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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 Before he went the doctor wrote a line to "Mr. Prickett, Bookseller, Holborn," and told Leonard to take it the next morning, as addressed.
addressed
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From this reading Before he went the doctor wrote a line to "Mr. Prickett, Bookseller, Holborn," and told Leonard to take it the next morning, as addressed.
allowed
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From this reading Miss Starke lived at Highgate,--a worthy woman, stiff and prim, as old maids sometimes are; but just the place for a little girl like Helen, and Leonard should certainly be allowed to call and see her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before he went the doctor wrote a line to "Mr. Prickett, Bookseller, Holborn," and told Leonard to take it the next morning, as addressed.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Miss Starke lived at Highgate,--a worthy woman, stiff and prim, as old maids sometimes are; but just the place for a little girl like Helen, and Leonard should certainly be allowed to call and see her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Before he went the doctor wrote a line to "Mr. Prickett, Bookseller, Holborn," and told Leonard to take it the next morning, as addressed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Starke lived at Highgate,--a worthy woman, stiff and prim, as old maids sometimes are; but just the place for a little girl like Helen, and Leonard should certainly be allowed to call and see her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Miss Starke lived at Highgate,--a worthy woman, stiff and prim, as old maids sometimes are; but just the place for a little girl like Helen, and Leonard should certainly be allowed to call and see her.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before he went the doctor wrote a line to "Mr. Prickett, Bookseller, Holborn," and told Leonard to take it the next morning, as addressed.
Bookseller
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From this reading Before he went the doctor wrote a line to "Mr. Prickett, Bookseller, Holborn," and told Leonard to take it the next morning, as addressed.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I hope and trust you will only have to stay there a few days."
call
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From this reading "I will call on Prickett myself tonight and prepare him for your visit.
certainly
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From this reading Miss Starke lived at Highgate,--a worthy woman, stiff and prim, as old maids sometimes are; but just the place for a little girl like Helen, and Leonard should certainly be allowed to call and see her.
communicate
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From this reading He then turned the conversation, to communicate his plans for Helen.
conversation
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From this reading He then turned the conversation, to communicate his plans for Helen.
days
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From this reading But I hope and trust you will only have to stay there a few days."
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before he went the doctor wrote a line to "Mr. Prickett, Bookseller, Holborn," and told Leonard to take it the next morning, as addressed.
few
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From this reading But I hope and trust you will only have to stay there a few days."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I will call on Prickett myself tonight and prepare him for your visit.
girl
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From this reading Miss Starke lived at Highgate,--a worthy woman, stiff and prim, as old maids sometimes are; but just the place for a little girl like Helen, and Leonard should certainly be allowed to call and see her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I hope and trust you will only have to stay there a few days."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before he went the doctor wrote a line to "Mr. Prickett, Bookseller, Holborn," and told Leonard to take it the next morning, as addressed.
Helen
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From this reading He then turned the conversation, to communicate his plans for Helen.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Starke lived at Highgate,--a worthy woman, stiff and prim, as old maids sometimes are; but just the place for a little girl like Helen, and Leonard should certainly be allowed to call and see her.
Highgate
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From this reading Miss Starke lived at Highgate,--a worthy woman, stiff and prim, as old maids sometimes are; but just the place for a little girl like Helen, and Leonard should certainly be allowed to call and see her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I will call on Prickett myself tonight and prepare him for your visit.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He then turned the conversation, to communicate his plans for Helen.
Holborn
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From this reading Before he went the doctor wrote a line to "Mr. Prickett, Bookseller, Holborn," and told Leonard to take it the next morning, as addressed.
hope
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From this reading But I hope and trust you will only have to stay there a few days."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will call on Prickett myself tonight and prepare him for your visit.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Before he went the doctor wrote a line to "Mr. Prickett, Bookseller, Holborn," and told Leonard to take it the next morning, as addressed.
just
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From this reading Miss Starke lived at Highgate,--a worthy woman, stiff and prim, as old maids sometimes are; but just the place for a little girl like Helen, and Leonard should certainly be allowed to call and see her.
Leonard
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From this reading Before he went the doctor wrote a line to "Mr. Prickett, Bookseller, Holborn," and told Leonard to take it the next morning, as addressed.
like
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From this reading Miss Starke lived at Highgate,--a worthy woman, stiff and prim, as old maids sometimes are; but just the place for a little girl like Helen, and Leonard should certainly be allowed to call and see her.
line
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From this reading Before he went the doctor wrote a line to "Mr. Prickett, Bookseller, Holborn," and told Leonard to take it the next morning, as addressed.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Starke lived at Highgate,--a worthy woman, stiff and prim, as old maids sometimes are; but just the place for a little girl like Helen, and Leonard should certainly be allowed to call and see her.
lived
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From this reading Miss Starke lived at Highgate,--a worthy woman, stiff and prim, as old maids sometimes are; but just the place for a little girl like Helen, and Leonard should certainly be allowed to call and see her.
maids
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From this reading Miss Starke lived at Highgate,--a worthy woman, stiff and prim, as old maids sometimes are; but just the place for a little girl like Helen, and Leonard should certainly be allowed to call and see her.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Starke lived at Highgate,--a worthy woman, stiff and prim, as old maids sometimes are; but just the place for a little girl like Helen, and Leonard should certainly be allowed to call and see her.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before he went the doctor wrote a line to "Mr. Prickett, Bookseller, Holborn," and told Leonard to take it the next morning, as addressed.
Mr
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From this reading Before he went the doctor wrote a line to "Mr. Prickett, Bookseller, Holborn," and told Leonard to take it the next morning, as addressed.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I will call on Prickett myself tonight and prepare him for your visit.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before he went the doctor wrote a line to "Mr. Prickett, Bookseller, Holborn," and told Leonard to take it the next morning, as addressed.
old
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From this reading Miss Starke lived at Highgate,--a worthy woman, stiff and prim, as old maids sometimes are; but just the place for a little girl like Helen, and Leonard should certainly be allowed to call and see her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I will call on Prickett myself tonight and prepare him for your visit.
only
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From this reading But I hope and trust you will only have to stay there a few days."
place
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From this reading Miss Starke lived at Highgate,--a worthy woman, stiff and prim, as old maids sometimes are; but just the place for a little girl like Helen, and Leonard should certainly be allowed to call and see her.
plans
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From this reading He then turned the conversation, to communicate his plans for Helen.
prepare
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From this reading "I will call on Prickett myself tonight and prepare him for your visit.
Prickett
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From this reading Before he went the doctor wrote a line to "Mr. Prickett, Bookseller, Holborn," and told Leonard to take it the next morning, as addressed.
prim
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From this reading Miss Starke lived at Highgate,--a worthy woman, stiff and prim, as old maids sometimes are; but just the place for a little girl like Helen, and Leonard should certainly be allowed to call and see her.
see
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From this reading Miss Starke lived at Highgate,--a worthy woman, stiff and prim, as old maids sometimes are; but just the place for a little girl like Helen, and Leonard should certainly be allowed to call and see her.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Miss Starke lived at Highgate,--a worthy woman, stiff and prim, as old maids sometimes are; but just the place for a little girl like Helen, and Leonard should certainly be allowed to call and see her.
sometimes
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From this reading Miss Starke lived at Highgate,--a worthy woman, stiff and prim, as old maids sometimes are; but just the place for a little girl like Helen, and Leonard should certainly be allowed to call and see her.
Starke
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From this reading Miss Starke lived at Highgate,--a worthy woman, stiff and prim, as old maids sometimes are; but just the place for a little girl like Helen, and Leonard should certainly be allowed to call and see her.
stay
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From this reading But I hope and trust you will only have to stay there a few days."
stiff
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From this reading Miss Starke lived at Highgate,--a worthy woman, stiff and prim, as old maids sometimes are; but just the place for a little girl like Helen, and Leonard should certainly be allowed to call and see her.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before he went the doctor wrote a line to "Mr. Prickett, Bookseller, Holborn," and told Leonard to take it the next morning, as addressed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before he went the doctor wrote a line to "Mr. Prickett, Bookseller, Holborn," and told Leonard to take it the next morning, as addressed.
then
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From this reading He then turned the conversation, to communicate his plans for Helen.
there
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From this reading But I hope and trust you will only have to stay there a few days."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before he went the doctor wrote a line to "Mr. Prickett, Bookseller, Holborn," and told Leonard to take it the next morning, as addressed.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before he went the doctor wrote a line to "Mr. Prickett, Bookseller, Holborn," and told Leonard to take it the next morning, as addressed.
tonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading "I will call on Prickett myself tonight and prepare him for your visit.
trust
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From this reading But I hope and trust you will only have to stay there a few days."
turned
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From this reading He then turned the conversation, to communicate his plans for Helen.
visit
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From this reading "I will call on Prickett myself tonight and prepare him for your visit.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before he went the doctor wrote a line to "Mr. Prickett, Bookseller, Holborn," and told Leonard to take it the next morning, as addressed.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will call on Prickett myself tonight and prepare him for your visit.
woman
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From this reading Miss Starke lived at Highgate,--a worthy woman, stiff and prim, as old maids sometimes are; but just the place for a little girl like Helen, and Leonard should certainly be allowed to call and see her.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Miss Starke lived at Highgate,--a worthy woman, stiff and prim, as old maids sometimes are; but just the place for a little girl like Helen, and Leonard should certainly be allowed to call and see her.
wrote
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From this reading Before he went the doctor wrote a line to "Mr. Prickett, Bookseller, Holborn," and told Leonard to take it the next morning, as addressed.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I hope and trust you will only have to stay there a few days."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I will call on Prickett myself tonight and prepare him for your visit.
