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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 It brought, instead, a brief note by the hands of Whiskey Dick from Fairfax, apologizing for some business that kept him and George Kearney from accompanying the ladies.
accompanying
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From this reading It brought, instead, a brief note by the hands of Whiskey Dick from Fairfax, apologizing for some business that kept him and George Kearney from accompanying the ladies.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It added that the horses were at the disposal of themselves and any escort they might select, if they would kindly give the message to Whiskey Dick.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The afternoon did not, however, bring their expected visitors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It brought, instead, a brief note by the hands of Whiskey Dick from Fairfax, apologizing for some business that kept him and George Kearney from accompanying the ladies.
anticipating
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From this reading “It looks as if they were anticipating us,” she said, with a half-forced smile.
any
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From this reading It added that the horses were at the disposal of themselves and any escort they might select, if they would kindly give the message to Whiskey Dick.
apologizing
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From this reading It brought, instead, a brief note by the hands of Whiskey Dick from Fairfax, apologizing for some business that kept him and George Kearney from accompanying the ladies.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It looks as if they were anticipating us,” she said, with a half-forced smile.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It added that the horses were at the disposal of themselves and any escort they might select, if they would kindly give the message to Whiskey Dick.
attempt
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From this reading The two girls looked at each other awkwardly; Jessie did not attempt to conceal a slight pout.
awkwardly
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From this reading The two girls looked at each other awkwardly; Jessie did not attempt to conceal a slight pout.
brief
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From this reading It brought, instead, a brief note by the hands of Whiskey Dick from Fairfax, apologizing for some business that kept him and George Kearney from accompanying the ladies.
bring
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From this reading The afternoon did not, however, bring their expected visitors.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It brought, instead, a brief note by the hands of Whiskey Dick from Fairfax, apologizing for some business that kept him and George Kearney from accompanying the ladies.
business
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From this reading It brought, instead, a brief note by the hands of Whiskey Dick from Fairfax, apologizing for some business that kept him and George Kearney from accompanying the ladies.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It brought, instead, a brief note by the hands of Whiskey Dick from Fairfax, apologizing for some business that kept him and George Kearney from accompanying the ladies.
conceal
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From this reading The two girls looked at each other awkwardly; Jessie did not attempt to conceal a slight pout.
Dick
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From this reading It brought, instead, a brief note by the hands of Whiskey Dick from Fairfax, apologizing for some business that kept him and George Kearney from accompanying the ladies.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The afternoon did not, however, bring their expected visitors.
disposal
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From this reading It added that the horses were at the disposal of themselves and any escort they might select, if they would kindly give the message to Whiskey Dick.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The two girls looked at each other awkwardly; Jessie did not attempt to conceal a slight pout.
escort
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From this reading It added that the horses were at the disposal of themselves and any escort they might select, if they would kindly give the message to Whiskey Dick.
expected
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From this reading The afternoon did not, however, bring their expected visitors.
Fairfax
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From this reading It brought, instead, a brief note by the hands of Whiskey Dick from Fairfax, apologizing for some business that kept him and George Kearney from accompanying the ladies.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It brought, instead, a brief note by the hands of Whiskey Dick from Fairfax, apologizing for some business that kept him and George Kearney from accompanying the ladies.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It brought, instead, a brief note by the hands of Whiskey Dick from Fairfax, apologizing for some business that kept him and George Kearney from accompanying the ladies.
George
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From this reading It brought, instead, a brief note by the hands of Whiskey Dick from Fairfax, apologizing for some business that kept him and George Kearney from accompanying the ladies.
girls
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From this reading The two girls looked at each other awkwardly; Jessie did not attempt to conceal a slight pout.
give
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From this reading It added that the horses were at the disposal of themselves and any escort they might select, if they would kindly give the message to Whiskey Dick.
half-forced
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From this reading “It looks as if they were anticipating us,” she said, with a half-forced smile.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading It brought, instead, a brief note by the hands of Whiskey Dick from Fairfax, apologizing for some business that kept him and George Kearney from accompanying the ladies.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It brought, instead, a brief note by the hands of Whiskey Dick from Fairfax, apologizing for some business that kept him and George Kearney from accompanying the ladies.
horses
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From this reading It added that the horses were at the disposal of themselves and any escort they might select, if they would kindly give the message to Whiskey Dick.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The afternoon did not, however, bring their expected visitors.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It added that the horses were at the disposal of themselves and any escort they might select, if they would kindly give the message to Whiskey Dick.
instead
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From this reading It brought, instead, a brief note by the hands of Whiskey Dick from Fairfax, apologizing for some business that kept him and George Kearney from accompanying the ladies.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It brought, instead, a brief note by the hands of Whiskey Dick from Fairfax, apologizing for some business that kept him and George Kearney from accompanying the ladies.
Jessie
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From this reading The two girls looked at each other awkwardly; Jessie did not attempt to conceal a slight pout.
Kearney
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From this reading It brought, instead, a brief note by the hands of Whiskey Dick from Fairfax, apologizing for some business that kept him and George Kearney from accompanying the ladies.
kept
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From this reading It brought, instead, a brief note by the hands of Whiskey Dick from Fairfax, apologizing for some business that kept him and George Kearney from accompanying the ladies.
kindly
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From this reading It added that the horses were at the disposal of themselves and any escort they might select, if they would kindly give the message to Whiskey Dick.
ladies
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From this reading It brought, instead, a brief note by the hands of Whiskey Dick from Fairfax, apologizing for some business that kept him and George Kearney from accompanying the ladies.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two girls looked at each other awkwardly; Jessie did not attempt to conceal a slight pout.
looks
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From this reading “It looks as if they were anticipating us,” she said, with a half-forced smile.
message
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From this reading It added that the horses were at the disposal of themselves and any escort they might select, if they would kindly give the message to Whiskey Dick.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It added that the horses were at the disposal of themselves and any escort they might select, if they would kindly give the message to Whiskey Dick.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The afternoon did not, however, bring their expected visitors.
note
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From this reading It brought, instead, a brief note by the hands of Whiskey Dick from Fairfax, apologizing for some business that kept him and George Kearney from accompanying the ladies.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It brought, instead, a brief note by the hands of Whiskey Dick from Fairfax, apologizing for some business that kept him and George Kearney from accompanying the ladies.
other
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From this reading The two girls looked at each other awkwardly; Jessie did not attempt to conceal a slight pout.
pout
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From this reading The two girls looked at each other awkwardly; Jessie did not attempt to conceal a slight pout.
said
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From this reading “It looks as if they were anticipating us,” she said, with a half-forced smile.
select
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From this reading It added that the horses were at the disposal of themselves and any escort they might select, if they would kindly give the message to Whiskey Dick.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It looks as if they were anticipating us,” she said, with a half-forced smile.
slight
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From this reading The two girls looked at each other awkwardly; Jessie did not attempt to conceal a slight pout.
smile
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From this reading “It looks as if they were anticipating us,” she said, with a half-forced smile.
some
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From this reading It brought, instead, a brief note by the hands of Whiskey Dick from Fairfax, apologizing for some business that kept him and George Kearney from accompanying the ladies.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It brought, instead, a brief note by the hands of Whiskey Dick from Fairfax, apologizing for some business that kept him and George Kearney from accompanying the ladies.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The afternoon did not, however, bring their expected visitors.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The afternoon did not, however, bring their expected visitors.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It added that the horses were at the disposal of themselves and any escort they might select, if they would kindly give the message to Whiskey Dick.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It added that the horses were at the disposal of themselves and any escort they might select, if they would kindly give the message to Whiskey Dick.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It added that the horses were at the disposal of themselves and any escort they might select, if they would kindly give the message to Whiskey Dick.
two
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From this reading The two girls looked at each other awkwardly; Jessie did not attempt to conceal a slight pout.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It looks as if they were anticipating us,” she said, with a half-forced smile.
visitors
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From this reading The afternoon did not, however, bring their expected visitors.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It added that the horses were at the disposal of themselves and any escort they might select, if they would kindly give the message to Whiskey Dick.
Whiskey
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From this reading It brought, instead, a brief note by the hands of Whiskey Dick from Fairfax, apologizing for some business that kept him and George Kearney from accompanying the ladies.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It looks as if they were anticipating us,” she said, with a half-forced smile.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It added that the horses were at the disposal of themselves and any escort they might select, if they would kindly give the message to Whiskey Dick.
