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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 Montague had written a reluctant letter to Major Thorne, telling him that he had been unable to interest anyone in his proposition, and that he was not in position to undertake it himself.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was very mysterious about it, and would answer none of his brother’s questions—except to say that it had nothing to do with the people they had just visited.
according
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From this reading Then, according to his brother’s injunction, he left his money in the bank, and waited.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Montague had written a reluctant letter to Major Thorne, telling him that he had been unable to interest anyone in his proposition, and that he was not in position to undertake it himself.
answer
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From this reading He was very mysterious about it, and would answer none of his brother’s questions—except to say that it had nothing to do with the people they had just visited.
any
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From this reading And as they drove home from the Evanses’, Oliver served notice upon him that this event might be expected any day.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading Montague had written a reluctant letter to Major Thorne, telling him that he had been unable to interest anyone in his proposition, and that he was not in position to undertake it himself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as they drove home from the Evanses’, Oliver served notice upon him that this event might be expected any day.
bank
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From this reading Then, according to his brother’s injunction, he left his money in the bank, and waited.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There would be “something doing” soon, said Oliver.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Montague had written a reluctant letter to Major Thorne, telling him that he had been unable to interest anyone in his proposition, and that he was not in position to undertake it himself.
brother's
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From this reading Then, according to his brother’s injunction, he left his money in the bank, and waited.
day
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From this reading And as they drove home from the Evanses’, Oliver served notice upon him that this event might be expected any day.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He was very mysterious about it, and would answer none of his brother’s questions—except to say that it had nothing to do with the people they had just visited.
doing
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From this reading There would be “something doing” soon, said Oliver.
drove
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From this reading And as they drove home from the Evanses’, Oliver served notice upon him that this event might be expected any day.
Evanses
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From this reading And as they drove home from the Evanses’, Oliver served notice upon him that this event might be expected any day.
event
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From this reading And as they drove home from the Evanses’, Oliver served notice upon him that this event might be expected any day.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading He was very mysterious about it, and would answer none of his brother’s questions—except to say that it had nothing to do with the people they had just visited.
expected
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From this reading And as they drove home from the Evanses’, Oliver served notice upon him that this event might be expected any day.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And as they drove home from the Evanses’, Oliver served notice upon him that this event might be expected any day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Montague had written a reluctant letter to Major Thorne, telling him that he had been unable to interest anyone in his proposition, and that he was not in position to undertake it himself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Montague had written a reluctant letter to Major Thorne, telling him that he had been unable to interest anyone in his proposition, and that he was not in position to undertake it himself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Montague had written a reluctant letter to Major Thorne, telling him that he had been unable to interest anyone in his proposition, and that he was not in position to undertake it himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Montague had written a reluctant letter to Major Thorne, telling him that he had been unable to interest anyone in his proposition, and that he was not in position to undertake it himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Montague had written a reluctant letter to Major Thorne, telling him that he had been unable to interest anyone in his proposition, and that he was not in position to undertake it himself.
home
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From this reading And as they drove home from the Evanses’, Oliver served notice upon him that this event might be expected any day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Montague had written a reluctant letter to Major Thorne, telling him that he had been unable to interest anyone in his proposition, and that he was not in position to undertake it himself.
injunction
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From this reading Then, according to his brother’s injunction, he left his money in the bank, and waited.
interest
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From this reading Montague had written a reluctant letter to Major Thorne, telling him that he had been unable to interest anyone in his proposition, and that he was not in position to undertake it himself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Montague had written a reluctant letter to Major Thorne, telling him that he had been unable to interest anyone in his proposition, and that he was not in position to undertake it himself.
just
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From this reading He was very mysterious about it, and would answer none of his brother’s questions—except to say that it had nothing to do with the people they had just visited.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, according to his brother’s injunction, he left his money in the bank, and waited.
letter
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From this reading Montague had written a reluctant letter to Major Thorne, telling him that he had been unable to interest anyone in his proposition, and that he was not in position to undertake it himself.
Major
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From this reading Montague had written a reluctant letter to Major Thorne, telling him that he had been unable to interest anyone in his proposition, and that he was not in position to undertake it himself.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And as they drove home from the Evanses’, Oliver served notice upon him that this event might be expected any day.
money
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From this reading Then, according to his brother’s injunction, he left his money in the bank, and waited.
Montague
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From this reading Montague had written a reluctant letter to Major Thorne, telling him that he had been unable to interest anyone in his proposition, and that he was not in position to undertake it himself.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading He was very mysterious about it, and would answer none of his brother’s questions—except to say that it had nothing to do with the people they had just visited.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading He was very mysterious about it, and would answer none of his brother’s questions—except to say that it had nothing to do with the people they had just visited.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Montague had written a reluctant letter to Major Thorne, telling him that he had been unable to interest anyone in his proposition, and that he was not in position to undertake it himself.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He was very mysterious about it, and would answer none of his brother’s questions—except to say that it had nothing to do with the people they had just visited.
notice
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From this reading And as they drove home from the Evanses’, Oliver served notice upon him that this event might be expected any day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was very mysterious about it, and would answer none of his brother’s questions—except to say that it had nothing to do with the people they had just visited.
Oliver
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From this reading There would be “something doing” soon, said Oliver.
people
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From this reading He was very mysterious about it, and would answer none of his brother’s questions—except to say that it had nothing to do with the people they had just visited.
position
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From this reading Montague had written a reluctant letter to Major Thorne, telling him that he had been unable to interest anyone in his proposition, and that he was not in position to undertake it himself.
proposition
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From this reading Montague had written a reluctant letter to Major Thorne, telling him that he had been unable to interest anyone in his proposition, and that he was not in position to undertake it himself.
questions
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From this reading He was very mysterious about it, and would answer none of his brother’s questions—except to say that it had nothing to do with the people they had just visited.
reluctant
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From this reading Montague had written a reluctant letter to Major Thorne, telling him that he had been unable to interest anyone in his proposition, and that he was not in position to undertake it himself.
said
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From this reading There would be “something doing” soon, said Oliver.
say
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From this reading He was very mysterious about it, and would answer none of his brother’s questions—except to say that it had nothing to do with the people they had just visited.
served
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From this reading And as they drove home from the Evanses’, Oliver served notice upon him that this event might be expected any day.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There would be “something doing” soon, said Oliver.
soon
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From this reading There would be “something doing” soon, said Oliver.
telling
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From this reading Montague had written a reluctant letter to Major Thorne, telling him that he had been unable to interest anyone in his proposition, and that he was not in position to undertake it himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Montague had written a reluctant letter to Major Thorne, telling him that he had been unable to interest anyone in his proposition, and that he was not in position to undertake it himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then, according to his brother’s injunction, he left his money in the bank, and waited.
Then
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From this reading Then, according to his brother’s injunction, he left his money in the bank, and waited.
There
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From this reading There would be “something doing” soon, said Oliver.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And as they drove home from the Evanses’, Oliver served notice upon him that this event might be expected any day.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And as they drove home from the Evanses’, Oliver served notice upon him that this event might be expected any day.
Thorne
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From this reading Montague had written a reluctant letter to Major Thorne, telling him that he had been unable to interest anyone in his proposition, and that he was not in position to undertake it himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Montague had written a reluctant letter to Major Thorne, telling him that he had been unable to interest anyone in his proposition, and that he was not in position to undertake it himself.
unable
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From this reading Montague had written a reluctant letter to Major Thorne, telling him that he had been unable to interest anyone in his proposition, and that he was not in position to undertake it himself.
undertake
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From this reading Montague had written a reluctant letter to Major Thorne, telling him that he had been unable to interest anyone in his proposition, and that he was not in position to undertake it himself.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And as they drove home from the Evanses’, Oliver served notice upon him that this event might be expected any day.
very
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From this reading He was very mysterious about it, and would answer none of his brother’s questions—except to say that it had nothing to do with the people they had just visited.
visited
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From this reading He was very mysterious about it, and would answer none of his brother’s questions—except to say that it had nothing to do with the people they had just visited.
waited
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From this reading Then, according to his brother’s injunction, he left his money in the bank, and waited.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Montague had written a reluctant letter to Major Thorne, telling him that he had been unable to interest anyone in his proposition, and that he was not in position to undertake it himself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was very mysterious about it, and would answer none of his brother’s questions—except to say that it had nothing to do with the people they had just visited.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There would be “something doing” soon, said Oliver.
written
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From this reading Montague had written a reluctant letter to Major Thorne, telling him that he had been unable to interest anyone in his proposition, and that he was not in position to undertake it himself.
