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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 Council of War Cheyne returned to his hotel that afternoon in a jubilant frame of mind.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Miss Merrill had told him something about herself before he had left.
afternoon
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From this reading A Council of War Cheyne returned to his hotel that afternoon in a jubilant frame of mind.
again
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From this reading Once again he was out to pit his wits against this mysterious gang of scoundrels, and he was all eagerness to be once more in the thick of the fray.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Once again he was out to pit his wits against this mysterious gang of scoundrels, and he was all eagerness to be once more in the thick of the fray.
all
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From this reading But now all his former enthusiasm had returned.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been depressed from his illness and his failure at the house in Hopefield Avenue and had come to believe he was wasting his time on a wild-goose chase.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had been depressed from his illness and his failure at the house in Hopefield Avenue and had come to believe he was wasting his time on a wild-goose chase.
Avenue
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From this reading He had been depressed from his illness and his failure at the house in Hopefield Avenue and had come to believe he was wasting his time on a wild-goose chase.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Once again he was out to pit his wits against this mysterious gang of scoundrels, and he was all eagerness to be once more in the thick of the fray.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been depressed from his illness and his failure at the house in Hopefield Avenue and had come to believe he was wasting his time on a wild-goose chase.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Miss Merrill had told him something about herself before he had left.
believe
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From this reading He had been depressed from his illness and his failure at the house in Hopefield Avenue and had come to believe he was wasting his time on a wild-goose chase.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now all his former enthusiasm had returned.
chase
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From this reading He had been depressed from his illness and his failure at the house in Hopefield Avenue and had come to believe he was wasting his time on a wild-goose chase.
Cheyne
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From this reading A Council of War Cheyne returned to his hotel that afternoon in a jubilant frame of mind.
come
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From this reading He had been depressed from his illness and his failure at the house in Hopefield Avenue and had come to believe he was wasting his time on a wild-goose chase.
Council
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From this reading A Council of War Cheyne returned to his hotel that afternoon in a jubilant frame of mind.
depressed
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From this reading He had been depressed from his illness and his failure at the house in Hopefield Avenue and had come to believe he was wasting his time on a wild-goose chase.
eagerness
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From this reading Once again he was out to pit his wits against this mysterious gang of scoundrels, and he was all eagerness to be once more in the thick of the fray.
enthusiasm
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From this reading But now all his former enthusiasm had returned.
failure
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From this reading He had been depressed from his illness and his failure at the house in Hopefield Avenue and had come to believe he was wasting his time on a wild-goose chase.
former
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From this reading But now all his former enthusiasm had returned.
frame
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From this reading A Council of War Cheyne returned to his hotel that afternoon in a jubilant frame of mind.
fray
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From this reading Once again he was out to pit his wits against this mysterious gang of scoundrels, and he was all eagerness to be once more in the thick of the fray.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had been depressed from his illness and his failure at the house in Hopefield Avenue and had come to believe he was wasting his time on a wild-goose chase.
gang
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From this reading Once again he was out to pit his wits against this mysterious gang of scoundrels, and he was all eagerness to be once more in the thick of the fray.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been depressed from his illness and his failure at the house in Hopefield Avenue and had come to believe he was wasting his time on a wild-goose chase.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been depressed from his illness and his failure at the house in Hopefield Avenue and had come to believe he was wasting his time on a wild-goose chase.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Miss Merrill had told him something about herself before he had left.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miss Merrill had told him something about herself before he had left.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A Council of War Cheyne returned to his hotel that afternoon in a jubilant frame of mind.
Hopefield
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From this reading He had been depressed from his illness and his failure at the house in Hopefield Avenue and had come to believe he was wasting his time on a wild-goose chase.
hotel
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From this reading A Council of War Cheyne returned to his hotel that afternoon in a jubilant frame of mind.
house
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From this reading He had been depressed from his illness and his failure at the house in Hopefield Avenue and had come to believe he was wasting his time on a wild-goose chase.
illness
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From this reading He had been depressed from his illness and his failure at the house in Hopefield Avenue and had come to believe he was wasting his time on a wild-goose chase.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Council of War Cheyne returned to his hotel that afternoon in a jubilant frame of mind.
jubilant
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From this reading A Council of War Cheyne returned to his hotel that afternoon in a jubilant frame of mind.
left
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From this reading Miss Merrill had told him something about herself before he had left.
Merrill
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From this reading Miss Merrill had told him something about herself before he had left.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading A Council of War Cheyne returned to his hotel that afternoon in a jubilant frame of mind.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Merrill had told him something about herself before he had left.
more
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From this reading Once again he was out to pit his wits against this mysterious gang of scoundrels, and he was all eagerness to be once more in the thick of the fray.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Once again he was out to pit his wits against this mysterious gang of scoundrels, and he was all eagerness to be once more in the thick of the fray.
now
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From this reading But now all his former enthusiasm had returned.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Council of War Cheyne returned to his hotel that afternoon in a jubilant frame of mind.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had been depressed from his illness and his failure at the house in Hopefield Avenue and had come to believe he was wasting his time on a wild-goose chase.
Once
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From this reading Once again he was out to pit his wits against this mysterious gang of scoundrels, and he was all eagerness to be once more in the thick of the fray.
out
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From this reading Once again he was out to pit his wits against this mysterious gang of scoundrels, and he was all eagerness to be once more in the thick of the fray.
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading Once again he was out to pit his wits against this mysterious gang of scoundrels, and he was all eagerness to be once more in the thick of the fray.
returned
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From this reading A Council of War Cheyne returned to his hotel that afternoon in a jubilant frame of mind.
scoundrels
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From this reading Once again he was out to pit his wits against this mysterious gang of scoundrels, and he was all eagerness to be once more in the thick of the fray.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Miss Merrill had told him something about herself before he had left.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A Council of War Cheyne returned to his hotel that afternoon in a jubilant frame of mind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had been depressed from his illness and his failure at the house in Hopefield Avenue and had come to believe he was wasting his time on a wild-goose chase.
thick
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From this reading Once again he was out to pit his wits against this mysterious gang of scoundrels, and he was all eagerness to be once more in the thick of the fray.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Once again he was out to pit his wits against this mysterious gang of scoundrels, and he was all eagerness to be once more in the thick of the fray.
time
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From this reading He had been depressed from his illness and his failure at the house in Hopefield Avenue and had come to believe he was wasting his time on a wild-goose chase.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Council of War Cheyne returned to his hotel that afternoon in a jubilant frame of mind.
told
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From this reading Miss Merrill had told him something about herself before he had left.
War
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From this reading A Council of War Cheyne returned to his hotel that afternoon in a jubilant frame of mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had been depressed from his illness and his failure at the house in Hopefield Avenue and had come to believe he was wasting his time on a wild-goose chase.
wasting
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From this reading He had been depressed from his illness and his failure at the house in Hopefield Avenue and had come to believe he was wasting his time on a wild-goose chase.
wild-goose
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From this reading He had been depressed from his illness and his failure at the house in Hopefield Avenue and had come to believe he was wasting his time on a wild-goose chase.
wits
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From this reading Once again he was out to pit his wits against this mysterious gang of scoundrels, and he was all eagerness to be once more in the thick of the fray.
