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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 Madame was at home, said the servant-girl, from which Harry was led to suppose that the count was a married man; but Harry felt that he had no right to intrude upon madame, so he simply left his card.
address
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From this reading Harry at once returned the count's visit at the address given in Mount Street.
Adelphi
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From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COUNT PATEROFF AND HIS SISTER.
asking
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From this reading Wishing, however, really to have this interview, and having been lately elected at a club of which he was rather proud, he wrote to the count asking him to dine with him at the Beaufort.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
Beaufort
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From this reading Wishing, however, really to have this interview, and having been lately elected at a club of which he was rather proud, he wrote to the count asking him to dine with him at the Beaufort.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
Beilby's
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From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
Bloomsbury
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From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
called
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From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
card
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From this reading Madame was at home, said the servant-girl, from which Harry was led to suppose that the count was a married man; but Harry felt that he had no right to intrude upon madame, so he simply left his card.
Clavering
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From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
club
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From this reading Wishing, however, really to have this interview, and having been lately elected at a club of which he was rather proud, he wrote to the count asking him to dine with him at the Beaufort.
COUNT
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From this reading COUNT PATEROFF AND HIS SISTER.
count's
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From this reading Harry at once returned the count's visit at the address given in Mount Street.
dine
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From this reading Wishing, however, really to have this interview, and having been lately elected at a club of which he was rather proud, he wrote to the count asking him to dine with him at the Beaufort.
down
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From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
elected
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From this reading Wishing, however, really to have this interview, and having been lately elected at a club of which he was rather proud, he wrote to the count asking him to dine with him at the Beaufort.
felt
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From this reading Madame was at home, said the servant-girl, from which Harry was led to suppose that the count was a married man; but Harry felt that he had no right to intrude upon madame, so he simply left his card.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Madame was at home, said the servant-girl, from which Harry was led to suppose that the count was a married man; but Harry felt that he had no right to intrude upon madame, so he simply left his card.
given
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From this reading Harry at once returned the count's visit at the address given in Mount Street.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
Harry
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From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Wishing, however, really to have this interview, and having been lately elected at a club of which he was rather proud, he wrote to the count asking him to dine with him at the Beaufort.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Wishing, however, really to have this interview, and having been lately elected at a club of which he was rather proud, he wrote to the count asking him to dine with him at the Beaufort.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Madame was at home, said the servant-girl, from which Harry was led to suppose that the count was a married man; but Harry felt that he had no right to intrude upon madame, so he simply left his card.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wishing, however, really to have this interview, and having been lately elected at a club of which he was rather proud, he wrote to the count asking him to dine with him at the Beaufort.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading COUNT PATEROFF AND HIS SISTER.
home
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From this reading Madame was at home, said the servant-girl, from which Harry was led to suppose that the count was a married man; but Harry felt that he had no right to intrude upon madame, so he simply left his card.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Wishing, however, really to have this interview, and having been lately elected at a club of which he was rather proud, he wrote to the count asking him to dine with him at the Beaufort.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
interval
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From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
interview
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From this reading Wishing, however, really to have this interview, and having been lately elected at a club of which he was rather proud, he wrote to the count asking him to dine with him at the Beaufort.
intrude
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From this reading Madame was at home, said the servant-girl, from which Harry was led to suppose that the count was a married man; but Harry felt that he had no right to intrude upon madame, so he simply left his card.
lately
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From this reading Wishing, however, really to have this interview, and having been lately elected at a club of which he was rather proud, he wrote to the count asking him to dine with him at the Beaufort.
led
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From this reading Madame was at home, said the servant-girl, from which Harry was led to suppose that the count was a married man; but Harry felt that he had no right to intrude upon madame, so he simply left his card.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame was at home, said the servant-girl, from which Harry was led to suppose that the count was a married man; but Harry felt that he had no right to intrude upon madame, so he simply left his card.
Madame
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From this reading Madame was at home, said the servant-girl, from which Harry was led to suppose that the count was a married man; but Harry felt that he had no right to intrude upon madame, so he simply left his card.
man
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From this reading Madame was at home, said the servant-girl, from which Harry was led to suppose that the count was a married man; but Harry felt that he had no right to intrude upon madame, so he simply left his card.
married
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From this reading Madame was at home, said the servant-girl, from which Harry was led to suppose that the count was a married man; but Harry felt that he had no right to intrude upon madame, so he simply left his card.
Mount
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From this reading Harry at once returned the count's visit at the address given in Mount Street.
Mr
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From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Madame was at home, said the servant-girl, from which Harry was led to suppose that the count was a married man; but Harry felt that he had no right to intrude upon madame, so he simply left his card.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
office
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From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
once
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From this reading Harry at once returned the count's visit at the address given in Mount Street.
PATEROFF
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From this reading COUNT PATEROFF AND HIS SISTER.
proud
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From this reading Wishing, however, really to have this interview, and having been lately elected at a club of which he was rather proud, he wrote to the count asking him to dine with him at the Beaufort.
rather
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From this reading Wishing, however, really to have this interview, and having been lately elected at a club of which he was rather proud, he wrote to the count asking him to dine with him at the Beaufort.
really
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From this reading Wishing, however, really to have this interview, and having been lately elected at a club of which he was rather proud, he wrote to the count asking him to dine with him at the Beaufort.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame was at home, said the servant-girl, from which Harry was led to suppose that the count was a married man; but Harry felt that he had no right to intrude upon madame, so he simply left his card.
said
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From this reading Madame was at home, said the servant-girl, from which Harry was led to suppose that the count was a married man; but Harry felt that he had no right to intrude upon madame, so he simply left his card.
servant-girl
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From this reading Madame was at home, said the servant-girl, from which Harry was led to suppose that the count was a married man; but Harry felt that he had no right to intrude upon madame, so he simply left his card.
simply
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From this reading Madame was at home, said the servant-girl, from which Harry was led to suppose that the count was a married man; but Harry felt that he had no right to intrude upon madame, so he simply left his card.
SISTER
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From this reading COUNT PATEROFF AND HIS SISTER.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Madame was at home, said the servant-girl, from which Harry was led to suppose that the count was a married man; but Harry felt that he had no right to intrude upon madame, so he simply left his card.
some
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From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
Square
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From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
Street
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From this reading Harry at once returned the count's visit at the address given in Mount Street.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Madame was at home, said the servant-girl, from which Harry was led to suppose that the count was a married man; but Harry felt that he had no right to intrude upon madame, so he simply left his card.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Madame was at home, said the servant-girl, from which Harry was led to suppose that the count was a married man; but Harry felt that he had no right to intrude upon madame, so he simply left his card.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Wishing, however, really to have this interview, and having been lately elected at a club of which he was rather proud, he wrote to the count asking him to dine with him at the Beaufort.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Madame was at home, said the servant-girl, from which Harry was led to suppose that the count was a married man; but Harry felt that he had no right to intrude upon madame, so he simply left his card.
visit
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From this reading Harry at once returned the count's visit at the address given in Mount Street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
weeks
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From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
Wishing
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From this reading Wishing, however, really to have this interview, and having been lately elected at a club of which he was rather proud, he wrote to the count asking him to dine with him at the Beaufort.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wishing, however, really to have this interview, and having been lately elected at a club of which he was rather proud, he wrote to the count asking him to dine with him at the Beaufort.
work
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From this reading After an interval of some weeks, during which Harry had been down at Clavering and had returned again to his work at the Adelphi, Count Pateroff called again in Bloomsbury Square;--but Harry was at Mr. Beilby's office.
wrote
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From this reading Wishing, however, really to have this interview, and having been lately elected at a club of which he was rather proud, he wrote to the count asking him to dine with him at the Beaufort.
