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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 GHOST The next morning, while he rubbed his bruises in a hot bath, Brendon determined upon a course of action.
accentuated
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From this reading He was not in reality very lame, but accentuated the stiffness.
action
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From this reading A GHOST The next morning, while he rubbed his bruises in a hot bath, Brendon determined upon a course of action.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He proposed to tell Jenny and her husband exactly what had happened to him, merely concealing the end of the story.
appeared
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From this reading Only Assunta appeared, though Brendon's eyes had marked Doria and Jenny together in the neighbourhood of the silkworm house as he entered the garden.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Only Assunta appeared, though Brendon's eyes had marked Doria and Jenny together in the neighbourhood of the silkworm house as he entered the garden.
Assunta
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From this reading Only Assunta appeared, though Brendon's eyes had marked Doria and Jenny together in the neighbourhood of the silkworm house as he entered the garden.
bath
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From this reading A GHOST The next morning, while he rubbed his bruises in a hot bath, Brendon determined upon a course of action.
breakfasted
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From this reading He breakfasted, lighted his pipe and limped over to Villa Pianezzo.
Brendon
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From this reading A GHOST The next morning, while he rubbed his bruises in a hot bath, Brendon determined upon a course of action.
Brendon's
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From this reading Only Assunta appeared, though Brendon's eyes had marked Doria and Jenny together in the neighbourhood of the silkworm house as he entered the garden.
bruises
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From this reading A GHOST The next morning, while he rubbed his bruises in a hot bath, Brendon determined upon a course of action.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was not in reality very lame, but accentuated the stiffness.
concealing
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From this reading He proposed to tell Jenny and her husband exactly what had happened to him, merely concealing the end of the story.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A GHOST The next morning, while he rubbed his bruises in a hot bath, Brendon determined upon a course of action.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading A GHOST The next morning, while he rubbed his bruises in a hot bath, Brendon determined upon a course of action.
Doria
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From this reading Only Assunta appeared, though Brendon's eyes had marked Doria and Jenny together in the neighbourhood of the silkworm house as he entered the garden.
end
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From this reading He proposed to tell Jenny and her husband exactly what had happened to him, merely concealing the end of the story.
entered
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From this reading Only Assunta appeared, though Brendon's eyes had marked Doria and Jenny together in the neighbourhood of the silkworm house as he entered the garden.
exactly
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From this reading He proposed to tell Jenny and her husband exactly what had happened to him, merely concealing the end of the story.
eyes
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From this reading Only Assunta appeared, though Brendon's eyes had marked Doria and Jenny together in the neighbourhood of the silkworm house as he entered the garden.
garden
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From this reading Only Assunta appeared, though Brendon's eyes had marked Doria and Jenny together in the neighbourhood of the silkworm house as he entered the garden.
GHOST
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From this reading A GHOST The next morning, while he rubbed his bruises in a hot bath, Brendon determined upon a course of action.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He proposed to tell Jenny and her husband exactly what had happened to him, merely concealing the end of the story.
happened
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From this reading He proposed to tell Jenny and her husband exactly what had happened to him, merely concealing the end of the story.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A GHOST The next morning, while he rubbed his bruises in a hot bath, Brendon determined upon a course of action.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He proposed to tell Jenny and her husband exactly what had happened to him, merely concealing the end of the story.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He proposed to tell Jenny and her husband exactly what had happened to him, merely concealing the end of the story.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A GHOST The next morning, while he rubbed his bruises in a hot bath, Brendon determined upon a course of action.
hot
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From this reading A GHOST The next morning, while he rubbed his bruises in a hot bath, Brendon determined upon a course of action.
house
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From this reading Only Assunta appeared, though Brendon's eyes had marked Doria and Jenny together in the neighbourhood of the silkworm house as he entered the garden.
husband
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From this reading He proposed to tell Jenny and her husband exactly what had happened to him, merely concealing the end of the story.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A GHOST The next morning, while he rubbed his bruises in a hot bath, Brendon determined upon a course of action.
Jenny
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From this reading He proposed to tell Jenny and her husband exactly what had happened to him, merely concealing the end of the story.
lame
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From this reading He was not in reality very lame, but accentuated the stiffness.
lighted
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From this reading He breakfasted, lighted his pipe and limped over to Villa Pianezzo.
limped
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From this reading He breakfasted, lighted his pipe and limped over to Villa Pianezzo.
marked
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From this reading Only Assunta appeared, though Brendon's eyes had marked Doria and Jenny together in the neighbourhood of the silkworm house as he entered the garden.
merely
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From this reading He proposed to tell Jenny and her husband exactly what had happened to him, merely concealing the end of the story.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A GHOST The next morning, while he rubbed his bruises in a hot bath, Brendon determined upon a course of action.
neighbourhood
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From this reading Only Assunta appeared, though Brendon's eyes had marked Doria and Jenny together in the neighbourhood of the silkworm house as he entered the garden.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A GHOST The next morning, while he rubbed his bruises in a hot bath, Brendon determined upon a course of action.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not in reality very lame, but accentuated the stiffness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A GHOST The next morning, while he rubbed his bruises in a hot bath, Brendon determined upon a course of action.
Only
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From this reading Only Assunta appeared, though Brendon's eyes had marked Doria and Jenny together in the neighbourhood of the silkworm house as he entered the garden.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He breakfasted, lighted his pipe and limped over to Villa Pianezzo.
Pianezzo
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From this reading He breakfasted, lighted his pipe and limped over to Villa Pianezzo.
pipe
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From this reading He breakfasted, lighted his pipe and limped over to Villa Pianezzo.
proposed
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From this reading He proposed to tell Jenny and her husband exactly what had happened to him, merely concealing the end of the story.
reality
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From this reading He was not in reality very lame, but accentuated the stiffness.
rubbed
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From this reading A GHOST The next morning, while he rubbed his bruises in a hot bath, Brendon determined upon a course of action.
silkworm
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From this reading Only Assunta appeared, though Brendon's eyes had marked Doria and Jenny together in the neighbourhood of the silkworm house as he entered the garden.
stiffness
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From this reading He was not in reality very lame, but accentuated the stiffness.
story
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From this reading He proposed to tell Jenny and her husband exactly what had happened to him, merely concealing the end of the story.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He proposed to tell Jenny and her husband exactly what had happened to him, merely concealing the end of the story.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A GHOST The next morning, while he rubbed his bruises in a hot bath, Brendon determined upon a course of action.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Only Assunta appeared, though Brendon's eyes had marked Doria and Jenny together in the neighbourhood of the silkworm house as he entered the garden.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He proposed to tell Jenny and her husband exactly what had happened to him, merely concealing the end of the story.
together
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From this reading Only Assunta appeared, though Brendon's eyes had marked Doria and Jenny together in the neighbourhood of the silkworm house as he entered the garden.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A GHOST The next morning, while he rubbed his bruises in a hot bath, Brendon determined upon a course of action.
very
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From this reading He was not in reality very lame, but accentuated the stiffness.
Villa
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From this reading He breakfasted, lighted his pipe and limped over to Villa Pianezzo.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not in reality very lame, but accentuated the stiffness.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He proposed to tell Jenny and her husband exactly what had happened to him, merely concealing the end of the story.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A GHOST The next morning, while he rubbed his bruises in a hot bath, Brendon determined upon a course of action.
