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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 Cyril Waring, thus dismissed, and as in honour bound, hurried up to London with a mind preoccupied by many pressing doubts and misgivings.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A well-known London dealer had written down to him at Tilgate making an excellent offer for the unfinished work, as soon as it should be ready, on behalf of a customer whose name he didn't happen to mention.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cyril Waring, thus dismissed, and as in honour bound, hurried up to London with a mind preoccupied by many pressing doubts and misgivings.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Cyril Waring, thus dismissed, and as in honour bound, hurried up to London with a mind preoccupied by many pressing doubts and misgivings.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For one thing he had sold, and sold mysteriously, at a very good price, the picture of Sardanapalus in the glade at Chetwood.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A well-known London dealer had written down to him at Tilgate making an excellent offer for the unfinished work, as soon as it should be ready, on behalf of a customer whose name he didn't happen to mention.
behalf
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From this reading A well-known London dealer had written down to him at Tilgate making an excellent offer for the unfinished work, as soon as it should be ready, on behalf of a customer whose name he didn't happen to mention.
bound
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From this reading Cyril Waring, thus dismissed, and as in honour bound, hurried up to London with a mind preoccupied by many pressing doubts and misgivings.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He thought much of Elma, but he thought much, too, of sundry strange events that had happened of late to his own private fortunes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Cyril Waring, thus dismissed, and as in honour bound, hurried up to London with a mind preoccupied by many pressing doubts and misgivings.
Chetwood
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From this reading For one thing he had sold, and sold mysteriously, at a very good price, the picture of Sardanapalus in the glade at Chetwood.
customer
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From this reading A well-known London dealer had written down to him at Tilgate making an excellent offer for the unfinished work, as soon as it should be ready, on behalf of a customer whose name he didn't happen to mention.
Cyril
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From this reading Cyril Waring, thus dismissed, and as in honour bound, hurried up to London with a mind preoccupied by many pressing doubts and misgivings.
dealer
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From this reading A well-known London dealer had written down to him at Tilgate making an excellent offer for the unfinished work, as soon as it should be ready, on behalf of a customer whose name he didn't happen to mention.
didn't
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From this reading A well-known London dealer had written down to him at Tilgate making an excellent offer for the unfinished work, as soon as it should be ready, on behalf of a customer whose name he didn't happen to mention.
dismissed
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From this reading Cyril Waring, thus dismissed, and as in honour bound, hurried up to London with a mind preoccupied by many pressing doubts and misgivings.
doubts
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From this reading Cyril Waring, thus dismissed, and as in honour bound, hurried up to London with a mind preoccupied by many pressing doubts and misgivings.
down
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From this reading A well-known London dealer had written down to him at Tilgate making an excellent offer for the unfinished work, as soon as it should be ready, on behalf of a customer whose name he didn't happen to mention.
Elma
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From this reading He thought much of Elma, but he thought much, too, of sundry strange events that had happened of late to his own private fortunes.
events
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From this reading He thought much of Elma, but he thought much, too, of sundry strange events that had happened of late to his own private fortunes.
excellent
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From this reading A well-known London dealer had written down to him at Tilgate making an excellent offer for the unfinished work, as soon as it should be ready, on behalf of a customer whose name he didn't happen to mention.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For one thing he had sold, and sold mysteriously, at a very good price, the picture of Sardanapalus in the glade at Chetwood.
fortunes
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From this reading He thought much of Elma, but he thought much, too, of sundry strange events that had happened of late to his own private fortunes.
glade
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From this reading For one thing he had sold, and sold mysteriously, at a very good price, the picture of Sardanapalus in the glade at Chetwood.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For one thing he had sold, and sold mysteriously, at a very good price, the picture of Sardanapalus in the glade at Chetwood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He thought much of Elma, but he thought much, too, of sundry strange events that had happened of late to his own private fortunes.
happen
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From this reading A well-known London dealer had written down to him at Tilgate making an excellent offer for the unfinished work, as soon as it should be ready, on behalf of a customer whose name he didn't happen to mention.
happened
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From this reading He thought much of Elma, but he thought much, too, of sundry strange events that had happened of late to his own private fortunes.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought much of Elma, but he thought much, too, of sundry strange events that had happened of late to his own private fortunes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A well-known London dealer had written down to him at Tilgate making an excellent offer for the unfinished work, as soon as it should be ready, on behalf of a customer whose name he didn't happen to mention.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He thought much of Elma, but he thought much, too, of sundry strange events that had happened of late to his own private fortunes.
honour
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From this reading Cyril Waring, thus dismissed, and as in honour bound, hurried up to London with a mind preoccupied by many pressing doubts and misgivings.
hurried
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From this reading Cyril Waring, thus dismissed, and as in honour bound, hurried up to London with a mind preoccupied by many pressing doubts and misgivings.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cyril Waring, thus dismissed, and as in honour bound, hurried up to London with a mind preoccupied by many pressing doubts and misgivings.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A well-known London dealer had written down to him at Tilgate making an excellent offer for the unfinished work, as soon as it should be ready, on behalf of a customer whose name he didn't happen to mention.
late
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From this reading He thought much of Elma, but he thought much, too, of sundry strange events that had happened of late to his own private fortunes.
London
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From this reading Cyril Waring, thus dismissed, and as in honour bound, hurried up to London with a mind preoccupied by many pressing doubts and misgivings.
making
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From this reading A well-known London dealer had written down to him at Tilgate making an excellent offer for the unfinished work, as soon as it should be ready, on behalf of a customer whose name he didn't happen to mention.
many
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From this reading Cyril Waring, thus dismissed, and as in honour bound, hurried up to London with a mind preoccupied by many pressing doubts and misgivings.
mention
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From this reading A well-known London dealer had written down to him at Tilgate making an excellent offer for the unfinished work, as soon as it should be ready, on behalf of a customer whose name he didn't happen to mention.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cyril Waring, thus dismissed, and as in honour bound, hurried up to London with a mind preoccupied by many pressing doubts and misgivings.
misgivings
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From this reading Cyril Waring, thus dismissed, and as in honour bound, hurried up to London with a mind preoccupied by many pressing doubts and misgivings.
much
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From this reading He thought much of Elma, but he thought much, too, of sundry strange events that had happened of late to his own private fortunes.
mysteriously
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From this reading For one thing he had sold, and sold mysteriously, at a very good price, the picture of Sardanapalus in the glade at Chetwood.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A well-known London dealer had written down to him at Tilgate making an excellent offer for the unfinished work, as soon as it should be ready, on behalf of a customer whose name he didn't happen to mention.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VISIONS OF WEALTH.
offer
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From this reading A well-known London dealer had written down to him at Tilgate making an excellent offer for the unfinished work, as soon as it should be ready, on behalf of a customer whose name he didn't happen to mention.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A well-known London dealer had written down to him at Tilgate making an excellent offer for the unfinished work, as soon as it should be ready, on behalf of a customer whose name he didn't happen to mention.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one thing he had sold, and sold mysteriously, at a very good price, the picture of Sardanapalus in the glade at Chetwood.
own
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From this reading He thought much of Elma, but he thought much, too, of sundry strange events that had happened of late to his own private fortunes.
picture
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From this reading For one thing he had sold, and sold mysteriously, at a very good price, the picture of Sardanapalus in the glade at Chetwood.
preoccupied
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From this reading Cyril Waring, thus dismissed, and as in honour bound, hurried up to London with a mind preoccupied by many pressing doubts and misgivings.
pressing
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From this reading Cyril Waring, thus dismissed, and as in honour bound, hurried up to London with a mind preoccupied by many pressing doubts and misgivings.
price
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From this reading For one thing he had sold, and sold mysteriously, at a very good price, the picture of Sardanapalus in the glade at Chetwood.
private
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From this reading He thought much of Elma, but he thought much, too, of sundry strange events that had happened of late to his own private fortunes.
ready
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From this reading A well-known London dealer had written down to him at Tilgate making an excellent offer for the unfinished work, as soon as it should be ready, on behalf of a customer whose name he didn't happen to mention.
Sardanapalus
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From this reading For one thing he had sold, and sold mysteriously, at a very good price, the picture of Sardanapalus in the glade at Chetwood.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading A well-known London dealer had written down to him at Tilgate making an excellent offer for the unfinished work, as soon as it should be ready, on behalf of a customer whose name he didn't happen to mention.
sold
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From this reading For one thing he had sold, and sold mysteriously, at a very good price, the picture of Sardanapalus in the glade at Chetwood.
soon
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From this reading A well-known London dealer had written down to him at Tilgate making an excellent offer for the unfinished work, as soon as it should be ready, on behalf of a customer whose name he didn't happen to mention.
strange
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From this reading He thought much of Elma, but he thought much, too, of sundry strange events that had happened of late to his own private fortunes.
sundry
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From this reading He thought much of Elma, but he thought much, too, of sundry strange events that had happened of late to his own private fortunes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He thought much of Elma, but he thought much, too, of sundry strange events that had happened of late to his own private fortunes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For one thing he had sold, and sold mysteriously, at a very good price, the picture of Sardanapalus in the glade at Chetwood.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For one thing he had sold, and sold mysteriously, at a very good price, the picture of Sardanapalus in the glade at Chetwood.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought much of Elma, but he thought much, too, of sundry strange events that had happened of late to his own private fortunes.
thus
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From this reading Cyril Waring, thus dismissed, and as in honour bound, hurried up to London with a mind preoccupied by many pressing doubts and misgivings.
Tilgate
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From this reading A well-known London dealer had written down to him at Tilgate making an excellent offer for the unfinished work, as soon as it should be ready, on behalf of a customer whose name he didn't happen to mention.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cyril Waring, thus dismissed, and as in honour bound, hurried up to London with a mind preoccupied by many pressing doubts and misgivings.
too
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From this reading He thought much of Elma, but he thought much, too, of sundry strange events that had happened of late to his own private fortunes.
unfinished
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From this reading A well-known London dealer had written down to him at Tilgate making an excellent offer for the unfinished work, as soon as it should be ready, on behalf of a customer whose name he didn't happen to mention.
up
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From this reading Cyril Waring, thus dismissed, and as in honour bound, hurried up to London with a mind preoccupied by many pressing doubts and misgivings.
very
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From this reading For one thing he had sold, and sold mysteriously, at a very good price, the picture of Sardanapalus in the glade at Chetwood.
VISIONS
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From this reading VISIONS OF WEALTH.
Waring
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From this reading Cyril Waring, thus dismissed, and as in honour bound, hurried up to London with a mind preoccupied by many pressing doubts and misgivings.
WEALTH
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From this reading VISIONS OF WEALTH.
well-known
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From this reading A well-known London dealer had written down to him at Tilgate making an excellent offer for the unfinished work, as soon as it should be ready, on behalf of a customer whose name he didn't happen to mention.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading A well-known London dealer had written down to him at Tilgate making an excellent offer for the unfinished work, as soon as it should be ready, on behalf of a customer whose name he didn't happen to mention.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cyril Waring, thus dismissed, and as in honour bound, hurried up to London with a mind preoccupied by many pressing doubts and misgivings.
work
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From this reading A well-known London dealer had written down to him at Tilgate making an excellent offer for the unfinished work, as soon as it should be ready, on behalf of a customer whose name he didn't happen to mention.
written
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From this reading A well-known London dealer had written down to him at Tilgate making an excellent offer for the unfinished work, as soon as it should be ready, on behalf of a customer whose name he didn't happen to mention.
