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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 Briefly I explained what had happened, and thereupon Du Chien, who seemed to be a man of few words, said: “Stay where you are, all of you, for a minute.”
all
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From this reading Briefly I explained what had happened, and thereupon Du Chien, who seemed to be a man of few words, said: “Stay where you are, all of you, for a minute.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Briefly I explained what had happened, and thereupon Du Chien, who seemed to be a man of few words, said: “Stay where you are, all of you, for a minute.”
apparently
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From this reading Having apparently satisfied himself, he removed the dirty rag from his face and said: “Nigger.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Briefly I explained what had happened, and thereupon Du Chien, who seemed to be a man of few words, said: “Stay where you are, all of you, for a minute.”
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Then he started off at his singular dog-trot pace, and followed the edge of the water all the way around, just as I had done, lightly, but with wonderful celerity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then he started off at his singular dog-trot pace, and followed the edge of the water all the way around, just as I had done, lightly, but with wonderful celerity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he started off at his singular dog-trot pace, and followed the edge of the water all the way around, just as I had done, lightly, but with wonderful celerity.
back
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From this reading Then he came back to us, looking much puzzled.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Briefly I explained what had happened, and thereupon Du Chien, who seemed to be a man of few words, said: “Stay where you are, all of you, for a minute.”
Briefly
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From this reading Briefly I explained what had happened, and thereupon Du Chien, who seemed to be a man of few words, said: “Stay where you are, all of you, for a minute.”
buried
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From this reading I handed him the coarse, dirty handkerchief which I had taken from the dead woman’s mouth, and Du Chien immediately buried that wonderful nose of his in it, and snuffed at it long and vigorously.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then he started off at his singular dog-trot pace, and followed the edge of the water all the way around, just as I had done, lightly, but with wonderful celerity.
came
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From this reading Then he came back to us, looking much puzzled.
celerity
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From this reading Then he started off at his singular dog-trot pace, and followed the edge of the water all the way around, just as I had done, lightly, but with wonderful celerity.
Chien
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From this reading Briefly I explained what had happened, and thereupon Du Chien, who seemed to be a man of few words, said: “Stay where you are, all of you, for a minute.”
coarse
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From this reading I handed him the coarse, dirty handkerchief which I had taken from the dead woman’s mouth, and Du Chien immediately buried that wonderful nose of his in it, and snuffed at it long and vigorously.
dead
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From this reading I handed him the coarse, dirty handkerchief which I had taken from the dead woman’s mouth, and Du Chien immediately buried that wonderful nose of his in it, and snuffed at it long and vigorously.
dirty
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From this reading I handed him the coarse, dirty handkerchief which I had taken from the dead woman’s mouth, and Du Chien immediately buried that wonderful nose of his in it, and snuffed at it long and vigorously.
dog-trot
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From this reading Then he started off at his singular dog-trot pace, and followed the edge of the water all the way around, just as I had done, lightly, but with wonderful celerity.
done
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From this reading Then he started off at his singular dog-trot pace, and followed the edge of the water all the way around, just as I had done, lightly, but with wonderful celerity.
Du
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From this reading Briefly I explained what had happened, and thereupon Du Chien, who seemed to be a man of few words, said: “Stay where you are, all of you, for a minute.”
edge
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From this reading Then he started off at his singular dog-trot pace, and followed the edge of the water all the way around, just as I had done, lightly, but with wonderful celerity.
explained
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From this reading Briefly I explained what had happened, and thereupon Du Chien, who seemed to be a man of few words, said: “Stay where you are, all of you, for a minute.”
face
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From this reading Having apparently satisfied himself, he removed the dirty rag from his face and said: “Nigger.”
few
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From this reading Briefly I explained what had happened, and thereupon Du Chien, who seemed to be a man of few words, said: “Stay where you are, all of you, for a minute.”
followed
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From this reading Then he started off at his singular dog-trot pace, and followed the edge of the water all the way around, just as I had done, lightly, but with wonderful celerity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Briefly I explained what had happened, and thereupon Du Chien, who seemed to be a man of few words, said: “Stay where you are, all of you, for a minute.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I handed him the coarse, dirty handkerchief which I had taken from the dead woman’s mouth, and Du Chien immediately buried that wonderful nose of his in it, and snuffed at it long and vigorously.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Briefly I explained what had happened, and thereupon Du Chien, who seemed to be a man of few words, said: “Stay where you are, all of you, for a minute.”
handed
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From this reading I handed him the coarse, dirty handkerchief which I had taken from the dead woman’s mouth, and Du Chien immediately buried that wonderful nose of his in it, and snuffed at it long and vigorously.
handkerchief
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From this reading I handed him the coarse, dirty handkerchief which I had taken from the dead woman’s mouth, and Du Chien immediately buried that wonderful nose of his in it, and snuffed at it long and vigorously.
happened
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From this reading Briefly I explained what had happened, and thereupon Du Chien, who seemed to be a man of few words, said: “Stay where you are, all of you, for a minute.”
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having apparently satisfied himself, he removed the dirty rag from his face and said: “Nigger.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he started off at his singular dog-trot pace, and followed the edge of the water all the way around, just as I had done, lightly, but with wonderful celerity.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I handed him the coarse, dirty handkerchief which I had taken from the dead woman’s mouth, and Du Chien immediately buried that wonderful nose of his in it, and snuffed at it long and vigorously.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Having apparently satisfied himself, he removed the dirty rag from his face and said: “Nigger.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he started off at his singular dog-trot pace, and followed the edge of the water all the way around, just as I had done, lightly, but with wonderful celerity.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Briefly I explained what had happened, and thereupon Du Chien, who seemed to be a man of few words, said: “Stay where you are, all of you, for a minute.”
immediately
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From this reading I handed him the coarse, dirty handkerchief which I had taken from the dead woman’s mouth, and Du Chien immediately buried that wonderful nose of his in it, and snuffed at it long and vigorously.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I handed him the coarse, dirty handkerchief which I had taken from the dead woman’s mouth, and Du Chien immediately buried that wonderful nose of his in it, and snuffed at it long and vigorously.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I handed him the coarse, dirty handkerchief which I had taken from the dead woman’s mouth, and Du Chien immediately buried that wonderful nose of his in it, and snuffed at it long and vigorously.
just
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From this reading Then he started off at his singular dog-trot pace, and followed the edge of the water all the way around, just as I had done, lightly, but with wonderful celerity.
lightly
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From this reading Then he started off at his singular dog-trot pace, and followed the edge of the water all the way around, just as I had done, lightly, but with wonderful celerity.
long
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From this reading I handed him the coarse, dirty handkerchief which I had taken from the dead woman’s mouth, and Du Chien immediately buried that wonderful nose of his in it, and snuffed at it long and vigorously.
looking
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From this reading Then he came back to us, looking much puzzled.
man
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From this reading Briefly I explained what had happened, and thereupon Du Chien, who seemed to be a man of few words, said: “Stay where you are, all of you, for a minute.”
minute
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From this reading Briefly I explained what had happened, and thereupon Du Chien, who seemed to be a man of few words, said: “Stay where you are, all of you, for a minute.”
mouth
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From this reading I handed him the coarse, dirty handkerchief which I had taken from the dead woman’s mouth, and Du Chien immediately buried that wonderful nose of his in it, and snuffed at it long and vigorously.
much
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From this reading Then he came back to us, looking much puzzled.
Nigger
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From this reading Having apparently satisfied himself, he removed the dirty rag from his face and said: “Nigger.”
nose
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From this reading I handed him the coarse, dirty handkerchief which I had taken from the dead woman’s mouth, and Du Chien immediately buried that wonderful nose of his in it, and snuffed at it long and vigorously.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Briefly I explained what had happened, and thereupon Du Chien, who seemed to be a man of few words, said: “Stay where you are, all of you, for a minute.”
off
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From this reading Then he started off at his singular dog-trot pace, and followed the edge of the water all the way around, just as I had done, lightly, but with wonderful celerity.
pace
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From this reading Then he started off at his singular dog-trot pace, and followed the edge of the water all the way around, just as I had done, lightly, but with wonderful celerity.
puzzled
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From this reading Then he came back to us, looking much puzzled.
rag
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From this reading Having apparently satisfied himself, he removed the dirty rag from his face and said: “Nigger.”
removed
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From this reading Having apparently satisfied himself, he removed the dirty rag from his face and said: “Nigger.”
said
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From this reading Briefly I explained what had happened, and thereupon Du Chien, who seemed to be a man of few words, said: “Stay where you are, all of you, for a minute.”
satisfied
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From this reading Having apparently satisfied himself, he removed the dirty rag from his face and said: “Nigger.”
seemed
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From this reading Briefly I explained what had happened, and thereupon Du Chien, who seemed to be a man of few words, said: “Stay where you are, all of you, for a minute.”
singular
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From this reading Then he started off at his singular dog-trot pace, and followed the edge of the water all the way around, just as I had done, lightly, but with wonderful celerity.
snuffed
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From this reading I handed him the coarse, dirty handkerchief which I had taken from the dead woman’s mouth, and Du Chien immediately buried that wonderful nose of his in it, and snuffed at it long and vigorously.
started
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From this reading Then he started off at his singular dog-trot pace, and followed the edge of the water all the way around, just as I had done, lightly, but with wonderful celerity.
Stay
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From this reading Briefly I explained what had happened, and thereupon Du Chien, who seemed to be a man of few words, said: “Stay where you are, all of you, for a minute.”
taken
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From this reading I handed him the coarse, dirty handkerchief which I had taken from the dead woman’s mouth, and Du Chien immediately buried that wonderful nose of his in it, and snuffed at it long and vigorously.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I handed him the coarse, dirty handkerchief which I had taken from the dead woman’s mouth, and Du Chien immediately buried that wonderful nose of his in it, and snuffed at it long and vigorously.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he started off at his singular dog-trot pace, and followed the edge of the water all the way around, just as I had done, lightly, but with wonderful celerity.
Then
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From this reading Then he started off at his singular dog-trot pace, and followed the edge of the water all the way around, just as I had done, lightly, but with wonderful celerity.
thereupon
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From this reading Briefly I explained what had happened, and thereupon Du Chien, who seemed to be a man of few words, said: “Stay where you are, all of you, for a minute.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Briefly I explained what had happened, and thereupon Du Chien, who seemed to be a man of few words, said: “Stay where you are, all of you, for a minute.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he came back to us, looking much puzzled.
vigorously
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From this reading I handed him the coarse, dirty handkerchief which I had taken from the dead woman’s mouth, and Du Chien immediately buried that wonderful nose of his in it, and snuffed at it long and vigorously.
water
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From this reading Then he started off at his singular dog-trot pace, and followed the edge of the water all the way around, just as I had done, lightly, but with wonderful celerity.
way
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From this reading Then he started off at his singular dog-trot pace, and followed the edge of the water all the way around, just as I had done, lightly, but with wonderful celerity.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Briefly I explained what had happened, and thereupon Du Chien, who seemed to be a man of few words, said: “Stay where you are, all of you, for a minute.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Briefly I explained what had happened, and thereupon Du Chien, who seemed to be a man of few words, said: “Stay where you are, all of you, for a minute.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I handed him the coarse, dirty handkerchief which I had taken from the dead woman’s mouth, and Du Chien immediately buried that wonderful nose of his in it, and snuffed at it long and vigorously.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Briefly I explained what had happened, and thereupon Du Chien, who seemed to be a man of few words, said: “Stay where you are, all of you, for a minute.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he started off at his singular dog-trot pace, and followed the edge of the water all the way around, just as I had done, lightly, but with wonderful celerity.
woman's
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From this reading I handed him the coarse, dirty handkerchief which I had taken from the dead woman’s mouth, and Du Chien immediately buried that wonderful nose of his in it, and snuffed at it long and vigorously.
wonderful
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From this reading Then he started off at his singular dog-trot pace, and followed the edge of the water all the way around, just as I had done, lightly, but with wonderful celerity.
words
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From this reading Briefly I explained what had happened, and thereupon Du Chien, who seemed to be a man of few words, said: “Stay where you are, all of you, for a minute.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Briefly I explained what had happened, and thereupon Du Chien, who seemed to be a man of few words, said: “Stay where you are, all of you, for a minute.”
