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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DUST OF CHINA FROM THEIR FEET The Gregorys sailed from Hong Kong the next week, and half the Colony saw them off.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading (He could be grateful at times.) Except Florence, none of them had seen the priest since the night Basil had consulted him.
Basil
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From this reading Hilda was offended, and Basil was grateful.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading (He could be grateful at times.) Except Florence, none of them had seen the priest since the night Basil had consulted him.
Bradley
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From this reading But John Bradley did not see them off--nor had he come to wish them good-by.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But John Bradley did not see them off--nor had he come to wish them good-by.
CHINA
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From this reading THE DUST OF CHINA FROM THEIR FEET The Gregorys sailed from Hong Kong the next week, and half the Colony saw them off.
Chinese
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From this reading One means, of course, half the Europeans: the Chinese don’t count--in China.
Colony
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From this reading THE DUST OF CHINA FROM THEIR FEET The Gregorys sailed from Hong Kong the next week, and half the Colony saw them off.
come
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From this reading But John Bradley did not see them off--nor had he come to wish them good-by.
consulted
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From this reading (He could be grateful at times.) Except Florence, none of them had seen the priest since the night Basil had consulted him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading (He could be grateful at times.) Except Florence, none of them had seen the priest since the night Basil had consulted him.
count
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From this reading One means, of course, half the Europeans: the Chinese don’t count--in China.
course
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From this reading One means, of course, half the Europeans: the Chinese don’t count--in China.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But John Bradley did not see them off--nor had he come to wish them good-by.
don't
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From this reading One means, of course, half the Europeans: the Chinese don’t count--in China.
DUST
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From this reading THE DUST OF CHINA FROM THEIR FEET The Gregorys sailed from Hong Kong the next week, and half the Colony saw them off.
Europeans
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From this reading One means, of course, half the Europeans: the Chinese don’t count--in China.
ExceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading (He could be grateful at times.) Except Florence, none of them had seen the priest since the night Basil had consulted him.
FEET
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From this reading THE DUST OF CHINA FROM THEIR FEET The Gregorys sailed from Hong Kong the next week, and half the Colony saw them off.
Florence
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From this reading (He could be grateful at times.) Except Florence, none of them had seen the priest since the night Basil had consulted him.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE DUST OF CHINA FROM THEIR FEET The Gregorys sailed from Hong Kong the next week, and half the Colony saw them off.
good-by
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From this reading But John Bradley did not see them off--nor had he come to wish them good-by.
grateful
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From this reading Hilda was offended, and Basil was grateful.
Gregorys
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From this reading THE DUST OF CHINA FROM THEIR FEET The Gregorys sailed from Hong Kong the next week, and half the Colony saw them off.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But John Bradley did not see them off--nor had he come to wish them good-by.
half
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From this reading THE DUST OF CHINA FROM THEIR FEET The Gregorys sailed from Hong Kong the next week, and half the Colony saw them off.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But John Bradley did not see them off--nor had he come to wish them good-by.
Hilda
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From this reading Hilda was offended, and Basil was grateful.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (He could be grateful at times.) Except Florence, none of them had seen the priest since the night Basil had consulted him.
Hong
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From this reading THE DUST OF CHINA FROM THEIR FEET The Gregorys sailed from Hong Kong the next week, and half the Colony saw them off.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One means, of course, half the Europeans: the Chinese don’t count--in China.
John
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From this reading But John Bradley did not see them off--nor had he come to wish them good-by.
Kong
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From this reading THE DUST OF CHINA FROM THEIR FEET The Gregorys sailed from Hong Kong the next week, and half the Colony saw them off.
means
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From this reading One means, of course, half the Europeans: the Chinese don’t count--in China.
next
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From this reading THE DUST OF CHINA FROM THEIR FEET The Gregorys sailed from Hong Kong the next week, and half the Colony saw them off.
night
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From this reading (He could be grateful at times.) Except Florence, none of them had seen the priest since the night Basil had consulted him.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading (He could be grateful at times.) Except Florence, none of them had seen the priest since the night Basil had consulted him.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But John Bradley did not see them off--nor had he come to wish them good-by.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But John Bradley did not see them off--nor had he come to wish them good-by.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DUST OF CHINA FROM THEIR FEET The Gregorys sailed from Hong Kong the next week, and half the Colony saw them off.
off
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From this reading THE DUST OF CHINA FROM THEIR FEET The Gregorys sailed from Hong Kong the next week, and half the Colony saw them off.
offended
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From this reading Hilda was offended, and Basil was grateful.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One means, of course, half the Europeans: the Chinese don’t count--in China.
priest
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From this reading (He could be grateful at times.) Except Florence, none of them had seen the priest since the night Basil had consulted him.
sailed
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From this reading THE DUST OF CHINA FROM THEIR FEET The Gregorys sailed from Hong Kong the next week, and half the Colony saw them off.
saw
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From this reading THE DUST OF CHINA FROM THEIR FEET The Gregorys sailed from Hong Kong the next week, and half the Colony saw them off.
see
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From this reading But John Bradley did not see them off--nor had he come to wish them good-by.
seen
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From this reading (He could be grateful at times.) Except Florence, none of them had seen the priest since the night Basil had consulted him.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading (He could be grateful at times.) Except Florence, none of them had seen the priest since the night Basil had consulted him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DUST OF CHINA FROM THEIR FEET The Gregorys sailed from Hong Kong the next week, and half the Colony saw them off.
THEIRdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE DUST OF CHINA FROM THEIR FEET The Gregorys sailed from Hong Kong the next week, and half the Colony saw them off.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE DUST OF CHINA FROM THEIR FEET The Gregorys sailed from Hong Kong the next week, and half the Colony saw them off.
times
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From this reading (He could be grateful at times.) Except Florence, none of them had seen the priest since the night Basil had consulted him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But John Bradley did not see them off--nor had he come to wish them good-by.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hilda was offended, and Basil was grateful.
week
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From this reading THE DUST OF CHINA FROM THEIR FEET The Gregorys sailed from Hong Kong the next week, and half the Colony saw them off.
wish
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From this reading But John Bradley did not see them off--nor had he come to wish them good-by.
