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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Caister thought: ‘Thank God, I do.’
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had sat down opposite each other at one of two small tables in the little recessed room.
Bryce-Green
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From this reading “Luck!” said Bryce-Green.
Caister
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From this reading And Caister thought: ‘Thank God, I do.’
cocktail
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From this reading “Luck!” replied Caister; and the cocktail trickling down him echoed: ‘Luck!’
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And Caister thought: ‘Thank God, I do.’
down
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From this reading They had sat down opposite each other at one of two small tables in the little recessed room.
drama
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From this reading “And what do you think of the state of the drama?”
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They had sat down opposite each other at one of two small tables in the little recessed room.
echoed
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From this reading “Luck!” replied Caister; and the cocktail trickling down him echoed: ‘Luck!’
God
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From this reading And Caister thought: ‘Thank God, I do.’
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had sat down opposite each other at one of two small tables in the little recessed room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Luck!” replied Caister; and the cocktail trickling down him echoed: ‘Luck!’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And Caister thought: ‘Thank God, I do.’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had sat down opposite each other at one of two small tables in the little recessed room.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had sat down opposite each other at one of two small tables in the little recessed room.
Luck
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From this reading “Luck!” said Bryce-Green.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had sat down opposite each other at one of two small tables in the little recessed room.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They had sat down opposite each other at one of two small tables in the little recessed room.
opposite
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From this reading They had sat down opposite each other at one of two small tables in the little recessed room.
other
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From this reading They had sat down opposite each other at one of two small tables in the little recessed room.
recessed
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From this reading They had sat down opposite each other at one of two small tables in the little recessed room.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Luck!” replied Caister; and the cocktail trickling down him echoed: ‘Luck!’
room
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From this reading They had sat down opposite each other at one of two small tables in the little recessed room.
said
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From this reading “Luck!” said Bryce-Green.
sat
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From this reading They had sat down opposite each other at one of two small tables in the little recessed room.
small
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From this reading They had sat down opposite each other at one of two small tables in the little recessed room.
state
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From this reading “And what do you think of the state of the drama?”
tables
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From this reading They had sat down opposite each other at one of two small tables in the little recessed room.
Thank
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From this reading And Caister thought: ‘Thank God, I do.’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had sat down opposite each other at one of two small tables in the little recessed room.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had sat down opposite each other at one of two small tables in the little recessed room.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And what do you think of the state of the drama?”
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Caister thought: ‘Thank God, I do.’
trickling
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From this reading “Luck!” replied Caister; and the cocktail trickling down him echoed: ‘Luck!’
two
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From this reading They had sat down opposite each other at one of two small tables in the little recessed room.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And what do you think of the state of the drama?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And what do you think of the state of the drama?”