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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 left her alone on the landing while he went back to get a light, and when he rejoined her, it was with a smile of good-humoured tolerance on his rugged face.
action
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From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading He left her alone on the landing while he went back to get a light, and when he rejoined her, it was with a smile of good-humoured tolerance on his rugged face.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He left her alone on the landing while he went back to get a light, and when he rejoined her, it was with a smile of good-humoured tolerance on his rugged face.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “So you think I murdered your father, do you, eh?” he said, as he turned the key in the lock and then put it in his pocket.
asked
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From this reading “Why don’t you let me see him?” asked she, pleadingly.
back
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From this reading He left her alone on the landing while he went back to get a light, and when he rejoined her, it was with a smile of good-humoured tolerance on his rugged face.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I have a good reason, you may be sure.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
Crispin
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From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “So you think I murdered your father, do you, eh?” he said, as he turned the key in the lock and then put it in his pocket.
don't
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From this reading “Why don’t you let me see him?” asked she, pleadingly.
easily
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From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
eh
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From this reading “So you think I murdered your father, do you, eh?” he said, as he turned the key in the lock and then put it in his pocket.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
face
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From this reading He left her alone on the landing while he went back to get a light, and when he rejoined her, it was with a smile of good-humoured tolerance on his rugged face.
father
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From this reading “So you think I murdered your father, do you, eh?” he said, as he turned the key in the lock and then put it in his pocket.
Freda
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From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
gently
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From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
get
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From this reading He left her alone on the landing while he went back to get a light, and when he rejoined her, it was with a smile of good-humoured tolerance on his rugged face.
good
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From this reading “I have a good reason, you may be sure.
good-humoured
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From this reading He left her alone on the landing while he went back to get a light, and when he rejoined her, it was with a smile of good-humoured tolerance on his rugged face.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have a good reason, you may be sure.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He left her alone on the landing while he went back to get a light, and when he rejoined her, it was with a smile of good-humoured tolerance on his rugged face.
heeding
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From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Why don’t you let me see him?” asked she, pleadingly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He left her alone on the landing while he went back to get a light, and when he rejoined her, it was with a smile of good-humoured tolerance on his rugged face.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “So you think I murdered your father, do you, eh?” he said, as he turned the key in the lock and then put it in his pocket.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “So you think I murdered your father, do you, eh?” he said, as he turned the key in the lock and then put it in his pocket.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He left her alone on the landing while he went back to get a light, and when he rejoined her, it was with a smile of good-humoured tolerance on his rugged face.
key
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From this reading “So you think I murdered your father, do you, eh?” he said, as he turned the key in the lock and then put it in his pocket.
kindness
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From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
landing
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From this reading He left her alone on the landing while he went back to get a light, and when he rejoined her, it was with a smile of good-humoured tolerance on his rugged face.
led
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From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
left
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From this reading He left her alone on the landing while he went back to get a light, and when he rejoined her, it was with a smile of good-humoured tolerance on his rugged face.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Why don’t you let me see him?” asked she, pleadingly.
light
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From this reading He left her alone on the landing while he went back to get a light, and when he rejoined her, it was with a smile of good-humoured tolerance on his rugged face.
lock
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From this reading “So you think I murdered your father, do you, eh?” he said, as he turned the key in the lock and then put it in his pocket.
made
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From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I have a good reason, you may be sure.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Why don’t you let me see him?” asked she, pleadingly.
murdered
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From this reading “So you think I murdered your father, do you, eh?” he said, as he turned the key in the lock and then put it in his pocket.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He left her alone on the landing while he went back to get a light, and when he rejoined her, it was with a smile of good-humoured tolerance on his rugged face.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
out
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From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
outburst
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From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
passionate
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From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
pleadingly
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From this reading “Why don’t you let me see him?” asked she, pleadingly.
pocket
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From this reading “So you think I murdered your father, do you, eh?” he said, as he turned the key in the lock and then put it in his pocket.
protest
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From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
pushed
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From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
put
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From this reading “So you think I murdered your father, do you, eh?” he said, as he turned the key in the lock and then put it in his pocket.
reason
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From this reading “I have a good reason, you may be sure.
rejoined
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From this reading He left her alone on the landing while he went back to get a light, and when he rejoined her, it was with a smile of good-humoured tolerance on his rugged face.
room
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From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
rugged
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From this reading He left her alone on the landing while he went back to get a light, and when he rejoined her, it was with a smile of good-humoured tolerance on his rugged face.
said
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From this reading “So you think I murdered your father, do you, eh?” he said, as he turned the key in the lock and then put it in his pocket.
see
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From this reading “Why don’t you let me see him?” asked she, pleadingly.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
smile
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From this reading He left her alone on the landing while he went back to get a light, and when he rejoined her, it was with a smile of good-humoured tolerance on his rugged face.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
sure
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From this reading “I have a good reason, you may be sure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
then
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From this reading “So you think I murdered your father, do you, eh?” he said, as he turned the key in the lock and then put it in his pocket.
think
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From this reading “So you think I murdered your father, do you, eh?” he said, as he turned the key in the lock and then put it in his pocket.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He left her alone on the landing while he went back to get a light, and when he rejoined her, it was with a smile of good-humoured tolerance on his rugged face.
tolerance
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From this reading He left her alone on the landing while he went back to get a light, and when he rejoined her, it was with a smile of good-humoured tolerance on his rugged face.
turned
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From this reading “So you think I murdered your father, do you, eh?” he said, as he turned the key in the lock and then put it in his pocket.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
went
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From this reading He left her alone on the landing while he went back to get a light, and when he rejoined her, it was with a smile of good-humoured tolerance on his rugged face.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He left her alone on the landing while he went back to get a light, and when he rejoined her, it was with a smile of good-humoured tolerance on his rugged face.
Why
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From this reading “Why don’t you let me see him?” asked she, pleadingly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He left her alone on the landing while he went back to get a light, and when he rejoined her, it was with a smile of good-humoured tolerance on his rugged face.
word
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From this reading Freda was so easily led by kindness that when, not heeding her passionate outburst, Crispin pushed her gently out of the room, she made no protest either by word or action.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So you think I murdered your father, do you, eh?” he said, as he turned the key in the lock and then put it in his pocket.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So you think I murdered your father, do you, eh?” he said, as he turned the key in the lock and then put it in his pocket.
