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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 had a rather distant but sensible and matter-of-fact talk with his wife.
affectionate
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From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
All
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From this reading All that could be done had been done.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Monday came and with it his final departure.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All that could be done had been done.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All that could be done had been done.
brothers
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From this reading Cowperwood said his farewells to his mother and father, his brothers and sister.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had a rather distant but sensible and matter-of-fact talk with his wife.
came
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From this reading Monday came and with it his final departure.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All that could be done had been done.
Cowperwood
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From this reading Cowperwood said his farewells to his mother and father, his brothers and sister.
daughter
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From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
depart
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From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
departure
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From this reading Monday came and with it his final departure.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading He had a rather distant but sensible and matter-of-fact talk with his wife.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that could be done had been done.
especially
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From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
evenings
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From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
farewells
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From this reading Cowperwood said his farewells to his mother and father, his brothers and sister.
father
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From this reading Cowperwood said his farewells to his mother and father, his brothers and sister.
final
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From this reading Monday came and with it his final departure.
Friday
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From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
good-by
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From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All that could be done had been done.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a rather distant but sensible and matter-of-fact talk with his wife.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Monday came and with it his final departure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Monday came and with it his final departure.
learned
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From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
made
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From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
matter-of-fact
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From this reading He had a rather distant but sensible and matter-of-fact talk with his wife.
Monday
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From this reading Monday came and with it his final departure.
mother
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From this reading Cowperwood said his farewells to his mother and father, his brothers and sister.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
rather
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From this reading He had a rather distant but sensible and matter-of-fact talk with his wife.
said
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From this reading Cowperwood said his farewells to his mother and father, his brothers and sister.
Saturday
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From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
saying
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From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
sensible
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From this reading He had a rather distant but sensible and matter-of-fact talk with his wife.
sister
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From this reading Cowperwood said his farewells to his mother and father, his brothers and sister.
son
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From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
special
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From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
Sunday
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From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
talk
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From this reading He had a rather distant but sensible and matter-of-fact talk with his wife.
talking
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From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that could be done had been done.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
Thursday
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From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cowperwood said his farewells to his mother and father, his brothers and sister.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
way
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From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He made no special point of saying good-by to his son or his daughter; when he came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, after he had learned that he was to depart Monday, it was with the thought of talking to them a little in an especially affectionate way.
wife
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From this reading He had a rather distant but sensible and matter-of-fact talk with his wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Monday came and with it his final departure.
