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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
amusing
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From this reading It won't hurt them; they will find it quite amusing enough to sit side by side, conscious of their proximity to each other."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
answer
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From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
any
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From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
ask
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From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
better
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From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It won't hurt them; they will find it quite amusing enough to sit side by side, conscious of their proximity to each other."
Clara
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From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
conscious
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From this reading It won't hurt them; they will find it quite amusing enough to sit side by side, conscious of their proximity to each other."
dear
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From this reading "Try it, dear neighbour--try it," said old Hammond.
Dick
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From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It won't hurt them; they will find it quite amusing enough to sit side by side, conscious of their proximity to each other."
end
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From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
enough
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From this reading It won't hurt them; they will find it quite amusing enough to sit side by side, conscious of their proximity to each other."
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
find
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From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
Hammond
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From this reading "Try it, dear neighbour--try it," said old Hammond.
hurt
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From this reading It won't hurt them; they will find it quite amusing enough to sit side by side, conscious of their proximity to each other."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes," said I.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Try it, dear neighbour--try it," said old Hammond.
just
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From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
listen
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From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
middle
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From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
moment
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From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
more
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From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
neighbour
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From this reading "Try it, dear neighbour--try it," said old Hammond.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
old
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From this reading "Try it, dear neighbour--try it," said old Hammond.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
other
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From this reading It won't hurt them; they will find it quite amusing enough to sit side by side, conscious of their proximity to each other."
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
pretend
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From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
proximity
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From this reading It won't hurt them; they will find it quite amusing enough to sit side by side, conscious of their proximity to each other."
questions
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From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
quiet
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From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It won't hurt them; they will find it quite amusing enough to sit side by side, conscious of their proximity to each other."
rate
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From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
said
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From this reading "Yes," said I.
side
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From this reading It won't hurt them; they will find it quite amusing enough to sit side by side, conscious of their proximity to each other."
sit
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From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It won't hurt them; they will find it quite amusing enough to sit side by side, conscious of their proximity to each other."
there
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From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
Try
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From this reading "Try it, dear neighbour--try it," said old Hammond.
two
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From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It won't hurt them; they will find it quite amusing enough to sit side by side, conscious of their proximity to each other."
won't
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From this reading It won't hurt them; they will find it quite amusing enough to sit side by side, conscious of their proximity to each other."
Yes
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From this reading "Yes," said I.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
