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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 About eight o'clock he arose, stretched himself contentedly, and then went to a stand, a drawer of which he pulled open.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About eight o'clock he arose, stretched himself contentedly, and then went to a stand, a drawer of which he pulled open.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ALMOST After dinner that evening, Ashton-Kirk looked over the last edition of the papers.
ALMOST
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From this reading ALMOST After dinner that evening, Ashton-Kirk looked over the last edition of the papers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About eight o'clock he arose, stretched himself contentedly, and then went to a stand, a drawer of which he pulled open.
any
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From this reading "Shall you leave any word, sir?" asked Stumph, in the lower hall.
arose
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From this reading About eight o'clock he arose, stretched himself contentedly, and then went to a stand, a drawer of which he pulled open.
Ashton-Kirk
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From this reading ALMOST After dinner that evening, Ashton-Kirk looked over the last edition of the papers.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Shall you leave any word, sir?" asked Stumph, in the lower hall.
automatic
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From this reading From this he took several black, squat-looking pistols of the automatic type, and one by one balanced them in his hand.
balanced
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From this reading From this he took several black, squat-looking pistols of the automatic type, and one by one balanced them in his hand.
black
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From this reading From this he took several black, squat-looking pistols of the automatic type, and one by one balanced them in his hand.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From this he took several black, squat-looking pistols of the automatic type, and one by one balanced them in his hand.
contentedly
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From this reading About eight o'clock he arose, stretched himself contentedly, and then went to a stand, a drawer of which he pulled open.
dinner
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drawer
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From this reading About eight o'clock he arose, stretched himself contentedly, and then went to a stand, a drawer of which he pulled open.
edition
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eight
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From this reading About eight o'clock he arose, stretched himself contentedly, and then went to a stand, a drawer of which he pulled open.
evening
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From this reading ALMOST After dinner that evening, Ashton-Kirk looked over the last edition of the papers.
fancy
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From this reading Selecting the one which struck his fancy, he slipped it into his pocket and prepared to go out.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From this he took several black, squat-looking pistols of the automatic type, and one by one balanced them in his hand.
go
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From this reading Selecting the one which struck his fancy, he slipped it into his pocket and prepared to go out.
hall
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From this reading "Shall you leave any word, sir?" asked Stumph, in the lower hall.
hand
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From this reading From this he took several black, squat-looking pistols of the automatic type, and one by one balanced them in his hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading About eight o'clock he arose, stretched himself contentedly, and then went to a stand, a drawer of which he pulled open.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading About eight o'clock he arose, stretched himself contentedly, and then went to a stand, a drawer of which he pulled open.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From this he took several black, squat-looking pistols of the automatic type, and one by one balanced them in his hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From this he took several black, squat-looking pistols of the automatic type, and one by one balanced them in his hand.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Selecting the one which struck his fancy, he slipped it into his pocket and prepared to go out.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Selecting the one which struck his fancy, he slipped it into his pocket and prepared to go out.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALMOST After dinner that evening, Ashton-Kirk looked over the last edition of the papers.
leave
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From this reading "Shall you leave any word, sir?" asked Stumph, in the lower hall.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALMOST After dinner that evening, Ashton-Kirk looked over the last edition of the papers.
lower
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o'clock
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From this reading About eight o'clock he arose, stretched himself contentedly, and then went to a stand, a drawer of which he pulled open.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALMOST After dinner that evening, Ashton-Kirk looked over the last edition of the papers.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From this he took several black, squat-looking pistols of the automatic type, and one by one balanced them in his hand.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading About eight o'clock he arose, stretched himself contentedly, and then went to a stand, a drawer of which he pulled open.
out
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From this reading Selecting the one which struck his fancy, he slipped it into his pocket and prepared to go out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading ALMOST After dinner that evening, Ashton-Kirk looked over the last edition of the papers.
papers
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From this reading ALMOST After dinner that evening, Ashton-Kirk looked over the last edition of the papers.
pistols
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From this reading From this he took several black, squat-looking pistols of the automatic type, and one by one balanced them in his hand.
pocket
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From this reading Selecting the one which struck his fancy, he slipped it into his pocket and prepared to go out.
prepared
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From this reading Selecting the one which struck his fancy, he slipped it into his pocket and prepared to go out.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About eight o'clock he arose, stretched himself contentedly, and then went to a stand, a drawer of which he pulled open.
Selecting
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From this reading Selecting the one which struck his fancy, he slipped it into his pocket and prepared to go out.
several
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From this reading From this he took several black, squat-looking pistols of the automatic type, and one by one balanced them in his hand.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Shall you leave any word, sir?" asked Stumph, in the lower hall.
sir
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From this reading "Shall you leave any word, sir?" asked Stumph, in the lower hall.
slipped
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From this reading Selecting the one which struck his fancy, he slipped it into his pocket and prepared to go out.
squat-looking
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From this reading From this he took several black, squat-looking pistols of the automatic type, and one by one balanced them in his hand.
stand
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From this reading About eight o'clock he arose, stretched himself contentedly, and then went to a stand, a drawer of which he pulled open.
stretched
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From this reading About eight o'clock he arose, stretched himself contentedly, and then went to a stand, a drawer of which he pulled open.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Selecting the one which struck his fancy, he slipped it into his pocket and prepared to go out.
Stumph
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From this reading "Shall you leave any word, sir?" asked Stumph, in the lower hall.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ALMOST After dinner that evening, Ashton-Kirk looked over the last edition of the papers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALMOST After dinner that evening, Ashton-Kirk looked over the last edition of the papers.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading From this he took several black, squat-looking pistols of the automatic type, and one by one balanced them in his hand.
then
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From this reading About eight o'clock he arose, stretched himself contentedly, and then went to a stand, a drawer of which he pulled open.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From this he took several black, squat-looking pistols of the automatic type, and one by one balanced them in his hand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About eight o'clock he arose, stretched himself contentedly, and then went to a stand, a drawer of which he pulled open.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From this he took several black, squat-looking pistols of the automatic type, and one by one balanced them in his hand.
type
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From this reading From this he took several black, squat-looking pistols of the automatic type, and one by one balanced them in his hand.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About eight o'clock he arose, stretched himself contentedly, and then went to a stand, a drawer of which he pulled open.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading About eight o'clock he arose, stretched himself contentedly, and then went to a stand, a drawer of which he pulled open.
word
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From this reading "Shall you leave any word, sir?" asked Stumph, in the lower hall.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Shall you leave any word, sir?" asked Stumph, in the lower hall.
