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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 Christine went to the seaside for a few weeks, and Donald went away in Lord Neville's yacht with a party of gay young men; James and David passed the evenings generally together.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Christine went to the seaside for a few weeks, and Donald went away in Lord Neville's yacht with a party of gay young men; James and David passed the evenings generally together.
arouse
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From this reading In one of these confidential rambles James first tried to arouse in David's mind a suspicion as to his nephew's real character.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In one of these confidential rambles James first tried to arouse in David's mind a suspicion as to his nephew's real character.
away
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From this reading Christine went to the seaside for a few weeks, and Donald went away in Lord Neville's yacht with a party of gay young men; James and David passed the evenings generally together.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The summer brought some changes.
business
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From this reading If it was wet, they remained in the shop or parlor; if fine, they rambled to the "Green," and sitting down by the riverside talked of business, of Christine, and of Donald.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If it was wet, they remained in the shop or parlor; if fine, they rambled to the "Green," and sitting down by the riverside talked of business, of Christine, and of Donald.
changes
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From this reading The summer brought some changes.
character
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From this reading In one of these confidential rambles James first tried to arouse in David's mind a suspicion as to his nephew's real character.
Christine
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From this reading Christine went to the seaside for a few weeks, and Donald went away in Lord Neville's yacht with a party of gay young men; James and David passed the evenings generally together.
confidentialadjectiveUS /ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading In one of these confidential rambles James first tried to arouse in David's mind a suspicion as to his nephew's real character.
David
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From this reading Christine went to the seaside for a few weeks, and Donald went away in Lord Neville's yacht with a party of gay young men; James and David passed the evenings generally together.
David's
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From this reading In one of these confidential rambles James first tried to arouse in David's mind a suspicion as to his nephew's real character.
Donald
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From this reading Christine went to the seaside for a few weeks, and Donald went away in Lord Neville's yacht with a party of gay young men; James and David passed the evenings generally together.
down
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From this reading If it was wet, they remained in the shop or parlor; if fine, they rambled to the "Green," and sitting down by the riverside talked of business, of Christine, and of Donald.
evenings
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From this reading Christine went to the seaside for a few weeks, and Donald went away in Lord Neville's yacht with a party of gay young men; James and David passed the evenings generally together.
few
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From this reading Christine went to the seaside for a few weeks, and Donald went away in Lord Neville's yacht with a party of gay young men; James and David passed the evenings generally together.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If it was wet, they remained in the shop or parlor; if fine, they rambled to the "Green," and sitting down by the riverside talked of business, of Christine, and of Donald.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In one of these confidential rambles James first tried to arouse in David's mind a suspicion as to his nephew's real character.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Christine went to the seaside for a few weeks, and Donald went away in Lord Neville's yacht with a party of gay young men; James and David passed the evenings generally together.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading David himself introduced the subject by speaking of a letter he had received from Donald.
gay
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From this reading Christine went to the seaside for a few weeks, and Donald went away in Lord Neville's yacht with a party of gay young men; James and David passed the evenings generally together.
generally
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From this reading Christine went to the seaside for a few weeks, and Donald went away in Lord Neville's yacht with a party of gay young men; James and David passed the evenings generally together.
Green
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From this reading If it was wet, they remained in the shop or parlor; if fine, they rambled to the "Green," and sitting down by the riverside talked of business, of Christine, and of Donald.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading David himself introduced the subject by speaking of a letter he had received from Donald.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading David himself introduced the subject by speaking of a letter he had received from Donald.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading David himself introduced the subject by speaking of a letter he had received from Donald.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In one of these confidential rambles James first tried to arouse in David's mind a suspicion as to his nephew's real character.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it was wet, they remained in the shop or parlor; if fine, they rambled to the "Green," and sitting down by the riverside talked of business, of Christine, and of Donald.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Christine went to the seaside for a few weeks, and Donald went away in Lord Neville's yacht with a party of gay young men; James and David passed the evenings generally together.
introduced
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From this reading David himself introduced the subject by speaking of a letter he had received from Donald.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it was wet, they remained in the shop or parlor; if fine, they rambled to the "Green," and sitting down by the riverside talked of business, of Christine, and of Donald.
James
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From this reading Christine went to the seaside for a few weeks, and Donald went away in Lord Neville's yacht with a party of gay young men; James and David passed the evenings generally together.
letter
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From this reading David himself introduced the subject by speaking of a letter he had received from Donald.
Lord
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From this reading Christine went to the seaside for a few weeks, and Donald went away in Lord Neville's yacht with a party of gay young men; James and David passed the evenings generally together.
men
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From this reading Christine went to the seaside for a few weeks, and Donald went away in Lord Neville's yacht with a party of gay young men; James and David passed the evenings generally together.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In one of these confidential rambles James first tried to arouse in David's mind a suspicion as to his nephew's real character.
nephew's
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From this reading In one of these confidential rambles James first tried to arouse in David's mind a suspicion as to his nephew's real character.
Neville's
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From this reading Christine went to the seaside for a few weeks, and Donald went away in Lord Neville's yacht with a party of gay young men; James and David passed the evenings generally together.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Christine went to the seaside for a few weeks, and Donald went away in Lord Neville's yacht with a party of gay young men; James and David passed the evenings generally together.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one of these confidential rambles James first tried to arouse in David's mind a suspicion as to his nephew's real character.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If it was wet, they remained in the shop or parlor; if fine, they rambled to the "Green," and sitting down by the riverside talked of business, of Christine, and of Donald.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading If it was wet, they remained in the shop or parlor; if fine, they rambled to the "Green," and sitting down by the riverside talked of business, of Christine, and of Donald.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Christine went to the seaside for a few weeks, and Donald went away in Lord Neville's yacht with a party of gay young men; James and David passed the evenings generally together.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Christine went to the seaside for a few weeks, and Donald went away in Lord Neville's yacht with a party of gay young men; James and David passed the evenings generally together.
rambled
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From this reading If it was wet, they remained in the shop or parlor; if fine, they rambled to the "Green," and sitting down by the riverside talked of business, of Christine, and of Donald.
rambles
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From this reading In one of these confidential rambles James first tried to arouse in David's mind a suspicion as to his nephew's real character.
real
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From this reading In one of these confidential rambles James first tried to arouse in David's mind a suspicion as to his nephew's real character.
received
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From this reading David himself introduced the subject by speaking of a letter he had received from Donald.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If it was wet, they remained in the shop or parlor; if fine, they rambled to the "Green," and sitting down by the riverside talked of business, of Christine, and of Donald.
riverside
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From this reading If it was wet, they remained in the shop or parlor; if fine, they rambled to the "Green," and sitting down by the riverside talked of business, of Christine, and of Donald.
seaside
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From this reading Christine went to the seaside for a few weeks, and Donald went away in Lord Neville's yacht with a party of gay young men; James and David passed the evenings generally together.
shop
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From this reading If it was wet, they remained in the shop or parlor; if fine, they rambled to the "Green," and sitting down by the riverside talked of business, of Christine, and of Donald.
sitting
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From this reading If it was wet, they remained in the shop or parlor; if fine, they rambled to the "Green," and sitting down by the riverside talked of business, of Christine, and of Donald.
some
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From this reading The summer brought some changes.
speaking
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From this reading David himself introduced the subject by speaking of a letter he had received from Donald.
subject
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From this reading David himself introduced the subject by speaking of a letter he had received from Donald.
summer
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From this reading The summer brought some changes.
suspicion
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From this reading In one of these confidential rambles James first tried to arouse in David's mind a suspicion as to his nephew's real character.
talked
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From this reading If it was wet, they remained in the shop or parlor; if fine, they rambled to the "Green," and sitting down by the riverside talked of business, of Christine, and of Donald.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The summer brought some changes.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In one of these confidential rambles James first tried to arouse in David's mind a suspicion as to his nephew's real character.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If it was wet, they remained in the shop or parlor; if fine, they rambled to the "Green," and sitting down by the riverside talked of business, of Christine, and of Donald.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Christine went to the seaside for a few weeks, and Donald went away in Lord Neville's yacht with a party of gay young men; James and David passed the evenings generally together.
together
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From this reading Christine went to the seaside for a few weeks, and Donald went away in Lord Neville's yacht with a party of gay young men; James and David passed the evenings generally together.
tried
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From this reading In one of these confidential rambles James first tried to arouse in David's mind a suspicion as to his nephew's real character.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If it was wet, they remained in the shop or parlor; if fine, they rambled to the "Green," and sitting down by the riverside talked of business, of Christine, and of Donald.
weeks
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From this reading Christine went to the seaside for a few weeks, and Donald went away in Lord Neville's yacht with a party of gay young men; James and David passed the evenings generally together.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Christine went to the seaside for a few weeks, and Donald went away in Lord Neville's yacht with a party of gay young men; James and David passed the evenings generally together.
wet
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From this reading If it was wet, they remained in the shop or parlor; if fine, they rambled to the "Green," and sitting down by the riverside talked of business, of Christine, and of Donald.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Christine went to the seaside for a few weeks, and Donald went away in Lord Neville's yacht with a party of gay young men; James and David passed the evenings generally together.
yacht
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From this reading Christine went to the seaside for a few weeks, and Donald went away in Lord Neville's yacht with a party of gay young men; James and David passed the evenings generally together.
young
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From this reading Christine went to the seaside for a few weeks, and Donald went away in Lord Neville's yacht with a party of gay young men; James and David passed the evenings generally together.
