reading Tramlay knew his daughter’s moods, for they were exact duplicates of some he had married a score of years before.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The head of the family looked puzzled; then his expression changed to indignation as he asked,-- “Has any one dared to come to my house after drinking?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tramlay knew his daughter’s moods, for they were exact duplicates of some he had married a score of years before.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, if he hadn’t come!--if he hadn’t come!”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The head of the family looked puzzled; then his expression changed to indignation as he asked,-- “Has any one dared to come to my house after drinking?”
puzzled
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From this reading The head of the family looked puzzled; then his expression changed to indignation as he asked,-- “Has any one dared to come to my house after drinking?”
RECEPTION
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From this reading THE TRAMLAY RECEPTION.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tramlay knew his daughter’s moods, for they were exact duplicates of some he had married a score of years before.
some
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From this reading Tramlay knew his daughter’s moods, for they were exact duplicates of some he had married a score of years before.
striving
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From this reading “Well, who hasn’t come?” asked Edgar Tramlay, as Lucia hurried toward him with a countenance in which despondency and indignation were striving for mastery.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAMLAY RECEPTION.
then
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From this reading The head of the family looked puzzled; then his expression changed to indignation as he asked,-- “Has any one dared to come to my house after drinking?”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tramlay knew his daughter’s moods, for they were exact duplicates of some he had married a score of years before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The head of the family looked puzzled; then his expression changed to indignation as he asked,-- “Has any one dared to come to my house after drinking?”
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading “Well, who hasn’t come?” asked Edgar Tramlay, as Lucia hurried toward him with a countenance in which despondency and indignation were striving for mastery.
TRAMLAY
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From this reading THE TRAMLAY RECEPTION.
Well
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From this reading “Well, who hasn’t come?” asked Edgar Tramlay, as Lucia hurried toward him with a countenance in which despondency and indignation were striving for mastery.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Well, who hasn’t come?” asked Edgar Tramlay, as Lucia hurried toward him with a countenance in which despondency and indignation were striving for mastery.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Well, who hasn’t come?” asked Edgar Tramlay, as Lucia hurried toward him with a countenance in which despondency and indignation were striving for mastery.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Well, who hasn’t come?” asked Edgar Tramlay, as Lucia hurried toward him with a countenance in which despondency and indignation were striving for mastery.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Well, who hasn’t come?” asked Edgar Tramlay, as Lucia hurried toward him with a countenance in which despondency and indignation were striving for mastery.
years
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From this reading Tramlay knew his daughter’s moods, for they were exact duplicates of some he had married a score of years before.
