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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 I am afraid that before this business is ended you will be very sorry I am a guest at your house.
afraid
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From this reading I am afraid that before this business is ended you will be very sorry I am a guest at your house.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am afraid that before this business is ended you will be very sorry I am a guest at your house.
apparently
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From this reading When Jennie entered the carriage in which her friend was waiting, the other cried, “Well, have you seen him?” apparently meaning the Director of Police.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am afraid that before this business is ended you will be very sorry I am a guest at your house.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I am afraid that before this business is ended you will be very sorry I am a guest at your house.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I am afraid that before this business is ended you will be very sorry I am a guest at your house.
business
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From this reading I am afraid that before this business is ended you will be very sorry I am a guest at your house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No, I did not see him, but I talked with him over the telephone.
carriage
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From this reading When Jennie entered the carriage in which her friend was waiting, the other cried, “Well, have you seen him?” apparently meaning the Director of Police.
conversation
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From this reading I wish you could have heard our conversation; it was the funniest interview I ever took part in.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I wish you could have heard our conversation; it was the funniest interview I ever took part in.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Jennie entered the carriage in which her friend was waiting, the other cried, “Well, have you seen him?” apparently meaning the Director of Police.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “No, I did not see him, but I talked with him over the telephone.
Director
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From this reading When Jennie entered the carriage in which her friend was waiting, the other cried, “Well, have you seen him?” apparently meaning the Director of Police.
ended
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From this reading I am afraid that before this business is ended you will be very sorry I am a guest at your house.
entered
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From this reading When Jennie entered the carriage in which her friend was waiting, the other cried, “Well, have you seen him?” apparently meaning the Director of Police.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wish you could have heard our conversation; it was the funniest interview I ever took part in.
fearing
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From this reading Two or three times I had to shut off the instrument, fearing the Director would hear me laugh.
friend
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From this reading When Jennie entered the carriage in which her friend was waiting, the other cried, “Well, have you seen him?” apparently meaning the Director of Police.
funniest
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From this reading I wish you could have heard our conversation; it was the funniest interview I ever took part in.
guest
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From this reading I am afraid that before this business is ended you will be very sorry I am a guest at your house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two or three times I had to shut off the instrument, fearing the Director would hear me laugh.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When Jennie entered the carriage in which her friend was waiting, the other cried, “Well, have you seen him?” apparently meaning the Director of Police.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two or three times I had to shut off the instrument, fearing the Director would hear me laugh.
heard
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From this reading I wish you could have heard our conversation; it was the funniest interview I ever took part in.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Jennie entered the carriage in which her friend was waiting, the other cried, “Well, have you seen him?” apparently meaning the Director of Police.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Jennie entered the carriage in which her friend was waiting, the other cried, “Well, have you seen him?” apparently meaning the Director of Police.
house
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From this reading I am afraid that before this business is ended you will be very sorry I am a guest at your house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, I did not see him, but I talked with him over the telephone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Jennie entered the carriage in which her friend was waiting, the other cried, “Well, have you seen him?” apparently meaning the Director of Police.
instrument
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From this reading Two or three times I had to shut off the instrument, fearing the Director would hear me laugh.
interview
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From this reading I wish you could have heard our conversation; it was the funniest interview I ever took part in.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am afraid that before this business is ended you will be very sorry I am a guest at your house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I wish you could have heard our conversation; it was the funniest interview I ever took part in.
Jennie
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From this reading When Jennie entered the carriage in which her friend was waiting, the other cried, “Well, have you seen him?” apparently meaning the Director of Police.
laugh
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From this reading Two or three times I had to shut off the instrument, fearing the Director would hear me laugh.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Two or three times I had to shut off the instrument, fearing the Director would hear me laugh.
meaning
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From this reading When Jennie entered the carriage in which her friend was waiting, the other cried, “Well, have you seen him?” apparently meaning the Director of Police.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I did not see him, but I talked with him over the telephone.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, I did not see him, but I talked with him over the telephone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Jennie entered the carriage in which her friend was waiting, the other cried, “Well, have you seen him?” apparently meaning the Director of Police.
off
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From this reading Two or three times I had to shut off the instrument, fearing the Director would hear me laugh.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Two or three times I had to shut off the instrument, fearing the Director would hear me laugh.
other
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From this reading When Jennie entered the carriage in which her friend was waiting, the other cried, “Well, have you seen him?” apparently meaning the Director of Police.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I wish you could have heard our conversation; it was the funniest interview I ever took part in.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “No, I did not see him, but I talked with him over the telephone.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wish you could have heard our conversation; it was the funniest interview I ever took part in.
Police
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From this reading When Jennie entered the carriage in which her friend was waiting, the other cried, “Well, have you seen him?” apparently meaning the Director of Police.
see
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From this reading “No, I did not see him, but I talked with him over the telephone.
seen
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From this reading When Jennie entered the carriage in which her friend was waiting, the other cried, “Well, have you seen him?” apparently meaning the Director of Police.
shut
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From this reading Two or three times I had to shut off the instrument, fearing the Director would hear me laugh.
sorry
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From this reading I am afraid that before this business is ended you will be very sorry I am a guest at your house.
talked
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From this reading “No, I did not see him, but I talked with him over the telephone.
telephone
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From this reading “No, I did not see him, but I talked with him over the telephone.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am afraid that before this business is ended you will be very sorry I am a guest at your house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Jennie entered the carriage in which her friend was waiting, the other cried, “Well, have you seen him?” apparently meaning the Director of Police.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am afraid that before this business is ended you will be very sorry I am a guest at your house.
three
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From this reading Two or three times I had to shut off the instrument, fearing the Director would hear me laugh.
times
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From this reading Two or three times I had to shut off the instrument, fearing the Director would hear me laugh.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two or three times I had to shut off the instrument, fearing the Director would hear me laugh.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wish you could have heard our conversation; it was the funniest interview I ever took part in.
Two
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From this reading Two or three times I had to shut off the instrument, fearing the Director would hear me laugh.
very
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From this reading I am afraid that before this business is ended you will be very sorry I am a guest at your house.
waiting
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From this reading When Jennie entered the carriage in which her friend was waiting, the other cried, “Well, have you seen him?” apparently meaning the Director of Police.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Jennie entered the carriage in which her friend was waiting, the other cried, “Well, have you seen him?” apparently meaning the Director of Police.
Well
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From this reading When Jennie entered the carriage in which her friend was waiting, the other cried, “Well, have you seen him?” apparently meaning the Director of Police.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Jennie entered the carriage in which her friend was waiting, the other cried, “Well, have you seen him?” apparently meaning the Director of Police.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Jennie entered the carriage in which her friend was waiting, the other cried, “Well, have you seen him?” apparently meaning the Director of Police.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I am afraid that before this business is ended you will be very sorry I am a guest at your house.
wish
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From this reading I wish you could have heard our conversation; it was the funniest interview I ever took part in.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “No, I did not see him, but I talked with him over the telephone.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Two or three times I had to shut off the instrument, fearing the Director would hear me laugh.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When Jennie entered the carriage in which her friend was waiting, the other cried, “Well, have you seen him?” apparently meaning the Director of Police.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am afraid that before this business is ended you will be very sorry I am a guest at your house.
