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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 motored him about the county; I took him to golf, a pastime at which I do not excel; and I initiated him into the invigorating mysteries of playing at robbers with Susan.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I motored him about the county; I took him to golf, a pastime at which I do not excel; and I initiated him into the invigorating mysteries of playing at robbers with Susan.
accepted
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From this reading We gave a carefully selected dinner-party or two, and accepted on his behalf a few discreet invitations.
Adrian's
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From this reading We kept the unreasonable pair at Northlands as long as we could, doing all that lay in our power to restore Adrian's idiotically impaired health.
all
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From this reading We kept the unreasonable pair at Northlands as long as we could, doing all that lay in our power to restore Adrian's idiotically impaired health.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I motored him about the county; I took him to golf, a pastime at which I do not excel; and I initiated him into the invigorating mysteries of playing at robbers with Susan.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "It's so trying for him," said Doria, "when people he doesn't know come up and gush over 'The Diamond Gate'--especially now when his nerves are on edge."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We kept the unreasonable pair at Northlands as long as we could, doing all that lay in our power to restore Adrian's idiotically impaired health.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At these entertainments--whether at Northlands or elsewhere--we caused it to be understood that the lion, being sick, should not be asked to roar.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We kept the unreasonable pair at Northlands as long as we could, doing all that lay in our power to restore Adrian's idiotically impaired health.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At these entertainments--whether at Northlands or elsewhere--we caused it to be understood that the lion, being sick, should not be asked to roar.
behalf
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From this reading We gave a carefully selected dinner-party or two, and accepted on his behalf a few discreet invitations.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading At these entertainments--whether at Northlands or elsewhere--we caused it to be understood that the lion, being sick, should not be asked to roar.
carefully
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From this reading We gave a carefully selected dinner-party or two, and accepted on his behalf a few discreet invitations.
caused
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From this reading At these entertainments--whether at Northlands or elsewhere--we caused it to be understood that the lion, being sick, should not be asked to roar.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's so trying for him," said Doria, "when people he doesn't know come up and gush over 'The Diamond Gate'--especially now when his nerves are on edge."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We kept the unreasonable pair at Northlands as long as we could, doing all that lay in our power to restore Adrian's idiotically impaired health.
county
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From this reading I motored him about the county; I took him to golf, a pastime at which I do not excel; and I initiated him into the invigorating mysteries of playing at robbers with Susan.
Diamond
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From this reading "It's so trying for him," said Doria, "when people he doesn't know come up and gush over 'The Diamond Gate'--especially now when his nerves are on edge."
dinner-party
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From this reading We gave a carefully selected dinner-party or two, and accepted on his behalf a few discreet invitations.
discreet
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From this reading We gave a carefully selected dinner-party or two, and accepted on his behalf a few discreet invitations.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I motored him about the county; I took him to golf, a pastime at which I do not excel; and I initiated him into the invigorating mysteries of playing at robbers with Susan.
doesn't
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From this reading "It's so trying for him," said Doria, "when people he doesn't know come up and gush over 'The Diamond Gate'--especially now when his nerves are on edge."
doing
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From this reading We kept the unreasonable pair at Northlands as long as we could, doing all that lay in our power to restore Adrian's idiotically impaired health.
Doria
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From this reading "It's so trying for him," said Doria, "when people he doesn't know come up and gush over 'The Diamond Gate'--especially now when his nerves are on edge."
edge
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From this reading "It's so trying for him," said Doria, "when people he doesn't know come up and gush over 'The Diamond Gate'--especially now when his nerves are on edge."
elsewhere
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From this reading At these entertainments--whether at Northlands or elsewhere--we caused it to be understood that the lion, being sick, should not be asked to roar.
entertainments
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From this reading At these entertainments--whether at Northlands or elsewhere--we caused it to be understood that the lion, being sick, should not be asked to roar.
especially
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From this reading "It's so trying for him," said Doria, "when people he doesn't know come up and gush over 'The Diamond Gate'--especially now when his nerves are on edge."
excel
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From this reading I motored him about the county; I took him to golf, a pastime at which I do not excel; and I initiated him into the invigorating mysteries of playing at robbers with Susan.
few
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From this reading We gave a carefully selected dinner-party or two, and accepted on his behalf a few discreet invitations.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It's so trying for him," said Doria, "when people he doesn't know come up and gush over 'The Diamond Gate'--especially now when his nerves are on edge."
Gate
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From this reading "It's so trying for him," said Doria, "when people he doesn't know come up and gush over 'The Diamond Gate'--especially now when his nerves are on edge."
gave
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From this reading We gave a carefully selected dinner-party or two, and accepted on his behalf a few discreet invitations.
golf
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From this reading I motored him about the county; I took him to golf, a pastime at which I do not excel; and I initiated him into the invigorating mysteries of playing at robbers with Susan.
gush
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From this reading "It's so trying for him," said Doria, "when people he doesn't know come up and gush over 'The Diamond Gate'--especially now when his nerves are on edge."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's so trying for him," said Doria, "when people he doesn't know come up and gush over 'The Diamond Gate'--especially now when his nerves are on edge."
health
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From this reading We kept the unreasonable pair at Northlands as long as we could, doing all that lay in our power to restore Adrian's idiotically impaired health.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I motored him about the county; I took him to golf, a pastime at which I do not excel; and I initiated him into the invigorating mysteries of playing at robbers with Susan.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We gave a carefully selected dinner-party or two, and accepted on his behalf a few discreet invitations.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I motored him about the county; I took him to golf, a pastime at which I do not excel; and I initiated him into the invigorating mysteries of playing at robbers with Susan.
idiotically
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From this reading We kept the unreasonable pair at Northlands as long as we could, doing all that lay in our power to restore Adrian's idiotically impaired health.
impaired
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From this reading We kept the unreasonable pair at Northlands as long as we could, doing all that lay in our power to restore Adrian's idiotically impaired health.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We kept the unreasonable pair at Northlands as long as we could, doing all that lay in our power to restore Adrian's idiotically impaired health.
initiated
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From this reading I motored him about the county; I took him to golf, a pastime at which I do not excel; and I initiated him into the invigorating mysteries of playing at robbers with Susan.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I motored him about the county; I took him to golf, a pastime at which I do not excel; and I initiated him into the invigorating mysteries of playing at robbers with Susan.
invigorating
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From this reading I motored him about the county; I took him to golf, a pastime at which I do not excel; and I initiated him into the invigorating mysteries of playing at robbers with Susan.
invitations
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From this reading We gave a carefully selected dinner-party or two, and accepted on his behalf a few discreet invitations.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At these entertainments--whether at Northlands or elsewhere--we caused it to be understood that the lion, being sick, should not be asked to roar.
It's
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From this reading "It's so trying for him," said Doria, "when people he doesn't know come up and gush over 'The Diamond Gate'--especially now when his nerves are on edge."
kept
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From this reading We kept the unreasonable pair at Northlands as long as we could, doing all that lay in our power to restore Adrian's idiotically impaired health.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's so trying for him," said Doria, "when people he doesn't know come up and gush over 'The Diamond Gate'--especially now when his nerves are on edge."
lay
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From this reading We kept the unreasonable pair at Northlands as long as we could, doing all that lay in our power to restore Adrian's idiotically impaired health.
lion
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From this reading At these entertainments--whether at Northlands or elsewhere--we caused it to be understood that the lion, being sick, should not be asked to roar.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We kept the unreasonable pair at Northlands as long as we could, doing all that lay in our power to restore Adrian's idiotically impaired health.
motored
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From this reading I motored him about the county; I took him to golf, a pastime at which I do not excel; and I initiated him into the invigorating mysteries of playing at robbers with Susan.
mysteries
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From this reading I motored him about the county; I took him to golf, a pastime at which I do not excel; and I initiated him into the invigorating mysteries of playing at robbers with Susan.
nerves
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From this reading "It's so trying for him," said Doria, "when people he doesn't know come up and gush over 'The Diamond Gate'--especially now when his nerves are on edge."
Northlands
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From this reading We kept the unreasonable pair at Northlands as long as we could, doing all that lay in our power to restore Adrian's idiotically impaired health.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I motored him about the county; I took him to golf, a pastime at which I do not excel; and I initiated him into the invigorating mysteries of playing at robbers with Susan.
now
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From this reading "It's so trying for him," said Doria, "when people he doesn't know come up and gush over 'The Diamond Gate'--especially now when his nerves are on edge."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I motored him about the county; I took him to golf, a pastime at which I do not excel; and I initiated him into the invigorating mysteries of playing at robbers with Susan.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We gave a carefully selected dinner-party or two, and accepted on his behalf a few discreet invitations.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We gave a carefully selected dinner-party or two, and accepted on his behalf a few discreet invitations.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We kept the unreasonable pair at Northlands as long as we could, doing all that lay in our power to restore Adrian's idiotically impaired health.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "It's so trying for him," said Doria, "when people he doesn't know come up and gush over 'The Diamond Gate'--especially now when his nerves are on edge."
pair
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From this reading We kept the unreasonable pair at Northlands as long as we could, doing all that lay in our power to restore Adrian's idiotically impaired health.
pastime
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From this reading I motored him about the county; I took him to golf, a pastime at which I do not excel; and I initiated him into the invigorating mysteries of playing at robbers with Susan.
people
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From this reading "It's so trying for him," said Doria, "when people he doesn't know come up and gush over 'The Diamond Gate'--especially now when his nerves are on edge."
playing
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From this reading I motored him about the county; I took him to golf, a pastime at which I do not excel; and I initiated him into the invigorating mysteries of playing at robbers with Susan.
power
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From this reading We kept the unreasonable pair at Northlands as long as we could, doing all that lay in our power to restore Adrian's idiotically impaired health.
restore
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From this reading We kept the unreasonable pair at Northlands as long as we could, doing all that lay in our power to restore Adrian's idiotically impaired health.
roar
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From this reading At these entertainments--whether at Northlands or elsewhere--we caused it to be understood that the lion, being sick, should not be asked to roar.
robbersnounUS /ˈrɒb.ərz/
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading I motored him about the county; I took him to golf, a pastime at which I do not excel; and I initiated him into the invigorating mysteries of playing at robbers with Susan.
said
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From this reading "It's so trying for him," said Doria, "when people he doesn't know come up and gush over 'The Diamond Gate'--especially now when his nerves are on edge."
selected
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From this reading We gave a carefully selected dinner-party or two, and accepted on his behalf a few discreet invitations.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading At these entertainments--whether at Northlands or elsewhere--we caused it to be understood that the lion, being sick, should not be asked to roar.
sick
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From this reading At these entertainments--whether at Northlands or elsewhere--we caused it to be understood that the lion, being sick, should not be asked to roar.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It's so trying for him," said Doria, "when people he doesn't know come up and gush over 'The Diamond Gate'--especially now when his nerves are on edge."
Susan
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From this reading I motored him about the county; I took him to golf, a pastime at which I do not excel; and I initiated him into the invigorating mysteries of playing at robbers with Susan.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We kept the unreasonable pair at Northlands as long as we could, doing all that lay in our power to restore Adrian's idiotically impaired health.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We kept the unreasonable pair at Northlands as long as we could, doing all that lay in our power to restore Adrian's idiotically impaired health.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading At these entertainments--whether at Northlands or elsewhere--we caused it to be understood that the lion, being sick, should not be asked to roar.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We kept the unreasonable pair at Northlands as long as we could, doing all that lay in our power to restore Adrian's idiotically impaired health.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I motored him about the county; I took him to golf, a pastime at which I do not excel; and I initiated him into the invigorating mysteries of playing at robbers with Susan.
trying
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From this reading "It's so trying for him," said Doria, "when people he doesn't know come up and gush over 'The Diamond Gate'--especially now when his nerves are on edge."
two
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From this reading We gave a carefully selected dinner-party or two, and accepted on his behalf a few discreet invitations.
understood
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From this reading At these entertainments--whether at Northlands or elsewhere--we caused it to be understood that the lion, being sick, should not be asked to roar.
unreasonable
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From this reading We kept the unreasonable pair at Northlands as long as we could, doing all that lay in our power to restore Adrian's idiotically impaired health.
up
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From this reading "It's so trying for him," said Doria, "when people he doesn't know come up and gush over 'The Diamond Gate'--especially now when his nerves are on edge."
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We kept the unreasonable pair at Northlands as long as we could, doing all that lay in our power to restore Adrian's idiotically impaired health.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "It's so trying for him," said Doria, "when people he doesn't know come up and gush over 'The Diamond Gate'--especially now when his nerves are on edge."
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading At these entertainments--whether at Northlands or elsewhere--we caused it to be understood that the lion, being sick, should not be asked to roar.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I motored him about the county; I took him to golf, a pastime at which I do not excel; and I initiated him into the invigorating mysteries of playing at robbers with Susan.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I motored him about the county; I took him to golf, a pastime at which I do not excel; and I initiated him into the invigorating mysteries of playing at robbers with Susan.
