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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 THE COST OF A ROW I Otis Pilkington had left Atlantic City two hours after the conference which had followed the dress-rehearsal, firmly resolved never to go near "The Rose of America" again.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE COST OF A ROW I Otis Pilkington had left Atlantic City two hours after the conference which had followed the dress-rehearsal, firmly resolved never to go near "The Rose of America" again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COST OF A ROW I Otis Pilkington had left Atlantic City two hours after the conference which had followed the dress-rehearsal, firmly resolved never to go near "The Rose of America" again.
all
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From this reading That one thing was the fact that, up to the day of the dress-rehearsal, the expenses of the production had amounted to the appalling sum of thirty-two thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine dollars, sixty-eight cents, all of which had to come out of Mr. Pilkington's pocket.
allow
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From this reading But for one thing Mr. Pilkington would have defied the manager, refused to allow his script to be touched, and removed the play from his hands.
altogether
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From this reading There had been a moment, when Mr. Goble had given him the choice between having the piece rewritten and cancelling the production altogether, when he had inclined to the heroic course.
America
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From this reading THE COST OF A ROW I Otis Pilkington had left Atlantic City two hours after the conference which had followed the dress-rehearsal, firmly resolved never to go near "The Rose of America" again.
amounted
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From this reading That one thing was the fact that, up to the day of the dress-rehearsal, the expenses of the production had amounted to the appalling sum of thirty-two thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine dollars, sixty-eight cents, all of which had to come out of Mr. Pilkington's pocket.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There had been a moment, when Mr. Goble had given him the choice between having the piece rewritten and cancelling the production altogether, when he had inclined to the heroic course.
appalling
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From this reading That one thing was the fact that, up to the day of the dress-rehearsal, the expenses of the production had amounted to the appalling sum of thirty-two thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine dollars, sixty-eight cents, all of which had to come out of Mr. Pilkington's pocket.
Atlantic
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From this reading THE COST OF A ROW I Otis Pilkington had left Atlantic City two hours after the conference which had followed the dress-rehearsal, firmly resolved never to go near "The Rose of America" again.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But for one thing Mr. Pilkington would have defied the manager, refused to allow his script to be touched, and removed the play from his hands.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been wounded in his finest feelings.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There had been a moment, when Mr. Goble had given him the choice between having the piece rewritten and cancelling the production altogether, when he had inclined to the heroic course.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for one thing Mr. Pilkington would have defied the manager, refused to allow his script to be touched, and removed the play from his hands.
cancelling
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From this reading There had been a moment, when Mr. Goble had given him the choice between having the piece rewritten and cancelling the production altogether, when he had inclined to the heroic course.
cents
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From this reading That one thing was the fact that, up to the day of the dress-rehearsal, the expenses of the production had amounted to the appalling sum of thirty-two thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine dollars, sixty-eight cents, all of which had to come out of Mr. Pilkington's pocket.
choice
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From this reading There had been a moment, when Mr. Goble had given him the choice between having the piece rewritten and cancelling the production altogether, when he had inclined to the heroic course.
City
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From this reading THE COST OF A ROW I Otis Pilkington had left Atlantic City two hours after the conference which had followed the dress-rehearsal, firmly resolved never to go near "The Rose of America" again.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That one thing was the fact that, up to the day of the dress-rehearsal, the expenses of the production had amounted to the appalling sum of thirty-two thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine dollars, sixty-eight cents, all of which had to come out of Mr. Pilkington's pocket.
conference
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From this reading THE COST OF A ROW I Otis Pilkington had left Atlantic City two hours after the conference which had followed the dress-rehearsal, firmly resolved never to go near "The Rose of America" again.
COST
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From this reading THE COST OF A ROW I Otis Pilkington had left Atlantic City two hours after the conference which had followed the dress-rehearsal, firmly resolved never to go near "The Rose of America" again.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been a moment, when Mr. Goble had given him the choice between having the piece rewritten and cancelling the production altogether, when he had inclined to the heroic course.
day
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From this reading That one thing was the fact that, up to the day of the dress-rehearsal, the expenses of the production had amounted to the appalling sum of thirty-two thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine dollars, sixty-eight cents, all of which had to come out of Mr. Pilkington's pocket.
defied
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From this reading But for one thing Mr. Pilkington would have defied the manager, refused to allow his script to be touched, and removed the play from his hands.
dollars
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From this reading That one thing was the fact that, up to the day of the dress-rehearsal, the expenses of the production had amounted to the appalling sum of thirty-two thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine dollars, sixty-eight cents, all of which had to come out of Mr. Pilkington's pocket.
dress-rehearsal
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From this reading THE COST OF A ROW I Otis Pilkington had left Atlantic City two hours after the conference which had followed the dress-rehearsal, firmly resolved never to go near "The Rose of America" again.
eight
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From this reading That one thing was the fact that, up to the day of the dress-rehearsal, the expenses of the production had amounted to the appalling sum of thirty-two thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine dollars, sixty-eight cents, all of which had to come out of Mr. Pilkington's pocket.
expenses
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From this reading That one thing was the fact that, up to the day of the dress-rehearsal, the expenses of the production had amounted to the appalling sum of thirty-two thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine dollars, sixty-eight cents, all of which had to come out of Mr. Pilkington's pocket.
fact
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From this reading That one thing was the fact that, up to the day of the dress-rehearsal, the expenses of the production had amounted to the appalling sum of thirty-two thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine dollars, sixty-eight cents, all of which had to come out of Mr. Pilkington's pocket.
feelings
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From this reading He had been wounded in his finest feelings.
fifty-nine
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From this reading That one thing was the fact that, up to the day of the dress-rehearsal, the expenses of the production had amounted to the appalling sum of thirty-two thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine dollars, sixty-eight cents, all of which had to come out of Mr. Pilkington's pocket.
finest
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From this reading He had been wounded in his finest feelings.
firmly
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From this reading THE COST OF A ROW I Otis Pilkington had left Atlantic City two hours after the conference which had followed the dress-rehearsal, firmly resolved never to go near "The Rose of America" again.
followed
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From this reading THE COST OF A ROW I Otis Pilkington had left Atlantic City two hours after the conference which had followed the dress-rehearsal, firmly resolved never to go near "The Rose of America" again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for one thing Mr. Pilkington would have defied the manager, refused to allow his script to be touched, and removed the play from his hands.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But for one thing Mr. Pilkington would have defied the manager, refused to allow his script to be touched, and removed the play from his hands.
given
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From this reading There had been a moment, when Mr. Goble had given him the choice between having the piece rewritten and cancelling the production altogether, when he had inclined to the heroic course.
go
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From this reading THE COST OF A ROW I Otis Pilkington had left Atlantic City two hours after the conference which had followed the dress-rehearsal, firmly resolved never to go near "The Rose of America" again.
Goble
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From this reading There had been a moment, when Mr. Goble had given him the choice between having the piece rewritten and cancelling the production altogether, when he had inclined to the heroic course.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE COST OF A ROW I Otis Pilkington had left Atlantic City two hours after the conference which had followed the dress-rehearsal, firmly resolved never to go near "The Rose of America" again.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading But for one thing Mr. Pilkington would have defied the manager, refused to allow his script to be touched, and removed the play from his hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But for one thing Mr. Pilkington would have defied the manager, refused to allow his script to be touched, and removed the play from his hands.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading There had been a moment, when Mr. Goble had given him the choice between having the piece rewritten and cancelling the production altogether, when he had inclined to the heroic course.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been wounded in his finest feelings.
heroic
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From this reading There had been a moment, when Mr. Goble had given him the choice between having the piece rewritten and cancelling the production altogether, when he had inclined to the heroic course.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There had been a moment, when Mr. Goble had given him the choice between having the piece rewritten and cancelling the production altogether, when he had inclined to the heroic course.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been wounded in his finest feelings.
hours
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From this reading THE COST OF A ROW I Otis Pilkington had left Atlantic City two hours after the conference which had followed the dress-rehearsal, firmly resolved never to go near "The Rose of America" again.
hundred
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From this reading That one thing was the fact that, up to the day of the dress-rehearsal, the expenses of the production had amounted to the appalling sum of thirty-two thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine dollars, sixty-eight cents, all of which had to come out of Mr. Pilkington's pocket.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE COST OF A ROW I Otis Pilkington had left Atlantic City two hours after the conference which had followed the dress-rehearsal, firmly resolved never to go near "The Rose of America" again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had been wounded in his finest feelings.
inclined
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From this reading There had been a moment, when Mr. Goble had given him the choice between having the piece rewritten and cancelling the production altogether, when he had inclined to the heroic course.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COST OF A ROW I Otis Pilkington had left Atlantic City two hours after the conference which had followed the dress-rehearsal, firmly resolved never to go near "The Rose of America" again.
manager
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From this reading But for one thing Mr. Pilkington would have defied the manager, refused to allow his script to be touched, and removed the play from his hands.
moment
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From this reading There had been a moment, when Mr. Goble had given him the choice between having the piece rewritten and cancelling the production altogether, when he had inclined to the heroic course.
Mr
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From this reading There had been a moment, when Mr. Goble had given him the choice between having the piece rewritten and cancelling the production altogether, when he had inclined to the heroic course.
near
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From this reading THE COST OF A ROW I Otis Pilkington had left Atlantic City two hours after the conference which had followed the dress-rehearsal, firmly resolved never to go near "The Rose of America" again.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COST OF A ROW I Otis Pilkington had left Atlantic City two hours after the conference which had followed the dress-rehearsal, firmly resolved never to go near "The Rose of America" again.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COST OF A ROW I Otis Pilkington had left Atlantic City two hours after the conference which had followed the dress-rehearsal, firmly resolved never to go near "The Rose of America" again.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But for one thing Mr. Pilkington would have defied the manager, refused to allow his script to be touched, and removed the play from his hands.
Otis
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From this reading THE COST OF A ROW I Otis Pilkington had left Atlantic City two hours after the conference which had followed the dress-rehearsal, firmly resolved never to go near "The Rose of America" again.
out
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From this reading That one thing was the fact that, up to the day of the dress-rehearsal, the expenses of the production had amounted to the appalling sum of thirty-two thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine dollars, sixty-eight cents, all of which had to come out of Mr. Pilkington's pocket.
piece
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From this reading There had been a moment, when Mr. Goble had given him the choice between having the piece rewritten and cancelling the production altogether, when he had inclined to the heroic course.
Pilkington
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From this reading THE COST OF A ROW I Otis Pilkington had left Atlantic City two hours after the conference which had followed the dress-rehearsal, firmly resolved never to go near "The Rose of America" again.
Pilkington's
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From this reading That one thing was the fact that, up to the day of the dress-rehearsal, the expenses of the production had amounted to the appalling sum of thirty-two thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine dollars, sixty-eight cents, all of which had to come out of Mr. Pilkington's pocket.
play
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From this reading But for one thing Mr. Pilkington would have defied the manager, refused to allow his script to be touched, and removed the play from his hands.
pocket
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From this reading That one thing was the fact that, up to the day of the dress-rehearsal, the expenses of the production had amounted to the appalling sum of thirty-two thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine dollars, sixty-eight cents, all of which had to come out of Mr. Pilkington's pocket.
production
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From this reading There had been a moment, when Mr. Goble had given him the choice between having the piece rewritten and cancelling the production altogether, when he had inclined to the heroic course.
refused
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From this reading But for one thing Mr. Pilkington would have defied the manager, refused to allow his script to be touched, and removed the play from his hands.
removed
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From this reading But for one thing Mr. Pilkington would have defied the manager, refused to allow his script to be touched, and removed the play from his hands.
resolved
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From this reading THE COST OF A ROW I Otis Pilkington had left Atlantic City two hours after the conference which had followed the dress-rehearsal, firmly resolved never to go near "The Rose of America" again.
rewritten
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From this reading There had been a moment, when Mr. Goble had given him the choice between having the piece rewritten and cancelling the production altogether, when he had inclined to the heroic course.
Rose
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From this reading THE COST OF A ROW I Otis Pilkington had left Atlantic City two hours after the conference which had followed the dress-rehearsal, firmly resolved never to go near "The Rose of America" again.
ROW
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From this reading THE COST OF A ROW I Otis Pilkington had left Atlantic City two hours after the conference which had followed the dress-rehearsal, firmly resolved never to go near "The Rose of America" again.
script
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From this reading But for one thing Mr. Pilkington would have defied the manager, refused to allow his script to be touched, and removed the play from his hands.
sixty-eight
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From this reading That one thing was the fact that, up to the day of the dress-rehearsal, the expenses of the production had amounted to the appalling sum of thirty-two thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine dollars, sixty-eight cents, all of which had to come out of Mr. Pilkington's pocket.
sum
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From this reading That one thing was the fact that, up to the day of the dress-rehearsal, the expenses of the production had amounted to the appalling sum of thirty-two thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine dollars, sixty-eight cents, all of which had to come out of Mr. Pilkington's pocket.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That one thing was the fact that, up to the day of the dress-rehearsal, the expenses of the production had amounted to the appalling sum of thirty-two thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine dollars, sixty-eight cents, all of which had to come out of Mr. Pilkington's pocket.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COST OF A ROW I Otis Pilkington had left Atlantic City two hours after the conference which had followed the dress-rehearsal, firmly resolved never to go near "The Rose of America" again.
There
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From this reading There had been a moment, when Mr. Goble had given him the choice between having the piece rewritten and cancelling the production altogether, when he had inclined to the heroic course.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But for one thing Mr. Pilkington would have defied the manager, refused to allow his script to be touched, and removed the play from his hands.
thirty-two
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From this reading That one thing was the fact that, up to the day of the dress-rehearsal, the expenses of the production had amounted to the appalling sum of thirty-two thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine dollars, sixty-eight cents, all of which had to come out of Mr. Pilkington's pocket.
thousand
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From this reading That one thing was the fact that, up to the day of the dress-rehearsal, the expenses of the production had amounted to the appalling sum of thirty-two thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine dollars, sixty-eight cents, all of which had to come out of Mr. Pilkington's pocket.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE COST OF A ROW I Otis Pilkington had left Atlantic City two hours after the conference which had followed the dress-rehearsal, firmly resolved never to go near "The Rose of America" again.
touched
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From this reading But for one thing Mr. Pilkington would have defied the manager, refused to allow his script to be touched, and removed the play from his hands.
two
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From this reading THE COST OF A ROW I Otis Pilkington had left Atlantic City two hours after the conference which had followed the dress-rehearsal, firmly resolved never to go near "The Rose of America" again.
up
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From this reading That one thing was the fact that, up to the day of the dress-rehearsal, the expenses of the production had amounted to the appalling sum of thirty-two thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine dollars, sixty-eight cents, all of which had to come out of Mr. Pilkington's pocket.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That one thing was the fact that, up to the day of the dress-rehearsal, the expenses of the production had amounted to the appalling sum of thirty-two thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine dollars, sixty-eight cents, all of which had to come out of Mr. Pilkington's pocket.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There had been a moment, when Mr. Goble had given him the choice between having the piece rewritten and cancelling the production altogether, when he had inclined to the heroic course.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE COST OF A ROW I Otis Pilkington had left Atlantic City two hours after the conference which had followed the dress-rehearsal, firmly resolved never to go near "The Rose of America" again.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But for one thing Mr. Pilkington would have defied the manager, refused to allow his script to be touched, and removed the play from his hands.
wounded
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From this reading He had been wounded in his finest feelings.
