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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 "Would you mind, Miss Stonor," he continued insinuatingly, "half a ladleful more?
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
companies
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From this reading "And so, Rawlinson, you would heavily fine the companies?" said the doctor.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Would you mind, Miss Stonor," he continued insinuatingly, "half a ladleful more?
Daniel
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From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
Delicious
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From this reading Delicious soup.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And so, Rawlinson, you would heavily fine the companies?" said the doctor.
down
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From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
emptied
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From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And so, Rawlinson, you would heavily fine the companies?" said the doctor.
fluid
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From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
go
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From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
hair
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From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Would you mind, Miss Stonor," he continued insinuatingly, "half a ladleful more?
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
heavily
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From this reading "And so, Rawlinson, you would heavily fine the companies?" said the doctor.
held
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From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Indeed I would," was the reply.
Indeed
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From this reading "Indeed I would," was the reply.
insinuatingly
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From this reading "Would you mind, Miss Stonor," he continued insinuatingly, "half a ladleful more?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
iron-grey
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From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
ladle
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From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
ladleful
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From this reading "Would you mind, Miss Stonor," he continued insinuatingly, "half a ladleful more?
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Would you mind, Miss Stonor," he continued insinuatingly, "half a ladleful more?
Miss
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From this reading "Would you mind, Miss Stonor," he continued insinuatingly, "half a ladleful more?
more
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From this reading "Would you mind, Miss Stonor," he continued insinuatingly, "half a ladleful more?
Mr
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From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
plate
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From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
Rawlinson
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From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
reply
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From this reading "Indeed I would," was the reply.
said
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From this reading "And so, Rawlinson, you would heavily fine the companies?" said the doctor.
smiled
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From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And so, Rawlinson, you would heavily fine the companies?" said the doctor.
soup
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From this reading Delicious soup.
steamingnounUS /ˈsteaming/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
Stonor
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From this reading "Would you mind, Miss Stonor," he continued insinuatingly, "half a ladleful more?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
up
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From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Indeed I would," was the reply.
watched
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From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "And so, Rawlinson, you would heavily fine the companies?" said the doctor.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And so, Rawlinson, you would heavily fine the companies?" said the doctor.