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24th
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From this reading Thursday night, _November 24th._ "Now that you have embarked upon this--" Lady Ver said, when I ventured into her sitting-room, hearing no voices, about six o'clock.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A blowy day like to-day his temper is sure to be impossible."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Thursday night, _November 24th._ "Now that you have embarked upon this--" Lady Ver said, when I ventured into her sitting-room, hearing no voices, about six o'clock.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (Mr. Carruthers had left me at the door at the end of our walk, and I had been with the angels at tea ever since.) "Now that you have embarked upon this opera, I say, you will have to dine at Willis's with us.
angels
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From this reading (Mr. Carruthers had left me at the door at the end of our walk, and I had been with the angels at tea ever since.) "Now that you have embarked upon this opera, I say, you will have to dine at Willis's with us.
arrives
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From this reading I won't be in when Charlie arrives from Paris.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading (Mr. Carruthers had left me at the door at the end of our walk, and I had been with the angels at tea ever since.) "Now that you have embarked upon this opera, I say, you will have to dine at Willis's with us.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I won't be in when Charlie arrives from Paris.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading (Mr. Carruthers had left me at the door at the end of our walk, and I had been with the angels at tea ever since.) "Now that you have embarked upon this opera, I say, you will have to dine at Willis's with us.
blowy
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From this reading A blowy day like to-day his temper is sure to be impossible."
Carruthers
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From this reading (Mr. Carruthers had left me at the door at the end of our walk, and I had been with the angels at tea ever since.) "Now that you have embarked upon this opera, I say, you will have to dine at Willis's with us.
Charlie
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From this reading I won't be in when Charlie arrives from Paris.
day
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From this reading A blowy day like to-day his temper is sure to be impossible."
dine
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From this reading (Mr. Carruthers had left me at the door at the end of our walk, and I had been with the angels at tea ever since.) "Now that you have embarked upon this opera, I say, you will have to dine at Willis's with us.
door
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From this reading (Mr. Carruthers had left me at the door at the end of our walk, and I had been with the angels at tea ever since.) "Now that you have embarked upon this opera, I say, you will have to dine at Willis's with us.
embarked
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From this reading Thursday night, _November 24th._ "Now that you have embarked upon this--" Lady Ver said, when I ventured into her sitting-room, hearing no voices, about six o'clock.
end
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From this reading (Mr. Carruthers had left me at the door at the end of our walk, and I had been with the angels at tea ever since.) "Now that you have embarked upon this opera, I say, you will have to dine at Willis's with us.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (Mr. Carruthers had left me at the door at the end of our walk, and I had been with the angels at tea ever since.) "Now that you have embarked upon this opera, I say, you will have to dine at Willis's with us.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I won't be in when Charlie arrives from Paris.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading (Mr. Carruthers had left me at the door at the end of our walk, and I had been with the angels at tea ever since.) "Now that you have embarked upon this opera, I say, you will have to dine at Willis's with us.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thursday night, _November 24th._ "Now that you have embarked upon this--" Lady Ver said, when I ventured into her sitting-room, hearing no voices, about six o'clock.
hearing
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From this reading Thursday night, _November 24th._ "Now that you have embarked upon this--" Lady Ver said, when I ventured into her sitting-room, hearing no voices, about six o'clock.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Thursday night, _November 24th._ "Now that you have embarked upon this--" Lady Ver said, when I ventured into her sitting-room, hearing no voices, about six o'clock.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A blowy day like to-day his temper is sure to be impossible."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Thursday night, _November 24th._ "Now that you have embarked upon this--" Lady Ver said, when I ventured into her sitting-room, hearing no voices, about six o'clock.
impossible
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From this reading A blowy day like to-day his temper is sure to be impossible."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I won't be in when Charlie arrives from Paris.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Thursday night, _November 24th._ "Now that you have embarked upon this--" Lady Ver said, when I ventured into her sitting-room, hearing no voices, about six o'clock.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A blowy day like to-day his temper is sure to be impossible."
Lady
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From this reading Thursday night, _November 24th._ "Now that you have embarked upon this--" Lady Ver said, when I ventured into her sitting-room, hearing no voices, about six o'clock.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (Mr. Carruthers had left me at the door at the end of our walk, and I had been with the angels at tea ever since.) "Now that you have embarked upon this opera, I say, you will have to dine at Willis's with us.
like
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From this reading A blowy day like to-day his temper is sure to be impossible."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (Mr. Carruthers had left me at the door at the end of our walk, and I had been with the angels at tea ever since.) "Now that you have embarked upon this opera, I say, you will have to dine at Willis's with us.
Mr
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From this reading (Mr. Carruthers had left me at the door at the end of our walk, and I had been with the angels at tea ever since.) "Now that you have embarked upon this opera, I say, you will have to dine at Willis's with us.
night
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From this reading Thursday night, _November 24th._ "Now that you have embarked upon this--" Lady Ver said, when I ventured into her sitting-room, hearing no voices, about six o'clock.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Thursday night, _November 24th._ "Now that you have embarked upon this--" Lady Ver said, when I ventured into her sitting-room, hearing no voices, about six o'clock.
November
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From this reading Thursday night, _November 24th._ "Now that you have embarked upon this--" Lady Ver said, when I ventured into her sitting-room, hearing no voices, about six o'clock.
Now
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From this reading Thursday night, _November 24th._ "Now that you have embarked upon this--" Lady Ver said, when I ventured into her sitting-room, hearing no voices, about six o'clock.
o'clock
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From this reading Thursday night, _November 24th._ "Now that you have embarked upon this--" Lady Ver said, when I ventured into her sitting-room, hearing no voices, about six o'clock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (Mr. Carruthers had left me at the door at the end of our walk, and I had been with the angels at tea ever since.) "Now that you have embarked upon this opera, I say, you will have to dine at Willis's with us.
opera
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From this reading (Mr. Carruthers had left me at the door at the end of our walk, and I had been with the angels at tea ever since.) "Now that you have embarked upon this opera, I say, you will have to dine at Willis's with us.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading (Mr. Carruthers had left me at the door at the end of our walk, and I had been with the angels at tea ever since.) "Now that you have embarked upon this opera, I say, you will have to dine at Willis's with us.
Paris
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From this reading I won't be in when Charlie arrives from Paris.
said
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From this reading Thursday night, _November 24th._ "Now that you have embarked upon this--" Lady Ver said, when I ventured into her sitting-room, hearing no voices, about six o'clock.
say
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From this reading (Mr. Carruthers had left me at the door at the end of our walk, and I had been with the angels at tea ever since.) "Now that you have embarked upon this opera, I say, you will have to dine at Willis's with us.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading (Mr. Carruthers had left me at the door at the end of our walk, and I had been with the angels at tea ever since.) "Now that you have embarked upon this opera, I say, you will have to dine at Willis's with us.
sitting-room
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From this reading Thursday night, _November 24th._ "Now that you have embarked upon this--" Lady Ver said, when I ventured into her sitting-room, hearing no voices, about six o'clock.
six
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From this reading Thursday night, _November 24th._ "Now that you have embarked upon this--" Lady Ver said, when I ventured into her sitting-room, hearing no voices, about six o'clock.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A blowy day like to-day his temper is sure to be impossible."
tea
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From this reading (Mr. Carruthers had left me at the door at the end of our walk, and I had been with the angels at tea ever since.) "Now that you have embarked upon this opera, I say, you will have to dine at Willis's with us.
temper
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From this reading A blowy day like to-day his temper is sure to be impossible."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thursday night, _November 24th._ "Now that you have embarked upon this--" Lady Ver said, when I ventured into her sitting-room, hearing no voices, about six o'clock.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (Mr. Carruthers had left me at the door at the end of our walk, and I had been with the angels at tea ever since.) "Now that you have embarked upon this opera, I say, you will have to dine at Willis's with us.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Thursday night, _November 24th._ "Now that you have embarked upon this--" Lady Ver said, when I ventured into her sitting-room, hearing no voices, about six o'clock.
Thursday
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From this reading Thursday night, _November 24th._ "Now that you have embarked upon this--" Lady Ver said, when I ventured into her sitting-room, hearing no voices, about six o'clock.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (Mr. Carruthers had left me at the door at the end of our walk, and I had been with the angels at tea ever since.) "Now that you have embarked upon this opera, I say, you will have to dine at Willis's with us.
to-day
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From this reading A blowy day like to-day his temper is sure to be impossible."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Thursday night, _November 24th._ "Now that you have embarked upon this--" Lady Ver said, when I ventured into her sitting-room, hearing no voices, about six o'clock.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (Mr. Carruthers had left me at the door at the end of our walk, and I had been with the angels at tea ever since.) "Now that you have embarked upon this opera, I say, you will have to dine at Willis's with us.
ventured
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From this reading Thursday night, _November 24th._ "Now that you have embarked upon this--" Lady Ver said, when I ventured into her sitting-room, hearing no voices, about six o'clock.
Ver
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From this reading Thursday night, _November 24th._ "Now that you have embarked upon this--" Lady Ver said, when I ventured into her sitting-room, hearing no voices, about six o'clock.
Very
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From this reading "Very well," I said.
voices
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From this reading Thursday night, _November 24th._ "Now that you have embarked upon this--" Lady Ver said, when I ventured into her sitting-room, hearing no voices, about six o'clock.
walk
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From this reading (Mr. Carruthers had left me at the door at the end of our walk, and I had been with the angels at tea ever since.) "Now that you have embarked upon this opera, I say, you will have to dine at Willis's with us.
well
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From this reading "Very well," I said.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Thursday night, _November 24th._ "Now that you have embarked upon this--" Lady Ver said, when I ventured into her sitting-room, hearing no voices, about six o'clock.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading (Mr. Carruthers had left me at the door at the end of our walk, and I had been with the angels at tea ever since.) "Now that you have embarked upon this opera, I say, you will have to dine at Willis's with us.
Willis's
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From this reading (Mr. Carruthers had left me at the door at the end of our walk, and I had been with the angels at tea ever since.) "Now that you have embarked upon this opera, I say, you will have to dine at Willis's with us.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading (Mr. Carruthers had left me at the door at the end of our walk, and I had been with the angels at tea ever since.) "Now that you have embarked upon this opera, I say, you will have to dine at Willis's with us.
won't
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From this reading I won't be in when Charlie arrives from Paris.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Thursday night, _November 24th._ "Now that you have embarked upon this--" Lady Ver said, when I ventured into her sitting-room, hearing no voices, about six o'clock.
