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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mr. Monckton came to Hazlewood upon the day after Launcelot Darrell’s arrival.
air
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From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
almost
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From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
any
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From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
appeared
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From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
arrival
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From this reading Mr. Monckton came to Hazlewood upon the day after Launcelot Darrell’s arrival.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
avoid
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From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
back
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From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
came
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From this reading Mr. Monckton came to Hazlewood upon the day after Launcelot Darrell’s arrival.
care
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From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
Darrell
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From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
Darrell's
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From this reading Mr. Monckton came to Hazlewood upon the day after Launcelot Darrell’s arrival.
day
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From this reading Mr. Monckton came to Hazlewood upon the day after Launcelot Darrell’s arrival.
departure
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From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
familiarity
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From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
few
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From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
friend
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From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
Gilbert
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From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
grave
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From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
Hazlewood
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From this reading Mr. Monckton came to Hazlewood upon the day after Launcelot Darrell’s arrival.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
India
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From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
indigo-planting
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From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
insolent
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From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
intimacy
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From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
known
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From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
Launcelot
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From this reading Mr. Monckton came to Hazlewood upon the day after Launcelot Darrell’s arrival.
LAWYER'S
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From this reading THE LAWYER’S SUSPICION.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
man
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From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
Monckton
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From this reading Mr. Monckton came to Hazlewood upon the day after Launcelot Darrell’s arrival.
Monckton's
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From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
mother's
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From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Monckton came to Hazlewood upon the day after Launcelot Darrell’s arrival.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
questions
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From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
rather
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From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
rich
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From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
said
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From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
solicitor
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From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
SUSPICION
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From this reading THE LAWYER’S SUSPICION.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAWYER’S SUSPICION.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
there
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From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Monckton came to Hazlewood upon the day after Launcelot Darrell’s arrival.
unwillingness
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From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mr. Monckton came to Hazlewood upon the day after Launcelot Darrell’s arrival.
very
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From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
years
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From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
young
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From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
