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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 Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
affair
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From this reading Bad business, that Hellesfield affair."
agents
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From this reading "It was a very bad business indeed," Tallente agreed, "chiefly because it shows that our agents there must be utterly incapable."
agreed
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From this reading "It was a very bad business indeed," Tallente agreed, "chiefly because it shows that our agents there must be utterly incapable."
air
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From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
amazing
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From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He extended two fingers and indicated an uncomfortable chair.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He extended two fingers and indicated an uncomfortable chair.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
Augustus
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From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
Bad
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From this reading Bad business, that Hellesfield affair."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It was a very bad business indeed," Tallente agreed, "chiefly because it shows that our agents there must be utterly incapable."
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "It was a very bad business indeed," Tallente agreed, "chiefly because it shows that our agents there must be utterly incapable."
business
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From this reading Bad business, that Hellesfield affair."
chair
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From this reading He extended two fingers and indicated an uncomfortable chair.
chiefly
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From this reading "It was a very bad business indeed," Tallente agreed, "chiefly because it shows that our agents there must be utterly incapable."
days
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From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
desiring
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From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
discomfited
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From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
England
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From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
extended
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From this reading He extended two fingers and indicated an uncomfortable chair.
few
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From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
fingers
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From this reading He extended two fingers and indicated an uncomfortable chair.
fluke
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From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
follower
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From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Well, well, Tallente," he said, "sorry I wasn't in town when you passed through from the north.
graciousness
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From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He extended two fingers and indicated an uncomfortable chair.
Hellesfield
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From this reading Bad business, that Hellesfield affair."
Honourable
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From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
Horlock
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From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, well, Tallente," he said, "sorry I wasn't in town when you passed through from the north.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, well, Tallente," he said, "sorry I wasn't in town when you passed through from the north.
incapable
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From this reading "It was a very bad business indeed," Tallente agreed, "chiefly because it shows that our agents there must be utterly incapable."
indeed
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From this reading "It was a very bad business indeed," Tallente agreed, "chiefly because it shows that our agents there must be utterly incapable."
indicated
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From this reading He extended two fingers and indicated an uncomfortable chair.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was a very bad business indeed," Tallente agreed, "chiefly because it shows that our agents there must be utterly incapable."
John
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From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
later
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From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
Minister
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From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
most
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From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
much
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From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It was a very bad business indeed," Tallente agreed, "chiefly because it shows that our agents there must be utterly incapable."
north
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From this reading "Well, well, Tallente," he said, "sorry I wasn't in town when you passed through from the north.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "It was a very bad business indeed," Tallente agreed, "chiefly because it shows that our agents there must be utterly incapable."
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, well, Tallente," he said, "sorry I wasn't in town when you passed through from the north.
possible
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From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
Prime
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From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
received
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From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
said
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From this reading "Well, well, Tallente," he said, "sorry I wasn't in town when you passed through from the north.
show
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From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
shows
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From this reading "It was a very bad business indeed," Tallente agreed, "chiefly because it shows that our agents there must be utterly incapable."
sorry
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From this reading "Well, well, Tallente," he said, "sorry I wasn't in town when you passed through from the north.
Tallente
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From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bad business, that Hellesfield affair."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
there
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From this reading "It was a very bad business indeed," Tallente agreed, "chiefly because it shows that our agents there must be utterly incapable."
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
town
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From this reading "Well, well, Tallente," he said, "sorry I wasn't in town when you passed through from the north.
two
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From this reading He extended two fingers and indicated an uncomfortable chair.
uncomfortable
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From this reading He extended two fingers and indicated an uncomfortable chair.
utterly
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From this reading "It was a very bad business indeed," Tallente agreed, "chiefly because it shows that our agents there must be utterly incapable."
very
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From this reading "It was a very bad business indeed," Tallente agreed, "chiefly because it shows that our agents there must be utterly incapable."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was a very bad business indeed," Tallente agreed, "chiefly because it shows that our agents there must be utterly incapable."
wasn't
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From this reading "Well, well, Tallente," he said, "sorry I wasn't in town when you passed through from the north.
Well
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From this reading "Well, well, Tallente," he said, "sorry I wasn't in town when you passed through from the north.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Well, well, Tallente," he said, "sorry I wasn't in town when you passed through from the north.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Right Honourable John Augustus Horlock, Prime Minister of England through a most amazing fluke, received Tallente, a few days later, with the air of one desiring to show as much graciousness as possible to a discomfited follower.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, well, Tallente," he said, "sorry I wasn't in town when you passed through from the north.
