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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 Norgate had chosen, for many reasons, to return to London as a visitor.
Albemarle
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From this reading His somewhat luxurious rooms in Albemarle Street were still locked up.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had taken a small flat in the Milan Court, solely for the purpose of avoiding immediate association with his friends and relatives.
any
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From this reading Until he received a definite pronouncement from the head-quarters of officialdom, he felt himself unable to settle down to any of the ordinary functions of life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Norgate had chosen, for many reasons, to return to London as a visitor.
association
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From this reading He had taken a small flat in the Milan Court, solely for the purpose of avoiding immediate association with his friends and relatives.
avoiding
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From this reading He had taken a small flat in the Milan Court, solely for the purpose of avoiding immediate association with his friends and relatives.
chosen
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From this reading Norgate had chosen, for many reasons, to return to London as a visitor.
confused
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From this reading His whole outlook upon life was confused and disturbed.
Court
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From this reading He had taken a small flat in the Milan Court, solely for the purpose of avoiding immediate association with his friends and relatives.
definite
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From this reading Until he received a definite pronouncement from the head-quarters of officialdom, he felt himself unable to settle down to any of the ordinary functions of life.
disturbed
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down
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From this reading Until he received a definite pronouncement from the head-quarters of officialdom, he felt himself unable to settle down to any of the ordinary functions of life.
felt
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From this reading Until he received a definite pronouncement from the head-quarters of officialdom, he felt himself unable to settle down to any of the ordinary functions of life.
flat
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From this reading He had taken a small flat in the Milan Court, solely for the purpose of avoiding immediate association with his friends and relatives.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Norgate had chosen, for many reasons, to return to London as a visitor.
friends
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From this reading He had taken a small flat in the Milan Court, solely for the purpose of avoiding immediate association with his friends and relatives.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Until he received a definite pronouncement from the head-quarters of officialdom, he felt himself unable to settle down to any of the ordinary functions of life.
functions
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From this reading Until he received a definite pronouncement from the head-quarters of officialdom, he felt himself unable to settle down to any of the ordinary functions of life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Norgate had chosen, for many reasons, to return to London as a visitor.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had taken a small flat in the Milan Court, solely for the purpose of avoiding immediate association with his friends and relatives.
head-quarters
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From this reading Until he received a definite pronouncement from the head-quarters of officialdom, he felt himself unable to settle down to any of the ordinary functions of life.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Until he received a definite pronouncement from the head-quarters of officialdom, he felt himself unable to settle down to any of the ordinary functions of life.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His somewhat luxurious rooms in Albemarle Street were still locked up.
immediate
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From this reading He had taken a small flat in the Milan Court, solely for the purpose of avoiding immediate association with his friends and relatives.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His somewhat luxurious rooms in Albemarle Street were still locked up.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His whole outlook upon life was confused and disturbed.
locked
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From this reading His somewhat luxurious rooms in Albemarle Street were still locked up.
London
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luxurious
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many
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From this reading Norgate had chosen, for many reasons, to return to London as a visitor.
Milan
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From this reading He had taken a small flat in the Milan Court, solely for the purpose of avoiding immediate association with his friends and relatives.
Norgate
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From this reading Norgate had chosen, for many reasons, to return to London as a visitor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had taken a small flat in the Milan Court, solely for the purpose of avoiding immediate association with his friends and relatives.
officialdom
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From this reading Until he received a definite pronouncement from the head-quarters of officialdom, he felt himself unable to settle down to any of the ordinary functions of life.
ordinary
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From this reading Until he received a definite pronouncement from the head-quarters of officialdom, he felt himself unable to settle down to any of the ordinary functions of life.
outlook
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From this reading His whole outlook upon life was confused and disturbed.
pronouncement
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From this reading Until he received a definite pronouncement from the head-quarters of officialdom, he felt himself unable to settle down to any of the ordinary functions of life.
purpose
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From this reading He had taken a small flat in the Milan Court, solely for the purpose of avoiding immediate association with his friends and relatives.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Norgate had chosen, for many reasons, to return to London as a visitor.
received
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From this reading Until he received a definite pronouncement from the head-quarters of officialdom, he felt himself unable to settle down to any of the ordinary functions of life.
relatives
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From this reading He had taken a small flat in the Milan Court, solely for the purpose of avoiding immediate association with his friends and relatives.
return
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From this reading Norgate had chosen, for many reasons, to return to London as a visitor.
rooms
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From this reading His somewhat luxurious rooms in Albemarle Street were still locked up.
settle
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From this reading Until he received a definite pronouncement from the head-quarters of officialdom, he felt himself unable to settle down to any of the ordinary functions of life.
small
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From this reading He had taken a small flat in the Milan Court, solely for the purpose of avoiding immediate association with his friends and relatives.
solely
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From this reading He had taken a small flat in the Milan Court, solely for the purpose of avoiding immediate association with his friends and relatives.
somewhat
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From this reading His somewhat luxurious rooms in Albemarle Street were still locked up.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His somewhat luxurious rooms in Albemarle Street were still locked up.
Street
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From this reading His somewhat luxurious rooms in Albemarle Street were still locked up.
taken
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From this reading He had taken a small flat in the Milan Court, solely for the purpose of avoiding immediate association with his friends and relatives.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had taken a small flat in the Milan Court, solely for the purpose of avoiding immediate association with his friends and relatives.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Norgate had chosen, for many reasons, to return to London as a visitor.
unable
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From this reading Until he received a definite pronouncement from the head-quarters of officialdom, he felt himself unable to settle down to any of the ordinary functions of life.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until he received a definite pronouncement from the head-quarters of officialdom, he felt himself unable to settle down to any of the ordinary functions of life.
up
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From this reading His somewhat luxurious rooms in Albemarle Street were still locked up.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His whole outlook upon life was confused and disturbed.
visitor
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From this reading Norgate had chosen, for many reasons, to return to London as a visitor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His whole outlook upon life was confused and disturbed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His somewhat luxurious rooms in Albemarle Street were still locked up.
whole
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From this reading His whole outlook upon life was confused and disturbed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had taken a small flat in the Milan Court, solely for the purpose of avoiding immediate association with his friends and relatives.
