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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 Pasha pulled out an upper drawer of the bureau, and took from it a diamond brooch, a string of corals, two or three rings, and a bracelet.
again
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From this reading “Here is the jewellery, but I tell you again your husband never gave me a thing.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Pasha pulled out an upper drawer of the bureau, and took from it a diamond brooch, a string of corals, two or three rings, and a bracelet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pasha pulled out an upper drawer of the bureau, and took from it a diamond brooch, a string of corals, two or three rings, and a bracelet.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Take it, and may you be the richer for having it!”
bracelet
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From this reading Pasha pulled out an upper drawer of the bureau, and took from it a diamond brooch, a string of corals, two or three rings, and a bracelet.
brooch
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From this reading Pasha pulled out an upper drawer of the bureau, and took from it a diamond brooch, a string of corals, two or three rings, and a bracelet.
bureau
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From this reading Pasha pulled out an upper drawer of the bureau, and took from it a diamond brooch, a string of corals, two or three rings, and a bracelet.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Here is the jewellery, but I tell you again your husband never gave me a thing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Pasha went on, offended by the lady’s threat that she would go down on her knees.
corals
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From this reading Pasha pulled out an upper drawer of the bureau, and took from it a diamond brooch, a string of corals, two or three rings, and a bracelet.
diamond
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From this reading Pasha pulled out an upper drawer of the bureau, and took from it a diamond brooch, a string of corals, two or three rings, and a bracelet.
down
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From this reading Pasha went on, offended by the lady’s threat that she would go down on her knees.
drawer
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From this reading Pasha pulled out an upper drawer of the bureau, and took from it a diamond brooch, a string of corals, two or three rings, and a bracelet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Take it, and may you be the richer for having it!”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pasha pulled out an upper drawer of the bureau, and took from it a diamond brooch, a string of corals, two or three rings, and a bracelet.
gave
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From this reading “Here is the jewellery, but I tell you again your husband never gave me a thing.
go
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From this reading Pasha went on, offended by the lady’s threat that she would go down on her knees.
handed
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From this reading These she handed to the lady.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Take it, and may you be the richer for having it!”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pasha went on, offended by the lady’s threat that she would go down on her knees.
Here
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From this reading “Here is the jewellery, but I tell you again your husband never gave me a thing.
husband
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From this reading “Here is the jewellery, but I tell you again your husband never gave me a thing.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Here is the jewellery, but I tell you again your husband never gave me a thing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Here is the jewellery, but I tell you again your husband never gave me a thing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Pasha pulled out an upper drawer of the bureau, and took from it a diamond brooch, a string of corals, two or three rings, and a bracelet.
jewellery
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From this reading “Here is the jewellery, but I tell you again your husband never gave me a thing.
knees
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From this reading Pasha went on, offended by the lady’s threat that she would go down on her knees.
lady
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From this reading These she handed to the lady.
lady's
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From this reading Pasha went on, offended by the lady’s threat that she would go down on her knees.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Take it, and may you be the richer for having it!”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Here is the jewellery, but I tell you again your husband never gave me a thing.
never
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From this reading “Here is the jewellery, but I tell you again your husband never gave me a thing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pasha pulled out an upper drawer of the bureau, and took from it a diamond brooch, a string of corals, two or three rings, and a bracelet.
offended
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From this reading Pasha went on, offended by the lady’s threat that she would go down on her knees.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pasha went on, offended by the lady’s threat that she would go down on her knees.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Pasha pulled out an upper drawer of the bureau, and took from it a diamond brooch, a string of corals, two or three rings, and a bracelet.
out
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From this reading Pasha pulled out an upper drawer of the bureau, and took from it a diamond brooch, a string of corals, two or three rings, and a bracelet.
Pasha
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From this reading Pasha pulled out an upper drawer of the bureau, and took from it a diamond brooch, a string of corals, two or three rings, and a bracelet.
pulled
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From this reading Pasha pulled out an upper drawer of the bureau, and took from it a diamond brooch, a string of corals, two or three rings, and a bracelet.
richer
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From this reading Take it, and may you be the richer for having it!”
rings
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From this reading Pasha pulled out an upper drawer of the bureau, and took from it a diamond brooch, a string of corals, two or three rings, and a bracelet.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These she handed to the lady.
string
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From this reading Pasha pulled out an upper drawer of the bureau, and took from it a diamond brooch, a string of corals, two or three rings, and a bracelet.
Take
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From this reading Take it, and may you be the richer for having it!”
tell
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From this reading “Here is the jewellery, but I tell you again your husband never gave me a thing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pasha went on, offended by the lady’s threat that she would go down on her knees.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pasha pulled out an upper drawer of the bureau, and took from it a diamond brooch, a string of corals, two or three rings, and a bracelet.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These she handed to the lady.
thing
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From this reading “Here is the jewellery, but I tell you again your husband never gave me a thing.
threat
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From this reading Pasha went on, offended by the lady’s threat that she would go down on her knees.
three
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From this reading Pasha pulled out an upper drawer of the bureau, and took from it a diamond brooch, a string of corals, two or three rings, and a bracelet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These she handed to the lady.
took
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From this reading Pasha pulled out an upper drawer of the bureau, and took from it a diamond brooch, a string of corals, two or three rings, and a bracelet.
two
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From this reading Pasha pulled out an upper drawer of the bureau, and took from it a diamond brooch, a string of corals, two or three rings, and a bracelet.
upper
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From this reading Pasha pulled out an upper drawer of the bureau, and took from it a diamond brooch, a string of corals, two or three rings, and a bracelet.
went
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From this reading Pasha went on, offended by the lady’s threat that she would go down on her knees.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Pasha went on, offended by the lady’s threat that she would go down on her knees.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Here is the jewellery, but I tell you again your husband never gave me a thing.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Here is the jewellery, but I tell you again your husband never gave me a thing.
