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The Gods and Mr. Perrin: A Tragi-Comedy
The Gods and Mr. Perrin: A Tragi-Comedy

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of The Gods and Mr. Perrin: A Tragi-Comedy is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Hugh Walpole • Curated US English Learning Edition
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SKIRMISHING I.
ISABEL DESART heard about it early on the afternoon of the same day.
Traill himself told her as he stood with her for a moment outside the school gates before he went down to football.
She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.
But to her it was a great deal more than this.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Gods and Mr. Perrin: A Tragi-Comedy

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of The Gods and Mr. Perrin: A Tragi-Comedy is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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SKIRMISHING I.
/ˈskɜːrmɪʃɪŋ aɪ/
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ISABEL DESART heard about it early on the afternoon of the same day.
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Traill himself told her as he stood with her for a moment outside the school gates before he went down to football.
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She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.
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But to her it was a great deal more than this.
/bʌt tuː hɜːr ɪt wɑːz ə ɡreɪt diːl mɔːr ðæn ðɪs/

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attitude noun US /ˈætətuːd/

a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways

From this reading “She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.”

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audience noun US /ˈɑːdiəns/

a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance

From this reading “She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.”

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fashion noun US /ˈfæʃən/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading “She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.”

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football noun US /ˈfʊtbɔːl/

any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal

From this reading “Traill himself told her as he stood with her for a moment outside the school gates before he went down to football.”

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gates noun US /ɡeɪts/

United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)

From this reading “Traill himself told her as he stood with her for a moment outside the school gates before he went down to football.”

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seriously adverb US /ˈsɪriəsli/

in a serious manner

From this reading “She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.”

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skirmishing verb US /ˈskɜːrmɪʃɪŋ/

-ing form of “skirmish” — engage in a skirmish

From this reading “SKIRMISHING I.”

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struggle verb US /ˈstrʌɡəl/

make a strenuous or labored effort

From this reading “She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.”

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Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

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once more adverb + adjective

anew

In this reading “She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.”

110,081 times in 426,211 chapters
at once preposition + adverb

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

In this reading “She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.”

257,448 times in 426,211 chapters
for a moment preposition + article + noun counted as “for … moment”

temporarily

In this reading “Traill himself told her as he stood with her for a moment outside the school gates before he went down to football.”

130,343 times in 426,211 chapters
deal more verb + adjective

In this reading “But to her it was a great deal more than this.”

8,105 times in 426,211 chapters
went down verb + adjective counted as “go down”

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

In this reading “Traill himself told her as he stood with her for a moment outside the school gates before he went down to football.”

68,434 times in 426,211 chapters
same day adjective + noun

In this reading “ISABEL DESART heard about it early on the afternoon of the same day.”

6,660 times in 426,211 chapters

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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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 Traill himself told her as he stood with her for a moment outside the school gates before he went down to football.

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading ISABEL DESART heard about it early on the afternoon of the same day.

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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading ISABEL DESART heard about it early on the afternoon of the same day.

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Traill himself told her as he stood with her for a moment outside the school gates before he went down to football.

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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attitudenounUS /ˈætətuːd/

a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways

From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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audiencenounUS /ˈɑːdiəns/

a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance

From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Traill himself told her as he stood with her for a moment outside the school gates before he went down to football.

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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But to her it was a great deal more than this.

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daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading ISABEL DESART heard about it early on the afternoon of the same day.

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dealverbUS /diːl/

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading But to her it was a great deal more than this.

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DESART

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From this reading ISABEL DESART heard about it early on the afternoon of the same day.

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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Traill himself told her as he stood with her for a moment outside the school gates before he went down to football.

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earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading ISABEL DESART heard about it early on the afternoon of the same day.

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fashionnounUS /ˈfæʃən/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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foolnounUS /fuːl/

a person who lacks good judgment

From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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footballnounUS /ˈfʊtbɔːl/

any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal

From this reading Traill himself told her as he stood with her for a moment outside the school gates before he went down to football.

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Traill himself told her as he stood with her for a moment outside the school gates before he went down to football.

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gatesnounUS /ɡeɪts/

United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)

From this reading Traill himself told her as he stood with her for a moment outside the school gates before he went down to football.

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greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading But to her it was a great deal more than this.

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Traill himself told her as he stood with her for a moment outside the school gates before he went down to football.

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heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading ISABEL DESART heard about it early on the afternoon of the same day.

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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Traill himself told her as he stood with her for a moment outside the school gates before he went down to football.

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himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Traill himself told her as he stood with her for a moment outside the school gates before he went down to football.

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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading SKIRMISHING I.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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indecorousadjective

lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct

From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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ISABEL

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From this reading ISABEL DESART heard about it early on the afternoon of the same day.

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itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading ISABEL DESART heard about it early on the afternoon of the same day.

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likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading Traill himself told her as he stood with her for a moment outside the school gates before he went down to football.

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moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ISABEL DESART heard about it early on the afternoon of the same day.

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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ISABEL DESART heard about it early on the afternoon of the same day.

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onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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outsideadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading Traill himself told her as he stood with her for a moment outside the school gates before he went down to football.

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Perrin

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From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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pitynounUS /ˈpɪti/

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading ISABEL DESART heard about it early on the afternoon of the same day.

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sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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schoolnounUS /skuːl/

an educational institution

From this reading Traill himself told her as he stood with her for a moment outside the school gates before he went down to football.

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seriouslyadverbUS /ˈsɪriəsli/

in a serious manner

From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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SKIRMISHINGverbUS /ˈskɜːrmɪʃɪŋ/

-ing form of “skirmish” — engage in a skirmish

From this reading SKIRMISHING I.

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stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Traill himself told her as he stood with her for a moment outside the school gates before he went down to football.

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struggleverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəl/

make a strenuous or labored effort

From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading ISABEL DESART heard about it early on the afternoon of the same day.

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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading But to her it was a great deal more than this.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Traill himself told her as he stood with her for a moment outside the school gates before he went down to football.

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toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Traill himself told her as he stood with her for a moment outside the school gates before he went down to football.

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Traill

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From this reading Traill himself told her as he stood with her for a moment outside the school gates before he went down to football.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading She saw it at once more seriously than he did; his attitude had been that it was a pity, above all that it was indecorous, that he had, in a way, made a fool of himself—that to struggle in that fashion with a man like Perrin before an audience was a pity.

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wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Traill himself told her as he stood with her for a moment outside the school gates before he went down to football.

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Traill himself told her as he stood with her for a moment outside the school gates before he went down to football.

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Questions about reading The Gods and Mr. Perrin: A Tragi-Comedy

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About 307 minutes of reading across 739 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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