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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 MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
Adventure
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From this reading Bindle readjusted the crush-hat that had come to him as part of the properties belonging to the Oxford Adventure.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He tried it on the back of his head, over his eyes and at the Sir David Beatty Angle.
Angle
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From this reading He tried it on the back of his head, over his eyes and at the Sir David Beatty Angle.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "A concertina-'at don't seem jest right for a weddin'!"
back
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From this reading He tried it on the back of his head, over his eyes and at the Sir David Beatty Angle.
Beatty
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From this reading He tried it on the back of his head, over his eyes and at the Sir David Beatty Angle.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
belonging
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From this reading Bindle readjusted the crush-hat that had come to him as part of the properties belonging to the Oxford Adventure.
Bindle
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From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
catalogued
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From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bindle readjusted the crush-hat that had come to him as part of the properties belonging to the Oxford Adventure.
concertina
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From this reading "A concertina-'at don't seem jest right for a weddin'!"
crush-hat
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From this reading Bindle readjusted the crush-hat that had come to him as part of the properties belonging to the Oxford Adventure.
David
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From this reading He tried it on the back of his head, over his eyes and at the Sir David Beatty Angle.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh, get out of the way, do!
don't
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From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
dressing-table
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From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
duchesse
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From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
elegant
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From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
eyes
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From this reading He tried it on the back of his head, over his eyes and at the Sir David Beatty Angle.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "A concertina-'at don't seem jest right for a weddin'!"
Fulham
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From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
get
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From this reading "Oh, get out of the way, do!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
head
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From this reading He tried it on the back of his head, over his eyes and at the Sir David Beatty Angle.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bindle readjusted the crush-hat that had come to him as part of the properties belonging to the Oxford Adventure.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He tried it on the back of his head, over his eyes and at the Sir David Beatty Angle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
jest
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From this reading "A concertina-'at don't seem jest right for a weddin'!"
MILLIE'S
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From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
mirror
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From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
misguided
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From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, get out of the way, do!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He tried it on the back of his head, over his eyes and at the Sir David Beatty Angle.
out
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From this reading "Oh, get out of the way, do!
oval
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From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He tried it on the back of his head, over his eyes and at the Sir David Beatty Angle.
Oxford
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From this reading Bindle readjusted the crush-hat that had come to him as part of the properties belonging to the Oxford Adventure.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bindle readjusted the crush-hat that had come to him as part of the properties belonging to the Oxford Adventure.
properties
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From this reading Bindle readjusted the crush-hat that had come to him as part of the properties belonging to the Oxford Adventure.
readjusted
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From this reading Bindle readjusted the crush-hat that had come to him as part of the properties belonging to the Oxford Adventure.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
seem
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From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
Sir
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From this reading He tried it on the back of his head, over his eyes and at the Sir David Beatty Angle.
some'ow
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From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
substitute
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From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bindle readjusted the crush-hat that had come to him as part of the properties belonging to the Oxford Adventure.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bindle readjusted the crush-hat that had come to him as part of the properties belonging to the Oxford Adventure.
tradesman
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From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
tried
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From this reading He tried it on the back of his head, over his eyes and at the Sir David Beatty Angle.
walnut
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From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
way
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From this reading "Oh, get out of the way, do!
weddin
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From this reading "A concertina-'at don't seem jest right for a weddin'!"
WEDDING
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From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading MILLIE'S WEDDING "It don't seem right, some'ow," muttered Bindle, as he stood before the oval mirror of what a misguided Fulham tradesman had catalogued as "an elegant duchesse dressing-table in walnut substitute."
