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all
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From this reading He conversed with him for half an hour on all the topics on which the secretary could give him information, and then dismissed him once more to the roof of Lady Jane.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He conversed with him for half an hour on all the topics on which the secretary could give him information, and then dismissed him once more to the roof of Lady Jane.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LORD VARGRAVE returned to his apartment to find Mr. Howard, who had but just that instant arrived, warming his white and well-ringed hands by the fire.
apartment
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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE returned to his apartment to find Mr. Howard, who had but just that instant arrived, warming his white and well-ringed hands by the fire.
arrived
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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE returned to his apartment to find Mr. Howard, who had but just that instant arrived, warming his white and well-ringed hands by the fire.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he slowly undressed himself, he saw on his writing-table the note which Lady Doltimore had referred to, and which he had not yet opened.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading BY eight to-morrow Thou shalt be made immortal.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading LORD VARGRAVE returned to his apartment to find Mr. Howard, who had but just that instant arrived, warming his white and well-ringed hands by the fire.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY eight to-morrow Thou shalt be made immortal.
conversed
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From this reading He conversed with him for half an hour on all the topics on which the secretary could give him information, and then dismissed him once more to the roof of Lady Jane.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He conversed with him for half an hour on all the topics on which the secretary could give him information, and then dismissed him once more to the roof of Lady Jane.
dismissed
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From this reading He conversed with him for half an hour on all the topics on which the secretary could give him information, and then dismissed him once more to the roof of Lady Jane.
Doltimore
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From this reading As he slowly undressed himself, he saw on his writing-table the note which Lady Doltimore had referred to, and which he had not yet opened.
eight
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From this reading BY eight to-morrow Thou shalt be made immortal.
find
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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE returned to his apartment to find Mr. Howard, who had but just that instant arrived, warming his white and well-ringed hands by the fire.
fire
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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE returned to his apartment to find Mr. Howard, who had but just that instant arrived, warming his white and well-ringed hands by the fire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Measure for Measure_.
give
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From this reading He conversed with him for half an hour on all the topics on which the secretary could give him information, and then dismissed him once more to the roof of Lady Jane.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LORD VARGRAVE returned to his apartment to find Mr. Howard, who had but just that instant arrived, warming his white and well-ringed hands by the fire.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He conversed with him for half an hour on all the topics on which the secretary could give him information, and then dismissed him once more to the roof of Lady Jane.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading LORD VARGRAVE returned to his apartment to find Mr. Howard, who had but just that instant arrived, warming his white and well-ringed hands by the fire.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He conversed with him for half an hour on all the topics on which the secretary could give him information, and then dismissed him once more to the roof of Lady Jane.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He conversed with him for half an hour on all the topics on which the secretary could give him information, and then dismissed him once more to the roof of Lady Jane.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As he slowly undressed himself, he saw on his writing-table the note which Lady Doltimore had referred to, and which he had not yet opened.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LORD VARGRAVE returned to his apartment to find Mr. Howard, who had but just that instant arrived, warming his white and well-ringed hands by the fire.
hour
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From this reading He conversed with him for half an hour on all the topics on which the secretary could give him information, and then dismissed him once more to the roof of Lady Jane.
Howard
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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE returned to his apartment to find Mr. Howard, who had but just that instant arrived, warming his white and well-ringed hands by the fire.
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading BY eight to-morrow Thou shalt be made immortal.
information
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From this reading He conversed with him for half an hour on all the topics on which the secretary could give him information, and then dismissed him once more to the roof of Lady Jane.
instant
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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE returned to his apartment to find Mr. Howard, who had but just that instant arrived, warming his white and well-ringed hands by the fire.
Jane
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From this reading He conversed with him for half an hour on all the topics on which the secretary could give him information, and then dismissed him once more to the roof of Lady Jane.
just
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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE returned to his apartment to find Mr. Howard, who had but just that instant arrived, warming his white and well-ringed hands by the fire.
Lady
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From this reading He conversed with him for half an hour on all the topics on which the secretary could give him information, and then dismissed him once more to the roof of Lady Jane.
LORD
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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE returned to his apartment to find Mr. Howard, who had but just that instant arrived, warming his white and well-ringed hands by the fire.
made
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From this reading BY eight to-morrow Thou shalt be made immortal.
Measure
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From this reading _Measure for Measure_.
more
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From this reading He conversed with him for half an hour on all the topics on which the secretary could give him information, and then dismissed him once more to the roof of Lady Jane.
Mr
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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE returned to his apartment to find Mr. Howard, who had but just that instant arrived, warming his white and well-ringed hands by the fire.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As he slowly undressed himself, he saw on his writing-table the note which Lady Doltimore had referred to, and which he had not yet opened.
note
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From this reading As he slowly undressed himself, he saw on his writing-table the note which Lady Doltimore had referred to, and which he had not yet opened.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He conversed with him for half an hour on all the topics on which the secretary could give him information, and then dismissed him once more to the roof of Lady Jane.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He conversed with him for half an hour on all the topics on which the secretary could give him information, and then dismissed him once more to the roof of Lady Jane.
once
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From this reading He conversed with him for half an hour on all the topics on which the secretary could give him information, and then dismissed him once more to the roof of Lady Jane.
opened
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From this reading As he slowly undressed himself, he saw on his writing-table the note which Lady Doltimore had referred to, and which he had not yet opened.
referred
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From this reading As he slowly undressed himself, he saw on his writing-table the note which Lady Doltimore had referred to, and which he had not yet opened.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LORD VARGRAVE returned to his apartment to find Mr. Howard, who had but just that instant arrived, warming his white and well-ringed hands by the fire.
roof
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From this reading He conversed with him for half an hour on all the topics on which the secretary could give him information, and then dismissed him once more to the roof of Lady Jane.
saw
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From this reading As he slowly undressed himself, he saw on his writing-table the note which Lady Doltimore had referred to, and which he had not yet opened.
secretary
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From this reading He conversed with him for half an hour on all the topics on which the secretary could give him information, and then dismissed him once more to the roof of Lady Jane.
shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading BY eight to-morrow Thou shalt be made immortal.
slowly
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From this reading As he slowly undressed himself, he saw on his writing-table the note which Lady Doltimore had referred to, and which he had not yet opened.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LORD VARGRAVE returned to his apartment to find Mr. Howard, who had but just that instant arrived, warming his white and well-ringed hands by the fire.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LORD VARGRAVE returned to his apartment to find Mr. Howard, who had but just that instant arrived, warming his white and well-ringed hands by the fire.
then
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From this reading He conversed with him for half an hour on all the topics on which the secretary could give him information, and then dismissed him once more to the roof of Lady Jane.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading BY eight to-morrow Thou shalt be made immortal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LORD VARGRAVE returned to his apartment to find Mr. Howard, who had but just that instant arrived, warming his white and well-ringed hands by the fire.
to-morrow
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From this reading BY eight to-morrow Thou shalt be made immortal.
topics
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From this reading He conversed with him for half an hour on all the topics on which the secretary could give him information, and then dismissed him once more to the roof of Lady Jane.
undressed
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From this reading As he slowly undressed himself, he saw on his writing-table the note which Lady Doltimore had referred to, and which he had not yet opened.
VARGRAVE
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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE returned to his apartment to find Mr. Howard, who had but just that instant arrived, warming his white and well-ringed hands by the fire.
warming
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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE returned to his apartment to find Mr. Howard, who had but just that instant arrived, warming his white and well-ringed hands by the fire.
well-ringed
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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE returned to his apartment to find Mr. Howard, who had but just that instant arrived, warming his white and well-ringed hands by the fire.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He conversed with him for half an hour on all the topics on which the secretary could give him information, and then dismissed him once more to the roof of Lady Jane.
white
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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE returned to his apartment to find Mr. Howard, who had but just that instant arrived, warming his white and well-ringed hands by the fire.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading LORD VARGRAVE returned to his apartment to find Mr. Howard, who had but just that instant arrived, warming his white and well-ringed hands by the fire.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He conversed with him for half an hour on all the topics on which the secretary could give him information, and then dismissed him once more to the roof of Lady Jane.
writing-table
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From this reading As he slowly undressed himself, he saw on his writing-table the note which Lady Doltimore had referred to, and which he had not yet opened.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading As he slowly undressed himself, he saw on his writing-table the note which Lady Doltimore had referred to, and which he had not yet opened.
