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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 LADY MARY THE following morning Arthur was in Mr. Brading's room, which adjoined the accountant's department, when one of the messengers brought a card and handed it to Mr. Brading.
accountant's
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From this reading LADY MARY THE following morning Arthur was in Mr. Brading's room, which adjoined the accountant's department, when one of the messengers brought a card and handed it to Mr. Brading.
adjoined
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From this reading LADY MARY THE following morning Arthur was in Mr. Brading's room, which adjoined the accountant's department, when one of the messengers brought a card and handed it to Mr. Brading.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Then he concluded his business with Arthur as quickly as he could, and went down after the messenger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LADY MARY THE following morning Arthur was in Mr. Brading's room, which adjoined the accountant's department, when one of the messengers brought a card and handed it to Mr. Brading.
Arthur
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From this reading LADY MARY THE following morning Arthur was in Mr. Brading's room, which adjoined the accountant's department, when one of the messengers brought a card and handed it to Mr. Brading.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A frown contracted the gentleman's face as his eye fell upon the name it bore.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But to the messenger who was waiting, he said: "Show Lady Mary Murray to my room downstairs, and tell her I will be with her immediately."
bore
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From this reading A frown contracted the gentleman's face as his eye fell upon the name it bore.
Brading
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From this reading LADY MARY THE following morning Arthur was in Mr. Brading's room, which adjoined the accountant's department, when one of the messengers brought a card and handed it to Mr. Brading.
Brading's
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From this reading LADY MARY THE following morning Arthur was in Mr. Brading's room, which adjoined the accountant's department, when one of the messengers brought a card and handed it to Mr. Brading.
breath
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From this reading "I wish she had chosen some other time," Arthur heard him mutter under his breath.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LADY MARY THE following morning Arthur was in Mr. Brading's room, which adjoined the accountant's department, when one of the messengers brought a card and handed it to Mr. Brading.
business
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From this reading Then he concluded his business with Arthur as quickly as he could, and went down after the messenger.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to the messenger who was waiting, he said: "Show Lady Mary Murray to my room downstairs, and tell her I will be with her immediately."
card
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From this reading LADY MARY THE following morning Arthur was in Mr. Brading's room, which adjoined the accountant's department, when one of the messengers brought a card and handed it to Mr. Brading.
chosen
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From this reading "I wish she had chosen some other time," Arthur heard him mutter under his breath.
concluded
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From this reading Then he concluded his business with Arthur as quickly as he could, and went down after the messenger.
contracted
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From this reading A frown contracted the gentleman's face as his eye fell upon the name it bore.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Then he concluded his business with Arthur as quickly as he could, and went down after the messenger.
department
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From this reading LADY MARY THE following morning Arthur was in Mr. Brading's room, which adjoined the accountant's department, when one of the messengers brought a card and handed it to Mr. Brading.
down
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From this reading Then he concluded his business with Arthur as quickly as he could, and went down after the messenger.
downstairs
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From this reading But to the messenger who was waiting, he said: "Show Lady Mary Murray to my room downstairs, and tell her I will be with her immediately."
eye
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From this reading A frown contracted the gentleman's face as his eye fell upon the name it bore.
face
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From this reading A frown contracted the gentleman's face as his eye fell upon the name it bore.
fell
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From this reading A frown contracted the gentleman's face as his eye fell upon the name it bore.
following
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From this reading LADY MARY THE following morning Arthur was in Mr. Brading's room, which adjoined the accountant's department, when one of the messengers brought a card and handed it to Mr. Brading.
frown
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From this reading A frown contracted the gentleman's face as his eye fell upon the name it bore.
gentleman's
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From this reading A frown contracted the gentleman's face as his eye fell upon the name it bore.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I wish she had chosen some other time," Arthur heard him mutter under his breath.
handed
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From this reading LADY MARY THE following morning Arthur was in Mr. Brading's room, which adjoined the accountant's department, when one of the messengers brought a card and handed it to Mr. Brading.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But to the messenger who was waiting, he said: "Show Lady Mary Murray to my room downstairs, and tell her I will be with her immediately."
heard
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From this reading "I wish she had chosen some other time," Arthur heard him mutter under his breath.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But to the messenger who was waiting, he said: "Show Lady Mary Murray to my room downstairs, and tell her I will be with her immediately."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I wish she had chosen some other time," Arthur heard him mutter under his breath.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A frown contracted the gentleman's face as his eye fell upon the name it bore.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish she had chosen some other time," Arthur heard him mutter under his breath.
immediately
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From this reading But to the messenger who was waiting, he said: "Show Lady Mary Murray to my room downstairs, and tell her I will be with her immediately."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LADY MARY THE following morning Arthur was in Mr. Brading's room, which adjoined the accountant's department, when one of the messengers brought a card and handed it to Mr. Brading.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LADY MARY THE following morning Arthur was in Mr. Brading's room, which adjoined the accountant's department, when one of the messengers brought a card and handed it to Mr. Brading.
LADY
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From this reading LADY MARY THE following morning Arthur was in Mr. Brading's room, which adjoined the accountant's department, when one of the messengers brought a card and handed it to Mr. Brading.
MARY
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From this reading LADY MARY THE following morning Arthur was in Mr. Brading's room, which adjoined the accountant's department, when one of the messengers brought a card and handed it to Mr. Brading.
messenger
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From this reading But to the messenger who was waiting, he said: "Show Lady Mary Murray to my room downstairs, and tell her I will be with her immediately."
messengers
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From this reading LADY MARY THE following morning Arthur was in Mr. Brading's room, which adjoined the accountant's department, when one of the messengers brought a card and handed it to Mr. Brading.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LADY MARY THE following morning Arthur was in Mr. Brading's room, which adjoined the accountant's department, when one of the messengers brought a card and handed it to Mr. Brading.
Mr
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From this reading LADY MARY THE following morning Arthur was in Mr. Brading's room, which adjoined the accountant's department, when one of the messengers brought a card and handed it to Mr. Brading.
Murray
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From this reading But to the messenger who was waiting, he said: "Show Lady Mary Murray to my room downstairs, and tell her I will be with her immediately."
mutter
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From this reading "I wish she had chosen some other time," Arthur heard him mutter under his breath.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But to the messenger who was waiting, he said: "Show Lady Mary Murray to my room downstairs, and tell her I will be with her immediately."
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A frown contracted the gentleman's face as his eye fell upon the name it bore.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LADY MARY THE following morning Arthur was in Mr. Brading's room, which adjoined the accountant's department, when one of the messengers brought a card and handed it to Mr. Brading.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading LADY MARY THE following morning Arthur was in Mr. Brading's room, which adjoined the accountant's department, when one of the messengers brought a card and handed it to Mr. Brading.
other
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From this reading "I wish she had chosen some other time," Arthur heard him mutter under his breath.
quickly
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From this reading Then he concluded his business with Arthur as quickly as he could, and went down after the messenger.
room
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From this reading LADY MARY THE following morning Arthur was in Mr. Brading's room, which adjoined the accountant's department, when one of the messengers brought a card and handed it to Mr. Brading.
said
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From this reading But to the messenger who was waiting, he said: "Show Lady Mary Murray to my room downstairs, and tell her I will be with her immediately."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I wish she had chosen some other time," Arthur heard him mutter under his breath.
Show
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From this reading But to the messenger who was waiting, he said: "Show Lady Mary Murray to my room downstairs, and tell her I will be with her immediately."
some
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From this reading "I wish she had chosen some other time," Arthur heard him mutter under his breath.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to the messenger who was waiting, he said: "Show Lady Mary Murray to my room downstairs, and tell her I will be with her immediately."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LADY MARY THE following morning Arthur was in Mr. Brading's room, which adjoined the accountant's department, when one of the messengers brought a card and handed it to Mr. Brading.
Then
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From this reading Then he concluded his business with Arthur as quickly as he could, and went down after the messenger.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wish she had chosen some other time," Arthur heard him mutter under his breath.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LADY MARY THE following morning Arthur was in Mr. Brading's room, which adjoined the accountant's department, when one of the messengers brought a card and handed it to Mr. Brading.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "I wish she had chosen some other time," Arthur heard him mutter under his breath.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A frown contracted the gentleman's face as his eye fell upon the name it bore.
waiting
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From this reading But to the messenger who was waiting, he said: "Show Lady Mary Murray to my room downstairs, and tell her I will be with her immediately."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LADY MARY THE following morning Arthur was in Mr. Brading's room, which adjoined the accountant's department, when one of the messengers brought a card and handed it to Mr. Brading.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he concluded his business with Arthur as quickly as he could, and went down after the messenger.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading LADY MARY THE following morning Arthur was in Mr. Brading's room, which adjoined the accountant's department, when one of the messengers brought a card and handed it to Mr. Brading.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading LADY MARY THE following morning Arthur was in Mr. Brading's room, which adjoined the accountant's department, when one of the messengers brought a card and handed it to Mr. Brading.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But to the messenger who was waiting, he said: "Show Lady Mary Murray to my room downstairs, and tell her I will be with her immediately."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But to the messenger who was waiting, he said: "Show Lady Mary Murray to my room downstairs, and tell her I will be with her immediately."
wish
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From this reading "I wish she had chosen some other time," Arthur heard him mutter under his breath.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But to the messenger who was waiting, he said: "Show Lady Mary Murray to my room downstairs, and tell her I will be with her immediately."
