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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 If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
actress
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From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
actually
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From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
alarm
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From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
any
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From this reading He disapproved of a good many things without quite knowing why, or being at any particular pains to find out.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a matter of fact, Miss Walton’s prognostications concerning his attitude to Lorraine Vivian, even as a schoolgirl, had been instantly confirmed upon their first meeting.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He disapproved of a good many things without quite knowing why, or being at any particular pains to find out.
attitude
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From this reading As a matter of fact, Miss Walton’s prognostications concerning his attitude to Lorraine Vivian, even as a schoolgirl, had been instantly confirmed upon their first meeting.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As a matter of fact, Miss Walton’s prognostications concerning his attitude to Lorraine Vivian, even as a schoolgirl, had been instantly confirmed upon their first meeting.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He disapproved of a good many things without quite knowing why, or being at any particular pains to find out.
certainly
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From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
concerning
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From this reading As a matter of fact, Miss Walton’s prognostications concerning his attitude to Lorraine Vivian, even as a schoolgirl, had been instantly confirmed upon their first meeting.
confirmed
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From this reading As a matter of fact, Miss Walton’s prognostications concerning his attitude to Lorraine Vivian, even as a schoolgirl, had been instantly confirmed upon their first meeting.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
disapproved
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From this reading For no particular reason he disapproved of her.
Dudley
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From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a matter of fact, Miss Walton’s prognostications concerning his attitude to Lorraine Vivian, even as a schoolgirl, had been instantly confirmed upon their first meeting.
fact
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From this reading As a matter of fact, Miss Walton’s prognostications concerning his attitude to Lorraine Vivian, even as a schoolgirl, had been instantly confirmed upon their first meeting.
find
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From this reading He disapproved of a good many things without quite knowing why, or being at any particular pains to find out.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a matter of fact, Miss Walton’s prognostications concerning his attitude to Lorraine Vivian, even as a schoolgirl, had been instantly confirmed upon their first meeting.
fledged
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From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For no particular reason he disapproved of her.
friendship
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From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
fully
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From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He disapproved of a good many things without quite knowing why, or being at any particular pains to find out.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As a matter of fact, Miss Walton’s prognostications concerning his attitude to Lorraine Vivian, even as a schoolgirl, had been instantly confirmed upon their first meeting.
Hal
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From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For no particular reason he disapproved of her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For no particular reason he disapproved of her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
imagination
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From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
instantly
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From this reading As a matter of fact, Miss Walton’s prognostications concerning his attitude to Lorraine Vivian, even as a schoolgirl, had been instantly confirmed upon their first meeting.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
knowing
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From this reading He disapproved of a good many things without quite knowing why, or being at any particular pains to find out.
lively
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From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
Lorraine
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From this reading As a matter of fact, Miss Walton’s prognostications concerning his attitude to Lorraine Vivian, even as a schoolgirl, had been instantly confirmed upon their first meeting.
lurid
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From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
many
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From this reading He disapproved of a good many things without quite knowing why, or being at any particular pains to find out.
matter
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From this reading As a matter of fact, Miss Walton’s prognostications concerning his attitude to Lorraine Vivian, even as a schoolgirl, had been instantly confirmed upon their first meeting.
meeting
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From this reading As a matter of fact, Miss Walton’s prognostications concerning his attitude to Lorraine Vivian, even as a schoolgirl, had been instantly confirmed upon their first meeting.
Miss
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From this reading As a matter of fact, Miss Walton’s prognostications concerning his attitude to Lorraine Vivian, even as a schoolgirl, had been instantly confirmed upon their first meeting.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For no particular reason he disapproved of her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As a matter of fact, Miss Walton’s prognostications concerning his attitude to Lorraine Vivian, even as a schoolgirl, had been instantly confirmed upon their first meeting.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He disapproved of a good many things without quite knowing why, or being at any particular pains to find out.
out
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From this reading He disapproved of a good many things without quite knowing why, or being at any particular pains to find out.
pains
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From this reading He disapproved of a good many things without quite knowing why, or being at any particular pains to find out.
particular
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From this reading For no particular reason he disapproved of her.
picture
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From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
Pritchard's
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From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
prognostications
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From this reading As a matter of fact, Miss Walton’s prognostications concerning his attitude to Lorraine Vivian, even as a schoolgirl, had been instantly confirmed upon their first meeting.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He disapproved of a good many things without quite knowing why, or being at any particular pains to find out.
rather
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From this reading That was rather typical of Dudley.
reason
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From this reading For no particular reason he disapproved of her.
schoolgirl
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From this reading As a matter of fact, Miss Walton’s prognostications concerning his attitude to Lorraine Vivian, even as a schoolgirl, had been instantly confirmed upon their first meeting.
sister's
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From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
suggested
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From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was rather typical of Dudley.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As a matter of fact, Miss Walton’s prognostications concerning his attitude to Lorraine Vivian, even as a schoolgirl, had been instantly confirmed upon their first meeting.
things
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From this reading He disapproved of a good many things without quite knowing why, or being at any particular pains to find out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As a matter of fact, Miss Walton’s prognostications concerning his attitude to Lorraine Vivian, even as a schoolgirl, had been instantly confirmed upon their first meeting.
typical
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From this reading That was rather typical of Dudley.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As a matter of fact, Miss Walton’s prognostications concerning his attitude to Lorraine Vivian, even as a schoolgirl, had been instantly confirmed upon their first meeting.
utmost
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From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
view
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From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
Vivian
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From this reading As a matter of fact, Miss Walton’s prognostications concerning his attitude to Lorraine Vivian, even as a schoolgirl, had been instantly confirmed upon their first meeting.
Walton's
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From this reading As a matter of fact, Miss Walton’s prognostications concerning his attitude to Lorraine Vivian, even as a schoolgirl, had been instantly confirmed upon their first meeting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was rather typical of Dudley.
why
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From this reading He disapproved of a good many things without quite knowing why, or being at any particular pains to find out.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He disapproved of a good many things without quite knowing why, or being at any particular pains to find out.
young
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From this reading If Dudley Pritchard’s imagination did not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister’s friendship with a fully fledged actress.
