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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 Tavernake, in response to a somewhat urgent message, walked into his solicitor's office almost as soon as they opened on the following morning.
almost
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From this reading Tavernake, in response to a somewhat urgent message, walked into his solicitor's office almost as soon as they opened on the following morning.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading The junior partner of the firm, who took an interest in him, and was anxious, indeed, to invest a small amount in the Marston Rise Building Company, received him cordially but with some concern.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The junior partner of the firm, who took an interest in him, and was anxious, indeed, to invest a small amount in the Marston Rise Building Company, received him cordially but with some concern.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The junior partner of the firm, who took an interest in him, and was anxious, indeed, to invest a small amount in the Marston Rise Building Company, received him cordially but with some concern.
anxious
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From this reading The junior partner of the firm, who took an interest in him, and was anxious, indeed, to invest a small amount in the Marston Rise Building Company, received him cordially but with some concern.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tavernake, in response to a somewhat urgent message, walked into his solicitor's office almost as soon as they opened on the following morning.
ask
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From this reading “Look here, Tavernake,” he said, “I thought I'd better write a line and ask you to come down.
better
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From this reading “Look here, Tavernake,” he said, “I thought I'd better write a line and ask you to come down.
Building
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From this reading The junior partner of the firm, who took an interest in him, and was anxious, indeed, to invest a small amount in the Marston Rise Building Company, received him cordially but with some concern.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The junior partner of the firm, who took an interest in him, and was anxious, indeed, to invest a small amount in the Marston Rise Building Company, received him cordially but with some concern.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look here, Tavernake,” he said, “I thought I'd better write a line and ask you to come down.
Company
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From this reading The junior partner of the firm, who took an interest in him, and was anxious, indeed, to invest a small amount in the Marston Rise Building Company, received him cordially but with some concern.
concern
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From this reading The junior partner of the firm, who took an interest in him, and was anxious, indeed, to invest a small amount in the Marston Rise Building Company, received him cordially but with some concern.
cordially
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From this reading The junior partner of the firm, who took an interest in him, and was anxious, indeed, to invest a small amount in the Marston Rise Building Company, received him cordially but with some concern.
days
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From this reading You haven't forgotten, have you, that our option of purchase lasts only three days longer?”
down
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From this reading “Look here, Tavernake,” he said, “I thought I'd better write a line and ask you to come down.
firm
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From this reading The junior partner of the firm, who took an interest in him, and was anxious, indeed, to invest a small amount in the Marston Rise Building Company, received him cordially but with some concern.
following
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From this reading Tavernake, in response to a somewhat urgent message, walked into his solicitor's office almost as soon as they opened on the following morning.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading You haven't forgotten, have you, that our option of purchase lasts only three days longer?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You haven't forgotten, have you, that our option of purchase lasts only three days longer?”
haven't
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From this reading You haven't forgotten, have you, that our option of purchase lasts only three days longer?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Look here, Tavernake,” he said, “I thought I'd better write a line and ask you to come down.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look here, Tavernake,” he said, “I thought I'd better write a line and ask you to come down.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The junior partner of the firm, who took an interest in him, and was anxious, indeed, to invest a small amount in the Marston Rise Building Company, received him cordially but with some concern.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tavernake, in response to a somewhat urgent message, walked into his solicitor's office almost as soon as they opened on the following morning.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Look here, Tavernake,” he said, “I thought I'd better write a line and ask you to come down.
I'd
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From this reading “Look here, Tavernake,” he said, “I thought I'd better write a line and ask you to come down.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tavernake, in response to a somewhat urgent message, walked into his solicitor's office almost as soon as they opened on the following morning.
indeed
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From this reading The junior partner of the firm, who took an interest in him, and was anxious, indeed, to invest a small amount in the Marston Rise Building Company, received him cordially but with some concern.
interest
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From this reading The junior partner of the firm, who took an interest in him, and was anxious, indeed, to invest a small amount in the Marston Rise Building Company, received him cordially but with some concern.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Tavernake, in response to a somewhat urgent message, walked into his solicitor's office almost as soon as they opened on the following morning.
invest
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From this reading The junior partner of the firm, who took an interest in him, and was anxious, indeed, to invest a small amount in the Marston Rise Building Company, received him cordially but with some concern.
junior
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From this reading The junior partner of the firm, who took an interest in him, and was anxious, indeed, to invest a small amount in the Marston Rise Building Company, received him cordially but with some concern.
lasts
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From this reading You haven't forgotten, have you, that our option of purchase lasts only three days longer?”
line
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From this reading “Look here, Tavernake,” he said, “I thought I'd better write a line and ask you to come down.
longer
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From this reading You haven't forgotten, have you, that our option of purchase lasts only three days longer?”
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look here, Tavernake,” he said, “I thought I'd better write a line and ask you to come down.
Marston
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From this reading The junior partner of the firm, who took an interest in him, and was anxious, indeed, to invest a small amount in the Marston Rise Building Company, received him cordially but with some concern.
message
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From this reading Tavernake, in response to a somewhat urgent message, walked into his solicitor's office almost as soon as they opened on the following morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tavernake, in response to a somewhat urgent message, walked into his solicitor's office almost as soon as they opened on the following morning.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tavernake nodded.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The junior partner of the firm, who took an interest in him, and was anxious, indeed, to invest a small amount in the Marston Rise Building Company, received him cordially but with some concern.
office
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From this reading Tavernake, in response to a somewhat urgent message, walked into his solicitor's office almost as soon as they opened on the following morning.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tavernake, in response to a somewhat urgent message, walked into his solicitor's office almost as soon as they opened on the following morning.
only
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From this reading You haven't forgotten, have you, that our option of purchase lasts only three days longer?”
opened
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From this reading Tavernake, in response to a somewhat urgent message, walked into his solicitor's office almost as soon as they opened on the following morning.
option
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From this reading You haven't forgotten, have you, that our option of purchase lasts only three days longer?”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading You haven't forgotten, have you, that our option of purchase lasts only three days longer?”
partner
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From this reading The junior partner of the firm, who took an interest in him, and was anxious, indeed, to invest a small amount in the Marston Rise Building Company, received him cordially but with some concern.
purchase
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From this reading You haven't forgotten, have you, that our option of purchase lasts only three days longer?”
received
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From this reading The junior partner of the firm, who took an interest in him, and was anxious, indeed, to invest a small amount in the Marston Rise Building Company, received him cordially but with some concern.
response
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From this reading Tavernake, in response to a somewhat urgent message, walked into his solicitor's office almost as soon as they opened on the following morning.
Rise
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From this reading The junior partner of the firm, who took an interest in him, and was anxious, indeed, to invest a small amount in the Marston Rise Building Company, received him cordially but with some concern.
said
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From this reading “Look here, Tavernake,” he said, “I thought I'd better write a line and ask you to come down.
small
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From this reading The junior partner of the firm, who took an interest in him, and was anxious, indeed, to invest a small amount in the Marston Rise Building Company, received him cordially but with some concern.
solicitor's
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From this reading Tavernake, in response to a somewhat urgent message, walked into his solicitor's office almost as soon as they opened on the following morning.
some
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From this reading The junior partner of the firm, who took an interest in him, and was anxious, indeed, to invest a small amount in the Marston Rise Building Company, received him cordially but with some concern.
somewhat
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From this reading Tavernake, in response to a somewhat urgent message, walked into his solicitor's office almost as soon as they opened on the following morning.
soon
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From this reading Tavernake, in response to a somewhat urgent message, walked into his solicitor's office almost as soon as they opened on the following morning.
Tavernake
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From this reading Tavernake, in response to a somewhat urgent message, walked into his solicitor's office almost as soon as they opened on the following morning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You haven't forgotten, have you, that our option of purchase lasts only three days longer?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tavernake, in response to a somewhat urgent message, walked into his solicitor's office almost as soon as they opened on the following morning.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tavernake, in response to a somewhat urgent message, walked into his solicitor's office almost as soon as they opened on the following morning.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look here, Tavernake,” he said, “I thought I'd better write a line and ask you to come down.
three
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From this reading You haven't forgotten, have you, that our option of purchase lasts only three days longer?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tavernake, in response to a somewhat urgent message, walked into his solicitor's office almost as soon as they opened on the following morning.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The junior partner of the firm, who took an interest in him, and was anxious, indeed, to invest a small amount in the Marston Rise Building Company, received him cordially but with some concern.
urgent
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From this reading Tavernake, in response to a somewhat urgent message, walked into his solicitor's office almost as soon as they opened on the following morning.
walked
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From this reading Tavernake, in response to a somewhat urgent message, walked into his solicitor's office almost as soon as they opened on the following morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The junior partner of the firm, who took an interest in him, and was anxious, indeed, to invest a small amount in the Marston Rise Building Company, received him cordially but with some concern.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The junior partner of the firm, who took an interest in him, and was anxious, indeed, to invest a small amount in the Marston Rise Building Company, received him cordially but with some concern.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The junior partner of the firm, who took an interest in him, and was anxious, indeed, to invest a small amount in the Marston Rise Building Company, received him cordially but with some concern.
write
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From this reading “Look here, Tavernake,” he said, “I thought I'd better write a line and ask you to come down.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Look here, Tavernake,” he said, “I thought I'd better write a line and ask you to come down.
