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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 I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Still, he did usually come home to his tea about six o’clock of an evening, like the rest, and like the rest he brought with him a copy of the _Signal_ to glance at during tea.
adventurous
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From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One afternoon in July he arrived thus upon his waiting wife at Machin House, Bleakridge.
all
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From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
arrived
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From this reading One afternoon in July he arrived thus upon his waiting wife at Machin House, Bleakridge.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
automatic
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From this reading Moreover, the Universal Thrift Club (Limited) was so automatic and self-winding that Denry ran no risks in leaving it often to the care of his highly-drilled staff.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
Bleakridge
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From this reading One afternoon in July he arrived thus upon his waiting wife at Machin House, Bleakridge.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Still, he did usually come home to his tea about six o’clock of an evening, like the rest, and like the rest he brought with him a copy of the _Signal_ to glance at during tea.
business
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From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
care
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From this reading Moreover, the Universal Thrift Club (Limited) was so automatic and self-winding that Denry ran no risks in leaving it often to the care of his highly-drilled staff.
caused
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From this reading He was continually, as they say there, "up to something" that caused changes in daily habits.
changes
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From this reading He was continually, as they say there, "up to something" that caused changes in daily habits.
Club
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From this reading Moreover, the Universal Thrift Club (Limited) was so automatic and self-winding that Denry ran no risks in leaving it often to the care of his highly-drilled staff.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, he did usually come home to his tea about six o’clock of an evening, like the rest, and like the rest he brought with him a copy of the _Signal_ to glance at during tea.
comings
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From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
continually
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From this reading He was continually, as they say there, "up to something" that caused changes in daily habits.
copy
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From this reading Still, he did usually come home to his tea about six o’clock of an evening, like the rest, and like the rest he brought with him a copy of the _Signal_ to glance at during tea.
daily
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From this reading He was continually, as they say there, "up to something" that caused changes in daily habits.
Denry
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From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Still, he did usually come home to his tea about six o’clock of an evening, like the rest, and like the rest he brought with him a copy of the _Signal_ to glance at during tea.
doubt
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From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Still, he did usually come home to his tea about six o’clock of an evening, like the rest, and like the rest he brought with him a copy of the _Signal_ to glance at during tea.
evening
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From this reading Still, he did usually come home to his tea about six o’clock of an evening, like the rest, and like the rest he brought with him a copy of the _Signal_ to glance at during tea.
Five
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From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
generality
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From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
glance
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From this reading Still, he did usually come home to his tea about six o’clock of an evening, like the rest, and like the rest he brought with him a copy of the _Signal_ to glance at during tea.
goings
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From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
habits
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From this reading He was continually, as they say there, "up to something" that caused changes in daily habits.
happened
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From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
highly-drilled
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From this reading Moreover, the Universal Thrift Club (Limited) was so automatic and self-winding that Denry ran no risks in leaving it often to the care of his highly-drilled staff.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Still, he did usually come home to his tea about six o’clock of an evening, like the rest, and like the rest he brought with him a copy of the _Signal_ to glance at during tea.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
home
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From this reading Still, he did usually come home to his tea about six o’clock of an evening, like the rest, and like the rest he brought with him a copy of the _Signal_ to glance at during tea.
House
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From this reading One afternoon in July he arrived thus upon his waiting wife at Machin House, Bleakridge.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Moreover, the Universal Thrift Club (Limited) was so automatic and self-winding that Denry ran no risks in leaving it often to the care of his highly-drilled staff.
July
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From this reading One afternoon in July he arrived thus upon his waiting wife at Machin House, Bleakridge.
leave
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From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
leaving
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From this reading Moreover, the Universal Thrift Club (Limited) was so automatic and self-winding that Denry ran no risks in leaving it often to the care of his highly-drilled staff.
like
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From this reading Still, he did usually come home to his tea about six o’clock of an evening, like the rest, and like the rest he brought with him a copy of the _Signal_ to glance at during tea.
Limited
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From this reading Moreover, the Universal Thrift Club (Limited) was so automatic and self-winding that Denry ran no risks in leaving it often to the care of his highly-drilled staff.
Machin
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From this reading One afternoon in July he arrived thus upon his waiting wife at Machin House, Bleakridge.
man
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From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
men
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From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, the Universal Thrift Club (Limited) was so automatic and self-winding that Denry ran no risks in leaving it often to the care of his highly-drilled staff.
much
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From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
nature
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From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
o'clock
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From this reading Still, he did usually come home to his tea about six o’clock of an evening, like the rest, and like the rest he brought with him a copy of the _Signal_ to glance at during tea.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
often
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From this reading Moreover, the Universal Thrift Club (Limited) was so automatic and self-winding that Denry ran no risks in leaving it often to the care of his highly-drilled staff.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One afternoon in July he arrived thus upon his waiting wife at Machin House, Bleakridge.
ran
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From this reading Moreover, the Universal Thrift Club (Limited) was so automatic and self-winding that Denry ran no risks in leaving it often to the care of his highly-drilled staff.
regular
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From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, he did usually come home to his tea about six o’clock of an evening, like the rest, and like the rest he brought with him a copy of the _Signal_ to glance at during tea.
risks
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From this reading Moreover, the Universal Thrift Club (Limited) was so automatic and self-winding that Denry ran no risks in leaving it often to the care of his highly-drilled staff.
say
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From this reading He was continually, as they say there, "up to something" that caused changes in daily habits.
self-winding
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From this reading Moreover, the Universal Thrift Club (Limited) was so automatic and self-winding that Denry ran no risks in leaving it often to the care of his highly-drilled staff.
Signal
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From this reading Still, he did usually come home to his tea about six o’clock of an evening, like the rest, and like the rest he brought with him a copy of the _Signal_ to glance at during tea.
six
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From this reading Still, he did usually come home to his tea about six o’clock of an evening, like the rest, and like the rest he brought with him a copy of the _Signal_ to glance at during tea.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Moreover, the Universal Thrift Club (Limited) was so automatic and self-winding that Denry ran no risks in leaving it often to the care of his highly-drilled staff.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He was continually, as they say there, "up to something" that caused changes in daily habits.
spirit
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From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
staff
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From this reading Moreover, the Universal Thrift Club (Limited) was so automatic and self-winding that Denry ran no risks in leaving it often to the care of his highly-drilled staff.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, he did usually come home to his tea about six o’clock of an evening, like the rest, and like the rest he brought with him a copy of the _Signal_ to glance at during tea.
tea
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From this reading Still, he did usually come home to his tea about six o’clock of an evening, like the rest, and like the rest he brought with him a copy of the _Signal_ to glance at during tea.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was continually, as they say there, "up to something" that caused changes in daily habits.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
there
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From this reading He was continually, as they say there, "up to something" that caused changes in daily habits.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was continually, as they say there, "up to something" that caused changes in daily habits.
Thrift
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From this reading Moreover, the Universal Thrift Club (Limited) was so automatic and self-winding that Denry ran no risks in leaving it often to the care of his highly-drilled staff.
thus
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From this reading One afternoon in July he arrived thus upon his waiting wife at Machin House, Bleakridge.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
too
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From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
Towns
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From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
Universal
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From this reading Moreover, the Universal Thrift Club (Limited) was so automatic and self-winding that Denry ran no risks in leaving it often to the care of his highly-drilled staff.
up
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From this reading He was continually, as they say there, "up to something" that caused changes in daily habits.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading One afternoon in July he arrived thus upon his waiting wife at Machin House, Bleakridge.
usually
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From this reading Still, he did usually come home to his tea about six o’clock of an evening, like the rest, and like the rest he brought with him a copy of the _Signal_ to glance at during tea.
waiting
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From this reading One afternoon in July he arrived thus upon his waiting wife at Machin House, Bleakridge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I Denry was not as regular in his goings and comings as the generality of business men in the Five Towns; no doubt because he was not by nature a business man at all, but an adventurous spirit who happened to be in a business which was much too good to leave.
wife
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From this reading One afternoon in July he arrived thus upon his waiting wife at Machin House, Bleakridge.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Still, he did usually come home to his tea about six o’clock of an evening, like the rest, and like the rest he brought with him a copy of the _Signal_ to glance at during tea.
