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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 Wylder was surprised, puzzled, and a good deal incensed--that saucy craft had fired her shot so unexpectedly across his bows.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Wylder was surprised, puzzled, and a good deal incensed--that saucy craft had fired her shot so unexpectedly across his bows.
agreeably
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From this reading He had nothing for it but to perform _cavalier seul_ with his slice of mutton--a sensual sort of isolation, while all the world was chatting so agreeably and noisily around him.
all
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From this reading He had nothing for it but to perform _cavalier seul_ with his slice of mutton--a sensual sort of isolation, while all the world was chatting so agreeably and noisily around him.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH WE GO TO THE DRAWING-ROOM AND THE PARTY BREAKS UP.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He had nothing for it but to perform _cavalier seul_ with his slice of mutton--a sensual sort of isolation, while all the world was chatting so agreeably and noisily around him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He would have talked to ugly Mrs. W. Wylder, his sister-in-law, at his left, but she was entertaining Lord Chelford now.
bows
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From this reading Wylder was surprised, puzzled, and a good deal incensed--that saucy craft had fired her shot so unexpectedly across his bows.
BREAKS
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From this reading IN WHICH WE GO TO THE DRAWING-ROOM AND THE PARTY BREAKS UP.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He looked a little flushed, and darted a stealthy glance across the table, but no one he thought had observed the manoeuvre.
cavalier
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From this reading He had nothing for it but to perform _cavalier seul_ with his slice of mutton--a sensual sort of isolation, while all the world was chatting so agreeably and noisily around him.
chatting
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From this reading He had nothing for it but to perform _cavalier seul_ with his slice of mutton--a sensual sort of isolation, while all the world was chatting so agreeably and noisily around him.
Chelford
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From this reading He would have talked to ugly Mrs. W. Wylder, his sister-in-law, at his left, but she was entertaining Lord Chelford now.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading Wylder was surprised, puzzled, and a good deal incensed--that saucy craft had fired her shot so unexpectedly across his bows.
darted
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From this reading He looked a little flushed, and darted a stealthy glance across the table, but no one he thought had observed the manoeuvre.
deal
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From this reading Wylder was surprised, puzzled, and a good deal incensed--that saucy craft had fired her shot so unexpectedly across his bows.
DRAWING-ROOM
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From this reading IN WHICH WE GO TO THE DRAWING-ROOM AND THE PARTY BREAKS UP.
entertaining
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From this reading He would have talked to ugly Mrs. W. Wylder, his sister-in-law, at his left, but she was entertaining Lord Chelford now.
fired
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From this reading Wylder was surprised, puzzled, and a good deal incensed--that saucy craft had fired her shot so unexpectedly across his bows.
flushed
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From this reading He looked a little flushed, and darted a stealthy glance across the table, but no one he thought had observed the manoeuvre.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had nothing for it but to perform _cavalier seul_ with his slice of mutton--a sensual sort of isolation, while all the world was chatting so agreeably and noisily around him.
glance
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From this reading He looked a little flushed, and darted a stealthy glance across the table, but no one he thought had observed the manoeuvre.
GO
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From this reading IN WHICH WE GO TO THE DRAWING-ROOM AND THE PARTY BREAKS UP.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wylder was surprised, puzzled, and a good deal incensed--that saucy craft had fired her shot so unexpectedly across his bows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wylder was surprised, puzzled, and a good deal incensed--that saucy craft had fired her shot so unexpectedly across his bows.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would have talked to ugly Mrs. W. Wylder, his sister-in-law, at his left, but she was entertaining Lord Chelford now.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked a little flushed, and darted a stealthy glance across the table, but no one he thought had observed the manoeuvre.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Wylder was surprised, puzzled, and a good deal incensed--that saucy craft had fired her shot so unexpectedly across his bows.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had nothing for it but to perform _cavalier seul_ with his slice of mutton--a sensual sort of isolation, while all the world was chatting so agreeably and noisily around him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wylder was surprised, puzzled, and a good deal incensed--that saucy craft had fired her shot so unexpectedly across his bows.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH WE GO TO THE DRAWING-ROOM AND THE PARTY BREAKS UP.
incensed
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From this reading Wylder was surprised, puzzled, and a good deal incensed--that saucy craft had fired her shot so unexpectedly across his bows.
isolation
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From this reading He had nothing for it but to perform _cavalier seul_ with his slice of mutton--a sensual sort of isolation, while all the world was chatting so agreeably and noisily around him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had nothing for it but to perform _cavalier seul_ with his slice of mutton--a sensual sort of isolation, while all the world was chatting so agreeably and noisily around him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would have talked to ugly Mrs. W. Wylder, his sister-in-law, at his left, but she was entertaining Lord Chelford now.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked a little flushed, and darted a stealthy glance across the table, but no one he thought had observed the manoeuvre.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked a little flushed, and darted a stealthy glance across the table, but no one he thought had observed the manoeuvre.
Lord
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From this reading He would have talked to ugly Mrs. W. Wylder, his sister-in-law, at his left, but she was entertaining Lord Chelford now.
manoeuvre
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From this reading He looked a little flushed, and darted a stealthy glance across the table, but no one he thought had observed the manoeuvre.
Mrs
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From this reading He would have talked to ugly Mrs. W. Wylder, his sister-in-law, at his left, but she was entertaining Lord Chelford now.
mutton
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From this reading He had nothing for it but to perform _cavalier seul_ with his slice of mutton--a sensual sort of isolation, while all the world was chatting so agreeably and noisily around him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He looked a little flushed, and darted a stealthy glance across the table, but no one he thought had observed the manoeuvre.
noisily
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From this reading He had nothing for it but to perform _cavalier seul_ with his slice of mutton--a sensual sort of isolation, while all the world was chatting so agreeably and noisily around him.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He had nothing for it but to perform _cavalier seul_ with his slice of mutton--a sensual sort of isolation, while all the world was chatting so agreeably and noisily around him.
now
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From this reading He would have talked to ugly Mrs. W. Wylder, his sister-in-law, at his left, but she was entertaining Lord Chelford now.
observed
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From this reading He looked a little flushed, and darted a stealthy glance across the table, but no one he thought had observed the manoeuvre.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had nothing for it but to perform _cavalier seul_ with his slice of mutton--a sensual sort of isolation, while all the world was chatting so agreeably and noisily around him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He looked a little flushed, and darted a stealthy glance across the table, but no one he thought had observed the manoeuvre.
PARTYnounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH WE GO TO THE DRAWING-ROOM AND THE PARTY BREAKS UP.
perform
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From this reading He had nothing for it but to perform _cavalier seul_ with his slice of mutton--a sensual sort of isolation, while all the world was chatting so agreeably and noisily around him.
puzzled
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From this reading Wylder was surprised, puzzled, and a good deal incensed--that saucy craft had fired her shot so unexpectedly across his bows.
saucy
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From this reading Wylder was surprised, puzzled, and a good deal incensed--that saucy craft had fired her shot so unexpectedly across his bows.
sensual
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From this reading He had nothing for it but to perform _cavalier seul_ with his slice of mutton--a sensual sort of isolation, while all the world was chatting so agreeably and noisily around him.
seul
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From this reading He had nothing for it but to perform _cavalier seul_ with his slice of mutton--a sensual sort of isolation, while all the world was chatting so agreeably and noisily around him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would have talked to ugly Mrs. W. Wylder, his sister-in-law, at his left, but she was entertaining Lord Chelford now.
shot
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From this reading Wylder was surprised, puzzled, and a good deal incensed--that saucy craft had fired her shot so unexpectedly across his bows.
sister-in-law
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From this reading He would have talked to ugly Mrs. W. Wylder, his sister-in-law, at his left, but she was entertaining Lord Chelford now.
slice
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From this reading He had nothing for it but to perform _cavalier seul_ with his slice of mutton--a sensual sort of isolation, while all the world was chatting so agreeably and noisily around him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Wylder was surprised, puzzled, and a good deal incensed--that saucy craft had fired her shot so unexpectedly across his bows.
sort
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From this reading He had nothing for it but to perform _cavalier seul_ with his slice of mutton--a sensual sort of isolation, while all the world was chatting so agreeably and noisily around him.
stealthy
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From this reading He looked a little flushed, and darted a stealthy glance across the table, but no one he thought had observed the manoeuvre.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wylder was surprised, puzzled, and a good deal incensed--that saucy craft had fired her shot so unexpectedly across his bows.
table
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From this reading He looked a little flushed, and darted a stealthy glance across the table, but no one he thought had observed the manoeuvre.
talked
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From this reading He would have talked to ugly Mrs. W. Wylder, his sister-in-law, at his left, but she was entertaining Lord Chelford now.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wylder was surprised, puzzled, and a good deal incensed--that saucy craft had fired her shot so unexpectedly across his bows.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH WE GO TO THE DRAWING-ROOM AND THE PARTY BREAKS UP.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked a little flushed, and darted a stealthy glance across the table, but no one he thought had observed the manoeuvre.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH WE GO TO THE DRAWING-ROOM AND THE PARTY BREAKS UP.
ugly
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From this reading He would have talked to ugly Mrs. W. Wylder, his sister-in-law, at his left, but she was entertaining Lord Chelford now.
unexpectedly
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From this reading Wylder was surprised, puzzled, and a good deal incensed--that saucy craft had fired her shot so unexpectedly across his bows.
UP
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From this reading IN WHICH WE GO TO THE DRAWING-ROOM AND THE PARTY BREAKS UP.
W
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From this reading He would have talked to ugly Mrs. W. Wylder, his sister-in-law, at his left, but she was entertaining Lord Chelford now.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wylder was surprised, puzzled, and a good deal incensed--that saucy craft had fired her shot so unexpectedly across his bows.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN WHICH WE GO TO THE DRAWING-ROOM AND THE PARTY BREAKS UP.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH WE GO TO THE DRAWING-ROOM AND THE PARTY BREAKS UP.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He had nothing for it but to perform _cavalier seul_ with his slice of mutton--a sensual sort of isolation, while all the world was chatting so agreeably and noisily around him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had nothing for it but to perform _cavalier seul_ with his slice of mutton--a sensual sort of isolation, while all the world was chatting so agreeably and noisily around him.
world
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From this reading He had nothing for it but to perform _cavalier seul_ with his slice of mutton--a sensual sort of isolation, while all the world was chatting so agreeably and noisily around him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would have talked to ugly Mrs. W. Wylder, his sister-in-law, at his left, but she was entertaining Lord Chelford now.
Wylder
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From this reading Wylder was surprised, puzzled, and a good deal incensed--that saucy craft had fired her shot so unexpectedly across his bows.
