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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 It was a bleak east-wind day towards the end of March.
affair
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From this reading The affair was difficult, personal, odious.
affairs
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From this reading Aldous was at work in the library at the Court, writing at his grandfather's table, where in general he got through his estate and county affairs, keeping his old sitting-room upstairs for the pursuits that were more particularly his own.
Aldous
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Aldous's
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From this reading To have wasted nearly three hours upon it was, to a man of Aldous's type, to have lost a day.
All
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From this reading All the morning he had been occupied with a tedious piece of local business, wading through endless documents concerning a dispute between the head-master of a neighbouring grammar-school and his governing body, of which Aldous was one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aldous was at work in the library at the Court, writing at his grandfather's table, where in general he got through his estate and county affairs, keeping his old sitting-room upstairs for the pursuits that were more particularly his own.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Aldous was at work in the library at the Court, writing at his grandfather's table, where in general he got through his estate and county affairs, keeping his old sitting-room upstairs for the pursuits that were more particularly his own.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All the morning he had been occupied with a tedious piece of local business, wading through endless documents concerning a dispute between the head-master of a neighbouring grammar-school and his governing body, of which Aldous was one.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading All the morning he had been occupied with a tedious piece of local business, wading through endless documents concerning a dispute between the head-master of a neighbouring grammar-school and his governing body, of which Aldous was one.
bleak
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From this reading It was a bleak east-wind day towards the end of March.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the morning he had been occupied with a tedious piece of local business, wading through endless documents concerning a dispute between the head-master of a neighbouring grammar-school and his governing body, of which Aldous was one.
business
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concerning
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county
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Court
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day
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From this reading It was a bleak east-wind day towards the end of March.
difficult
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From this reading The affair was difficult, personal, odious.
dispute
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documents
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east-wind
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From this reading It was a bleak east-wind day towards the end of March.
end
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From this reading It was a bleak east-wind day towards the end of March.
endless
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estate
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From this reading Aldous was at work in the library at the Court, writing at his grandfather's table, where in general he got through his estate and county affairs, keeping his old sitting-room upstairs for the pursuits that were more particularly his own.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Aldous was at work in the library at the Court, writing at his grandfather's table, where in general he got through his estate and county affairs, keeping his old sitting-room upstairs for the pursuits that were more particularly his own.
general
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From this reading Aldous was at work in the library at the Court, writing at his grandfather's table, where in general he got through his estate and county affairs, keeping his old sitting-room upstairs for the pursuits that were more particularly his own.
got
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From this reading Aldous was at work in the library at the Court, writing at his grandfather's table, where in general he got through his estate and county affairs, keeping his old sitting-room upstairs for the pursuits that were more particularly his own.
governing
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grammar-school
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grandfather's
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From this reading Aldous was at work in the library at the Court, writing at his grandfather's table, where in general he got through his estate and county affairs, keeping his old sitting-room upstairs for the pursuits that were more particularly his own.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the morning he had been occupied with a tedious piece of local business, wading through endless documents concerning a dispute between the head-master of a neighbouring grammar-school and his governing body, of which Aldous was one.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To have wasted nearly three hours upon it was, to a man of Aldous's type, to have lost a day.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Aldous was at work in the library at the Court, writing at his grandfather's table, where in general he got through his estate and county affairs, keeping his old sitting-room upstairs for the pursuits that were more particularly his own.
head-master
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From this reading All the morning he had been occupied with a tedious piece of local business, wading through endless documents concerning a dispute between the head-master of a neighbouring grammar-school and his governing body, of which Aldous was one.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Aldous was at work in the library at the Court, writing at his grandfather's table, where in general he got through his estate and county affairs, keeping his old sitting-room upstairs for the pursuits that were more particularly his own.
hours
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From this reading To have wasted nearly three hours upon it was, to a man of Aldous's type, to have lost a day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Aldous was at work in the library at the Court, writing at his grandfather's table, where in general he got through his estate and county affairs, keeping his old sitting-room upstairs for the pursuits that were more particularly his own.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a bleak east-wind day towards the end of March.
keeping
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From this reading Aldous was at work in the library at the Court, writing at his grandfather's table, where in general he got through his estate and county affairs, keeping his old sitting-room upstairs for the pursuits that were more particularly his own.
library
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From this reading Aldous was at work in the library at the Court, writing at his grandfather's table, where in general he got through his estate and county affairs, keeping his old sitting-room upstairs for the pursuits that were more particularly his own.
local
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lost
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From this reading To have wasted nearly three hours upon it was, to a man of Aldous's type, to have lost a day.
man
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From this reading To have wasted nearly three hours upon it was, to a man of Aldous's type, to have lost a day.
March
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From this reading It was a bleak east-wind day towards the end of March.
more
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From this reading Aldous was at work in the library at the Court, writing at his grandfather's table, where in general he got through his estate and county affairs, keeping his old sitting-room upstairs for the pursuits that were more particularly his own.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the morning he had been occupied with a tedious piece of local business, wading through endless documents concerning a dispute between the head-master of a neighbouring grammar-school and his governing body, of which Aldous was one.
nearly
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From this reading To have wasted nearly three hours upon it was, to a man of Aldous's type, to have lost a day.
neighbouring
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occupied
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From this reading All the morning he had been occupied with a tedious piece of local business, wading through endless documents concerning a dispute between the head-master of a neighbouring grammar-school and his governing body, of which Aldous was one.
odious
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From this reading The affair was difficult, personal, odious.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a bleak east-wind day towards the end of March.
old
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From this reading Aldous was at work in the library at the Court, writing at his grandfather's table, where in general he got through his estate and county affairs, keeping his old sitting-room upstairs for the pursuits that were more particularly his own.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All the morning he had been occupied with a tedious piece of local business, wading through endless documents concerning a dispute between the head-master of a neighbouring grammar-school and his governing body, of which Aldous was one.
own
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From this reading Aldous was at work in the library at the Court, writing at his grandfather's table, where in general he got through his estate and county affairs, keeping his old sitting-room upstairs for the pursuits that were more particularly his own.
particularly
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personal
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From this reading The affair was difficult, personal, odious.
piece
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From this reading All the morning he had been occupied with a tedious piece of local business, wading through endless documents concerning a dispute between the head-master of a neighbouring grammar-school and his governing body, of which Aldous was one.
pursuits
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From this reading Aldous was at work in the library at the Court, writing at his grandfather's table, where in general he got through his estate and county affairs, keeping his old sitting-room upstairs for the pursuits that were more particularly his own.
sitting-room
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From this reading Aldous was at work in the library at the Court, writing at his grandfather's table, where in general he got through his estate and county affairs, keeping his old sitting-room upstairs for the pursuits that were more particularly his own.
table
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From this reading Aldous was at work in the library at the Court, writing at his grandfather's table, where in general he got through his estate and county affairs, keeping his old sitting-room upstairs for the pursuits that were more particularly his own.
tedious
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From this reading All the morning he had been occupied with a tedious piece of local business, wading through endless documents concerning a dispute between the head-master of a neighbouring grammar-school and his governing body, of which Aldous was one.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Aldous was at work in the library at the Court, writing at his grandfather's table, where in general he got through his estate and county affairs, keeping his old sitting-room upstairs for the pursuits that were more particularly his own.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a bleak east-wind day towards the end of March.
three
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From this reading To have wasted nearly three hours upon it was, to a man of Aldous's type, to have lost a day.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Aldous was at work in the library at the Court, writing at his grandfather's table, where in general he got through his estate and county affairs, keeping his old sitting-room upstairs for the pursuits that were more particularly his own.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To have wasted nearly three hours upon it was, to a man of Aldous's type, to have lost a day.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading It was a bleak east-wind day towards the end of March.
type
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From this reading To have wasted nearly three hours upon it was, to a man of Aldous's type, to have lost a day.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading To have wasted nearly three hours upon it was, to a man of Aldous's type, to have lost a day.
upstairs
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From this reading Aldous was at work in the library at the Court, writing at his grandfather's table, where in general he got through his estate and county affairs, keeping his old sitting-room upstairs for the pursuits that were more particularly his own.
wading
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From this reading All the morning he had been occupied with a tedious piece of local business, wading through endless documents concerning a dispute between the head-master of a neighbouring grammar-school and his governing body, of which Aldous was one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a bleak east-wind day towards the end of March.
wasted
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From this reading To have wasted nearly three hours upon it was, to a man of Aldous's type, to have lost a day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Aldous was at work in the library at the Court, writing at his grandfather's table, where in general he got through his estate and county affairs, keeping his old sitting-room upstairs for the pursuits that were more particularly his own.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Aldous was at work in the library at the Court, writing at his grandfather's table, where in general he got through his estate and county affairs, keeping his old sitting-room upstairs for the pursuits that were more particularly his own.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All the morning he had been occupied with a tedious piece of local business, wading through endless documents concerning a dispute between the head-master of a neighbouring grammar-school and his governing body, of which Aldous was one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All the morning he had been occupied with a tedious piece of local business, wading through endless documents concerning a dispute between the head-master of a neighbouring grammar-school and his governing body, of which Aldous was one.
work
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From this reading Aldous was at work in the library at the Court, writing at his grandfather's table, where in general he got through his estate and county affairs, keeping his old sitting-room upstairs for the pursuits that were more particularly his own.
writing
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From this reading Aldous was at work in the library at the Court, writing at his grandfather's table, where in general he got through his estate and county affairs, keeping his old sitting-room upstairs for the pursuits that were more particularly his own.
