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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 Reverend Wesley Elliot, looking young, eager and pleasingly worldly in a blue serge suit of unclerical cut, rose to greet her as she entered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Reverend Wesley Elliot, looking young, eager and pleasingly worldly in a blue serge suit of unclerical cut, rose to greet her as she entered.
Any
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From this reading “Any of the workmen on strike, or—” She withdrew her hand with a faint smile.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Reverend Wesley Elliot, looking young, eager and pleasingly worldly in a blue serge suit of unclerical cut, rose to greet her as she entered.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading “I haven’t been here in two or three days,” he began, as he took the hand she offered, “and I’m really astonished at the progress you’ve been making.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I haven’t been here in two or three days,” he began, as he took the hand she offered, “and I’m really astonished at the progress you’ve been making.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I haven’t been here in two or three days,” he began, as he took the hand she offered, “and I’m really astonished at the progress you’ve been making.”
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I haven’t been here in two or three days,” he began, as he took the hand she offered, “and I’m really astonished at the progress you’ve been making.”
blue
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From this reading The Reverend Wesley Elliot, looking young, eager and pleasingly worldly in a blue serge suit of unclerical cut, rose to greet her as she entered.
Bolton
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From this reading “What’s the trouble with our little lady of Bolton House?” he inquired.
cut
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From this reading The Reverend Wesley Elliot, looking young, eager and pleasingly worldly in a blue serge suit of unclerical cut, rose to greet her as she entered.
days
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From this reading “I haven’t been here in two or three days,” he began, as he took the hand she offered, “and I’m really astonished at the progress you’ve been making.”
down
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From this reading He still retained her hand, as he smiled down into her grave, preoccupied face.
eager
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From this reading The Reverend Wesley Elliot, looking young, eager and pleasingly worldly in a blue serge suit of unclerical cut, rose to greet her as she entered.
Elliot
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From this reading The Reverend Wesley Elliot, looking young, eager and pleasingly worldly in a blue serge suit of unclerical cut, rose to greet her as she entered.
entered
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From this reading The Reverend Wesley Elliot, looking young, eager and pleasingly worldly in a blue serge suit of unclerical cut, rose to greet her as she entered.
face
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From this reading He still retained her hand, as he smiled down into her grave, preoccupied face.
faint
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From this reading “Any of the workmen on strike, or—” She withdrew her hand with a faint smile.
grave
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From this reading He still retained her hand, as he smiled down into her grave, preoccupied face.
greet
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From this reading The Reverend Wesley Elliot, looking young, eager and pleasingly worldly in a blue serge suit of unclerical cut, rose to greet her as she entered.
hand
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From this reading “I haven’t been here in two or three days,” he began, as he took the hand she offered, “and I’m really astonished at the progress you’ve been making.”
haven't
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From this reading “I haven’t been here in two or three days,” he began, as he took the hand she offered, “and I’m really astonished at the progress you’ve been making.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I haven’t been here in two or three days,” he began, as he took the hand she offered, “and I’m really astonished at the progress you’ve been making.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Reverend Wesley Elliot, looking young, eager and pleasingly worldly in a blue serge suit of unclerical cut, rose to greet her as she entered.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I haven’t been here in two or three days,” he began, as he took the hand she offered, “and I’m really astonished at the progress you’ve been making.”
House
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From this reading “What’s the trouble with our little lady of Bolton House?” he inquired.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I haven’t been here in two or three days,” he began, as he took the hand she offered, “and I’m really astonished at the progress you’ve been making.”
I'm
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From this reading “I haven’t been here in two or three days,” he began, as he took the hand she offered, “and I’m really astonished at the progress you’ve been making.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Reverend Wesley Elliot, looking young, eager and pleasingly worldly in a blue serge suit of unclerical cut, rose to greet her as she entered.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What’s the trouble with our little lady of Bolton House?” he inquired.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He still retained her hand, as he smiled down into her grave, preoccupied face.
lady
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From this reading “What’s the trouble with our little lady of Bolton House?” he inquired.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What’s the trouble with our little lady of Bolton House?” he inquired.
looking
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From this reading The Reverend Wesley Elliot, looking young, eager and pleasingly worldly in a blue serge suit of unclerical cut, rose to greet her as she entered.
making
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From this reading “I haven’t been here in two or three days,” he began, as he took the hand she offered, “and I’m really astonished at the progress you’ve been making.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Reverend Wesley Elliot, looking young, eager and pleasingly worldly in a blue serge suit of unclerical cut, rose to greet her as she entered.
offered
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From this reading “I haven’t been here in two or three days,” he began, as he took the hand she offered, “and I’m really astonished at the progress you’ve been making.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Any of the workmen on strike, or—” She withdrew her hand with a faint smile.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I haven’t been here in two or three days,” he began, as he took the hand she offered, “and I’m really astonished at the progress you’ve been making.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “What’s the trouble with our little lady of Bolton House?” he inquired.
pleasingly
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From this reading The Reverend Wesley Elliot, looking young, eager and pleasingly worldly in a blue serge suit of unclerical cut, rose to greet her as she entered.
preoccupied
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From this reading He still retained her hand, as he smiled down into her grave, preoccupied face.
progress
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From this reading “I haven’t been here in two or three days,” he began, as he took the hand she offered, “and I’m really astonished at the progress you’ve been making.”
really
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From this reading “I haven’t been here in two or three days,” he began, as he took the hand she offered, “and I’m really astonished at the progress you’ve been making.”
retained
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From this reading He still retained her hand, as he smiled down into her grave, preoccupied face.
Reverend
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From this reading The Reverend Wesley Elliot, looking young, eager and pleasingly worldly in a blue serge suit of unclerical cut, rose to greet her as she entered.
rose
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From this reading The Reverend Wesley Elliot, looking young, eager and pleasingly worldly in a blue serge suit of unclerical cut, rose to greet her as she entered.
serge
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From this reading The Reverend Wesley Elliot, looking young, eager and pleasingly worldly in a blue serge suit of unclerical cut, rose to greet her as she entered.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Reverend Wesley Elliot, looking young, eager and pleasingly worldly in a blue serge suit of unclerical cut, rose to greet her as she entered.
smile
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From this reading “Any of the workmen on strike, or—” She withdrew her hand with a faint smile.
smiled
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From this reading He still retained her hand, as he smiled down into her grave, preoccupied face.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He still retained her hand, as he smiled down into her grave, preoccupied face.
strike
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From this reading “Any of the workmen on strike, or—” She withdrew her hand with a faint smile.
suit
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From this reading The Reverend Wesley Elliot, looking young, eager and pleasingly worldly in a blue serge suit of unclerical cut, rose to greet her as she entered.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Reverend Wesley Elliot, looking young, eager and pleasingly worldly in a blue serge suit of unclerical cut, rose to greet her as she entered.
three
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From this reading “I haven’t been here in two or three days,” he began, as he took the hand she offered, “and I’m really astonished at the progress you’ve been making.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Reverend Wesley Elliot, looking young, eager and pleasingly worldly in a blue serge suit of unclerical cut, rose to greet her as she entered.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I haven’t been here in two or three days,” he began, as he took the hand she offered, “and I’m really astonished at the progress you’ve been making.”
trouble
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From this reading “What’s the trouble with our little lady of Bolton House?” he inquired.
two
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From this reading “I haven’t been here in two or three days,” he began, as he took the hand she offered, “and I’m really astonished at the progress you’ve been making.”
unclerical
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From this reading The Reverend Wesley Elliot, looking young, eager and pleasingly worldly in a blue serge suit of unclerical cut, rose to greet her as she entered.
Wesley
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From this reading The Reverend Wesley Elliot, looking young, eager and pleasingly worldly in a blue serge suit of unclerical cut, rose to greet her as she entered.
What's
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From this reading “What’s the trouble with our little lady of Bolton House?” he inquired.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “What’s the trouble with our little lady of Bolton House?” he inquired.
withdrew
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From this reading “Any of the workmen on strike, or—” She withdrew her hand with a faint smile.
workmen
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From this reading “Any of the workmen on strike, or—” She withdrew her hand with a faint smile.
worldly
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From this reading The Reverend Wesley Elliot, looking young, eager and pleasingly worldly in a blue serge suit of unclerical cut, rose to greet her as she entered.
you've
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From this reading “I haven’t been here in two or three days,” he began, as he took the hand she offered, “and I’m really astonished at the progress you’ve been making.”
young
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From this reading The Reverend Wesley Elliot, looking young, eager and pleasingly worldly in a blue serge suit of unclerical cut, rose to greet her as she entered.
