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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 NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
accursedly
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From this reading "That devilish Louis," he said, "has been away for several of the most accursedly lonely weeks I ever spent....
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
April
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From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
awaiting
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From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
away
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From this reading "That devilish Louis," he said, "has been away for several of the most accursedly lonely weeks I ever spent....
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "That devilish Louis," he said, "has been away for several of the most accursedly lonely weeks I ever spent....
beg
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From this reading No reflection on you, Hamil--Oh, I beg your pardon; I didn't see you were busy--" Hamil had not even heard him.
biting
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From this reading And, too peevish and disappointed to even open the heterogeneous mass of letters and newspapers, he slumped sulkily in his chair, feet on the fender, biting into his extinct cigar.
brace
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From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
busy
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From this reading No reflection on you, Hamil--Oh, I beg your pardon; I didn't see you were busy--" Hamil had not even heard him.
chair
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From this reading And, too peevish and disappointed to even open the heterogeneous mass of letters and newspapers, he slumped sulkily in his chair, feet on the fender, biting into his extinct cigar.
cigar
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From this reading And, too peevish and disappointed to even open the heterogeneous mass of letters and newspapers, he slumped sulkily in his chair, feet on the fender, biting into his extinct cigar.
contents
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From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
devilish
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From this reading "That devilish Louis," he said, "has been away for several of the most accursedly lonely weeks I ever spent....
didn't
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From this reading No reflection on you, Hamil--Oh, I beg your pardon; I didn't see you were busy--" Hamil had not even heard him.
disappointed
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From this reading And, too peevish and disappointed to even open the heterogeneous mass of letters and newspapers, he slumped sulkily in his chair, feet on the fender, biting into his extinct cigar.
distributed
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From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
ENEMY
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From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, too peevish and disappointed to even open the heterogeneous mass of letters and newspapers, he slumped sulkily in his chair, feet on the fender, biting into his extinct cigar.
evening
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From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That devilish Louis," he said, "has been away for several of the most accursedly lonely weeks I ever spent....
expectation
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From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
extinct
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From this reading And, too peevish and disappointed to even open the heterogeneous mass of letters and newspapers, he slumped sulkily in his chair, feet on the fender, biting into his extinct cigar.
feet
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From this reading And, too peevish and disappointed to even open the heterogeneous mass of letters and newspapers, he slumped sulkily in his chair, feet on the fender, biting into his extinct cigar.
fender
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From this reading And, too peevish and disappointed to even open the heterogeneous mass of letters and newspapers, he slumped sulkily in his chair, feet on the fender, biting into his extinct cigar.
few
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From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "That devilish Louis," he said, "has been away for several of the most accursedly lonely weeks I ever spent....
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No reflection on you, Hamil--Oh, I beg your pardon; I didn't see you were busy--" Hamil had not even heard him.
hall
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From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
Hamil
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From this reading No reflection on you, Hamil--Oh, I beg your pardon; I didn't see you were busy--" Hamil had not even heard him.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That devilish Louis," he said, "has been away for several of the most accursedly lonely weeks I ever spent....
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, too peevish and disappointed to even open the heterogeneous mass of letters and newspapers, he slumped sulkily in his chair, feet on the fender, biting into his extinct cigar.
heard
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From this reading No reflection on you, Hamil--Oh, I beg your pardon; I didn't see you were busy--" Hamil had not even heard him.
heterogeneous
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From this reading And, too peevish and disappointed to even open the heterogeneous mass of letters and newspapers, he slumped sulkily in his chair, feet on the fender, biting into his extinct cigar.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No reflection on you, Hamil--Oh, I beg your pardon; I didn't see you were busy--" Hamil had not even heard him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That devilish Louis," he said, "has been away for several of the most accursedly lonely weeks I ever spent....
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And, too peevish and disappointed to even open the heterogeneous mass of letters and newspapers, he slumped sulkily in his chair, feet on the fender, biting into his extinct cigar.
letter
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From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
letters
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From this reading And, too peevish and disappointed to even open the heterogeneous mass of letters and newspapers, he slumped sulkily in his chair, feet on the fender, biting into his extinct cigar.
lonely
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From this reading "That devilish Louis," he said, "has been away for several of the most accursedly lonely weeks I ever spent....
Louis
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From this reading "That devilish Louis," he said, "has been away for several of the most accursedly lonely weeks I ever spent....
mail-bag
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From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
Malcourt
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From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
mass
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From this reading And, too peevish and disappointed to even open the heterogeneous mass of letters and newspapers, he slumped sulkily in his chair, feet on the fender, biting into his extinct cigar.
most
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From this reading "That devilish Louis," he said, "has been away for several of the most accursedly lonely weeks I ever spent....
NEW
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From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
newspapers
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From this reading And, too peevish and disappointed to even open the heterogeneous mass of letters and newspapers, he slumped sulkily in his chair, feet on the fender, biting into his extinct cigar.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No reflection on you, Hamil--Oh, I beg your pardon; I didn't see you were busy--" Hamil had not even heard him.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading There was none.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No reflection on you, Hamil--Oh, I beg your pardon; I didn't see you were busy--" Hamil had not even heard him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
Oh
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From this reading No reflection on you, Hamil--Oh, I beg your pardon; I didn't see you were busy--" Hamil had not even heard him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading And, too peevish and disappointed to even open the heterogeneous mass of letters and newspapers, he slumped sulkily in his chair, feet on the fender, biting into his extinct cigar.
pardon
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From this reading No reflection on you, Hamil--Oh, I beg your pardon; I didn't see you were busy--" Hamil had not even heard him.
peevish
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From this reading And, too peevish and disappointed to even open the heterogeneous mass of letters and newspapers, he slumped sulkily in his chair, feet on the fender, biting into his extinct cigar.
Portlaw
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From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
proclaiming
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From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
reflection
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From this reading No reflection on you, Hamil--Oh, I beg your pardon; I didn't see you were busy--" Hamil had not even heard him.
returning
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From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
said
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From this reading "That devilish Louis," he said, "has been away for several of the most accursedly lonely weeks I ever spent....
see
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From this reading No reflection on you, Hamil--Oh, I beg your pardon; I didn't see you were busy--" Hamil had not even heard him.
several
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From this reading "That devilish Louis," he said, "has been away for several of the most accursedly lonely weeks I ever spent....
slumped
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From this reading And, too peevish and disappointed to even open the heterogeneous mass of letters and newspapers, he slumped sulkily in his chair, feet on the fender, biting into his extinct cigar.
spent
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From this reading "That devilish Louis," he said, "has been away for several of the most accursedly lonely weeks I ever spent....
sulkily
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From this reading And, too peevish and disappointed to even open the heterogeneous mass of letters and newspapers, he slumped sulkily in his chair, feet on the fender, biting into his extinct cigar.
table
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From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That devilish Louis," he said, "has been away for several of the most accursedly lonely weeks I ever spent....
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
There
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From this reading There was none.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And, too peevish and disappointed to even open the heterogeneous mass of letters and newspapers, he slumped sulkily in his chair, feet on the fender, biting into his extinct cigar.
too
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From this reading And, too peevish and disappointed to even open the heterogeneous mass of letters and newspapers, he slumped sulkily in his chair, feet on the fender, biting into his extinct cigar.
trout
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From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
usual
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From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was none.
weeks
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From this reading "That devilish Louis," he said, "has been away for several of the most accursedly lonely weeks I ever spent....
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading No reflection on you, Hamil--Oh, I beg your pardon; I didn't see you were busy--" Hamil had not even heard him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A NEW ENEMY One evening in April, returning with a few brace of trout, they found the mail-bag awaiting them on the hall table; and Portlaw distributed the contents, proclaiming, as usual, his expectation of a letter from Malcourt.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No reflection on you, Hamil--Oh, I beg your pardon; I didn't see you were busy--" Hamil had not even heard him.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No reflection on you, Hamil--Oh, I beg your pardon; I didn't see you were busy--" Hamil had not even heard him.
