Chapter XVI
MRS. WALTER SCOTT AND THE WILL. Roger came from New York the next evening. He could not stay from Millbank any longer. He had made up his mind to face the inevitable.
Millbank
Chapter XVI
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MRS.
WALTER
SCOTT
AND
THE
WILL.
Roger
came
from
New
York
the
next
evening.
He
could
not
stay
from
Millbank
any
longer.
He
had
made
up
his
mind
to
face
the
inevitable.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
MRS.
Line 2
WALTER
SCOTT
AND
THE
WILL.
Line 3
Roger
came
from
New
York
the
next
evening.
Line 4
He
could
not
stay
from
Millbank
any
longer.
Line 5
He
had
made
up
his
mind
to
face
the
inevitable.
Learner Dictionary
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Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He could not stay from Millbank any longer.”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had made up his mind to face the inevitable.”
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Roger came from New York the next evening.”
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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WALTER SCOTT AND THE WILL.
any
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From this reading He could not stay from Millbank any longer.
came
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From this reading Roger came from New York the next evening.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not stay from Millbank any longer.
evening
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From this reading Roger came from New York the next evening.
face
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Roger came from New York the next evening.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had made up his mind to face the inevitable.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not stay from Millbank any longer.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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inevitable
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longer
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made
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Millbank
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mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had made up his mind to face the inevitable.
MRS
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New
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From this reading Roger came from New York the next evening.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Roger came from New York the next evening.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not stay from Millbank any longer.
Roger
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From this reading Roger came from New York the next evening.
SCOTT
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stay
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From this reading He could not stay from Millbank any longer.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WALTER SCOTT AND THE WILL.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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up
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From this reading He had made up his mind to face the inevitable.
WALTER
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From this reading WALTER SCOTT AND THE WILL.
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading WALTER SCOTT AND THE WILL.
York
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From this reading Roger came from New York the next evening.