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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 "The world's a city full of straying streets, And Death the market-place where each one meets."
adds
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From this reading The words are scarcely out of Mrs. Byng's mouth before she adds, in a changed key, and with an altered direction of the eyes-- "Is this person looking for you?
altered
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From this reading The words are scarcely out of Mrs. Byng's mouth before she adds, in a changed key, and with an altered direction of the eyes-- "Is this person looking for you?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The words are scarcely out of Mrs. Byng's mouth before she adds, in a changed key, and with an altered direction of the eyes-- "Is this person looking for you?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The world's a city full of straying streets, And Death the market-place where each one meets."
Anglo-Americain
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From this reading Jim turns his head at her speech, and at once recognises in the figure hastening towards them the porter of the Anglo-Americain hotel.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The words are scarcely out of Mrs. Byng's mouth before she adds, in a changed key, and with an altered direction of the eyes-- "Is this person looking for you?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jim turns his head at her speech, and at once recognises in the figure hastening towards them the porter of the Anglo-Americain hotel.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He seems to be coming straight towards us."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The words are scarcely out of Mrs. Byng's mouth before she adds, in a changed key, and with an altered direction of the eyes-- "Is this person looking for you?
Byng's
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From this reading The words are scarcely out of Mrs. Byng's mouth before she adds, in a changed key, and with an altered direction of the eyes-- "Is this person looking for you?
carries
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From this reading The man looks strangely, and carries a slip of paper, unfolded and open, in his hand.
changed
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From this reading The words are scarcely out of Mrs. Byng's mouth before she adds, in a changed key, and with an altered direction of the eyes-- "Is this person looking for you?
city
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From this reading "The world's a city full of straying streets, And Death the market-place where each one meets."
coming
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From this reading He seems to be coming straight towards us."
Death
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From this reading "The world's a city full of straying streets, And Death the market-place where each one meets."
direction
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From this reading The words are scarcely out of Mrs. Byng's mouth before she adds, in a changed key, and with an altered direction of the eyes-- "Is this person looking for you?
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "The world's a city full of straying streets, And Death the market-place where each one meets."
eyes
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From this reading The words are scarcely out of Mrs. Byng's mouth before she adds, in a changed key, and with an altered direction of the eyes-- "Is this person looking for you?
figure
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From this reading Jim turns his head at her speech, and at once recognises in the figure hastening towards them the porter of the Anglo-Americain hotel.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The words are scarcely out of Mrs. Byng's mouth before she adds, in a changed key, and with an altered direction of the eyes-- "Is this person looking for you?
full
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From this reading "The world's a city full of straying streets, And Death the market-place where each one meets."
hand
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From this reading The man looks strangely, and carries a slip of paper, unfolded and open, in his hand.
hastening
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From this reading Jim turns his head at her speech, and at once recognises in the figure hastening towards them the porter of the Anglo-Americain hotel.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seems to be coming straight towards us."
head
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From this reading Jim turns his head at her speech, and at once recognises in the figure hastening towards them the porter of the Anglo-Americain hotel.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jim turns his head at her speech, and at once recognises in the figure hastening towards them the porter of the Anglo-Americain hotel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jim turns his head at her speech, and at once recognises in the figure hastening towards them the porter of the Anglo-Americain hotel.
hotel
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From this reading Jim turns his head at her speech, and at once recognises in the figure hastening towards them the porter of the Anglo-Americain hotel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The words are scarcely out of Mrs. Byng's mouth before she adds, in a changed key, and with an altered direction of the eyes-- "Is this person looking for you?
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The words are scarcely out of Mrs. Byng's mouth before she adds, in a changed key, and with an altered direction of the eyes-- "Is this person looking for you?
Jim
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From this reading Jim turns his head at her speech, and at once recognises in the figure hastening towards them the porter of the Anglo-Americain hotel.
key
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From this reading The words are scarcely out of Mrs. Byng's mouth before she adds, in a changed key, and with an altered direction of the eyes-- "Is this person looking for you?
looking
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From this reading The words are scarcely out of Mrs. Byng's mouth before she adds, in a changed key, and with an altered direction of the eyes-- "Is this person looking for you?
looks
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From this reading The man looks strangely, and carries a slip of paper, unfolded and open, in his hand.
man
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From this reading The man looks strangely, and carries a slip of paper, unfolded and open, in his hand.
market-place
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From this reading "The world's a city full of straying streets, And Death the market-place where each one meets."
meets
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From this reading "The world's a city full of straying streets, And Death the market-place where each one meets."
mouth
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From this reading The words are scarcely out of Mrs. Byng's mouth before she adds, in a changed key, and with an altered direction of the eyes-- "Is this person looking for you?
Mrs
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From this reading The words are scarcely out of Mrs. Byng's mouth before she adds, in a changed key, and with an altered direction of the eyes-- "Is this person looking for you?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The world's a city full of straying streets, And Death the market-place where each one meets."
once
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From this reading Jim turns his head at her speech, and at once recognises in the figure hastening towards them the porter of the Anglo-Americain hotel.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "The world's a city full of straying streets, And Death the market-place where each one meets."
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The man looks strangely, and carries a slip of paper, unfolded and open, in his hand.
out
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From this reading The words are scarcely out of Mrs. Byng's mouth before she adds, in a changed key, and with an altered direction of the eyes-- "Is this person looking for you?
paper
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From this reading The man looks strangely, and carries a slip of paper, unfolded and open, in his hand.
person
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From this reading The words are scarcely out of Mrs. Byng's mouth before she adds, in a changed key, and with an altered direction of the eyes-- "Is this person looking for you?
porter
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From this reading Jim turns his head at her speech, and at once recognises in the figure hastening towards them the porter of the Anglo-Americain hotel.
recognises
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From this reading Jim turns his head at her speech, and at once recognises in the figure hastening towards them the porter of the Anglo-Americain hotel.
scarcely
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From this reading The words are scarcely out of Mrs. Byng's mouth before she adds, in a changed key, and with an altered direction of the eyes-- "Is this person looking for you?
seems
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From this reading He seems to be coming straight towards us."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The words are scarcely out of Mrs. Byng's mouth before she adds, in a changed key, and with an altered direction of the eyes-- "Is this person looking for you?
slip
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From this reading The man looks strangely, and carries a slip of paper, unfolded and open, in his hand.
speech
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From this reading Jim turns his head at her speech, and at once recognises in the figure hastening towards them the porter of the Anglo-Americain hotel.
straight
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From this reading He seems to be coming straight towards us."
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The man looks strangely, and carries a slip of paper, unfolded and open, in his hand.
straying
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From this reading "The world's a city full of straying streets, And Death the market-place where each one meets."
streets
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From this reading "The world's a city full of straying streets, And Death the market-place where each one meets."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The world's a city full of straying streets, And Death the market-place where each one meets."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Jim turns his head at her speech, and at once recognises in the figure hastening towards them the porter of the Anglo-Americain hotel.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The words are scarcely out of Mrs. Byng's mouth before she adds, in a changed key, and with an altered direction of the eyes-- "Is this person looking for you?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He seems to be coming straight towards us."
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He seems to be coming straight towards us."
turns
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From this reading Jim turns his head at her speech, and at once recognises in the figure hastening towards them the porter of the Anglo-Americain hotel.
unfolded
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From this reading The man looks strangely, and carries a slip of paper, unfolded and open, in his hand.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He seems to be coming straight towards us."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "The world's a city full of straying streets, And Death the market-place where each one meets."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The words are scarcely out of Mrs. Byng's mouth before she adds, in a changed key, and with an altered direction of the eyes-- "Is this person looking for you?
words
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From this reading The words are scarcely out of Mrs. Byng's mouth before she adds, in a changed key, and with an altered direction of the eyes-- "Is this person looking for you?
world's
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From this reading "The world's a city full of straying streets, And Death the market-place where each one meets."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The words are scarcely out of Mrs. Byng's mouth before she adds, in a changed key, and with an altered direction of the eyes-- "Is this person looking for you?
