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afraid
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From this reading “Those fellows will all be afraid of Mr. Roberts, and we shall lose what little hold we have on them.”
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “I WONDER WHAT THEY'RE ALL AFTER!”
Alfred
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From this reading “I don't believe this part of the programme will work,” Alfred said, confidently, the moment the door closed after Mrs. Roberts.
ALL
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From this reading “I WONDER WHAT THEY'RE ALL AFTER!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the library waited Gracie and Mr. Ried, while Mrs. Roberts went merrily to see whether the boys or their host had proved the stronger.
answer
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From this reading “They don't look to me as though it ever occurred to them to be afraid of anything,” Gracie said; but Alfred Ried, who had studied deeper into this problem of the different classes of society, was ready with his answer.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “They don't look to me as though it ever occurred to them to be afraid of anything,” Gracie said; but Alfred Ried, who had studied deeper into this problem of the different classes of society, was ready with his answer.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “They don't look to me as though it ever occurred to them to be afraid of anything,” Gracie said; but Alfred Ried, who had studied deeper into this problem of the different classes of society, was ready with his answer.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Those fellows will all be afraid of Mr. Roberts, and we shall lose what little hold we have on them.”
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I don't believe this part of the programme will work,” Alfred said, confidently, the moment the door closed after Mrs. Roberts.
boys
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From this reading In the library waited Gracie and Mr. Ried, while Mrs. Roberts went merrily to see whether the boys or their host had proved the stronger.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “They don't look to me as though it ever occurred to them to be afraid of anything,” Gracie said; but Alfred Ried, who had studied deeper into this problem of the different classes of society, was ready with his answer.
classes
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From this reading “They don't look to me as though it ever occurred to them to be afraid of anything,” Gracie said; but Alfred Ried, who had studied deeper into this problem of the different classes of society, was ready with his answer.
closed
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From this reading “I don't believe this part of the programme will work,” Alfred said, confidently, the moment the door closed after Mrs. Roberts.
confidently
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From this reading “I don't believe this part of the programme will work,” Alfred said, confidently, the moment the door closed after Mrs. Roberts.
deeper
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From this reading “They don't look to me as though it ever occurred to them to be afraid of anything,” Gracie said; but Alfred Ried, who had studied deeper into this problem of the different classes of society, was ready with his answer.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They don't look to me as though it ever occurred to them to be afraid of anything,” Gracie said; but Alfred Ried, who had studied deeper into this problem of the different classes of society, was ready with his answer.
don't
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From this reading “I don't believe this part of the programme will work,” Alfred said, confidently, the moment the door closed after Mrs. Roberts.
door
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From this reading “I don't believe this part of the programme will work,” Alfred said, confidently, the moment the door closed after Mrs. Roberts.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They don't look to me as though it ever occurred to them to be afraid of anything,” Gracie said; but Alfred Ried, who had studied deeper into this problem of the different classes of society, was ready with his answer.
fellows
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From this reading “Those fellows will all be afraid of Mr. Roberts, and we shall lose what little hold we have on them.”
Gracie
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From this reading In the library waited Gracie and Mr. Ried, while Mrs. Roberts went merrily to see whether the boys or their host had proved the stronger.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the library waited Gracie and Mr. Ried, while Mrs. Roberts went merrily to see whether the boys or their host had proved the stronger.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Those fellows will all be afraid of Mr. Roberts, and we shall lose what little hold we have on them.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “They don't look to me as though it ever occurred to them to be afraid of anything,” Gracie said; but Alfred Ried, who had studied deeper into this problem of the different classes of society, was ready with his answer.
hold
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From this reading “Those fellows will all be afraid of Mr. Roberts, and we shall lose what little hold we have on them.”
host
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From this reading In the library waited Gracie and Mr. Ried, while Mrs. Roberts went merrily to see whether the boys or their host had proved the stronger.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I WONDER WHAT THEY'RE ALL AFTER!”
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the library waited Gracie and Mr. Ried, while Mrs. Roberts went merrily to see whether the boys or their host had proved the stronger.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “They don't look to me as though it ever occurred to them to be afraid of anything,” Gracie said; but Alfred Ried, who had studied deeper into this problem of the different classes of society, was ready with his answer.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “They don't look to me as though it ever occurred to them to be afraid of anything,” Gracie said; but Alfred Ried, who had studied deeper into this problem of the different classes of society, was ready with his answer.
library
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From this reading In the library waited Gracie and Mr. Ried, while Mrs. Roberts went merrily to see whether the boys or their host had proved the stronger.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Those fellows will all be afraid of Mr. Roberts, and we shall lose what little hold we have on them.”
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They don't look to me as though it ever occurred to them to be afraid of anything,” Gracie said; but Alfred Ried, who had studied deeper into this problem of the different classes of society, was ready with his answer.
lose
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From this reading “Those fellows will all be afraid of Mr. Roberts, and we shall lose what little hold we have on them.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “They don't look to me as though it ever occurred to them to be afraid of anything,” Gracie said; but Alfred Ried, who had studied deeper into this problem of the different classes of society, was ready with his answer.
merrily
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From this reading In the library waited Gracie and Mr. Ried, while Mrs. Roberts went merrily to see whether the boys or their host had proved the stronger.
moment
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From this reading “I don't believe this part of the programme will work,” Alfred said, confidently, the moment the door closed after Mrs. Roberts.
Mr
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From this reading In the library waited Gracie and Mr. Ried, while Mrs. Roberts went merrily to see whether the boys or their host had proved the stronger.
Mrs
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From this reading In the library waited Gracie and Mr. Ried, while Mrs. Roberts went merrily to see whether the boys or their host had proved the stronger.
occurred
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From this reading “They don't look to me as though it ever occurred to them to be afraid of anything,” Gracie said; but Alfred Ried, who had studied deeper into this problem of the different classes of society, was ready with his answer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I don't believe this part of the programme will work,” Alfred said, confidently, the moment the door closed after Mrs. Roberts.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Those fellows will all be afraid of Mr. Roberts, and we shall lose what little hold we have on them.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the library waited Gracie and Mr. Ried, while Mrs. Roberts went merrily to see whether the boys or their host had proved the stronger.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't believe this part of the programme will work,” Alfred said, confidently, the moment the door closed after Mrs. Roberts.
problem
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From this reading “They don't look to me as though it ever occurred to them to be afraid of anything,” Gracie said; but Alfred Ried, who had studied deeper into this problem of the different classes of society, was ready with his answer.
programme
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From this reading “I don't believe this part of the programme will work,” Alfred said, confidently, the moment the door closed after Mrs. Roberts.
proved
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From this reading In the library waited Gracie and Mr. Ried, while Mrs. Roberts went merrily to see whether the boys or their host had proved the stronger.
ready
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From this reading “They don't look to me as though it ever occurred to them to be afraid of anything,” Gracie said; but Alfred Ried, who had studied deeper into this problem of the different classes of society, was ready with his answer.
Ried
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From this reading In the library waited Gracie and Mr. Ried, while Mrs. Roberts went merrily to see whether the boys or their host had proved the stronger.
Roberts
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From this reading In the library waited Gracie and Mr. Ried, while Mrs. Roberts went merrily to see whether the boys or their host had proved the stronger.
said
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From this reading “I don't believe this part of the programme will work,” Alfred said, confidently, the moment the door closed after Mrs. Roberts.
see
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From this reading In the library waited Gracie and Mr. Ried, while Mrs. Roberts went merrily to see whether the boys or their host had proved the stronger.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Those fellows will all be afraid of Mr. Roberts, and we shall lose what little hold we have on them.”
society
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From this reading “They don't look to me as though it ever occurred to them to be afraid of anything,” Gracie said; but Alfred Ried, who had studied deeper into this problem of the different classes of society, was ready with his answer.
stronger
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From this reading In the library waited Gracie and Mr. Ried, while Mrs. Roberts went merrily to see whether the boys or their host had proved the stronger.
studied
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From this reading “They don't look to me as though it ever occurred to them to be afraid of anything,” Gracie said; but Alfred Ried, who had studied deeper into this problem of the different classes of society, was ready with his answer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the library waited Gracie and Mr. Ried, while Mrs. Roberts went merrily to see whether the boys or their host had proved the stronger.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the library waited Gracie and Mr. Ried, while Mrs. Roberts went merrily to see whether the boys or their host had proved the stronger.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Those fellows will all be afraid of Mr. Roberts, and we shall lose what little hold we have on them.”
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They don't look to me as though it ever occurred to them to be afraid of anything,” Gracie said; but Alfred Ried, who had studied deeper into this problem of the different classes of society, was ready with his answer.
THEY'RE
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From this reading “I WONDER WHAT THEY'RE ALL AFTER!”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I don't believe this part of the programme will work,” Alfred said, confidently, the moment the door closed after Mrs. Roberts.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those fellows will all be afraid of Mr. Roberts, and we shall lose what little hold we have on them.”
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “They don't look to me as though it ever occurred to them to be afraid of anything,” Gracie said; but Alfred Ried, who had studied deeper into this problem of the different classes of society, was ready with his answer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the library waited Gracie and Mr. Ried, while Mrs. Roberts went merrily to see whether the boys or their host had proved the stronger.
waited
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From this reading In the library waited Gracie and Mr. Ried, while Mrs. Roberts went merrily to see whether the boys or their host had proved the stronger.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “They don't look to me as though it ever occurred to them to be afraid of anything,” Gracie said; but Alfred Ried, who had studied deeper into this problem of the different classes of society, was ready with his answer.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Those fellows will all be afraid of Mr. Roberts, and we shall lose what little hold we have on them.”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the library waited Gracie and Mr. Ried, while Mrs. Roberts went merrily to see whether the boys or their host had proved the stronger.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I WONDER WHAT THEY'RE ALL AFTER!”
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading In the library waited Gracie and Mr. Ried, while Mrs. Roberts went merrily to see whether the boys or their host had proved the stronger.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In the library waited Gracie and Mr. Ried, while Mrs. Roberts went merrily to see whether the boys or their host had proved the stronger.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “They don't look to me as though it ever occurred to them to be afraid of anything,” Gracie said; but Alfred Ried, who had studied deeper into this problem of the different classes of society, was ready with his answer.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I don't believe this part of the programme will work,” Alfred said, confidently, the moment the door closed after Mrs. Roberts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “They don't look to me as though it ever occurred to them to be afraid of anything,” Gracie said; but Alfred Ried, who had studied deeper into this problem of the different classes of society, was ready with his answer.
WONDER
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From this reading “I WONDER WHAT THEY'RE ALL AFTER!”
work
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From this reading “I don't believe this part of the programme will work,” Alfred said, confidently, the moment the door closed after Mrs. Roberts.
