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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 It was a very perplexing one, as he plainly saw, since, in the light of the new revelations, it seemed almost impossible to preserve the name of the family from disgrace.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Lambert got back to the village inn, and he felt both tired and bewildered.
all
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From this reading Seated in his sitting room, with his legs stretched out and his hands in his pockets, Lambert moodily glared at the carpet, recalling all that had been confessed by the foxy secretary of Miss Greeby.
almost
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From this reading It was a very perplexing one, as he plainly saw, since, in the light of the new revelations, it seemed almost impossible to preserve the name of the family from disgrace.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The examination of Silver had been so long, and what he revealed so amazing, that the young man wished to be alone, both to rest and to think over the situation.
amazing
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From this reading The examination of Silver had been so long, and what he revealed so amazing, that the young man wished to be alone, both to rest and to think over the situation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Lambert got back to the village inn, and he felt both tired and bewildered.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a very perplexing one, as he plainly saw, since, in the light of the new revelations, it seemed almost impossible to preserve the name of the family from disgrace.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Seated in his sitting room, with his legs stretched out and his hands in his pockets, Lambert moodily glared at the carpet, recalling all that had been confessed by the foxy secretary of Miss Greeby.
back
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Lambert got back to the village inn, and he felt both tired and bewildered.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The examination of Silver had been so long, and what he revealed so amazing, that the young man wished to be alone, both to rest and to think over the situation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The examination of Silver had been so long, and what he revealed so amazing, that the young man wished to be alone, both to rest and to think over the situation.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Lambert got back to the village inn, and he felt both tired and bewildered.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Lambert got back to the village inn, and he felt both tired and bewildered.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Seated in his sitting room, with his legs stretched out and his hands in his pockets, Lambert moodily glared at the carpet, recalling all that had been confessed by the foxy secretary of Miss Greeby.
carpet
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From this reading Seated in his sitting room, with his legs stretched out and his hands in his pockets, Lambert moodily glared at the carpet, recalling all that had been confessed by the foxy secretary of Miss Greeby.
COCKLESHELL
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From this reading MOTHER COCKLESHELL.
confessed
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From this reading Seated in his sitting room, with his legs stretched out and his hands in his pockets, Lambert moodily glared at the carpet, recalling all that had been confessed by the foxy secretary of Miss Greeby.
disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading It was a very perplexing one, as he plainly saw, since, in the light of the new revelations, it seemed almost impossible to preserve the name of the family from disgrace.
examination
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From this reading The examination of Silver had been so long, and what he revealed so amazing, that the young man wished to be alone, both to rest and to think over the situation.
family
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From this reading It was a very perplexing one, as he plainly saw, since, in the light of the new revelations, it seemed almost impossible to preserve the name of the family from disgrace.
felt
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Lambert got back to the village inn, and he felt both tired and bewildered.
foxy
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From this reading Seated in his sitting room, with his legs stretched out and his hands in his pockets, Lambert moodily glared at the carpet, recalling all that had been confessed by the foxy secretary of Miss Greeby.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a very perplexing one, as he plainly saw, since, in the light of the new revelations, it seemed almost impossible to preserve the name of the family from disgrace.
glared
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From this reading Seated in his sitting room, with his legs stretched out and his hands in his pockets, Lambert moodily glared at the carpet, recalling all that had been confessed by the foxy secretary of Miss Greeby.
got
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Lambert got back to the village inn, and he felt both tired and bewildered.
Greeby
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From this reading Seated in his sitting room, with his legs stretched out and his hands in his pockets, Lambert moodily glared at the carpet, recalling all that had been confessed by the foxy secretary of Miss Greeby.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The examination of Silver had been so long, and what he revealed so amazing, that the young man wished to be alone, both to rest and to think over the situation.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Seated in his sitting room, with his legs stretched out and his hands in his pockets, Lambert moodily glared at the carpet, recalling all that had been confessed by the foxy secretary of Miss Greeby.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Lambert got back to the village inn, and he felt both tired and bewildered.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Seated in his sitting room, with his legs stretched out and his hands in his pockets, Lambert moodily glared at the carpet, recalling all that had been confessed by the foxy secretary of Miss Greeby.
impossible
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From this reading It was a very perplexing one, as he plainly saw, since, in the light of the new revelations, it seemed almost impossible to preserve the name of the family from disgrace.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Lambert got back to the village inn, and he felt both tired and bewildered.
inn
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Lambert got back to the village inn, and he felt both tired and bewildered.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Lambert got back to the village inn, and he felt both tired and bewildered.
Lambert
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Lambert got back to the village inn, and he felt both tired and bewildered.
late
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Lambert got back to the village inn, and he felt both tired and bewildered.
legs
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From this reading Seated in his sitting room, with his legs stretched out and his hands in his pockets, Lambert moodily glared at the carpet, recalling all that had been confessed by the foxy secretary of Miss Greeby.
light
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From this reading It was a very perplexing one, as he plainly saw, since, in the light of the new revelations, it seemed almost impossible to preserve the name of the family from disgrace.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The examination of Silver had been so long, and what he revealed so amazing, that the young man wished to be alone, both to rest and to think over the situation.
man
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From this reading The examination of Silver had been so long, and what he revealed so amazing, that the young man wished to be alone, both to rest and to think over the situation.
Miss
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From this reading Seated in his sitting room, with his legs stretched out and his hands in his pockets, Lambert moodily glared at the carpet, recalling all that had been confessed by the foxy secretary of Miss Greeby.
moodily
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From this reading Seated in his sitting room, with his legs stretched out and his hands in his pockets, Lambert moodily glared at the carpet, recalling all that had been confessed by the foxy secretary of Miss Greeby.
MOTHER
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From this reading MOTHER COCKLESHELL.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a very perplexing one, as he plainly saw, since, in the light of the new revelations, it seemed almost impossible to preserve the name of the family from disgrace.
new
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From this reading It was a very perplexing one, as he plainly saw, since, in the light of the new revelations, it seemed almost impossible to preserve the name of the family from disgrace.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The examination of Silver had been so long, and what he revealed so amazing, that the young man wished to be alone, both to rest and to think over the situation.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a very perplexing one, as he plainly saw, since, in the light of the new revelations, it seemed almost impossible to preserve the name of the family from disgrace.
out
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From this reading Seated in his sitting room, with his legs stretched out and his hands in his pockets, Lambert moodily glared at the carpet, recalling all that had been confessed by the foxy secretary of Miss Greeby.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The examination of Silver had been so long, and what he revealed so amazing, that the young man wished to be alone, both to rest and to think over the situation.
perplexing
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From this reading It was a very perplexing one, as he plainly saw, since, in the light of the new revelations, it seemed almost impossible to preserve the name of the family from disgrace.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a very perplexing one, as he plainly saw, since, in the light of the new revelations, it seemed almost impossible to preserve the name of the family from disgrace.
pockets
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From this reading Seated in his sitting room, with his legs stretched out and his hands in his pockets, Lambert moodily glared at the carpet, recalling all that had been confessed by the foxy secretary of Miss Greeby.
preserve
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From this reading It was a very perplexing one, as he plainly saw, since, in the light of the new revelations, it seemed almost impossible to preserve the name of the family from disgrace.
recalling
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From this reading Seated in his sitting room, with his legs stretched out and his hands in his pockets, Lambert moodily glared at the carpet, recalling all that had been confessed by the foxy secretary of Miss Greeby.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The examination of Silver had been so long, and what he revealed so amazing, that the young man wished to be alone, both to rest and to think over the situation.
revealed
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From this reading The examination of Silver had been so long, and what he revealed so amazing, that the young man wished to be alone, both to rest and to think over the situation.
revelations
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From this reading It was a very perplexing one, as he plainly saw, since, in the light of the new revelations, it seemed almost impossible to preserve the name of the family from disgrace.
room
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From this reading Seated in his sitting room, with his legs stretched out and his hands in his pockets, Lambert moodily glared at the carpet, recalling all that had been confessed by the foxy secretary of Miss Greeby.
saw
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From this reading It was a very perplexing one, as he plainly saw, since, in the light of the new revelations, it seemed almost impossible to preserve the name of the family from disgrace.
Seated
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From this reading Seated in his sitting room, with his legs stretched out and his hands in his pockets, Lambert moodily glared at the carpet, recalling all that had been confessed by the foxy secretary of Miss Greeby.
secretary
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From this reading Seated in his sitting room, with his legs stretched out and his hands in his pockets, Lambert moodily glared at the carpet, recalling all that had been confessed by the foxy secretary of Miss Greeby.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a very perplexing one, as he plainly saw, since, in the light of the new revelations, it seemed almost impossible to preserve the name of the family from disgrace.
Silver
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From this reading The examination of Silver had been so long, and what he revealed so amazing, that the young man wished to be alone, both to rest and to think over the situation.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was a very perplexing one, as he plainly saw, since, in the light of the new revelations, it seemed almost impossible to preserve the name of the family from disgrace.
sitting
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From this reading Seated in his sitting room, with his legs stretched out and his hands in his pockets, Lambert moodily glared at the carpet, recalling all that had been confessed by the foxy secretary of Miss Greeby.
situation
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From this reading The examination of Silver had been so long, and what he revealed so amazing, that the young man wished to be alone, both to rest and to think over the situation.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The examination of Silver had been so long, and what he revealed so amazing, that the young man wished to be alone, both to rest and to think over the situation.
stretched
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From this reading Seated in his sitting room, with his legs stretched out and his hands in his pockets, Lambert moodily glared at the carpet, recalling all that had been confessed by the foxy secretary of Miss Greeby.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The examination of Silver had been so long, and what he revealed so amazing, that the young man wished to be alone, both to rest and to think over the situation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Lambert got back to the village inn, and he felt both tired and bewildered.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The examination of Silver had been so long, and what he revealed so amazing, that the young man wished to be alone, both to rest and to think over the situation.
tired
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Lambert got back to the village inn, and he felt both tired and bewildered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Lambert got back to the village inn, and he felt both tired and bewildered.
very
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From this reading It was a very perplexing one, as he plainly saw, since, in the light of the new revelations, it seemed almost impossible to preserve the name of the family from disgrace.
village
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Lambert got back to the village inn, and he felt both tired and bewildered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Lambert got back to the village inn, and he felt both tired and bewildered.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The examination of Silver had been so long, and what he revealed so amazing, that the young man wished to be alone, both to rest and to think over the situation.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Lambert got back to the village inn, and he felt both tired and bewildered.
wished
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From this reading The examination of Silver had been so long, and what he revealed so amazing, that the young man wished to be alone, both to rest and to think over the situation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Seated in his sitting room, with his legs stretched out and his hands in his pockets, Lambert moodily glared at the carpet, recalling all that had been confessed by the foxy secretary of Miss Greeby.
young
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From this reading The examination of Silver had been so long, and what he revealed so amazing, that the young man wished to be alone, both to rest and to think over the situation.
