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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 Having finished this dismal letter, he packed up one or two of his things in a small handbag and descended to the parlour.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There he found an ample supper provided for him by the tender-hearted Mrs Jessop, who had a pretty shrewd guess as to the nature of the "journey" that her master's ward was about to take.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading But Jeffreys was not hungry, and the announcement that the meal was there by the "master's orders" turned him against it.
ago
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From this reading "I can't eat anything, thank you," he said to Mrs Jessop, "you gave me such a good tea only a little while ago."
ample
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From this reading There he found an ample supper provided for him by the tender-hearted Mrs Jessop, who had a pretty shrewd guess as to the nature of the "journey" that her master's ward was about to take.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There he found an ample supper provided for him by the tender-hearted Mrs Jessop, who had a pretty shrewd guess as to the nature of the "journey" that her master's ward was about to take.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Having finished this dismal letter, he packed up one or two of his things in a small handbag and descended to the parlour.
announcement
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From this reading But Jeffreys was not hungry, and the announcement that the meal was there by the "master's orders" turned him against it.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "I can't eat anything, thank you," he said to Mrs Jessop, "you gave me such a good tea only a little while ago."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There he found an ample supper provided for him by the tender-hearted Mrs Jessop, who had a pretty shrewd guess as to the nature of the "journey" that her master's ward was about to take.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Jeffreys was not hungry, and the announcement that the meal was there by the "master's orders" turned him against it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There he found an ample supper provided for him by the tender-hearted Mrs Jessop, who had a pretty shrewd guess as to the nature of the "journey" that her master's ward was about to take.
can't
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From this reading "I can't eat anything, thank you," he said to Mrs Jessop, "you gave me such a good tea only a little while ago."
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Having finished this dismal letter, he packed up one or two of his things in a small handbag and descended to the parlour.
dismal
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From this reading Having finished this dismal letter, he packed up one or two of his things in a small handbag and descended to the parlour.
eat
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From this reading "I can't eat anything, thank you," he said to Mrs Jessop, "you gave me such a good tea only a little while ago."
finished
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From this reading Having finished this dismal letter, he packed up one or two of his things in a small handbag and descended to the parlour.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There he found an ample supper provided for him by the tender-hearted Mrs Jessop, who had a pretty shrewd guess as to the nature of the "journey" that her master's ward was about to take.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There he found an ample supper provided for him by the tender-hearted Mrs Jessop, who had a pretty shrewd guess as to the nature of the "journey" that her master's ward was about to take.
gave
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From this reading "I can't eat anything, thank you," he said to Mrs Jessop, "you gave me such a good tea only a little while ago."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I can't eat anything, thank you," he said to Mrs Jessop, "you gave me such a good tea only a little while ago."
guess
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From this reading There he found an ample supper provided for him by the tender-hearted Mrs Jessop, who had a pretty shrewd guess as to the nature of the "journey" that her master's ward was about to take.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There he found an ample supper provided for him by the tender-hearted Mrs Jessop, who had a pretty shrewd guess as to the nature of the "journey" that her master's ward was about to take.
handbag
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From this reading Having finished this dismal letter, he packed up one or two of his things in a small handbag and descended to the parlour.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having finished this dismal letter, he packed up one or two of his things in a small handbag and descended to the parlour.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having finished this dismal letter, he packed up one or two of his things in a small handbag and descended to the parlour.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There he found an ample supper provided for him by the tender-hearted Mrs Jessop, who had a pretty shrewd guess as to the nature of the "journey" that her master's ward was about to take.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There he found an ample supper provided for him by the tender-hearted Mrs Jessop, who had a pretty shrewd guess as to the nature of the "journey" that her master's ward was about to take.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Having finished this dismal letter, he packed up one or two of his things in a small handbag and descended to the parlour.
hungry
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From this reading But Jeffreys was not hungry, and the announcement that the meal was there by the "master's orders" turned him against it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't eat anything, thank you," he said to Mrs Jessop, "you gave me such a good tea only a little while ago."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Having finished this dismal letter, he packed up one or two of his things in a small handbag and descended to the parlour.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But Jeffreys was not hungry, and the announcement that the meal was there by the "master's orders" turned him against it.
Jeffreys
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From this reading "Yours truly,-- "John Jeffreys."
Jessop
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From this reading There he found an ample supper provided for him by the tender-hearted Mrs Jessop, who had a pretty shrewd guess as to the nature of the "journey" that her master's ward was about to take.
John
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From this reading "Yours truly,-- "John Jeffreys."
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There he found an ample supper provided for him by the tender-hearted Mrs Jessop, who had a pretty shrewd guess as to the nature of the "journey" that her master's ward was about to take.
letter
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From this reading Having finished this dismal letter, he packed up one or two of his things in a small handbag and descended to the parlour.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I can't eat anything, thank you," he said to Mrs Jessop, "you gave me such a good tea only a little while ago."
master's
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From this reading There he found an ample supper provided for him by the tender-hearted Mrs Jessop, who had a pretty shrewd guess as to the nature of the "journey" that her master's ward was about to take.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I can't eat anything, thank you," he said to Mrs Jessop, "you gave me such a good tea only a little while ago."
meal
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From this reading But Jeffreys was not hungry, and the announcement that the meal was there by the "master's orders" turned him against it.
Mrs
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From this reading There he found an ample supper provided for him by the tender-hearted Mrs Jessop, who had a pretty shrewd guess as to the nature of the "journey" that her master's ward was about to take.
nature
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From this reading There he found an ample supper provided for him by the tender-hearted Mrs Jessop, who had a pretty shrewd guess as to the nature of the "journey" that her master's ward was about to take.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Jeffreys was not hungry, and the announcement that the meal was there by the "master's orders" turned him against it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Having finished this dismal letter, he packed up one or two of his things in a small handbag and descended to the parlour.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Having finished this dismal letter, he packed up one or two of his things in a small handbag and descended to the parlour.
only
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From this reading "I can't eat anything, thank you," he said to Mrs Jessop, "you gave me such a good tea only a little while ago."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Having finished this dismal letter, he packed up one or two of his things in a small handbag and descended to the parlour.
orders
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From this reading But Jeffreys was not hungry, and the announcement that the meal was there by the "master's orders" turned him against it.
packed
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From this reading Having finished this dismal letter, he packed up one or two of his things in a small handbag and descended to the parlour.
parlour
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From this reading Having finished this dismal letter, he packed up one or two of his things in a small handbag and descended to the parlour.
pretty
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From this reading There he found an ample supper provided for him by the tender-hearted Mrs Jessop, who had a pretty shrewd guess as to the nature of the "journey" that her master's ward was about to take.
provided
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From this reading There he found an ample supper provided for him by the tender-hearted Mrs Jessop, who had a pretty shrewd guess as to the nature of the "journey" that her master's ward was about to take.
said
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From this reading "I can't eat anything, thank you," he said to Mrs Jessop, "you gave me such a good tea only a little while ago."
shrewd
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From this reading There he found an ample supper provided for him by the tender-hearted Mrs Jessop, who had a pretty shrewd guess as to the nature of the "journey" that her master's ward was about to take.
small
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From this reading Having finished this dismal letter, he packed up one or two of his things in a small handbag and descended to the parlour.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I can't eat anything, thank you," he said to Mrs Jessop, "you gave me such a good tea only a little while ago."
supper
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From this reading There he found an ample supper provided for him by the tender-hearted Mrs Jessop, who had a pretty shrewd guess as to the nature of the "journey" that her master's ward was about to take.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There he found an ample supper provided for him by the tender-hearted Mrs Jessop, who had a pretty shrewd guess as to the nature of the "journey" that her master's ward was about to take.
tea
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From this reading "I can't eat anything, thank you," he said to Mrs Jessop, "you gave me such a good tea only a little while ago."
tender-hearted
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From this reading There he found an ample supper provided for him by the tender-hearted Mrs Jessop, who had a pretty shrewd guess as to the nature of the "journey" that her master's ward was about to take.
thank
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From this reading "I can't eat anything, thank you," he said to Mrs Jessop, "you gave me such a good tea only a little while ago."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There he found an ample supper provided for him by the tender-hearted Mrs Jessop, who had a pretty shrewd guess as to the nature of the "journey" that her master's ward was about to take.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Having finished this dismal letter, he packed up one or two of his things in a small handbag and descended to the parlour.
There
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From this reading There he found an ample supper provided for him by the tender-hearted Mrs Jessop, who had a pretty shrewd guess as to the nature of the "journey" that her master's ward was about to take.
things
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From this reading Having finished this dismal letter, he packed up one or two of his things in a small handbag and descended to the parlour.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Having finished this dismal letter, he packed up one or two of his things in a small handbag and descended to the parlour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having finished this dismal letter, he packed up one or two of his things in a small handbag and descended to the parlour.
truly
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From this reading "Yours truly,-- "John Jeffreys."
turned
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From this reading But Jeffreys was not hungry, and the announcement that the meal was there by the "master's orders" turned him against it.
two
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From this reading Having finished this dismal letter, he packed up one or two of his things in a small handbag and descended to the parlour.
up
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From this reading Having finished this dismal letter, he packed up one or two of his things in a small handbag and descended to the parlour.
ward
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From this reading There he found an ample supper provided for him by the tender-hearted Mrs Jessop, who had a pretty shrewd guess as to the nature of the "journey" that her master's ward was about to take.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There he found an ample supper provided for him by the tender-hearted Mrs Jessop, who had a pretty shrewd guess as to the nature of the "journey" that her master's ward was about to take.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "I can't eat anything, thank you," he said to Mrs Jessop, "you gave me such a good tea only a little while ago."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There he found an ample supper provided for him by the tender-hearted Mrs Jessop, who had a pretty shrewd guess as to the nature of the "journey" that her master's ward was about to take.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I can't eat anything, thank you," he said to Mrs Jessop, "you gave me such a good tea only a little while ago."
YourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "Yours truly,-- "John Jeffreys."
