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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 DEAF EAR.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The manager of Wallandoon was harder at work that afternoon than any man on the run.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
any
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From this reading The manager of Wallandoon was harder at work that afternoon than any man on the run.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The manager of Wallandoon was harder at work that afternoon than any man on the run.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This was generally the case when there was hard work to be done; when there was not, however, Swift had a way of making work for himself.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
case
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From this reading This was generally the case when there was hard work to be done; when there was not, however, Swift had a way of making work for himself.
children
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From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
Christina
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From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
cloak
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From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
coach
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From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
DEAF
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From this reading A DEAF EAR.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was generally the case when there was hard work to be done; when there was not, however, Swift had a way of making work for himself.
EAR
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From this reading A DEAF EAR.
felt
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From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was generally the case when there was hard work to be done; when there was not, however, Swift had a way of making work for himself.
generally
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From this reading This was generally the case when there was hard work to be done; when there was not, however, Swift had a way of making work for himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was generally the case when there was hard work to be done; when there was not, however, Swift had a way of making work for himself.
hard
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From this reading This was generally the case when there was hard work to be done; when there was not, however, Swift had a way of making work for himself.
harder
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From this reading The manager of Wallandoon was harder at work that afternoon than any man on the run.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had made his work to-day.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading This was generally the case when there was hard work to be done; when there was not, however, Swift had a way of making work for himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had made his work to-day.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading This was generally the case when there was hard work to be done; when there was not, however, Swift had a way of making work for himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
Luttrell
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From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
made
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From this reading He had made his work to-day.
making
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From this reading This was generally the case when there was hard work to be done; when there was not, however, Swift had a way of making work for himself.
man
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From this reading The manager of Wallandoon was harder at work that afternoon than any man on the run.
manager
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From this reading The manager of Wallandoon was harder at work that afternoon than any man on the run.
meeting
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From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
Mr
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From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
much
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From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
nervousness
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From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
night
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From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was generally the case when there was hard work to be done; when there was not, however, Swift had a way of making work for himself.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
occurred
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From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The manager of Wallandoon was harder at work that afternoon than any man on the run.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The manager of Wallandoon was harder at work that afternoon than any man on the run.
own
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From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
partly
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From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
perhaps
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From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
prevented
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From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
regard
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From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
run
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From this reading The manager of Wallandoon was harder at work that afternoon than any man on the run.
somewhat
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From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
Swift
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From this reading This was generally the case when there was hard work to be done; when there was not, however, Swift had a way of making work for himself.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The manager of Wallandoon was harder at work that afternoon than any man on the run.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The manager of Wallandoon was harder at work that afternoon than any man on the run.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The manager of Wallandoon was harder at work that afternoon than any man on the run.
there
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From this reading This was generally the case when there was hard work to be done; when there was not, however, Swift had a way of making work for himself.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was generally the case when there was hard work to be done; when there was not, however, Swift had a way of making work for himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was generally the case when there was hard work to be done; when there was not, however, Swift had a way of making work for himself.
to-day
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From this reading He had made his work to-day.
Wallandoon
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From this reading The manager of Wallandoon was harder at work that afternoon than any man on the run.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The manager of Wallandoon was harder at work that afternoon than any man on the run.
way
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From this reading This was generally the case when there was hard work to be done; when there was not, however, Swift had a way of making work for himself.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This was generally the case when there was hard work to be done; when there was not, however, Swift had a way of making work for himself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
work
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From this reading The manager of Wallandoon was harder at work that afternoon than any man on the run.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Nothing need have prevented his meeting the coach himself; but it had occurred to Swift that he would be somewhat in the way at the meeting between Mr. Luttrell and his children, while with regard to his own meeting with Christina he felt much nervousness, which night, perhaps, would partly cloak.
