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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
action
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
armed
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From this reading I would come upon her by surprise, and not when she was armed and prepared for repulse.
assault
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I know not why this should be necessary, but I feel that it is!
Brompton-House
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I know not why this should be necessary, but I feel that it is!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I would come upon her by surprise, and not when she was armed and prepared for repulse.
Clifton
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
Coke
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am waiting to question Laura; but I ordered her to be in no haste to come down, when she heard me ring.
down
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From this reading I am waiting to question Laura; but I ordered her to be in no haste to come down, when she heard me ring.
Fairfax
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
feel
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From this reading I know not why this should be necessary, but I feel that it is!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
Guy
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
haste
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From this reading I am waiting to question Laura; but I ordered her to be in no haste to come down, when she heard me ring.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I would not have my victim suspect me to be here.
heard
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From this reading I am waiting to question Laura; but I ordered her to be in no haste to come down, when she heard me ring.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I am waiting to question Laura; but I ordered her to be in no haste to come down, when she heard me ring.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I know not why this should be necessary, but I feel that it is!
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know not why this should be necessary, but I feel that it is!
Laura
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From this reading I am waiting to question Laura; but I ordered her to be in no haste to come down, when she heard me ring.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
necessary
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From this reading I know not why this should be necessary, but I feel that it is!
nerves
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I am waiting to question Laura; but I ordered her to be in no haste to come down, when she heard me ring.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I know not why this should be necessary, but I feel that it is!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
ordered
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From this reading I am waiting to question Laura; but I ordered her to be in no haste to come down, when she heard me ring.
prepared
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From this reading I would come upon her by surprise, and not when she was armed and prepared for repulse.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am waiting to question Laura; but I ordered her to be in no haste to come down, when she heard me ring.
reluctance
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
repulse
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From this reading I would come upon her by surprise, and not when she was armed and prepared for repulse.
ridding
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
ring
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From this reading I am waiting to question Laura; but I ordered her to be in no haste to come down, when she heard me ring.
room
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
scene
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I know not why this should be necessary, but I feel that it is!
stringing
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
surprise
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From this reading I would come upon her by surprise, and not when she was armed and prepared for repulse.
suspect
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From this reading I would not have my victim suspect me to be here.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I know not why this should be necessary, but I feel that it is!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I know not why this should be necessary, but I feel that it is!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Brompton-House_ I am here--At the scene of action--she is in the room above me, and I am ridding myself of reluctance; stringing my nerves for assault.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I would come upon her by surprise, and not when she was armed and prepared for repulse.
victim
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From this reading I would not have my victim suspect me to be here.
waiting
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From this reading I am waiting to question Laura; but I ordered her to be in no haste to come down, when she heard me ring.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I would come upon her by surprise, and not when she was armed and prepared for repulse.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I am waiting to question Laura; but I ordered her to be in no haste to come down, when she heard me ring.
why
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From this reading I know not why this should be necessary, but I feel that it is!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would not have my victim suspect me to be here.
