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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 fancy that my friend’s love affairs have gone wrong,” he thought to himself; “he would scarcely look so sulky about a cow shed.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I fancy that my friend’s love affairs have gone wrong,” he thought to himself; “he would scarcely look so sulky about a cow shed.”
affairs
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From this reading “I fancy that my friend’s love affairs have gone wrong,” he thought to himself; “he would scarcely look so sulky about a cow shed.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the day before Sir Reginald’s funeral Mr. Samuel Rock presented himself at Monk’s Lodge, and was shown into the study.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he entered Mr. Levinger noticed that his mien was morose, and that dejection beamed from his pale blue eyes, if indeed dejection can be said to beam.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the day before Sir Reginald’s funeral Mr. Samuel Rock presented himself at Monk’s Lodge, and was shown into the study.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As he entered Mr. Levinger noticed that his mien was morose, and that dejection beamed from his pale blue eyes, if indeed dejection can be said to beam.
beam
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From this reading As he entered Mr. Levinger noticed that his mien was morose, and that dejection beamed from his pale blue eyes, if indeed dejection can be said to beam.
beamed
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From this reading As he entered Mr. Levinger noticed that his mien was morose, and that dejection beamed from his pale blue eyes, if indeed dejection can be said to beam.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On the day before Sir Reginald’s funeral Mr. Samuel Rock presented himself at Monk’s Lodge, and was shown into the study.
began
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From this reading Yet it was of this useful building that he began to speak.
blue
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From this reading As he entered Mr. Levinger noticed that his mien was morose, and that dejection beamed from his pale blue eyes, if indeed dejection can be said to beam.
building
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From this reading Yet it was of this useful building that he began to speak.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading As he entered Mr. Levinger noticed that his mien was morose, and that dejection beamed from his pale blue eyes, if indeed dejection can be said to beam.
cow
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From this reading “I fancy that my friend’s love affairs have gone wrong,” he thought to himself; “he would scarcely look so sulky about a cow shed.”
day
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From this reading On the day before Sir Reginald’s funeral Mr. Samuel Rock presented himself at Monk’s Lodge, and was shown into the study.
dejection
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From this reading As he entered Mr. Levinger noticed that his mien was morose, and that dejection beamed from his pale blue eyes, if indeed dejection can be said to beam.
entered
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From this reading As he entered Mr. Levinger noticed that his mien was morose, and that dejection beamed from his pale blue eyes, if indeed dejection can be said to beam.
eyes
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From this reading As he entered Mr. Levinger noticed that his mien was morose, and that dejection beamed from his pale blue eyes, if indeed dejection can be said to beam.
fancy
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From this reading “I fancy that my friend’s love affairs have gone wrong,” he thought to himself; “he would scarcely look so sulky about a cow shed.”
friend's
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From this reading “I fancy that my friend’s love affairs have gone wrong,” he thought to himself; “he would scarcely look so sulky about a cow shed.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As he entered Mr. Levinger noticed that his mien was morose, and that dejection beamed from his pale blue eyes, if indeed dejection can be said to beam.
funeral
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From this reading On the day before Sir Reginald’s funeral Mr. Samuel Rock presented himself at Monk’s Lodge, and was shown into the study.
gone
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From this reading “I fancy that my friend’s love affairs have gone wrong,” he thought to himself; “he would scarcely look so sulky about a cow shed.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I fancy that my friend’s love affairs have gone wrong,” he thought to himself; “he would scarcely look so sulky about a cow shed.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he entered Mr. Levinger noticed that his mien was morose, and that dejection beamed from his pale blue eyes, if indeed dejection can be said to beam.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading On the day before Sir Reginald’s funeral Mr. Samuel Rock presented himself at Monk’s Lodge, and was shown into the study.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he entered Mr. Levinger noticed that his mien was morose, and that dejection beamed from his pale blue eyes, if indeed dejection can be said to beam.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I fancy that my friend’s love affairs have gone wrong,” he thought to himself; “he would scarcely look so sulky about a cow shed.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As he entered Mr. Levinger noticed that his mien was morose, and that dejection beamed from his pale blue eyes, if indeed dejection can be said to beam.
indeed
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From this reading As he entered Mr. Levinger noticed that his mien was morose, and that dejection beamed from his pale blue eyes, if indeed dejection can be said to beam.
INDIGNATION
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From this reading RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the day before Sir Reginald’s funeral Mr. Samuel Rock presented himself at Monk’s Lodge, and was shown into the study.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet it was of this useful building that he began to speak.
Levinger
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From this reading As he entered Mr. Levinger noticed that his mien was morose, and that dejection beamed from his pale blue eyes, if indeed dejection can be said to beam.
Lodge
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From this reading On the day before Sir Reginald’s funeral Mr. Samuel Rock presented himself at Monk’s Lodge, and was shown into the study.
look
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From this reading “I fancy that my friend’s love affairs have gone wrong,” he thought to himself; “he would scarcely look so sulky about a cow shed.”
love
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From this reading “I fancy that my friend’s love affairs have gone wrong,” he thought to himself; “he would scarcely look so sulky about a cow shed.”
mien
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From this reading As he entered Mr. Levinger noticed that his mien was morose, and that dejection beamed from his pale blue eyes, if indeed dejection can be said to beam.
Monk's
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From this reading On the day before Sir Reginald’s funeral Mr. Samuel Rock presented himself at Monk’s Lodge, and was shown into the study.
morose
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From this reading As he entered Mr. Levinger noticed that his mien was morose, and that dejection beamed from his pale blue eyes, if indeed dejection can be said to beam.
Mr
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From this reading On the day before Sir Reginald’s funeral Mr. Samuel Rock presented himself at Monk’s Lodge, and was shown into the study.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I fancy that my friend’s love affairs have gone wrong,” he thought to himself; “he would scarcely look so sulky about a cow shed.”
noticed
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From this reading As he entered Mr. Levinger noticed that his mien was morose, and that dejection beamed from his pale blue eyes, if indeed dejection can be said to beam.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet it was of this useful building that he began to speak.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the day before Sir Reginald’s funeral Mr. Samuel Rock presented himself at Monk’s Lodge, and was shown into the study.
pale
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From this reading As he entered Mr. Levinger noticed that his mien was morose, and that dejection beamed from his pale blue eyes, if indeed dejection can be said to beam.
presented
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From this reading On the day before Sir Reginald’s funeral Mr. Samuel Rock presented himself at Monk’s Lodge, and was shown into the study.
Reginald's
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From this reading On the day before Sir Reginald’s funeral Mr. Samuel Rock presented himself at Monk’s Lodge, and was shown into the study.
RIGHTEOUS
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From this reading RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION.
Rock
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From this reading On the day before Sir Reginald’s funeral Mr. Samuel Rock presented himself at Monk’s Lodge, and was shown into the study.
said
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From this reading As he entered Mr. Levinger noticed that his mien was morose, and that dejection beamed from his pale blue eyes, if indeed dejection can be said to beam.
Samuel
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From this reading On the day before Sir Reginald’s funeral Mr. Samuel Rock presented himself at Monk’s Lodge, and was shown into the study.
scarcely
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From this reading “I fancy that my friend’s love affairs have gone wrong,” he thought to himself; “he would scarcely look so sulky about a cow shed.”
shed
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From this reading “I fancy that my friend’s love affairs have gone wrong,” he thought to himself; “he would scarcely look so sulky about a cow shed.”
shown
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From this reading On the day before Sir Reginald’s funeral Mr. Samuel Rock presented himself at Monk’s Lodge, and was shown into the study.
Sir
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From this reading On the day before Sir Reginald’s funeral Mr. Samuel Rock presented himself at Monk’s Lodge, and was shown into the study.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I fancy that my friend’s love affairs have gone wrong,” he thought to himself; “he would scarcely look so sulky about a cow shed.”
speak
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From this reading Yet it was of this useful building that he began to speak.
study
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From this reading On the day before Sir Reginald’s funeral Mr. Samuel Rock presented himself at Monk’s Lodge, and was shown into the study.
sulky
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From this reading “I fancy that my friend’s love affairs have gone wrong,” he thought to himself; “he would scarcely look so sulky about a cow shed.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he entered Mr. Levinger noticed that his mien was morose, and that dejection beamed from his pale blue eyes, if indeed dejection can be said to beam.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the day before Sir Reginald’s funeral Mr. Samuel Rock presented himself at Monk’s Lodge, and was shown into the study.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet it was of this useful building that he began to speak.
thought
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From this reading “I fancy that my friend’s love affairs have gone wrong,” he thought to himself; “he would scarcely look so sulky about a cow shed.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he entered Mr. Levinger noticed that his mien was morose, and that dejection beamed from his pale blue eyes, if indeed dejection can be said to beam.
useful
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From this reading Yet it was of this useful building that he began to speak.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the day before Sir Reginald’s funeral Mr. Samuel Rock presented himself at Monk’s Lodge, and was shown into the study.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I fancy that my friend’s love affairs have gone wrong,” he thought to himself; “he would scarcely look so sulky about a cow shed.”
wrong
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From this reading “I fancy that my friend’s love affairs have gone wrong,” he thought to himself; “he would scarcely look so sulky about a cow shed.”
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it was of this useful building that he began to speak.
