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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 To the first he represented himself as suffering from a list of symptoms.
advertisement
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From this reading Sir Charles had memorised them carefully from the advertisement of a patent pill.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He said that he was sorry to call at so early an hour, but after a night of suffering he had determined that he would begin on a new system of diet at once.
all
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From this reading He had obtained letters of introduction to three noted food-cranks, all of them ardent proselytisers.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He said that he was sorry to call at so early an hour, but after a night of suffering he had determined that he would begin on a new system of diet at once.
ardent
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From this reading He had obtained letters of introduction to three noted food-cranks, all of them ardent proselytisers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To the first he represented himself as suffering from a list of symptoms.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He said that he was sorry to call at so early an hour, but after a night of suffering he had determined that he would begin on a new system of diet at once.
begin
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From this reading He said that he was sorry to call at so early an hour, but after a night of suffering he had determined that he would begin on a new system of diet at once.
Bunford
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From this reading Sir Charles Bunford had perhaps shown rather more strategy, but had only one degree less of failure to report.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sir Charles Bunford had perhaps shown rather more strategy, but had only one degree less of failure to report.
call
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From this reading He said that he was sorry to call at so early an hour, but after a night of suffering he had determined that he would begin on a new system of diet at once.
carefully
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From this reading Sir Charles had memorised them carefully from the advertisement of a patent pill.
Charles
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From this reading Sir Charles Bunford had perhaps shown rather more strategy, but had only one degree less of failure to report.
degree
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From this reading Sir Charles Bunford had perhaps shown rather more strategy, but had only one degree less of failure to report.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading He said that he was sorry to call at so early an hour, but after a night of suffering he had determined that he would begin on a new system of diet at once.
dietnounUS /ˈdiet/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He said that he was sorry to call at so early an hour, but after a night of suffering he had determined that he would begin on a new system of diet at once.
early
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From this reading He said that he was sorry to call at so early an hour, but after a night of suffering he had determined that he would begin on a new system of diet at once.
failure
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From this reading Sir Charles Bunford had perhaps shown rather more strategy, but had only one degree less of failure to report.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the first he represented himself as suffering from a list of symptoms.
food-cranks
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From this reading He had obtained letters of introduction to three noted food-cranks, all of them ardent proselytisers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To the first he represented himself as suffering from a list of symptoms.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Charles Bunford had perhaps shown rather more strategy, but had only one degree less of failure to report.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had obtained letters of introduction to three noted food-cranks, all of them ardent proselytisers.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To the first he represented himself as suffering from a list of symptoms.
hour
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From this reading He said that he was sorry to call at so early an hour, but after a night of suffering he had determined that he would begin on a new system of diet at once.
introduction
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From this reading He had obtained letters of introduction to three noted food-cranks, all of them ardent proselytisers.
less
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From this reading Sir Charles Bunford had perhaps shown rather more strategy, but had only one degree less of failure to report.
letters
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From this reading He had obtained letters of introduction to three noted food-cranks, all of them ardent proselytisers.
list
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From this reading To the first he represented himself as suffering from a list of symptoms.
memorised
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From this reading Sir Charles had memorised them carefully from the advertisement of a patent pill.
more
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From this reading Sir Charles Bunford had perhaps shown rather more strategy, but had only one degree less of failure to report.
new
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From this reading He said that he was sorry to call at so early an hour, but after a night of suffering he had determined that he would begin on a new system of diet at once.
night
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From this reading He said that he was sorry to call at so early an hour, but after a night of suffering he had determined that he would begin on a new system of diet at once.
noted
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From this reading He had obtained letters of introduction to three noted food-cranks, all of them ardent proselytisers.
obtained
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From this reading He had obtained letters of introduction to three noted food-cranks, all of them ardent proselytisers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir Charles Bunford had perhaps shown rather more strategy, but had only one degree less of failure to report.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He said that he was sorry to call at so early an hour, but after a night of suffering he had determined that he would begin on a new system of diet at once.
once
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From this reading He said that he was sorry to call at so early an hour, but after a night of suffering he had determined that he would begin on a new system of diet at once.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sir Charles Bunford had perhaps shown rather more strategy, but had only one degree less of failure to report.
only
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From this reading Sir Charles Bunford had perhaps shown rather more strategy, but had only one degree less of failure to report.
patent
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From this reading Sir Charles had memorised them carefully from the advertisement of a patent pill.
perhaps
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From this reading Sir Charles Bunford had perhaps shown rather more strategy, but had only one degree less of failure to report.
pill
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From this reading Sir Charles had memorised them carefully from the advertisement of a patent pill.
proselytisers
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From this reading He had obtained letters of introduction to three noted food-cranks, all of them ardent proselytisers.
rather
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From this reading Sir Charles Bunford had perhaps shown rather more strategy, but had only one degree less of failure to report.
report
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From this reading Sir Charles Bunford had perhaps shown rather more strategy, but had only one degree less of failure to report.
represented
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From this reading To the first he represented himself as suffering from a list of symptoms.
said
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From this reading He said that he was sorry to call at so early an hour, but after a night of suffering he had determined that he would begin on a new system of diet at once.
shown
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From this reading Sir Charles Bunford had perhaps shown rather more strategy, but had only one degree less of failure to report.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Charles Bunford had perhaps shown rather more strategy, but had only one degree less of failure to report.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He said that he was sorry to call at so early an hour, but after a night of suffering he had determined that he would begin on a new system of diet at once.
sorry
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From this reading He said that he was sorry to call at so early an hour, but after a night of suffering he had determined that he would begin on a new system of diet at once.
strategy
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From this reading Sir Charles Bunford had perhaps shown rather more strategy, but had only one degree less of failure to report.
suffering
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From this reading To the first he represented himself as suffering from a list of symptoms.
symptoms
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From this reading To the first he represented himself as suffering from a list of symptoms.
system
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From this reading He said that he was sorry to call at so early an hour, but after a night of suffering he had determined that he would begin on a new system of diet at once.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He said that he was sorry to call at so early an hour, but after a night of suffering he had determined that he would begin on a new system of diet at once.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To the first he represented himself as suffering from a list of symptoms.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had obtained letters of introduction to three noted food-cranks, all of them ardent proselytisers.
three
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From this reading He had obtained letters of introduction to three noted food-cranks, all of them ardent proselytisers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir Charles Bunford had perhaps shown rather more strategy, but had only one degree less of failure to report.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He said that he was sorry to call at so early an hour, but after a night of suffering he had determined that he would begin on a new system of diet at once.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He said that he was sorry to call at so early an hour, but after a night of suffering he had determined that he would begin on a new system of diet at once.
