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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 A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Miss Damer said nothing about our little triumph, and I was well content.
adventure
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From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
aggregate
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From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
bearing
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From this reading The fact that he had done so under protest was deemed to have no bearing on the case.
Beverley
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From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
blind
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From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
came
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From this reading Ranking a good second in the order of odium came Dicky, who had executed the commission.
case
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From this reading The fact that he had done so under protest was deemed to have no bearing on the case.
comfortable
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From this reading There is something very intimate and comfortable about a secret of this kind.
commission
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From this reading Ranking a good second in the order of odium came Dicky, who had executed the commission.
content
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From this reading Miss Damer said nothing about our little triumph, and I was well content.
Crick
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From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
Damer
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From this reading Miss Damer said nothing about our little triumph, and I was well content.
deemed
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From this reading The fact that he had done so under protest was deemed to have no bearing on the case.
Dicky
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From this reading Ranking a good second in the order of odium came Dicky, who had executed the commission.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fact that he had done so under protest was deemed to have no bearing on the case.
executed
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From this reading Ranking a good second in the order of odium came Dicky, who had executed the commission.
fact
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From this reading The fact that he had done so under protest was deemed to have no bearing on the case.
faith
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From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ranking a good second in the order of odium came Dicky, who had executed the commission.
group
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From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The fact that he had done so under protest was deemed to have no bearing on the case.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fact that he had done so under protest was deemed to have no bearing on the case.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Miss Damer said nothing about our little triumph, and I was well content.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
induced
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From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
intimate
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From this reading There is something very intimate and comfortable about a secret of this kind.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is something very intimate and comfortable about a secret of this kind.
kind
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From this reading There is something very intimate and comfortable about a secret of this kind.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Damer said nothing about our little triumph, and I was well content.
Mainwaring
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From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
man
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From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
Miss
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From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
most
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From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
Mr
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From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
Mustard
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From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The fact that he had done so under protest was deemed to have no bearing on the case.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Miss Damer said nothing about our little triumph, and I was well content.
now
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From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
odium
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From this reading Ranking a good second in the order of odium came Dicky, who had executed the commission.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fact that he had done so under protest was deemed to have no bearing on the case.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ranking a good second in the order of odium came Dicky, who had executed the commission.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Miss Damer said nothing about our little triumph, and I was well content.
prescience
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From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
protest
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From this reading The fact that he had done so under protest was deemed to have no bearing on the case.
Ranking
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From this reading Ranking a good second in the order of odium came Dicky, who had executed the commission.
rejoinednounUS /ˈrejoined/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
RELAPSE
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From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
said
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From this reading Miss Damer said nothing about our little triumph, and I was well content.
second
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From this reading Ranking a good second in the order of odium came Dicky, who had executed the commission.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading There is something very intimate and comfortable about a secret of this kind.
Seed
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From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
shillings
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From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The fact that he had done so under protest was deemed to have no bearing on the case.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There is something very intimate and comfortable about a secret of this kind.
sum
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From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
Sylvia
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From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
ten
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From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fact that he had done so under protest was deemed to have no bearing on the case.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
There
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From this reading There is something very intimate and comfortable about a secret of this kind.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There is something very intimate and comfortable about a secret of this kind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
triumph
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From this reading Miss Damer said nothing about our little triumph, and I was well content.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The fact that he had done so under protest was deemed to have no bearing on the case.
undoubtedly
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From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
unpopular
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From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
very
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From this reading There is something very intimate and comfortable about a secret of this kind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
well
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From this reading Miss Damer said nothing about our little triumph, and I was well content.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Ranking a good second in the order of odium came Dicky, who had executed the commission.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading A RELAPSE The most unpopular man in the group which we now rejoined was undoubtedly Mr. Crick, a blind faith in whose prescience had induced Miss Beverley and Sylvia Mainwaring to adventure an aggregate sum of ten shillings upon Mustard Seed.
