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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 Thin Air Raffles hailed a passing hansom, and had bundled me in before I realised that he was not coming with me.
act
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From this reading For in my heart I could not quite forgive the act in which Raffles and I had caught him overnight.
Air
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From this reading Thin Air Raffles hailed a passing hansom, and had bundled me in before I realised that he was not coming with me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thin Air Raffles hailed a passing hansom, and had bundled me in before I realised that he was not coming with me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His eyes were shining with the prospect as I drove away, not sorry to escape the scene of that young man's awakening to better fortune than he deserved.
awakening
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From this reading His eyes were shining with the prospect as I drove away, not sorry to escape the scene of that young man's awakening to better fortune than he deserved.
away
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From this reading His eyes were shining with the prospect as I drove away, not sorry to escape the scene of that young man's awakening to better fortune than he deserved.
back
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From this reading Order breakfast for three in half-an-hour precisely, and I'll tell him everything before you're back."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Thin Air Raffles hailed a passing hansom, and had bundled me in before I realised that he was not coming with me.
better
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From this reading His eyes were shining with the prospect as I drove away, not sorry to escape the scene of that young man's awakening to better fortune than he deserved.
breakfast
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From this reading Order breakfast for three in half-an-hour precisely, and I'll tell him everything before you're back."
bundled
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From this reading Thin Air Raffles hailed a passing hansom, and had bundled me in before I realised that he was not coming with me.
caught
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From this reading For in my heart I could not quite forgive the act in which Raffles and I had caught him overnight.
club
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From this reading "Drive down to the club for Teddy's cricket-bag," said he; "we'll make him get straight into flannels to save time.
coming
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From this reading Thin Air Raffles hailed a passing hansom, and had bundled me in before I realised that he was not coming with me.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For in my heart I could not quite forgive the act in which Raffles and I had caught him overnight.
cricket-bag
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From this reading "Drive down to the club for Teddy's cricket-bag," said he; "we'll make him get straight into flannels to save time.
deserved
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From this reading His eyes were shining with the prospect as I drove away, not sorry to escape the scene of that young man's awakening to better fortune than he deserved.
down
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From this reading "Drive down to the club for Teddy's cricket-bag," said he; "we'll make him get straight into flannels to save time.
Drive
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From this reading "Drive down to the club for Teddy's cricket-bag," said he; "we'll make him get straight into flannels to save time.
drove
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From this reading His eyes were shining with the prospect as I drove away, not sorry to escape the scene of that young man's awakening to better fortune than he deserved.
escape
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From this reading His eyes were shining with the prospect as I drove away, not sorry to escape the scene of that young man's awakening to better fortune than he deserved.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Order breakfast for three in half-an-hour precisely, and I'll tell him everything before you're back."
eyes
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From this reading His eyes were shining with the prospect as I drove away, not sorry to escape the scene of that young man's awakening to better fortune than he deserved.
flannels
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From this reading "Drive down to the club for Teddy's cricket-bag," said he; "we'll make him get straight into flannels to save time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Drive down to the club for Teddy's cricket-bag," said he; "we'll make him get straight into flannels to save time.
forgive
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From this reading For in my heart I could not quite forgive the act in which Raffles and I had caught him overnight.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His eyes were shining with the prospect as I drove away, not sorry to escape the scene of that young man's awakening to better fortune than he deserved.
get
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From this reading "Drive down to the club for Teddy's cricket-bag," said he; "we'll make him get straight into flannels to save time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thin Air Raffles hailed a passing hansom, and had bundled me in before I realised that he was not coming with me.
hailednounUS /hailed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thin Air Raffles hailed a passing hansom, and had bundled me in before I realised that he was not coming with me.
half-an-hour
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From this reading Order breakfast for three in half-an-hour precisely, and I'll tell him everything before you're back."
hansom
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From this reading Thin Air Raffles hailed a passing hansom, and had bundled me in before I realised that he was not coming with me.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thin Air Raffles hailed a passing hansom, and had bundled me in before I realised that he was not coming with me.
heart
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From this reading For in my heart I could not quite forgive the act in which Raffles and I had caught him overnight.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Drive down to the club for Teddy's cricket-bag," said he; "we'll make him get straight into flannels to save time.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes were shining with the prospect as I drove away, not sorry to escape the scene of that young man's awakening to better fortune than he deserved.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Thin Air Raffles hailed a passing hansom, and had bundled me in before I realised that he was not coming with me.
I'll
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From this reading Order breakfast for three in half-an-hour precisely, and I'll tell him everything before you're back."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thin Air Raffles hailed a passing hansom, and had bundled me in before I realised that he was not coming with me.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Drive down to the club for Teddy's cricket-bag," said he; "we'll make him get straight into flannels to save time.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Drive down to the club for Teddy's cricket-bag," said he; "we'll make him get straight into flannels to save time.
man's
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From this reading His eyes were shining with the prospect as I drove away, not sorry to escape the scene of that young man's awakening to better fortune than he deserved.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thin Air Raffles hailed a passing hansom, and had bundled me in before I realised that he was not coming with me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For in my heart I could not quite forgive the act in which Raffles and I had caught him overnight.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thin Air Raffles hailed a passing hansom, and had bundled me in before I realised that he was not coming with me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His eyes were shining with the prospect as I drove away, not sorry to escape the scene of that young man's awakening to better fortune than he deserved.
OrdernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Order breakfast for three in half-an-hour precisely, and I'll tell him everything before you're back."
overnight
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From this reading For in my heart I could not quite forgive the act in which Raffles and I had caught him overnight.
passing
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From this reading Thin Air Raffles hailed a passing hansom, and had bundled me in before I realised that he was not coming with me.
precisely
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From this reading Order breakfast for three in half-an-hour precisely, and I'll tell him everything before you're back."
prospect
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From this reading His eyes were shining with the prospect as I drove away, not sorry to escape the scene of that young man's awakening to better fortune than he deserved.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For in my heart I could not quite forgive the act in which Raffles and I had caught him overnight.
Raffles
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From this reading Thin Air Raffles hailed a passing hansom, and had bundled me in before I realised that he was not coming with me.
realised
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From this reading Thin Air Raffles hailed a passing hansom, and had bundled me in before I realised that he was not coming with me.
said
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From this reading "Drive down to the club for Teddy's cricket-bag," said he; "we'll make him get straight into flannels to save time.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading "Drive down to the club for Teddy's cricket-bag," said he; "we'll make him get straight into flannels to save time.
scene
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From this reading His eyes were shining with the prospect as I drove away, not sorry to escape the scene of that young man's awakening to better fortune than he deserved.
shining
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From this reading His eyes were shining with the prospect as I drove away, not sorry to escape the scene of that young man's awakening to better fortune than he deserved.
sorry
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From this reading His eyes were shining with the prospect as I drove away, not sorry to escape the scene of that young man's awakening to better fortune than he deserved.
straight
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From this reading "Drive down to the club for Teddy's cricket-bag," said he; "we'll make him get straight into flannels to save time.
Teddy's
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From this reading "Drive down to the club for Teddy's cricket-bag," said he; "we'll make him get straight into flannels to save time.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Order breakfast for three in half-an-hour precisely, and I'll tell him everything before you're back."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His eyes were shining with the prospect as I drove away, not sorry to escape the scene of that young man's awakening to better fortune than he deserved.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thin Air Raffles hailed a passing hansom, and had bundled me in before I realised that he was not coming with me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Drive down to the club for Teddy's cricket-bag," said he; "we'll make him get straight into flannels to save time.
ThinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Thin Air Raffles hailed a passing hansom, and had bundled me in before I realised that he was not coming with me.
three
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From this reading Order breakfast for three in half-an-hour precisely, and I'll tell him everything before you're back."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Drive down to the club for Teddy's cricket-bag," said he; "we'll make him get straight into flannels to save time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Drive down to the club for Teddy's cricket-bag," said he; "we'll make him get straight into flannels to save time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thin Air Raffles hailed a passing hansom, and had bundled me in before I realised that he was not coming with me.
we'll
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From this reading "Drive down to the club for Teddy's cricket-bag," said he; "we'll make him get straight into flannels to save time.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His eyes were shining with the prospect as I drove away, not sorry to escape the scene of that young man's awakening to better fortune than he deserved.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For in my heart I could not quite forgive the act in which Raffles and I had caught him overnight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thin Air Raffles hailed a passing hansom, and had bundled me in before I realised that he was not coming with me.
you're
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From this reading Order breakfast for three in half-an-hour precisely, and I'll tell him everything before you're back."
young
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From this reading His eyes were shining with the prospect as I drove away, not sorry to escape the scene of that young man's awakening to better fortune than he deserved.
