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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 SHOWS A GIRL'S BONDAGE Walter Murie had chosen politics as a profession long ago, even when he was an undergraduate.
affairs
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From this reading Already he had studied both home and foreign affairs very closely, and had on two occasions written articles in the _Times_ upon that most vexed and difficult question, the pacification of Macedonia.
ago
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From this reading SHOWS A GIRL'S BONDAGE Walter Murie had chosen politics as a profession long ago, even when he was an undergraduate.
aid
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From this reading Therefore he had influence, and hoped by its aid to secure some safe seat.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had already eaten his dinners in London, and had been called to the Bar as the first step towards a political career.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading SHOWS A GIRL'S BONDAGE Walter Murie had chosen politics as a profession long ago, even when he was an undergraduate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had already eaten his dinners in London, and had been called to the Bar as the first step towards a political career.
articles
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From this reading Already he had studied both home and foreign affairs very closely, and had on two occasions written articles in the _Times_ upon that most vexed and difficult question, the pacification of Macedonia.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SHOWS A GIRL'S BONDAGE Walter Murie had chosen politics as a profession long ago, even when he was an undergraduate.
Bar
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From this reading He had already eaten his dinners in London, and had been called to the Bar as the first step towards a political career.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had already eaten his dinners in London, and had been called to the Bar as the first step towards a political career.
BONDAGE
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From this reading SHOWS A GIRL'S BONDAGE Walter Murie had chosen politics as a profession long ago, even when he was an undergraduate.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Already he had studied both home and foreign affairs very closely, and had on two occasions written articles in the _Times_ upon that most vexed and difficult question, the pacification of Macedonia.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Therefore he had influence, and hoped by its aid to secure some safe seat.
called
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From this reading He had already eaten his dinners in London, and had been called to the Bar as the first step towards a political career.
career
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From this reading He had already eaten his dinners in London, and had been called to the Bar as the first step towards a political career.
chosen
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From this reading SHOWS A GIRL'S BONDAGE Walter Murie had chosen politics as a profession long ago, even when he was an undergraduate.
closely
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From this reading Already he had studied both home and foreign affairs very closely, and had on two occasions written articles in the _Times_ upon that most vexed and difficult question, the pacification of Macedonia.
difficult
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From this reading Already he had studied both home and foreign affairs very closely, and had on two occasions written articles in the _Times_ upon that most vexed and difficult question, the pacification of Macedonia.
dinners
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From this reading He had already eaten his dinners in London, and had been called to the Bar as the first step towards a political career.
eaten
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From this reading He had already eaten his dinners in London, and had been called to the Bar as the first step towards a political career.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SHOWS A GIRL'S BONDAGE Walter Murie had chosen politics as a profession long ago, even when he was an undergraduate.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had already eaten his dinners in London, and had been called to the Bar as the first step towards a political career.
Foreign
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From this reading He had a relative in the Foreign Office, while his uncle had held an Under-Secretaryship in the late Government.
GIRL'S
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From this reading SHOWS A GIRL'S BONDAGE Walter Murie had chosen politics as a profession long ago, even when he was an undergraduate.
Government
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From this reading He had a relative in the Foreign Office, while his uncle had held an Under-Secretaryship in the late Government.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SHOWS A GIRL'S BONDAGE Walter Murie had chosen politics as a profession long ago, even when he was an undergraduate.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHOWS A GIRL'S BONDAGE Walter Murie had chosen politics as a profession long ago, even when he was an undergraduate.
held
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From this reading He had a relative in the Foreign Office, while his uncle had held an Under-Secretaryship in the late Government.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had already eaten his dinners in London, and had been called to the Bar as the first step towards a political career.
home
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From this reading Already he had studied both home and foreign affairs very closely, and had on two occasions written articles in the _Times_ upon that most vexed and difficult question, the pacification of Macedonia.
hoped
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From this reading Therefore he had influence, and hoped by its aid to secure some safe seat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had already eaten his dinners in London, and had been called to the Bar as the first step towards a political career.
influence
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From this reading Therefore he had influence, and hoped by its aid to secure some safe seat.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Therefore he had influence, and hoped by its aid to secure some safe seat.
late
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From this reading He had a relative in the Foreign Office, while his uncle had held an Under-Secretaryship in the late Government.
London
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From this reading He had already eaten his dinners in London, and had been called to the Bar as the first step towards a political career.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SHOWS A GIRL'S BONDAGE Walter Murie had chosen politics as a profession long ago, even when he was an undergraduate.
Macedonia
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From this reading Already he had studied both home and foreign affairs very closely, and had on two occasions written articles in the _Times_ upon that most vexed and difficult question, the pacification of Macedonia.
most
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From this reading Already he had studied both home and foreign affairs very closely, and had on two occasions written articles in the _Times_ upon that most vexed and difficult question, the pacification of Macedonia.
Murie
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From this reading SHOWS A GIRL'S BONDAGE Walter Murie had chosen politics as a profession long ago, even when he was an undergraduate.
occasions
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From this reading Already he had studied both home and foreign affairs very closely, and had on two occasions written articles in the _Times_ upon that most vexed and difficult question, the pacification of Macedonia.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Already he had studied both home and foreign affairs very closely, and had on two occasions written articles in the _Times_ upon that most vexed and difficult question, the pacification of Macedonia.
Office
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From this reading He had a relative in the Foreign Office, while his uncle had held an Under-Secretaryship in the late Government.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Already he had studied both home and foreign affairs very closely, and had on two occasions written articles in the _Times_ upon that most vexed and difficult question, the pacification of Macedonia.
pacification
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From this reading Already he had studied both home and foreign affairs very closely, and had on two occasions written articles in the _Times_ upon that most vexed and difficult question, the pacification of Macedonia.
political
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From this reading He had already eaten his dinners in London, and had been called to the Bar as the first step towards a political career.
politics
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From this reading SHOWS A GIRL'S BONDAGE Walter Murie had chosen politics as a profession long ago, even when he was an undergraduate.
profession
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From this reading SHOWS A GIRL'S BONDAGE Walter Murie had chosen politics as a profession long ago, even when he was an undergraduate.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Already he had studied both home and foreign affairs very closely, and had on two occasions written articles in the _Times_ upon that most vexed and difficult question, the pacification of Macedonia.
relative
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From this reading He had a relative in the Foreign Office, while his uncle had held an Under-Secretaryship in the late Government.
safe
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From this reading Therefore he had influence, and hoped by its aid to secure some safe seat.
seat
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From this reading Therefore he had influence, and hoped by its aid to secure some safe seat.
secure
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From this reading Therefore he had influence, and hoped by its aid to secure some safe seat.
SHOWS
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From this reading SHOWS A GIRL'S BONDAGE Walter Murie had chosen politics as a profession long ago, even when he was an undergraduate.
some
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From this reading Therefore he had influence, and hoped by its aid to secure some safe seat.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had already eaten his dinners in London, and had been called to the Bar as the first step towards a political career.
studied
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From this reading Already he had studied both home and foreign affairs very closely, and had on two occasions written articles in the _Times_ upon that most vexed and difficult question, the pacification of Macedonia.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Already he had studied both home and foreign affairs very closely, and had on two occasions written articles in the _Times_ upon that most vexed and difficult question, the pacification of Macedonia.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had already eaten his dinners in London, and had been called to the Bar as the first step towards a political career.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore he had influence, and hoped by its aid to secure some safe seat.
Times
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From this reading Already he had studied both home and foreign affairs very closely, and had on two occasions written articles in the _Times_ upon that most vexed and difficult question, the pacification of Macedonia.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had already eaten his dinners in London, and had been called to the Bar as the first step towards a political career.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He had already eaten his dinners in London, and had been called to the Bar as the first step towards a political career.
two
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From this reading Already he had studied both home and foreign affairs very closely, and had on two occasions written articles in the _Times_ upon that most vexed and difficult question, the pacification of Macedonia.
uncle
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From this reading He had a relative in the Foreign Office, while his uncle had held an Under-Secretaryship in the late Government.
Under-Secretaryship
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From this reading He had a relative in the Foreign Office, while his uncle had held an Under-Secretaryship in the late Government.
undergraduate
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From this reading SHOWS A GIRL'S BONDAGE Walter Murie had chosen politics as a profession long ago, even when he was an undergraduate.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Already he had studied both home and foreign affairs very closely, and had on two occasions written articles in the _Times_ upon that most vexed and difficult question, the pacification of Macedonia.
very
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From this reading Already he had studied both home and foreign affairs very closely, and had on two occasions written articles in the _Times_ upon that most vexed and difficult question, the pacification of Macedonia.
vexed
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From this reading Already he had studied both home and foreign affairs very closely, and had on two occasions written articles in the _Times_ upon that most vexed and difficult question, the pacification of Macedonia.
Walter
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From this reading SHOWS A GIRL'S BONDAGE Walter Murie had chosen politics as a profession long ago, even when he was an undergraduate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SHOWS A GIRL'S BONDAGE Walter Murie had chosen politics as a profession long ago, even when he was an undergraduate.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading SHOWS A GIRL'S BONDAGE Walter Murie had chosen politics as a profession long ago, even when he was an undergraduate.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He had a relative in the Foreign Office, while his uncle had held an Under-Secretaryship in the late Government.
written
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From this reading Already he had studied both home and foreign affairs very closely, and had on two occasions written articles in the _Times_ upon that most vexed and difficult question, the pacification of Macedonia.
