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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 Ovington had accepted the loss of his custom, not indeed with indifference, but with dignity, and in a manner which left the old man little upon which to plume himself.
accepted
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From this reading Ovington had accepted the loss of his custom, not indeed with indifference, but with dignity, and in a manner which left the old man little upon which to plume himself.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Had he been present at an interview which took place after he had retired, he might have been better pleased.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The withdrawal of his custom wore in the retrospect too much of the look of spite, and he came near to regretting it, as he drove along.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had left it with an uneasy feeling that the step he had taken had not produced the intended effect.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ovington had accepted the loss of his custom, not indeed with indifference, but with dignity, and in a manner which left the old man little upon which to plume himself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The withdrawal of his custom wore in the retrospect too much of the look of spite, and he came near to regretting it, as he drove along.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Had he been present at an interview which took place after he had retired, he might have been better pleased.
bank
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From this reading The Squire in his inmost heart had not derived much satisfaction from his visit to the bank.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had he been present at an interview which took place after he had retired, he might have been better pleased.
better
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From this reading Had he been present at an interview which took place after he had retired, he might have been better pleased.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ovington had accepted the loss of his custom, not indeed with indifference, but with dignity, and in a manner which left the old man little upon which to plume himself.
came
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From this reading The withdrawal of his custom wore in the retrospect too much of the look of spite, and he came near to regretting it, as he drove along.
custom
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From this reading Ovington had accepted the loss of his custom, not indeed with indifference, but with dignity, and in a manner which left the old man little upon which to plume himself.
derived
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From this reading The Squire in his inmost heart had not derived much satisfaction from his visit to the bank.
dignity
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From this reading Ovington had accepted the loss of his custom, not indeed with indifference, but with dignity, and in a manner which left the old man little upon which to plume himself.
drove
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From this reading The withdrawal of his custom wore in the retrospect too much of the look of spite, and he came near to regretting it, as he drove along.
effect
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From this reading He had left it with an uneasy feeling that the step he had taken had not produced the intended effect.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had left it with an uneasy feeling that the step he had taken had not produced the intended effect.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Squire in his inmost heart had not derived much satisfaction from his visit to the bank.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Squire in his inmost heart had not derived much satisfaction from his visit to the bank.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had he been present at an interview which took place after he had retired, he might have been better pleased.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had left it with an uneasy feeling that the step he had taken had not produced the intended effect.
heart
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From this reading The Squire in his inmost heart had not derived much satisfaction from his visit to the bank.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ovington had accepted the loss of his custom, not indeed with indifference, but with dignity, and in a manner which left the old man little upon which to plume himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Squire in his inmost heart had not derived much satisfaction from his visit to the bank.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Squire in his inmost heart had not derived much satisfaction from his visit to the bank.
indeed
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From this reading Ovington had accepted the loss of his custom, not indeed with indifference, but with dignity, and in a manner which left the old man little upon which to plume himself.
indifference
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From this reading Ovington had accepted the loss of his custom, not indeed with indifference, but with dignity, and in a manner which left the old man little upon which to plume himself.
inmost
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From this reading The Squire in his inmost heart had not derived much satisfaction from his visit to the bank.
intended
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From this reading He had left it with an uneasy feeling that the step he had taken had not produced the intended effect.
interview
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From this reading Had he been present at an interview which took place after he had retired, he might have been better pleased.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had left it with an uneasy feeling that the step he had taken had not produced the intended effect.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had left it with an uneasy feeling that the step he had taken had not produced the intended effect.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ovington had accepted the loss of his custom, not indeed with indifference, but with dignity, and in a manner which left the old man little upon which to plume himself.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The withdrawal of his custom wore in the retrospect too much of the look of spite, and he came near to regretting it, as he drove along.
loss
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From this reading Ovington had accepted the loss of his custom, not indeed with indifference, but with dignity, and in a manner which left the old man little upon which to plume himself.
man
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From this reading Ovington had accepted the loss of his custom, not indeed with indifference, but with dignity, and in a manner which left the old man little upon which to plume himself.
manner
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From this reading Ovington had accepted the loss of his custom, not indeed with indifference, but with dignity, and in a manner which left the old man little upon which to plume himself.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Had he been present at an interview which took place after he had retired, he might have been better pleased.
much
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From this reading The Squire in his inmost heart had not derived much satisfaction from his visit to the bank.
near
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From this reading The withdrawal of his custom wore in the retrospect too much of the look of spite, and he came near to regretting it, as he drove along.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Squire in his inmost heart had not derived much satisfaction from his visit to the bank.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ovington had accepted the loss of his custom, not indeed with indifference, but with dignity, and in a manner which left the old man little upon which to plume himself.
old
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From this reading Ovington had accepted the loss of his custom, not indeed with indifference, but with dignity, and in a manner which left the old man little upon which to plume himself.
Ovington
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From this reading Ovington had accepted the loss of his custom, not indeed with indifference, but with dignity, and in a manner which left the old man little upon which to plume himself.
place
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From this reading Had he been present at an interview which took place after he had retired, he might have been better pleased.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Had he been present at an interview which took place after he had retired, he might have been better pleased.
plume
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From this reading Ovington had accepted the loss of his custom, not indeed with indifference, but with dignity, and in a manner which left the old man little upon which to plume himself.
present
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From this reading Had he been present at an interview which took place after he had retired, he might have been better pleased.
produced
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From this reading He had left it with an uneasy feeling that the step he had taken had not produced the intended effect.
regretting
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From this reading The withdrawal of his custom wore in the retrospect too much of the look of spite, and he came near to regretting it, as he drove along.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Had he been present at an interview which took place after he had retired, he might have been better pleased.
retrospect
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From this reading The withdrawal of his custom wore in the retrospect too much of the look of spite, and he came near to regretting it, as he drove along.
satisfaction
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From this reading The Squire in his inmost heart had not derived much satisfaction from his visit to the bank.
spite
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From this reading The withdrawal of his custom wore in the retrospect too much of the look of spite, and he came near to regretting it, as he drove along.
Squire
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From this reading The Squire in his inmost heart had not derived much satisfaction from his visit to the bank.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had left it with an uneasy feeling that the step he had taken had not produced the intended effect.
taken
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From this reading He had left it with an uneasy feeling that the step he had taken had not produced the intended effect.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had left it with an uneasy feeling that the step he had taken had not produced the intended effect.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Squire in his inmost heart had not derived much satisfaction from his visit to the bank.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Squire in his inmost heart had not derived much satisfaction from his visit to the bank.
too
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From this reading The withdrawal of his custom wore in the retrospect too much of the look of spite, and he came near to regretting it, as he drove along.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had he been present at an interview which took place after he had retired, he might have been better pleased.
uneasy
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From this reading He had left it with an uneasy feeling that the step he had taken had not produced the intended effect.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Ovington had accepted the loss of his custom, not indeed with indifference, but with dignity, and in a manner which left the old man little upon which to plume himself.
visit
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From this reading The Squire in his inmost heart had not derived much satisfaction from his visit to the bank.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ovington had accepted the loss of his custom, not indeed with indifference, but with dignity, and in a manner which left the old man little upon which to plume himself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had left it with an uneasy feeling that the step he had taken had not produced the intended effect.
withdrawal
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From this reading The withdrawal of his custom wore in the retrospect too much of the look of spite, and he came near to regretting it, as he drove along.
wore
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From this reading The withdrawal of his custom wore in the retrospect too much of the look of spite, and he came near to regretting it, as he drove along.
