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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 He had acted upon a mad impulse; he knew that and did not argue with himself about it, or regret it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had acted upon a mad impulse; he knew that and did not argue with himself about it, or regret it.
acted
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From this reading He had acted upon a mad impulse; he knew that and did not argue with himself about it, or regret it.
affair
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From this reading That sort of affair had bored him, now for several years.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Instead, he drove straight back to his rooms in St. James' Street, and, getting comfortably into his pet chair, he steadily set himself to think.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Some force stronger than anything he had hitherto known had compelled him to come to the decision.
argue
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From this reading He had acted upon a mad impulse; he knew that and did not argue with himself about it, or regret it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then Lord Tancred left the house in Park Lane he did not go on to the supper party at the Savoy he had promised to attend.
attend
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From this reading Then Lord Tancred left the house in Park Lane he did not go on to the supper party at the Savoy he had promised to attend.
back
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From this reading Instead, he drove straight back to his rooms in St. James' Street, and, getting comfortably into his pet chair, he steadily set himself to think.
bored
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From this reading That sort of affair had bored him, now for several years.
chair
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From this reading Instead, he drove straight back to his rooms in St. James' Street, and, getting comfortably into his pet chair, he steadily set himself to think.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some force stronger than anything he had hitherto known had compelled him to come to the decision.
comfortably
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From this reading Instead, he drove straight back to his rooms in St. James' Street, and, getting comfortably into his pet chair, he steadily set himself to think.
compelled
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From this reading Some force stronger than anything he had hitherto known had compelled him to come to the decision.
decision
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From this reading Some force stronger than anything he had hitherto known had compelled him to come to the decision.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Then Lord Tancred left the house in Park Lane he did not go on to the supper party at the Savoy he had promised to attend.
drove
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From this reading Instead, he drove straight back to his rooms in St. James' Street, and, getting comfortably into his pet chair, he steadily set himself to think.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That sort of affair had bored him, now for several years.
force
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From this reading Some force stronger than anything he had hitherto known had compelled him to come to the decision.
getting
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From this reading Instead, he drove straight back to his rooms in St. James' Street, and, getting comfortably into his pet chair, he steadily set himself to think.
go
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From this reading Then Lord Tancred left the house in Park Lane he did not go on to the supper party at the Savoy he had promised to attend.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then Lord Tancred left the house in Park Lane he did not go on to the supper party at the Savoy he had promised to attend.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then Lord Tancred left the house in Park Lane he did not go on to the supper party at the Savoy he had promised to attend.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That sort of affair had bored him, now for several years.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Instead, he drove straight back to his rooms in St. James' Street, and, getting comfortably into his pet chair, he steadily set himself to think.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Instead, he drove straight back to his rooms in St. James' Street, and, getting comfortably into his pet chair, he steadily set himself to think.
hitherto
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From this reading Some force stronger than anything he had hitherto known had compelled him to come to the decision.
house
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From this reading Then Lord Tancred left the house in Park Lane he did not go on to the supper party at the Savoy he had promised to attend.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading He had acted upon a mad impulse; he knew that and did not argue with himself about it, or regret it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then Lord Tancred left the house in Park Lane he did not go on to the supper party at the Savoy he had promised to attend.
Instead
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From this reading Instead, he drove straight back to his rooms in St. James' Street, and, getting comfortably into his pet chair, he steadily set himself to think.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Instead, he drove straight back to his rooms in St. James' Street, and, getting comfortably into his pet chair, he steadily set himself to think.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had acted upon a mad impulse; he knew that and did not argue with himself about it, or regret it.
James
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knew
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From this reading He had acted upon a mad impulse; he knew that and did not argue with himself about it, or regret it.
known
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From this reading Some force stronger than anything he had hitherto known had compelled him to come to the decision.
Lane
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From this reading Then Lord Tancred left the house in Park Lane he did not go on to the supper party at the Savoy he had promised to attend.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Lord Tancred left the house in Park Lane he did not go on to the supper party at the Savoy he had promised to attend.
Lord
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From this reading Then Lord Tancred left the house in Park Lane he did not go on to the supper party at the Savoy he had promised to attend.
mad
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From this reading He had acted upon a mad impulse; he knew that and did not argue with himself about it, or regret it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then Lord Tancred left the house in Park Lane he did not go on to the supper party at the Savoy he had promised to attend.
now
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From this reading That sort of affair had bored him, now for several years.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That sort of affair had bored him, now for several years.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then Lord Tancred left the house in Park Lane he did not go on to the supper party at the Savoy he had promised to attend.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had acted upon a mad impulse; he knew that and did not argue with himself about it, or regret it.
Park
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From this reading Then Lord Tancred left the house in Park Lane he did not go on to the supper party at the Savoy he had promised to attend.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Lord Tancred left the house in Park Lane he did not go on to the supper party at the Savoy he had promised to attend.
pet
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From this reading Instead, he drove straight back to his rooms in St. James' Street, and, getting comfortably into his pet chair, he steadily set himself to think.
promised
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From this reading Then Lord Tancred left the house in Park Lane he did not go on to the supper party at the Savoy he had promised to attend.
regret
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From this reading He had acted upon a mad impulse; he knew that and did not argue with himself about it, or regret it.
rooms
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From this reading Instead, he drove straight back to his rooms in St. James' Street, and, getting comfortably into his pet chair, he steadily set himself to think.
Savoy
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From this reading Then Lord Tancred left the house in Park Lane he did not go on to the supper party at the Savoy he had promised to attend.
set
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From this reading Instead, he drove straight back to his rooms in St. James' Street, and, getting comfortably into his pet chair, he steadily set himself to think.
several
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From this reading That sort of affair had bored him, now for several years.
Some
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From this reading Some force stronger than anything he had hitherto known had compelled him to come to the decision.
sort
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From this reading That sort of affair had bored him, now for several years.
St
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From this reading Instead, he drove straight back to his rooms in St. James' Street, and, getting comfortably into his pet chair, he steadily set himself to think.
steadily
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From this reading Instead, he drove straight back to his rooms in St. James' Street, and, getting comfortably into his pet chair, he steadily set himself to think.
straight
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From this reading Instead, he drove straight back to his rooms in St. James' Street, and, getting comfortably into his pet chair, he steadily set himself to think.
Street
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From this reading Instead, he drove straight back to his rooms in St. James' Street, and, getting comfortably into his pet chair, he steadily set himself to think.
stronger
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From this reading Some force stronger than anything he had hitherto known had compelled him to come to the decision.
supper
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From this reading Then Lord Tancred left the house in Park Lane he did not go on to the supper party at the Savoy he had promised to attend.
Tancred
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From this reading Then Lord Tancred left the house in Park Lane he did not go on to the supper party at the Savoy he had promised to attend.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Some force stronger than anything he had hitherto known had compelled him to come to the decision.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That sort of affair had bored him, now for several years.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then Lord Tancred left the house in Park Lane he did not go on to the supper party at the Savoy he had promised to attend.
Then
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From this reading Then Lord Tancred left the house in Park Lane he did not go on to the supper party at the Savoy he had promised to attend.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead, he drove straight back to his rooms in St. James' Street, and, getting comfortably into his pet chair, he steadily set himself to think.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then Lord Tancred left the house in Park Lane he did not go on to the supper party at the Savoy he had promised to attend.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had acted upon a mad impulse; he knew that and did not argue with himself about it, or regret it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had acted upon a mad impulse; he knew that and did not argue with himself about it, or regret it.
years
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From this reading That sort of affair had bored him, now for several years.
