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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 [He thrusts his hands into his pockets, and walks about in his usual manner, rattling the contents of his pockets, as if condescending to a trivial subject out of pure kindness].
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading [He thrusts his hands into his pockets, and walks about in his usual manner, rattling the contents of his pockets, as if condescending to a trivial subject out of pure kindness].
all
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From this reading HIGGINS [enlightened, but not at all impressed] Oh, that’s what’s worrying you, is it?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading [She looks quickly at him: he does not look at her, but examines the dessert stand on the piano and decides that he will eat an apple].
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [He thrusts his hands into his pockets, and walks about in his usual manner, rattling the contents of his pockets, as if condescending to a trivial subject out of pure kindness].
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [She looks quickly at him: he does not look at her, but examines the dessert stand on the piano and decides that he will eat an apple].
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [He thrusts his hands into his pockets, and walks about in his usual manner, rattling the contents of his pockets, as if condescending to a trivial subject out of pure kindness].
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HIGGINS [enlightened, but not at all impressed] Oh, that’s what’s worrying you, is it?
away
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From this reading I should imagine you won’t have much difficulty in settling yourself, somewhere or other, though I hadn’t quite realized that you were going away.
bother
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From this reading I shouldn’t bother about it if I were you.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HIGGINS [enlightened, but not at all impressed] Oh, that’s what’s worrying you, is it?
condescending
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From this reading [He thrusts his hands into his pockets, and walks about in his usual manner, rattling the contents of his pockets, as if condescending to a trivial subject out of pure kindness].
contents
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From this reading [He thrusts his hands into his pockets, and walks about in his usual manner, rattling the contents of his pockets, as if condescending to a trivial subject out of pure kindness].
decides
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From this reading [She looks quickly at him: he does not look at her, but examines the dessert stand on the piano and decides that he will eat an apple].
dessert
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From this reading [She looks quickly at him: he does not look at her, but examines the dessert stand on the piano and decides that he will eat an apple].
difficulty
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From this reading I should imagine you won’t have much difficulty in settling yourself, somewhere or other, though I hadn’t quite realized that you were going away.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [She looks quickly at him: he does not look at her, but examines the dessert stand on the piano and decides that he will eat an apple].
eat
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From this reading [She looks quickly at him: he does not look at her, but examines the dessert stand on the piano and decides that he will eat an apple].
enlightened
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From this reading HIGGINS [enlightened, but not at all impressed] Oh, that’s what’s worrying you, is it?
examines
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From this reading [She looks quickly at him: he does not look at her, but examines the dessert stand on the piano and decides that he will eat an apple].
going
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From this reading I should imagine you won’t have much difficulty in settling yourself, somewhere or other, though I hadn’t quite realized that you were going away.
hadn't
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From this reading I should imagine you won’t have much difficulty in settling yourself, somewhere or other, though I hadn’t quite realized that you were going away.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading [He thrusts his hands into his pockets, and walks about in his usual manner, rattling the contents of his pockets, as if condescending to a trivial subject out of pure kindness].
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should imagine you won’t have much difficulty in settling yourself, somewhere or other, though I hadn’t quite realized that you were going away.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [He thrusts his hands into his pockets, and walks about in his usual manner, rattling the contents of his pockets, as if condescending to a trivial subject out of pure kindness].
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [She looks quickly at him: he does not look at her, but examines the dessert stand on the piano and decides that he will eat an apple].
HIGGINS
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From this reading HIGGINS [enlightened, but not at all impressed] Oh, that’s what’s worrying you, is it?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [She looks quickly at him: he does not look at her, but examines the dessert stand on the piano and decides that he will eat an apple].
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [He thrusts his hands into his pockets, and walks about in his usual manner, rattling the contents of his pockets, as if condescending to a trivial subject out of pure kindness].
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shouldn’t bother about it if I were you.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading [He thrusts his hands into his pockets, and walks about in his usual manner, rattling the contents of his pockets, as if condescending to a trivial subject out of pure kindness].
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I should imagine you won’t have much difficulty in settling yourself, somewhere or other, though I hadn’t quite realized that you were going away.
impressed
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From this reading HIGGINS [enlightened, but not at all impressed] Oh, that’s what’s worrying you, is it?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [He thrusts his hands into his pockets, and walks about in his usual manner, rattling the contents of his pockets, as if condescending to a trivial subject out of pure kindness].
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading [He thrusts his hands into his pockets, and walks about in his usual manner, rattling the contents of his pockets, as if condescending to a trivial subject out of pure kindness].
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HIGGINS [enlightened, but not at all impressed] Oh, that’s what’s worrying you, is it?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HIGGINS [enlightened, but not at all impressed] Oh, that’s what’s worrying you, is it?
kindness
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From this reading [He thrusts his hands into his pockets, and walks about in his usual manner, rattling the contents of his pockets, as if condescending to a trivial subject out of pure kindness].
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [She looks quickly at him: he does not look at her, but examines the dessert stand on the piano and decides that he will eat an apple].
looks
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From this reading [She looks quickly at him: he does not look at her, but examines the dessert stand on the piano and decides that he will eat an apple].
manner
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From this reading [He thrusts his hands into his pockets, and walks about in his usual manner, rattling the contents of his pockets, as if condescending to a trivial subject out of pure kindness].
much
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From this reading I should imagine you won’t have much difficulty in settling yourself, somewhere or other, though I hadn’t quite realized that you were going away.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading HIGGINS [enlightened, but not at all impressed] Oh, that’s what’s worrying you, is it?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [He thrusts his hands into his pockets, and walks about in his usual manner, rattling the contents of his pockets, as if condescending to a trivial subject out of pure kindness].
Oh
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From this reading HIGGINS [enlightened, but not at all impressed] Oh, that’s what’s worrying you, is it?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [She looks quickly at him: he does not look at her, but examines the dessert stand on the piano and decides that he will eat an apple].
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I should imagine you won’t have much difficulty in settling yourself, somewhere or other, though I hadn’t quite realized that you were going away.
other
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From this reading I should imagine you won’t have much difficulty in settling yourself, somewhere or other, though I hadn’t quite realized that you were going away.
out
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From this reading [He thrusts his hands into his pockets, and walks about in his usual manner, rattling the contents of his pockets, as if condescending to a trivial subject out of pure kindness].
piano
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From this reading [She looks quickly at him: he does not look at her, but examines the dessert stand on the piano and decides that he will eat an apple].
pockets
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From this reading [He thrusts his hands into his pockets, and walks about in his usual manner, rattling the contents of his pockets, as if condescending to a trivial subject out of pure kindness].
pure
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From this reading [He thrusts his hands into his pockets, and walks about in his usual manner, rattling the contents of his pockets, as if condescending to a trivial subject out of pure kindness].
quickly
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From this reading [She looks quickly at him: he does not look at her, but examines the dessert stand on the piano and decides that he will eat an apple].
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should imagine you won’t have much difficulty in settling yourself, somewhere or other, though I hadn’t quite realized that you were going away.
rattling
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From this reading [He thrusts his hands into his pockets, and walks about in his usual manner, rattling the contents of his pockets, as if condescending to a trivial subject out of pure kindness].
realized
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From this reading I should imagine you won’t have much difficulty in settling yourself, somewhere or other, though I hadn’t quite realized that you were going away.
settling
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From this reading I should imagine you won’t have much difficulty in settling yourself, somewhere or other, though I hadn’t quite realized that you were going away.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [She looks quickly at him: he does not look at her, but examines the dessert stand on the piano and decides that he will eat an apple].
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should imagine you won’t have much difficulty in settling yourself, somewhere or other, though I hadn’t quite realized that you were going away.
shouldn't
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From this reading I shouldn’t bother about it if I were you.
somewhere
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From this reading I should imagine you won’t have much difficulty in settling yourself, somewhere or other, though I hadn’t quite realized that you were going away.
stand
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From this reading [She looks quickly at him: he does not look at her, but examines the dessert stand on the piano and decides that he will eat an apple].
subject
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From this reading [He thrusts his hands into his pockets, and walks about in his usual manner, rattling the contents of his pockets, as if condescending to a trivial subject out of pure kindness].
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I should imagine you won’t have much difficulty in settling yourself, somewhere or other, though I hadn’t quite realized that you were going away.
that's
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From this reading HIGGINS [enlightened, but not at all impressed] Oh, that’s what’s worrying you, is it?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [He thrusts his hands into his pockets, and walks about in his usual manner, rattling the contents of his pockets, as if condescending to a trivial subject out of pure kindness].
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I should imagine you won’t have much difficulty in settling yourself, somewhere or other, though I hadn’t quite realized that you were going away.
thrusts
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From this reading [He thrusts his hands into his pockets, and walks about in his usual manner, rattling the contents of his pockets, as if condescending to a trivial subject out of pure kindness].
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [He thrusts his hands into his pockets, and walks about in his usual manner, rattling the contents of his pockets, as if condescending to a trivial subject out of pure kindness].
trivial
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From this reading [He thrusts his hands into his pockets, and walks about in his usual manner, rattling the contents of his pockets, as if condescending to a trivial subject out of pure kindness].
usual
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From this reading [He thrusts his hands into his pockets, and walks about in his usual manner, rattling the contents of his pockets, as if condescending to a trivial subject out of pure kindness].
walks
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From this reading [He thrusts his hands into his pockets, and walks about in his usual manner, rattling the contents of his pockets, as if condescending to a trivial subject out of pure kindness].
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I shouldn’t bother about it if I were you.
what's
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From this reading HIGGINS [enlightened, but not at all impressed] Oh, that’s what’s worrying you, is it?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading [She looks quickly at him: he does not look at her, but examines the dessert stand on the piano and decides that he will eat an apple].
won't
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From this reading I should imagine you won’t have much difficulty in settling yourself, somewhere or other, though I hadn’t quite realized that you were going away.
worrying
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From this reading HIGGINS [enlightened, but not at all impressed] Oh, that’s what’s worrying you, is it?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HIGGINS [enlightened, but not at all impressed] Oh, that’s what’s worrying you, is it?
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I should imagine you won’t have much difficulty in settling yourself, somewhere or other, though I hadn’t quite realized that you were going away.
