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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 She rose with the utmost coldness, did not give him her hand, and only the bare mockery of a bow, as though her indignation against Mr. Kelly was so complete that it must needs embrace his friend.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Her eyes flashed as they remarked his livery, but she was not in any concern about Mr. Wogan, and asked him no questions.
admitted
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From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She rose with the utmost coldness, did not give him her hand, and only the bare mockery of a bow, as though her indignation against Mr. Kelly was so complete that it must needs embrace his friend.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
any
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From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her eyes flashed as they remarked his livery, but she was not in any concern about Mr. Wogan, and asked him no questions.
bare
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From this reading She rose with the utmost coldness, did not give him her hand, and only the bare mockery of a bow, as though her indignation against Mr. Kelly was so complete that it must needs embrace his friend.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
bow
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From this reading She rose with the utmost coldness, did not give him her hand, and only the bare mockery of a bow, as though her indignation against Mr. Kelly was so complete that it must needs embrace his friend.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her eyes flashed as they remarked his livery, but she was not in any concern about Mr. Wogan, and asked him no questions.
coldness
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From this reading She rose with the utmost coldness, did not give him her hand, and only the bare mockery of a bow, as though her indignation against Mr. Kelly was so complete that it must needs embrace his friend.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I thought that he would have plucked up enough courage to come himself,' said she, with a contemptuous shrug of the shoulders.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She rose with the utmost coldness, did not give him her hand, and only the bare mockery of a bow, as though her indignation against Mr. Kelly was so complete that it must needs embrace his friend.
concern
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From this reading Her eyes flashed as they remarked his livery, but she was not in any concern about Mr. Wogan, and asked him no questions.
CONSEQUENCES
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From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
contemptuous
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From this reading 'I thought that he would have plucked up enough courage to come himself,' said she, with a contemptuous shrug of the shoulders.
courage
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From this reading 'I thought that he would have plucked up enough courage to come himself,' said she, with a contemptuous shrug of the shoulders.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She rose with the utmost coldness, did not give him her hand, and only the bare mockery of a bow, as though her indignation against Mr. Kelly was so complete that it must needs embrace his friend.
embrace
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From this reading She rose with the utmost coldness, did not give him her hand, and only the bare mockery of a bow, as though her indignation against Mr. Kelly was so complete that it must needs embrace his friend.
enough
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From this reading 'I thought that he would have plucked up enough courage to come himself,' said she, with a contemptuous shrug of the shoulders.
eyes
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From this reading Her eyes flashed as they remarked his livery, but she was not in any concern about Mr. Wogan, and asked him no questions.
familiar
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From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
flashed
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From this reading Her eyes flashed as they remarked his livery, but she was not in any concern about Mr. Wogan, and asked him no questions.
Flying
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From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
formalities
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From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
FRIEND
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From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
give
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From this reading She rose with the utmost coldness, did not give him her hand, and only the bare mockery of a bow, as though her indignation against Mr. Kelly was so complete that it must needs embrace his friend.
hand
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From this reading She rose with the utmost coldness, did not give him her hand, and only the bare mockery of a bow, as though her indignation against Mr. Kelly was so complete that it must needs embrace his friend.
HAPPIEST
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From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'I thought that he would have plucked up enough courage to come himself,' said she, with a contemptuous shrug of the shoulders.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her eyes flashed as they remarked his livery, but she was not in any concern about Mr. Wogan, and asked him no questions.
Hilton
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From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her eyes flashed as they remarked his livery, but she was not in any concern about Mr. Wogan, and asked him no questions.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading 'I thought that he would have plucked up enough courage to come himself,' said she, with a contemptuous shrug of the shoulders.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I thought that he would have plucked up enough courage to come himself,' said she, with a contemptuous shrug of the shoulders.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her eyes flashed as they remarked his livery, but she was not in any concern about Mr. Wogan, and asked him no questions.
indignation
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From this reading She rose with the utmost coldness, did not give him her hand, and only the bare mockery of a bow, as though her indignation against Mr. Kelly was so complete that it must needs embrace his friend.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She rose with the utmost coldness, did not give him her hand, and only the bare mockery of a bow, as though her indignation against Mr. Kelly was so complete that it must needs embrace his friend.
Kelly
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From this reading She rose with the utmost coldness, did not give him her hand, and only the bare mockery of a bow, as though her indignation against Mr. Kelly was so complete that it must needs embrace his friend.
livery
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From this reading Her eyes flashed as they remarked his livery, but she was not in any concern about Mr. Wogan, and asked him no questions.
mockery
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From this reading She rose with the utmost coldness, did not give him her hand, and only the bare mockery of a bow, as though her indignation against Mr. Kelly was so complete that it must needs embrace his friend.
MR
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From this reading MR.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She rose with the utmost coldness, did not give him her hand, and only the bare mockery of a bow, as though her indignation against Mr. Kelly was so complete that it must needs embrace his friend.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
needs
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From this reading She rose with the utmost coldness, did not give him her hand, and only the bare mockery of a bow, as though her indignation against Mr. Kelly was so complete that it must needs embrace his friend.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Her eyes flashed as they remarked his livery, but she was not in any concern about Mr. Wogan, and asked him no questions.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her eyes flashed as they remarked his livery, but she was not in any concern about Mr. Wogan, and asked him no questions.
now
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From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
only
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From this reading She rose with the utmost coldness, did not give him her hand, and only the bare mockery of a bow, as though her indignation against Mr. Kelly was so complete that it must needs embrace his friend.
other
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From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
plucked
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From this reading 'I thought that he would have plucked up enough courage to come himself,' said she, with a contemptuous shrug of the shoulders.
Post
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From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
questions
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From this reading Her eyes flashed as they remarked his livery, but she was not in any concern about Mr. Wogan, and asked him no questions.
refused
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From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
remarked
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From this reading Her eyes flashed as they remarked his livery, but she was not in any concern about Mr. Wogan, and asked him no questions.
Rose
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From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
said
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From this reading 'I thought that he would have plucked up enough courage to come himself,' said she, with a contemptuous shrug of the shoulders.
servant
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From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her eyes flashed as they remarked his livery, but she was not in any concern about Mr. Wogan, and asked him no questions.
shoulders
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From this reading 'I thought that he would have plucked up enough courage to come himself,' said she, with a contemptuous shrug of the shoulders.
shrug
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From this reading 'I thought that he would have plucked up enough courage to come himself,' said she, with a contemptuous shrug of the shoulders.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She rose with the utmost coldness, did not give him her hand, and only the bare mockery of a bow, as though her indignation against Mr. Kelly was so complete that it must needs embrace his friend.
thanks
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From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She rose with the utmost coldness, did not give him her hand, and only the bare mockery of a bow, as though her indignation against Mr. Kelly was so complete that it must needs embrace his friend.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her eyes flashed as they remarked his livery, but she was not in any concern about Mr. Wogan, and asked him no questions.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She rose with the utmost coldness, did not give him her hand, and only the bare mockery of a bow, as though her indignation against Mr. Kelly was so complete that it must needs embrace his friend.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I thought that he would have plucked up enough courage to come himself,' said she, with a contemptuous shrug of the shoulders.
title
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From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
Townley
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From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
TRADUCES
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From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
up
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From this reading 'I thought that he would have plucked up enough courage to come himself,' said she, with a contemptuous shrug of the shoulders.
utmost
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From this reading She rose with the utmost coldness, did not give him her hand, and only the bare mockery of a bow, as though her indignation against Mr. Kelly was so complete that it must needs embrace his friend.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
WOGAN
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From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
Wogan's
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From this reading WOGAN TRADUCES HIS FRIEND, WITH THE HAPPIEST CONSEQUENCES Mr. Wogan's title of Hilton was now, thanks to the _Flying Post_, as familiar as his name; he refused both the one and the other to the servant, and was admitted to Rose Townley without any formalities.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'I thought that he would have plucked up enough courage to come himself,' said she, with a contemptuous shrug of the shoulders.
