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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHAT WU DID IN PROOF OF LOVE Wu, when he had laid Nang Ping on her mats and covered her, went to his library, and sat thinking through the night.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When he had lifted her, he had not glanced at the Englishman, nor had he even looked in the direction of prison or prisoner since.
Basil
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From this reading With Basil Gregory, Wu had nothing more to do--yet.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Those orders would be obeyed.
covered
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From this reading WHAT WU DID IN PROOF OF LOVE Wu, when he had laid Nang Ping on her mats and covered her, went to his library, and sat thinking through the night.
DIDauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading WHAT WU DID IN PROOF OF LOVE Wu, when he had laid Nang Ping on her mats and covered her, went to his library, and sat thinking through the night.
direction
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From this reading When he had lifted her, he had not glanced at the Englishman, nor had he even looked in the direction of prison or prisoner since.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading With Basil Gregory, Wu had nothing more to do--yet.
Englishman
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From this reading When he had lifted her, he had not glanced at the Englishman, nor had he even looked in the direction of prison or prisoner since.
even
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From this reading When he had lifted her, he had not glanced at the Englishman, nor had he even looked in the direction of prison or prisoner since.
glanced
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From this reading When he had lifted her, he had not glanced at the Englishman, nor had he even looked in the direction of prison or prisoner since.
Gregory
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From this reading With Basil Gregory, Wu had nothing more to do--yet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHAT WU DID IN PROOF OF LOVE Wu, when he had laid Nang Ping on her mats and covered her, went to his library, and sat thinking through the night.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHAT WU DID IN PROOF OF LOVE Wu, when he had laid Nang Ping on her mats and covered her, went to his library, and sat thinking through the night.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WHAT WU DID IN PROOF OF LOVE Wu, when he had laid Nang Ping on her mats and covered her, went to his library, and sat thinking through the night.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHAT WU DID IN PROOF OF LOVE Wu, when he had laid Nang Ping on her mats and covered her, went to his library, and sat thinking through the night.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT WU DID IN PROOF OF LOVE Wu, when he had laid Nang Ping on her mats and covered her, went to his library, and sat thinking through the night.
laid
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From this reading WHAT WU DID IN PROOF OF LOVE Wu, when he had laid Nang Ping on her mats and covered her, went to his library, and sat thinking through the night.
library
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From this reading WHAT WU DID IN PROOF OF LOVE Wu, when he had laid Nang Ping on her mats and covered her, went to his library, and sat thinking through the night.
lifted
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From this reading When he had lifted her, he had not glanced at the Englishman, nor had he even looked in the direction of prison or prisoner since.
looked
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From this reading When he had lifted her, he had not glanced at the Englishman, nor had he even looked in the direction of prison or prisoner since.
LOVE
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From this reading WHAT WU DID IN PROOF OF LOVE Wu, when he had laid Nang Ping on her mats and covered her, went to his library, and sat thinking through the night.
mats
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From this reading WHAT WU DID IN PROOF OF LOVE Wu, when he had laid Nang Ping on her mats and covered her, went to his library, and sat thinking through the night.
more
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From this reading With Basil Gregory, Wu had nothing more to do--yet.
Nang
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From this reading WHAT WU DID IN PROOF OF LOVE Wu, when he had laid Nang Ping on her mats and covered her, went to his library, and sat thinking through the night.
night
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From this reading WHAT WU DID IN PROOF OF LOVE Wu, when he had laid Nang Ping on her mats and covered her, went to his library, and sat thinking through the night.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading When he had lifted her, he had not glanced at the Englishman, nor had he even looked in the direction of prison or prisoner since.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When he had lifted her, he had not glanced at the Englishman, nor had he even looked in the direction of prison or prisoner since.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading With Basil Gregory, Wu had nothing more to do--yet.
obeyed
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From this reading Those orders would be obeyed.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHAT WU DID IN PROOF OF LOVE Wu, when he had laid Nang Ping on her mats and covered her, went to his library, and sat thinking through the night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHAT WU DID IN PROOF OF LOVE Wu, when he had laid Nang Ping on her mats and covered her, went to his library, and sat thinking through the night.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When he had lifted her, he had not glanced at the Englishman, nor had he even looked in the direction of prison or prisoner since.
orders
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From this reading The servants had their orders.
Ping
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From this reading WHAT WU DID IN PROOF OF LOVE Wu, when he had laid Nang Ping on her mats and covered her, went to his library, and sat thinking through the night.
prison
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From this reading When he had lifted her, he had not glanced at the Englishman, nor had he even looked in the direction of prison or prisoner since.
prisoner
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From this reading When he had lifted her, he had not glanced at the Englishman, nor had he even looked in the direction of prison or prisoner since.
PROOF
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From this reading WHAT WU DID IN PROOF OF LOVE Wu, when he had laid Nang Ping on her mats and covered her, went to his library, and sat thinking through the night.
sat
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From this reading WHAT WU DID IN PROOF OF LOVE Wu, when he had laid Nang Ping on her mats and covered her, went to his library, and sat thinking through the night.
servants
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From this reading The servants had their orders.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading When he had lifted her, he had not glanced at the Englishman, nor had he even looked in the direction of prison or prisoner since.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT WU DID IN PROOF OF LOVE Wu, when he had laid Nang Ping on her mats and covered her, went to his library, and sat thinking through the night.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The servants had their orders.
thinking
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From this reading WHAT WU DID IN PROOF OF LOVE Wu, when he had laid Nang Ping on her mats and covered her, went to his library, and sat thinking through the night.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those orders would be obeyed.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading WHAT WU DID IN PROOF OF LOVE Wu, when he had laid Nang Ping on her mats and covered her, went to his library, and sat thinking through the night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHAT WU DID IN PROOF OF LOVE Wu, when he had laid Nang Ping on her mats and covered her, went to his library, and sat thinking through the night.
went
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From this reading WHAT WU DID IN PROOF OF LOVE Wu, when he had laid Nang Ping on her mats and covered her, went to his library, and sat thinking through the night.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT WU DID IN PROOF OF LOVE Wu, when he had laid Nang Ping on her mats and covered her, went to his library, and sat thinking through the night.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHAT WU DID IN PROOF OF LOVE Wu, when he had laid Nang Ping on her mats and covered her, went to his library, and sat thinking through the night.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Basil Gregory, Wu had nothing more to do--yet.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Those orders would be obeyed.
WU
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From this reading WHAT WU DID IN PROOF OF LOVE Wu, when he had laid Nang Ping on her mats and covered her, went to his library, and sat thinking through the night.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading With Basil Gregory, Wu had nothing more to do--yet.
