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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 Freda watched the opening of the farmhouse door with dread, as there peeped out a man’s face, pale, flat, puffy, with light eyes and colourless light eyelashes.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Freda took an instantaneous dislike to him, and tried to draw her companion back by the sleeve.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Freda watched the opening of the farmhouse door with dread, as there peeped out a man’s face, pale, flat, puffy, with light eyes and colourless light eyelashes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Freda watched the opening of the farmhouse door with dread, as there peeped out a man’s face, pale, flat, puffy, with light eyes and colourless light eyelashes.
asked
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From this reading “What do you want at this time of night?” asked, the man pompously.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “What do you want at this time of night?” asked, the man pompously.
back
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From this reading Freda took an instantaneous dislike to him, and tried to draw her companion back by the sleeve.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He now opened the door wider, and she saw that he was dressed in very shabby livery, that he was short and stout, and that a lady was standing in the narrow entrance-hall behind him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Freda took an instantaneous dislike to him, and tried to draw her companion back by the sleeve.
colourless
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From this reading Freda watched the opening of the farmhouse door with dread, as there peeped out a man’s face, pale, flat, puffy, with light eyes and colourless light eyelashes.
companion
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From this reading Freda took an instantaneous dislike to him, and tried to draw her companion back by the sleeve.
dislike
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From this reading Freda took an instantaneous dislike to him, and tried to draw her companion back by the sleeve.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you want at this time of night?” asked, the man pompously.
door
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From this reading Freda watched the opening of the farmhouse door with dread, as there peeped out a man’s face, pale, flat, puffy, with light eyes and colourless light eyelashes.
draw
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From this reading Freda took an instantaneous dislike to him, and tried to draw her companion back by the sleeve.
dread
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From this reading Freda watched the opening of the farmhouse door with dread, as there peeped out a man’s face, pale, flat, puffy, with light eyes and colourless light eyelashes.
dressed
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From this reading He now opened the door wider, and she saw that he was dressed in very shabby livery, that he was short and stout, and that a lady was standing in the narrow entrance-hall behind him.
entrance-hall
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From this reading He now opened the door wider, and she saw that he was dressed in very shabby livery, that he was short and stout, and that a lady was standing in the narrow entrance-hall behind him.
eyelashes
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From this reading Freda watched the opening of the farmhouse door with dread, as there peeped out a man’s face, pale, flat, puffy, with light eyes and colourless light eyelashes.
eyes
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face
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From this reading Freda watched the opening of the farmhouse door with dread, as there peeped out a man’s face, pale, flat, puffy, with light eyes and colourless light eyelashes.
farmhouse
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flat
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Freda
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From this reading Freda watched the opening of the farmhouse door with dread, as there peeped out a man’s face, pale, flat, puffy, with light eyes and colourless light eyelashes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And Freda knew, by his speech and manner, that he was a man-servant, and that he was not a Yorkshireman.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Freda took an instantaneous dislike to him, and tried to draw her companion back by the sleeve.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Freda took an instantaneous dislike to him, and tried to draw her companion back by the sleeve.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And Freda knew, by his speech and manner, that he was a man-servant, and that he was not a Yorkshireman.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He now opened the door wider, and she saw that he was dressed in very shabby livery, that he was short and stout, and that a lady was standing in the narrow entrance-hall behind him.
instantaneous
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From this reading Freda took an instantaneous dislike to him, and tried to draw her companion back by the sleeve.
knew
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From this reading And Freda knew, by his speech and manner, that he was a man-servant, and that he was not a Yorkshireman.
lady
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From this reading He now opened the door wider, and she saw that he was dressed in very shabby livery, that he was short and stout, and that a lady was standing in the narrow entrance-hall behind him.
light
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From this reading Freda watched the opening of the farmhouse door with dread, as there peeped out a man’s face, pale, flat, puffy, with light eyes and colourless light eyelashes.
livery
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From this reading He now opened the door wider, and she saw that he was dressed in very shabby livery, that he was short and stout, and that a lady was standing in the narrow entrance-hall behind him.
man
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From this reading “What do you want at this time of night?” asked, the man pompously.
man's
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From this reading Freda watched the opening of the farmhouse door with dread, as there peeped out a man’s face, pale, flat, puffy, with light eyes and colourless light eyelashes.
man-servant
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From this reading And Freda knew, by his speech and manner, that he was a man-servant, and that he was not a Yorkshireman.
manner
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From this reading And Freda knew, by his speech and manner, that he was a man-servant, and that he was not a Yorkshireman.
narrow
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From this reading He now opened the door wider, and she saw that he was dressed in very shabby livery, that he was short and stout, and that a lady was standing in the narrow entrance-hall behind him.
night
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From this reading “What do you want at this time of night?” asked, the man pompously.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And Freda knew, by his speech and manner, that he was a man-servant, and that he was not a Yorkshireman.
now
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From this reading He now opened the door wider, and she saw that he was dressed in very shabby livery, that he was short and stout, and that a lady was standing in the narrow entrance-hall behind him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Freda watched the opening of the farmhouse door with dread, as there peeped out a man’s face, pale, flat, puffy, with light eyes and colourless light eyelashes.
opened
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From this reading He now opened the door wider, and she saw that he was dressed in very shabby livery, that he was short and stout, and that a lady was standing in the narrow entrance-hall behind him.
opening
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From this reading Freda watched the opening of the farmhouse door with dread, as there peeped out a man’s face, pale, flat, puffy, with light eyes and colourless light eyelashes.
out
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pale
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From this reading Freda watched the opening of the farmhouse door with dread, as there peeped out a man’s face, pale, flat, puffy, with light eyes and colourless light eyelashes.
peeped
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pompously
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From this reading “What do you want at this time of night?” asked, the man pompously.
puffy
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From this reading Freda watched the opening of the farmhouse door with dread, as there peeped out a man’s face, pale, flat, puffy, with light eyes and colourless light eyelashes.
saw
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From this reading He now opened the door wider, and she saw that he was dressed in very shabby livery, that he was short and stout, and that a lady was standing in the narrow entrance-hall behind him.
shabby
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From this reading He now opened the door wider, and she saw that he was dressed in very shabby livery, that he was short and stout, and that a lady was standing in the narrow entrance-hall behind him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He now opened the door wider, and she saw that he was dressed in very shabby livery, that he was short and stout, and that a lady was standing in the narrow entrance-hall behind him.
short
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From this reading He now opened the door wider, and she saw that he was dressed in very shabby livery, that he was short and stout, and that a lady was standing in the narrow entrance-hall behind him.
sleeve
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From this reading Freda took an instantaneous dislike to him, and tried to draw her companion back by the sleeve.
speech
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From this reading And Freda knew, by his speech and manner, that he was a man-servant, and that he was not a Yorkshireman.
standing
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From this reading He now opened the door wider, and she saw that he was dressed in very shabby livery, that he was short and stout, and that a lady was standing in the narrow entrance-hall behind him.
stout
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From this reading He now opened the door wider, and she saw that he was dressed in very shabby livery, that he was short and stout, and that a lady was standing in the narrow entrance-hall behind him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And Freda knew, by his speech and manner, that he was a man-servant, and that he was not a Yorkshireman.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Freda watched the opening of the farmhouse door with dread, as there peeped out a man’s face, pale, flat, puffy, with light eyes and colourless light eyelashes.
there
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From this reading Freda watched the opening of the farmhouse door with dread, as there peeped out a man’s face, pale, flat, puffy, with light eyes and colourless light eyelashes.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What do you want at this time of night?” asked, the man pompously.
time
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From this reading “What do you want at this time of night?” asked, the man pompously.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Freda took an instantaneous dislike to him, and tried to draw her companion back by the sleeve.
took
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From this reading Freda took an instantaneous dislike to him, and tried to draw her companion back by the sleeve.
tried
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From this reading Freda took an instantaneous dislike to him, and tried to draw her companion back by the sleeve.
very
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From this reading He now opened the door wider, and she saw that he was dressed in very shabby livery, that he was short and stout, and that a lady was standing in the narrow entrance-hall behind him.
want
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From this reading “What do you want at this time of night?” asked, the man pompously.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Freda knew, by his speech and manner, that he was a man-servant, and that he was not a Yorkshireman.
watched
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From this reading Freda watched the opening of the farmhouse door with dread, as there peeped out a man’s face, pale, flat, puffy, with light eyes and colourless light eyelashes.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you want at this time of night?” asked, the man pompously.
wider
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From this reading He now opened the door wider, and she saw that he was dressed in very shabby livery, that he was short and stout, and that a lady was standing in the narrow entrance-hall behind him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Freda watched the opening of the farmhouse door with dread, as there peeped out a man’s face, pale, flat, puffy, with light eyes and colourless light eyelashes.
Yorkshireman
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From this reading And Freda knew, by his speech and manner, that he was a man-servant, and that he was not a Yorkshireman.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you want at this time of night?” asked, the man pompously.
