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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 True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
able
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From this reading They stayed about ten minutes and then drove away again, leaving Paddy less able than ever to resist Gwen’s overtures.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They stayed about ten minutes and then drove away again, leaving Paddy less able than ever to resist Gwen’s overtures.
accept
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From this reading At the same time, she felt no less incensed against Lawrence and anxious to avoid meeting him, which was the cause of her reluctance to accept an invitation to a small dance at Gwen’s beautiful home in Grosvenor Place.
afford
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From this reading “I have no dress good enough,” she told Doreen when they talked it over, “and I can’t afford to get a new one on purpose.”
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stayed about ten minutes and then drove away again, leaving Paddy less able than ever to resist Gwen’s overtures.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading At the same time, she felt no less incensed against Lawrence and anxious to avoid meeting him, which was the cause of her reluctance to accept an invitation to a small dance at Gwen’s beautiful home in Grosvenor Place.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At the same time, she felt no less incensed against Lawrence and anxious to avoid meeting him, which was the cause of her reluctance to accept an invitation to a small dance at Gwen’s beautiful home in Grosvenor Place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
anxious
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From this reading At the same time, she felt no less incensed against Lawrence and anxious to avoid meeting him, which was the cause of her reluctance to accept an invitation to a small dance at Gwen’s beautiful home in Grosvenor Place.
apron
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From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
asserted
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From this reading “Nonsense,” asserted Doreen promptly.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same time, she felt no less incensed against Lawrence and anxious to avoid meeting him, which was the cause of her reluctance to accept an invitation to a small dance at Gwen’s beautiful home in Grosvenor Place.
avoid
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From this reading At the same time, she felt no less incensed against Lawrence and anxious to avoid meeting him, which was the cause of her reluctance to accept an invitation to a small dance at Gwen’s beautiful home in Grosvenor Place.
away
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From this reading They stayed about ten minutes and then drove away again, leaving Paddy less able than ever to resist Gwen’s overtures.
beautiful
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From this reading At the same time, she felt no less incensed against Lawrence and anxious to avoid meeting him, which was the cause of her reluctance to accept an invitation to a small dance at Gwen’s beautiful home in Grosvenor Place.
black
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From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
Bush
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From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
busy
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From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
called
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From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
can't
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From this reading “I have no dress good enough,” she told Doreen when they talked it over, “and I can’t afford to get a new one on purpose.”
cause
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From this reading At the same time, she felt no less incensed against Lawrence and anxious to avoid meeting him, which was the cause of her reluctance to accept an invitation to a small dance at Gwen’s beautiful home in Grosvenor Place.
dance
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From this reading At the same time, she felt no less incensed against Lawrence and anxious to avoid meeting him, which was the cause of her reluctance to accept an invitation to a small dance at Gwen’s beautiful home in Grosvenor Place.
days
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From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
Doreen
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From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
dress
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From this reading “I have no dress good enough,” she told Doreen when they talked it over, “and I can’t afford to get a new one on purpose.”
drove
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From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
enough
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From this reading “I have no dress good enough,” she told Doreen when they talked it over, “and I can’t afford to get a new one on purpose.”
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stayed about ten minutes and then drove away again, leaving Paddy less able than ever to resist Gwen’s overtures.
felt
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From this reading At the same time, she felt no less incensed against Lawrence and anxious to avoid meeting him, which was the cause of her reluctance to accept an invitation to a small dance at Gwen’s beautiful home in Grosvenor Place.
few
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From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
get
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From this reading “I have no dress good enough,” she told Doreen when they talked it over, “and I can’t afford to get a new one on purpose.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have no dress good enough,” she told Doreen when they talked it over, “and I can’t afford to get a new one on purpose.”
Grosvenor
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From this reading At the same time, she felt no less incensed against Lawrence and anxious to avoid meeting him, which was the cause of her reluctance to accept an invitation to a small dance at Gwen’s beautiful home in Grosvenor Place.
Gwen
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From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
Gwen's
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From this reading They stayed about ten minutes and then drove away again, leaving Paddy less able than ever to resist Gwen’s overtures.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have no dress good enough,” she told Doreen when they talked it over, “and I can’t afford to get a new one on purpose.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the same time, she felt no less incensed against Lawrence and anxious to avoid meeting him, which was the cause of her reluctance to accept an invitation to a small dance at Gwen’s beautiful home in Grosvenor Place.
home
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From this reading At the same time, she felt no less incensed against Lawrence and anxious to avoid meeting him, which was the cause of her reluctance to accept an invitation to a small dance at Gwen’s beautiful home in Grosvenor Place.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have no dress good enough,” she told Doreen when they talked it over, “and I can’t afford to get a new one on purpose.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
incensed
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From this reading At the same time, she felt no less incensed against Lawrence and anxious to avoid meeting him, which was the cause of her reluctance to accept an invitation to a small dance at Gwen’s beautiful home in Grosvenor Place.
invitation
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From this reading At the same time, she felt no less incensed against Lawrence and anxious to avoid meeting him, which was the cause of her reluctance to accept an invitation to a small dance at Gwen’s beautiful home in Grosvenor Place.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I have no dress good enough,” she told Doreen when they talked it over, “and I can’t afford to get a new one on purpose.”
large
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From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
later
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From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
Lawrence
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From this reading At the same time, she felt no less incensed against Lawrence and anxious to avoid meeting him, which was the cause of her reluctance to accept an invitation to a small dance at Gwen’s beautiful home in Grosvenor Place.
leaving
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From this reading They stayed about ten minutes and then drove away again, leaving Paddy less able than ever to resist Gwen’s overtures.
less
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From this reading They stayed about ten minutes and then drove away again, leaving Paddy less able than ever to resist Gwen’s overtures.
meeting
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From this reading At the same time, she felt no less incensed against Lawrence and anxious to avoid meeting him, which was the cause of her reluctance to accept an invitation to a small dance at Gwen’s beautiful home in Grosvenor Place.
minutes
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From this reading They stayed about ten minutes and then drove away again, leaving Paddy less able than ever to resist Gwen’s overtures.
new
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From this reading “I have no dress good enough,” she told Doreen when they talked it over, “and I can’t afford to get a new one on purpose.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At the same time, she felt no less incensed against Lawrence and anxious to avoid meeting him, which was the cause of her reluctance to accept an invitation to a small dance at Gwen’s beautiful home in Grosvenor Place.
Nonsense
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From this reading “Nonsense,” asserted Doreen promptly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the same time, she felt no less incensed against Lawrence and anxious to avoid meeting him, which was the cause of her reluctance to accept an invitation to a small dance at Gwen’s beautiful home in Grosvenor Place.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I have no dress good enough,” she told Doreen when they talked it over, “and I can’t afford to get a new one on purpose.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I have no dress good enough,” she told Doreen when they talked it over, “and I can’t afford to get a new one on purpose.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “I have no dress good enough,” she told Doreen when they talked it over, “and I can’t afford to get a new one on purpose.”
overtures
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From this reading They stayed about ten minutes and then drove away again, leaving Paddy less able than ever to resist Gwen’s overtures.
Paddy
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From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
Place
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From this reading At the same time, she felt no less incensed against Lawrence and anxious to avoid meeting him, which was the cause of her reluctance to accept an invitation to a small dance at Gwen’s beautiful home in Grosvenor Place.
prescriptions
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From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
promptly
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From this reading “Nonsense,” asserted Doreen promptly.
purpose
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From this reading “I have no dress good enough,” she told Doreen when they talked it over, “and I can’t afford to get a new one on purpose.”
reluctance
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From this reading At the same time, she felt no less incensed against Lawrence and anxious to avoid meeting him, which was the cause of her reluctance to accept an invitation to a small dance at Gwen’s beautiful home in Grosvenor Place.
resist
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From this reading They stayed about ten minutes and then drove away again, leaving Paddy less able than ever to resist Gwen’s overtures.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time, she felt no less incensed against Lawrence and anxious to avoid meeting him, which was the cause of her reluctance to accept an invitation to a small dance at Gwen’s beautiful home in Grosvenor Place.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the same time, she felt no less incensed against Lawrence and anxious to avoid meeting him, which was the cause of her reluctance to accept an invitation to a small dance at Gwen’s beautiful home in Grosvenor Place.
Shepherd's
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From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
small
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From this reading At the same time, she felt no less incensed against Lawrence and anxious to avoid meeting him, which was the cause of her reluctance to accept an invitation to a small dance at Gwen’s beautiful home in Grosvenor Place.
stayed
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From this reading They stayed about ten minutes and then drove away again, leaving Paddy less able than ever to resist Gwen’s overtures.
surgery
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From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
talked
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From this reading “I have no dress good enough,” she told Doreen when they talked it over, “and I can’t afford to get a new one on purpose.”
taxi
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From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
ten
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From this reading They stayed about ten minutes and then drove away again, leaving Paddy less able than ever to resist Gwen’s overtures.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They stayed about ten minutes and then drove away again, leaving Paddy less able than ever to resist Gwen’s overtures.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
then
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From this reading They stayed about ten minutes and then drove away again, leaving Paddy less able than ever to resist Gwen’s overtures.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stayed about ten minutes and then drove away again, leaving Paddy less able than ever to resist Gwen’s overtures.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time, she felt no less incensed against Lawrence and anxious to avoid meeting him, which was the cause of her reluctance to accept an invitation to a small dance at Gwen’s beautiful home in Grosvenor Place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have no dress good enough,” she told Doreen when they talked it over, “and I can’t afford to get a new one on purpose.”
True
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From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
two
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From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
way
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From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “I have no dress good enough,” she told Doreen when they talked it over, “and I can’t afford to get a new one on purpose.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the same time, she felt no less incensed against Lawrence and anxious to avoid meeting him, which was the cause of her reluctance to accept an invitation to a small dance at Gwen’s beautiful home in Grosvenor Place.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
word
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From this reading True to her word, Gwen called for Doreen a few days later, and the two drove in a taxi to Shepherd’s Bush and found their way to the surgery, where Paddy, in a large black apron, was busy with her prescriptions.
