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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 Eileen was feeling a little sick and dazed, so when they met Paddy and Ted Masterman, she suggested at once that they should return home, and Paddy, feeling irritated with things in general, agreed with alacrity.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
agreed
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From this reading Eileen was feeling a little sick and dazed, so when they met Paddy and Ted Masterman, she suggested at once that they should return home, and Paddy, feeling irritated with things in general, agreed with alacrity.
alacrity
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From this reading Eileen was feeling a little sick and dazed, so when they met Paddy and Ted Masterman, she suggested at once that they should return home, and Paddy, feeling irritated with things in general, agreed with alacrity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I expect so,” he answered.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is Mr Blake’s friend someone staying with them?” she asked at last.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I don’t remember ever seeing her before.”
Blake's
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From this reading “Is Mr Blake’s friend someone staying with them?” she asked at last.
dazed
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From this reading Eileen was feeling a little sick and dazed, so when they met Paddy and Ted Masterman, she suggested at once that they should return home, and Paddy, feeling irritated with things in general, agreed with alacrity.
don't
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From this reading “I don’t remember ever seeing her before.”
Eileen
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From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
encounter
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From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t remember ever seeing her before.”
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading “I expect so,” he answered.
face
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From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Eileen was feeling a little sick and dazed, so when they met Paddy and Ted Masterman, she suggested at once that they should return home, and Paddy, feeling irritated with things in general, agreed with alacrity.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
friend
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From this reading “Is Mr Blake’s friend someone staying with them?” she asked at last.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
general
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From this reading Eileen was feeling a little sick and dazed, so when they met Paddy and Ted Masterman, she suggested at once that they should return home, and Paddy, feeling irritated with things in general, agreed with alacrity.
hard
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From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
home
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From this reading Eileen was feeling a little sick and dazed, so when they met Paddy and Ted Masterman, she suggested at once that they should return home, and Paddy, feeling irritated with things in general, agreed with alacrity.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I expect so,” he answered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Eileen was feeling a little sick and dazed, so when they met Paddy and Ted Masterman, she suggested at once that they should return home, and Paddy, feeling irritated with things in general, agreed with alacrity.
irritated
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From this reading Eileen was feeling a little sick and dazed, so when they met Paddy and Ted Masterman, she suggested at once that they should return home, and Paddy, feeling irritated with things in general, agreed with alacrity.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is Mr Blake’s friend someone staying with them?” she asked at last.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
Jack
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From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
kept
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From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is Mr Blake’s friend someone staying with them?” she asked at last.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eileen was feeling a little sick and dazed, so when they met Paddy and Ted Masterman, she suggested at once that they should return home, and Paddy, feeling irritated with things in general, agreed with alacrity.
Loch
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From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
Masterman
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From this reading Eileen was feeling a little sick and dazed, so when they met Paddy and Ted Masterman, she suggested at once that they should return home, and Paddy, feeling irritated with things in general, agreed with alacrity.
met
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From this reading Eileen was feeling a little sick and dazed, so when they met Paddy and Ted Masterman, she suggested at once that they should return home, and Paddy, feeling irritated with things in general, agreed with alacrity.
Mr
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From this reading “Is Mr Blake’s friend someone staying with them?” she asked at last.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
once
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From this reading Eileen was feeling a little sick and dazed, so when they met Paddy and Ted Masterman, she suggested at once that they should return home, and Paddy, feeling irritated with things in general, agreed with alacrity.
paces
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From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
Paddy
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From this reading Eileen was feeling a little sick and dazed, so when they met Paddy and Ted Masterman, she suggested at once that they should return home, and Paddy, feeling irritated with things in general, agreed with alacrity.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I don’t remember ever seeing her before.”
resolutely
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From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
return
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From this reading Eileen was feeling a little sick and dazed, so when they met Paddy and Ted Masterman, she suggested at once that they should return home, and Paddy, feeling irritated with things in general, agreed with alacrity.
see
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From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
seeing
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From this reading “I don’t remember ever seeing her before.”
several
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From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Eileen was feeling a little sick and dazed, so when they met Paddy and Ted Masterman, she suggested at once that they should return home, and Paddy, feeling irritated with things in general, agreed with alacrity.
sick
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From this reading Eileen was feeling a little sick and dazed, so when they met Paddy and Ted Masterman, she suggested at once that they should return home, and Paddy, feeling irritated with things in general, agreed with alacrity.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I expect so,” he answered.
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Is Mr Blake’s friend someone staying with them?” she asked at last.
spoke
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From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
staying
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From this reading “Is Mr Blake’s friend someone staying with them?” she asked at last.
suggested
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From this reading Eileen was feeling a little sick and dazed, so when they met Paddy and Ted Masterman, she suggested at once that they should return home, and Paddy, feeling irritated with things in general, agreed with alacrity.
Ted
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From this reading Eileen was feeling a little sick and dazed, so when they met Paddy and Ted Masterman, she suggested at once that they should return home, and Paddy, feeling irritated with things in general, agreed with alacrity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Eileen was feeling a little sick and dazed, so when they met Paddy and Ted Masterman, she suggested at once that they should return home, and Paddy, feeling irritated with things in general, agreed with alacrity.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Is Mr Blake’s friend someone staying with them?” she asked at last.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Eileen was feeling a little sick and dazed, so when they met Paddy and Ted Masterman, she suggested at once that they should return home, and Paddy, feeling irritated with things in general, agreed with alacrity.
things
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From this reading Eileen was feeling a little sick and dazed, so when they met Paddy and Ted Masterman, she suggested at once that they should return home, and Paddy, feeling irritated with things in general, agreed with alacrity.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
tried
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From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
turned
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From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
Warrenpoint
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From this reading For several paces after the encounter at Warrenpoint, neither Jack nor Eileen spoke, and though he tried hard to see her face, she kept it resolutely turned from him toward the Loch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eileen was feeling a little sick and dazed, so when they met Paddy and Ted Masterman, she suggested at once that they should return home, and Paddy, feeling irritated with things in general, agreed with alacrity.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Eileen was feeling a little sick and dazed, so when they met Paddy and Ted Masterman, she suggested at once that they should return home, and Paddy, feeling irritated with things in general, agreed with alacrity.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Is Mr Blake’s friend someone staying with them?” she asked at last.
