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AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading FARR'S MISGUIDED ZEAL After breakfast on the following Friday Allen approached Isobel solemnly.
Allen
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From this reading FARR'S MISGUIDED ZEAL After breakfast on the following Friday Allen approached Isobel solemnly.
approached
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From this reading FARR'S MISGUIDED ZEAL After breakfast on the following Friday Allen approached Isobel solemnly.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "May I speak to you for one moment, please, Commandant?" he asked, in portentously official tones.
breakfast
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From this reading FARR'S MISGUIDED ZEAL After breakfast on the following Friday Allen approached Isobel solemnly.
Certainly
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From this reading "Certainly, Mr. Allen," she replied in the same manner.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come into the office."
Commandant
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From this reading "May I speak to you for one moment, please, Commandant?" he asked, in portentously official tones.
FARR'S
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From this reading FARR'S MISGUIDED ZEAL After breakfast on the following Friday Allen approached Isobel solemnly.
following
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From this reading FARR'S MISGUIDED ZEAL After breakfast on the following Friday Allen approached Isobel solemnly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "May I speak to you for one moment, please, Commandant?" he asked, in portentously official tones.
Friday
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From this reading FARR'S MISGUIDED ZEAL After breakfast on the following Friday Allen approached Isobel solemnly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "May I speak to you for one moment, please, Commandant?" he asked, in portentously official tones.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "May I speak to you for one moment, please, Commandant?" he asked, in portentously official tones.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "May I speak to you for one moment, please, Commandant?" he asked, in portentously official tones.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Come into the office."
Isobel
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From this reading FARR'S MISGUIDED ZEAL After breakfast on the following Friday Allen approached Isobel solemnly.
manner
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From this reading "Certainly, Mr. Allen," she replied in the same manner.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May I speak to you for one moment, please, Commandant?" he asked, in portentously official tones.
MISGUIDED
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From this reading FARR'S MISGUIDED ZEAL After breakfast on the following Friday Allen approached Isobel solemnly.
moment
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From this reading "May I speak to you for one moment, please, Commandant?" he asked, in portentously official tones.
MR
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From this reading MR.
office
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From this reading "Come into the office."
official
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From this reading "May I speak to you for one moment, please, Commandant?" he asked, in portentously official tones.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FARR'S MISGUIDED ZEAL After breakfast on the following Friday Allen approached Isobel solemnly.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "May I speak to you for one moment, please, Commandant?" he asked, in portentously official tones.
please
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From this reading "May I speak to you for one moment, please, Commandant?" he asked, in portentously official tones.
portentously
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From this reading "May I speak to you for one moment, please, Commandant?" he asked, in portentously official tones.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Certainly, Mr. Allen," she replied in the same manner.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Certainly, Mr. Allen," she replied in the same manner.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Certainly, Mr. Allen," she replied in the same manner.
solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɑləmli/
seriously and formally
From this reading FARR'S MISGUIDED ZEAL After breakfast on the following Friday Allen approached Isobel solemnly.
speak
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From this reading "May I speak to you for one moment, please, Commandant?" he asked, in portentously official tones.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FARR'S MISGUIDED ZEAL After breakfast on the following Friday Allen approached Isobel solemnly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "May I speak to you for one moment, please, Commandant?" he asked, in portentously official tones.
tones
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From this reading "May I speak to you for one moment, please, Commandant?" he asked, in portentously official tones.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "May I speak to you for one moment, please, Commandant?" he asked, in portentously official tones.
ZEAL
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From this reading FARR'S MISGUIDED ZEAL After breakfast on the following Friday Allen approached Isobel solemnly.