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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 By a somewhat remarkable coincidence it was on this very evening that Iris first made the acquaintance of her pupil, Mr. Arnold Arbuthnot.
acquaintance
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From this reading By a somewhat remarkable coincidence it was on this very evening that Iris first made the acquaintance of her pupil, Mr. Arnold Arbuthnot.
always
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From this reading These coincidences, I believe, happen oftener in real life than they do even on the stage, where people are always turning up at the very nick of time and the critical moment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These coincidences, I believe, happen oftener in real life than they do even on the stage, where people are always turning up at the very nick of time and the critical moment.
Arbuthnot
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From this reading By a somewhat remarkable coincidence it was on this very evening that Iris first made the acquaintance of her pupil, Mr. Arnold Arbuthnot.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These coincidences, I believe, happen oftener in real life than they do even on the stage, where people are always turning up at the very nick of time and the critical moment.
Arnold
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From this reading By a somewhat remarkable coincidence it was on this very evening that Iris first made the acquaintance of her pupil, Mr. Arnold Arbuthnot.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading These coincidences, I believe, happen oftener in real life than they do even on the stage, where people are always turning up at the very nick of time and the critical moment.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading These coincidences, I believe, happen oftener in real life than they do even on the stage, where people are always turning up at the very nick of time and the critical moment.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By a somewhat remarkable coincidence it was on this very evening that Iris first made the acquaintance of her pupil, Mr. Arnold Arbuthnot.
coincidence
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From this reading By a somewhat remarkable coincidence it was on this very evening that Iris first made the acquaintance of her pupil, Mr. Arnold Arbuthnot.
coincidences
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From this reading These coincidences, I believe, happen oftener in real life than they do even on the stage, where people are always turning up at the very nick of time and the critical moment.
cousin
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From this reading I need little persuasion to make me believe that the first meeting of Arnold Arbuthnot and Iris, on the very evening when her cousin was opening matters with the Foxy one, was nothing short of Providential.
critical
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From this reading These coincidences, I believe, happen oftener in real life than they do even on the stage, where people are always turning up at the very nick of time and the critical moment.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading These coincidences, I believe, happen oftener in real life than they do even on the stage, where people are always turning up at the very nick of time and the critical moment.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These coincidences, I believe, happen oftener in real life than they do even on the stage, where people are always turning up at the very nick of time and the critical moment.
evening
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From this reading By a somewhat remarkable coincidence it was on this very evening that Iris first made the acquaintance of her pupil, Mr. Arnold Arbuthnot.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By a somewhat remarkable coincidence it was on this very evening that Iris first made the acquaintance of her pupil, Mr. Arnold Arbuthnot.
Foxy
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From this reading I need little persuasion to make me believe that the first meeting of Arnold Arbuthnot and Iris, on the very evening when her cousin was opening matters with the Foxy one, was nothing short of Providential.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You shall see, presently, what things might have happened if they had not met.
happen
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From this reading These coincidences, I believe, happen oftener in real life than they do even on the stage, where people are always turning up at the very nick of time and the critical moment.
happened
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From this reading You shall see, presently, what things might have happened if they had not met.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You shall see, presently, what things might have happened if they had not met.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By a somewhat remarkable coincidence it was on this very evening that Iris first made the acquaintance of her pupil, Mr. Arnold Arbuthnot.
HERALD
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From this reading IRIS THE HERALD.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading These coincidences, I believe, happen oftener in real life than they do even on the stage, where people are always turning up at the very nick of time and the critical moment.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You shall see, presently, what things might have happened if they had not met.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These coincidences, I believe, happen oftener in real life than they do even on the stage, where people are always turning up at the very nick of time and the critical moment.
IRIS
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From this reading IRIS THE HERALD.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By a somewhat remarkable coincidence it was on this very evening that Iris first made the acquaintance of her pupil, Mr. Arnold Arbuthnot.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These coincidences, I believe, happen oftener in real life than they do even on the stage, where people are always turning up at the very nick of time and the critical moment.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I need little persuasion to make me believe that the first meeting of Arnold Arbuthnot and Iris, on the very evening when her cousin was opening matters with the Foxy one, was nothing short of Providential.
made
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From this reading By a somewhat remarkable coincidence it was on this very evening that Iris first made the acquaintance of her pupil, Mr. Arnold Arbuthnot.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I need little persuasion to make me believe that the first meeting of Arnold Arbuthnot and Iris, on the very evening when her cousin was opening matters with the Foxy one, was nothing short of Providential.
matters
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From this reading I need little persuasion to make me believe that the first meeting of Arnold Arbuthnot and Iris, on the very evening when her cousin was opening matters with the Foxy one, was nothing short of Providential.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I need little persuasion to make me believe that the first meeting of Arnold Arbuthnot and Iris, on the very evening when her cousin was opening matters with the Foxy one, was nothing short of Providential.
meeting
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From this reading I need little persuasion to make me believe that the first meeting of Arnold Arbuthnot and Iris, on the very evening when her cousin was opening matters with the Foxy one, was nothing short of Providential.
met
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From this reading You shall see, presently, what things might have happened if they had not met.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You shall see, presently, what things might have happened if they had not met.
moment
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From this reading These coincidences, I believe, happen oftener in real life than they do even on the stage, where people are always turning up at the very nick of time and the critical moment.
Mr
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From this reading By a somewhat remarkable coincidence it was on this very evening that Iris first made the acquaintance of her pupil, Mr. Arnold Arbuthnot.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I need little persuasion to make me believe that the first meeting of Arnold Arbuthnot and Iris, on the very evening when her cousin was opening matters with the Foxy one, was nothing short of Providential.
nick
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From this reading These coincidences, I believe, happen oftener in real life than they do even on the stage, where people are always turning up at the very nick of time and the critical moment.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You shall see, presently, what things might have happened if they had not met.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I need little persuasion to make me believe that the first meeting of Arnold Arbuthnot and Iris, on the very evening when her cousin was opening matters with the Foxy one, was nothing short of Providential.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By a somewhat remarkable coincidence it was on this very evening that Iris first made the acquaintance of her pupil, Mr. Arnold Arbuthnot.
oftener
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From this reading These coincidences, I believe, happen oftener in real life than they do even on the stage, where people are always turning up at the very nick of time and the critical moment.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By a somewhat remarkable coincidence it was on this very evening that Iris first made the acquaintance of her pupil, Mr. Arnold Arbuthnot.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I need little persuasion to make me believe that the first meeting of Arnold Arbuthnot and Iris, on the very evening when her cousin was opening matters with the Foxy one, was nothing short of Providential.
opening
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From this reading I need little persuasion to make me believe that the first meeting of Arnold Arbuthnot and Iris, on the very evening when her cousin was opening matters with the Foxy one, was nothing short of Providential.
people
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From this reading These coincidences, I believe, happen oftener in real life than they do even on the stage, where people are always turning up at the very nick of time and the critical moment.
persuasion
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From this reading I need little persuasion to make me believe that the first meeting of Arnold Arbuthnot and Iris, on the very evening when her cousin was opening matters with the Foxy one, was nothing short of Providential.
presently
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From this reading You shall see, presently, what things might have happened if they had not met.
Providential
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From this reading I need little persuasion to make me believe that the first meeting of Arnold Arbuthnot and Iris, on the very evening when her cousin was opening matters with the Foxy one, was nothing short of Providential.
pupil
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From this reading By a somewhat remarkable coincidence it was on this very evening that Iris first made the acquaintance of her pupil, Mr. Arnold Arbuthnot.
real
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From this reading These coincidences, I believe, happen oftener in real life than they do even on the stage, where people are always turning up at the very nick of time and the critical moment.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By a somewhat remarkable coincidence it was on this very evening that Iris first made the acquaintance of her pupil, Mr. Arnold Arbuthnot.
see
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From this reading You shall see, presently, what things might have happened if they had not met.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading You shall see, presently, what things might have happened if they had not met.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading I need little persuasion to make me believe that the first meeting of Arnold Arbuthnot and Iris, on the very evening when her cousin was opening matters with the Foxy one, was nothing short of Providential.
somewhat
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From this reading By a somewhat remarkable coincidence it was on this very evening that Iris first made the acquaintance of her pupil, Mr. Arnold Arbuthnot.
stage
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From this reading These coincidences, I believe, happen oftener in real life than they do even on the stage, where people are always turning up at the very nick of time and the critical moment.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading These coincidences, I believe, happen oftener in real life than they do even on the stage, where people are always turning up at the very nick of time and the critical moment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By a somewhat remarkable coincidence it was on this very evening that Iris first made the acquaintance of her pupil, Mr. Arnold Arbuthnot.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IRIS THE HERALD.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These coincidences, I believe, happen oftener in real life than they do even on the stage, where people are always turning up at the very nick of time and the critical moment.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These coincidences, I believe, happen oftener in real life than they do even on the stage, where people are always turning up at the very nick of time and the critical moment.
things
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From this reading You shall see, presently, what things might have happened if they had not met.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By a somewhat remarkable coincidence it was on this very evening that Iris first made the acquaintance of her pupil, Mr. Arnold Arbuthnot.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These coincidences, I believe, happen oftener in real life than they do even on the stage, where people are always turning up at the very nick of time and the critical moment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I need little persuasion to make me believe that the first meeting of Arnold Arbuthnot and Iris, on the very evening when her cousin was opening matters with the Foxy one, was nothing short of Providential.
turning
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From this reading These coincidences, I believe, happen oftener in real life than they do even on the stage, where people are always turning up at the very nick of time and the critical moment.
up
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From this reading These coincidences, I believe, happen oftener in real life than they do even on the stage, where people are always turning up at the very nick of time and the critical moment.
very
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From this reading By a somewhat remarkable coincidence it was on this very evening that Iris first made the acquaintance of her pupil, Mr. Arnold Arbuthnot.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By a somewhat remarkable coincidence it was on this very evening that Iris first made the acquaintance of her pupil, Mr. Arnold Arbuthnot.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You shall see, presently, what things might have happened if they had not met.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I need little persuasion to make me believe that the first meeting of Arnold Arbuthnot and Iris, on the very evening when her cousin was opening matters with the Foxy one, was nothing short of Providential.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading These coincidences, I believe, happen oftener in real life than they do even on the stage, where people are always turning up at the very nick of time and the critical moment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I need little persuasion to make me believe that the first meeting of Arnold Arbuthnot and Iris, on the very evening when her cousin was opening matters with the Foxy one, was nothing short of Providential.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You shall see, presently, what things might have happened if they had not met.
