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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 "Let me put it in a place of safety."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
ANOTHERnounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Why"--as if suddenly recollecting something--"here is my will.
drawer
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From this reading He unlocked a drawer and opened it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
Harry
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From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He unlocked a drawer and opened it.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I will put it here," he said.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Why"--as if suddenly recollecting something--"here is my will.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Let me put it in a place of safety."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why"--as if suddenly recollecting something--"here is my will.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me put it in a place of safety."
Lord
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From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me put it in a place of safety."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why"--as if suddenly recollecting something--"here is my will.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Let me put it in a place of safety."
often
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From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
once
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From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
opened
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From this reading He unlocked a drawer and opened it.
place
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From this reading "Let me put it in a place of safety."
put
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From this reading "Let me put it in a place of safety."
recollecting
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From this reading "Why"--as if suddenly recollecting something--"here is my will.
safety
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From this reading "Let me put it in a place of safety."
said
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From this reading "I will put it here," he said.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Why"--as if suddenly recollecting something--"here is my will.
STEPnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Why"--as if suddenly recollecting something--"here is my will.
table
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From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
too
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From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
unlocked
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From this reading He unlocked a drawer and opened it.
Why
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From this reading "Why"--as if suddenly recollecting something--"here is my will.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will put it here," he said.