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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 A HARD FIGHT.
all
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From this reading In a short time Kelly had produced from his trunk some clothing which he put on, and when he announced that he was all ready Claude turned and looked at him.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Now all I want is to get shaved, and you can stay outside the shop and stop Hayward when he comes along,” said Kelly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a short time Kelly had produced from his trunk some clothing which he put on, and when he announced that he was all ready Claude turned and looked at him.
announced
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From this reading In a short time Kelly had produced from his trunk some clothing which he put on, and when he announced that he was all ready Claude turned and looked at him.
Aside
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From this reading Aside from the marks of dissipation which were plainly visible on his face, he looked to be just what he represented—a traveller out on business.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In a short time Kelly had produced from his trunk some clothing which he put on, and when he announced that he was all ready Claude turned and looked at him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Aside from the marks of dissipation which were plainly visible on his face, he looked to be just what he represented—a traveller out on business.
business
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From this reading Aside from the marks of dissipation which were plainly visible on his face, he looked to be just what he represented—a traveller out on business.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Now all I want is to get shaved, and you can stay outside the shop and stop Hayward when he comes along,” said Kelly.
Claude
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From this reading In a short time Kelly had produced from his trunk some clothing which he put on, and when he announced that he was all ready Claude turned and looked at him.
clothing
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From this reading In a short time Kelly had produced from his trunk some clothing which he put on, and when he announced that he was all ready Claude turned and looked at him.
comes
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From this reading “Now all I want is to get shaved, and you can stay outside the shop and stop Hayward when he comes along,” said Kelly.
conducted
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From this reading He would not have known that it was the same person who had conducted him to his room.
dissipation
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From this reading Aside from the marks of dissipation which were plainly visible on his face, he looked to be just what he represented—a traveller out on business.
face
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From this reading Aside from the marks of dissipation which were plainly visible on his face, he looked to be just what he represented—a traveller out on business.
FIGHT
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From this reading A HARD FIGHT.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In a short time Kelly had produced from his trunk some clothing which he put on, and when he announced that he was all ready Claude turned and looked at him.
get
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From this reading “Now all I want is to get shaved, and you can stay outside the shop and stop Hayward when he comes along,” said Kelly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a short time Kelly had produced from his trunk some clothing which he put on, and when he announced that he was all ready Claude turned and looked at him.
HARD
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From this reading A HARD FIGHT.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would not have known that it was the same person who had conducted him to his room.
Hayward
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From this reading “Now all I want is to get shaved, and you can stay outside the shop and stop Hayward when he comes along,” said Kelly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a short time Kelly had produced from his trunk some clothing which he put on, and when he announced that he was all ready Claude turned and looked at him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In a short time Kelly had produced from his trunk some clothing which he put on, and when he announced that he was all ready Claude turned and looked at him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In a short time Kelly had produced from his trunk some clothing which he put on, and when he announced that he was all ready Claude turned and looked at him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Now all I want is to get shaved, and you can stay outside the shop and stop Hayward when he comes along,” said Kelly.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a short time Kelly had produced from his trunk some clothing which he put on, and when he announced that he was all ready Claude turned and looked at him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Now all I want is to get shaved, and you can stay outside the shop and stop Hayward when he comes along,” said Kelly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He would not have known that it was the same person who had conducted him to his room.
just
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From this reading Aside from the marks of dissipation which were plainly visible on his face, he looked to be just what he represented—a traveller out on business.
Kelly
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From this reading In a short time Kelly had produced from his trunk some clothing which he put on, and when he announced that he was all ready Claude turned and looked at him.
known
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From this reading He would not have known that it was the same person who had conducted him to his room.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a short time Kelly had produced from his trunk some clothing which he put on, and when he announced that he was all ready Claude turned and looked at him.
marks
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From this reading Aside from the marks of dissipation which were plainly visible on his face, he looked to be just what he represented—a traveller out on business.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would not have known that it was the same person who had conducted him to his room.
Now
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From this reading “Now all I want is to get shaved, and you can stay outside the shop and stop Hayward when he comes along,” said Kelly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Aside from the marks of dissipation which were plainly visible on his face, he looked to be just what he represented—a traveller out on business.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In a short time Kelly had produced from his trunk some clothing which he put on, and when he announced that he was all ready Claude turned and looked at him.
out
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From this reading Aside from the marks of dissipation which were plainly visible on his face, he looked to be just what he represented—a traveller out on business.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Now all I want is to get shaved, and you can stay outside the shop and stop Hayward when he comes along,” said Kelly.
person
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From this reading He would not have known that it was the same person who had conducted him to his room.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Aside from the marks of dissipation which were plainly visible on his face, he looked to be just what he represented—a traveller out on business.
produced
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From this reading In a short time Kelly had produced from his trunk some clothing which he put on, and when he announced that he was all ready Claude turned and looked at him.
put
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From this reading In a short time Kelly had produced from his trunk some clothing which he put on, and when he announced that he was all ready Claude turned and looked at him.
ready
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From this reading In a short time Kelly had produced from his trunk some clothing which he put on, and when he announced that he was all ready Claude turned and looked at him.
represented
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From this reading Aside from the marks of dissipation which were plainly visible on his face, he looked to be just what he represented—a traveller out on business.
room
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From this reading He would not have known that it was the same person who had conducted him to his room.
said
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From this reading “Now all I want is to get shaved, and you can stay outside the shop and stop Hayward when he comes along,” said Kelly.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would not have known that it was the same person who had conducted him to his room.
shaved
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From this reading “Now all I want is to get shaved, and you can stay outside the shop and stop Hayward when he comes along,” said Kelly.
shop
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From this reading “Now all I want is to get shaved, and you can stay outside the shop and stop Hayward when he comes along,” said Kelly.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading In a short time Kelly had produced from his trunk some clothing which he put on, and when he announced that he was all ready Claude turned and looked at him.
some
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From this reading In a short time Kelly had produced from his trunk some clothing which he put on, and when he announced that he was all ready Claude turned and looked at him.
stay
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From this reading “Now all I want is to get shaved, and you can stay outside the shop and stop Hayward when he comes along,” said Kelly.
stop
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From this reading “Now all I want is to get shaved, and you can stay outside the shop and stop Hayward when he comes along,” said Kelly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In a short time Kelly had produced from his trunk some clothing which he put on, and when he announced that he was all ready Claude turned and looked at him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He would not have known that it was the same person who had conducted him to his room.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a short time Kelly had produced from his trunk some clothing which he put on, and when he announced that he was all ready Claude turned and looked at him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He would not have known that it was the same person who had conducted him to his room.
traveller
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From this reading Aside from the marks of dissipation which were plainly visible on his face, he looked to be just what he represented—a traveller out on business.
trunk
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From this reading In a short time Kelly had produced from his trunk some clothing which he put on, and when he announced that he was all ready Claude turned and looked at him.
turned
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From this reading In a short time Kelly had produced from his trunk some clothing which he put on, and when he announced that he was all ready Claude turned and looked at him.
visible
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From this reading Aside from the marks of dissipation which were plainly visible on his face, he looked to be just what he represented—a traveller out on business.
want
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From this reading “Now all I want is to get shaved, and you can stay outside the shop and stop Hayward when he comes along,” said Kelly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a short time Kelly had produced from his trunk some clothing which he put on, and when he announced that he was all ready Claude turned and looked at him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Aside from the marks of dissipation which were plainly visible on his face, he looked to be just what he represented—a traveller out on business.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Aside from the marks of dissipation which were plainly visible on his face, he looked to be just what he represented—a traveller out on business.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In a short time Kelly had produced from his trunk some clothing which he put on, and when he announced that he was all ready Claude turned and looked at him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In a short time Kelly had produced from his trunk some clothing which he put on, and when he announced that he was all ready Claude turned and looked at him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He would not have known that it was the same person who had conducted him to his room.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would not have known that it was the same person who had conducted him to his room.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now all I want is to get shaved, and you can stay outside the shop and stop Hayward when he comes along,” said Kelly.
