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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 “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
all
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From this reading “Oh, that’s all right, that’s all right!” he said gruffly, as if the reference annoyed him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On reaching the yacht I went directly to the old gentleman’s office and handed him Cammerford’s letter, which he tore open, read, and tossed on the desk.
annoyed
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From this reading “Oh, that’s all right, that’s all right!” he said gruffly, as if the reference annoyed him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Oh, that’s all right, that’s all right!” he said gruffly, as if the reference annoyed him.
Cammerford's
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From this reading On reaching the yacht I went directly to the old gentleman’s office and handed him Cammerford’s letter, which he tore open, read, and tossed on the desk.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
caused
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From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
desk
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From this reading On reaching the yacht I went directly to the old gentleman’s office and handed him Cammerford’s letter, which he tore open, read, and tossed on the desk.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On reaching the yacht I went directly to the old gentleman’s office and handed him Cammerford’s letter, which he tore open, read, and tossed on the desk.
don't
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From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
emotion
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From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
gentleman's
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From this reading On reaching the yacht I went directly to the old gentleman’s office and handed him Cammerford’s letter, which he tore open, read, and tossed on the desk.
gruffly
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From this reading “Oh, that’s all right, that’s all right!” he said gruffly, as if the reference annoyed him.
guardian
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From this reading “What you need is a guardian.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
handed
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From this reading On reaching the yacht I went directly to the old gentleman’s office and handed him Cammerford’s letter, which he tore open, read, and tossed on the desk.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On reaching the yacht I went directly to the old gentleman’s office and handed him Cammerford’s letter, which he tore open, read, and tossed on the desk.
Hemster
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From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On reaching the yacht I went directly to the old gentleman’s office and handed him Cammerford’s letter, which he tore open, read, and tossed on the desk.
how
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From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On reaching the yacht I went directly to the old gentleman’s office and handed him Cammerford’s letter, which he tore open, read, and tossed on the desk.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Oh, that’s all right, that’s all right!” he said gruffly, as if the reference annoyed him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What you need is a guardian.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
letter
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From this reading On reaching the yacht I went directly to the old gentleman’s office and handed him Cammerford’s letter, which he tore open, read, and tossed on the desk.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
Mr
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From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What you need is a guardian.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
office
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From this reading On reaching the yacht I went directly to the old gentleman’s office and handed him Cammerford’s letter, which he tore open, read, and tossed on the desk.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, that’s all right, that’s all right!” he said gruffly, as if the reference annoyed him.
old
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From this reading On reaching the yacht I went directly to the old gentleman’s office and handed him Cammerford’s letter, which he tore open, read, and tossed on the desk.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On reaching the yacht I went directly to the old gentleman’s office and handed him Cammerford’s letter, which he tore open, read, and tossed on the desk.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I think,” said I, “I have secured one.”
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading On reaching the yacht I went directly to the old gentleman’s office and handed him Cammerford’s letter, which he tore open, read, and tossed on the desk.
possessing
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From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
reaching
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From this reading On reaching the yacht I went directly to the old gentleman’s office and handed him Cammerford’s letter, which he tore open, read, and tossed on the desk.
read
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From this reading On reaching the yacht I went directly to the old gentleman’s office and handed him Cammerford’s letter, which he tore open, read, and tossed on the desk.
reference
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From this reading “Oh, that’s all right, that’s all right!” he said gruffly, as if the reference annoyed him.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, that’s all right, that’s all right!” he said gruffly, as if the reference annoyed him.
said
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From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
secured
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From this reading “I think,” said I, “I have secured one.”
suspected
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From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
thank
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From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
that's
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From this reading “Oh, that’s all right, that’s all right!” he said gruffly, as if the reference annoyed him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On reaching the yacht I went directly to the old gentleman’s office and handed him Cammerford’s letter, which he tore open, read, and tossed on the desk.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think,” said I, “I have secured one.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On reaching the yacht I went directly to the old gentleman’s office and handed him Cammerford’s letter, which he tore open, read, and tossed on the desk.
to-day
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From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
tore
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From this reading On reaching the yacht I went directly to the old gentleman’s office and handed him Cammerford’s letter, which he tore open, read, and tossed on the desk.
tossed
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From this reading On reaching the yacht I went directly to the old gentleman’s office and handed him Cammerford’s letter, which he tore open, read, and tossed on the desk.
tremble
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From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
voice
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From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On reaching the yacht I went directly to the old gentleman’s office and handed him Cammerford’s letter, which he tore open, read, and tossed on the desk.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On reaching the yacht I went directly to the old gentleman’s office and handed him Cammerford’s letter, which he tore open, read, and tossed on the desk.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
yacht
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From this reading On reaching the yacht I went directly to the old gentleman’s office and handed him Cammerford’s letter, which he tore open, read, and tossed on the desk.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mr. Hemster,” said I, while an emotion which I had not suspected myself of possessing caused my voice to tremble a little; “Mr. Hemster, I don’t know how I can thank you for what you have done for me to-day.”
