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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 Tallente was seated at breakfast a few mornings later when his wife paid him an unexpected visit.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I got your letter, Andrew," she said, "in which you proposed to call upon me this afternoon.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am leaving town.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Tallente was seated at breakfast a few mornings later when his wife paid him an unexpected visit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She responded to his greeting with a cold nod, refused the coffee which he offered her and the easy-chair which he pushed forward to the fire.
Andrew
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From this reading "I got your letter, Andrew," she said, "in which you proposed to call upon me this afternoon.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am on my way back to New York, as a matter of fact, and I shall have left the hotel by midday, so you see I have come to visit you instead."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tallente was seated at breakfast a few mornings later when his wife paid him an unexpected visit.
back
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From this reading I am on my way back to New York, as a matter of fact, and I shall have left the hotel by midday, so you see I have come to visit you instead."
breakfast
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From this reading Tallente was seated at breakfast a few mornings later when his wife paid him an unexpected visit.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I am on my way back to New York, as a matter of fact, and I shall have left the hotel by midday, so you see I have come to visit you instead."
call
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From this reading "I got your letter, Andrew," she said, "in which you proposed to call upon me this afternoon.
coffee
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From this reading She responded to his greeting with a cold nod, refused the coffee which he offered her and the easy-chair which he pushed forward to the fire.
cold
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From this reading She responded to his greeting with a cold nod, refused the coffee which he offered her and the easy-chair which he pushed forward to the fire.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am on my way back to New York, as a matter of fact, and I shall have left the hotel by midday, so you see I have come to visit you instead."
easy-chair
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From this reading She responded to his greeting with a cold nod, refused the coffee which he offered her and the easy-chair which he pushed forward to the fire.
fact
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From this reading I am on my way back to New York, as a matter of fact, and I shall have left the hotel by midday, so you see I have come to visit you instead."
few
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From this reading Tallente was seated at breakfast a few mornings later when his wife paid him an unexpected visit.
fire
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From this reading She responded to his greeting with a cold nod, refused the coffee which he offered her and the easy-chair which he pushed forward to the fire.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She responded to his greeting with a cold nod, refused the coffee which he offered her and the easy-chair which he pushed forward to the fire.
got
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From this reading "I got your letter, Andrew," she said, "in which you proposed to call upon me this afternoon.
greeting
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From this reading She responded to his greeting with a cold nod, refused the coffee which he offered her and the easy-chair which he pushed forward to the fire.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am on my way back to New York, as a matter of fact, and I shall have left the hotel by midday, so you see I have come to visit you instead."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She responded to his greeting with a cold nod, refused the coffee which he offered her and the easy-chair which he pushed forward to the fire.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She responded to his greeting with a cold nod, refused the coffee which he offered her and the easy-chair which he pushed forward to the fire.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tallente was seated at breakfast a few mornings later when his wife paid him an unexpected visit.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tallente was seated at breakfast a few mornings later when his wife paid him an unexpected visit.
hotel
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From this reading I am on my way back to New York, as a matter of fact, and I shall have left the hotel by midday, so you see I have come to visit you instead."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I got your letter, Andrew," she said, "in which you proposed to call upon me this afternoon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I got your letter, Andrew," she said, "in which you proposed to call upon me this afternoon.
instead
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From this reading I am on my way back to New York, as a matter of fact, and I shall have left the hotel by midday, so you see I have come to visit you instead."
later
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From this reading Tallente was seated at breakfast a few mornings later when his wife paid him an unexpected visit.
leaving
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From this reading I am leaving town.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am on my way back to New York, as a matter of fact, and I shall have left the hotel by midday, so you see I have come to visit you instead."
letter
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From this reading "I got your letter, Andrew," she said, "in which you proposed to call upon me this afternoon.
matter
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From this reading I am on my way back to New York, as a matter of fact, and I shall have left the hotel by midday, so you see I have come to visit you instead."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I got your letter, Andrew," she said, "in which you proposed to call upon me this afternoon.
midday
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From this reading I am on my way back to New York, as a matter of fact, and I shall have left the hotel by midday, so you see I have come to visit you instead."
mornings
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From this reading Tallente was seated at breakfast a few mornings later when his wife paid him an unexpected visit.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am on my way back to New York, as a matter of fact, and I shall have left the hotel by midday, so you see I have come to visit you instead."
New
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From this reading I am on my way back to New York, as a matter of fact, and I shall have left the hotel by midday, so you see I have come to visit you instead."
nod
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From this reading She responded to his greeting with a cold nod, refused the coffee which he offered her and the easy-chair which he pushed forward to the fire.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am on my way back to New York, as a matter of fact, and I shall have left the hotel by midday, so you see I have come to visit you instead."
offered
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From this reading She responded to his greeting with a cold nod, refused the coffee which he offered her and the easy-chair which he pushed forward to the fire.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I am on my way back to New York, as a matter of fact, and I shall have left the hotel by midday, so you see I have come to visit you instead."
paid
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From this reading Tallente was seated at breakfast a few mornings later when his wife paid him an unexpected visit.
proposed
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From this reading "I got your letter, Andrew," she said, "in which you proposed to call upon me this afternoon.
pushed
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From this reading She responded to his greeting with a cold nod, refused the coffee which he offered her and the easy-chair which he pushed forward to the fire.
refused
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From this reading She responded to his greeting with a cold nod, refused the coffee which he offered her and the easy-chair which he pushed forward to the fire.
responded
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From this reading She responded to his greeting with a cold nod, refused the coffee which he offered her and the easy-chair which he pushed forward to the fire.
said
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From this reading "I got your letter, Andrew," she said, "in which you proposed to call upon me this afternoon.
seated
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From this reading Tallente was seated at breakfast a few mornings later when his wife paid him an unexpected visit.
see
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From this reading I am on my way back to New York, as a matter of fact, and I shall have left the hotel by midday, so you see I have come to visit you instead."
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I am on my way back to New York, as a matter of fact, and I shall have left the hotel by midday, so you see I have come to visit you instead."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She responded to his greeting with a cold nod, refused the coffee which he offered her and the easy-chair which he pushed forward to the fire.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am on my way back to New York, as a matter of fact, and I shall have left the hotel by midday, so you see I have come to visit you instead."
Tallente
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From this reading Tallente was seated at breakfast a few mornings later when his wife paid him an unexpected visit.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She responded to his greeting with a cold nod, refused the coffee which he offered her and the easy-chair which he pushed forward to the fire.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I got your letter, Andrew," she said, "in which you proposed to call upon me this afternoon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She responded to his greeting with a cold nod, refused the coffee which he offered her and the easy-chair which he pushed forward to the fire.
town
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From this reading I am leaving town.
unexpected
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From this reading Tallente was seated at breakfast a few mornings later when his wife paid him an unexpected visit.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "I got your letter, Andrew," she said, "in which you proposed to call upon me this afternoon.
visit
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From this reading Tallente was seated at breakfast a few mornings later when his wife paid him an unexpected visit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tallente was seated at breakfast a few mornings later when his wife paid him an unexpected visit.
way
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From this reading I am on my way back to New York, as a matter of fact, and I shall have left the hotel by midday, so you see I have come to visit you instead."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Tallente was seated at breakfast a few mornings later when his wife paid him an unexpected visit.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She responded to his greeting with a cold nod, refused the coffee which he offered her and the easy-chair which he pushed forward to the fire.
wife
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From this reading Tallente was seated at breakfast a few mornings later when his wife paid him an unexpected visit.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She responded to his greeting with a cold nod, refused the coffee which he offered her and the easy-chair which he pushed forward to the fire.
York
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From this reading I am on my way back to New York, as a matter of fact, and I shall have left the hotel by midday, so you see I have come to visit you instead."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I got your letter, Andrew," she said, "in which you proposed to call upon me this afternoon.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I got your letter, Andrew," she said, "in which you proposed to call upon me this afternoon.
