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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 A GOOD MAN'S DILEMMA Ten minutes later Mr. Thomasson slid back the bolt, and opening the door, glanced furtively up and down the passage.
ago
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From this reading Three months ago, two months ago, she would have gone on her knees to marry me!
air
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amazement
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Seeing no one, he came out, closed the door behind him, and humming an air from the 'Buona Figlinola,' which was then the fashion, returned slowly, and with apparent deliberation, to the east wing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A GOOD MAN'S DILEMMA Ten minutes later Mr. Thomasson slid back the bolt, and opening the door, glanced furtively up and down the passage.
apparent
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There he hastened to hide himself in a small closet of a chamber, which he had that morning secured on the second floor, and having bolted the door behind him, he plumped down on the scanty bed, and stared at the wall, he was the prey of a vast amazement.
back
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bed
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From this reading There he hastened to hide himself in a small closet of a chamber, which he had that morning secured on the second floor, and having bolted the door behind him, he plumped down on the scanty bed, and stared at the wall, he was the prey of a vast amazement.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Seeing no one, he came out, closed the door behind him, and humming an air from the 'Buona Figlinola,' which was then the fashion, returned slowly, and with apparent deliberation, to the east wing.
bolt
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bolted
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From this reading There he hastened to hide himself in a small closet of a chamber, which he had that morning secured on the second floor, and having bolted the door behind him, he plumped down on the scanty bed, and stared at the wall, he was the prey of a vast amazement.
Buona
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came
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chamber
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closed
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closet
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From this reading There he hastened to hide himself in a small closet of a chamber, which he had that morning secured on the second floor, and having bolted the door behind him, he plumped down on the scanty bed, and stared at the wall, he was the prey of a vast amazement.
deliberation
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From this reading Seeing no one, he came out, closed the door behind him, and humming an air from the 'Buona Figlinola,' which was then the fashion, returned slowly, and with apparent deliberation, to the east wing.
DILEMMA
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From this reading A GOOD MAN'S DILEMMA Ten minutes later Mr. Thomasson slid back the bolt, and opening the door, glanced furtively up and down the passage.
door
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From this reading A GOOD MAN'S DILEMMA Ten minutes later Mr. Thomasson slid back the bolt, and opening the door, glanced furtively up and down the passage.
down
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From this reading A GOOD MAN'S DILEMMA Ten minutes later Mr. Thomasson slid back the bolt, and opening the door, glanced furtively up and down the passage.
east
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fashion
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Figlinola
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floor
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From this reading There he hastened to hide himself in a small closet of a chamber, which he had that morning secured on the second floor, and having bolted the door behind him, he plumped down on the scanty bed, and stared at the wall, he was the prey of a vast amazement.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Seeing no one, he came out, closed the door behind him, and humming an air from the 'Buona Figlinola,' which was then the fashion, returned slowly, and with apparent deliberation, to the east wing.
furtively
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From this reading A GOOD MAN'S DILEMMA Ten minutes later Mr. Thomasson slid back the bolt, and opening the door, glanced furtively up and down the passage.
glanced
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From this reading A GOOD MAN'S DILEMMA Ten minutes later Mr. Thomasson slid back the bolt, and opening the door, glanced furtively up and down the passage.
gone
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From this reading Three months ago, two months ago, she would have gone on her knees to marry me!
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A GOOD MAN'S DILEMMA Ten minutes later Mr. Thomasson slid back the bolt, and opening the door, glanced furtively up and down the passage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There he hastened to hide himself in a small closet of a chamber, which he had that morning secured on the second floor, and having bolted the door behind him, he plumped down on the scanty bed, and stared at the wall, he was the prey of a vast amazement.
hastened
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From this reading There he hastened to hide himself in a small closet of a chamber, which he had that morning secured on the second floor, and having bolted the door behind him, he plumped down on the scanty bed, and stared at the wall, he was the prey of a vast amazement.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Jupiter!' he muttered at last, 'what a--a Pactolus I have missed!
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading There he hastened to hide himself in a small closet of a chamber, which he had that morning secured on the second floor, and having bolted the door behind him, he plumped down on the scanty bed, and stared at the wall, he was the prey of a vast amazement.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Seeing no one, he came out, closed the door behind him, and humming an air from the 'Buona Figlinola,' which was then the fashion, returned slowly, and with apparent deliberation, to the east wing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Three months ago, two months ago, she would have gone on her knees to marry me!
hide
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From this reading There he hastened to hide himself in a small closet of a chamber, which he had that morning secured on the second floor, and having bolted the door behind him, he plumped down on the scanty bed, and stared at the wall, he was the prey of a vast amazement.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Seeing no one, he came out, closed the door behind him, and humming an air from the 'Buona Figlinola,' which was then the fashion, returned slowly, and with apparent deliberation, to the east wing.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading There he hastened to hide himself in a small closet of a chamber, which he had that morning secured on the second floor, and having bolted the door behind him, he plumped down on the scanty bed, and stared at the wall, he was the prey of a vast amazement.
humming
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From this reading Seeing no one, he came out, closed the door behind him, and humming an air from the 'Buona Figlinola,' which was then the fashion, returned slowly, and with apparent deliberation, to the east wing.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Jupiter!' he muttered at last, 'what a--a Pactolus I have missed!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There he hastened to hide himself in a small closet of a chamber, which he had that morning secured on the second floor, and having bolted the door behind him, he plumped down on the scanty bed, and stared at the wall, he was the prey of a vast amazement.
Jupiter
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From this reading 'Jupiter!' he muttered at last, 'what a--a Pactolus I have missed!
knees
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From this reading Three months ago, two months ago, she would have gone on her knees to marry me!
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Jupiter!' he muttered at last, 'what a--a Pactolus I have missed!
later
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From this reading A GOOD MAN'S DILEMMA Ten minutes later Mr. Thomasson slid back the bolt, and opening the door, glanced furtively up and down the passage.
MAN'S
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From this reading A GOOD MAN'S DILEMMA Ten minutes later Mr. Thomasson slid back the bolt, and opening the door, glanced furtively up and down the passage.
marry
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From this reading Three months ago, two months ago, she would have gone on her knees to marry me!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Three months ago, two months ago, she would have gone on her knees to marry me!
minutes
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From this reading A GOOD MAN'S DILEMMA Ten minutes later Mr. Thomasson slid back the bolt, and opening the door, glanced furtively up and down the passage.
missed
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From this reading 'Jupiter!' he muttered at last, 'what a--a Pactolus I have missed!
months
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From this reading Three months ago, two months ago, she would have gone on her knees to marry me!
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There he hastened to hide himself in a small closet of a chamber, which he had that morning secured on the second floor, and having bolted the door behind him, he plumped down on the scanty bed, and stared at the wall, he was the prey of a vast amazement.
Mr
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From this reading A GOOD MAN'S DILEMMA Ten minutes later Mr. Thomasson slid back the bolt, and opening the door, glanced furtively up and down the passage.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading 'Jupiter!' he muttered at last, 'what a--a Pactolus I have missed!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Seeing no one, he came out, closed the door behind him, and humming an air from the 'Buona Figlinola,' which was then the fashion, returned slowly, and with apparent deliberation, to the east wing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There he hastened to hide himself in a small closet of a chamber, which he had that morning secured on the second floor, and having bolted the door behind him, he plumped down on the scanty bed, and stared at the wall, he was the prey of a vast amazement.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There he hastened to hide himself in a small closet of a chamber, which he had that morning secured on the second floor, and having bolted the door behind him, he plumped down on the scanty bed, and stared at the wall, he was the prey of a vast amazement.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Seeing no one, he came out, closed the door behind him, and humming an air from the 'Buona Figlinola,' which was then the fashion, returned slowly, and with apparent deliberation, to the east wing.
opening
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From this reading A GOOD MAN'S DILEMMA Ten minutes later Mr. Thomasson slid back the bolt, and opening the door, glanced furtively up and down the passage.
out
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Pactolus
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From this reading 'Jupiter!' he muttered at last, 'what a--a Pactolus I have missed!
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A GOOD MAN'S DILEMMA Ten minutes later Mr. Thomasson slid back the bolt, and opening the door, glanced furtively up and down the passage.
plumped
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From this reading There he hastened to hide himself in a small closet of a chamber, which he had that morning secured on the second floor, and having bolted the door behind him, he plumped down on the scanty bed, and stared at the wall, he was the prey of a vast amazement.
prey
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From this reading There he hastened to hide himself in a small closet of a chamber, which he had that morning secured on the second floor, and having bolted the door behind him, he plumped down on the scanty bed, and stared at the wall, he was the prey of a vast amazement.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Seeing no one, he came out, closed the door behind him, and humming an air from the 'Buona Figlinola,' which was then the fashion, returned slowly, and with apparent deliberation, to the east wing.
scantyadjectiveUS /ˈskænti/
small or barely sufficient in amount
From this reading There he hastened to hide himself in a small closet of a chamber, which he had that morning secured on the second floor, and having bolted the door behind him, he plumped down on the scanty bed, and stared at the wall, he was the prey of a vast amazement.
second
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secured
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From this reading There he hastened to hide himself in a small closet of a chamber, which he had that morning secured on the second floor, and having bolted the door behind him, he plumped down on the scanty bed, and stared at the wall, he was the prey of a vast amazement.
Seeing
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From this reading Seeing no one, he came out, closed the door behind him, and humming an air from the 'Buona Figlinola,' which was then the fashion, returned slowly, and with apparent deliberation, to the east wing.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Three months ago, two months ago, she would have gone on her knees to marry me!
slid
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From this reading A GOOD MAN'S DILEMMA Ten minutes later Mr. Thomasson slid back the bolt, and opening the door, glanced furtively up and down the passage.
slowly
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small
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From this reading There he hastened to hide himself in a small closet of a chamber, which he had that morning secured on the second floor, and having bolted the door behind him, he plumped down on the scanty bed, and stared at the wall, he was the prey of a vast amazement.
stared
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From this reading There he hastened to hide himself in a small closet of a chamber, which he had that morning secured on the second floor, and having bolted the door behind him, he plumped down on the scanty bed, and stared at the wall, he was the prey of a vast amazement.
Ten
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From this reading A GOOD MAN'S DILEMMA Ten minutes later Mr. Thomasson slid back the bolt, and opening the door, glanced furtively up and down the passage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There he hastened to hide himself in a small closet of a chamber, which he had that morning secured on the second floor, and having bolted the door behind him, he plumped down on the scanty bed, and stared at the wall, he was the prey of a vast amazement.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A GOOD MAN'S DILEMMA Ten minutes later Mr. Thomasson slid back the bolt, and opening the door, glanced furtively up and down the passage.
then
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From this reading Seeing no one, he came out, closed the door behind him, and humming an air from the 'Buona Figlinola,' which was then the fashion, returned slowly, and with apparent deliberation, to the east wing.
There
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From this reading There he hastened to hide himself in a small closet of a chamber, which he had that morning secured on the second floor, and having bolted the door behind him, he plumped down on the scanty bed, and stared at the wall, he was the prey of a vast amazement.
Thomasson
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From this reading A GOOD MAN'S DILEMMA Ten minutes later Mr. Thomasson slid back the bolt, and opening the door, glanced furtively up and down the passage.
Three
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From this reading Three months ago, two months ago, she would have gone on her knees to marry me!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seeing no one, he came out, closed the door behind him, and humming an air from the 'Buona Figlinola,' which was then the fashion, returned slowly, and with apparent deliberation, to the east wing.
two
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From this reading Three months ago, two months ago, she would have gone on her knees to marry me!
up
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From this reading A GOOD MAN'S DILEMMA Ten minutes later Mr. Thomasson slid back the bolt, and opening the door, glanced furtively up and down the passage.
vast
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From this reading There he hastened to hide himself in a small closet of a chamber, which he had that morning secured on the second floor, and having bolted the door behind him, he plumped down on the scanty bed, and stared at the wall, he was the prey of a vast amazement.
wall
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From this reading There he hastened to hide himself in a small closet of a chamber, which he had that morning secured on the second floor, and having bolted the door behind him, he plumped down on the scanty bed, and stared at the wall, he was the prey of a vast amazement.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Seeing no one, he came out, closed the door behind him, and humming an air from the 'Buona Figlinola,' which was then the fashion, returned slowly, and with apparent deliberation, to the east wing.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'Jupiter!' he muttered at last, 'what a--a Pactolus I have missed!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Seeing no one, he came out, closed the door behind him, and humming an air from the 'Buona Figlinola,' which was then the fashion, returned slowly, and with apparent deliberation, to the east wing.
wing
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From this reading Seeing no one, he came out, closed the door behind him, and humming an air from the 'Buona Figlinola,' which was then the fashion, returned slowly, and with apparent deliberation, to the east wing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Seeing no one, he came out, closed the door behind him, and humming an air from the 'Buona Figlinola,' which was then the fashion, returned slowly, and with apparent deliberation, to the east wing.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Three months ago, two months ago, she would have gone on her knees to marry me!
