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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 PRUDENT DECISION It had been dark some time and the night was raw, but Jim Crestwick strolled up and down the drive to Marple's house, thinking unusually hard.
abhorrence
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From this reading He felt very sore as he remembered how much he owed Batley, but this troubled him less than the downright abhorrence of Gladwyne which had suddenly possessed him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PRUDENT DECISION It had been dark some time and the night was raw, but Jim Crestwick strolled up and down the drive to Marple's house, thinking unusually hard.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was galling to discover that while he had regarded himself as a man of the world he had been systematically victimized by the men who had encouraged him in the delusion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the first place, part at least of the folly of his conduct during the last year or two had been plainly brought home to him, and the realization was bitter.
Batley
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From this reading He felt very sore as he remembered how much he owed Batley, but this troubled him less than the downright abhorrence of Gladwyne which had suddenly possessed him.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He had looked up to the latter as a model and had tried to copy his manners; and it was chiefly because Batley was a friend of Gladwyne's that he had paid toll to him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A PRUDENT DECISION It had been dark some time and the night was raw, but Jim Crestwick strolled up and down the drive to Marple's house, thinking unusually hard.
bitter
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From this reading In the first place, part at least of the folly of his conduct during the last year or two had been plainly brought home to him, and the realization was bitter.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the first place, part at least of the folly of his conduct during the last year or two had been plainly brought home to him, and the realization was bitter.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A PRUDENT DECISION It had been dark some time and the night was raw, but Jim Crestwick strolled up and down the drive to Marple's house, thinking unusually hard.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was galling to discover that while he had regarded himself as a man of the world he had been systematically victimized by the men who had encouraged him in the delusion.
chiefly
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From this reading He had looked up to the latter as a model and had tried to copy his manners; and it was chiefly because Batley was a friend of Gladwyne's that he had paid toll to him.
conduct
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From this reading In the first place, part at least of the folly of his conduct during the last year or two had been plainly brought home to him, and the realization was bitter.
copy
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From this reading He had looked up to the latter as a model and had tried to copy his manners; and it was chiefly because Batley was a friend of Gladwyne's that he had paid toll to him.
Crestwick
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From this reading A PRUDENT DECISION It had been dark some time and the night was raw, but Jim Crestwick strolled up and down the drive to Marple's house, thinking unusually hard.
dark
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From this reading A PRUDENT DECISION It had been dark some time and the night was raw, but Jim Crestwick strolled up and down the drive to Marple's house, thinking unusually hard.
DECISION
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From this reading A PRUDENT DECISION It had been dark some time and the night was raw, but Jim Crestwick strolled up and down the drive to Marple's house, thinking unusually hard.
delusion
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From this reading It was galling to discover that while he had regarded himself as a man of the world he had been systematically victimized by the men who had encouraged him in the delusion.
discover
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From this reading It was galling to discover that while he had regarded himself as a man of the world he had been systematically victimized by the men who had encouraged him in the delusion.
down
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From this reading A PRUDENT DECISION It had been dark some time and the night was raw, but Jim Crestwick strolled up and down the drive to Marple's house, thinking unusually hard.
downright
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From this reading He felt very sore as he remembered how much he owed Batley, but this troubled him less than the downright abhorrence of Gladwyne which had suddenly possessed him.
drive
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From this reading A PRUDENT DECISION It had been dark some time and the night was raw, but Jim Crestwick strolled up and down the drive to Marple's house, thinking unusually hard.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading In the first place, part at least of the folly of his conduct during the last year or two had been plainly brought home to him, and the realization was bitter.
encouraged
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From this reading It was galling to discover that while he had regarded himself as a man of the world he had been systematically victimized by the men who had encouraged him in the delusion.
felt
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From this reading He felt very sore as he remembered how much he owed Batley, but this troubled him less than the downright abhorrence of Gladwyne which had suddenly possessed him.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, part at least of the folly of his conduct during the last year or two had been plainly brought home to him, and the realization was bitter.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading In the first place, part at least of the folly of his conduct during the last year or two had been plainly brought home to him, and the realization was bitter.
friend
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From this reading He had looked up to the latter as a model and had tried to copy his manners; and it was chiefly because Batley was a friend of Gladwyne's that he had paid toll to him.
galling
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From this reading It was galling to discover that while he had regarded himself as a man of the world he had been systematically victimized by the men who had encouraged him in the delusion.
Gladwyne
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From this reading He felt very sore as he remembered how much he owed Batley, but this troubled him less than the downright abhorrence of Gladwyne which had suddenly possessed him.
Gladwyne's
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From this reading He had looked up to the latter as a model and had tried to copy his manners; and it was chiefly because Batley was a friend of Gladwyne's that he had paid toll to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A PRUDENT DECISION It had been dark some time and the night was raw, but Jim Crestwick strolled up and down the drive to Marple's house, thinking unusually hard.
hard
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From this reading A PRUDENT DECISION It had been dark some time and the night was raw, but Jim Crestwick strolled up and down the drive to Marple's house, thinking unusually hard.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was galling to discover that while he had regarded himself as a man of the world he had been systematically victimized by the men who had encouraged him in the delusion.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the first place, part at least of the folly of his conduct during the last year or two had been plainly brought home to him, and the realization was bitter.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was galling to discover that while he had regarded himself as a man of the world he had been systematically victimized by the men who had encouraged him in the delusion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the first place, part at least of the folly of his conduct during the last year or two had been plainly brought home to him, and the realization was bitter.
home
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From this reading In the first place, part at least of the folly of his conduct during the last year or two had been plainly brought home to him, and the realization was bitter.
house
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From this reading A PRUDENT DECISION It had been dark some time and the night was raw, but Jim Crestwick strolled up and down the drive to Marple's house, thinking unusually hard.
how
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From this reading He felt very sore as he remembered how much he owed Batley, but this troubled him less than the downright abhorrence of Gladwyne which had suddenly possessed him.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first place, part at least of the folly of his conduct during the last year or two had been plainly brought home to him, and the realization was bitter.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A PRUDENT DECISION It had been dark some time and the night was raw, but Jim Crestwick strolled up and down the drive to Marple's house, thinking unusually hard.
Jim
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From this reading A PRUDENT DECISION It had been dark some time and the night was raw, but Jim Crestwick strolled up and down the drive to Marple's house, thinking unusually hard.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, part at least of the folly of his conduct during the last year or two had been plainly brought home to him, and the realization was bitter.
latter
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From this reading He had looked up to the latter as a model and had tried to copy his manners; and it was chiefly because Batley was a friend of Gladwyne's that he had paid toll to him.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, part at least of the folly of his conduct during the last year or two had been plainly brought home to him, and the realization was bitter.
less
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From this reading He felt very sore as he remembered how much he owed Batley, but this troubled him less than the downright abhorrence of Gladwyne which had suddenly possessed him.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had looked up to the latter as a model and had tried to copy his manners; and it was chiefly because Batley was a friend of Gladwyne's that he had paid toll to him.
man
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From this reading It was galling to discover that while he had regarded himself as a man of the world he had been systematically victimized by the men who had encouraged him in the delusion.
manners
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From this reading He had looked up to the latter as a model and had tried to copy his manners; and it was chiefly because Batley was a friend of Gladwyne's that he had paid toll to him.
Marple's
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From this reading A PRUDENT DECISION It had been dark some time and the night was raw, but Jim Crestwick strolled up and down the drive to Marple's house, thinking unusually hard.
men
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From this reading It was galling to discover that while he had regarded himself as a man of the world he had been systematically victimized by the men who had encouraged him in the delusion.
model
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From this reading He had looked up to the latter as a model and had tried to copy his manners; and it was chiefly because Batley was a friend of Gladwyne's that he had paid toll to him.
much
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From this reading He felt very sore as he remembered how much he owed Batley, but this troubled him less than the downright abhorrence of Gladwyne which had suddenly possessed him.
night
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From this reading A PRUDENT DECISION It had been dark some time and the night was raw, but Jim Crestwick strolled up and down the drive to Marple's house, thinking unusually hard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the first place, part at least of the folly of his conduct during the last year or two had been plainly brought home to him, and the realization was bitter.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the first place, part at least of the folly of his conduct during the last year or two had been plainly brought home to him, and the realization was bitter.
owed
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From this reading He felt very sore as he remembered how much he owed Batley, but this troubled him less than the downright abhorrence of Gladwyne which had suddenly possessed him.
paid
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From this reading He had looked up to the latter as a model and had tried to copy his manners; and it was chiefly because Batley was a friend of Gladwyne's that he had paid toll to him.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, part at least of the folly of his conduct during the last year or two had been plainly brought home to him, and the realization was bitter.
place
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From this reading In the first place, part at least of the folly of his conduct during the last year or two had been plainly brought home to him, and the realization was bitter.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the first place, part at least of the folly of his conduct during the last year or two had been plainly brought home to him, and the realization was bitter.
possessed
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From this reading He felt very sore as he remembered how much he owed Batley, but this troubled him less than the downright abhorrence of Gladwyne which had suddenly possessed him.
PRUDENT
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From this reading A PRUDENT DECISION It had been dark some time and the night was raw, but Jim Crestwick strolled up and down the drive to Marple's house, thinking unusually hard.
raw
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From this reading A PRUDENT DECISION It had been dark some time and the night was raw, but Jim Crestwick strolled up and down the drive to Marple's house, thinking unusually hard.
realization
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From this reading In the first place, part at least of the folly of his conduct during the last year or two had been plainly brought home to him, and the realization was bitter.
regarded
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From this reading It was galling to discover that while he had regarded himself as a man of the world he had been systematically victimized by the men who had encouraged him in the delusion.
remembered
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From this reading He felt very sore as he remembered how much he owed Batley, but this troubled him less than the downright abhorrence of Gladwyne which had suddenly possessed him.
some
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From this reading A PRUDENT DECISION It had been dark some time and the night was raw, but Jim Crestwick strolled up and down the drive to Marple's house, thinking unusually hard.
sore
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From this reading He felt very sore as he remembered how much he owed Batley, but this troubled him less than the downright abhorrence of Gladwyne which had suddenly possessed him.
strolled
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From this reading A PRUDENT DECISION It had been dark some time and the night was raw, but Jim Crestwick strolled up and down the drive to Marple's house, thinking unusually hard.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He felt very sore as he remembered how much he owed Batley, but this troubled him less than the downright abhorrence of Gladwyne which had suddenly possessed him.
systematically
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From this reading It was galling to discover that while he had regarded himself as a man of the world he had been systematically victimized by the men who had encouraged him in the delusion.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He felt very sore as he remembered how much he owed Batley, but this troubled him less than the downright abhorrence of Gladwyne which had suddenly possessed him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was galling to discover that while he had regarded himself as a man of the world he had been systematically victimized by the men who had encouraged him in the delusion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PRUDENT DECISION It had been dark some time and the night was raw, but Jim Crestwick strolled up and down the drive to Marple's house, thinking unusually hard.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PRUDENT DECISION It had been dark some time and the night was raw, but Jim Crestwick strolled up and down the drive to Marple's house, thinking unusually hard.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He felt very sore as he remembered how much he owed Batley, but this troubled him less than the downright abhorrence of Gladwyne which had suddenly possessed him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PRUDENT DECISION It had been dark some time and the night was raw, but Jim Crestwick strolled up and down the drive to Marple's house, thinking unusually hard.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PRUDENT DECISION It had been dark some time and the night was raw, but Jim Crestwick strolled up and down the drive to Marple's house, thinking unusually hard.
toll
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From this reading He had looked up to the latter as a model and had tried to copy his manners; and it was chiefly because Batley was a friend of Gladwyne's that he had paid toll to him.
tried
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From this reading He had looked up to the latter as a model and had tried to copy his manners; and it was chiefly because Batley was a friend of Gladwyne's that he had paid toll to him.
troubled
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From this reading He felt very sore as he remembered how much he owed Batley, but this troubled him less than the downright abhorrence of Gladwyne which had suddenly possessed him.
two
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From this reading In the first place, part at least of the folly of his conduct during the last year or two had been plainly brought home to him, and the realization was bitter.
unusually
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From this reading A PRUDENT DECISION It had been dark some time and the night was raw, but Jim Crestwick strolled up and down the drive to Marple's house, thinking unusually hard.
up
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From this reading A PRUDENT DECISION It had been dark some time and the night was raw, but Jim Crestwick strolled up and down the drive to Marple's house, thinking unusually hard.
very
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From this reading He felt very sore as he remembered how much he owed Batley, but this troubled him less than the downright abhorrence of Gladwyne which had suddenly possessed him.
victimized
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From this reading It was galling to discover that while he had regarded himself as a man of the world he had been systematically victimized by the men who had encouraged him in the delusion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A PRUDENT DECISION It had been dark some time and the night was raw, but Jim Crestwick strolled up and down the drive to Marple's house, thinking unusually hard.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He felt very sore as he remembered how much he owed Batley, but this troubled him less than the downright abhorrence of Gladwyne which had suddenly possessed him.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was galling to discover that while he had regarded himself as a man of the world he had been systematically victimized by the men who had encouraged him in the delusion.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was galling to discover that while he had regarded himself as a man of the world he had been systematically victimized by the men who had encouraged him in the delusion.
world
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From this reading It was galling to discover that while he had regarded himself as a man of the world he had been systematically victimized by the men who had encouraged him in the delusion.
year
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From this reading In the first place, part at least of the folly of his conduct during the last year or two had been plainly brought home to him, and the realization was bitter.
