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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 “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I feel quite well, and you must not bother about me at all.
all
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From this reading “I feel quite well, and you must not bother about me at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Val stood just inside the door of the hotel parlor and glanced swiftly around at the place of unpleasant memory.
Arline
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From this reading It was Val in her most unapproachable mood, and Arline subsided before it.
Arline's
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From this reading “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Val stood just inside the door of the hotel parlor and glanced swiftly around at the place of unpleasant memory.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Val stood just inside the door of the hotel parlor and glanced swiftly around at the place of unpleasant memory.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If Mr. Burnett will be good enough to send Manley to me--I must see him first of all.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
bother
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From this reading “I feel quite well, and you must not bother about me at all.
Burnett
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From this reading If Mr. Burnett will be good enough to send Manley to me--I must see him first of all.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
door
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From this reading Val stood just inside the door of the hotel parlor and glanced swiftly around at the place of unpleasant memory.
down
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From this reading “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
enough
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From this reading If Mr. Burnett will be good enough to send Manley to me--I must see him first of all.”
feel
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From this reading “I feel quite well, and you must not bother about me at all.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Mr. Burnett will be good enough to send Manley to me--I must see him first of all.”
glanced
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From this reading Val stood just inside the door of the hotel parlor and glanced swiftly around at the place of unpleasant memory.
go
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From this reading “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Mr. Burnett will be good enough to send Manley to me--I must see him first of all.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Val in her most unapproachable mood, and Arline subsided before it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If Mr. Burnett will be good enough to send Manley to me--I must see him first of all.”
hotel
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From this reading Val stood just inside the door of the hotel parlor and glanced swiftly around at the place of unpleasant memory.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Mr. Burnett will be good enough to send Manley to me--I must see him first of all.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Val in her most unapproachable mood, and Arline subsided before it.
inside
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From this reading Val stood just inside the door of the hotel parlor and glanced swiftly around at the place of unpleasant memory.
insistence
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From this reading “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Val in her most unapproachable mood, and Arline subsided before it.
just
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From this reading Val stood just inside the door of the hotel parlor and glanced swiftly around at the place of unpleasant memory.
lie
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From this reading “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
Manley
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From this reading “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I feel quite well, and you must not bother about me at all.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Val stood just inside the door of the hotel parlor and glanced swiftly around at the place of unpleasant memory.
mood
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From this reading It was Val in her most unapproachable mood, and Arline subsided before it.
most
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From this reading It was Val in her most unapproachable mood, and Arline subsided before it.
Mr
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From this reading If Mr. Burnett will be good enough to send Manley to me--I must see him first of all.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Val stood just inside the door of the hotel parlor and glanced swiftly around at the place of unpleasant memory.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading Val stood just inside the door of the hotel parlor and glanced swiftly around at the place of unpleasant memory.
place
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From this reading Val stood just inside the door of the hotel parlor and glanced swiftly around at the place of unpleasant memory.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I feel quite well, and you must not bother about me at all.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
room
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From this reading “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
see
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From this reading “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
send
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From this reading If Mr. Burnett will be good enough to send Manley to me--I must see him first of all.”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
stay
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From this reading “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Val stood just inside the door of the hotel parlor and glanced swiftly around at the place of unpleasant memory.
subsided
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From this reading It was Val in her most unapproachable mood, and Arline subsided before it.
swiftly
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From this reading Val stood just inside the door of the hotel parlor and glanced swiftly around at the place of unpleasant memory.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Val stood just inside the door of the hotel parlor and glanced swiftly around at the place of unpleasant memory.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
unapproachable
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From this reading It was Val in her most unapproachable mood, and Arline subsided before it.
unpleasant
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From this reading Val stood just inside the door of the hotel parlor and glanced swiftly around at the place of unpleasant memory.
up
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From this reading “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
Val
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From this reading Val stood just inside the door of the hotel parlor and glanced swiftly around at the place of unpleasant memory.
want
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From this reading “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Val in her most unapproachable mood, and Arline subsided before it.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
well
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From this reading “I feel quite well, and you must not bother about me at all.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If Mr. Burnett will be good enough to send Manley to me--I must see him first of all.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “No, I must see Manley before I can tell you whether we shall want to stay or not,” she replied to Arline's insistence that she “go right up to a room” and lie down.
