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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 The latter tried to pass him, but Mr. Dinneford stopped, and taking his almost reluctant hand, said, as he grasped it tightly, “George Granger!” in a voice that had in it a kind of helpless cry.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _ABOUT_ the same hour that Edith entered the boys' ward of the children's hospital, Mr. Dinneford met Granger face to face in the street.
almost
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From this reading The latter tried to pass him, but Mr. Dinneford stopped, and taking his almost reluctant hand, said, as he grasped it tightly, “George Granger!” in a voice that had in it a kind of helpless cry.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The latter tried to pass him, but Mr. Dinneford stopped, and taking his almost reluctant hand, said, as he grasped it tightly, “George Granger!” in a voice that had in it a kind of helpless cry.
answer
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From this reading The young man did not answer, but stood looking at him in a surprised, uncertain way.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The latter tried to pass him, but Mr. Dinneford stopped, and taking his almost reluctant hand, said, as he grasped it tightly, “George Granger!” in a voice that had in it a kind of helpless cry.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For what?” asked Granger, whose hand still lay in that of Mr. Dinneford.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The young man did not answer, but stood looking at him in a surprised, uncertain way.
boys
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From this reading _ABOUT_ the same hour that Edith entered the boys' ward of the children's hospital, Mr. Dinneford met Granger face to face in the street.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “George,” said Mr. Dinneford, his utterance broken, “we want you!”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The latter tried to pass him, but Mr. Dinneford stopped, and taking his almost reluctant hand, said, as he grasped it tightly, “George Granger!” in a voice that had in it a kind of helpless cry.
children's
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From this reading _ABOUT_ the same hour that Edith entered the boys' ward of the children's hospital, Mr. Dinneford met Granger face to face in the street.
cry
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From this reading The latter tried to pass him, but Mr. Dinneford stopped, and taking his almost reluctant hand, said, as he grasped it tightly, “George Granger!” in a voice that had in it a kind of helpless cry.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The young man did not answer, but stood looking at him in a surprised, uncertain way.
Dinneford
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From this reading _ABOUT_ the same hour that Edith entered the boys' ward of the children's hospital, Mr. Dinneford met Granger face to face in the street.
Edith
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From this reading _ABOUT_ the same hour that Edith entered the boys' ward of the children's hospital, Mr. Dinneford met Granger face to face in the street.
entered
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From this reading _ABOUT_ the same hour that Edith entered the boys' ward of the children's hospital, Mr. Dinneford met Granger face to face in the street.
face
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From this reading _ABOUT_ the same hour that Edith entered the boys' ward of the children's hospital, Mr. Dinneford met Granger face to face in the street.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For what?” asked Granger, whose hand still lay in that of Mr. Dinneford.
George
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From this reading The latter tried to pass him, but Mr. Dinneford stopped, and taking his almost reluctant hand, said, as he grasped it tightly, “George Granger!” in a voice that had in it a kind of helpless cry.
Granger
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From this reading _ABOUT_ the same hour that Edith entered the boys' ward of the children's hospital, Mr. Dinneford met Granger face to face in the street.
grasped
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From this reading The latter tried to pass him, but Mr. Dinneford stopped, and taking his almost reluctant hand, said, as he grasped it tightly, “George Granger!” in a voice that had in it a kind of helpless cry.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The latter tried to pass him, but Mr. Dinneford stopped, and taking his almost reluctant hand, said, as he grasped it tightly, “George Granger!” in a voice that had in it a kind of helpless cry.
hand
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From this reading The latter tried to pass him, but Mr. Dinneford stopped, and taking his almost reluctant hand, said, as he grasped it tightly, “George Granger!” in a voice that had in it a kind of helpless cry.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The latter tried to pass him, but Mr. Dinneford stopped, and taking his almost reluctant hand, said, as he grasped it tightly, “George Granger!” in a voice that had in it a kind of helpless cry.
helpless
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From this reading The latter tried to pass him, but Mr. Dinneford stopped, and taking his almost reluctant hand, said, as he grasped it tightly, “George Granger!” in a voice that had in it a kind of helpless cry.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The latter tried to pass him, but Mr. Dinneford stopped, and taking his almost reluctant hand, said, as he grasped it tightly, “George Granger!” in a voice that had in it a kind of helpless cry.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The latter tried to pass him, but Mr. Dinneford stopped, and taking his almost reluctant hand, said, as he grasped it tightly, “George Granger!” in a voice that had in it a kind of helpless cry.
hospital
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From this reading _ABOUT_ the same hour that Edith entered the boys' ward of the children's hospital, Mr. Dinneford met Granger face to face in the street.
hour
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From this reading _ABOUT_ the same hour that Edith entered the boys' ward of the children's hospital, Mr. Dinneford met Granger face to face in the street.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _ABOUT_ the same hour that Edith entered the boys' ward of the children's hospital, Mr. Dinneford met Granger face to face in the street.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The latter tried to pass him, but Mr. Dinneford stopped, and taking his almost reluctant hand, said, as he grasped it tightly, “George Granger!” in a voice that had in it a kind of helpless cry.
kind
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From this reading The latter tried to pass him, but Mr. Dinneford stopped, and taking his almost reluctant hand, said, as he grasped it tightly, “George Granger!” in a voice that had in it a kind of helpless cry.
latter
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From this reading The latter tried to pass him, but Mr. Dinneford stopped, and taking his almost reluctant hand, said, as he grasped it tightly, “George Granger!” in a voice that had in it a kind of helpless cry.
lay
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From this reading “For what?” asked Granger, whose hand still lay in that of Mr. Dinneford.
looking
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From this reading The young man did not answer, but stood looking at him in a surprised, uncertain way.
man
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From this reading The young man did not answer, but stood looking at him in a surprised, uncertain way.
met
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From this reading _ABOUT_ the same hour that Edith entered the boys' ward of the children's hospital, Mr. Dinneford met Granger face to face in the street.
Mr
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From this reading _ABOUT_ the same hour that Edith entered the boys' ward of the children's hospital, Mr. Dinneford met Granger face to face in the street.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The young man did not answer, but stood looking at him in a surprised, uncertain way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _ABOUT_ the same hour that Edith entered the boys' ward of the children's hospital, Mr. Dinneford met Granger face to face in the street.
pass
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From this reading The latter tried to pass him, but Mr. Dinneford stopped, and taking his almost reluctant hand, said, as he grasped it tightly, “George Granger!” in a voice that had in it a kind of helpless cry.
reluctant
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From this reading The latter tried to pass him, but Mr. Dinneford stopped, and taking his almost reluctant hand, said, as he grasped it tightly, “George Granger!” in a voice that had in it a kind of helpless cry.
said
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From this reading The latter tried to pass him, but Mr. Dinneford stopped, and taking his almost reluctant hand, said, as he grasped it tightly, “George Granger!” in a voice that had in it a kind of helpless cry.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _ABOUT_ the same hour that Edith entered the boys' ward of the children's hospital, Mr. Dinneford met Granger face to face in the street.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For what?” asked Granger, whose hand still lay in that of Mr. Dinneford.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man did not answer, but stood looking at him in a surprised, uncertain way.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The latter tried to pass him, but Mr. Dinneford stopped, and taking his almost reluctant hand, said, as he grasped it tightly, “George Granger!” in a voice that had in it a kind of helpless cry.
street
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From this reading _ABOUT_ the same hour that Edith entered the boys' ward of the children's hospital, Mr. Dinneford met Granger face to face in the street.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man did not answer, but stood looking at him in a surprised, uncertain way.
taking
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From this reading The latter tried to pass him, but Mr. Dinneford stopped, and taking his almost reluctant hand, said, as he grasped it tightly, “George Granger!” in a voice that had in it a kind of helpless cry.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _ABOUT_ the same hour that Edith entered the boys' ward of the children's hospital, Mr. Dinneford met Granger face to face in the street.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _ABOUT_ the same hour that Edith entered the boys' ward of the children's hospital, Mr. Dinneford met Granger face to face in the street.
tightly
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From this reading The latter tried to pass him, but Mr. Dinneford stopped, and taking his almost reluctant hand, said, as he grasped it tightly, “George Granger!” in a voice that had in it a kind of helpless cry.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _ABOUT_ the same hour that Edith entered the boys' ward of the children's hospital, Mr. Dinneford met Granger face to face in the street.
tried
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From this reading The latter tried to pass him, but Mr. Dinneford stopped, and taking his almost reluctant hand, said, as he grasped it tightly, “George Granger!” in a voice that had in it a kind of helpless cry.
uncertain
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From this reading The young man did not answer, but stood looking at him in a surprised, uncertain way.
utterance
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From this reading “George,” said Mr. Dinneford, his utterance broken, “we want you!”
voice
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From this reading The latter tried to pass him, but Mr. Dinneford stopped, and taking his almost reluctant hand, said, as he grasped it tightly, “George Granger!” in a voice that had in it a kind of helpless cry.
want
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From this reading “George,” said Mr. Dinneford, his utterance broken, “we want you!”
ward
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From this reading _ABOUT_ the same hour that Edith entered the boys' ward of the children's hospital, Mr. Dinneford met Granger face to face in the street.
way
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From this reading The young man did not answer, but stood looking at him in a surprised, uncertain way.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “George,” said Mr. Dinneford, his utterance broken, “we want you!”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “For what?” asked Granger, whose hand still lay in that of Mr. Dinneford.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading “For what?” asked Granger, whose hand still lay in that of Mr. Dinneford.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “George,” said Mr. Dinneford, his utterance broken, “we want you!”
young
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From this reading The young man did not answer, but stood looking at him in a surprised, uncertain way.
