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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 He was very angry with himself, feeling that he had altogether made a fool of himself by his manner.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Reginald Morton, as he walked across the bridge towards the house, was thoroughly disgusted with all the world.
all
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From this reading Reginald Morton, as he walked across the bridge towards the house, was thoroughly disgusted with all the world.
also
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From this reading He had shown himself to be offended, not only by Mr. Twentyman, but by Miss Masters also, and he was well aware, as he thought of it all, that neither of them had given him any cause of offence.
altogether
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From this reading He was very angry with himself, feeling that he had altogether made a fool of himself by his manner.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If she chose to make an appointment for a walk with Mr. Lawrence Twentyman and to keep it, what was that to him?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had shown himself to be offended, not only by Mr. Twentyman, but by Miss Masters also, and he was well aware, as he thought of it all, that neither of them had given him any cause of offence.
angry
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From this reading He was very angry with himself, feeling that he had altogether made a fool of himself by his manner.
any
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From this reading He had shown himself to be offended, not only by Mr. Twentyman, but by Miss Masters also, and he was well aware, as he thought of it all, that neither of them had given him any cause of offence.
appointment
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From this reading If she chose to make an appointment for a walk with Mr. Lawrence Twentyman and to keep it, what was that to him?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Reginald Morton, as he walked across the bridge towards the house, was thoroughly disgusted with all the world.
aware
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From this reading He had shown himself to be offended, not only by Mr. Twentyman, but by Miss Masters also, and he was well aware, as he thought of it all, that neither of them had given him any cause of offence.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had shown himself to be offended, not only by Mr. Twentyman, but by Miss Masters also, and he was well aware, as he thought of it all, that neither of them had given him any cause of offence.
bridge
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From this reading Reginald Morton, as he walked across the bridge towards the house, was thoroughly disgusted with all the world.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had shown himself to be offended, not only by Mr. Twentyman, but by Miss Masters also, and he was well aware, as he thought of it all, that neither of them had given him any cause of offence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was very angry with himself, feeling that he had altogether made a fool of himself by his manner.
cause
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From this reading He had shown himself to be offended, not only by Mr. Twentyman, but by Miss Masters also, and he was well aware, as he thought of it all, that neither of them had given him any cause of offence.
chose
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From this reading If she chose to make an appointment for a walk with Mr. Lawrence Twentyman and to keep it, what was that to him?
disgusted
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From this reading Reginald Morton, as he walked across the bridge towards the house, was thoroughly disgusted with all the world.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was very angry with himself, feeling that he had altogether made a fool of himself by his manner.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was very angry with himself, feeling that he had altogether made a fool of himself by his manner.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If she chose to make an appointment for a walk with Mr. Lawrence Twentyman and to keep it, what was that to him?
given
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From this reading He had shown himself to be offended, not only by Mr. Twentyman, but by Miss Masters also, and he was well aware, as he thought of it all, that neither of them had given him any cause of offence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was very angry with himself, feeling that he had altogether made a fool of himself by his manner.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Reginald Morton, as he walked across the bridge towards the house, was thoroughly disgusted with all the world.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had shown himself to be offended, not only by Mr. Twentyman, but by Miss Masters also, and he was well aware, as he thought of it all, that neither of them had given him any cause of offence.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was very angry with himself, feeling that he had altogether made a fool of himself by his manner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was very angry with himself, feeling that he had altogether made a fool of himself by his manner.
house
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From this reading Reginald Morton, as he walked across the bridge towards the house, was thoroughly disgusted with all the world.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she chose to make an appointment for a walk with Mr. Lawrence Twentyman and to keep it, what was that to him?
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NOT IN LOVE.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had shown himself to be offended, not only by Mr. Twentyman, but by Miss Masters also, and he was well aware, as he thought of it all, that neither of them had given him any cause of offence.
keep
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From this reading If she chose to make an appointment for a walk with Mr. Lawrence Twentyman and to keep it, what was that to him?
Lawrence
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From this reading If she chose to make an appointment for a walk with Mr. Lawrence Twentyman and to keep it, what was that to him?
LOVE
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From this reading NOT IN LOVE.
made
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From this reading He was very angry with himself, feeling that he had altogether made a fool of himself by his manner.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If she chose to make an appointment for a walk with Mr. Lawrence Twentyman and to keep it, what was that to him?
manner
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From this reading He was very angry with himself, feeling that he had altogether made a fool of himself by his manner.
Masters
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From this reading He had shown himself to be offended, not only by Mr. Twentyman, but by Miss Masters also, and he was well aware, as he thought of it all, that neither of them had given him any cause of offence.
Miss
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From this reading He had shown himself to be offended, not only by Mr. Twentyman, but by Miss Masters also, and he was well aware, as he thought of it all, that neither of them had given him any cause of offence.
Morton
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From this reading Reginald Morton, as he walked across the bridge towards the house, was thoroughly disgusted with all the world.
Mr
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From this reading He had shown himself to be offended, not only by Mr. Twentyman, but by Miss Masters also, and he was well aware, as he thought of it all, that neither of them had given him any cause of offence.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He had shown himself to be offended, not only by Mr. Twentyman, but by Miss Masters also, and he was well aware, as he thought of it all, that neither of them had given him any cause of offence.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NOT IN LOVE.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was very angry with himself, feeling that he had altogether made a fool of himself by his manner.
offence
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From this reading He had shown himself to be offended, not only by Mr. Twentyman, but by Miss Masters also, and he was well aware, as he thought of it all, that neither of them had given him any cause of offence.
offended
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From this reading He had shown himself to be offended, not only by Mr. Twentyman, but by Miss Masters also, and he was well aware, as he thought of it all, that neither of them had given him any cause of offence.
only
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From this reading He had shown himself to be offended, not only by Mr. Twentyman, but by Miss Masters also, and he was well aware, as he thought of it all, that neither of them had given him any cause of offence.
Reginald
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From this reading Reginald Morton, as he walked across the bridge towards the house, was thoroughly disgusted with all the world.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If she chose to make an appointment for a walk with Mr. Lawrence Twentyman and to keep it, what was that to him?
shown
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From this reading He had shown himself to be offended, not only by Mr. Twentyman, but by Miss Masters also, and he was well aware, as he thought of it all, that neither of them had given him any cause of offence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was very angry with himself, feeling that he had altogether made a fool of himself by his manner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Reginald Morton, as he walked across the bridge towards the house, was thoroughly disgusted with all the world.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had shown himself to be offended, not only by Mr. Twentyman, but by Miss Masters also, and he was well aware, as he thought of it all, that neither of them had given him any cause of offence.
thoroughly
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From this reading Reginald Morton, as he walked across the bridge towards the house, was thoroughly disgusted with all the world.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had shown himself to be offended, not only by Mr. Twentyman, but by Miss Masters also, and he was well aware, as he thought of it all, that neither of them had given him any cause of offence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had shown himself to be offended, not only by Mr. Twentyman, but by Miss Masters also, and he was well aware, as he thought of it all, that neither of them had given him any cause of offence.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Reginald Morton, as he walked across the bridge towards the house, was thoroughly disgusted with all the world.
Twentyman
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From this reading He had shown himself to be offended, not only by Mr. Twentyman, but by Miss Masters also, and he was well aware, as he thought of it all, that neither of them had given him any cause of offence.
very
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From this reading He was very angry with himself, feeling that he had altogether made a fool of himself by his manner.
walk
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From this reading If she chose to make an appointment for a walk with Mr. Lawrence Twentyman and to keep it, what was that to him?
walked
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From this reading Reginald Morton, as he walked across the bridge towards the house, was thoroughly disgusted with all the world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Reginald Morton, as he walked across the bridge towards the house, was thoroughly disgusted with all the world.
well
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From this reading He had shown himself to be offended, not only by Mr. Twentyman, but by Miss Masters also, and he was well aware, as he thought of it all, that neither of them had given him any cause of offence.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If she chose to make an appointment for a walk with Mr. Lawrence Twentyman and to keep it, what was that to him?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Reginald Morton, as he walked across the bridge towards the house, was thoroughly disgusted with all the world.
world
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From this reading Reginald Morton, as he walked across the bridge towards the house, was thoroughly disgusted with all the world.
