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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 She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
absurd
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From this reading “How absurd!” he thought, when he had recovered himself a little.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
answer
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From this reading She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
away
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From this reading She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
awkwardly
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From this reading She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
cemetery
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From this reading “Meet me in the cemetery at Demetti’s grave to-night at eleven,” Startseff read.
Demetti's
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From this reading “Meet me in the cemetery at Demetti’s grave to-night at eleven,” Startseff read.
eleven
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From this reading “Meet me in the cemetery at Demetti’s grave to-night at eleven,” Startseff read.
grave
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From this reading “Meet me in the cemetery at Demetti’s grave to-night at eleven,” Startseff read.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “How absurd!” he thought, when he had recovered himself a little.
hand
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From this reading She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “How absurd!” he thought, when he had recovered himself a little.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “How absurd!” he thought, when he had recovered himself a little.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
house
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From this reading She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
How
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From this reading “How absurd!” he thought, when he had recovered himself a little.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Meet me in the cemetery at Demetti’s grave to-night at eleven,” Startseff read.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is the sense of that?”
little
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From this reading “How absurd!” he thought, when he had recovered himself a little.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Meet me in the cemetery at Demetti’s grave to-night at eleven,” Startseff read.
meant
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From this reading She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
Meet
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From this reading “Meet me in the cemetery at Demetti’s grave to-night at eleven,” Startseff read.
more
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From this reading She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
note
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From this reading She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What is the sense of that?”
once
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From this reading She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
piano
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From this reading She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
ran
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From this reading She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
read
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From this reading “Meet me in the cemetery at Demetti’s grave to-night at eleven,” Startseff read.
recovered
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From this reading “How absurd!” he thought, when he had recovered himself a little.
seat
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From this reading She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
sense
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From this reading What is the sense of that?”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
slipped
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From this reading She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
Startseff
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From this reading “Meet me in the cemetery at Demetti’s grave to-night at eleven,” Startseff read.
stopped
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From this reading She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What is the sense of that?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
then
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From this reading She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
thought
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From this reading “How absurd!” he thought, when he had recovered himself a little.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
to-night
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From this reading “Meet me in the cemetery at Demetti’s grave to-night at eleven,” Startseff read.
took
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From this reading She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is the sense of that?”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “How absurd!” he thought, when he had recovered himself a little.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She stopped as if she meant to answer him, and then awkwardly slipped a note into his hand and ran away into the house where she took her seat at the piano once more.
Why
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From this reading “Why in the cemetery?
