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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 went with my mind an aching void, and my heart a cold boiled potato.
aching
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From this reading I went with my mind an aching void, and my heart a cold boiled potato.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I went with my mind an aching void, and my heart a cold boiled potato.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I went with my mind an aching void, and my heart a cold boiled potato.
appointment
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From this reading THE GREAT SIR MARCUS The appointment was at the Semiramis Hotel, where Sir Marcus Lark was staying.
appropriate
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From this reading I sent up my card, and a few minutes later was shown into a private salon more appropriate to a beautiful young duchess than to a middle-aged, bumptious financier.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GREAT SIR MARCUS The appointment was at the Semiramis Hotel, where Sir Marcus Lark was staying.
beautiful
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boiled
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bumptious
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business
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From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can think of nothing more disagreeable!
card
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cold
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From this reading I went with my mind an aching void, and my heart a cold boiled potato.
disagreeable
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drop
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From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
duchess
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Fenton
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From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
few
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financier
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ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
Golden
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From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GREAT SIR MARCUS The appointment was at the Semiramis Hotel, where Sir Marcus Lark was staying.
heart
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From this reading I went with my mind an aching void, and my heart a cold boiled potato.
Hotel
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From this reading THE GREAT SIR MARCUS The appointment was at the Semiramis Hotel, where Sir Marcus Lark was staying.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went with my mind an aching void, and my heart a cold boiled potato.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I sent up my card, and a few minutes later was shown into a private salon more appropriate to a beautiful young duchess than to a middle-aged, bumptious financier.
Lark
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From this reading THE GREAT SIR MARCUS The appointment was at the Semiramis Hotel, where Sir Marcus Lark was staying.
later
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letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
man's
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From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
MARCUS
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From this reading THE GREAT SIR MARCUS The appointment was at the Semiramis Hotel, where Sir Marcus Lark was staying.
middle-aged
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mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went with my mind an aching void, and my heart a cold boiled potato.
minutes
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more
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Mountain
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From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I went with my mind an aching void, and my heart a cold boiled potato.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I can think of nothing more disagreeable!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I can think of nothing more disagreeable!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
potato
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From this reading I went with my mind an aching void, and my heart a cold boiled potato.
private
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Pyramid
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From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
salon
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Semiramis
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From this reading THE GREAT SIR MARCUS The appointment was at the Semiramis Hotel, where Sir Marcus Lark was staying.
sent
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shown
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SIR
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From this reading THE GREAT SIR MARCUS The appointment was at the Semiramis Hotel, where Sir Marcus Lark was staying.
staying
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From this reading THE GREAT SIR MARCUS The appointment was at the Semiramis Hotel, where Sir Marcus Lark was staying.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I sent up my card, and a few minutes later was shown into a private salon more appropriate to a beautiful young duchess than to a middle-aged, bumptious financier.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT SIR MARCUS The appointment was at the Semiramis Hotel, where Sir Marcus Lark was staying.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can think of nothing more disagreeable!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
up
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uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
void
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From this reading I went with my mind an aching void, and my heart a cold boiled potato.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GREAT SIR MARCUS The appointment was at the Semiramis Hotel, where Sir Marcus Lark was staying.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went with my mind an aching void, and my heart a cold boiled potato.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE GREAT SIR MARCUS The appointment was at the Semiramis Hotel, where Sir Marcus Lark was staying.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I went with my mind an aching void, and my heart a cold boiled potato.
word
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From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
young
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From this reading I sent up my card, and a few minutes later was shown into a private salon more appropriate to a beautiful young duchess than to a middle-aged, bumptious financier.
