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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 "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading IT WAS Mrs. Dunlap who took command of the situation, stepping into the picture at exactly the most awful moment of revelation when several lives seemed about to fall into chaos.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I won't detain you but an instant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
ask
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From this reading I just stepped in to ask if you would kindly endorse this check for me so that I can cash it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IT WAS Mrs. Dunlap who took command of the situation, stepping into the picture at exactly the most awful moment of revelation when several lives seemed about to fall into chaos.
awful
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From this reading IT WAS Mrs. Dunlap who took command of the situation, stepping into the picture at exactly the most awful moment of revelation when several lives seemed about to fall into chaos.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
bit
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
blue
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I won't detain you but an instant.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I just stepped in to ask if you would kindly endorse this check for me so that I can cash it.
cash
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From this reading I just stepped in to ask if you would kindly endorse this check for me so that I can cash it.
chaos
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From this reading IT WAS Mrs. Dunlap who took command of the situation, stepping into the picture at exactly the most awful moment of revelation when several lives seemed about to fall into chaos.
check
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From this reading I just stepped in to ask if you would kindly endorse this check for me so that I can cash it.
coming
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
command
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From this reading IT WAS Mrs. Dunlap who took command of the situation, stepping into the picture at exactly the most awful moment of revelation when several lives seemed about to fall into chaos.
commanding
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
detain
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From this reading I won't detain you but an instant.
Dunlap
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From this reading IT WAS Mrs. Dunlap who took command of the situation, stepping into the picture at exactly the most awful moment of revelation when several lives seemed about to fall into chaos.
endorse
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From this reading I just stepped in to ask if you would kindly endorse this check for me so that I can cash it.
exactly
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From this reading IT WAS Mrs. Dunlap who took command of the situation, stepping into the picture at exactly the most awful moment of revelation when several lives seemed about to fall into chaos.
fall
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From this reading IT WAS Mrs. Dunlap who took command of the situation, stepping into the picture at exactly the most awful moment of revelation when several lives seemed about to fall into chaos.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I just stepped in to ask if you would kindly endorse this check for me so that I can cash it.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found myself suddenly out of money, and near your office, and I knew you would help me out."
fountain
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
ghastly
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
girl
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
hand
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found myself suddenly out of money, and near your office, and I knew you would help me out."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I won't detain you but an instant.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I just stepped in to ask if you would kindly endorse this check for me so that I can cash it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
instant
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From this reading I won't detain you but an instant.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading IT WAS Mrs. Dunlap who took command of the situation, stepping into the picture at exactly the most awful moment of revelation when several lives seemed about to fall into chaos.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT WAS Mrs. Dunlap who took command of the situation, stepping into the picture at exactly the most awful moment of revelation when several lives seemed about to fall into chaos.
just
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From this reading I just stepped in to ask if you would kindly endorse this check for me so that I can cash it.
kindly
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From this reading I just stepped in to ask if you would kindly endorse this check for me so that I can cash it.
knew
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From this reading I found myself suddenly out of money, and near your office, and I knew you would help me out."
lives
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From this reading IT WAS Mrs. Dunlap who took command of the situation, stepping into the picture at exactly the most awful moment of revelation when several lives seemed about to fall into chaos.
man
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I just stepped in to ask if you would kindly endorse this check for me so that I can cash it.
moment
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From this reading IT WAS Mrs. Dunlap who took command of the situation, stepping into the picture at exactly the most awful moment of revelation when several lives seemed about to fall into chaos.
money
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From this reading I found myself suddenly out of money, and near your office, and I knew you would help me out."
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
most
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From this reading IT WAS Mrs. Dunlap who took command of the situation, stepping into the picture at exactly the most awful moment of revelation when several lives seemed about to fall into chaos.
Mr
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
Mrs
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From this reading IT WAS Mrs. Dunlap who took command of the situation, stepping into the picture at exactly the most awful moment of revelation when several lives seemed about to fall into chaos.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I found myself suddenly out of money, and near your office, and I knew you would help me out."
near
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From this reading I found myself suddenly out of money, and near your office, and I knew you would help me out."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT WAS Mrs. Dunlap who took command of the situation, stepping into the picture at exactly the most awful moment of revelation when several lives seemed about to fall into chaos.
office
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From this reading I found myself suddenly out of money, and near your office, and I knew you would help me out."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
Oliver
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
out
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From this reading I found myself suddenly out of money, and near your office, and I knew you would help me out."
paper
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
pen
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
picture
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From this reading IT WAS Mrs. Dunlap who took command of the situation, stepping into the picture at exactly the most awful moment of revelation when several lives seemed about to fall into chaos.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
revelation
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From this reading IT WAS Mrs. Dunlap who took command of the situation, stepping into the picture at exactly the most awful moment of revelation when several lives seemed about to fall into chaos.
said
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT WAS Mrs. Dunlap who took command of the situation, stepping into the picture at exactly the most awful moment of revelation when several lives seemed about to fall into chaos.
several
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From this reading IT WAS Mrs. Dunlap who took command of the situation, stepping into the picture at exactly the most awful moment of revelation when several lives seemed about to fall into chaos.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
shrinking
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
situation
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From this reading IT WAS Mrs. Dunlap who took command of the situation, stepping into the picture at exactly the most awful moment of revelation when several lives seemed about to fall into chaos.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I just stepped in to ask if you would kindly endorse this check for me so that I can cash it.
stepped
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From this reading I just stepped in to ask if you would kindly endorse this check for me so that I can cash it.
stepping
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From this reading IT WAS Mrs. Dunlap who took command of the situation, stepping into the picture at exactly the most awful moment of revelation when several lives seemed about to fall into chaos.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I found myself suddenly out of money, and near your office, and I knew you would help me out."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I just stepped in to ask if you would kindly endorse this check for me so that I can cash it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT WAS Mrs. Dunlap who took command of the situation, stepping into the picture at exactly the most awful moment of revelation when several lives seemed about to fall into chaos.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I just stepped in to ask if you would kindly endorse this check for me so that I can cash it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT WAS Mrs. Dunlap who took command of the situation, stepping into the picture at exactly the most awful moment of revelation when several lives seemed about to fall into chaos.
tone
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT WAS Mrs. Dunlap who took command of the situation, stepping into the picture at exactly the most awful moment of revelation when several lives seemed about to fall into chaos.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT WAS Mrs. Dunlap who took command of the situation, stepping into the picture at exactly the most awful moment of revelation when several lives seemed about to fall into chaos.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading IT WAS Mrs. Dunlap who took command of the situation, stepping into the picture at exactly the most awful moment of revelation when several lives seemed about to fall into chaos.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading IT WAS Mrs. Dunlap who took command of the situation, stepping into the picture at exactly the most awful moment of revelation when several lives seemed about to fall into chaos.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Oliver," she said in her pleasant, commanding tone coming forward with a fountain pen and a bit of blue paper in her hand, until she stood exactly before the shrinking girl, and the ghastly man, "Good morning!
won't
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From this reading I won't detain you but an instant.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I just stepped in to ask if you would kindly endorse this check for me so that I can cash it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I won't detain you but an instant.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I found myself suddenly out of money, and near your office, and I knew you would help me out."
