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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 Alec was proving a somewhat discouraging companion in this business.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Dramatic Long after Alec’s not altogether willing departure, Roger sat smoking and thinking.
Alec
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From this reading Alec was proving a somewhat discouraging companion in this business.
Alec's
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Dramatic Long after Alec’s not altogether willing departure, Roger sat smoking and thinking.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading On the whole, he was not sorry to be alone.
also
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From this reading Roger could not blame Alec for his undisguised reluctance to see the thing through, but he also could not help thinking somewhat wistfully of the enthusiastic and worshipping prototypes whose mantle Alec was at first supposed to have inherited.
altogether
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Dramatic Long after Alec’s not altogether willing departure, Roger sat smoking and thinking.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Dramatic Long after Alec’s not altogether willing departure, Roger sat smoking and thinking.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Roger could not blame Alec for his undisguised reluctance to see the thing through, but he also could not help thinking somewhat wistfully of the enthusiastic and worshipping prototypes whose mantle Alec was at first supposed to have inherited.
atmosphere
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From this reading Evidently his heart was not in it; and for one so situated the ferreting out of facts and the general atmosphere of suspicion and distrust that is inevitably attendant on such a task, must be singularly distasteful.
attendant
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From this reading Evidently his heart was not in it; and for one so situated the ferreting out of facts and the general atmosphere of suspicion and distrust that is inevitably attendant on such a task, must be singularly distasteful.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the whole, he was not sorry to be alone.
blame
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From this reading Roger could not blame Alec for his undisguised reluctance to see the thing through, but he also could not help thinking somewhat wistfully of the enthusiastic and worshipping prototypes whose mantle Alec was at first supposed to have inherited.
business
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From this reading Alec was proving a somewhat discouraging companion in this business.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Roger could not blame Alec for his undisguised reluctance to see the thing through, but he also could not help thinking somewhat wistfully of the enthusiastic and worshipping prototypes whose mantle Alec was at first supposed to have inherited.
companion
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From this reading Alec was proving a somewhat discouraging companion in this business.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Roger could not blame Alec for his undisguised reluctance to see the thing through, but he also could not help thinking somewhat wistfully of the enthusiastic and worshipping prototypes whose mantle Alec was at first supposed to have inherited.
departure
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Dramatic Long after Alec’s not altogether willing departure, Roger sat smoking and thinking.
discouraging
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From this reading Alec was proving a somewhat discouraging companion in this business.
distasteful
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From this reading Evidently his heart was not in it; and for one so situated the ferreting out of facts and the general atmosphere of suspicion and distrust that is inevitably attendant on such a task, must be singularly distasteful.
distrust
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From this reading Evidently his heart was not in it; and for one so situated the ferreting out of facts and the general atmosphere of suspicion and distrust that is inevitably attendant on such a task, must be singularly distasteful.
Dramatic
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Dramatic Long after Alec’s not altogether willing departure, Roger sat smoking and thinking.
enthusiastic
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From this reading Roger could not blame Alec for his undisguised reluctance to see the thing through, but he also could not help thinking somewhat wistfully of the enthusiastic and worshipping prototypes whose mantle Alec was at first supposed to have inherited.
Evidently
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From this reading Evidently his heart was not in it; and for one so situated the ferreting out of facts and the general atmosphere of suspicion and distrust that is inevitably attendant on such a task, must be singularly distasteful.
facts
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From this reading Evidently his heart was not in it; and for one so situated the ferreting out of facts and the general atmosphere of suspicion and distrust that is inevitably attendant on such a task, must be singularly distasteful.
ferreting
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From this reading Evidently his heart was not in it; and for one so situated the ferreting out of facts and the general atmosphere of suspicion and distrust that is inevitably attendant on such a task, must be singularly distasteful.
first
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From this reading Roger could not blame Alec for his undisguised reluctance to see the thing through, but he also could not help thinking somewhat wistfully of the enthusiastic and worshipping prototypes whose mantle Alec was at first supposed to have inherited.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Evidently his heart was not in it; and for one so situated the ferreting out of facts and the general atmosphere of suspicion and distrust that is inevitably attendant on such a task, must be singularly distasteful.
general
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From this reading Evidently his heart was not in it; and for one so situated the ferreting out of facts and the general atmosphere of suspicion and distrust that is inevitably attendant on such a task, must be singularly distasteful.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Roger could not blame Alec for his undisguised reluctance to see the thing through, but he also could not help thinking somewhat wistfully of the enthusiastic and worshipping prototypes whose mantle Alec was at first supposed to have inherited.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the whole, he was not sorry to be alone.
heart
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From this reading Evidently his heart was not in it; and for one so situated the ferreting out of facts and the general atmosphere of suspicion and distrust that is inevitably attendant on such a task, must be singularly distasteful.
help
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From this reading Roger could not blame Alec for his undisguised reluctance to see the thing through, but he also could not help thinking somewhat wistfully of the enthusiastic and worshipping prototypes whose mantle Alec was at first supposed to have inherited.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Evidently his heart was not in it; and for one so situated the ferreting out of facts and the general atmosphere of suspicion and distrust that is inevitably attendant on such a task, must be singularly distasteful.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alec was proving a somewhat discouraging companion in this business.
inevitably
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From this reading Evidently his heart was not in it; and for one so situated the ferreting out of facts and the general atmosphere of suspicion and distrust that is inevitably attendant on such a task, must be singularly distasteful.
inherited
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From this reading Roger could not blame Alec for his undisguised reluctance to see the thing through, but he also could not help thinking somewhat wistfully of the enthusiastic and worshipping prototypes whose mantle Alec was at first supposed to have inherited.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Dramatic Long after Alec’s not altogether willing departure, Roger sat smoking and thinking.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Evidently his heart was not in it; and for one so situated the ferreting out of facts and the general atmosphere of suspicion and distrust that is inevitably attendant on such a task, must be singularly distasteful.
Long
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Dramatic Long after Alec’s not altogether willing departure, Roger sat smoking and thinking.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading Roger could not blame Alec for his undisguised reluctance to see the thing through, but he also could not help thinking somewhat wistfully of the enthusiastic and worshipping prototypes whose mantle Alec was at first supposed to have inherited.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Dramatic Long after Alec’s not altogether willing departure, Roger sat smoking and thinking.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Evidently his heart was not in it; and for one so situated the ferreting out of facts and the general atmosphere of suspicion and distrust that is inevitably attendant on such a task, must be singularly distasteful.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Dramatic Long after Alec’s not altogether willing departure, Roger sat smoking and thinking.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Evidently his heart was not in it; and for one so situated the ferreting out of facts and the general atmosphere of suspicion and distrust that is inevitably attendant on such a task, must be singularly distasteful.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the whole, he was not sorry to be alone.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Evidently his heart was not in it; and for one so situated the ferreting out of facts and the general atmosphere of suspicion and distrust that is inevitably attendant on such a task, must be singularly distasteful.
out
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From this reading Evidently his heart was not in it; and for one so situated the ferreting out of facts and the general atmosphere of suspicion and distrust that is inevitably attendant on such a task, must be singularly distasteful.
prototypes
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From this reading Roger could not blame Alec for his undisguised reluctance to see the thing through, but he also could not help thinking somewhat wistfully of the enthusiastic and worshipping prototypes whose mantle Alec was at first supposed to have inherited.
proving
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From this reading Alec was proving a somewhat discouraging companion in this business.
reluctance
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From this reading Roger could not blame Alec for his undisguised reluctance to see the thing through, but he also could not help thinking somewhat wistfully of the enthusiastic and worshipping prototypes whose mantle Alec was at first supposed to have inherited.
Roger
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Dramatic Long after Alec’s not altogether willing departure, Roger sat smoking and thinking.
sat
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Dramatic Long after Alec’s not altogether willing departure, Roger sat smoking and thinking.
see
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From this reading Roger could not blame Alec for his undisguised reluctance to see the thing through, but he also could not help thinking somewhat wistfully of the enthusiastic and worshipping prototypes whose mantle Alec was at first supposed to have inherited.
Sheringham
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Dramatic Long after Alec’s not altogether willing departure, Roger sat smoking and thinking.
singularly
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From this reading Evidently his heart was not in it; and for one so situated the ferreting out of facts and the general atmosphere of suspicion and distrust that is inevitably attendant on such a task, must be singularly distasteful.
situated
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From this reading Evidently his heart was not in it; and for one so situated the ferreting out of facts and the general atmosphere of suspicion and distrust that is inevitably attendant on such a task, must be singularly distasteful.
smoking
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Dramatic Long after Alec’s not altogether willing departure, Roger sat smoking and thinking.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Evidently his heart was not in it; and for one so situated the ferreting out of facts and the general atmosphere of suspicion and distrust that is inevitably attendant on such a task, must be singularly distasteful.
somewhat
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From this reading Alec was proving a somewhat discouraging companion in this business.
sorry
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From this reading On the whole, he was not sorry to be alone.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Evidently his heart was not in it; and for one so situated the ferreting out of facts and the general atmosphere of suspicion and distrust that is inevitably attendant on such a task, must be singularly distasteful.
supposed
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From this reading Roger could not blame Alec for his undisguised reluctance to see the thing through, but he also could not help thinking somewhat wistfully of the enthusiastic and worshipping prototypes whose mantle Alec was at first supposed to have inherited.
suspicion
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From this reading Evidently his heart was not in it; and for one so situated the ferreting out of facts and the general atmosphere of suspicion and distrust that is inevitably attendant on such a task, must be singularly distasteful.
task
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From this reading Evidently his heart was not in it; and for one so situated the ferreting out of facts and the general atmosphere of suspicion and distrust that is inevitably attendant on such a task, must be singularly distasteful.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Evidently his heart was not in it; and for one so situated the ferreting out of facts and the general atmosphere of suspicion and distrust that is inevitably attendant on such a task, must be singularly distasteful.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the whole, he was not sorry to be alone.
thing
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From this reading Roger could not blame Alec for his undisguised reluctance to see the thing through, but he also could not help thinking somewhat wistfully of the enthusiastic and worshipping prototypes whose mantle Alec was at first supposed to have inherited.
thinking
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Dramatic Long after Alec’s not altogether willing departure, Roger sat smoking and thinking.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Alec was proving a somewhat discouraging companion in this business.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Roger could not blame Alec for his undisguised reluctance to see the thing through, but he also could not help thinking somewhat wistfully of the enthusiastic and worshipping prototypes whose mantle Alec was at first supposed to have inherited.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the whole, he was not sorry to be alone.
undisguised
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From this reading Roger could not blame Alec for his undisguised reluctance to see the thing through, but he also could not help thinking somewhat wistfully of the enthusiastic and worshipping prototypes whose mantle Alec was at first supposed to have inherited.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the whole, he was not sorry to be alone.
whole
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From this reading On the whole, he was not sorry to be alone.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Roger could not blame Alec for his undisguised reluctance to see the thing through, but he also could not help thinking somewhat wistfully of the enthusiastic and worshipping prototypes whose mantle Alec was at first supposed to have inherited.
willing
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Dramatic Long after Alec’s not altogether willing departure, Roger sat smoking and thinking.
wistfully
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From this reading Roger could not blame Alec for his undisguised reluctance to see the thing through, but he also could not help thinking somewhat wistfully of the enthusiastic and worshipping prototypes whose mantle Alec was at first supposed to have inherited.
worshipping
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From this reading Roger could not blame Alec for his undisguised reluctance to see the thing through, but he also could not help thinking somewhat wistfully of the enthusiastic and worshipping prototypes whose mantle Alec was at first supposed to have inherited.
