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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 WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
addition
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From this reading In the ballroom he was a really welcome addition to the company.
agreeable
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From this reading Being still a bachelor, and being always ready to make himself agreeable, he was generally popular in the society of women.
always
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From this reading Being still a bachelor, and being always ready to make himself agreeable, he was generally popular in the society of women.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Being still a bachelor, and being always ready to make himself agreeable, he was generally popular in the society of women.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Major was a smart little man, who persisted in setting up the appearance of youth as a means of hiding the reality of fifty.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
bachelor
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From this reading Being still a bachelor, and being always ready to make himself agreeable, he was generally popular in the society of women.
BALLROOM
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From this reading THE BALLROOM.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being still a bachelor, and being always ready to make himself agreeable, he was generally popular in the society of women.
Chance
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From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
company
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From this reading In the ballroom he was a really welcome addition to the company.
consultation
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From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
Destiny
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From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
discovered
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From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
fifty
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From this reading The Major was a smart little man, who persisted in setting up the appearance of youth as a means of hiding the reality of fifty.
fit
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From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
fresh
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From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
future
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From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
generally
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From this reading Being still a bachelor, and being always ready to make himself agreeable, he was generally popular in the society of women.
harvest
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From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Being still a bachelor, and being always ready to make himself agreeable, he was generally popular in the society of women.
hiding
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From this reading The Major was a smart little man, who persisted in setting up the appearance of youth as a means of hiding the reality of fifty.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Being still a bachelor, and being always ready to make himself agreeable, he was generally popular in the society of women.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
instruments
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From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
Lagarde's
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From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Major was a smart little man, who persisted in setting up the appearance of youth as a means of hiding the reality of fifty.
Major
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From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Being still a bachelor, and being always ready to make himself agreeable, he was generally popular in the society of women.
man
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From this reading The Major was a smart little man, who persisted in setting up the appearance of youth as a means of hiding the reality of fifty.
means
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From this reading The Major was a smart little man, who persisted in setting up the appearance of youth as a means of hiding the reality of fifty.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
military
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From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
Mulvany
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From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
named
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From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
occupied
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From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
officer
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From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
persisted
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From this reading The Major was a smart little man, who persisted in setting up the appearance of youth as a means of hiding the reality of fifty.
persons
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From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
popular
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From this reading Being still a bachelor, and being always ready to make himself agreeable, he was generally popular in the society of women.
present
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From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
ready
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From this reading Being still a bachelor, and being always ready to make himself agreeable, he was generally popular in the society of women.
reality
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From this reading The Major was a smart little man, who persisted in setting up the appearance of youth as a means of hiding the reality of fifty.
really
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From this reading In the ballroom he was a really welcome addition to the company.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
seeds
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From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
setting
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From this reading The Major was a smart little man, who persisted in setting up the appearance of youth as a means of hiding the reality of fifty.
smart
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From this reading The Major was a smart little man, who persisted in setting up the appearance of youth as a means of hiding the reality of fifty.
society
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From this reading Being still a bachelor, and being always ready to make himself agreeable, he was generally popular in the society of women.
sowing
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From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BALLROOM.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Being still a bachelor, and being always ready to make himself agreeable, he was generally popular in the society of women.
up
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From this reading The Major was a smart little man, who persisted in setting up the appearance of youth as a means of hiding the reality of fifty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
welcome
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From this reading In the ballroom he was a really welcome addition to the company.
WHILEconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading WHILE the consultation at Doctor Lagarde's was still fresh in the memory of the persons present at it, Chance or Destiny, occupied in sowing the seeds for the harvest of the future, discovered as one of its fit instruments a retired military officer named Major Mulvany.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Major was a smart little man, who persisted in setting up the appearance of youth as a means of hiding the reality of fifty.
women
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From this reading Being still a bachelor, and being always ready to make himself agreeable, he was generally popular in the society of women.
youth
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From this reading The Major was a smart little man, who persisted in setting up the appearance of youth as a means of hiding the reality of fifty.
