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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 never saw such a change in any one!” faltered Mr. Pollitt, with some emotion, as he followed Mark out of his father’s room.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “He is years younger than I am, and he is so cadaverous and shrunken that he looks seventy at the very least.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He is years younger than I am, and he is so cadaverous and shrunken that he looks seventy at the very least.
any
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From this reading “I never saw such a change in any one!” faltered Mr. Pollitt, with some emotion, as he followed Mark out of his father’s room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I never saw such a change in any one!” faltered Mr. Pollitt, with some emotion, as he followed Mark out of his father’s room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “He is years younger than I am, and he is so cadaverous and shrunken that he looks seventy at the very least.
cadaverous
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From this reading “He is years younger than I am, and he is so cadaverous and shrunken that he looks seventy at the very least.
carry
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From this reading Poor fellow! he was in a desperate state at first, when he thought I had come to carry you off.
change
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From this reading “I never saw such a change in any one!” faltered Mr. Pollitt, with some emotion, as he followed Mark out of his father’s room.
come
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From this reading Poor fellow! he was in a desperate state at first, when he thought I had come to carry you off.
desperate
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From this reading Poor fellow! he was in a desperate state at first, when he thought I had come to carry you off.
emotion
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From this reading “I never saw such a change in any one!” faltered Mr. Pollitt, with some emotion, as he followed Mark out of his father’s room.
faltered
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From this reading “I never saw such a change in any one!” faltered Mr. Pollitt, with some emotion, as he followed Mark out of his father’s room.
father's
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From this reading “I never saw such a change in any one!” faltered Mr. Pollitt, with some emotion, as he followed Mark out of his father’s room.
fellow
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From this reading Poor fellow! he was in a desperate state at first, when he thought I had come to carry you off.
first
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From this reading Poor fellow! he was in a desperate state at first, when he thought I had come to carry you off.
followed
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From this reading “I never saw such a change in any one!” faltered Mr. Pollitt, with some emotion, as he followed Mark out of his father’s room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Poor fellow! he was in a desperate state at first, when he thought I had come to carry you off.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I never saw such a change in any one!” faltered Mr. Pollitt, with some emotion, as he followed Mark out of his father’s room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I never saw such a change in any one!” faltered Mr. Pollitt, with some emotion, as he followed Mark out of his father’s room.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I never saw such a change in any one!” faltered Mr. Pollitt, with some emotion, as he followed Mark out of his father’s room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I never saw such a change in any one!” faltered Mr. Pollitt, with some emotion, as he followed Mark out of his father’s room.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is years younger than I am, and he is so cadaverous and shrunken that he looks seventy at the very least.
JERVIS
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From this reading JERVIS.
least
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From this reading “He is years younger than I am, and he is so cadaverous and shrunken that he looks seventy at the very least.
looks
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From this reading “He is years younger than I am, and he is so cadaverous and shrunken that he looks seventy at the very least.
Mark
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From this reading “I never saw such a change in any one!” faltered Mr. Pollitt, with some emotion, as he followed Mark out of his father’s room.
MR
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From this reading ONLY MR.
never
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From this reading “I never saw such a change in any one!” faltered Mr. Pollitt, with some emotion, as he followed Mark out of his father’s room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I never saw such a change in any one!” faltered Mr. Pollitt, with some emotion, as he followed Mark out of his father’s room.
off
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From this reading Poor fellow! he was in a desperate state at first, when he thought I had come to carry you off.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I never saw such a change in any one!” faltered Mr. Pollitt, with some emotion, as he followed Mark out of his father’s room.
ONLY
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From this reading ONLY MR.
out
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From this reading “I never saw such a change in any one!” faltered Mr. Pollitt, with some emotion, as he followed Mark out of his father’s room.
Pollitt
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From this reading “I never saw such a change in any one!” faltered Mr. Pollitt, with some emotion, as he followed Mark out of his father’s room.
Poor
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From this reading Poor fellow! he was in a desperate state at first, when he thought I had come to carry you off.
room
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From this reading “I never saw such a change in any one!” faltered Mr. Pollitt, with some emotion, as he followed Mark out of his father’s room.
saw
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From this reading “I never saw such a change in any one!” faltered Mr. Pollitt, with some emotion, as he followed Mark out of his father’s room.
seventy
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From this reading “He is years younger than I am, and he is so cadaverous and shrunken that he looks seventy at the very least.
shrunken
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From this reading “He is years younger than I am, and he is so cadaverous and shrunken that he looks seventy at the very least.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “He is years younger than I am, and he is so cadaverous and shrunken that he looks seventy at the very least.
some
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From this reading “I never saw such a change in any one!” faltered Mr. Pollitt, with some emotion, as he followed Mark out of his father’s room.
state
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From this reading Poor fellow! he was in a desperate state at first, when he thought I had come to carry you off.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “I never saw such a change in any one!” faltered Mr. Pollitt, with some emotion, as he followed Mark out of his father’s room.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “He is years younger than I am, and he is so cadaverous and shrunken that he looks seventy at the very least.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “He is years younger than I am, and he is so cadaverous and shrunken that he looks seventy at the very least.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He is years younger than I am, and he is so cadaverous and shrunken that he looks seventy at the very least.
thought
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From this reading Poor fellow! he was in a desperate state at first, when he thought I had come to carry you off.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Poor fellow! he was in a desperate state at first, when he thought I had come to carry you off.
very
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From this reading “He is years younger than I am, and he is so cadaverous and shrunken that he looks seventy at the very least.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Poor fellow! he was in a desperate state at first, when he thought I had come to carry you off.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Poor fellow! he was in a desperate state at first, when he thought I had come to carry you off.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I never saw such a change in any one!” faltered Mr. Pollitt, with some emotion, as he followed Mark out of his father’s room.
years
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From this reading “He is years younger than I am, and he is so cadaverous and shrunken that he looks seventy at the very least.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Poor fellow! he was in a desperate state at first, when he thought I had come to carry you off.
younger
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From this reading “He is years younger than I am, and he is so cadaverous and shrunken that he looks seventy at the very least.
