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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 He did not ring at the side entrance, but walked through the shop, where only a boy was in charge at this hour, and into the workshop at the back.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
anxious
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From this reading The old man was startled to see him, but said he was glad he had come, as he had been anxious about him and had wanted to talk to him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
back
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From this reading He did not ring at the side entrance, but walked through the shop, where only a boy was in charge at this hour, and into the workshop at the back.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The old man was startled to see him, but said he was glad he had come, as he had been anxious about him and had wanted to talk to him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
boy
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From this reading He did not ring at the side entrance, but walked through the shop, where only a boy was in charge at this hour, and into the workshop at the back.
busy
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From this reading Here, to his satisfaction, he found Mr. Kettering himself busy measuring up galleys with a long piece of string.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He did not ring at the side entrance, but walked through the shop, where only a boy was in charge at this hour, and into the workshop at the back.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
calling
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From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
charge
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From this reading He did not ring at the side entrance, but walked through the shop, where only a boy was in charge at this hour, and into the workshop at the back.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old man was startled to see him, but said he was glad he had come, as he had been anxious about him and had wanted to talk to him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not ring at the side entrance, but walked through the shop, where only a boy was in charge at this hour, and into the workshop at the back.
entrance
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From this reading He did not ring at the side entrance, but walked through the shop, where only a boy was in charge at this hour, and into the workshop at the back.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Morgan noticed that he seemed a little excited.
few
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From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
finished
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From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, to his satisfaction, he found Mr. Kettering himself busy measuring up galleys with a long piece of string.
galleys
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From this reading Here, to his satisfaction, he found Mr. Kettering himself busy measuring up galleys with a long piece of string.
glad
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From this reading The old man was startled to see him, but said he was glad he had come, as he had been anxious about him and had wanted to talk to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
half-past
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From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, to his satisfaction, he found Mr. Kettering himself busy measuring up galleys with a long piece of string.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The old man was startled to see him, but said he was glad he had come, as he had been anxious about him and had wanted to talk to him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Here, to his satisfaction, he found Mr. Kettering himself busy measuring up galleys with a long piece of string.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
hour
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From this reading He did not ring at the side entrance, but walked through the shop, where only a boy was in charge at this hour, and into the workshop at the back.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He did not ring at the side entrance, but walked through the shop, where only a boy was in charge at this hour, and into the workshop at the back.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He did not ring at the side entrance, but walked through the shop, where only a boy was in charge at this hour, and into the workshop at the back.
Kettering
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From this reading Here, to his satisfaction, he found Mr. Kettering himself busy measuring up galleys with a long piece of string.
Ketterings
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From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
knew
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From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morgan noticed that he seemed a little excited.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, to his satisfaction, he found Mr. Kettering himself busy measuring up galleys with a long piece of string.
lunch
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From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
man
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From this reading The old man was startled to see him, but said he was glad he had come, as he had been anxious about him and had wanted to talk to him.
measuring
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From this reading Here, to his satisfaction, he found Mr. Kettering himself busy measuring up galleys with a long piece of string.
minutes
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From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
Morgan
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From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
Mr
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From this reading Here, to his satisfaction, he found Mr. Kettering himself busy measuring up galleys with a long piece of string.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not ring at the side entrance, but walked through the shop, where only a boy was in charge at this hour, and into the workshop at the back.
noticed
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From this reading Morgan noticed that he seemed a little excited.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here, to his satisfaction, he found Mr. Kettering himself busy measuring up galleys with a long piece of string.
old
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From this reading The old man was startled to see him, but said he was glad he had come, as he had been anxious about him and had wanted to talk to him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
only
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From this reading He did not ring at the side entrance, but walked through the shop, where only a boy was in charge at this hour, and into the workshop at the back.
piece
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From this reading Here, to his satisfaction, he found Mr. Kettering himself busy measuring up galleys with a long piece of string.
printer
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From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
ring
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From this reading He did not ring at the side entrance, but walked through the shop, where only a boy was in charge at this hour, and into the workshop at the back.
said
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From this reading The old man was startled to see him, but said he was glad he had come, as he had been anxious about him and had wanted to talk to him.
satisfaction
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From this reading Here, to his satisfaction, he found Mr. Kettering himself busy measuring up galleys with a long piece of string.
see
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From this reading The old man was startled to see him, but said he was glad he had come, as he had been anxious about him and had wanted to talk to him.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morgan noticed that he seemed a little excited.
shop
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From this reading He did not ring at the side entrance, but walked through the shop, where only a boy was in charge at this hour, and into the workshop at the back.
side
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From this reading He did not ring at the side entrance, but walked through the shop, where only a boy was in charge at this hour, and into the workshop at the back.
some
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From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
spare
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From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
startled
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From this reading The old man was startled to see him, but said he was glad he had come, as he had been anxious about him and had wanted to talk to him.
string
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From this reading Here, to his satisfaction, he found Mr. Kettering himself busy measuring up galleys with a long piece of string.
talk
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From this reading The old man was startled to see him, but said he was glad he had come, as he had been anxious about him and had wanted to talk to him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Morgan noticed that he seemed a little excited.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
then
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From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He did not ring at the side entrance, but walked through the shop, where only a boy was in charge at this hour, and into the workshop at the back.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He did not ring at the side entrance, but walked through the shop, where only a boy was in charge at this hour, and into the workshop at the back.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
up
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From this reading Here, to his satisfaction, he found Mr. Kettering himself busy measuring up galleys with a long piece of string.
usually
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From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
waited
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From this reading Morgan waited till half-past one before calling again at the Ketterings, for by then, as he knew, the printer had about finished his lunch, and usually had some few minutes to spare.
walked
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From this reading He did not ring at the side entrance, but walked through the shop, where only a boy was in charge at this hour, and into the workshop at the back.
wanted
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From this reading The old man was startled to see him, but said he was glad he had come, as he had been anxious about him and had wanted to talk to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He did not ring at the side entrance, but walked through the shop, where only a boy was in charge at this hour, and into the workshop at the back.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He did not ring at the side entrance, but walked through the shop, where only a boy was in charge at this hour, and into the workshop at the back.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here, to his satisfaction, he found Mr. Kettering himself busy measuring up galleys with a long piece of string.
workshop
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From this reading He did not ring at the side entrance, but walked through the shop, where only a boy was in charge at this hour, and into the workshop at the back.
