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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 MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
all
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From this reading "Well, by all the gods, a Yank, and in full regalia!
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I'd been back fer a drink, sir," explained the sergeant, still eying me, "an' was just comin' in through ther door yer, when I run inter him, sneakin' 'long ther wall--thet's ther whole bloomin' story."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
Any
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From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
appear
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From this reading "What's the trouble out here, Sims?" demanded the first to appear, striding forward.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
attention
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From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
attracted
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From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
back
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From this reading "I'd been back fer a drink, sir," explained the sergeant, still eying me, "an' was just comin' in through ther door yer, when I run inter him, sneakin' 'long ther wall--thet's ther whole bloomin' story."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I'd been back fer a drink, sir," explained the sergeant, still eying me, "an' was just comin' in through ther door yer, when I run inter him, sneakin' 'long ther wall--thet's ther whole bloomin' story."
bloomin
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From this reading "I'd been back fer a drink, sir," explained the sergeant, still eying me, "an' was just comin' in through ther door yer, when I run inter him, sneakin' 'long ther wall--thet's ther whole bloomin' story."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Well, by all the gods, a Yank, and in full regalia!
clearly
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From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
comin
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From this reading "I'd been back fer a drink, sir," explained the sergeant, still eying me, "an' was just comin' in through ther door yer, when I run inter him, sneakin' 'long ther wall--thet's ther whole bloomin' story."
demanded
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From this reading "What's the trouble out here, Sims?" demanded the first to appear, striding forward.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Where did you discover this fellow?"
dining-room
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From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
discover
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From this reading Where did you discover this fellow?"
door
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From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
drink
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From this reading "I'd been back fer a drink, sir," explained the sergeant, still eying me, "an' was just comin' in through ther door yer, when I run inter him, sneakin' 'long ther wall--thet's ther whole bloomin' story."
eager
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From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
effort
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From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
escape
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From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
explained
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From this reading "I'd been back fer a drink, sir," explained the sergeant, still eying me, "an' was just comin' in through ther door yer, when I run inter him, sneakin' 'long ther wall--thet's ther whole bloomin' story."
eying
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From this reading "I'd been back fer a drink, sir," explained the sergeant, still eying me, "an' was just comin' in through ther door yer, when I run inter him, sneakin' 'long ther wall--thet's ther whole bloomin' story."
fellow
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From this reading Where did you discover this fellow?"
fer
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From this reading "I'd been back fer a drink, sir," explained the sergeant, still eying me, "an' was just comin' in through ther door yer, when I run inter him, sneakin' 'long ther wall--thet's ther whole bloomin' story."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What's the trouble out here, Sims?" demanded the first to appear, striding forward.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What's the trouble out here, Sims?" demanded the first to appear, striding forward.
full
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From this reading "Well, by all the gods, a Yank, and in full regalia!
gods
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From this reading "Well, by all the gods, a Yank, and in full regalia!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
half-dozen
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From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What's the trouble out here, Sims?" demanded the first to appear, striding forward.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'd been back fer a drink, sir," explained the sergeant, still eying me, "an' was just comin' in through ther door yer, when I run inter him, sneakin' 'long ther wall--thet's ther whole bloomin' story."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'd been back fer a drink, sir," explained the sergeant, still eying me, "an' was just comin' in through ther door yer, when I run inter him, sneakin' 'long ther wall--thet's ther whole bloomin' story."
I'd
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From this reading "I'd been back fer a drink, sir," explained the sergeant, still eying me, "an' was just comin' in through ther door yer, when I run inter him, sneakin' 'long ther wall--thet's ther whole bloomin' story."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, by all the gods, a Yank, and in full regalia!
inter
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From this reading "I'd been back fer a drink, sir," explained the sergeant, still eying me, "an' was just comin' in through ther door yer, when I run inter him, sneakin' 'long ther wall--thet's ther whole bloomin' story."
INTERVENES
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From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
just
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From this reading "I'd been back fer a drink, sir," explained the sergeant, still eying me, "an' was just comin' in through ther door yer, when I run inter him, sneakin' 'long ther wall--thet's ther whole bloomin' story."
learn
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From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'd been back fer a drink, sir," explained the sergeant, still eying me, "an' was just comin' in through ther door yer, when I run inter him, sneakin' 'long ther wall--thet's ther whole bloomin' story."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'd been back fer a drink, sir," explained the sergeant, still eying me, "an' was just comin' in through ther door yer, when I run inter him, sneakin' 'long ther wall--thet's ther whole bloomin' story."
MISS
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From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
noise
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From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
occurred
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From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
officers
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From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
out
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From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
regalia
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From this reading "Well, by all the gods, a Yank, and in full regalia!
run
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From this reading "I'd been back fer a drink, sir," explained the sergeant, still eying me, "an' was just comin' in through ther door yer, when I run inter him, sneakin' 'long ther wall--thet's ther whole bloomin' story."
sergeant
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From this reading "I'd been back fer a drink, sir," explained the sergeant, still eying me, "an' was just comin' in through ther door yer, when I run inter him, sneakin' 'long ther wall--thet's ther whole bloomin' story."
shouting
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From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
Sims
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From this reading "What's the trouble out here, Sims?" demanded the first to appear, striding forward.
sir
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From this reading "I'd been back fer a drink, sir," explained the sergeant, still eying me, "an' was just comin' in through ther door yer, when I run inter him, sneakin' 'long ther wall--thet's ther whole bloomin' story."
sneakin
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From this reading "I'd been back fer a drink, sir," explained the sergeant, still eying me, "an' was just comin' in through ther door yer, when I run inter him, sneakin' 'long ther wall--thet's ther whole bloomin' story."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'd been back fer a drink, sir," explained the sergeant, still eying me, "an' was just comin' in through ther door yer, when I run inter him, sneakin' 'long ther wall--thet's ther whole bloomin' story."
story
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From this reading "I'd been back fer a drink, sir," explained the sergeant, still eying me, "an' was just comin' in through ther door yer, when I run inter him, sneakin' 'long ther wall--thet's ther whole bloomin' story."
streamed
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From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
striding
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From this reading "What's the trouble out here, Sims?" demanded the first to appear, striding forward.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
ther
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From this reading "I'd been back fer a drink, sir," explained the sergeant, still eying me, "an' was just comin' in through ther door yer, when I run inter him, sneakin' 'long ther wall--thet's ther whole bloomin' story."
thet's
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From this reading "I'd been back fer a drink, sir," explained the sergeant, still eying me, "an' was just comin' in through ther door yer, when I run inter him, sneakin' 'long ther wall--thet's ther whole bloomin' story."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Where did you discover this fellow?"
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
trouble
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From this reading "What's the trouble out here, Sims?" demanded the first to appear, striding forward.
useless
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From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
wall
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From this reading "I'd been back fer a drink, sir," explained the sergeant, still eying me, "an' was just comin' in through ther door yer, when I run inter him, sneakin' 'long ther wall--thet's ther whole bloomin' story."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
Well
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From this reading "Well, by all the gods, a Yank, and in full regalia!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
What's
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From this reading "What's the trouble out here, Sims?" demanded the first to appear, striding forward.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "I'd been back fer a drink, sir," explained the sergeant, still eying me, "an' was just comin' in through ther door yer, when I run inter him, sneakin' 'long ther wall--thet's ther whole bloomin' story."
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where did you discover this fellow?"
whole
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From this reading "I'd been back fer a drink, sir," explained the sergeant, still eying me, "an' was just comin' in through ther door yer, when I run inter him, sneakin' 'long ther wall--thet's ther whole bloomin' story."
WILLIFRED
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From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading MISS WILLIFRED INTERVENES Any effort at escape was clearly useless; the noise and shouting had already attracted the attention of those within, and a half-dozen officers streamed out through the dining-room door, eager to learn what had occurred.
Yank
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From this reading "Well, by all the gods, a Yank, and in full regalia!
yer
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From this reading "I'd been back fer a drink, sir," explained the sergeant, still eying me, "an' was just comin' in through ther door yer, when I run inter him, sneakin' 'long ther wall--thet's ther whole bloomin' story."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where did you discover this fellow?"
