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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 Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
able
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From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Her face was scared as his own, and she half-closed the door against him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her face was scared as his own, and she half-closed the door against him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dan Foster’s lad lost no time in delivering Gaunt’s message at Marshlands.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
boy's
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From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
comfort
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From this reading He got little comfort, however, from Gaunt’s housekeeper.
Dan
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From this reading Dan Foster’s lad lost no time in delivering Gaunt’s message at Marshlands.
delivering
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From this reading Dan Foster’s lad lost no time in delivering Gaunt’s message at Marshlands.
door
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From this reading Her face was scared as his own, and she half-closed the door against him.
face
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From this reading Her face was scared as his own, and she half-closed the door against him.
faith
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From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
folk
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From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
Foster's
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From this reading Dan Foster’s lad lost no time in delivering Gaunt’s message at Marshlands.
Fright
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From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He got little comfort, however, from Gaunt’s housekeeper.
Gaunt's
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From this reading Dan Foster’s lad lost no time in delivering Gaunt’s message at Marshlands.
glad
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From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
got
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From this reading He got little comfort, however, from Gaunt’s housekeeper.
half-closed
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From this reading Her face was scared as his own, and she half-closed the door against him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face was scared as his own, and she half-closed the door against him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
housekeeper
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From this reading He got little comfort, however, from Gaunt’s housekeeper.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He got little comfort, however, from Gaunt’s housekeeper.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dan Foster’s lad lost no time in delivering Gaunt’s message at Marshlands.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
just
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From this reading “’Tis just like a trick o’ yond Mathewsons,” she snapped.
lad
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From this reading Dan Foster’s lad lost no time in delivering Gaunt’s message at Marshlands.
legs
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From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
lent
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From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
like
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From this reading “’Tis just like a trick o’ yond Mathewsons,” she snapped.
little
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From this reading He got little comfort, however, from Gaunt’s housekeeper.
lost
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From this reading Dan Foster’s lad lost no time in delivering Gaunt’s message at Marshlands.
Marshlands
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From this reading Dan Foster’s lad lost no time in delivering Gaunt’s message at Marshlands.
Mathewsons
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From this reading “’Tis just like a trick o’ yond Mathewsons,” she snapped.
message
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From this reading Dan Foster’s lad lost no time in delivering Gaunt’s message at Marshlands.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Dan Foster’s lad lost no time in delivering Gaunt’s message at Marshlands.
o
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From this reading “’Tis just like a trick o’ yond Mathewsons,” she snapped.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
older
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From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
own
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From this reading Her face was scared as his own, and she half-closed the door against him.
pass
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From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
relieve
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From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
scared
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From this reading Her face was scared as his own, and she half-closed the door against him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her face was scared as his own, and she half-closed the door against him.
snapped
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From this reading “’Tis just like a trick o’ yond Mathewsons,” she snapped.
speed
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From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
terror
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From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her face was scared as his own, and she half-closed the door against him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
time
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From this reading Dan Foster’s lad lost no time in delivering Gaunt’s message at Marshlands.
Tis
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From this reading “’Tis just like a trick o’ yond Mathewsons,” she snapped.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
trick
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From this reading “’Tis just like a trick o’ yond Mathewsons,” she snapped.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
wisdom
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From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Fright lent speed to his legs, and he was glad to pass on his terror to older folk, with a boy’s faith that they would be able, in their wisdom, to relieve him of it.
yond
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From this reading “’Tis just like a trick o’ yond Mathewsons,” she snapped.
