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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 They never had had a dispute, they never were confidential with each other; in truth, they were both reserved and silent men, and, probably, respected each other the more for being so self-contained.
amiable
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From this reading There was a private feeling in Coulson's heart which would have made a less amiable fellow dislike Philip.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PERPLEXITIES Coulson and Philip were friendly, but not intimate.
apt
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From this reading But of this the latter was unconscious: they were not apt to exchange many words in the room which they occupied jointly.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Coulson asked Philip if he had enjoyed himself at the Corneys', and Philip replied,-- 'Not much; such parties are noane to my liking.'
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Coulson asked Philip if he had enjoyed himself at the Corneys', and Philip replied,-- 'Not much; such parties are noane to my liking.'
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Coulson asked Philip if he had enjoyed himself at the Corneys', and Philip replied,-- 'Not much; such parties are noane to my liking.'
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading They never had had a dispute, they never were confidential with each other; in truth, they were both reserved and silent men, and, probably, respected each other the more for being so self-contained.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading They never had had a dispute, they never were confidential with each other; in truth, they were both reserved and silent men, and, probably, respected each other the more for being so self-contained.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading PERPLEXITIES Coulson and Philip were friendly, but not intimate.
confidentialadjectiveUS /ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading They never had had a dispute, they never were confidential with each other; in truth, they were both reserved and silent men, and, probably, respected each other the more for being so self-contained.
Corneys
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From this reading Coulson asked Philip if he had enjoyed himself at the Corneys', and Philip replied,-- 'Not much; such parties are noane to my liking.'
Coulson
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From this reading PERPLEXITIES Coulson and Philip were friendly, but not intimate.
Coulson's
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From this reading There was a private feeling in Coulson's heart which would have made a less amiable fellow dislike Philip.
dislike
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From this reading There was a private feeling in Coulson's heart which would have made a less amiable fellow dislike Philip.
dispute
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From this reading They never had had a dispute, they never were confidential with each other; in truth, they were both reserved and silent men, and, probably, respected each other the more for being so self-contained.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They never had had a dispute, they never were confidential with each other; in truth, they were both reserved and silent men, and, probably, respected each other the more for being so self-contained.
enjoyed
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From this reading Coulson asked Philip if he had enjoyed himself at the Corneys', and Philip replied,-- 'Not much; such parties are noane to my liking.'
exchange
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From this reading But of this the latter was unconscious: they were not apt to exchange many words in the room which they occupied jointly.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a private feeling in Coulson's heart which would have made a less amiable fellow dislike Philip.
fellow
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From this reading There was a private feeling in Coulson's heart which would have made a less amiable fellow dislike Philip.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They never had had a dispute, they never were confidential with each other; in truth, they were both reserved and silent men, and, probably, respected each other the more for being so self-contained.
friendly
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From this reading PERPLEXITIES Coulson and Philip were friendly, but not intimate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They never had had a dispute, they never were confidential with each other; in truth, they were both reserved and silent men, and, probably, respected each other the more for being so self-contained.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was a private feeling in Coulson's heart which would have made a less amiable fellow dislike Philip.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Coulson asked Philip if he had enjoyed himself at the Corneys', and Philip replied,-- 'Not much; such parties are noane to my liking.'
heart
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From this reading There was a private feeling in Coulson's heart which would have made a less amiable fellow dislike Philip.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Coulson asked Philip if he had enjoyed himself at the Corneys', and Philip replied,-- 'Not much; such parties are noane to my liking.'
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Coulson asked Philip if he had enjoyed himself at the Corneys', and Philip replied,-- 'Not much; such parties are noane to my liking.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They never had had a dispute, they never were confidential with each other; in truth, they were both reserved and silent men, and, probably, respected each other the more for being so self-contained.
intimate
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From this reading PERPLEXITIES Coulson and Philip were friendly, but not intimate.
jointly
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From this reading But of this the latter was unconscious: they were not apt to exchange many words in the room which they occupied jointly.
latter
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From this reading But of this the latter was unconscious: they were not apt to exchange many words in the room which they occupied jointly.
less
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From this reading There was a private feeling in Coulson's heart which would have made a less amiable fellow dislike Philip.
liking
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From this reading Coulson asked Philip if he had enjoyed himself at the Corneys', and Philip replied,-- 'Not much; such parties are noane to my liking.'
made
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From this reading There was a private feeling in Coulson's heart which would have made a less amiable fellow dislike Philip.
many
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From this reading But of this the latter was unconscious: they were not apt to exchange many words in the room which they occupied jointly.
men
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From this reading They never had had a dispute, they never were confidential with each other; in truth, they were both reserved and silent men, and, probably, respected each other the more for being so self-contained.
more
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From this reading They never had had a dispute, they never were confidential with each other; in truth, they were both reserved and silent men, and, probably, respected each other the more for being so self-contained.
much
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From this reading Coulson asked Philip if he had enjoyed himself at the Corneys', and Philip replied,-- 'Not much; such parties are noane to my liking.'
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Coulson asked Philip if he had enjoyed himself at the Corneys', and Philip replied,-- 'Not much; such parties are noane to my liking.'
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They never had had a dispute, they never were confidential with each other; in truth, they were both reserved and silent men, and, probably, respected each other the more for being so self-contained.
noane
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From this reading Coulson asked Philip if he had enjoyed himself at the Corneys', and Philip replied,-- 'Not much; such parties are noane to my liking.'
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading PERPLEXITIES Coulson and Philip were friendly, but not intimate.
occupied
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From this reading But of this the latter was unconscious: they were not apt to exchange many words in the room which they occupied jointly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But of this the latter was unconscious: they were not apt to exchange many words in the room which they occupied jointly.
other
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From this reading They never had had a dispute, they never were confidential with each other; in truth, they were both reserved and silent men, and, probably, respected each other the more for being so self-contained.
parties
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From this reading Coulson asked Philip if he had enjoyed himself at the Corneys', and Philip replied,-- 'Not much; such parties are noane to my liking.'
PERPLEXITIES
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From this reading PERPLEXITIES Coulson and Philip were friendly, but not intimate.
Philip
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From this reading PERPLEXITIES Coulson and Philip were friendly, but not intimate.
private
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From this reading There was a private feeling in Coulson's heart which would have made a less amiable fellow dislike Philip.
probably
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From this reading They never had had a dispute, they never were confidential with each other; in truth, they were both reserved and silent men, and, probably, respected each other the more for being so self-contained.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Coulson asked Philip if he had enjoyed himself at the Corneys', and Philip replied,-- 'Not much; such parties are noane to my liking.'
reserved
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From this reading They never had had a dispute, they never were confidential with each other; in truth, they were both reserved and silent men, and, probably, respected each other the more for being so self-contained.
respected
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From this reading They never had had a dispute, they never were confidential with each other; in truth, they were both reserved and silent men, and, probably, respected each other the more for being so self-contained.
room
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From this reading But of this the latter was unconscious: they were not apt to exchange many words in the room which they occupied jointly.
self-contained
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From this reading They never had had a dispute, they never were confidential with each other; in truth, they were both reserved and silent men, and, probably, respected each other the more for being so self-contained.
silent
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From this reading They never had had a dispute, they never were confidential with each other; in truth, they were both reserved and silent men, and, probably, respected each other the more for being so self-contained.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They never had had a dispute, they never were confidential with each other; in truth, they were both reserved and silent men, and, probably, respected each other the more for being so self-contained.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Coulson asked Philip if he had enjoyed himself at the Corneys', and Philip replied,-- 'Not much; such parties are noane to my liking.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They never had had a dispute, they never were confidential with each other; in truth, they were both reserved and silent men, and, probably, respected each other the more for being so self-contained.
There
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From this reading There was a private feeling in Coulson's heart which would have made a less amiable fellow dislike Philip.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They never had had a dispute, they never were confidential with each other; in truth, they were both reserved and silent men, and, probably, respected each other the more for being so self-contained.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But of this the latter was unconscious: they were not apt to exchange many words in the room which they occupied jointly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But of this the latter was unconscious: they were not apt to exchange many words in the room which they occupied jointly.
truth
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From this reading They never had had a dispute, they never were confidential with each other; in truth, they were both reserved and silent men, and, probably, respected each other the more for being so self-contained.
unconscious
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From this reading But of this the latter was unconscious: they were not apt to exchange many words in the room which they occupied jointly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a private feeling in Coulson's heart which would have made a less amiable fellow dislike Philip.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading PERPLEXITIES Coulson and Philip were friendly, but not intimate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a private feeling in Coulson's heart which would have made a less amiable fellow dislike Philip.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They never had had a dispute, they never were confidential with each other; in truth, they were both reserved and silent men, and, probably, respected each other the more for being so self-contained.
words
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From this reading But of this the latter was unconscious: they were not apt to exchange many words in the room which they occupied jointly.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was a private feeling in Coulson's heart which would have made a less amiable fellow dislike Philip.
