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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 "Nevil said in his telegram that he would be here about a quarter past seven, and it is now five minutes past nine," said Mrs. Arbuthnot tearfully.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Nevil said in his telegram that he would be here about a quarter past seven, and it is now five minutes past nine," said Mrs. Arbuthnot tearfully.
according
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From this reading "Five-and-twenty minutes to nine, _mon enfant_, according to Greenwich," said I, as reassuringly as the circumstances permitted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HIS ILLYRIAN MAJESTY FERDINAND THE TWELTFH His Majesty had not arrived, and the dinner was spoiling.
Arbuthnot
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From this reading I asked, keeping well in the background, for I had no wish for Mrs. Arbuthnot to observe my condition prematurely.
arrived
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From this reading HIS ILLYRIAN MAJESTY FERDINAND THE TWELTFH His Majesty had not arrived, and the dinner was spoiling.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Five-and-twenty minutes to nine, _mon enfant_, according to Greenwich," said I, as reassuringly as the circumstances permitted.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked, keeping well in the background, for I had no wish for Mrs. Arbuthnot to observe my condition prematurely.
background
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From this reading I asked, keeping well in the background, for I had no wish for Mrs. Arbuthnot to observe my condition prematurely.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Nevil said in his telegram that he would be here about a quarter past seven, and it is now five minutes past nine," said Mrs. Arbuthnot tearfully.
circumstances
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From this reading "Five-and-twenty minutes to nine, _mon enfant_, according to Greenwich," said I, as reassuringly as the circumstances permitted.
condition
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From this reading I asked, keeping well in the background, for I had no wish for Mrs. Arbuthnot to observe my condition prematurely.
dinner
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From this reading HIS ILLYRIAN MAJESTY FERDINAND THE TWELTFH His Majesty had not arrived, and the dinner was spoiling.
enfant
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From this reading "Five-and-twenty minutes to nine, _mon enfant_, according to Greenwich," said I, as reassuringly as the circumstances permitted.
FERDINAND
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From this reading HIS ILLYRIAN MAJESTY FERDINAND THE TWELTFH His Majesty had not arrived, and the dinner was spoiling.
five
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From this reading "Nevil said in his telegram that he would be here about a quarter past seven, and it is now five minutes past nine," said Mrs. Arbuthnot tearfully.
Five-and-twenty
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From this reading "Five-and-twenty minutes to nine, _mon enfant_, according to Greenwich," said I, as reassuringly as the circumstances permitted.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I asked, keeping well in the background, for I had no wish for Mrs. Arbuthnot to observe my condition prematurely.
Greenwich
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From this reading "Five-and-twenty minutes to nine, _mon enfant_, according to Greenwich," said I, as reassuringly as the circumstances permitted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HIS ILLYRIAN MAJESTY FERDINAND THE TWELTFH His Majesty had not arrived, and the dinner was spoiling.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Nevil said in his telegram that he would be here about a quarter past seven, and it is now five minutes past nine," said Mrs. Arbuthnot tearfully.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Nevil said in his telegram that he would be here about a quarter past seven, and it is now five minutes past nine," said Mrs. Arbuthnot tearfully.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS ILLYRIAN MAJESTY FERDINAND THE TWELTFH His Majesty had not arrived, and the dinner was spoiling.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked, keeping well in the background, for I had no wish for Mrs. Arbuthnot to observe my condition prematurely.
ILLYRIAN
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From this reading HIS ILLYRIAN MAJESTY FERDINAND THE TWELTFH His Majesty had not arrived, and the dinner was spoiling.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I asked, keeping well in the background, for I had no wish for Mrs. Arbuthnot to observe my condition prematurely.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Nevil said in his telegram that he would be here about a quarter past seven, and it is now five minutes past nine," said Mrs. Arbuthnot tearfully.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Nevil said in his telegram that he would be here about a quarter past seven, and it is now five minutes past nine," said Mrs. Arbuthnot tearfully.
keeping
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From this reading I asked, keeping well in the background, for I had no wish for Mrs. Arbuthnot to observe my condition prematurely.
King
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From this reading "No news of the King?"
MAJESTY
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From this reading HIS ILLYRIAN MAJESTY FERDINAND THE TWELTFH His Majesty had not arrived, and the dinner was spoiling.
minutes
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From this reading "Nevil said in his telegram that he would be here about a quarter past seven, and it is now five minutes past nine," said Mrs. Arbuthnot tearfully.
mon
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From this reading "Five-and-twenty minutes to nine, _mon enfant_, according to Greenwich," said I, as reassuringly as the circumstances permitted.
Mrs
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From this reading I asked, keeping well in the background, for I had no wish for Mrs. Arbuthnot to observe my condition prematurely.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I asked, keeping well in the background, for I had no wish for Mrs. Arbuthnot to observe my condition prematurely.
Nevil
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From this reading "Nevil said in his telegram that he would be here about a quarter past seven, and it is now five minutes past nine," said Mrs. Arbuthnot tearfully.
news
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From this reading "No news of the King?"
nine
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From this reading "Nevil said in his telegram that he would be here about a quarter past seven, and it is now five minutes past nine," said Mrs. Arbuthnot tearfully.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No news of the King?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading HIS ILLYRIAN MAJESTY FERDINAND THE TWELTFH His Majesty had not arrived, and the dinner was spoiling.
now
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From this reading "Nevil said in his telegram that he would be here about a quarter past seven, and it is now five minutes past nine," said Mrs. Arbuthnot tearfully.
observe
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From this reading I asked, keeping well in the background, for I had no wish for Mrs. Arbuthnot to observe my condition prematurely.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No news of the King?"
past
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From this reading "Nevil said in his telegram that he would be here about a quarter past seven, and it is now five minutes past nine," said Mrs. Arbuthnot tearfully.
permitted
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From this reading "Five-and-twenty minutes to nine, _mon enfant_, according to Greenwich," said I, as reassuringly as the circumstances permitted.
prematurely
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From this reading I asked, keeping well in the background, for I had no wish for Mrs. Arbuthnot to observe my condition prematurely.
quarter
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From this reading "Nevil said in his telegram that he would be here about a quarter past seven, and it is now five minutes past nine," said Mrs. Arbuthnot tearfully.
reassuringly
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From this reading "Five-and-twenty minutes to nine, _mon enfant_, according to Greenwich," said I, as reassuringly as the circumstances permitted.
said
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From this reading "Nevil said in his telegram that he would be here about a quarter past seven, and it is now five minutes past nine," said Mrs. Arbuthnot tearfully.
seven
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From this reading "Nevil said in his telegram that he would be here about a quarter past seven, and it is now five minutes past nine," said Mrs. Arbuthnot tearfully.
spoiling
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From this reading HIS ILLYRIAN MAJESTY FERDINAND THE TWELTFH His Majesty had not arrived, and the dinner was spoiling.
tearfully
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From this reading "Nevil said in his telegram that he would be here about a quarter past seven, and it is now five minutes past nine," said Mrs. Arbuthnot tearfully.
telegram
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From this reading "Nevil said in his telegram that he would be here about a quarter past seven, and it is now five minutes past nine," said Mrs. Arbuthnot tearfully.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Nevil said in his telegram that he would be here about a quarter past seven, and it is now five minutes past nine," said Mrs. Arbuthnot tearfully.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HIS ILLYRIAN MAJESTY FERDINAND THE TWELTFH His Majesty had not arrived, and the dinner was spoiling.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I asked, keeping well in the background, for I had no wish for Mrs. Arbuthnot to observe my condition prematurely.
TWELTFH
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From this reading HIS ILLYRIAN MAJESTY FERDINAND THE TWELTFH His Majesty had not arrived, and the dinner was spoiling.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HIS ILLYRIAN MAJESTY FERDINAND THE TWELTFH His Majesty had not arrived, and the dinner was spoiling.
well
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From this reading I asked, keeping well in the background, for I had no wish for Mrs. Arbuthnot to observe my condition prematurely.
wish
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From this reading I asked, keeping well in the background, for I had no wish for Mrs. Arbuthnot to observe my condition prematurely.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Nevil said in his telegram that he would be here about a quarter past seven, and it is now five minutes past nine," said Mrs. Arbuthnot tearfully.
