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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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Abraham
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Drat it!" said Mrs. Jones to herself on that day, as soon as she had regained the solitude of her own private apartment, after having taken a long look at Mr. Mollett in the hall.
all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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apartment
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Drat it!" said Mrs. Jones to herself on that day, as soon as she had regained the solitude of her own private apartment, after having taken a long look at Mr. Mollett in the hall.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I need hardly explain to a discerning public that Mr. Matthew Mollett was the gentleman who made that momentous call at Castle Richmond, and flurried all that household.
back
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call
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Castle
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Cork
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day
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discerning
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Drat
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explain
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flurried
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I must now take my readers back to that very unsavoury public-house in South Main Street, Cork, in which, for the present, lived Mr. Matthew Mollett and his son Abraham.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I need hardly explain to a discerning public that Mr. Matthew Mollett was the gentleman who made that momentous call at Castle Richmond, and flurried all that household.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Drat it!" said Mrs. Jones to herself on that day, as soon as she had regained the solitude of her own private apartment, after having taken a long look at Mr. Mollett in the hall.
hall
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hardly
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havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "Drat it!" said Mrs. Jones to herself on that day, as soon as she had regained the solitude of her own private apartment, after having taken a long look at Mr. Mollett in the hall.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Drat it!" said Mrs. Jones to herself on that day, as soon as she had regained the solitude of her own private apartment, after having taken a long look at Mr. Mollett in the hall.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Drat it!" said Mrs. Jones to herself on that day, as soon as she had regained the solitude of her own private apartment, after having taken a long look at Mr. Mollett in the hall.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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household
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I must now take my readers back to that very unsavoury public-house in South Main Street, Cork, in which, for the present, lived Mr. Matthew Mollett and his son Abraham.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Drat it!" said Mrs. Jones to herself on that day, as soon as she had regained the solitude of her own private apartment, after having taken a long look at Mr. Mollett in the hall.
Jones
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lived
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Drat it!" said Mrs. Jones to herself on that day, as soon as she had regained the solitude of her own private apartment, after having taken a long look at Mr. Mollett in the hall.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Drat it!" said Mrs. Jones to herself on that day, as soon as she had regained the solitude of her own private apartment, after having taken a long look at Mr. Mollett in the hall.
made
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From this reading I need hardly explain to a discerning public that Mr. Matthew Mollett was the gentleman who made that momentous call at Castle Richmond, and flurried all that household.
MAIN
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From this reading MOLLETT RETURNS TO SOUTH MAIN STREET.
Matthew
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MOLLETT
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From this reading MOLLETT RETURNS TO SOUTH MAIN STREET.
momentous
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MR
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From this reading MR.
Mrs
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must now take my readers back to that very unsavoury public-house in South Main Street, Cork, in which, for the present, lived Mr. Matthew Mollett and his son Abraham.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I must now take my readers back to that very unsavoury public-house in South Main Street, Cork, in which, for the present, lived Mr. Matthew Mollett and his son Abraham.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I need hardly explain to a discerning public that Mr. Matthew Mollett was the gentleman who made that momentous call at Castle Richmond, and flurried all that household.
now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Drat it!" said Mrs. Jones to herself on that day, as soon as she had regained the solitude of her own private apartment, after having taken a long look at Mr. Mollett in the hall.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Drat it!" said Mrs. Jones to herself on that day, as soon as she had regained the solitude of her own private apartment, after having taken a long look at Mr. Mollett in the hall.
own
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present
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private
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public
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public-house
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readers
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regained
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From this reading "Drat it!" said Mrs. Jones to herself on that day, as soon as she had regained the solitude of her own private apartment, after having taken a long look at Mr. Mollett in the hall.
RETURNS
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From this reading MOLLETT RETURNS TO SOUTH MAIN STREET.
Richmond
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said
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Drat it!" said Mrs. Jones to herself on that day, as soon as she had regained the solitude of her own private apartment, after having taken a long look at Mr. Mollett in the hall.
solitude
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son
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soon
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SOUTH
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From this reading MOLLETT RETURNS TO SOUTH MAIN STREET.
STREET
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From this reading MOLLETT RETURNS TO SOUTH MAIN STREET.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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taken
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From this reading "Drat it!" said Mrs. Jones to herself on that day, as soon as she had regained the solitude of her own private apartment, after having taken a long look at Mr. Mollett in the hall.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I must now take my readers back to that very unsavoury public-house in South Main Street, Cork, in which, for the present, lived Mr. Matthew Mollett and his son Abraham.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I must now take my readers back to that very unsavoury public-house in South Main Street, Cork, in which, for the present, lived Mr. Matthew Mollett and his son Abraham.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MOLLETT RETURNS TO SOUTH MAIN STREET.
unsavoury
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very
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From this reading I must now take my readers back to that very unsavoury public-house in South Main Street, Cork, in which, for the present, lived Mr. Matthew Mollett and his son Abraham.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I need hardly explain to a discerning public that Mr. Matthew Mollett was the gentleman who made that momentous call at Castle Richmond, and flurried all that household.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I must now take my readers back to that very unsavoury public-house in South Main Street, Cork, in which, for the present, lived Mr. Matthew Mollett and his son Abraham.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I need hardly explain to a discerning public that Mr. Matthew Mollett was the gentleman who made that momentous call at Castle Richmond, and flurried all that household.
